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NieR: Automata |OT| "I wouldn't expect too much from this game if I were you."
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Punished_Snake
Member
Without spoiling, after route B, will you go to new locations/areas or the same areas from before?
MultiJhonny
Banned
good lord.... ;_;
Routes C and D
Also sidequest spoils
Routes C and D
Also sidequest spoils
Emil's Memories..... made me tear up
lmao grats on beating the first secret boss
I wasn't a fan of his melee, but I loved his throwing weapons, especially the spear. I almost never hacked outside of bosses or golden enemies, the throwing spear is way powerful and to me it was a lot of fun. As soon as I treated 9S as a ranged attacker I started liking him a lot more. I'm not saying that people that disagree are without merit, especially if you're super into the melee combat of 2B, but I really, really liked playing as 9S.
CannonFodder52
Member
How good is the Drakengard 3 DLC?
I played through the game recently, just pondering watching Clemps' analysis or paying the $30.
I played through the game recently, just pondering watching Clemps' analysis or paying the $30.
It gives good context to the characters the game itself should have had before or after each encounter, but ended up not including for budgetary reasons as the game was made on a shoestring budget, like super super shoestring
Do i think its worth 30 bucks? No.
Better than the base game in terms of level setups, I thought. Two, Three, and Four all have particularly entertaining DLC. Zero's has interaction with Michael and One's explains just what the heck was up with Ending A a little. Five's is...special.
drakengard 3 as a full game isn't worth 30 bucks, it's Taro's worst game by far.
Just one question, is this game heavy on the rpg part?
Im playing Nioh right now if it serves for comparising.
After Nioh i want to take a little break from rpgs since i think nowadays everygame is rpg heavy.
Thinking in playing last guardian and then go to Nier, i just wanted to know how deep the system is, if it isnt anything special, ill finish nioh and just straight to nier.
Im playing Nioh right now if it serves for comparising.
After Nioh i want to take a little break from rpgs since i think nowadays everygame is rpg heavy.
Thinking in playing last guardian and then go to Nier, i just wanted to know how deep the system is, if it isnt anything special, ill finish nioh and just straight to nier.
GwyndolinCinder
Member
At that point I had to stop playing for a few days before finishing C, the gameplay was just so boring.
Well it was described 60-70% RPG and 30-40% action. There is the exploration aspects, the chips to customize plus level ups. There is also the sidequests so there is decent meat there from the RPG aspect.
Zero, One, and Two are worth it I suppose. The rest aren't.
it didn't help that he was brought on halfway through either, why were they seriously making it without him?? seriously the project had huge problems
Coreda
Member
A few q's, having only kept up with the demo reveal and impressions:
Thanks to anyone who could let me know.
- Can the difficulty be changed at any time or is it set once when beginning a new game?
- Is there a satisfying amount of enemy variety throughout the game, besides bosses? Most of the footage I've seen has mostly the same robots, which I was aware of, but wondering whether it largely stays the same for the full release with combat/gameplay the focus more-so than enemy variety.
- What does the Retro Grey pod skin look like in-game?
- Is there a satisfying amount of enemy variety throughout the game, besides bosses? Most of the footage I've seen has mostly the same robots, which I was aware of, but wondering whether it largely stays the same for the full release with combat/gameplay the focus more-so than enemy variety.
- What does the Retro Grey pod skin look like in-game?
Thanks to anyone who could let me know.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Honestly thought One's was boring as hell but I really dislike the Chakram as a weapon in that game.
You can change the difficulty whenever.
Yes. They usually have a consistent appearance where their face is concerned, but they vary in terms of attack, behavior, outfits, etc.
It looks okay, nothing particularly special about it. Looks exactly like the pictures.
-You can change the difficulty anytime you want.
-Not as much enemy variety as I would like but it has more than what you have seen in footage.
-As for the Pod I got no pic myself but I think others have pics. Plus the preorder pics show it I think
Coreda
Member
Appreciated! About what I expected then. Good to know the difficulty can be adjusted whenever.
CannonFodder52
Member
Eh, I payed $30 for it a couple months ago. I'm glad I did. As bad as the gameplay and fps can be I got to experience that ending E.
And yea thanks guys, I guess I'll try the Zero or Two dlc and see how it fares.
The presentation in this game is stellar overall.
Cutscenes,sound and animations are top notch.
I cannot remember the last time SE gave such a budget to a non-FF game.
Hell,presentation here surpasses the XIII sequels if you ask me.
The last thing I expected for this game is such high production values.
Cutscenes,sound and animations are top notch.
I cannot remember the last time SE gave such a budget to a non-FF game.
Hell,presentation here surpasses the XIII sequels if you ask me.
The last thing I expected for this game is such high production values.
cutscene & sound production is better than that of XV
ArkhamFantasy
Member
Are all the hidden trophies story spoilers? I'm afraid to look at them.
Absolutely do not read them if you want to remain spoiler free.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
Ok, thank you. As far as the platinum goes, how realistic is it going to be for me to get it without looking up these trophies?
FingerBang
Member
Finished it yesterday, took me around 34 hours to get ending ABCDE. Did a fair amount of sidequests.
I really really liked this game, and it was my first Yoko Taro game. I just with there was more variety in the combat, I had this weird expectation of a Bayonetta meets Kingdom Hearts thing but it's definitely not like that. Still, I loved the characters and the story. I hope it sells well, we deserve more!
Also
Basically
I really really liked this game, and it was my first Yoko Taro game. I just with there was more variety in the combat, I had this weird expectation of a Bayonetta meets Kingdom Hearts thing but it's definitely not like that. Still, I loved the characters and the story. I hope it sells well, we deserve more!
Also
the damn final shooting section against the credits was intense! I wonder if you get anything by finishing it without help... I couldn't go past the third section by myself, but it was a breeze with the support.
Basically
ending C and D change based on who you select at the end of route C. E comes after D if you already have C unlocked. Select the final scene/fight with the chapter select and you will be able to see all the chapters. After D accept the pod Request for E.
CannonFodder52
Member
Nier 1 had spoilers in non-secret trophies. They aren't awful, but I really regretted looking at that list.
Defeat someone you care for within three and a half minutes.
Defeat the betrayers again within three and a half minutes.
Defeat the Shade inside you within three and a half minutes.
Defeat the betrayers again within three and a half minutes.
Defeat the Shade inside you within three and a half minutes.
MultiJhonny
Banned
Beat ending
.... It's over....
Wow what an incredible ride. i need to decompress for a bit
E
Wow what an incredible ride. i need to decompress for a bit
Thank you, guess im gonna take a break with a more arcade style thing and then move to this one.
rocketskates
Member
Just got to
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Level 56, 52 hours in. And I have to say, the OST is better than Nier's, something g I never thought I'd say.
playing as A2. Poor Nines.
Level 56, 52 hours in. And I have to say, the OST is better than Nier's, something g I never thought I'd say.
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
I honestly don't know why people are blasting through this game so fast, I'm just shy of 20 hours in and I feel like I'm a long way from being done with route A.
I'm not dying a lot, or even binging super-hard on sidequests (27% done) just searching the areas fairly thoroughly for stuff like weapons and easter-eggs. It really feels to me that this is the expected way to play as there's a constant sense of progression and change in the world just from doing this without actually moving the main story arc along.
Obviously being a big fan of the original helps, (and not just because of the fan-service aspects), mainly because in that game too if you just went point-to-point along the story beats you'd end up missing an awful lot of the flavour of the experience.
Automata seems even more heavily weighted that way insofar as there's a lot more material to discover, the environments are bigger, and most importantly there are so many more perspectives on the state of the world to incorporate into your understanding of the plot.
I'm not dying a lot, or even binging super-hard on sidequests (27% done) just searching the areas fairly thoroughly for stuff like weapons and easter-eggs. It really feels to me that this is the expected way to play as there's a constant sense of progression and change in the world just from doing this without actually moving the main story arc along.
Obviously being a big fan of the original helps, (and not just because of the fan-service aspects), mainly because in that game too if you just went point-to-point along the story beats you'd end up missing an awful lot of the flavour of the experience.
Automata seems even more heavily weighted that way insofar as there's a lot more material to discover, the environments are bigger, and most importantly there are so many more perspectives on the state of the world to incorporate into your understanding of the plot.
Mattakuevan
Member
Beat ending E. Goddamn.
Wasn't prepared for that.
Wasn't prepared for that.
For me it was just the overwhelming desire to see more if the story. I was going to do every sidequest but after getting about 75% of them done, I just really wanted to move forward.
Alpha Centauri
Member
If you really want input
wipe the memories. would you want to remember what he just saw?
rocketskates
Member
What's the +1 that sometimes appears above my head
CielTynave
Member
Am I doing something wrong or are there some of these enemies in side quests supposed to take fucking forever to kill? Fought the guard in the
and it took like 5 + minutes to kill. I haven't been having trouble with random ones or any of the main story enemies so far either...
Treasure Hunt
Do you have auto-heal on?
Die Squirrel Die
Member
You'll have a healing plug-in equipped.
Am I correct in assuming that to experience maximum nostalgia-feels over the first game I should pursue every side-quest that includes even the smallest of references? I'm early Route B and I might get them out of the way when fast-travel unlocks before going all in on the main storyline.