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Nier: Automata (2017)

Duration: 12:18

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At least, this is around the level you'd be at if you fought what came after you and did all side quests. Certainly lower than Lv50+ like I was before. Made for a more engaging fight. Weird how I didn't take a hit from her one charge, although I was doing a Counter, so the game letting me move through her must've been it both counting the Counter while not giving it to me or something. Because that SHOULD have been a Counter.

And again I gotta point out how 2B's also like "Machines are the enemy", so it's not just 9S who says it. People kinda have preconceived ideas about characters, and will do anything to justify their shallow dislike of a character, even if they're filled with double standards.

Anyway, as for A2. I have some extra bits of Automata story and lore here through other media (because Yoko Taro loves that kind of thing). This game started as a stage play Yoko Taro saw, called YoRHa, and it shows the Pearl Harbor descent that A2 was a part of. It's comprised of a bunch of different scenes, and show A LOT more than those text logs showed.

Problem is, they're in Japanese. A fan by the name of Rekka Alexial went through the trouble of translating them, so I'll link that as well as the playlist for the play.

Translation: https://firesanctuary.com/yorha-stage-play/
Stage play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqoNzo2Czns

It shows quite a bit more than you would expect. Remember, there was a certain character in Automata who basically said "Ah, A2. We meet again.". It would probably be good to read the translated script first and THEN watch the video. I think Rekka has the video on the page I linked anyway, so that'll let you know when that scene comes up.

Another bit of lore info is the concert reading that has the huge reveal on who started Project YoRHa. Not only that, but it also delves into the minds of 2B and 9S during their time with YoRHa, and also their entire history together. Also not only that, but it shows more info about A2 following Command's betrayal and her desertion of YoRHa (let's just say, this isn't the first time 2B and 9S have fought A2, but it IS the most different).

Also also not only that, but this entire thing has been read/performed by the English voice actors for 9S and 2B themselves - Kyle McCarley and Kira Buckland - WITH appropriate music fitted into the reading for added effect, all done for the fun and spirit of the game, because Kyle's just that awesome of a guy!

Prepare your feels and tissue box for this one. Even these two cried while reading this.

Concert reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF0y083mMHA

If you haven't read the huge reveal I talked about in the description of my "A New Beginning!" video, prepare to have your socks (and other loosely-fitted articles of clothing) blown off!

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