Give hard a shot. Some bosses will probably give you a hard time but since you can change the difficulty whenevs it's not a big deal.
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NieR: Automata |OT| "I wouldn't expect too much from this game if I were you."
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Give hard a shot. Some bosses will probably give you a hard time but since you can change the difficulty whenevs it's not a big deal.
skLaFarebear
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Dragon1893
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Feels good to finally join this thread, I'm a huge fan of the first game.
Loving Automata so far, shame the PC version doesn't run as well as it should.
Anyway, that first segment must've left a lot of people wondering if they booted the wrong game lol.
Music seems to be on par with the first game and the acting is excellent.
Can't wait to play more.
Loving Automata so far, shame the PC version doesn't run as well as it should.
Anyway, that first segment must've left a lot of people wondering if they booted the wrong game lol.
Music seems to be on par with the first game and the acting is excellent.
Can't wait to play more.
Can't believe I missed
Fighting through those enemies at level 30 was pretty fun lol. Did not want to die since I was not confident I'd be able to get my chips back. Didn't even try the boss since I imagine I'll get wrecked but I got the shortcuts at least.
Emil's home on my first run of the game. Finding a lot of new things playing on PC it turns out. I always assumed it was just the place with all the Lunar Tears since he did say it was underground, so I never really looked after that.
Fighting through those enemies at level 30 was pretty fun lol. Did not want to die since I was not confident I'd be able to get my chips back. Didn't even try the boss since I imagine I'll get wrecked but I got the shortcuts at least.
As you progress normal fucks you up even with you are around level 50. It differs person to person but normal in this game would probably be a harder mode for other games.
There is no penalty in changing between difficulty modes nor trophies for harder modes.
Exentryk
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English voiceovers and PC.
Cramoss
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With your specs, definitely PC.
AgentLampshade
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Route C ending:
?
Do I have to go through the whole route again for the D ending
I'm really digging the sidequests in this game, spent 4 hours this morning just in doing that bunch you get after completing the
. Every one of them has an interesting story behind, and even the NPC are extremely likeable (this Jean-Paul is truly a character)
My only worry is becoming overleveled lol I'm level 17 at the moment and I'm right after you
amusement park
My only worry is becoming overleveled lol I'm level 17 at the moment and I'm right after you
find the peaceful machine town
cm osi
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you can select chapter after route c so you can just pick up the last fight and choose the other side
Wait.....is the NPC's last name Sartre? *Mind working furiously*
This game is going to get pretty meta on me, isn't it?
AgentLampshade
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Ah good. Thanks.
Don't worry about being overleveled, you can jump down a ravine and get destroyed by folks level 30 and up. Doing sidequest and stuff are right on the progression plan so unless you are grinding out enemies for hours you shouldn't get too strong for story bosses.
Yup, game is as philosophical as you can get with lots of references like this one.
One of the enemies is called
Engels
Just think of the whole premise of the game and it's already a mind-fuck.
This is my first Taro game (shame on me), but I can already tell he's up there with Kojima
when it comes to the level of brain twisting.
Skyr
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I was already sold on this game but this is so great to hear (this will also be my first Taro game). Man. I'm so excited haha.
Yep pretty spot on. Graphics still not the greatest but plenty good enough.
Dragon1893
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Got to the resistance camp and they put such a tease there! You can see
Devola and Popola in the background but can't interact with them.
KLoWn
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Alright, I'm about to start playing, but I want to know what voice acting to go for. I've heard the english VA is kinda meh, and I generally prefer jap over a mediocre dub, but I really don't like having to read subtitles in the middle of battles etc.
So is there a consensus on this? Is one clearly superior over the other in this game?
Thanks.
So is there a consensus on this? Is one clearly superior over the other in this game?
Thanks.
N° 2048
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cm osi
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Whew, I beat the Robot Sensei guy in his Lv. 40 form at Lv. 15. That fight was already long as hell, wonder how long it'll be in his next form
i think that is a quest that carry over on other routes so you don't have to rush to do that, you should be able to come back later
Enjoy. Just to throw you another bone...On route A you basically re-experience the whole evolution of human mental+social concepts with a clear reference to what is happening in today's world. I assume that Taro just like Kojima is a big fan of Dawkins' meme theory.
ArkhamFantasy
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Whew, I beat the Robot Sensei guy in his Lv. 40 form at Lv. 15. That fight was already long as hell, wonder how long it'll be in his next form
Just hack him with 9S.
KLoWn
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People who have played it. Just all over. I don't know if they're a majority or a minority. That's why I'm asking.
*Edit*
Can I change language mid-game?
Does the game ever explain hacking? I'm only on Route A and so far the only hacking that's happened was during one "moment" at the amusement park.
Chance Hale
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Pop in on the pc version is fuccccccked
SomedayTheFire
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what even is this game. I wasn't going to get it but just impulse bought it last night on PC. this is ridiculous, in the best way.
Trickster
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So I'm doing the sidequest called
, and when fighting the
I'm playing on PC, wondering if anyone else, on either platform, who've done this quest have had the same thing happen?
Yorha Betrayers
Yorha units, you can get them into a prone position where you can press a button and 2B unleashes a cinematic special move. The thing about it is, that while 2B does the animation, the Yorha units isn't there, so it looks as if 2B does the special move on litterally empty air.
I'm playing on PC, wondering if anyone else, on either platform, who've done this quest have had the same thing happen?
all of my hate
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Yes.
The English dub seems perfectly fine and there are a couple of boss battles where characters are talking while you're fighting.
The script is still very anime though (for lack of a better term) and a character screaming YAMEROOOO feels more natural to me than one yelling STOP IT, but that's just personal preferences.
Ultimately go with whichever you think you'll prefer and change midway through if you don't like it.
Just play on...a direct answer will be a major spoiler.
How would I do that? Is that unlocked with story progress? I'm like 5 hours into the game and
have just gotten to the point where an alien transmission was intercepted and I'm supposed to investigate that.
snow in jamaica
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ArkhamFantasy
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Congrats on the best impulse buy of your life ;P
Shhhh...stop asking questions like this if you want to avoid spoilers. This thread already has enough of them. Just go on, you can't miss it. Sensei will also appear in Route B so don't bother with him.
I mean, it is a Yoko Taro game made by Platinum. In many ways, that is the best possible combination basis for creating a game one could think of.
SomedayTheFire
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I wasn't really interested and never played the first Nier so I was like it's fine if I go into this blind. Played the first two hours last night and then spent even longer watching videos on youtube about Drakengard and Nier lol
Never played a Yoko Taro game before and I'm generally pretty bad at Platinum games lol.
Finding myself flip flopping between normal and hard right now early on. Hard feels a little too brutal at times, with more than a few nearly 1 shot deaths. Normal feels too easy most of the time. Hoping maybe it's a gear thing and with a bit more gear and practice I can switch back to hard comfortably.
Was that not enough?
Also one of the Machine Head people discuss it more.
Okay, I just notice some people keep talking about hacking enemies & I'm just like .........................
Probably sell.