MultiJhonny
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I was gonna ask when the OT was gonna go up........
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NieR: Automata |OT| "I wouldn't expect too much from this game if I were you."
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Who is responsible for NieR Automata being the highest rated PS4 game of the year? And not based on brand loyalty or nostalgia, but through actual quality and innovation? I hope Square Enix sees this and not only green lights a remaster of the first NieR but also grabs Yoko Taro by the p****y and let's him make their brand great again. Final Fantasy XVI written and directed by Yoko Taro please.
Nah I'd rather have him away from the Final Fantasy brand, his writing just wouldn't click with everyone who is a fan of the series.
Nah. I'll take another entry in the Nierverse, though.
theangrypirate
Member
wut?
A week is plenty. Took me about 3.5 days to beat it with about 60-70% side stuff completion.
I'm curious how long an individual playthough is too.
They should go back into the past again with Drakenier and the
fight against WCS in the 20th century
There's tons of possibility there.
Awesome I guess I should be able to play it this month then!
MultiJhonny
Banned
Yes my BBE just arrived! see you all on the other side!
rocketskates
Member
I'm pretty sure Yoko Taro has already said, jokingly (possibly) that he would love to do a FF
I guess we should expect the thread to blow up during the week. Have fun.
crazy it made it over 100 pages on imports alone...
If NieR Automata had instead been called Final Fantasy XVI, all the same but with that title I wonder what would you all have said? I don't mean to push the issue into the ground or go off topic even. And of course there's so many directors who could probably make a great and different FF game. Kojima with Norman Reedus as Old Tidus for a God of War reboot style FFX Sequel. Hahahahaha. Oh.
Why be mad at me?
But ok, another NieR game seems justified and this team is powerful. I just hope they don't say "Well we made a good 1, we better retire like From Software before we ruin it. Let's go out on a high."
Why be mad at me?
But ok, another NieR game seems justified and this team is powerful. I just hope they don't say "Well we made a good 1, we better retire like From Software before we ruin it. Let's go out on a high."
MultiJhonny
Banned
This doesn't work as well you probably thought, since it doesn't work at all.
The Engine Blade won't be for a while.
You're in for a treat boys and girls, and I'm pretty sure the latest patch improved the performance. Didn't play for a few days and now post patch my PS4 Pro doesn't sound like a jet engine and the stutter I had while running around is basically gone. I don't have time to re-play right now because I'm drowning in games. Zelda and Horizon, Mass Effect coming up.
And I'm probably buying an EU physical copy too, just for that extra support.
Since I'm almost done with Horizon, I figured I would preorder this to get all the preorder extras, and hopefully play a little bit tonight.
But PSN had other plans, estimated time to download shows at 7 hours... ugh, it shouldn't even take 2 hours with my regular download speeds.
But PSN had other plans, estimated time to download shows at 7 hours... ugh, it shouldn't even take 2 hours with my regular download speeds.
All my Kappas.
MultiJhonny
Banned
Already about 3 hours in.
I am in love already. Can't wait to see what all is in store!
I am in love already. Can't wait to see what all is in store!
Made this A2 combat showcase in case people were afraid this game wasn't Platinum enough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7-3jQsswJA&t
There's some neat slowdown moments with many explosions, I like explosions.
There's some neat slowdown moments with many explosions, I like explosions.
You don't have to play Nier 1 to enjoy the story of automata
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
It does spoil some of the major twists from the end of Nier, but the actual events of the game are pretty much untouched, and Automata's story can stand just fine on its own. You'll mostly just miss some nods here and there.
Ideally you should play Nier first, but if you have to play Automata to build up enough interest to play Nier, then it isn't the end of the world.
More_Badass
Member
Quick, which difficulty, Normal or Hard?
It was kind of annoying on Hard so I mainly played on Normal. You can change it on the fly though and it affects nothing in the game so feel free to switch the difficulty at your leisure.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
Normal, without a doubt.
Quote
Member
My PS3 in inaccessible at the moment, but I plan on playing it eventually because I always hear such good things about the story. I guess i'll just play Automata and hope it leaves enough interest to check out Nier 1 eventually.
Please spare yourself misery and play on normal, at least the first time through to the true end.
The main difference I saw between Normal and Hard/Very Hard was the boss aggression.
I feel like wanting the game to be challenging is torture considering what they do to make that challenge apparent.
CorgiSmiles
Banned
You can check your download progress under Notifications > Download
When that's done the game will move on.
EDIT: There was a game breaking bug when the game was released in Japan and HK where if you played through the intro without letting the game fully download, there would be a quest really early on that's part of the main story but won't progress, making you basically restart the game. Fortunately I think that particular bug's been patched out.
Dougieflesh
Member
Is there a way to turn off this widescreen border the game puts up during cutscenes?
BRSxIgnition
Member
Nope, though they've said they'll probably get rid of it "in NieR 3."
No.
I think the Dev explanation for it was so that the player would be aware of when they weren't in control.
Doesn't hide the fact that I've been killed by bullets during a camera transition during the bullet hell sequences :v
Everyone? Not on a small continent of the world map...
And goddamn. I really love nier and the Automatademo was great... but how can I find the time to play all masterpieces that are coming out these days?