Idk, people literally talk about this like it's the GOAT, and I still have no idea why aside from the music, samey looking platinum action, and what sounds like a ridiculous 3 playthrough slog to see a "real" ending. Each time I look it up I just hear vague stuff on top of bland visuals, I don't know what it is about it that got so many people to even buy it, wasn't the first game a flop? The story sounds like ridiculous anime garbage in the YT reviews I've seen. Maybe I sound a little harsh, lol, I just don't get it. I like the main character design and her ass, and Platinum is usually a solid dev, so I wanted to like this, but I just don't seem to get it.
Dude, like I said, good graphics doesn’t make a good game, and Nier Automata is one such example.
Also, obviously calling the story ridiculous anime garbage would be kind of a massive understatement as you would need to understand the plot and characters in order to fully appreciate it.
Regarding the endings themselves, the game lets you do it the way you want, and while it is true the actual ending can take some time to get, you can just get one of the other endings. Because if eventually you do end up playing this game with no other intent than trying to get the actual ending as a priority, this would, believe me, not make the experience worthy at all.
Look, just forget YouTube reviews for a second and give this game a chance, trust me. You can’t have an actual opinion of the game without playing it. Say whatever you want, but if all the other people here says it’s fantastic, it obviously must be for a good reason.
And that reason, you will just have to find it yourself.