I would suggest unlocking fast travel first, so as to not burn yourself out on the sidequests. As for finding them, they are marked as dark red dots on your map.
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NieR: Automata |OT| "I wouldn't expect too much from this game if I were you."
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I would suggest unlocking fast travel first, so as to not burn yourself out on the sidequests. As for finding them, they are marked as dark red dots on your map.
but this camp just gave me two sidequests Lotus. I have to go do them.
I have to dont you see? ;_;
Hmm, perhaps I'll try clearing the game data before I play next...can't really think of anything lol.
Well I mean, I don't particularly care if you do a few sidequests, or all of them, just felt like the best response to give since I see that people (including me) don't like the tedium of going around the map to do these quests before unlocking fast travel.
If it's not a big deal to you, then by all means go for it lol
I've also had a couple of random crashes in 23 hours of playtime, OG PS4 and disc
Make sure you save every time you have a chance
I really highly recommend just playing to the point you get fast travel before doing them, there is a cutoff point but it's after this happens.
I stopped and did a ton of sidequests right before getting fast travel and it was kinda a pain in the ass and part of the reason route A took me like 17 hours. A lot of them make you ping pong all over the place.
Via Purifico
Banned
That's exactly it, I think that's what really drives it home as well as the fact these are robots who are learning what individuality means and feelings.
And god
The forest kingdom backstory is so damn sad makes you more sad and a bit angry at what A2 did.
I think I came around to this tonight myself, yeah.
I know people have an almost Pavlovian instinct to respond to this with "but the combat! The combat!!" and no, it's no Bayo. Probably not Reveangence either. But I think there's more depth to it than people are commonly acknowledging and really, it's just so much more than its combat anyway.
PG now has not only another fantastically composed game on their belt, but one with easily the best-written, most meaningful story in years.
PlatinumGames. The MadWorld guys. The Bayonetta dudes. Best story in years.
No one saw this coming at all.
Lol, I am 17 hours in and only just killed the Flooded City boss. I'm guessing you skipped all the side quests which is a shame because some of them have some brilliant moments.
Oh, I don't know. The *NieR* in the name of the game implied a great story from the beginning. The Yoko Taro fanclub didn't spawn from nothing and it sure as fuck didn't spawn from the actual gameplay elements of Drakengard
darkwing-buck
Member
I'd say this is the best written game in the last two generations. Just amazing considering the fact that story is not part of Platinum's repertoire.
BakedTanooki
Member
Also played on pro / disc version and had 2 crashes during 55 hours of playtime. Both of them happened on my first playthrough.
Game feels great to play and Hard mode is legit. Took me hours and hours to beat the prologue but damn was it ever satisfying to finally do so. I really, really like the spin Platinum put on the dodge mechanic that 2B has - feels much more interesting than Witch-time by comparison.
Agreed. I liked a lot of stories last generation, but nothing like this. Tons of stuff played at big ideas, but Automata actually gets into things and many at that.
Yeah. Because its non-human the issues become more blunt and raw,whereas trying to convery it with humans could be cheesy or overbearing.Though adam and eve worked really well too here.
Yeah,its quite shocking
But then you realize this sorta thing probably happened quite often in the real world.
Everyone who played previous Yoko Taro games did
Because Platinum had nothing to do with the story.Sorry if this has been asked a hundred times before. Regarding side quests, do they eventually disappear when you continue the main story quest? Is there a certain main story quest which triggers side quests disappearing?
I'm conscious of the fact I've poured in quite a few hours in to some of these quests and I would hate for them to disappear!
I'm conscious of the fact I've poured in quite a few hours in to some of these quests and I would hate for them to disappear!
Oh, I don't know. The *NieR* in the name of the game implied a great story from the beginning. The Yoko Taro fanclub didn't spawn from nothing and it sure as fuck didn't spawn from the actual gameplay elements of Drakengard
That's true....there's a reason many of us were excited about Platinum games partnering up with YT, the man has always been a visionary
The way he has elevated Platinum's story telling capability is almost unbelievable. The weird, silly nonsensical throw away 8 to 9 hour campaigns bayonetta, MGSR, Vanquish and other Platinum games get up to in order to give excuse to combat scenarios are nowhere to be found here.
Everyone who played previous Yoko Taro games did
They just made everything around it tolerable and genuinely fun. :b
I'm not saying it's their story, but it is their game. And it's story is incredible. It's a win for them as much as Taro.
I feel like Platinum needed YT more. YT just needed a team that wasn't bottom of the barrel trash tier.
Platinum actually needed a director and story writer and an actual base to give their games meaning and a direction.
I feel like combat for the sake of combat is not something that can hold up especially after so many Platinum outings going over the same type of thing, even if their polish is on point
From my experience playing PG,their games usually lack variety and a sense of progression.
Its usually about a very tight,well made system ,but if it didn't catch your attention there wouldn't be much else to fall back on.
eternalcircle
Member
Save/reload your save. That has always fixed it for me.
If you're cautious about saving the big, save it in the next slot. The game gives you 3.
kqedequalsvolvo
Member
Similar to me - I'm on the second quest after the Flooded City boss and I'm at around the same amount of hours. Some of the sidequests do have lovely moments, though a lot of it is just me being near-ish an area and wanting to tick it off! I'm trying to focus on the main story now as I know I can go back and do side-quests on other play-throughs but it's hard to ignore them.
Talking of Flooded City, I stumbled across a machine protecting
a locked door around the back of one of the fallen tower blocks who self-destructs - nothing to interact with after but I presume something happens later on?
Via Purifico
Banned
Yeah, it was totally unexpected.
I think they both needed each other just based on how much better this turned out than I had already figured it would, but you do have a good point with the boldest. People liked PG (and Clover before that) because they had a varied portfolio; they always surprised people while managing to be very consistent.
But Bayonetta created a certain template that you see in its sequel, in MGR, the Activision ganes, even Vanquish has Witch Time in it and it's a shooter.
And obviously a lot of those constants made it into Automata as well, but now they're pieces of a much bigger whole. It's a shot in the arm they needed, yes.
Thanks, hopefully it spawns next time I load the game, just spent about an hour an half wondering aimlessly before it hit me that the mission is probably bugged, a shame too this was the shop keeper's first mission right at the start of the game, my fucking luck. >_<
The weapon shop guy? With the quest leading you to a slightly larger opening in the middle of the city? Cuz the items you need to pick up for that are on the ground. You don't need to kill anything to get them.
Dreams-Visions
Member
I see. I guess I'm still trying to figure out why even bother leveling more than 1 or 2 weapons at all if they all generally feel the same (outside of the large weapons).
I understand the combat engine isn't exactly Ninja Gaiden Black, but I guess somewhere in my mind I'm hoping that combat will feel different and maybe that differentiation happens at level 4. Maybe not. I suppose if everything kills, it shouldn't really matter, but hell...they put all these weapons in the game so I'd like to think it was because they offer something that justifies their existence other than a cosmetic difference. But maybe that's all it really boils down to.
just did what I assume would be classfied as the first proper quest...
the fuck is going on in this game fam?
anyway are weapons drops/pick ups or do you have to buy them? I only have the quick swords, my heavy attack is some lame kick, I want a big sword :/
the fuck is going on in this game fam?
anyway are weapons drops/pick ups or do you have to buy them? I only have the quick swords, my heavy attack is some lame kick, I want a big sword :/
just did what I assume would be classfied as the first proper quest...
the fuck is going on in this game fam?
anyway are weapons drops/pick ups or do you have to buy them? I only have the quick swords, my heavy attack is some lame kick, I want a big sword :/
Big sword would be where you died during the intro.
You find some from the world and buy others from various shops. Your commander drops you a message very early on, informing that you can pick up your missing shit from the intro mission area, which will include the big white oar you had.just did what I assume would be classfied as the first proper quest...
the fuck is going on in this game fam?
anyway are weapons drops/pick ups or do you have to buy them? I only have the quick swords, my heavy attack is some lame kick, I want a big sword :/
Dreams-Visions
Member
just did what I assume would be classfied as the first proper quest...
the fuck is going on in this game fam?
anyway are weapons drops/pick ups or do you have to buy them? I only have the quick swords, my heavy attack is some lame kick, I want a big sword :/
You can buy stuff at shops.
Some items are only found hiding in the game world.
Others are quest rewards.
But yea, you'll get a wide array of weapons, starting at the main Camp's weapons dealer. That's the good news. The bad news is that weapon variety feels largely cosmetic. All the "small" swords generally feel the same. All the "large" swords generally feel the same. And so on through all the weapon types. They don't start to differentiate until they're max leveled, which takes a long time and even then it's not the biggest sort of differences.
dont I need fast travel to go back there? I just found a spear on my way to the
amusement park
The prologue area is part of the open world. You get to it by climbing one of the partially collapsed highways.
Uh, no. It is very much a part of the open world section directly available to you as soon as you get back to Earth. The broken highway very near your initial landing location leads there and you can get on the highway by jumping on the truck. The area is to the left when you exit the Resistance Camp.
That's not a side mission, it's a main one.
Both the weapon guy and shop guy sidequests are actually main missions, you need to complete them in order to proceed with the story
Oooh ok, didn't even think about that lol
Also, does the level of enemies in sidequests scale? I remember bailing out of a few ones because they were too hard, and if they scale nothing will change :/
Nah, the enemies scale only in some of the flight unit shooter portions.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Everyone who played previous Yoko Taro games did
Hey, just got done listening to your spoilercast, really enjoyed it. This is a special game.
FWIW, I think it would be nice to have a game from him that has no connections to Drakengard and Nier.
kqedequalsvolvo
Member
For sure. I think there's loads of scope for exploration within the shared 'universe' and I really enjoy the fan service and connections to YT's previous games in N:A, but I'd certainly be interested in seeing what he could come up with for an unrelated game. Now that N:A has had a, broadly, really good critical reception and his work is getting the attention it deserves, maybe he'd be more likely to get backing for something now. Considering how well Platinum has done with this game, I'd love to see more Yoko Taro + Platinum collaborations in totally different universes.
I personally hope he continues Drakenier for the foreeable future...there's tons of possibility to different games set in points in the lore and room for even more expansion. Until we get a few more solid answers overall i don't think trying to leave is advisable for those in the dedicated Drakenier community who have stuck through to see what else happens.
Drakengard 3 gave us a lot of answers to certain questions from D1, but Nier A just added even more
I'm about 60% thru route B.
But this side quest i stumbled upon.
I looked at these machines for the longest time as just tin cans, after everything in A and now at the point in B.
But this side quest i stumbled upon.
In the ravine with the robots jumping to their deaths and you killing the ones that survive. damn.
I looked at these machines for the longest time as just tin cans, after everything in A and now at the point in B.
