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NieR:Automata: Long Story Short: 1 Paperback – 9 October 2018

by Jun Eishima (Author), Yoko Taro (Author)

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Experience the world and characters of the hit video game franchise!

When alien forces invade with an army of Machines, the remnants of humanity must depend on Androids of their own design―the placid 2B and the excitable 9S―to survive.

Novelization of the top-selling video game NieR: Automata, which has sales of over two million on PS4 and PC.

*Releases once a year.
*First of two stand-alone volumes.
*In-depth novelization of the video game, including insights into beloved characters and secrets of the setting.

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Language : English
Paperback : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 197470162X
ISBN-13 : 978-1974701629

Best Sellers Rank: 54,906 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 310 in Film & Television Tie-In
- 321 in Sci-Fi Mangas
- 579 in Science Fiction

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About the Author

Jun Eishima. Born in 1964. From Fukuoka Prefecture. Work includes Drag-On Dragoon 3 Story Side, FINAL FANTASY XIII Episode Zero, FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 Fragment Before (Square Enix). Under the name Emi Nagashima, has also authored The Cat Thief Hinako’s Case Files: Your lover will be confiscated (Tokuma Bunko) and so forth. In 2016, received the 69th Mystery Writers of Japan Award (Short Story division), for the title Old Maid.

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YI HE

Nice collector item, but waste of time

14 October 2018 - Published on Amazon.com

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Firstly the item came in perfect condition, so I’ll give it 4 stars. 1 docked off to better reflect my experience toward potential buyers.

A little background — I have played the game fully and listened to/read the concert readings and supplementary material. So I was expecting it to be somewhere along the lines of the concert script. But it’s nowhere near that.

Review on the story: 2/5

The actual content, put simply, is a huge waste of time. It’s a summary of the game events, and that I wouldn’t have minded if it was don’t well. However the progression is choppy and rushed, and the characters feelings are expressed awkwardly. To fans, you’re better off sticking with the game experience rather than spending time reading this book. It won’t tell you anything you don’t already know, and it might only slightly help you if you are confused by the game. Even then, I’d recommend looking up explanations online instead and also reading “memory cage” / concert scripts.

To people who haven’t played the game, I also wouldn’t recommending picking it up. It’s not a good stand alone novel by any means. And it would be extremely confusing if there was no context, since there were many events to cover in a short novel. I would say just to buy the game instead if you have the means.

TL;DR it’s a nice item for collecting, and $10 is pretty good deal. It’s not really worth the read, however.

34 people found this helpful

Embryon

No insights beyond what the game offers + bad writing

20 October 2018 - Published on Amazon.com

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This book isn't great, though I'm hesitant to immediately point to a bad translation as being the culprit here. As a Japanese speaker (but one without access to the original text), it feels like the writing is adapted too faithfully from what was probably a mediocre original text. Lots of short, choppy sentences that are too straightforward: "2B surveyed her surroundings. She saw two Machines. She drew her sword and slashed at them. They exploded, showering her with sparks. She moved onward." That sort of thing, ad nauseum.

A more skillful and liberal translation could have elevated it, but the bottom line is that this book isn't terribly entertaining, insightful, or well-composed. Save your money and support better releases in the same vein, i.e. Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner by Yu Godai (translator Kevin Frane).

27 people found this helpful

TVAN

This doesn't do NieR justice

16 October 2018 - Published on Amazon.com

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For NieR fans/collectors only. If you actually plan on reading this, be prepared for some horrid writing. Typos, inconsistent terms, clumsy writing, and plain hard-to-understand writing are common. It needed another few passes in the editing phase.

I haven't finished it yet, but so far, there's almost no value in reading this over just playing NieR: Automata again. And if you haven't played the game and expect this to be a comparable experience: It's not. This horribly-translated book will just ruin the experience for you. Play the game instead.

18 people found this helpful

kev

A walk down memory lane for those who have experienced the game, but nothing much for anyone else.

20 October 2018 - Published on Amazon.com

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I am 90% through the book and I think I am in a position to give the bottom line about a potential purchase. I experienced the story via the video game and loved it. In fact, it is now the best game I have ever played. Therefore it was basically a reflex action to pre-order. The main story line is there and given the inherent benefits of written literature I was able to glean some more details in specific areas of the story. For example, in some parts of the book the writer would explain what was going on in 9S' or 2B's mind. I thought this added to my understanding behind their motivations and gave another layer of enjoyment. I became more connected to their causes and motivations. Overall this facilitated a greater connection to the characters. A connection which I think one may not attain if they did not play the game. This brings me to the flaws in the book.

I agree with my fellow amazon reviewers who stated that the book was poorly written. I do not speak nor can I read Japanese but it is clear that some parts of the book were not written using traditional English literature tools. As a result I got the impression that some of the content was lifted from the original Japanese. It was a bit distracting at times but not overwhelming to the point where I lost immersion. Simple misspelling and the use of words and phrases not indigenous to the game was a bit distracting. One major example of this was on page 22 where the Machines recited the phrase "this is no good". To anyone playing the game it was obvious that the phrase should have been "this cannot continue". In fact, one of the popular songs from the game goes by the same name as the Machines recite the mantra over a wonderfully rendered track. It was disappointing to see this but it did not take away from the fact that as a fan I was reliving the story again.

So the bottom line. If you've played NieR Automata, loved the story and want to consume every ounce of this experience, then you're probably willing to overlook the aforementioned flaws. If you are new to the NieR franchise then entering with this book will likely devalue your experience and interpretation of what is otherwise one of the best video games of this generation.

17 people found this helpful

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