Glory to Mankind | NieR Automata Analysis (Ep. 164)

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Glory to Mankind | NieR Automata Analysis (Ep. 164)

Pixel Project Radio: A Video Game Podcast

2 hours 34 minutes

3 weeks ago

Glory to Mankind | NieR Automata Analysis (Ep. 164)

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"Stop calling me ma'am."

The analysis on NieR Automata begins! Rick is joined by Dave (Tales from the Backlog) to take an in-depth look at this marriage of Platinum Games's circumfluent battle style and Yoko Taro's philosophically-tinged narratives. NieR Automata is a game with two ideas at its core: existentialism (existence precedes essence); and the all-too-human penchant for "othering" those who are not in our in-group, often due to unwillingness to shift perspective. This episode covers up to learning the fate of the makers of the machines. Hope you love the show today. Enjoy!

Interview with Yoko Taro
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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