i am working on a management sim and i need design inspiration. my current big inspirations are frostpunk and dwarf fortress. i am especially looking for weird and off the beaten path stuff. jp-only is not only allowed, it's encouraged. especially interested in anything you think has a distinctive or cool visual style to its user interface design.

Here is the first half of my analysis for episode 2 of the NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a anime.

This section covers a lot of the groundwork for the characters and events being referenced in the first half of the episode, and at least one music video for you to watch as homework.

Let me know if I've missed anything or if I didn't mention your favorite detail, and I'll see you in a few days with the second half!

You can find links to analyses from previous weeks below:

EP1 ( 1 | 2 )

I wrote about Megatokyo if you're interested in that kind of thing: