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NieR: Automata |OT| "I wouldn't expect too much from this game if I were you."
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Leona Lewis
Banned
Anyone have an extra Day One edition code for PS4?
Friend bought a used copy and was assured the code would work.
Code didn't work :-\
Would appreciate it!
Friend bought a used copy and was assured the code would work.
Code didn't work :-\
Would appreciate it!
Leona Lewis
Banned
xmajinjoshx
Member
Wow. The opening moments for route [C] were powerful. Now for the important question...
Do I pick A2 or 9S?
It doesn't matter all that much, you'll be playing all of their content eventually.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Play the one you haven't gotten to play much of as much as you can.
Alright. That (8hrs in side quest spoiler)
was pretty funny.
I actually kind of like the default weapons. Walking around with a pair of samurai swords is pretty great. Almost kind of wonder if Plat put some chainsaws or whips in here ala Bayonetta.
Romeo+Juliet deal at the amusement park
Nice those cores go for some sweet 10k. Probably going to upgrade the chip storage first because hey, that gets you more skills right.
I actually kind of like the default weapons. Walking around with a pair of samurai swords is pretty great. Almost kind of wonder if Plat put some chainsaws or whips in here ala Bayonetta.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
In other words, this cannot continue?
That scene will probably be etched into my memory for quite some time. Could not stop laughing.
Mr. Smiley
Member
Yeah, which disappointed me moreso since gauntlet-type weapons are my favorite weapon types in action titles. At least they play nice.
killatopak
Gold Member
Here's a wiki of the enemies. 95% is easy as the enemies are easily spawnable but the rare red ones which are the last 5% is pretty hard.
http://nierautomata.wiki.fextralife.com/Enemies
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Nier Automata Soundtrack! Nier Automata Soundtrack! Nier Automata Soundtrack! Nier Automata Soundtrack!
S*** EMS.
S*** EMS.
Remembrance
Member
I am so late to the party on this that I finally beat Ending D of Nier 1 tonight (with 40 out of 41 achievements). Now I can finally plow ahead on Automata for real.
I actually appreciated Nier being so light on lore. It's the same reason why it could have short, concise story scenes and extremely short endings that nevertheless feel like they bring closure.
And it's the same reason why it works as a tragedy - it's a tragedy based on ignorance, which doesn't feel contrived because the player is not omniscient and really doesn't know much more than the characters.
Meanwhile my progress in Automata really drives home how Nier had a total lack of flamboyant or theatrical villains.
I actually appreciated Nier being so light on lore. It's the same reason why it could have short, concise story scenes and extremely short endings that nevertheless feel like they bring closure.
And it's the same reason why it works as a tragedy - it's a tragedy based on ignorance, which doesn't feel contrived because the player is not omniscient and really doesn't know much more than the characters.
Meanwhile my progress in Automata really drives home how Nier had a total lack of flamboyant or theatrical villains.
I'd say Grimoire Noir would count as one, but he was fairly minor - overall, I definitely found him to be less of an annoyance than
Adam and Eve.
Adam
I'm about 9 hours in and really enjoying it so far.
I'm just doing side quest after side quest because, despite the quests being kinda boring, the little stories that come with them are great.
My biggest gripe is that after Zelda, the open world feels so fake. Full of invisible walls and artificial blockades.
I'm just doing side quest after side quest because, despite the quests being kinda boring, the little stories that come with them are great.
My biggest gripe is that after Zelda, the open world feels so fake. Full of invisible walls and artificial blockades.
Dr_Boris_Goltz
Banned
I just started. I tried that first mission on hard like 5 times before turning it down to normal. It's been a LONG time since I've given up on something in a video game.
You monster!
.... I'll probably need them too
.... I'll probably need them too
This is something I agree and I always say when people say background story (from Grimoire Nier) should be added to the game. It would work against the story of the character and how the twists are set up.
I find it funny that the Bunker is depicted in grayscale as if to signify that it is a cold and unfeeling place, but I find it to be one of the more livelier "towns" in the game due to the banter and little interactions between the operators and the soldiers. Especially since the game's opening establishes that the bodies of androids are ultimately disposable, but despite that, the operators are often very concerned about the well being of the androids in their care. It's a nice little twist on expectations that I appreciated.
killatopak
Gold Member
If the yorha type E is such a secret, why is there one in the very first part of the fame flying with your squad?
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
My theory is that the designation is known but not the purpose.
9S
didn't even know the designation
Maybe only 2B and the operator knew she was actually an E unit, there to hunt down the deserter; so she'd know in advance and be able to assist if anything went wrong?
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Well there goes that theory.
I think that it's known that they exist, but unless they are assigned to a specific target they work as regular battle androids.
I think that it's known that they exist, but unless they are assigned to a specific target they work as regular battle androids.
I mean it's pretty trivial for an Android to be disguised, just switch bodies.
The-RPG-Lawyer
Neo Member
After I comprehend the storyline from drakengard 1 until automata, all I can say that Yoko Taro should be the next Kojima or even Nomora in terms of attention which lead inevitably to a greater funding. That being said, I am a little bit disappointed of the lack of answers realted to the previousv installments, espicially Drakengard 1 in Automata.
All I wish for is that Yoko Taro works on Final Fantasy one day as he wishes.
Also, the depth of the characters we have seen in Nier 1 is far more advanced than Automata. Sure, Automata has great storytelling fraturing interesting characters, but not compared to Kaine and Emil's background stories. I swear the stories of those two characters kept me awake for nights!
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Oh wow, the ost mix and arrangement is very different from the soundtrack on YouTube.
xmajinjoshx
Member
Aizo
Banned
Do you suspend often? It's like literally every time for me. Really annoying. I've lost data once from it.
Nier 1 OST had a different (better) structure for a lot of tracks, making them different than the game rips. Dunno how it is in Automata but considering how many different variants of a track it has (3+ vocals), it's probably the same.
Want to hear it but so afraid of spoilers lol
Had to suspend a couple of times because I couldn't wait to reach a save area and it worked fine to me.
Kill him before he explodes. Maybe get back there when you're level 79 or so, you should be able to kill him before he even starts to charge up that move.
Tried it again and it blew up right as the battle ended and dialogue popped up on the screen briefly :lol Set it to easy mode after that and got it over with since the battle itself is super boring, just pod spam.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
WTF Square Enix.....your 1.04 patch breaks this game for many people (garbled text bug) and it's been over a week and nothing at all....no new patch, or even acknowledgement you're working on it. And yes, I contacted them also on their help page and besides a vague "We received your email", no other response.
Pretty bummed out that I can't play this game due to shoddy patch QA....luckily I'm not very far and won't have too much to redo (if necessary). But damn.....fix this shit SE!!!!!!!!
Pretty bummed out that I can't play this game due to shoddy patch QA....luckily I'm not very far and won't have too much to redo (if necessary). But damn.....fix this shit SE!!!!!!!!
I mean, consider who you're playing as. She would know all about that designation. It's not like we have the HUD from any of the other androids on the mission.
Leona Lewis
Banned
ShadowSoldier89
Member
its only boring if you are pod spamming
I don't know, I focused on using melee with the Fang of the Twins for crit damage and it was also pretty boring. He should hit as hard as he does when you're underleveled, but take as long as he does when you're overleveled. The moveset just isn't varied enough for such a long fight, it just drags.
It's the complete opposite of most of the main story bosses, where if you've been exploring and doing side content, you have to actually stop fighting and just dodge if you don't want to miss dialogue and some new moves, because of how fast they die.
Man, if they patch a no-leveling fixed difficulty, I'll start another playthrough right away. It'd be awesome.
The menu one? If he speaks any other language, it seems to be english-only. So that would be a temporary solution.
lol I just got an "ending"
That's annoying though, now I have like a half hour/an hour of game time to make up. I really need to save more often.
Ending "I", I think it says? Guess you can't leave 9S hanging for too long after the Adam boss fight or stray too far off from the area. All those dead bodies lying around are just too tempting.
That's annoying though, now I have like a half hour/an hour of game time to make up. I really need to save more often.
It is oversaturated, but overall I think the padding was necessary for pacing - at least for how it was utilised in story sequences. I'd much rather they resorted to an overused minigame to deliver those sequences rather than omitting them entirely, if the available budget wouldn't allow them to have fully featured cutscenes or unique gameplay segments / setpieces.
killatopak
Gold Member
I'm just glad I'm a fan of shmups so I don't care how much hacking or flight battles are involved.