Nier: I Am the Last Human on Earth

A rare NieR fanfic, and the quality is decent, so I'll give it five stars for encouragement. It's a harem story; facing a bunch of legendary lovers and the oppressive atmosphere of being a perpetually repressed star, I want to see the protagonist beaten to his knees, captured, and forced to work hard as a star in a place undetectable by any satellite! 🥰

I really like the author's writing style, and the author is very diligent with a promising future. It's also a rare harem-style NieR fanfic, so I just hope there aren't any female characters missing. Four stars for now, to support the author! 😘

This is a rare NieR novel; the plot is decent so far, with a good sense of crisis. I'm looking forward to seeing how it develops into farming, technological research, and civilization restoration, or maybe it'll be written as a road movie. I'll have to wait and see.

NieR: Automata, including the main story and side quests, only takes about 10 hours to complete across three playthroughs (with very little substantial plot content). Therefore, many fanfics run out of material within 100 chapters. The most padding I've seen only reaches around 500 chapters; fanfics that exceed 100 chapters are usually heavily padded with secondary settings or other…

The protagonist has no cheat codes or knowledge of the original game; he can only occasionally come up with ideas, much like a national treasure, the last of its kind. Therefore, he's constantly pursued and controlled by a bunch of androids, with limited agency. Of course, in this world of near-oppressive times, the sheer number of female characters in the crossfire is quite enjoyable.

It's definitely worth checking out for those who haven't played NieR. Although Square Enix didn't translate it into Chinese, I must admit that even now, NieR is still a very competitive mechanical survival game. The music is extremely immersive.

The protagonist has amazing potential; it's rare to find a protagonist without a system or cheat codes these days. The writing style and pacing are surprisingly smooth, and the subject matter is excellent. It's a rare find in the genre like NieR, with a focus on hope and a human-centric narrative.

So far, it looks pretty good. The world-building itself has a built-in aversion to sensitive topics, so as long as the author doesn't cause any major issues, there shouldn't be any major problems. The only thing to watch out for is that the author doesn't get carried away with overly sentimental writing and release any angst-filled content. There's no need to make the meaning of life the core of the original work; fanfiction should primarily be enjoyable to read.

I've only read a dozen chapters so far, haven't finished the game, and haven't fully grasped the plot. I'm just sharing some of my personal insights on the post-apocalyptic civilization's revival. In the NieR universe, Earth is a war between two civilizations' remnants.

It's a 10-year-old game, and some of the settings feel a bit jarring now, especially the thought of a bunch of sophisticated-looking androids who couldn't beat a bunch of mindless and grumpy characters. It's truly sad for humanity and alien races. If you just read it as a post-apocalyptic harem story, it's not bad.