Nier Replicant is Important

Nier is a game that did a lot to open my eyes to the potential the medium has for artful and powerful storytelling, so here's a way too long exploration of why that is the case. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 3:15 - Part 1: What even happens in NieR anyway? 15:55 - The "real shit" 20:20 - The end isn't the end 27:41 - Replicating NieR Replicant 29:44 - Reclaiming what was lost 32:37 - One final adventure, for old time's sake 36:18 - Part 2: So what do you make of any of that? 38:16 - Themes & motifs 47:44 - Rollin' out with the squad 1:00:11 - The murdering :) 1:05:10 - The worst of all possible worlds 1:09:34 - Closing thoughts 1:11:19 - Credits 1:12:31 - Outro Sources: https://firesanctuary.com/blog/2020/1... https://www.thegamer.com/nier-replica... https://nier.fandom.com/wiki/Kain%C3%A9 https://www.siliconera.com/nier-drake... https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebar...   / i_animated_the_nier_replicant_cover_art      • Drakengard 3 -- Philosophies of Violence      • 「カイネ（Emi Evans Vocals）」【NieR:Orchestra Con...      • Nier Replicant - Ending C      • [74-C] NieR: Replicant ver 1.22474487139.....   Song List: Grandma - Nier Replicant v1.22 Snow in Summer - Nier Replicant v1.22 Song of the Ancients - Devola - Nier Replicant v1.22 This Dream - Nier Replicant v1.22 The Lost Forest - Nier Replicant v1.22 Shadowlord's Castle - Memory - Nier Replicant v1.22 Shadowlord (Phase 1) - Nier Replicant v1.22 The Prestigious Mask - Nier Replicant v1.22 Yonah (pluck version) - Nier Replicant v1.22 The Ultimate Weapon - Nier Replicant v1.22 Kainé - Nier Gestalt/Replicant Analogous Memories - Nier Replicant v1.22 Fleeting Words - Nier Replicant v1.22 The Wretched Automatons - Nier Replicant v1.22 Repose - Nier Replicant v1.22 Temple of Drifting Sands - Nier Replicant v1.22 Hills of Radiant Winds - Nier Replicant v1.22 Emil - Nier Gestalt/Replicant Kainé - Nier Gestalt/Replicant Kainé - Escape - Nier Replicant v1.22 Yonah (pluck version) - Nier Replicant v1.22 Shadowlord (Phase 1) - Nier Replicant v1.22 Shadowlord (Music Box) - Nier Replicant v1.22 The Lost Forest - Nier Gestalt/Replicant Shadowlord's Castle - Memory - Nier Replicant v1.22 Kainé - Escape - Nier Replicant v1.22 Ashes of Dreams (English version) -Nier Replicant v1.22 Cross a Fear - Castlevania: Rondo of Blood