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[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Apparently there's a new update v 1.08 (~600 mb) on PS4. Any info what is it?

Can anyone check if the txt glitch in menus has been fixed after installing this?

 

[Manatox]

Is it me or is the game currently #2 on Steam's global bestsellers?

Had to check it after reading your post, and yes, its even back to #1 best seller at the moment.

I guess the asian store just got released

 

[Charlouie Jonesman]

Can anyone check if the txt glitch in menus has been fixed after installing this?

Text is fixed and the other small animation and camera glitches that could crop up with the last patch seem to be gone too.

That's good news, while I was kinda down on the game (Loved the first playthrough, but afterwards it fell apart for me.) I've been itching to give it a second chance, but couldn't, thanks to that horrible patch.

 

[Moaradin]

Is it me or is the game currently #2 on Steam's global bestsellers?

It's actually at #1 for me. Did the Asia release finally come out?

 

[Funyarinpa]

It's actually at #1 for me. Did the Asia release finally come out?

It's #1 for me now too.

Best bet is the Asian release I suppose.

Congrats, Duckroll! Enjoy

 

[Jimrpg]

It's actually at #1 for me. Did the Asia release finally come out?

Yep. Its out.

Its RM249 (US$60) in Malaysia... welp... going to hold off till there's a decent sale. Must be way cheaper at resellers? Would there be any problem if I purchased at Green Man Gaming, would i be able to use future DLC?

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Text is fixed and the other small animation and camera glitches that could crop up with the last patch seem to be gone too.

That's good news, while I was kinda down on the game (Loved the first playthrough, but afterwards it fell apart for me.) I've been itching to give it a second chance, but couldn't, thanks to that horrible patch.

Awesome, thanks for checking!!! Time to finally get back into this game.

 

[The Technomancer]

Holy shit why didn't I try out Spear earlier? The positional element is revitalizing this combat for me

 

[Remembrance]

Holy shit why didn't I try out Spear earlier? The positional element is revitalizing this combat for me

Spear of the Usurper, man.

High damage, high crit chance, chance of subjugating enemies, and fully upgradeable without endgame materials.

 

[RoryDropkick]

Route C...

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Played more last night.
Saw what I assume were the "real" opening credits... saw 2B become infected... and now im playing as A2. Wow.

 

[The Technomancer]

Ugggh

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God Box

One hit kills are bullshit

 

[The Technomancer]

Oh no fucking way no fucking way

I got through

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three levels of the God Box, beat the first boss, and died as A2 against Mister Arms here

and there were no saves? I'm back at my last quicksave?

FUCK THIS

I am not spending HALF AN HOUR on every attempt at this boss

 

[Ferrio]

Oh no fucking way no fucking way

I got through

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three levels of the God Box, beat the first boss, and died as A2 against Mister Arms here

and there were no saves? I'm back at my last quicksave?

FUCK THIS

I am not spending HALF AN HOUR on every attempt at this boss

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There's actually saves in the god box isn't there? You may not notice if you don't have the "save available" UI chip enabled, I forget exactly. Also you playing on hard? You really shouldn't do that unless you want the challenge of 1 hit deaths.

 

[The Technomancer]

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There's actually saves in the god box isn't there? You may not notice if you don't have the "save available" UI chip enabled, I forget exactly. Also you playing on hard? You really shouldn't do that unless you want the challenge of 1 hit deaths.

Didn't notice the

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save availible

, thanks. Playing on easy actually, the one hit kill was from

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those quadcopters on level 3 that release the spiky hover drones that killed me in one shot

 

[Szadek]

After 1 hours I have:
- 5 joke endings unlock
- finished 27% of all quests
- collected 30% of all weapons

I think I'm doing pretty good. So far I like the side quests, but the main storyis definently the meat od this game.
Nontheless the side quests do at a lot to the game.

 

[InfiniteBento]

It took me until 36hrs in to realize I could lock on during hacking..

Huge amounts of sadness, anger, and happiness flowed thru me

bruh what

i had no idea you could do that either ;____;

 

[Haly]

bruh what

i had no idea you could do that either ;____;

Wait, really?

Wow.

 

[Remembrance]

bruh what

i had no idea you could do that either ;____;

It's not as great as it sounds. If you're too far away, the hacking bullets still won't home in even with a lock.

And then in the confusion of battle you keep hacking the closest enemy instead of the biggest one. Or you try to hack an animal because lock-on seems to prioritize those.

 

[Robiin]

Just cleared Route A. Great game... so far! Can't say I've ever seen a message like that after "completing" a game.

 

[Ferrio]

Just cleared Route A. Great game... so far! Can't say I've ever seen a message like that after "completing" a game.

"Please please keep playing, the creator is nuts. We know this is odd but you're going to have to trust us on this. "

 

[KO Traveling Hobo]

Holy moly. I just plugged my PC speakers into my shitty TV and the difference is night and day. It's like listening to a completely different soundtrack.

I'm not touching Automata again until I finish P5 and maybe replay Nier again, but man, I have a feeling this will do great things for my replay of Automata.

 

[Hektor]

Holy moly. I just plugged my PC speakers into my shitty TV and the difference is night and day. It's like listening to a completely different soundtrack.

I'm not touching Automata again until I finish P5 and maybe replay Nier again, but man, I have a feeling this will do great things for my replay of Automata.

Pro-Tip: Try playing with Headphones

 

[OniBaka]

Wait, really?

Wow.

Pretty sure you can only lock on in easy mode for hacking.

 

[LotusHD]

Pro-Tip: Try playing with Headphones

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[Antiwhippy]

You can lock in on normal also.

 

[Orniletter]

The (C Ending...I guess ?)

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"2B infected"

section is absolute and pure trash. Literally can't do it.

Why did they put something this horrible and close to outright busted in the game ?
Just wow.

Edit: oops, sorry !

 

[Antiwhippy]

Uh, might want to spoiler that.

Also didn't really have any trouble with it. Haven't seen many people having trouble either.

 

[Ferrio]

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The "2B infected" section is absolute and pure trash. Literally can't do it.

Why did they put something this horrible and close to outright busted in the game ?
Just wow.

Spoil tag that.

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You might want to try a different route, if you're going straight through the crater you're going to have a bad time.

 

[The Last Wizard]

Playing through Route B, I'm enjoying

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all the new cutscenes and stuff that further flesh out the world and it's characters.

This feels like such a fresh take on narrative design to me. I don't remember ever playing a game that approached it's story in this way (how did I miss the original NieR? I'm honestly kicking myself!). I'm really into it.

The hacking isn't great. I don't hate it or anything but, considering how often you jump into that separate mini-game as 9S, there's just not much variety there to keep it engaging or interesting. At least each hacking attempt is short (so far anyway), so it hasn't become a frustration (yet). It's cool that I can set 2B to an aggressive approach and hang back as she wrecks stuff.

I have to say as well, the music is just fantastic. Simply running around exploring each zone, listening to the different "themes" has been a pleasure.

Probably missed it cause of the whole square east vs west design philosophy.

 

[texhnolyze]

So where can I get black pearls? I'm on route B currently.

 

[Remembrance]

So where can I get black pearls? I'm on route B currently.

There are a few quests that give them. After that you'd need to farm the Flooded City drop spots (plus a chest there that has a couple).

 

[wamberz1]

I saw that there is a way to throw your light sword as 2b, in a way the hits the enemy multiple times, usually in combo videos. Tried it myself and accidentally managed to get it off a few times but I had no idea how. Anyone know what the action is?

 

[Roubjon]

I saw that there is a way to throw your light sword as 2b, in a way the hits the enemy multiple times, usually in combo videos. Tried it myself and accidentally managed to get it off a few times but I had no idea how. Anyone know what the action is?

Hold the light attack button. Do the same with the spear and it will change your life.

 

[OniBaka]

Hold the light attack button. Do the same with the spear and it will change your life.

That's for 9s, for 2b I think you have to place light sword as heavy attack then while dashing hit triangle.

 

[Roubjon]

That's for 9s, for 2b I think you have to place light sword as heavy attack then while dashing hit triangle.

My reading comprehension skills are awful today.

 

[Charlouie Jonesman]

Awesome, thanks for checking!!! Time to finally get back into this game.

You might have figured this out already, but what I didn't know when I made that post, the patch isn't out yet for the western release, so if you don't have the japanese version, you'll still have to wait.

The game breaking patch came out like a week later in the US and Europe, so I figure it'll be the same for this one. Still, at least you know you'll definitly get your fix in the next couple of days.

 

[Robiin]

What's the point of launcher attacks, for example counter or R1+X, when most enemies of the game are firmly stuck to the ground anyway? I just end up hitting nothing in the air...

 

[Vazra]

What's the point of launcher attacks, for example counter or R1+X, when most enemies of the game are firmly stuck to the ground anyway? I just end up hitting nothing in the air...

Depends on the level difference IIRC.

 

[Golnei]

Depends on the level difference IIRC.

I think your weapon might have an effect too, but I don't know whether it's due to raw attack power, type or level.

 

[Szadek]

What a shit ending, nothinh was explained!

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jk it was great, time for Route B

Although, bringing a Moose to the final boss kind of undermined the drama a bit.

 

[RedlineRonin]

I did my part gaf. I bought the OST.

Annnnnnd it's making me want to play all the way through to E another time. It's so good!

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Copied City

in particular is a top ten all time tracks for me.

E: Fwiw I loved every bit of the piano stuff in Advent Children, so that's not a huge surprise.

E2: oh no! None of the unique route B versions are on here =. Was really hoping those were included.

Oh well. Still great.

 

[MarcusB]

Thanks, will try, but I think delaying an update on PS4 is impossible ☺️

By the way, did some research, problem solved. Delete old save game and write over with new game. Haven't managed to get past first part anyway.

 

[Antiwhippy]

I did my part gaf. I bought the OST.

Annnnnnd it's making me want to play all the way through to E another time. It's so good!

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Copied City

in particular is a top ten all time tracks for me.

E: Fwiw I loved every bit of the piano stuff in Advent Children, so that's not a huge surprise.

E2: oh no! None of the unique route B versions are on here =. Was really hoping those were included.

Oh well. Still great.

You mean the hacking tracks? They were in a separate bundle.

 

[RedlineRonin]

You mean the hacking tracks? They were in a separate bundle.

I do mean those.

Is that a separate thing i can buy on iTunes or w/e?

 

[Antiwhippy]

Not that I know of. Seems like it's a physical bonus for JP release.

 

[RedlineRonin]

Not that I know of. Seems like it's a physical bonus for JP release.

This cannot continue......


=(

 

[Gbraga]

That's for 9s, for 2b I think you have to place light sword as heavy attack then while dashing hit triangle.

You can also "plink" Evade ~ Light Attack to just do a quick Round Trip.

 

[ironmang]

Is there a way to quickly scan for quest items on the ground? Only a couple side missions in and it's already getting tedious having to scan the grass for hard to see items that may or may not be relevant to the quests.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Is there a way to quickly scan for quest items on the ground? Only a couple side missions in and it's already getting tedious having to scan the grass for hard to see items that may or may not be relevant to the quests.

Auto collect chip.

 

[ironmang]

Auto collect chip.

Nothing that puts a little dot on my minimap or anything denoting quest items? Assuming that just saves me time from pressing the button to pick up.