MultiJhonny
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hmmm okay you sold me on getting this one as well
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NieR: Automata |OT| "I wouldn't expect too much from this game if I were you."
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hmmm okay you sold me on getting this one as well
The Concert Blu-Ray also had a standalone release
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01LXZO9FI/
Tho for that price + shipping you might as well have bought the BBE
People are not ready for the taro. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
If you want you can just put the difficulty down a notch or two for that part of the game, you don't lose out on anything if you do and can put it back up the moment you finished it.
Personally, i've wasted short over two hours on it because of my pride lol.
The release version is harder than the demo, that said, yes the difficulty is adjustable at any time.
KO Traveling Hobo
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I was about to look it up on amazon jp. £50 standalone, welp. Still a £50 saving for me there
I'm not that fussed for it, still missing the piano tracks CD which I plan to grab next month.MultiJhonny
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I was about to look it up on amazon jp. £50 standalone, welp. Still a £50 saving for me there
Do it. It's my fav of the bunch
Gods Bound By Rules on the piano is special. I mean they all are but that one in particular.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cURX25GB9hw
Inceptional
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Man, I think I'm in love. I've been playing Horizon non-stop since release and I needed a change yesterday so I downloaded the N:A demo and it blew my mind. I totally didn't realize it was Platinum either and this game became a must get. I went to a couple Best Buys before finding a copy. I've been playing non-stop since last night and I just can't stop thinking about it. I never would've thought any game, let alone a completely whacked-out sequel to an already whacked-out obscure jrpg, would triumph over Horizon as my game of the generation so far.
Ok, then that's not going to be an issue at all. I can adjust it depending on how it goes. Thanks guys.
Yeah that only track that I'm unsure of is the jazzy Ashes haha.
Still early in the game, last fought the
Just had a few non-spoiler questions.
1. Does the networking mode make the game too easy? As amusing as the messages are, I worry that the two options break the game's difficulty: I either retrieve the corpse and get most (all?) of my healtgh back plus random buffs, or I repair it and potentially gain a super-leveled ally.
2. Once you earn an ending and run the game again in NG+ or whatever, can you bump up the difficulty? Or does it have to remain the same throughout your save file to get all the endings?
3. Is there a fast travel option between the save points in the world map, or will I have to hoof it from one area to the other (and back) every time?
4. I've got two weapons for my Pod so far (Laser and Mirage), but can I only swap them out in real-time if I have multiple Pods? Kind of sucks that I have to manually switch the Pod's weapons while 2B gets two weapon presets I can bounce between.
5. Love the game's visual style, but I'm a bit bummed by the chugging framerate when outside. And I'm on a Pro to boot: any word if they'll improve this via patch?
Goliath in the world map
Just had a few non-spoiler questions.
1. Does the networking mode make the game too easy? As amusing as the messages are, I worry that the two options break the game's difficulty: I either retrieve the corpse and get most (all?) of my healtgh back plus random buffs, or I repair it and potentially gain a super-leveled ally.
2. Once you earn an ending and run the game again in NG+ or whatever, can you bump up the difficulty? Or does it have to remain the same throughout your save file to get all the endings?
3. Is there a fast travel option between the save points in the world map, or will I have to hoof it from one area to the other (and back) every time?
4. I've got two weapons for my Pod so far (Laser and Mirage), but can I only swap them out in real-time if I have multiple Pods? Kind of sucks that I have to manually switch the Pod's weapons while 2B gets two weapon presets I can bounce between.
5. Love the game's visual style, but I'm a bit bummed by the chugging framerate when outside. And I'm on a Pro to boot: any word if they'll improve this via patch?
I'm not super far in, just past the second boss, but my thoughts:
1) It's already showing the latter half of Nier 1's fuckery - this is good for people playing it as a sequel because we already know the basic conceit, and it's good for new people because they don't have to wait as long.
2) Traversal takes a while, kind of wish I could teleport between more of those map nodes.
3) The difficulty seems a little overtuned on normal, but thankfully all it seems I have to do is mash that R2 button and I can just evade for days.
1) It's already showing the latter half of Nier 1's fuckery - this is good for people playing it as a sequel because we already know the basic conceit, and it's good for new people because they don't have to wait as long.
2) Traversal takes a while, kind of wish I could teleport between more of those map nodes.
3) The difficulty seems a little overtuned on normal, but thankfully all it seems I have to do is mash that R2 button and I can just evade for days.
1.) I dunno how to answer this directly
I'd be entering spoiler territory
2.) Some people got a bit funny about this earlier I noticed
By completing an ending you open another route. There's not NG+, you go onto Route B, then Route C/D
3.) Yeah that unlocks after a while. Can't remember which point in the game.
4.) Not a question, a statement
5.) Nothing I'm aware of.
KO Traveling Hobo
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Amusingly enough, that one is actually foreshadowed.
If you catch a Machine Mackerel and read its Fishing Encyclopedia entry, it references the effect that actual mackerel has on androids.
chicagocubsfan
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Should/Do I need to play Nier before this? I have the PS3 Version sitting at home.
1. That obviously depends on the difficulty you are playing at, having played on hard, the allies were strong and useful during the open world parts, but couldn't do shit against bosses.
I don't think they're making the game too easy.
2.Nope, you can change it wherever and whenever you want, don't need to worry about anything
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3. Quick Travel will unlock during the story.
4. Unfortunately that is indeed the case.
You absolutely don't have to, but if you already own it you totes should. There are some minor but really cool things only people will get that played the original, and of course, the original is an absolutely amazing and outstanding game 110% worth playing.
D
Deleted member 57681
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What is it I read about an install? Do I have to launch the game for it to start? Because that initial disc insert one took like a second.
BakedTanooki
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My limited edition has been shipped. Trying to platinum Nioh before starting Nier Automata, so i can put all my time and mind into Nier (and a little Horizon)
Veritigo_X
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So I came across this side quest and it raised a couple questions of how androids work. Stop me if I'm trying to make sense of something that can't be explained (or if it is explained later), having beaten the first Nier the entire premise of this game doesn't really make sense to me as it is. It's early in the game but I'll spoiler tag it anyway:
I'm supposed to retrieve a memento for 11B who "died" during the factory raid...uh, how? 2B and 9S "died" during that raid too and they just got new bodies with a transferred backup of their memories to the new body. Why is this android dead but 2B and 9S are alive?
KO Traveling Hobo
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The quest should answer your question before it's over.
GwyndolinCinder
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Muffin1611
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Just put my first few hours in. Loving it!
Tinfoilhatsron
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Man this is a great version of Kaine's theme.
KyleOnTheRun
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Anyone having trouble understanding directions and the general layout of the world map? After playing Horizon, I was wondering why this was giving me so much trouble. I think I settled on the fact that N isn't marked on the map, and the map appears at a different position / angle every time I pause. It's making it hard to get my overall bearings.
What a ride so far, that 3rd and 4th boss battles was just nuts to me, has Yoko Toro games always had some of this craziness in them. He breaks so many rules as far as game design it is borderline brilliance and madness lol. My two complaints so far is how you can't really tell the what the recommended levels are for certain sidequest and of the course how the stutters while traversing the open world.
My free-shipping JP version finally came in from Play Asia. I'm putting Zelda on the back burner for now.
This happened to me too. I was a bit surprised but you do get to check off another ending on your save file for doing it.
This happened to me too. I was a bit surprised but you do get to check off another ending on your save file for doing it.
Veritigo_X
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Yup, stop asking questions and trust in yoko
Okay, okay. Thanks!
Augemitbutter
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do you get more stuff for playing on hard or is everything the same?
Just finished the first mission. Man, it's as fun as I remember from the demo.
Loving the Akira vibes I'm getting from the soundtrack, and there's a kind of Metal Gear Solid feel to this. I think because it breaks the forth wall/messes with perception with thing she like being able to uninstall your OS chip, etc...
Really digging this so far, getting a much more positive vibe than I did with Horizon which I found a little underwhelming.
Really looking forward to playing more.
Loving the Akira vibes I'm getting from the soundtrack, and there's a kind of Metal Gear Solid feel to this. I think because it breaks the forth wall/messes with perception with thing she like being able to uninstall your OS chip, etc...
Really digging this so far, getting a much more positive vibe than I did with Horizon which I found a little underwhelming.
Really looking forward to playing more.
Everything's the same
You don't want/Have to. It's just a silly little gimmick you can activate by holding both sticks pressed
Augemitbutter
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man that sucks. thanks.
freeofgreed
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So is there like weapon durability in this game? All of a sudden my secondary sword disappeared, and I can't seem to find it in my menu either...
freeofgreed
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Ok maybe i'm mis-remember it, but I could've sword that I still had it once I got to the open area.
DarknessTear
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I heard the story about the reason autosave isn't in this game, but it sort of needs to be. :/ I've encountered two hard crashes and I've lost 30 or so minutes of progress each time. I save pretty often but it's hard to really do it every time especially when there is some story stuff going on and saving is the last thing on your mind.
The large sword you had in the factory?
You'll get a message from one of the operators saying you need to go back there to pick it up.
It's just a little sidequest, you can't lose any of the weapons.
Muffin1611
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How do you get the D1 benefits? I activated the code and installed the DLCs, but can't find the skins.
RubberLuffy
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If I have an idea where I'm going I always set a marker, it helps since it shows up on the mini map as its own icon.
Items --> Key Items
RyougaSaotome
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This actually led me to wonder if there are (music spoilers)
chip tune versions of every main track in the game, considering it switches to a chip tune version of whatever music is playing where you are.