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The video showed the protagonist, A2, interacting with a wall that opened into a hidden hallway.

What followed was a week of internet sleuthing that blurred the lines between a "lost" game build and a world-class hoax. 🏛️ The Discovery of the "Church" Nier.rar

Dataminers argued that if this were a mod, it would be the most sophisticated piece of software ever built for the game, as it bypassed known engine limitations. 🎭 The Big Reveal The video showed the protagonist, A2, interacting with

For five years, the NieR: Automata community believed they had uncovered every secret the game had to offer. Then, sadfutago appeared on the NieR subreddit , asking why they could enter a hidden church in the "Copied City" area while their friend could not. 🎭 The Big Reveal For five years, the

The Nier.rar incident is now cited by Kotaku and IGN as one of the greatest community events in gaming history. It proved that:

If you'd like to dive deeper, I can look up the released after the reveal or help you find the original videos that started the craze.

At the time, the community's modding tools were not advanced enough to create custom geometry or cutscenes of that scale, leading many to believe it was a "developer-only" build or a marketing stunt. 🔍 The Investigation