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[Zolo]

The sidequests is the area where I feel the game is most improved over the first game. They're all worth doing, absolutely. Very interesting stories attached to each one.

Any as good as collecting 10 pink moonflower seeds?

 

[KO Traveling Hobo]

I always see this gif, I wonder how the guy who made it could make the game look like that.

The game feels a lot more cinematic if you lower the camera speed so that it drifts a bit.

 

[LotusHD]

Yeah, that's ridiculous. The first game is soo good.

At the very least, they know the perfect moments as to when to start the music, if the demo is any indication.

They arent great from a gameplay perspective, but they add alot to the world.

Reminds me of Gravity Rush 2. Good/charming writing and amusing scenarios, but gameplay-wise it's a bit lacking. That's more than fine for me.

 

[Omnistalgic]

Here's a classic:

Oh....

My....

God...

This is sex

 

[Aeana]

Any as good as collecting 10 pink moonflower seeds?

I can only think of one tedious quest. For the most part, they're all very reasonable.

 

[SheHateMe]

This 90 is the best thing ever.

I preordered digitally because I had too many PSN bucks to spend, so I must wait until midnight tonight, but yeah. I'm booting it up minute number one.

I almost want to double dip and get the Steelbook edition from GameUK.

This is beautiful.

My wallet has been dry heaving at all the money I've spent in the past 2 months.

*looks at ME:A, KH 1.5+2.5, and P5*

*pats wallet* It's not over yet.

 

[RyougaSaotome]

Over a week and a half before I dare to jump on the hype train





No need for this any more?

That's great news!

Once you have fast travel it's really never too much of a pain to get where you need to go for the side quests.

And like Aeana said, most of them have really interesting/tragic/great little stories attached to them that flesh out the world in cool ways. I almost never do all the side quests in games like these, but I've only got one left.

 

[Papacheeks]

90 on Metacritic right now. Totally not expecting such high scores. The case for 2017 becoming one of the legendary years for gaming continues to grow stronger.
Shame you can't play most of these releases if you are an exclusively Xbox or Nintendo gamer. Well, at least you can play Zelda, which is probably the best of the bunch on a Nintendo console.

Please just stop.

That's subjective. Depends on what u like.

 

[Brix]

I might go digital for that ps4 theme.

 

[BRSxIgnition]

Oh....

My....

God...

This is sex

There are even better ones in the OT Gif Gallery.

 

[LowParry]

Good to see reviews for the game are hot. Gonna pick this one up for the PC down the line.

 

[ebil]

I usually don't care much, but I'm so happy this game is getting great reviews. It absolutely deserves them, this game is going to be remembered as a classic.

 

[ubercheez]

The OST is the one thing I only dared hope they matched, not topped. I will be seriously awestruck if they've done the latter.

 

[MultiJhonny]

The OST is the one thing I only dared hope they matched, not topped. I will be seriously awestruck if they've done the latter.

imo it's better. Different yet still better

 

[Arkeband]

I dunno if SE is still doing DLC for theatrhythm, but can they please release Automata songs for it!!??

Didn't they release Nier Automata tracks in the last FFXV patch?

 

[Audioboxer]

At the very least, they know the perfect moments as to when to start the music, if the demo is any indication.



Reminds me of Gravity Rush 2. Good/charming writing and amusing scenarios, but gameplay-wise it's a bit lacking. That's more than fine for me.

Hoping there's some sweet "world map riding a boar" song such as this beauty that sticks in your head

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNZmzLzvJo8&index=2&list=PL8DDD2D047A076DC8

That shit needs to get pressed onto a vinyl, pronto. Long overdue.

 

[ethomaz]

Maybe it is just me but 87 to 88 feels a so small difference.

But 89 to 90 looks like a new category... it gives you a way more power to the game.

Is it crazy? 90 to 91 is so-so too.

 

[Sumio Mondo]

Once you have fast travel it's really never too much of a pain to get where you need to go for the side quests.

And like Aeana said, most of them have really interesting/tragic/great little stories attached to them that flesh out the world in cool ways. I almost never do all the side quests in games like these, but I've only got one left.

I feel like the first game had side quests like that too, never really got the hate for them, I mean, sure, some of them were just trolls like the flower side quests or the ones where you have to run from one side of the map to another without getting hit, falling over or rolling but aside from that, they had good storylines behind them all. The Lighthouse Lady side quests and the guy looking for his missing dog were a couple of the highlights that I can recall even now, several years later. They are underrated, imo.

 

[GwyndolinCinder]

Reminds me of Gravity Rush 2. Good/charming writing and amusing scenarios, but gameplay-wise it's a bit lacking. That's more than fine for me.

Haven't played 2, cuz 2017.

But yea they are alot like gravity rush sidequests, the gameplay in them is pretty bog standard, but when just traversing the world is a ton of fun and the stories add alot to the world, overall they are a good deal.

 

[zidanelucis]

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.

Well to be fair, KH2.8 is more a remaster with a KH3 demo than anything, so it makes sense why that didn't kill it out of the park.

Haha this is true. There are far too many good games to play. I don't have time to get through all of them. Just too much. Right now I'm playing Zelda then going straight into NieR. Finished Horizon before Zelda and it was a masterpiece.

 

[VanillaCakeIsBurning]

I usually don't care much, but I'm so happy this game is getting great reviews. It absolutely deserves them, this game is going to be remembered as a classic.

Yeah.

Considering how previous games in the series (counting Drakengard in here too) had a lot of technical/gameplay issues, it's great to see one that gets everything right.

 

[ironcreed]

The 4 weapon types in action by IGN:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv1vPxsGPXk

 

[GwyndolinCinder]

The 4 weapon types in action by IGN:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv1vPxsGPXk

Dont watch this, spoilers c:

 

[LotusHD]

Hoping there's some sweet "world map riding a boar" song such as this beauty that sticks in your head

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNZmzLzvJo8&index=2&list=PL8DDD2D047A076DC8

That shit needs to get pressed onto a vinyl, pronto. Long overdue.

Oooh, I love that song.

Maybe it is just me but 87 to 88 feels a so small difference.

But 89 to 90 looks like a new category... it gives you a way more power to the game.

Is it crazy? 90 to 91 is so-so too.

Nope, that's why we're a lot happier. 89 is amazing, but 90 makes it easier for people to take notice and go and buy this game lol

Then there's the whole aspect of it being a massive improvement of what Taro has put out in the past.

Haven't played 2, cuz 2017.

But yea they are alot like gravity rush sidequests, the gameplay in them is pretty bog standard, but when just traversing the world is a ton of fun and the stories add alot to the world, overall they are a good deal.

Nice, that'll do just fine then.

 

[PshycoNinja]

I say hand over the next FF to this very exact team.

World Class Arpg gameplay✔

Endearing Characters,great world buildling,unpredictable plot✔

Its exactly this kind of talent that needs to get the funding an FF title gets.

Can you not? For a single thread?

This is a Nier thread.

 

[PackAPunchedMick]

Holy shit a 90?

I need more hours at work......

 

[Sumio Mondo]

imo it's better. Different yet still better

I honestly think they complement each other incredibly well (both the original OST and Automata's) and will have divisive opinions on which is "better" (I love them both equally so far) but yeah, it's definitely soundtrack of the year so far. Heck, soundtrack of the generation so far, like NieR was last generation.

 

[Valkyri von Thanatos]

Well to be fair, KH2.8 is more a remaster with a KH3 demo than anything, so it makes sense why that didn't kill it out of the park.

Haha this is true. There are far too many good games to play. I don't have time to get through all of them. Just too much. Right now I'm playing Zelda then going straight into NieR. Finished Horizon before Zelda and it was a masterpiece.

Great to hear. I'll try to binge as much as possible during my short week of break between classes. Right now I'm forcing myself to work 7 and a half hours of homework everyday, but I'm thinking of reversing the trend on my break, and making damn sure I get 7 and a half hours of gaming everyday once I'm on break.

 

[Inuhanyou]

Pure Taro*

He's the heart of this game make no mistake, Platinum just competently implemented his ideas.

This is the most honest truth.

Yoko Taro is the heart, Platinum are the body. Emi Evans, Nicole and Keiichi Okabe are the.....nervecenter?

 

[LotusHD]

If this doesn't win GAF's best OST or w/e the contest is called, I'll be surprised. The only other super obvious contender I'm aware of is Persona 5.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Maybe it is just me but 87 to 88 feels a so small difference.

But 89 to 90 looks like a new category... it gives you a way more power to the game.

Is it crazy? 90 to 91 is so-so too.

this is the reason consoles launch at $399 rather than $400

 

[ubercheez]

Maybe it is just me but 87 to 88 feels a so small difference.

But 89 to 90 looks like a new category... it gives you a way more power to the game.

Is it crazy? 90 to 91 is so-so too.

Nah, that's how our brains work. It's why stores sell stuff for $9.99 instead of $10.00.

 

[Audioboxer]

Nah, that's how our brains work. It's why stores sell stuff for $9.99 instead of $10.00.

But, if you add up all the $0.01s you have now saved in your lifetime, it's enough to buy a copy of Nier ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

[hydrophilic attack]

I feel like the first game had side quests like that too, never really got the hate for them, I mean, sure, some of them were just trolls like the flower side quests or the ones where you have to run from one side of the map to another without getting hit, falling over or rolling but aside from that, they had good storylines behind them all. The Lighthouse Lady side quests and the guy looking for his missing dog were a couple of the highlights that I can recall even now, several years later. They are underrated, imo.

i loved the one where you were looking for the

Spoiler

serial dater/conman and it eventually turned out to be the guy that the mother of the junkyard boys ran off with

oh and the one with the guy who

Spoiler

murdered his girlfriend

in facade

you're right they were very underrated, though maybe a bit uneven

e: put in spoiler tags for stuff from the first game

 

[Hektor]

If this doesn't win GAF's best OST or w/e the contest is called, I'll be surprised. The only other super obvious contender I'm aware of is Persona 5.

Pyre from the developers of Bastion and Transistor is also supposed to release this year. Tho i don't imagine it'll beat those both heavy lifters.

 

[ricelord]

An 90? will shit i need more money and time.

 

[K.Sabot]

I think I'd rather have another Yoko Taro game than them putting manpower and effort into a NieR remaster.

 

[Gaz_RB]

Here's a classic:

HOLY FUCK

 

[Principate]

Wonder if this will mark the start of Square using platinum for their various other projects, they've certainly proven their worth and expertise.

 

[BRSxIgnition]

HOLY FUCK

I like to think this is a pretty damn good one too:

 

[ironcreed]

If this doesn't win GAF's best OST or w/e the contest is called, I'll be surprised. The only other super obvious contender I'm aware of is Persona 5.

Talk about nailing it.

Blissful Death:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNJ6LO1QIyk

Possessed by a Disease:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPXuopwIdBo

Bipolar Nightmare:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQuHwqMcN8w

 

[Audioboxer]

I think I'd rather have another Yoko Taro game than them putting manpower and effort into a NieR remaster.

Another studio can just upres and port it to 60FPS tbh.

 

[BigAl1992]

Just came in to say damn, that's a very impressive score on Metacritic. I was debating it in my mind, but after seeing some of the gameplay and the high scores it's being getting, I'm definitely going to get it on Friday. Just have to wait another four days before it's out over here.

 

[Hektor]

Wonder if this will mark the start of Square using platinum for their various other projects, they've certainly proven their worth and expertise.

If Automata sells well i can't see a world where this isn't happening.
Platinum really could need it and Square doesn't stand to lose much.

 

[LotusHD]

HOLY FUCK

Talk about nailing it.

Blissful Death:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNJ6LO1QIyk

Possessed by a Disease:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPXuopwIdBo

Bipolar Nightmare:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQuHwqMcN8w

Trying not to spoil them for me, but what I've heard so far is AMAZING lol

 

[LordKano]

Why is there a slight blue tone to the explosion, for like a micro second ? It bothers me way too much for what it is.

Alright now just call it Bayonetta 3, because that's what it is.

 

[Imp the Dimp]

Maybe it is just me but 87 to 88 feels a so small difference.

But 89 to 90 looks like a new category... it gives you a way more power to the game.

Is it crazy? 90 to 91 is so-so too.

It's completely meaningless

 

[SaniOYOYOY]

The OST is the one thing I only dared hope they matched, not topped. I will be seriously awestruck if they've done the latter.

for me on average automata is better, tho kaine salvation remains at the top......for now

 

[Principate]

If Automata sells well i can't see a world where this isn't happening.
Platinum really could need it and Square doesn't stand to lose much.

Honestly I feel like square would benefit the most from that arrangement. They have an awfully inefficient turn around on their games for fairly mediocre results. A studio like Platinum could cut down budgets and time and simultaneously increase the quality. e.g if platinum was given versus we'd be on vs 17 by now and vs 13 have had a higher mectacritic score than 82 (or whatever it ended up at).

 

[Tubie]

90 MC with almost 40 reviews holy shit.

Was not expecting this at all, and I actually liked the demo.

I guess I'm getting this as soon as I finish Horizon.

My 2016 backlog may rest in peace cause with Mass Effect and Persona 5 in the near future, I have no idea when I will have time to deal with it.