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NieR: Automata |OT| "I wouldn't expect too much from this game if I were you."
- Thread starter BRSxIgnition
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Well, shit.
Is it at least nearby or am I completely wrong to think about that hole in City Ruins?
It is really silly how often that happens at the end, if I didn't have so many health items I would have been dead
Exentryk
Member
It's nearby.
EDIT: You know, it's important to give credit to the fact that they're putting so much of the scattered information on that universe in the game. It's easy to not think about it too much when you're a fan and know all that stuff already, but before Automata, some pretty important stuff was relegated to things like Drama CDs, and while that's fine for a game that is done and not being revisited with DLC or whatever, it's no good when you have a sequel that uses the story of that CD as an important part of the world's history.
Having even a little cutscene to talk about
was pretty awesome. And I keep going back to that location in the desert to see if anything will change, haha, it's still one of my favorite moments in the game, just stumbling on that.
Good enough! I'll find that shit.
Having even a little cutscene to talk about
Emil's clones to fight the aliens
Good enough! I'll find that shit.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Yoko taro.
hydrophilic attack
Member
Probably close to the end of Route A:
really beautiful. And the music there is amazing. Loved the long
. That part was a great challenge on hard (two hits kill you) if you refrain breaking it with OP healing plug-in chips
Copied City is
shmup section in the Sunken City on hard.
I wouldn't expect too much from this game if I were you.
DarkChronic
Member
Wrapped up Route A last night at 22 hours.
Liked it, didn't love it. Worried about getting through B since it's largely the same stuff. Forcing myself through because I want to see some crazy story stuff.
Liked it, didn't love it. Worried about getting through B since it's largely the same stuff. Forcing myself through because I want to see some crazy story stuff.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Worry less, play more.
DarkChronic
Member
Trust me, I'm trying. Really had to force myself through the rest of A. I'm not sure what it is, really. I like the game well enough - the combat is so much fun.
I think right now it's a mix of no story and bland environments. And lots of backtracking through old areas.
But I know the story complaints aren't warranted since it doesn't get rolling until C.
I imagine some dude going nuts on the mic
Thank you!
B is mostly a complete waste of time, but push through, trust me.
C is NUTS so far
If you wanna get through it faster, and I'm thinking you do, drop the difficulty to Easy and turn on all the auto chips.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Fix your spoiler tags.
I think it matters in that you get different quests (don't quote me on this. I don't really know), but the end result remains the same anyway.
People think Route A and B is aimless but I actually think that it adds a lot of context and explores a lot of themes that are going to be more important later on.
I think it matters in that you get different quests (don't quote me on this. I don't really know), but the end result remains the same anyway.
Just pick A2 as much as you can because you're eventually forced to explore 9S route.
People think Route A and B is aimless but I actually think that it adds a lot of context and explores a lot of themes that are going to be more important later on.
Even hearing it was the weakest of the paths, I didn't mind route B -
Also, seeing how they
should I be doing anything in particular (100% weapons etc.) to get ending D, or is just continuing from C going to be enough?
it didn't reveal anything especially shocking, but I liked the additional narrative bits, worldbuilding and new transitional scenes even if they weren't worked into the part of the chapter shared between A and B that elegantly. The increasingly complex shmup sections were a nice change of pace too, but I especially love how the virtual spaces were used for narrative delivery in sequences like 9S' reboots, the exploration of the machine consciousness and Yorha server bit. Speaking of which; my opinion on Adam remains unchanged - the segment after the carrier mission is genuinely intriguing before he shows up with his insipid "WE'RE NOT SO DIFFERENT, YOU AND I" wank. And to make matters worse, the one saving grace of the exchange - the line about wanting to fuck 2B - is totally neutered by the decision to use a Replicant-esque comedy censor. I desperately hope I'll be seeing less of the twins in the remainder of the game.
Also, seeing how they
grouped them together in the preview for 'season 2',
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Don't worry, they don't really show up anymore.
But I want you to think back to this line after everything else has happened.
Also yeah, no weapons completion needed.
Mr. Smiley
Member
Just play. No need to worry about that for routes.
I've tried to do this a couple of times, but I can't lock onto the statue,
even when hacked into a robot. Has this been patched or something? Is there anywhere else I can go?
even when hacked into a robot. Has this been patched or something? Is there anywhere else I can go?
Try killing like basically all the other robots where the statue, but leave one alive to hack of course. Also slowly move it around for different angles until you're able to do it. Sometimes it's weird like that.
They should play this in a club and i'd dance the hell out of it.
easiest way to reliably hack the golden statue is to take control ones of the big robots, use it to clear the area, then hack into the golden robot.
I advise against grinding on this because being overleveled ruins the game somewhat.
I advise against grinding on this because being overleveled ruins the game somewhat.
I did 70% of the sidequests and finished route E with around 33-34 hours of playtime
How is that possible
I've already beat the game through Ending E! And I'll try and clear the area before trying to hack in.
Route C is roughly the same length as A but with less sidequests. D+E do not feature any repetition
Uh, no you will not. >.<
Thanks!
Lol if they're easy to get, I'll get them myself, but there's no way I could do a fourth playthough of this.
Even if you did replay Route C, it'd actually be a second playthrough, since Route A and C are completely different.
hydrophilic attack
Member
Ugh,
Spent hours combing
for (late route A) side quest
Spent hours combing
the desert
Heritage of the Past. After I finally find the last one, I got ambushed by a bunch of super tough enemies who I fight for twenty or so hours and then the game crashed. Guess I'll have to do all that again. Fun.
1) you only need to clear the area around the statue
2) you cannot hack into it as 9S you need to hack while you're remote piloting a machine
2) you cannot hack into it as 9S you need to hack while you're remote piloting a machine
I really like Nier... and I just got done with finishing Nioh, then Horizon... and now going to Nier i have one big issue.
The map and menus. I'm I the only one who thinks the map is just cumbersome? Maybe it's because I played so much Horizon recently. But I always find myself hitting the one button, or hitting a button tone too many times, and the map just takes too many button presses to get to.
Otherwise great game, but the menu UI and Map are annoying me a lot more than it should.
The map and menus. I'm I the only one who thinks the map is just cumbersome? Maybe it's because I played so much Horizon recently. But I always find myself hitting the one button, or hitting a button tone too many times, and the map just takes too many button presses to get to.
Otherwise great game, but the menu UI and Map are annoying me a lot more than it should.
Currently hacked into the big robot and I'm still unable to target the statue Is there a point of no return for being able to hack it without aggroing it??
Is there a point of no return for being able to hack it without aggroing it??Currently hacked into the big robot and I'm still unable to target the statue
You should Youtube real it or something. And there's no point of no return. You hack it, then kill it through hacking/attacking, then save and do it again until you're at the level you want to be.
hydrophilic attack
Member
ok, got them much more easily this time.
But who the fuck thought that (the searching part) would be a fun idea for a quest, lol
But who the fuck thought that (the searching part) would be a fun idea for a quest, lol
killatopak
Gold Member
Finally got plat at 56 hours.
Damn. What a ride. Ending Y made me get the feels.
Edit:
You know what I hate about the map the most? There's no compass. I don't know what's north or south. The map moves along with your character's camera as well so it can get a bit confusing.
Damn. What a ride. Ending Y made me get the feels.
Edit:
You know what I hate about the map the most? There's no compass. I don't know what's north or south. The map moves along with your character's camera as well so it can get a bit confusing.