10 Absurd Ways To Die In Video Games

4: You Need That To Live - Nier: Automata

Nier automata
Platinum Games

You might have noticed in our earlier video on the subject we mentioned a certain death by fish consumption in Nier: Automata. While that one is definitely deserving of a spot, there’s another very entertaining death in the game that we wanted to highlight here.

I mean, it’s entertaining so long as you saved the game before trying it out. Nier: Automata has a clever system where you can swap out your android’s chips to alter your perks, your HUD, and combat prowess.

There is also a chip for your operating system but being that you’re an android, you’re probably going to want to keep that one in.

If you decide to take out or sell it, you’ll hit a game over screen. Whether you’ve done this intentionally or unintentionally you’ll learn a hard lesson to keep the OS chip firmly installed if you want to keep playing the game. The fact that the game lets you take it out at all and subsequently get a game over is absurd, but the freedom in that is certainly part of why Nier: Automata has the cult following it does.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.