2B’s animation comparison between the two games. I am a casual player of NieR: Automata so I may have missed some stuff.
Sources (in order of appearance):
I forgot to cite in video but
2B running – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsmnaaZ_Q9w&t=23s
Wire Pod Program – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXFEKoAse34
Bomb Pod Program – https://youtu.be/uIkLxc7TpSk?si=FG81_tJA5qhbD3MC
2B animation flourish – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12frzEjgvOQ
Glory to Mankind – https://youtu.be/zQp42QchbDA?si=ERXehKeNXzblzNdR
2B petting Pod – https://youtu.be/OanbbHmUgIc?si=qg2uBhHTdlOF9A0-
6O report (messed up in video) -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNpgjFs1hos&t=73s
Commander is a slave driver – https://youtu.be/2kBEoE2B_WA?si=WDTw-Yh-NS9cgwmH
Soul Calibur footage – https://youtu.be/1WoIU8IIibc?si=cJBwDFFR9P-Zzoun
Nier True ending -https://youtu.be/WCmnOvidOn8?si=gycq-NU8WT8nvzsr

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3:26 this is a reference to one of the special attack animations you can perform on a stunned opponent (I've mainly only seen it work on small and medium bipeds) by pressing B/◯ on their downed body.