Massive Duck. C.M.
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Pretty much, for most people you have "potential GOTY new IP" versus "it'll probably be better than the last one"
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NieR: Automata review thread
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Pretty much, for most people you have "potential GOTY new IP" versus "it'll probably be better than the last one"
Audioboxer
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I'm more alluding to the fact breaking a 90 metacritic in the current climate is not an easy task. So while both games will be measured by differing standards, with the amount of reviewers that add up to a MC score and the diversity within games journalism, you need a hell of a game to break 90.
Even with Platinum handling the gameplay I still expect some B-tier budget jank. I've not personally got a problem with that, but some reviewers coming off something as polished as Horizon to Nier probably will.
Did SE even send a Review copies to gaming sites ?
I liked Type-0 and XV but i totally agree. He is really not a great director . All his games shared some awful game desgins and unbalanced Battle systems, but he sure can put some charm in his games.
It's a Japanese rpg with an incredibly convoluted cross-media narrative, high skill based combat, questionable character design for some people, created by a man who would rather make an interesting experience than a good game.
I am amazed that we haven't already gotten any negative reviews. All signs point to this game not gelling with certain people. And with the nature of the game being so story sensitive, I and I reckon many others know next to nothing about it, so we can't make our predictions off anything from the game other than the demo, so these signs are all we have to go on.
Come on reviewers, we can hit 95!
We have proof the latter ain't the case
LifeBrandRobot
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You forgot beastiality lol.
I played the demo too many times for that to be the case.
KO Traveling Hobo
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I've finished the game and I can tell you it isn't shit. You may start to doubt Taro at first, but eventually you will see the light.
Audioboxer
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Did you buy the Hong Kong copy?
KO Traveling Hobo
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Japanese, because I'm a sucker.
oneofthose
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Don't think this game deserves a 9/10. Completed the game and its really repetitive. Combat doesn't really evolve at all which is the big selling point of the game, leveling up doesn't really do anything besides stat increases. Wish that leveling up gave some new moves / abilities.
Spoiler part of the game.
For an rpg the game play is too bare bones to invest in for a lot of hours.
Graphically / art direction it looks great.
Spoiler part of the game.
9s part of the game really bring it down especially his hacking ability which feels tacked on.
For an rpg the game play is too bare bones to invest in for a lot of hours.
Graphically / art direction it looks great.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
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it got bumped to 94
pre-load is probably going to start in 14 hours or so, i should check it out
pre-load is probably going to start in 14 hours or so, i should check it out
Audioboxer
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Even although I'm super hyped for Automata, I'll probably pickup and complete Yakuza 0 first. I haven't completed Yakuza 5 yet, but 0 has been getting a ton of praise and is... a prequel.
In my opinion both are fantastic games so don't miss out on either of them.
ethomaz
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Another 9 to the 90+ dream.
Shadowhaxor
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Was told I'd get a copy, but I"m still waiting. I did ask to switch it to the PC release, since I review the Japanese version. Now I'm mainly interested in the PC version performance.
Ragnar Blackmane
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Holy heck, metascore went up to 94 O_O!
Truly this second coming of the Japanese video game golden age.
Truly this second coming of the Japanese video game golden age.
Doesn't count on MC.
killatopak
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Muh dreams..
Acquiescence
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Nier Automata is going to stay 90+ like Horizon is going to reach 90. It ain't happening folks.
plasmawave
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Why do so many people come in here to tell us it's not going to stay 90+?
Can't we dream?!?!?!?!
Can't we dream?!?!?!?!
Tyrant Rave
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It's a much better game than the first. Outside of the music, I'd say it's better in every aspect. And it's not like the OST is bad here either.
Aenima
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I dont even expected the metacritic to reach the 80's much less the 90's, so its pretty cool that at least for some days its one of the highest ranked games on MC this gen
I know it will drop once it reach the more mainstream media. Ignorance about the franchise and "bad taste" will take care of bringing the meta score down. Same reason you dont have any Yakuza game in the 90's.
Another 90+ review??? Good... good
I still don't get this.
SporeCrawler
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my guess. last winter many games like call of duty failed to meet expectations so game critics are being soft on games
or coincidently a lot of great games missed 2016 and are comming now
BRSxIgnition
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All these solid reviews are making me more and more confident in a solid 90 (+/- 5) Metacritic.
Hold steady, NieR...
Hold steady, NieR...
Aenima
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Just because the way the game is structured + the past score from the 1st Nier. You need to do multiple runs to see what the game has to offer, and im expecting many of the mainstream reviewers to just do 1 single run, be done with that and give it a score just based on that experience (that is not a representation of the full game) but its gonna happen.
I dont even expected the metacritic to reach the 80's much less the 90's, so its pretty cool that at least for some days its one of the highest ranked games on MC this gen
Even if it does drop, all signs point to this being a much higher scoring game than its predecessor. There is no reason to expect sub 80.
Meh, this is a completely different beast compared to the 1st Nier and well... all of his past works, namely due to the much more polished gameplay. It's reflected in the scores and good reviews it is getting now. I mean I know there's clearly this sentiment that the reviewers will be too dumb or even too lazy to do the multiple runs, but like... The game clearly tells you that one ending isn't enough. If it was vague that'd be one thing, but I saw the message (from the OT) and you'd have to really try to manage to take it another way. Not to mention that by now, you'd think people would be familiar with his preference for multiple endings. You'd have to be pretty obtuse as a mainstream reviewer to honestly manage to not complete the entire thing.
As for the overall package, yea, 90+ is unlikely, but it has never crossed my mind that it would end up having a score below 80.
Aenima
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Yes, now im not expecting it to be below 80's, maybe in the house of 85+, but would be great if managed to stay in the 90's.
But my faith in mainstream media is so low regarding some nich games like Nier, that inicially i was expecting the game to maybe have a metascore of 75. Im very glad to see that for the moment it only has gotten great reviews.
But in metacritic the mainstream sites have more weight than smaller sites, so all it takes is one to give it a 5 or 6 to drop the metascore some points. Even HZD got a 5 from some poor clueless soul.
KO Traveling Hobo
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I would have liked the characters to have more definitive themes like in the first game.I would say even the music is better
Eh....the soundtrack was approached with the intent of having a different feel.
I feel like that was accomplished....2B, 9S and A2 are all uniform enough to not necessarily need individual theme songs
potatohead
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Yea seriously. Wallet is getting destroyed mang.
ArkhamFantasy
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Persona 5 will be at least a high 80 too, possibly a 90+ , Japan is flexing right now.
Would P5 getting 80s be a regression for the series or a linear realignment from inflated review scores a few years ao
Kaine Salvation and Emil Karma/Sacrifice really did set the bar high for that.
A lot of people are about to learn a lesson that people in the early movie reviews threads in OT know very very well.
P5 is almost gustsvtird to hit 90 given how well P4G did with those that reviewed it and the press hype for P5.
It might sell like a mainstream game, but the press loves what they've seen of that game.
Dead End Irony
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I've been telling all of my friends about Nier. If it pulls off a 90+, I'll be hyped.
Persona 5 on the other hand..if it scores 90+ on Metacritic, I'll gift the game to a random NeoGAF member. Real talk lol.
EDIT: You all are included in the list! I'll remember this thread lol.
EDIT 2: Putting together the list. Please PM me from this point forward!
Persona 5 on the other hand..if it scores 90+ on Metacritic, I'll gift the game to a random NeoGAF member. Real talk lol.
EDIT: You all are included in the list! I'll remember this thread lol.
EDIT 2: Putting together the list. Please PM me from this point forward!
BRSxIgnition
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People like giving out games these days?
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