hydrophilic attack
Member
yeah the graphics are so much worse
anyone should be able to see that the game is objectively worse when it has worse graphics
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NieR: Automata Review Thread
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yeah the graphics are so much worse
anyone should be able to see that the game is objectively worse when it has worse graphics
PlayALLtheGames
Banned
This looks great. The only RPG I've ever purchased for PC was...FF7 on Steam.
Any chance of a PC demo first?
Any chance of a PC demo first?
darkwing-buck
Member
They fucking did it guys.
The promise land.
Wowzors, indeed.
hydrophilic attack
Member
there is a demo (or was at least)
oh, you mean on pc? the demo i was thinking of was on ps4
still, the game will be great, no need for a demo imo
THere's literally only one way, play the PS3 or 360 version, which both are pretty much the same
ShadowSoldier89
Member
fell is a strong word
Impulsor
Member
Ehehehehehehe.
roughly ~40 Hours, your mileage may vary of course
CorgiSmiles
Banned
The avg seems to be around 40-45 hours with subquests too.
It took me 36 hours to get the significant endings and do 90% (exact percentage based on # done/# in game) of the sidequests.
Nameless
Member
Seriously who gives a shit? This obsession with Metacritic scores is going too far when it's not even enough that games review well, but they also need to score higher than anything released in the same vicinity. The least you can do is wait until the number of reviews is closer if it means that much to you.
SpeedySwaf
Member
IIRC, there are
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Valkyri von Thanatos
Member
Well, I mean, I don't know. It seemed like KH 2.8 was a bit of a let down for people. But I agree regardless. If I play all these great games and have a blast like all of the reviews suggest I will, I'm definitely likely to consider it my favorite year in gaming so far.
Someone made a joke in the new Persona 5 trailer thread that the one problem with 2017's games is that they may be too good. Obviously that's not ever an actual problem, but it is true that at least for me, I won't be able to play all of the excellent games for a long time. Even though I'm hyped for nearly everything, I've barely gotten 1/3 into my first game this year, Yakuza 0, and I don't really expect to finish Automata until Summer.
If you do just the story I'd say between 20-30 hours. Double that if you want to see everything.
Every time I turn on my PS4 I have to sit there and listen to Rays of Light, as it accompanies the free theme.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW_zO1ox8XE
So beautiful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW_zO1ox8XE
So beautiful.
DemiFiendRSA
Neo Member
Pure Taro*
He's the heart of this game make no mistake, Platinum just competently implemented his ideas.
PshycoNinja
Member
I hope they let me buy this theme later. I bought the HK version which has its own themes, but I want this music playing instead on my PS4.
I know you're joking but NieR is actually very accomplished visually.
Buttery smooth 60 fps ,and insanely intricate animations are all part of the visual package.
hans_castorp
Member
Congratulations, you did it. Now we won't see another Nier/Drakengard game
When Yoko Taro sees the score he is gonna drink himself to death, and destroy his liver on the way.
When Yoko Taro sees the score he is gonna drink himself to death, and destroy his liver on the way.
I listed the US price (which is 24), I'm in Canada, getting it for less than $33 CAD after taxes (normal price would be $90 CAD after taxes here).
Amazon has E3 preorder deals which used to be 30% off in 2015 when this game got announced first. I pre-ordered it and Horizon back then. They had the game up for $71.99 (now regular prices for games are 79.99 + tax).
Then the following December they had another 30% off deal. There were only like 2 new games that had been announced since E3 that I was interested in ordering, and I didn't want multiple orders to sort through, so I asked Amazon CSR to combine the orders. I would later learn that a system glitch cause the 30% off from the E3 deal, and 30% off from the December deal to stack for every single unshipped game in the order.
And I've been effectively getting 60% off (from the lowest list price) on games that were part of that order since then.
2 copies of For Honor (60% of 49.99) were also part of the order that made me a decent profit while also giving the buyers a way to get a new copy on launch day a decent amount cheaper than retail. Same thing I'm doing for GR Wildlands tomorrow.
After that all I have is FF7 Remake and Sea Of Thieves left as part of that order.
FinaruDensetsu
Member
Too many highly rated games. Zelda is already on the backlog because there's just too much to play.
I am sure you have seen it, but this is what it looks like:
And the song plays, of course.
hydrophilic attack
Member
yoko taro will probably refuse to make another game just to troll us
Risk Breaker
Member
Nah. I make games for a living and I don't think anything is "horrifically badly" in Nier.
Sure, the graphics are average (although art style is good) and the combat could be quite a bit better (just z-targetting would already make it a lot better) and it's already, imo, better than Assassin's Creed's combat for example.
It's much better than, say, Deadly Premonition, which is still a very entertaining game with great characters and story but really shifty technical/gameplay parts.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
That's putting down platinum's contribution. The vast majority of studios wouldn't have achieved this pair's up with Taro let alone with the budget given. This is however Platinum's 3rd game with universal acclaim.
The polish platinum gives to games cannot be understated.
This is as much Platinum's win as Taro's.
Sumio Mondo
Member
SaniOYOYOY
Member
been repeating at least 6-7 song from nier automata this past week. help
The gameplay was nothing to write home about, but calling it atrocious seems like some serious hyperbole. I found it perfectly serviceable. I'm curious where you felt like it broke down.
SkylineRKR
Member
First Nier had great music and VA, great story... very original settings... it ran circles around FFXIII but was held back by a low budget and little to no promotion. I liked it back in the day, bought it at launch. Graphics were kind of shocking at first, but thats something I can get used to (I also play PS1 games still).
Its gameplay could be more engaging, which is what we have here now.
Its gameplay could be more engaging, which is what we have here now.
Wish we could change the theme song to a song of our choosing. Blissful Death is the best.
freeofgreed
Member
Anyone have any pics (not screenshots) of the reversible cover?
How are the sidequests? Worth doing or mostly bad lie the first game?
How are the sidequests? Worth doing or mostly bad lie the first game?
I am sure you have seen it, but this is what it looks like:
And the song plays, of course.
Love this art so much. It's been my background since the game's announcement.
And now it's heeeeeeeere omg~