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Project EVE
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Finally Photo Mode!! Should have been included at launch but the wait was worth it!
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Wait, does it specifically say DLC? Because... I'd pay 1000$ for a full Nier x Stellar Blade game
DeltaPolarBear
Member
Yoko Taro basically made EVERY crossover, canon to Nier Automata. Yes, that means all the fighting games, all the FFXIV and now Stellar Blade all are canon to Nier Automata. This is only possible because he gets personally involved with every project and doesn't let anyone else write them.
Project EVE
Member
Wait, is the Nier DLC free or paid?
And the photo mode lets you choose any angle and zoom in, right? Also frame skip photo mode it is right? More details please.
And the photo mode lets you choose any angle and zoom in, right? Also frame skip photo mode it is right? More details please.
MikeM
Member
Just wait for the PC modsMeh tired of seeing those Nier characters in every game.
I was hoping for this outfit better.
Revolutionary
Member
It's pretty easy for ANY gacha game to get the Nier license because Square Enix is desperate for money lolKinda expected this. Nikke (another Shift Up game) already have Nier Automata collaboration before. Pretty easy to get the license again lol
She's been in at least 10 games by now, not even exaggerating
NanaMiku
Member
Even Nier is actually a spinoff of Drakengard lol
Nelly_Nel_7.1.3
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Halo is Back
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chokotoureiki
Member
Where ever 2B goes, I will follow.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Photo Mode + Nier Automata DLC + PS5 Pro upgrade
Hawk The Slayer
Member
I'll give them credit this time since a good amount of people are actually hyped for it in the comments there on that thread. For a quick moment I thought it was Neogaf.
It looks more like a reskin of Eve to 2B, same with her floating robot.
Photo mode looks awesome!
Hawk The Slayer
Member
I'll rather have Tifa for Eve than 2B cause she reminds me of Jennifer ConnellyNot only do I want to see Eve/2B wearing that outfit but Tifa wearing Eve/2B’s outfit
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
Member
they finally got the long awaited photo mode
Judge Magister
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EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
lol ITS DA BIG ONE!Two of some of my favorite games together in one game?
I wonder if this is just random DLC or if Square has another Nier planned and this is the start of some marketing push?
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digital_ghost
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I remember shift up saying that Nier Automata was the inspiration for stellar blade. Its probably dlc. Cause full games take a long time to make. But maybe they have been secretly working in this for years and its going to release soon?
2025 is going to be one year to remember with gta 6, borderlands 4, and a boatload of other games releasing 2025.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Yoko Taro is a believer in capitalism so you'll def keep seeing 2B in more and more entertainment media, be it games, anime, etc.
Based on the unanimous positive reaction this Stellar Blade x Nier Automata collab got, plenty of people do in fact care.
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EDMIX
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2025 is going to be packed for sure
Death Stranding 2, Ghost of Yotei, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Monster Hunter and of course GTAVI will be the historical place marker on that whole year.
We going to be saying shit like "Oh yea, my son was born around 05 GTAVI" (to indicate 5 years post GTAVI) lol
There is a rumor Persona 6 will release next year
digital_ghost
Member
I am looking forward to those games aswell.
Lol yeah using gta release time-line to describe our kids birth lol.
2025 might rival 2007, which included halo 3, half life 2 ep 2, mw4, bioshock, etc.
I hope i can get into persona 6. Had a hard time getting into p5. Also bioshock creators game Judas coming next year i think. It looks sweet.
And if we got a new 3d mario for switch 2. Its a wrap lol
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Ridicululzz
Member
Yes! Next year is gonna be great. Really hoping that Persona 6 rumor is true as well. I finished Reload a couple months ago, and it just got me even more hyped to see what sort of story/changes we'll get for 6.
FeralEcho
Member
That's still the best any other character has looked in 2B's outfit. It's perfect.Second Sony game to feature a NieR: Automata collaboration.
Orangee
Neo Member
Yoko Taro is a believer in capitalism so you'll def keep seeing 2B in more and more entertainment media, be it games, anime, etc.
Based on the unanimous positive reaction this Stellar Blade x Nier Automata collab got, plenty of people do in fact care.
I know the man very well at this point lol
Everyone knew it was coming the day they posted a selfie together on twitter.
I really just want something new. Imagine being at a point, where you are even given inside info earlier and you still arent excited because you realize that nothing exciting is coming.
skit_data
Member
It's kinda funny because I started playing Nier Automata because of Stellar Blade. I bought Automata several years ago but never got around to playing it for some reason but after Stellar Blade I was itching for
I wasn't really expecting Nier Automata to completely blow me away in the way it did, it's a damn masterpiece that in many ways transcend the medium (I've written several posts here lately gushing over it).
Stellar Blade isn't on the same level as Nier Automata, but it is a solid game IMO. They aren't really similar gameplay wise and while some of the music, story elements and themes echoes Automata it's different enough to justify it's own existence IMO.
Anyway, Stellar Blade played a pretty critical role for me personally in "rediscovering" Automata and Replicant, I could see others might do the same in the upcoming years. That in of itself could be considered a pretty big net positive for fans of the Nier games.
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Nickolaidas
Member
The fact that Harada has yet to put her in Tekken 8 is mindboggling.Just wait for the PC mods
Orangee
Neo Member
Yeah probably. I am only salty because I spend 70$ on stellar blade lmaooo
And the best part of the game was the demo. Everything was just so stiff, soulless, and uncreative. All the voice actors talked like they were forced to work on this and didnt put any effort at all.
I feel like nobody would really care for SB, If not for Eve, but what do I know lol
But If the game got some people into nier then that's pretty cool. I probably would have liked SB more if I didnt know how much they just straight up unhonorably ripped off lol
MasterDerico
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digital_ghost
Member
Playstations Youtube video says its just dlc. Though its been a few years since Automata
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skit_data
Member
They (or Kim Hyung Tae more specifically) are at least wearing their inspiration on their sleeve, which makes it sort of ok to me. If they pretended otherwise it would be a different matter though.
I gotta say it's a bit wierd to see Yoko Taro praising Stellar Blade and even saying it's better than Automata.
That's like... what? How? Is that some sort of smooth humble brag/veiled threat in japanese culture or something? xD
Kupfer
Member
Do we know if this will be some new mini campaign / singleplayer stuff?
Or just some skins?
Or just some skins?
Hope they'll crash Gravity Rushs' world with the next update ...
Angry_Megalodon
Member
The gameplay / combat is infinitely better than Automata
The bosses are much better too.
Technically it also is. Nier looks like a PS3 game at best.
This is objective and can't be argued.
Nier / Automata are the creations of a genius and that gives them the edge. Any other creator or writer would never make something like that and Stellar Blade would be the better game. Calling Stellar Blade "soulless" just because it's not written as Nier is fucking stupid.
YourMomsFriendlyNeighbor
Neo Member
I hope it's content and not a simple skin change
skit_data
Member
Yeah, I agree with most of those points and I also think Stellar Blade can stand proud on its own as a game. They do differ quite a lot in the moment to moment gameplay which affects both the look and feel.
Automata isn't as good looking on a technical level, but because the art direction is so strong it at times manages to leave you in awe despite some components not holding up on a closer inspection. It's less a depiction of a realistic world and more like someone trying to recreate a painting of a landscape in 3D and that painting is fucking awesome, if that makes sense.
I personally really like the combat in Automata, in that aspect they're so different that its hard to compare because its a bit of old vs new God of War combat scenario. One is fast, and responsive with tons of enemies , the other one is heavy, impactful and more on an eye to eye level.
Thinking about it, it would be cool to see what an eqivalent amount of Playstation resources thrown at Stellar Blade would result in if they were thrown towards a new Nier game. That'd probably result in something truly spectacular both art and tech wise. I have a feeling Square Enix could do it looking at the FF7 remakes but part of me thinks that too might be mostly Playstation footing the bill.
Angry_Megalodon
Member
In fact, this was one of Yoko Taro's complaints in that interview, he told Kim how lucky he was to have that kind of funding. It's very clear that the lack of resources compromised Yoko Taro's vision. In the original Nier he would have made more changes in the alternate routes so they don't get too repetitive.
The artistic direction in Automata is great (the use of color is purposeful) but the enemy lack of variety and bad textures get often in the way. I prefer the bosses and locations from the first Nier. With current-gen graphics, they would be incredible. If Square Enix keeps messing up I wouldn't be too surprised if Yoko Taro worked in tandem with Shift Up for some joint project, as he did with Platinum. Shift Up can invest 50-60M easily.
CosmicComet
Member
This was inevitable.
Good on Yoko Taro for doing this.
Good on Yoko Taro for doing this.
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