🧠 Philosophy for Players – A Beginner’s Guide to Nier’s Ideas

I’ve played games for decades.

Some entertained me.

Some challenged me.

But Nier: Automata?

It changed me.

This isn’t just a game—it’s a quiet philosophical storm. A mirror.

A question whispered when the screen goes black.

---

You start with orders. Missions. Enemies.

But soon… you’re asking:

Who am I? Why am I fighting? What does it mean to choose?

• 2B hides behind her mask.
• 9S questions everything.
• A2 rebels—without fully knowing why.

These aren’t just androids. They’re echoes of us. Of our doubts. Our pain. Our search for purpose.

---

The philosophy? It’s not a lecture. It’s a feeling.

Sartre once said:

“Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.”

In Nier, your choices have consequences.

They hurt. They cost something.

Free will isn’t just a mechanic—it’s a burden.

Even death feels different. You don’t “die”—you reboot. Restore your data. But something’s always left behind:

A memory. A trace. A question.

---

Was it all worth it?

Nier: Automata doesn’t hand you answers. It mourns, questions, and breaks the rules—just like life itself.

• Pascal, a machine who teaches peace, only to suffer for it.
• Robots searching for purpose.
• Humans… who might not even exist anymore.

You’re not playing a game. You’re living a question.

---

I finished Nier in silence.

Not because it was over.

But because I wasn’t the same anymore.

So if you’re ready for something deeper than combat, side quests, and EXP—

If you want a story that reaches inside your soul and quietly asks, “Are you really free?”—

Then maybe, just maybe, Nier: Automata is waiting for you.

And trust me…

It’s worth listening to.

---

🧩 Want to go deeper?

I wrote a full breakdown of the philosophical themes behind Nier: Automata.

If this post resonated with you, check it out:

🌐 Philosophy of Nier – worlofnier.ir/philosoohy.html

Let’s explore what it means to exist—together.