148: NieR:Automata

Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

We fight for the future of mankind in NieR:Automata.

Developer: PlatinumGames | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: March 7, 2017

Jacob, Mike, Flora and Katie talk philosophy, bad maps and potentially the greatest ending in video game history.

Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt), Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom), Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) and Katie Lesperance (@lesperak)

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SHOW NOTES:

• 0:00 Start
• 1:50 Fast Pitch
• 3:20 Time Capsule
• 9:10 How about Philosophy
• 11:50 Reviews from the Press
• 14:10 How Did We Play?
• 15:05 The State of the World
• 18:35 The Opening of the Game
• 23:10 2B and 9S
• 28:40 Gameplay Overview
• 32:30 Plug-In Chips
• 36:30 The Map
• 41:40 Spoilers Start – Game Structure
• 45:00 Route A/B
• 52:50 Simone
• 54:50 YoRHa
• 1:00:40 Route C/D
• 1:02:50 Pascal and the Children
• 1:07:50 The Black Box
• 1:09:30 A2 vs. 9S
• 1:15:55 Music
• 1:18:30 Emil
• 1:19:05 Ending E
• 1:38:00 Will Mike play the rest of NiER:Automata?
• 1:44:30 Wrap-up

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