The game picks up exponentially as you progress through each Route, but if you thought A was 80% boring, just drop the game. I drop a game if it's even 50% boring.
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The game picks up exponentially as you progress through each Route, but if you thought A was 80% boring, just drop the game. I drop a game if it's even 50% boring.
"A" wasn't so much boring as it was meandering.
I liked exploring the world/learning about what was going on.
But 90% of the sidequests are just absolute filler. There is no defending those side quests. They are all padding, no substance
I liked all the main quests well enough.
But if i was to give route A a score by itself it would probably be like a 7.
I liked exploring the world/learning about what was going on.
But 90% of the sidequests are just absolute filler. There is no defending those side quests. They are all padding, no substance
I liked all the main quests well enough.
But if i was to give route A a score by itself it would probably be like a 7.
wild_fire987
Member
So I'm like 4ish hours into my first play through... I agree that the few sidequests I've done have been pretty stock video game side quests that aren't great and kind of a drag, but I've really enjoyed the main story stuff. So how much of the side stuff should I do? Will I get screwed (level wise) if I don't do much of them, or am I going to miss out on important story stuff?
Blitzrules240
Banned
Alex asking Jeff B if he was edging during the Nier discussion in last week's Beastcast was a highlight for me.
Fuck, I can't wait for this week's episode.
Fuck, I can't wait for this week's episode.
I was told by some friends that (CHARACTER SPOILER/you may not have met yet)
Emil's
And you can do many of them later on apparently so I wouldn't stress over being a completionist
kingofthedead45
Member
That destiny thread is Debbie downer central. Trailer was great, I cant wait, Brad is leaving gb, destiny 2!
Death Metalist
Member
It's a CGI trailer so, ZzZzZzZzZz. It did nothing for me.
the snark is strong with this one
Death Metalist
Member
Where is all that attitude coming from all of a sudden? They seem really confident in their game if they put everything they've got into the one somewhat not soulless character they have. The trailer is super odd.
wild_fire987
Member
Okay, cool thanks for the info... I'm going to try and play as much as possible before Persona 5 arrives because I know I'll really want to play that when it gets here. Ugh, I haven't even played Horizon yet, so many games!
Johnny Ryall
Member
That Lego game seems like a cool fusion of ideas. Glad they're going beyond licensing movies.
Death Metalist
Member
I honestly don't remember any character from Destiny lol.
The only one I remember is the one they took out of the game
I remember Dinklebot but he's not even in the game anymore
Basileus777
Member
There's also that girl who tells you that she can't explain why she can't explain or whatever that line is.
wild_fire987
Member
Destiny 2 trailer didn't do anything for me, but most non gameplay CGI trailers don't... But I guess they didn't have a ton of time to prepare with their game getting leaked.
Lego Worlds looks shockingly fun... But Dan, that is the worst LEGO prison made of thrones built on a pirate ship I have ever seen in my 23 years on the job...
Lego Worlds looks shockingly fun... But Dan, that is the worst LEGO prison made of thrones built on a pirate ship I have ever seen in my 23 years on the job...
KillerDark
Member
Agreed completely. Show the actual game if you want to show something. All CG trailers are pretty worthless.
LurkerPrime
Member
It's literally the first 1.5 hours and it's really good. Wouldn't worry about spoilers or anything (except re: P4, which they reference huge spoilers about a few times) so there's no reason not to watch!
Giant Bomb will take care of you.
wild_fire987
Member
Weird... That LEGO Worlds Quick Look doesn't have the intro bumper...
the weird thing about Automata? the main complaints I've seen about the game (mostly dull side quests, combat get repetitive and boring, replaying major portions of the game isn't fun), complaints I agree with, are all present in the original game too
so I'm left wondering why Nier (the superior game imo) got mediocre reviews and Automata is so highly praised 🤔
also Destiny 2 trailer is 🤔
I like Cayde but I think they're trying a little too hard
so I'm left wondering why Nier (the superior game imo) got mediocre reviews and Automata is so highly praised 🤔
also Destiny 2 trailer is 🤔
I like Cayde but I think they're trying a little too hard
Tinfoilhatsron
Banned
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Hah! I knew something was off but couldn't identify it. That's weird, I wonder why.
Basileus777
Member
The first Nier had more interesting level design and played with genres better than Automata. The slagging the gameplay gets isn't really warranted.
Not that I can deal with Dan for another 100 hours but that would be a funny way to subvert what Jeff had said about doing it again.
Incandenza
Banned
I keep rewatching the Persona 5 quick look.
I like Platinum a lot and came to Automata mainly for Platinum, but I didn't really get so into the combat. It definitely felt a lot more simple than stuff like Metal Gear Rising, Bayonetta, and Transformers.
Weirdly though, I kind of did get way into the hacking stuff in Route B.
Weirdly though, I kind of did get way into the hacking stuff in Route B.
Can't say I agree in the slightest!
Every Taro game up until this point deservedly came with a huge * if you recommended them to someone because they all played like ass.
Again, I love Nier. I even like Drakengard 3.
But very much in spite of how they feel to play.
Just give every game that platinum sleaze
Death Metalist
Member
That's because you don't question Platinum's gameplay and how satisfying it is. Specifically from the A team.
Me neither. But them going for this kind of humour doesn't fill me with confidence. OG Destiny might have been too serious but this might be too... Borderlands.
UGHHHHHHH
#Persona5ERBELIEVE
I'll put it like this
Nier's combat starts boring and stays boring
Automata's combat starts fun but eventually gets just as boring as Nier's
I just don't think there was enough depth to sustain what was a fifty hour long game for me
Yeah I kind of can't believe the metacritic for Automata is as high as it is. There's tons of stuff in there to downright hate. Same thing for Horizon as well. I liked both of those games well enough, but definitely surprised by the consensus
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
I feel Platinum's been really lazy over the last few years. Since Vanquish and Rising all of their games have felt like a poor man's Bayonetta.
I've enjoyed him ever since he got Vinny out there to bounce off of.
The F&F series was a great idea that created great #content, but he didn't do the greatest job of hosting it. Turning on subtitles so they didn't miss dialogue, and just telling Vinny and Dan to keep watching when they asked spoilery questions instead of kind of answering them, would have been improvements.
This I can at least understand.
I liked it enough to even do
the two secret bosses
Also the blocked share thing is kinda a tradition for JP games at this point.
I still remember Future Tone just muting the entire game, making it entirely pointless to share since it's a rhythm game.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Oh my god the end of that LEGO QL
