I have never once wondered “What if NieR was set in purgatory and the cast was a bunch of magical girls?” but if I HAD, I expect the result would be Crystar. Now, on paper that might sound like a good thing – I absolutely love the original NieR – but when you consider how depressing NieR is, you’ll realise what you’ll actually get in such a scenario is a video game adaptation of Puella Magi Madoka Magica…which, again, may sound good to some, but I absolutely despise Madoka.

Crystar isn’t as bad as Madoka, but it comes perilously close to pushing the limits of tolerance sometimes.

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