E33 vs Nier Automata

[trisstann]

ultimate battle, which one would you pick?

[Ratsplat]

Doesn't matter, collab them together. Skins, new games, whatever and however. A2, 2b, 9s in one 3 man party, while Kaine, Nier, and Emil in the other 3 man.

Have their composers work together. 300 song game!

[Veylox]

E33 any day. I don't like action games in general, from softwares are an exception, and Nier didn't really impress on that front, it's as simple/barebones as it comes with some random shooting thrown in the mix. E33 is a masterpiece in gameplay.

Environments in Nier border on being jokes, like the first zone is the most bland-looking thing I've ever seen, genuinely looks like it's made for nintendo DS. E33 has absolutely magnificent environments. Maybe a little overuse of random items everywhere, and zones could have been more distinct from eachother, but the randomness fits the story and if you do a side by side on looks it's embarassing for Nier.

Much better dialogue and cinematography in E33.

Top-notch chara-design in both, top-notch music in both, top-notch story in both

Except you can clear E33's story in one playthrough, the only slightly annoying part being the Dessendre dialogues that mean nothing to you during act 1 / 2

While Nier is INSUFFERABLE during TWO ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGHS before you get to the good stuff. The kingdom hearts-ahh story in the first playthrough with them final-fantasy looking adam and eve almost made me quit due to how cheesy it was. The pay-off is phenomenal and some of the later stuff might make it worth it, but this game is too long for no good reason, while E33 delivers on a story that is AT LEAST just as good, while not overstaying its welcome nor going "it starts to get good once you finished the game 10 times I promise". It also has a much better post-game.

Nier is a classic for several reasons, but there's always a bigger fish, and E33 is an adult gargantuan leviathan of a game.

[FhqwhTODD]

Nier.

[Jester]

E33 by far. Pseudo intellectual garbage automata can't compare. But to their absolute credit Nier automata stomps on soundtrack. Love Clair but Nier seems like has a better ratio of godly tracks the entire game. *Edit I also appreciate Automata to being probably the only the one to improve anime graphics beside FF. The rest of anime games are stuck in caveman character models with their mouths flopping like a goldfish

[Hormesis]

it's a toss up for me. both were incredibly impactful the first time i played them.

[Tenshu]

Pretty sure Maelle can solo 2B

[AkumulatoR]

Automata had some cool ideas and neat estethics but the slog through huge empty maps was tedious as hell. This is a better game.