It's depressing to see people instantly assume the worst when they hear "LOL OMG 5 PLAYTHROUGHS" and never stop to do any more research.
Because an ending implies just that - an ending. The end of the first route is not a satisfying conclusion because it's not meant to be. It's set up for the next act(s). When people hear there's five endings they'll think of how other RPGs handle it.
Not as bad, but still bad.
I'd rather watch the multiple endings on Youtube, that's what I'm doing right now. I refuse to play through the game a second time, I only game on weekends and I have at least another ten PS4 games sitting on my shelve.
And yeah, to add to that, I'm not really a big fan of Nier Automata. The last moments were awesome, but overall it was pretty boring. The combat system is too dull and uninspiring for me.
Why would they? Since when do you hear you have to do multiple playthroughs and not assume you'd, you know, play everything over again like in 99.999999999999% of games.
OP listened and OP didn't care because they didn't like Nier all that much anyway, have very limited time to play games and has a huge backlog.At some point people could go out of their way to inform themselfs, especialy before rantng about it. There's literally even a message at the end of the game explaining it to you.
I don't blame people for being confused for something very unorthodox, however i will blame people who don't even want to inform themselfs, especially when they like OP refuse to listen to the explanations others have given ITT
Why would they? Since when do you hear you have to do multiple playthroughs and not assume you'd, you know, play everything over again like in 99.999999999999% of games.
Nite is weird as fuck and over complicated on purpose but that's why it's so good but it's also why a lot of people are going to be confused about it.
Seriously, look into it, but don't blame your lack of knowledge on a plastic disc "not respecting your time."
By the way guys, it seems OP made up his mind days ago.
Just watch the other four endings on Youtube.
I just finished Nier Automata (Ending A) and apparently, I now have to play through the same game another 4 times to fully understand the story and experience the game?
Whose idea was that? I'm currently on my second playthrough but the repetition is boring me to death. And it's just the SECOND of FIVE playthroughs.
I'm sorry but I have other games to play.
Young adults are the target audience for Nier Automata, and as one of them, I certainly don't have time to play through the same game over and over again just to watch a bunch of extra scenes leading to different endings. The gameplay, the quests... the core of the game is the same no matter how many cosmestic changes you add to each play through.
And with all the praise the game got, especially here on GAF, I'm thinking that we are ok with developers hiding the real story behind multiple playthroughs?
Please tell me we are not.
At least you made it through once. That game bored the shit out me.
Keep hearing complaints about the gameplay in recent threads. Though it was supposed to be Platinum brilliance?
It takes place after routes A and B and has a unique story, so in the context of a conversation about "replaying the same game five times," nobody is being disingenuous.People saying Route C is "completely different" are being pretty disengenuous about what that playthrough is actually like. You're not going to like it, OP.
OP listened and OP didn't care because they didn't like Nier all that much anyway, have very limited time to play games and has a huge backlog.
You can't force people to play Nier.
It's just filtering unworthy people
Why people hate route B?
it was very good,at least for me,also it's almost %30 shorter then route A.
And? If he didn't enjoy most of Route A, he's completely entitled to his opinion that the game is not good. What must he do to have a valid opinion of a video game, for you?
He made this thread seeking guidance whether the rest was worth it, given his previous experience, which was mostly bad.
To...talk about it? Isn't this the point of forums?If OP didn't like Nier to begin with, why would he even make such a thread.
I'm not forcing anybody to play anything
I'm not saying his opinion isn't valid. He's got a right to enjoy what he wants based on his preferences.
It's just that -- especially given that he's peaced out of his own thread at this point -- it seems like he started this discussion primarily for the sake of posturing.
And with all the praise the game got, especially here on GAF, I'm thinking that we are ok with developers hiding the real story behind multiple playthroughs?
Please tell me we are not.
To...talk about it? Isn't this the point of forums?
The combat system is basically a flashier version of Nier's combat. It looks nice but there's not all that much depth to the mechanics at the end of the day.
Your third playthrough is apparently completely different. Don't quote me on this because I stopped after acquiring ending B, mostly because of bugs and poor gameplay.
He didn't though
I'll give you that he probably should've put this in the OT. and not make a new thread. But I mean, when I hit where OP was at and noped out, I felt like communicating my frustration, too.
To...talk about it? Isn't this the point of forums?
What did I miss? OP said that he's on the second playthrough which means he's beaten the game once.
I believe the argument here is that you aren't on your second playthrough until you actually finish routes A-E and start over. Finishing route A does not complete a playthrough of Nier Automata.What did I miss? OP said that he's on the second playthrough which means he's beaten the game once.
OP listened and OP didn't care because they didn't like Nier all that much anyway, have very limited time to play games and has a huge backlog.
You can't force people to play Nier.
He made this thread seeking guidance whether the rest was worth it, given his previous experience, which was mostly bad.