Lots of the soundtrack is remixes from the original Nier, although some tracks are more obvious than others.
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NieR: Automata |OT| "I wouldn't expect too much from this game if I were you."
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Lots of the soundtrack is remixes from the original Nier, although some tracks are more obvious than others.
luckygodzilla
Member
God that track sets the mood perfectly.CAUSE WE'RE GONNA SHOUT IT LOUD
EVEN IF OUR WORDS SEEM MEANINGLESS
ITS LIKE IM CARRYING THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD
brickarts295
Member
I just found the
and met
, how far am I from the ending of my first run through?
underground alien hideout
the twins
Well yeah. I thought the lead up was pretty good cause it isn't just revealed, but there are some hints earlier on and even a pretty nice direct shout out which i didn't expect to even be mentioned in this game.
Someone even though its been 8000 thousand years, they still have the files day and date of when Angelus and Caim came to this timeline
On Route A at least I only noticed the overt ones
Grandma and Colossus.
The great sword taunt...
and why do you have to do that?
Wait how do you taunt exactly
BRSxIgnition
Member
Hold Attack.
Welp, A2 might be my new favorite. We'll see how it goes tomorrow. Also I like how her dodge causes skid marks.
Agreed.
Evil Monkey DTT
Banned
I vastly prefer it to how taro has done it compared to any of his other games. We've gone a long way from drakengard 1 where every ending was basically a separate story. Granted 3 did that too but it still had something tieing it together, this game actually feels "whole" though.
Ya gotta give it to androids, they know how to back up historical records/
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
My only qualm is the hacking - as it is, it's by far the most efficient way to kill stuff as 9S (unless you've got super good chips for melee damage +), but also drags you onto a separate screen with a mini game that never really evolves.
IMO, there should have either been chips that actually update your 'ship', so to speak, or some more existential shift in the hacking minigame itself.
Other than that, I was a bit iffy on 9S during route A, but he's redeemed himself somewhat in B here.
You don't have to, but less costing chips means more chips you can use. Ignoring the hard cap on the modifiers you can get, of course
For me I ended up with
2B: Short sword/long sword
A2: Bracers/long sword
9S: Lance
I ended up not deviating from this too much mostly just cause it felt right for each character.
I dont know what any of that means lol. Buts not a story item or something right? I ask because, using Horizon as an example, I see people complaining that they have been farming animals skins for hours for the right drop, to craft a bigger pouch for some ammo that...you dont actually really need, for example Ive been crafting the pouches as I get the mats naturally and im doing fine on space.
Similar type of situation?
True. Ultimately it didn't matter what I did for 9S, I had too much fun hacking everything. For 2B I went with double short swords, with my 2nd set being a lance and great sword for the most part.
Just take your time. But I did end up using
a robot that levitates, so yea.
ye
personally i like a2 the best just because it reminds me of dmc
Welp, guess I'm using the great sword tomorrow.
Also saving this for the next time someone needs to be sold on this game with a GIF
Evil Monkey DTT
Banned
Okay this is what I'm doing for replays, this is brilliant.
Kinda. You'll see. Since you're playing as 9S this time around, it should be fairly obvious as to where things will differ.
I dont know what any of that means lol. Buts not a story item or something right? I ask because, using Horizon as an example, I see people complaining that they have been farming animals skins for hours for the right drop, to craft a bigger pouch for some ammo that...you dont actually really need, for example Ive been crafting the pouches as I get the mats naturally and im doing fine on space.
Similar type of situation?
Plug-in chips are ways to upgrade your character, whether it be more attack, more defense, increased item rate or whatever. Each chip has an associated cost and you don't have unlimited space, which is called chip storage, to play around with. Hence, the convenience of the low-cost chips I'm grinding for.
Evil Monkey DTT
Banned
To a point, but it splits in both sidequests and once the characters split up. But you get some extra story stuff even in the replay. After dat tho all new game.
I dont know what any of that means lol. Buts not a story item or something right? I ask because, using Horizon as an example, I see people complaining that they have been farming animals skins for hours for the right drop, to craft a bigger pouch for some ammo that...you dont actually really need, for example Ive been crafting the pouches as I get the mats naturally and im doing fine on space.
Similar type of situation?
Sort of? Because I mean, yea, even without going out of your way to get lower-costing chips, if you're playing on Normal, it's not even remotely necessary. If you're playing on Hard (or secret side stuff?), then yea, I could see why someone would do whatever it takes to improve their stats.
cool Ill be playing on normal, so good to know.
nikos
Member
Awesome, thanks guys!
Totally forgot about that split. This is definitely going to be interesting. Can't wait to see what happens later.
I'm finally with you brothers!
I waited so long for this!
GLORY TO MANKIND!
Only did the prologue and up to the first save point in the city. I had not played the demo but maaaaan, this game plays like a dream. So smooth and fast! And Yoko Taro finally managed to make the shmup he always wanted, right from the beginning lol
I did find strange that the androids are this emotional right from the start. Even in their words or general personality. 2B seems always slightly pissed off (which i guess counts as an emotion), and 9S is just so jolly. Plus even the crew on the Bunker felt way too "human" immediately ("i want to ride a mecha! Must be so cool!"). dunno, i expected them to start as a bit more rigid and robot-like, and then progressively open up more. Unless i am completely missing what's the concept of standard android design and small calculated personality traits are part of it.
Still, this is clearly a nier game, it puts a non-hostile enemy right at the beginning, to plant the seed of guilt early for when you obviously discover that you are the monster lol
I waited so long for this!
GLORY TO MANKIND!
Only did the prologue and up to the first save point in the city. I had not played the demo but maaaaan, this game plays like a dream. So smooth and fast! And Yoko Taro finally managed to make the shmup he always wanted, right from the beginning lol
I did find strange that the androids are this emotional right from the start. Even in their words or general personality. 2B seems always slightly pissed off (which i guess counts as an emotion), and 9S is just so jolly. Plus even the crew on the Bunker felt way too "human" immediately ("i want to ride a mecha! Must be so cool!"). dunno, i expected them to start as a bit more rigid and robot-like, and then progressively open up more. Unless i am completely missing what's the concept of standard android design and small calculated personality traits are part of it.
Still, this is clearly a nier game, it puts a non-hostile enemy right at the beginning, to plant the seed of guilt early for when you obviously discover that you are the monster lol
She's actually more stoic in Japanese. Exactly why I don't like the English dub, or the localization with the translation. Es no bueno.
ChamplooJones
Formerly Momotaro
I got through Route E in one go!
I feel...complete.
I feel...complete.
Tinfoilhatsron
Banned
Who did the figure sculpting for the Black Box edition of the game? Not really a figure guy but it seems like it's high quality. Was it in-house or another company?
Also totally want one of similar quality for P5 now, lol!
I *really* hope he can just establish PG as the defacto team to make his games like Cavia was. I want at least one more from PG. This is easily one of their best games.
So she's basically just emulating her mikasa voice. How boring. I actually 2B's sarcasm in english