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Still don't see how the first Nier game gets hate. You had shooting from the shoulder buttons in the first one too. All of the enemies were the same in this new demo for the second one. As they were in the first game. It's quicker paced but it';s pretty much the same.
Final Fantasy stories been disappointing you recently? Need something mature, deep, and tragic?
Then Nier: Automata might be for you. I can't think of another game with a story better-told than the original Nier, and the same guy wrote the story for this game.
Are you not good at action combat games? Then no problem. This game has an easy/auto-mode where it can nearly play itself. They put that in solely because they think the story is so good that everyone should be able to experience it.