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[Audioboxer]

How are so many of you playing this early? Is the Japanese copy in English or something?

 

[BRSxIgnition]

So basically finish all side quests asap?

That should be the general rule whenever one is interested in them, but the

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Goliath attack

is scripted to occur during a conversation with

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Pascal

- the same character who you have to talk to after a quest involving

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a member of their village.

TL;DR: The last point in a side quest I was doing was also the trigger of the next story mission, so I got worried after seeing the results of that mission.

How are so many of you playing this early? Is the Japanese copy in English or something?

All copies have the language options listed in the OP. Many here have the JP copy, while most have the HK copy because it's cheaper.

 

[GwyndolinCinder]

So how the hell do I handle the engine blade room.

 

[Slaythe]

1) where do you get the engine blade with no story spoiler if possible

2) how long do the boost you get from player corpse last ?

 

[Audioboxer]

That should be the general rule whenever one is interested in them, but the

Spoiler

Goliath attack

is scripted to occur during a conversation with

Spoiler

Pascal

- the same character who you have to talk to after a quest involving

Spoiler

a member of their village.

TL;DR: The last point in a side quest I was doing was also the trigger of the next story mission, so I got worried after seeing the results of that mission.



All copies have the language options listed in the OP. Many here have the JP copy, while most have the HK copy because it's cheaper.

Cool, cheers. I assumed that but sometimes it's like all European/US copies have ALL languages instead of just a few. It's rare Asian copies do. Although Hong Kong does often have English!

I'll probably still wait for a physical copy.

 

[Wagram]

So is it good folks?

 

[cube001]

Should I sell machine cores? It says on the description that it can be exchanged for money but does it have any other uses?

 

[JayEH]

1) where do you get the engine blade with no story spoiler if possible

2) how long do the boost you get from player corpse last ?

Factory but can't get to the area it's in until later on in the game.

So how the hell do I handle the engine blade room.

What are you having trouble with? I don't remember anything bad there.

 

[Sumio Mondo]

So is it good folks?

Seems so yeah.

 

[BRSxIgnition]

So is it good folks?

Oh yeah.

Should I sell machine cores? It says on the description that it can be exchanged for money but does it have any other uses?

Please let the answer be no. Please let the answer be no. Please let the answer be no. Please let the answer be no. Please let the answer be no. Please let the answer be no. Please let the answer be no.

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Please let the answer be no.

 

[Inuhanyou]

So is it good folks?

def so

 

[TrueHero]

I was a big fan of the first NieR. As long as the game-play is better (which it definitely is from the looks of it) and the story is alright, I'll be a happy camper :^)

 

[Hektor]

Should I sell machine cores? It says on the description that it can be exchanged for money but does it have any other uses?

Yes/No

So is it good folks?

Yes. Different to OG NieR tho, but that was expected.

 

[cube001]

Oh yeah.



Please let the answer be no. Please let the answer be no. Please let the answer be no. Please let the answer be no. Please let the answer be no. Please let the answer be no. Please let the answer be no.

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Please let the answer be no.

I have 6 of these so far and it's very tempting to sell them all out since I'm in need for extra cash and 60K would help a lot .... I sure hope that the answer is no as well lol

How many you sold though?

 

[LotusHD]

So is it good folks?

Played yourself.

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Should've asked if it was great. ;D

 

[BRSxIgnition]

Yes/No

Oh thank god.

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I still feel bad for killing the Tank though.

How many you sold though?

I've sold 3, it's how I made room for all the plug-in chips I'm using.

 

[cube001]

Yes/No



Yes. Different to OG NieR tho, but that was expected.

Thank you, Cha-Ching!

 

[Neoleo2143]

So is it good folks?

It's probably the best game Yoko Taro's ever worked on so I guess. Route B might be a bit boring for some, but there seems to be a lot of high quality content in the game, from cool presentation moments to unique game mechanics to other creative scenarios and it ends really well too.

Down the road, I think it'll be looked on as one of the best Square Enix games period.

 

[RyougaSaotome]

For anybody interested, gonna be streaming some more Automata in about ten minutes (7 pm Eastern). Still haven't hit ending A. twitch.tv/elliotryo

 

[SaniOYOYOY]

So is it good folks?

completely left a strong impression

 

[GwyndolinCinder]

Factory but can't get to the area it's in until later on in the game.



What are you having trouble with? I don't remember anything bad there.

The room spawns with

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LoADsssss of bombers , they one shot you on hard.

Anyway my game just crashed on what I assume is boss of that area c:

 

[pharmboy044]

So that infamous gif of B2 walking is going around. How much of that is in this and will it affect the score?

 

[LotusHD]

So that infamous gif of B2 walking is going around. How much of that is in this and will it affect the score?

Hm?

 

[Experimenter]

Man it's frustrating having to restart from the beginning after dying.

 

[N° 2048]

So that infamous gif of B2 walking is going around. How much of that is in this and will it affect the score?

The

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self-destruct

thing?

 

[Slaythe]

Man it's frustrating having to restart from the beginning after dying.

It's only for the first part of the game.

They get generous later on.

 

[Experimenter]

It's only for the first part of the game.

They get generous later on.

The main problem is that I suck against the wide attack of the first gigantic saw.

 

[pezzie]

Spam R2 when the attacks come if you're having trouble with timing, then whack away when it slows down.

Or just drop the game to easy til after the intro is done and you can save.

 

[Hektor]

Hm?

He's probably talking about this gif from fellow Gaffer Raven777
https://twitter.com/xenosaga7/status/835092213302345728

 

[Jiraiza]

Damn, if you pay attention, you end up seeing stuff like this.

 

[LotusHD]

He's probably talking about this gif from fellow Gaffer Raven777
https://twitter.com/xenosaga7/status/835092213302345728

Oh that lol

 

[KO Traveling Hobo]

Pro-tip: a machine core seems to consistently drop after failing the

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Parade

quest near the Camp. I didn't get it down to a science, so I don't know if it's actually a drop or a consolation prize or what, but I got like four of them in my struggles to complete that

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hilarious

bastard of a quest.

 

[Kain-Nosgoth]

will there be a chip that let you see treasure on the map? There's so much locked treasure that i found, they're all hidden everywhere, it will be tiring to search for them all again in every area once i can unlock them!

still didn't beat the game, 60% of sidequest done, 19h of gameplay

 

[mcmmaster]

Shit me, the

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first

boss fight against

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Adam and Eve

was pretty hype. The music playing couldn't have made that encounter any more intense.

 

[Slaythe]

The main problem is that I suck against the wide attack of the first gigantic saw.

Put Evade on L1 , and POD on R2 .

That should simplify the game for you because you can dodge at any time now without developing a "death grip" with your hand.

You can spam the dodge ability to avoid that saw.

You can also put the game on easy at first to get familiar with the game, pass the first boss then set it back to normal.

 

[Jiraiza]

Think I'm nearing the end of my second playthrough, but damn those are some bomb drops.

 

[Kain-Nosgoth]

when i read people here already at their second or third playthrough... do you not do the sidequest at all? Or did you did them all, but the second playthrough is very fast to complete?

 

[Jiraiza]

when i read people here already at their second or third playthrough... do you not do the sidequest at all? Or did you did them all, but the second playthrough is very fast to complete?

I didn't do many sidequests on my first playthrough, so I did most of what was available in the second one. I have 40 hours logged so far.

 

[BRSxIgnition]

Just got

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Pod C, but never found Pod B -

is it part of a quest, or?

 

[Oresama]

6 hours in, and I... don't think this is a very good game...

Combat is initially fun, but way too limited. It doesn't even feel like an action RPG, it feels like a shallow, depth lacking hack and slash. A poor imitation of Platinum Games better works.

Enemies are not varied enough. Most of them are really similar, visually and mechanically.

World traversal is a bit of a drag, world itself is overall empty and soulless. I get why, but then why is this an open world game in the first place?

Performance isn't good, which is weird since the game doesn't look taxing at all.

Story is very spare, at least in the first playthrough.

Side quests, while some of them contains good writing, are all backtracking based fetch quests.

Music is phenomenal.

Everyone seems to love it her so I hope it gets better for me, but replaying the portion I played for B ending is already a huge turn off.

Yes, after watching a few streamers for hours I got similar impressions.

I'm not a fan or follower of the series, was just looking for a good game and this initially looked promising.

I'll grab it down the road when it sells at a deep discount.

 

[Experimenter]

Put Evade on L1 , and POD on R2 .

That should simplify the game for you because you can dodge at any time now without developing a "death grip" with your hand.

You can spam the dodge ability to avoid that saw.

You can also put the game on easy at first to get familiar with the game, pass the first boss then set it back to normal.

Thanks! Had no idea you can customize the controls.

 

[TissueBox]

Still can't find any stretched coil wtf.

EDIT: Nvm found it. How'd I miss this earlier, smh.

 

[LotusHD]

Thanks! Had no idea you can customize the controls.

Oh yea, definitely put Evade on L1. If there is one good thing FFXV taught me, it was that.

Barring some unforeseen difficulties, probably gonna stick to what I used for the demo: http://i.imgur.com/kgIGb05.jpg

 

[MechaX]

So... without much spoilers, on a scale from Normal Video Game Ending to Full Power-Yoko Taro Drakengard Ending E, how crazy is the last ending?

 

[GwyndolinCinder]

Just got

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Pod C, but never found Pod B -

is it part of a quest, or?

Please tell me where, I still only have one pod. ):

 

[BRSxIgnition]

Please tell me where, I still only have one pod. ):

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Pod C

is on a dune to the left as you enter the Desert Zone (Should be an area marked in red with '???' as its name).

 

[Yoshichan]

Okay so the buttjiggle gif that is being RT'd around on twitter; ingame costume or glitch?

 

[LotusHD]

Okay so the buttjiggle gif that is being RT'd around on twitter; ingame costume or glitch?

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You can self-destruct your clothes off. Apparently 9S can do it too.

 

[Neoleo2143]

Just got

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Pod C, but never found Pod B -

is it part of a quest, or?

Deleted. Misread the question.

 

[N° 2048]

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You can self-destruct your clothes off. Apparently 9S can do it too.

I didn't know how to undo it and had to reload my save from before I did it lol