I dunno about grinding, I never needed to. Feel free to do a sidequest or two if you're that outclassed though.
Yep... Lol, I love how the side quests expand on things lol
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Yep... Lol, I love how the side quests expand on things lol
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Are you taking about
Hegel?
He's kind of a bitch no matter the level lol. But yeah, upgrade chips and stick up on healing items. I'd say just heal spam your way through that fight.
Googling that it makes sense.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Regarding the censor bit, there is an interesting theory
A bit of self-deprecating humour.
that you can actually also just replace it with taro as well to see his views on game developers who just spout their views at you (cough kojima cough) and the groupies who mindlessly follow what he says.
A bit of self-deprecating humour.
capylikesgames
Banned
Wasn't too outbalanced, it was just the boss, really.
Though I spent about thirty minutes in the Forest Kingdom, and I feel it was worth it.
Yeeeah, that one. You're right, heal abuse is one way to go about it. Felt a little cheap, but if the sentiment rings with others, then I'm sure it's fine. Sadly didn't have any more room for chips at that point, but the first thing I did after beating it was buy the chip slots I was missing.
Music question: has anyone seen a solution to the absence of all mixes on the original soundtrack? Nier's music is marvelous, of course, but as people mentioned in the first thread, it's a shame that often, only one version of a particular song is present on the OST. Not having the crazed vocal versions of The Emerging Will boss tracks, or the (superior) vocal-less versions of Memories of the Sandstorm and The Replicated City really hurt it. I guess you can still find them on youtube for the time being, but are there any more lasting compilations people have made? No follow-up on the official goods released thus far, of course.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Yeah that fight sucks lol.
Though you're done with the worst fight of the game.
Remembrance
Member
Alien Manifestation just keeps growing on me - especially when I noticed it's actually the first proper stage music at the very beginning. Amazing use of "endgame" music out of order to greater effect.
And yes, the 3-minute mark makes the whole track.
WrenchNinja
Member
I did a story mission and bunch of side quests got Xed. One of them was something about a save point being attacked. Is that save point going to be broken for the rest of the game, cause that sucks.
Man, route c is a slog.
It sucks this stopped being fun.
Got halfway to my destination while infected, couldn't make it up to where I needed to while constantly being knocked down by enemies in my weakened state and die, and the last place it had let me save was the bunker.
That particular part isn't really supposed to be fun tho.
You should try to avoid the crater in the middle, go left past it
It's just not a good sequence. The game could have the character struggle without taking away most control from me. It reminds me of carrying around an egg in Monster Hunter.
So now I have to get back out of the bunker, do the flight sequence over again, then fight back to where the virus kicks in...and pray I go the right way this time towards the least amount of resistance and frustration.
I shut the game off for the night. I'll get back to it tomorrow.
True.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
I got through that part on my first try, and in 3 goes later for trophies never failed it, even purposefully
Honestly not sure how people mess it up. I went through the crater, fell all the way to the bottom, climbed the ladder, waited at the top of the ladder for
and then made it all the way to the bridge first try. Like there is a lot of room for error.
reaching the bridge just so the counter would reach 100%
quicker for that ending.
quicker for that ending.
Honestly not sure how people mess it up. I went through the crater, fell all the way to the bottom, climbed the ladder, waited at the top of the ladder for
the next stun to wear off before jumping out
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
I think it's pretty easy to just get lost in the
crater.
It's possible to get stuck in the crater if you go directly straight across to try and jump out instead of going around up the slopes, because the stun likes to trigger when you try and double jump. The first time I did this I actually got lucky when an enemy attack knocked me clear out of the crater after being stuck for like a full minute.
Here's a list of recommended ones if you're feeling impatient: http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=235924498&postcount=18814
Thanks. Is there any way to redo quests in route A or is that chance now gone?
Nothing is permanently missable, I'll say that much.
Well uhhh congrats. I was doing well in the game until that point.
broz0rs
Member
It took me a few tries to get to the bridge. It's easy to mess up because at that point in the game you're used to hang gliding everywhere.
For myself, going right of the sewers will get you stuck, center will get you ganged up by machines, and going left around the buildings was the safest.
For myself, going right of the sewers will get you stuck, center will get you ganged up by machines, and going left around the buildings was the safest.
Yeah, I recall people in the other thread saying "I didn't have any trouble," as if that somehow negated the trouble that so many people had. It's the only part of the game I disliked. Hard games are great, and high-concept is great (I would never say any of Nier's daring tracks are pretentious or obnoxious, and I think people who complained about Agro being hard to control in Colossus are crazy), but this one just doesn't fly. Plodding along already accomplishes the narrative aim, without the infuriating falls.
It doesn't negate it, people are just pointing out why they didn't have as much trouble. Anyways, that part is a great example of how it can be difficult to do something that is meant to purposely irritate the player. They're putting you in 2B's shoes,
as everything has just gone to shit. Bunker is gone, and everyone is dead. She's separated from 9S. Additionally, you see her slowly succumb to the virus, seeing her various functions get disabled one by one, to the point where both your screen goes gray, as well as it becoming harder to hear. Realistically, you sense that these are her final moments. I found it quite effective in how it helped to illustrate the pain she was in. I liked that Taro did that. But at the same time, moments like that are admittedly tricky, because as we know, if you are unfortunate enough to get horribly lost, or god forbid die multiple times, it of course takes away from that depressing moment, and maybe even makes you not a give a shit at all. Instead of you feeling for 2B, you instead start to get pissed off that you can't complete that part to begin with.Generally speaking, I don't mind moments where the game does stuff like that to you,but at the same time, there's this unspoken rule that said moment can't last too long or be too difficult, otherwise don't be surprised when players hate it. I felt that the whole virus thing was ultimately a moment that did not last too long, hence why I liked it, but I can admittedly see why it was more difficult for others, thereby tainting their experience as a result.
The band that did a jazz cover of Song of the Ancients recently got around to doing an arrangement of Weight of the World.
https://blog.us.playstation.com/2017/07/11/discover-the-creators-yoko-taros-favorite-ps4-games/
Discover the Creators: Yoko Taros Favorite PS4 Games
Discover the Creators: Yoko Taros Favorite PS4 Games
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Well in the end, Automata was far superior to XV, so it all worked out lmao
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He's a Gravity Rush fan too! I respect that.
I bet he curses prepubescent looking body every day. It also made that side quest about the missing Yorha unit extra creepy, especially since I was playing with 9S when I finished it.
Quick question regarding quests and playthroughs:
Without spoiling anything, I just went through the big battle against
Also, on a related note, how much game do you think I still have left, based on what I just said?
Without spoiling anything, I just went through the big battle against
Adam and rescued 9S. I was postponing some quests, like the Parade Escort or the last fighting-monk-robot, since they were too hard for me (lvl 30 at the moment), but then I saw that they had disappeared. All my quests have disappeared, in fact. I assume that they will come back in the second playthrough, right? Will I keep my level and progression in those quests when I start playing with 9S? Or will I have to do all the previous steps to reach the point where I was at.
Also, on a related note, how much game do you think I still have left, based on what I just said?
Some of them will come up back in the 2nd playthrough. But there are certain quests, basically stuff that only 2B would be doing (Like any Operator 6O related sidequests) won't be available. That said, fear not, as no sidequest is permanently missable.
You will keep your level, progression, chips, pod programs, items, etc. in your upcoming playthroughs.
As for how far you are, you're like 60% done with Route A.
You will keep your level, progression, chips, pod programs, items, etc. in your upcoming playthroughs.
As for how far you are, you're like 60% done with Route A.
It's a hard life out there lol
SunhiLegend
Member
Oh yes, I'm in complete agreement about the sensation they were attempting to invoke and was generally very impressed by it...except for the fact that
you had to make a tricky double-jump across a pit in the interval between the virus shocking you, and if you failed, this wonderful, clever visual storytelling trick was instead drowned out by profound annoyance that takes you out of the very moment they've worked so hard to create. Frustration in the difficulty in walking is daring and wonderful...frustration because you can't advance as the story wants you to was evidence of an actual design error. Not that this has any bearing on Nier being one of my favorite games ever.
petethepanda
Member
It's been really hard for me to sit and write down my thoughts on the game in the couple weeks since beating it, which is a sure sign that I really fucking loved something. Not a feeling I've had more than a handful of times in this medium.
One of the neat things about seeing the reception for this game is how it either leaves people with a loss for words for a bit, or when they eventually write something or do a video for it, the way I've seen people talk about Automata has me all like... Damn, y'all really loved this game huh lmao
Well...It looks like 2B died right now. Decided to go with the streaker 2A to find out more about her story, even though I've grown fond of how 9S's hacking made fights a cakewalk so I could progress faster, especially the bosses.
I can finally show you this: (Route C major spoilers)
lol. Great use of that meme.
Just finished ending A. Kinda out of the blue, to be honest. One moment I was escaping the
, next I was fighting
. I still have a ton of questions!
etc.
Hopefully most of them will be answered in the other routes. If I didn't know that this game has different endings and multiple playthroughs are required to unlock them, I'd be very pissed off
Just noticed something on the Options menu that I don't know if it was there before. What's "
"?
factory
Eve
What was going on with the weird self-destructing religion?
What happened with Pascal and his village?
What were the brothers, exactly?
What's up with A2?
Why did she kill the "king" in the castle?
What's up with the aliens?
Where's Emil?
Why are Devola and Popola in this game?
How can I upgrade my weapons beyond level 3?
Hopefully most of them will be answered in the other routes. If I didn't know that this game has different endings and multiple playthroughs are required to unlock them, I'd be very pissed off
Just noticed something on the Options menu that I don't know if it was there before. What's "
Voice Changer
ShadowSoldier89
Member
Clearly
they needed to become as gods.
Pffft. What's the point of keeping on playing now :/
I just realized that there's some Greek in the OT. Coincidentally, I know enough (Ancient) Greek to be able to understand most of what it says. Mmmmmmmh...
Hmmm, interesting. Route C spoilers
While Pascal's Village is fine while playing as A2, it's completely destroyed by the time 9S wakes up. Hypothesis, in a fit of psychotic madness Pascal razes the village to the ground, laughing in glee as he shoots down the ones who trusted him with their lives. No one was spared, not even the women and children.
So, I started Route B and O-M-G, this thing is amazing. The combat is even more fluid than in Route A! The use of
makes it a lot more tactical, since I try to
. Also, the Spear of the Usurper is a beast. And I'm loving the
that start appearing even in early areas.
The weird stuff is starting to happen, too. And that's great. Route A feels like a prologue now. I can't wait for the revelations to start pouring in... and to finish a few sidequests I left undone in Route A. I'm coming for you, Servo!
hacking
position enemies in a way that the explosion will hit the most of them
golden enemies
The weird stuff is starting to happen, too. And that's great. Route A feels like a prologue now. I can't wait for the revelations to start pouring in... and to finish a few sidequests I left undone in Route A. I'm coming for you, Servo!