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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

If i could give decimal point scores NieR:Automata would be a 9.5 so i am just going to round it to 10 . The reason its not a 10 is cause of the gameplay, its really bland but NieR isn't meant to wow you with stellar gameplay thats just how Yoko Taro makes his games which you can see in drakengard and the original nier. Although its fun and flashy and extremely satisfying to dodge,everybody whos played knows that its repetitive and the weapons do the same animations depending on the type. Other than that little inconvenience which is easily looked over everything else is a high 9 and 10. The story is phenomenal,an easy 10, the amount of detail and quality writing in this game is something to really appreciate. The music is heavenly, NieR has easily the top 3 best soundtracks oat. The characters are great and their development is done really well. The open world is decent but not really big, but it is really interesting. Graphics aren't the greatest but this game was made in 2017 for the last generation of consoles and PCs, they're good enough but if they remaster this game with modern final fantasy level graphics it would easily be goty nominee. The amount of subtle differences in every new playthrough that really emphasise the references to philosophy is done perfectly. The ending is one the greatest endings ive ever witnessed. And the amount of nostalgia from the previous NieR in this one is just really nice. Overall this game is a must play,most will never even touch this game because of how different it is to the typical AAA title but thats what makes this game a masterpiece.