BRSxIgnition
Member
So long as you download the updates (up to 1.04 now) you should be fine, but I'd wait if possible regardless.
No, no, and no. (You asked two questions, but its best if you find out the answers by playing the game)
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NieR: Automata |OT| "I wouldn't expect too much from this game if I were you."
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So long as you download the updates (up to 1.04 now) you should be fine, but I'd wait if possible regardless.
No, no, and no. (You asked two questions, but its best if you find out the answers by playing the game)
StrikeFirst117
Banned
Just been to the
This game just keeps getting better and better.
theme park and the music that kicked in immediately is so good, also the boss fight afterwards is fantastic and the hacking mini game confused me when it suddenly appeared in the fight.
This game just keeps getting better and better.
http://www.theouterhaven.net/2017/02/nier-automata-ps4-review/
4.5/5
EDIT: http://www.dualshockers.com/2017/02...s-dream-team-delivers-uniquely-charming-jrpg/
9.0
4.5/5
Still waiting on the big publications lol
EDIT: http://www.dualshockers.com/2017/02...s-dream-team-delivers-uniquely-charming-jrpg/
9.0
BRSxIgnition
Member
Temptation... to make... review thread... rising...
(But seriously, so far the game is sitting at a 90-91% on Open Critic. It's bound to go down as more reviews come in, but I'd like to think it's a good sign.)
Maybe wait for the score to show up first? If the popular publications aren't up by then, then yea, maybe you should just go for it.
Absolutely should be this.
BRSxIgnition
Member
Yea the score. Ideally I still think it's best to wait for that stream of reviews, but if you're really impatient, then wait for that score to show up I suppose. That's just my take on it though.
If it wasn't for that gif, I'd say Nioh. Haven't actually payed NieR yet, but it looks damn good. Playing through Bayonetta right now to get me in the mood for some platinum.
First time I heard Weight of the World: "This song is so dumb."
Listening to Weight of the World now: *holding back tears*
Amazing how much my opinion on that song has changed just by hearing it multiple times. Also really interesting how it plays in English if you're on Japanese vocals, and in Japanese if you're on English vocals.
Listening to Weight of the World now: *holding back tears*
Amazing how much my opinion on that song has changed just by hearing it multiple times. Also really interesting how it plays in English if you're on Japanese vocals, and in Japanese if you're on English vocals.
BRSxIgnition
Member
Reviews so far have said that there's no embargo for Japan/Asia versions, but haven't mentioned anything about NA/EU versions.
It's always been the latter for me, J'Nique Nicole has an amazing voice, and I'm a sucker for the percussion/piano combo.
CorgiSmiles
Banned
Does it? I've been trying to figure this out.
It seems like it plays a different version based off which ending you get.
It caught me off guard when I cleared Route B and I heard Japanese
Asking doesn't cost anything, so we'll see.
Getting more excited with every new impression I read.
Nioh looks absolutely right up my alley, loving the Soulsborne games and all, but NieR is very near and dear to my heart. Somehow this game flew under my radar for the longest time up until the last couple of months, and it looks amazing. Nioh can wait, for sure.
Punished_Snake
Member
finished Nioh yesterday and I was a bit disappointed by the end product. I'm thinking about making a thread to talk about it.
It really grows on you, yeah. The multilingual versions of the song along with some of the gameplay elements really showcase how Yoko Taro and Platinum wanted to make a game that could be enjoyed and bring people together worldwide.
It's cool to compare the lyrics to Ashes of Tears too.
Imp the Dimp
Member
How's the difficulty? I heard normal is already pretty hard?
Oh... maybe that's it? I played the first route in Japanese, and the second in English, so it just worked out that it seemed to swap the song's language depending on which I had chosen. If not, then whoops!
Is that how it works? I kind of remember it playing the English version at the end of route A, and the Japanese at the end of route B.
i thought normal was really easy. I'd say play on hard if you want a challenge, altho on hard you get oneshotted by a lot of bosses.
It honestly doesn't have the best balancing.
I mean, since it's PSN credit, I'd get Nioh and then Nier on steam at 40 bucks.
Win win
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Also don't expect this game to be anywhere near bayonetta. Hell even the demo is kind of deceiving . Was disappointed at first but the game had enough of other stuff to make that go away.
Some fights on normal are not "easy" in the least if you don't actually get good chips / upgrades.
Win win
.Also don't expect this game to be anywhere near bayonetta. Hell even the demo is kind of deceiving
. Was disappointed at first but the game had enough of other stuff to make that go away.Some fights on normal are not "easy" in the least if you don't actually get good chips / upgrades.
IMO Normal is just a little too easy and Hard is just a little too hard. Easy mode is very easy and you can make it even easier with items that will let the game play itself.
Yeah this is how it works.
BRSxIgnition
Member
If anything, Normal is a bit too easy, and Hard is very challenging.
Many people seem to be starting on normal to get past the factory stage and its lack of save points, then switching to hard for the challenge.
To give you an idea, a strong hit in Normal will take 25-30% of your health, whereas on Hard, the hardest hits will OHKO you, while others will take 80% of your health. (Making HP+ / DEF+ plug-in chips, and good dodge timing much more valuable)
I'm usually not one for hard modes, but I found the Hard mode in NieR: Automata to be decently challenging while not outright unfair, rewarding, while not overly punishing.
Sangetsu-II
Member
Is anybody gonna do the Nier Automata review thread or is it to late because of this OT?
Reviews are popping up on metacritic
http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/nier-automata
Reviews are popping up on metacritic
http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/nier-automata
BRSxIgnition
Member
I'll be doing it as soon as the Metacritic score is up. Open Critic currently has the game at 91%.
lord_of_flood
Member
Normal is fine, though it does become easier as you progress through the game due to the chips you can get. However, there's a huge gulf between it and Hard, where you'll constantly get 2HKO'd, or even 1HKO'd, by pretty much anything. Hard and Very Hard are some grade-A BS at times, so you'll want to stay on Normal to retain your sanity. Heck, I think the game even tells you that Normal is, to paraphrase, "probably the most enjoyable difficulty".
ShadowSoldier89
Member
This review desperately needs proofread.
MultiJhonny
Banned
ive been streaming it on youtube. Other than that I haven't seen it anywhere yet.
Dunno about this. I'm finding hard to be a cakewalk (granted I'm like ~10 levels ahead of the enemies I'm fighting at all times somehow).
Also, just got done with C... Honestly thought it was pretty bad :/
9S's mental state was abysmally handled - just way too over-emotional, way too fast in response to unrelated shit.
CorgiSmiles
Banned
I think thats right, and route C/D were foreign.
While Route E had a melody of all 3. So beautiful ;-;
Kain-Nosgoth
Member
same here, i found it way too simple for a keiichi okabe composition, i don't know how to say it... maybe too commercial, the kind of thing you can hear everywhere (plus i don't really like j'nique nicole)
but then the final version of this song in
ENDING E
UNdertale... and then i learned that yoko taro played the game, can't be a coincidence
You can offset the difficulty in Hard by stacking HP or defense chips.
was obviously responding to both of them
I'm just saying, I occasionally keep seeing this implication that the game's combat is some massive disappointment compared to stuff like Bayonetta, that every person that's potentially interested in this is some Platinum fan that needs to have their expectations in check.
Meanwhile I'm like, damn, the majority of the time I don't think it's that deep unless they explicitly asked otherwise.
BRSxIgnition
Member
This is exactly what I did - I honestly find it perfectly balanced with a good Melee/Ranged DEF+ chip installed.
It's why those chips are there in the first place, I'd say. (They don't see much use in Normal)
I'm not a pro on character action games, so I've been playing it on normal. That said, I've only died twice so far, and the first time was because I picked a fight with a moose when I was level 5 haha.
Hard sounds pretty unfun though. Any one shot deal is not something I'd want to play. I am still having a blast on normal mode.
Hard sounds pretty unfun though. Any one shot deal is not something I'd want to play. I am still having a blast on normal mode.
I don't think it's the chip systems purpose to make you able to survive a single hit on hard by stacking a bunch of defense single mindedly, sure it's a way to circumvent that, but not exactly a satisfying one, especially when that mean you miss out on the actually fun chips like witch time and shockwave and such.
I generally think hard shouldn't have one hit you with most boss attacks (unless you're underleveld of course) when there's also a dedicated one-shot mode in the game, it makes the ladder half pointless.
To be fair the demo and early marketing was hiding a lot of the rpg/open world stuff until recently so some might get the wrong idea on the game. This is it's own thing which is fine and quite good but nothing wrong with the warning imo.
BRSxIgnition
Member
Honestly, the only one-hit-kills I've experienced in the game came from me taking on more than I could chew. (i.e: Facing the Opera Boss @ level 9, Taking on a Level 30 enemy at level 24, etc.)
Outside of that, I can't help but feel like the hits doing 80% adds a sense of urgency to every dodge, and impact to every hit taken. I never felt the need to equip many support/attack chips past the shockwave, auto-use-item, and drop-rate chips, so I had the room available to equip good DEF/HP chips.
Considering the tone of most of the preview coverage and the effort SE seems to have put in to promote it, I bet it does better than people anticipate.
I increasingly hope so, because this game has everything i like the best in gaming rolled into one. Great storyline, excellent music, fine gameplay and a world under mystique backed up by a tremendous lore
Plus i just want to see a Yoko Taro game super succeed for once xD
Dual Shockers should be added to the count right?
I think now that others have replied that I'm wrong. Sounds like it's just set to play in English in A and Japanese in B no matter what. I just happened to play A in Japanese and B in English so though it was the opposite of what you set voice-wise.
Yea DS counts.
11 out of 10. I consider it on the same level. But my opinion is just one
I really REALLY love Nicole's contribution to the soundtrack, her backstory in itself is pretty interesting to come together for this soundtrack