Pastor Reacts: NieR: Automata — The Game That Questions Everything | Game to Life

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Published on June 24, 2025 12:00:00 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I1NkGzKy_0

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Nier: Automata (2017)

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I played NieR: Automata on stream a while back and recently watched a full 6 hour breakdown of the lore and had to finish up with the Wisecrack breakdown of NieR: Automata… and wow, this game is way more philosophically driven than I expected.
In this reaction, I share my honest thoughts as a Christian streamer and pastor, processing the wild mix of *existentialism, nihilism, and meaning-making* baked into this game. The video dives into Nietzsche, Sartre, and other philosophical heavyweights—but I couldn’t help connecting it to questions about life, faith, purpose, and even my own doubts about modern culture.
Some of this left me nodding along, some of it I pushed back on. If you’re curious how a guy like me—a content creator, pastor, gamer, and someone who’s wrestled with purpose and burnout—processes a game like NieR: Automata, this is for you.
*No fancy theology lesson here—just a raw, honest reaction to some big ideas.*

*What I React To:*
✔ ️ Does life lose meaning when God is “dead”?
✔ ️ Is creating your own meaning really enough?
✔ ️ How does this game illustrate our real-world struggle with identity and purpose?
✔ ️ Why I both appreciate and disagree with some of this game’s message.
✔ ️ What makes NieR: Automata brilliant… and a bit unsettling.

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