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NieR: Automata |OT| "I wouldn't expect too much from this game if I were you."
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Mr Fahrenheit
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Got all the weapons to level 4, what a slog. Time to fulfill my dream of (secret boss spoiler)
killing Emil.
Annoying ass, moon head ass, ugly ass---
How long does it take for the story to pick up and get interesting? I'm about 10 hours and just fought
at the
. So far a handful of weird, interesting things have happened but the game kinda just drops them like it didn't happen and tells you to get back to doing grunt work for the resistance.
adam
copied city
just preordered this i dont even care im hyped im hyped im hyped
two questions:
1. I have a copy of the first Nier, but I've never really enjoyed the time I ever spent with it, and I don't think I'll finish it before Automata releases on Steam. Will playing Automata spoil me on Nier if I ever do decide to go back to it? Should I just admit I will never actually play Nier and watch a story recap before Automata?
2. I don't get what you guys mean by the ending stuff at all. Is it like how Metal Gear Solid V had ending credits after like mission 30, mission 46, or the last mission with quiet? Is answering this question a major spoiler? Will I be able to see all the endings (A-E i think) just naturally by playing the game?
two questions:
1. I have a copy of the first Nier, but I've never really enjoyed the time I ever spent with it, and I don't think I'll finish it before Automata releases on Steam. Will playing Automata spoil me on Nier if I ever do decide to go back to it? Should I just admit I will never actually play Nier and watch a story recap before Automata?
2. I don't get what you guys mean by the ending stuff at all. Is it like how Metal Gear Solid V had ending credits after like mission 30, mission 46, or the last mission with quiet? Is answering this question a major spoiler? Will I be able to see all the endings (A-E i think) just naturally by playing the game?
It definitely gets a lot more interesting in Route C, but Route B has a fair bit of cool shit happening in that as well. But don't worry, once you finish Route A, it's okay to sort of feel a little empty, where you're wondering "Is... that it?" Because well, that obviously isn't; you gotta keep continuing with the story.
1. Meh, I'd at least watch a playthrough or something, since you seem to want to further enrich your experience when playing Automata. If you honestly can't be bothered to beat the original, then do whatever it takes imo
2.
I'm only on Route C so far, so I don't have all the details, but so far I've just been playing naturally.
Mr Fahrenheit
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Don't feel bad about not playing the first Nier, I think it's butt cheeks too. You'll get the general gist of it pretty quick.
People call them endings but they really aren't, you just play straight through the main story and they arbitrarily roll the credits a few times. Besides joke "endings" there's only two endings (which you don't have to replay the whole thing to get both) and the true ending, which is also basically impossible to miss.
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Question regarding Route B and on:
2. I would recommend experiencing how they work on your own.
How do quests work? Will quests I didn't complete on the first route show up on Route B ect?
1. I was in the same boat. I bought Nier 1 last year because I heard such great things about the story, but never got a chance to really dive in and I was too hyped to play Automata. So instead I just watched Clemp's series a couple nights ago and I feel like I'm getting all the references so far. (I just beat the game for the first ending). Even after watching Clemp's videos, I think I want to go back and play it and still experience it.
2. I would recommend experiencing how they work on your own.
Same.
I'm glad that it starts off different right away.
Going through Route B right now.
I also actually like the hacking stuff. 9S isn't that troublesome in combat, but I pretty much just hack all enemies and bosses so far. They die pretty fast. For basic combat I gave him the Phoenix Dagger so he can just mash attack while I try and hack.It's attack speed is good and I level it up to level 3 right away.
rocketskates
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Waaaaait a sec how'd her hair grow back. Granted I just started C.This is my favorite one:
Much appreciated guys. Guess I'll watch the first game to pick up the references.
I have no idea, I just saw someone post the GIF. Maybe when they first played as A2 they ran away from 2B and did a quick pose lol?
Maybe we'll find out later, I'm still in Route C myself.
Maybe we'll find out later, I'm still in Route C myself.
Masked Man
I said wow
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Have you finished the Amusement Park on Route B?
The boss fight was leagues more interesting and emotional.
Mr Fahrenheit
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Oh okay. I just did it just in case, because I dunno, maybe someone doesn't want to have a good idea as to when her hair gets cut lol
Nightengale
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To me, Amusement Park was better, but Forest Zone was special because I thought "I already know your tricks, I already read the Letter to the Forest King, you can't one-up me!"
And yet it somehow manages to in a different way.
What got to me wasn't the King's sacrifice, or them having the baby as their next king...
but the folly of them spending centuries raising the baby for it to never grow up, because they're too stupid to realise machines don't grow up like humans.
That hit me. Not like a truck, but it came outta nowhere.
That's where I'm headed to now.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
If I didn't really enjoy Drakengard 3 at all because of its immature writing, will that be an issue here?
I didn't know about thehaircut
To be fair, the trailers did show it.
Ha, I laughed at that. I was thinking with the initial flashbacks "Wait, machines can grow up?" Then they revealed they can't and I'm like "I was about to say lmao"
No, this is good like the first Nier.
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Where did you get the letter, during route A or B?
KO Traveling Hobo
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Sure is cute, though!
Nightengale
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Route A. I got it by completing the Treasure Hunt in the Castle sidequest.
Man, that side-quest story... =(
Nightengale
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That being said, considering how well-done Amusement Park and Forest Zone's additional story element for Route B was, the Flooded City
was pretty lame.
without better execution & context.
back story for giant fish machine
Telling me it has a sob story of abandonment and simply wanted to be loved by its parents do nothing
Oh shit, I didn't even realize it got a backstory. For the longest time, I was confused as to what those picture books were supposed to relate to. Only kinda got it near the end of the route.
CorgiSmiles
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Was debating in the spoiler thread about which are best. But most of them I thought were pretty profound, and has some great emotional results.
KO Traveling Hobo
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The Flooded City is pretty disappointing in general. It feels like it got hit the hardest by budget constraints.
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Shit, well I'm not sure how quests work after ending A,
but i'm assuming I can complete a quest I didn't before on the new routes.
Mattakuevan
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Oh my god. I didn't think it could get worse than the true ending.
The special boss... fuck.
Edit: Goty
The special boss... fuck.
Edit: Goty
My black box arrived friday, I think it's still too expensive for what it is (that 2B figure is even smaller than I thought) but I'm happy I got the artbook and the cd regardless. Decided to start on hard, but got trolled by the lack of autosave after the demo boss fight .
edit: wanted to add that the ink on the box smells kind of off, I can't pinpoint it but it smells weird.
.edit: wanted to add that the ink on the box smells kind of off, I can't pinpoint it but it smells weird.
darkwing-buck
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Route A Spoilers:
Music question, anyone know if theirs a version of the
boss music without vocals or bombastic tone i;e: the pause menu version? I love the regular version but would also like to know if their's a different version as well.
Music question, anyone know if theirs a version of the
opera singer
Has anyone managed to get the treasure chest across the way near where the father servo quest is?? The one where if you're on the building you use to jump to his, it's to the left of that.
I'm p sure I just spent a good 15 minutes straight trying to jump across with perfectly timed combos without any luck kfd;aksa Am I missing some trick here?? I'm on route B if that matters...
I'm p sure I just spent a good 15 minutes straight trying to jump across with perfectly timed combos without any luck kfd;aksa Am I missing some trick here?? I'm on route B if that matters...
When i first
played as 9S it was kinda jarring cause he was weaker and more unwieldy than 2B but holy shit, i've actually gotten him to a great point. I don't even want to hack anymore cause i'm just blazing through enemies with cruel oath/machine spear combo. That charge throw he does with the spear is just great, takes out literally everyone in one hit now from a far distance/
Hikami
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That makes it easier.
(Some route B spoilers for those that aren't on it)
Hope this is the right one: https://streamable.com/8wuis
You just hack one of those snake looking things and remote control them, there are some near it. They can stay up in the air for quite a while if you hold jump.
Could probably get there with a highly upgraded evasion range chip too.
CielTynave
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Just started route b, do sidequests that I finished the first time around repeat? I figure that the few I didn't finish will be here again but I saw that the first two I did at the beginning were back again although those may have been there again for story reasons.
They don't repeat as far as I know, just those 2.
Wow, I didn't even think of that! Totally worked, too, thanks a bunch!
Guessed as much. Thanks. Is it one I can get on my first time through that area and I missed? Or is it later on?
Not sure, only noticed it
when I was playing as A2. I found the quest not too far from the save point near the Castle Entrance. I don't really know how to describe its exact location, just that it was away from the castle. Your map should show it to you.
Glass Rebel
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The Wandering Couple sidequest was too real.
AgentLampshade
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Started route B. I miss the Wesker-bot.
phoenix296
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Doing some of the side quests during route B. Wow this game gets dark.
I'm a bit surprised that there are people asking for the "good" sidequests, other than a few of them at the start, the majority of the rest is excellent. There are a few annoying ones, like SpeedStar or those about collecting Intel, but it's easy to spot those and just skip them. Sidequests are really good and I feel they have something interesting or funny to add. People skipping them are definitely missing a lot of charming moments.