Squeenix NieR: Automata from Yoko Taro and Platinum Games

[Abu Antar]

The PS4 demo releases tomorrow, right? I'm looking forward to giving it a whirl.

Yes, and then I get to try out the Gravity rush 2 demo. What a time to be alive.

 

[Ivan]

i've heard of the latter. but i'll be going into that demo blind, no idea what the first is or plays like.

 

[hackncrazy]

Of course, the sidequests are as absurd as possible, but aside from that, there isn't much too complain.

There is a reason for that. It's a very peculiar reason (True Ending stuff). Freakin' Yoko Taro and his 100% insanity quests.

Oh, so I'm definitely not seeing that ending, because I'm skipping all of them. Youtube can show me this ending later.

 

[Talby]

Glad they released a demo. Now I know I will be buying this.

 

[hackncrazy]

Is funny how I was struggling with Nier and always thinking of giving up. After I've played the Automata demo, I don't know, something just seemed to "click" and now I really want to play it until the end.

As for the demo, I liked it very much. Visually, I don't have anything bad to say...I like the design of the area we've played and from the main character as well (and I must admit I laughed a bit when she "slapped" me for trying to look her ass).

As for the gameplay, I think its a welcome evolution to what the original Nier showed me so far.

I don't know if its going to be day one for me, but I really liked the demo.

 

[sullynathan]

Played the demo and I was overjoyed. The game is fun as hell and feels like a fusion of Metal Gear Rising and Furi. It had some nice level design and rewards, I'll play it again to see how non-linear it gets. Definitely like the art style here . Platinum does it again.

 

[Talby]

Glad they released a demo. Now I know I won't be buying this.

This should have read "now I know I will be buying this." Damn booze.

Game feels like Bayonetta 2 in a better setting. I think this will be a big deal.

 

[GrainWetski]

Is it an unplayable mess or does it run at 60?

 

[Talby]

Is it an unplayable mess or does it run at 60?

Solid 60 FPS with no drops.

 

[GrainWetski]

That's good to hear. Was worried they might've caught the 20-30 FPS plague.

 

[hackncrazy]

Man, really, I can't understand people who glorify stories in games.

I mean, what the hell is wrong with people that says that Nier has a great story?

I just got to a point:

Spoiler

Where Kainé stays petrified for 5 years and apparently the main character spends this whole time trying to save her and Yonah.

Then, 3 seconds, LITERALLY 3 SECONDS, after he and Emil break the spell and free her, one of the villagers approaches the main character and says: "You know what, about that girl that was petrified 5 years to save our village...we don't want her and that creepy doll that just saved her sleeping in our domains. So, in short, GTFO.

And that's why I simply can't understand people that play games because of story. I mean, even a short story written by a 9 year old or a C movie made with 50 bucks has a better and more concise writing than pretty much everything done in gaming.

The only games that succed in storytelling are exactly the ones that doesn't show /expose anything about their stories (examples: Team ICO games, Souls games). Because this way, the players at least have room to come up with delusional theories and in the end they are the ones who create lore for the game out of nowhere.

Anyway, as I'm not in this game for the story, I'll keep playing. Just wanted to leave a salty statement.

 

[Hobo Elf]

Didn't like the boss fight. I hate it when PG keeps cutting the action mid-fight as it breaks the flow and cheapens the fight making it feel more like a cinematic experience rather than a real fight. Music wasn't especially good either. Other than that, it's the same old silky smooth PG combat, which is nice.

 

[H-K]

 

[HoboForEternity]

meh it's just plain panties

 

[HoboForEternity]

thankfully not

 

[Talby]

No bulge?

That's the pre-order DLC.

 

[oddech_wymarlych_swiatow]

I mean, what the hell is wrong with people that says that Nier has a great story?

For video game standards it's pretty good but still I prefer sick shit of Drakengard 1/3 over it, mainly for WTF reasons.

 

[nil]

38 minutes

 

[bminorkey]

fun demo

 

[Gerrard]

meh it's just plain panties

Doesn't even look like it, more like a high cut leotard/swimsuit.

E: confirmed it's a leotard


E2: also someone explain to me why they need those androids when they could just make nukes out of those black boxes

 

[Kem0sabe]

Glorious anal...

 

[Hobo Elf]

meh it's just plain panties

Doesn't even look like it, more like a high cut leotard/swimsuit.

E: confirmed it's a leotard


E2: also someone explain to me why they need those androids when they could just make nukes out of those black boxes

They need the androids to carry on with life. The nukes would be useless since

Spoiler

all the humans are dead so who are you going to nuke?

 

[Gerrard]

They need the androids to carry on with life. The nukes would be useless since

Spoiler

all the humans are dead so who are you going to nuke?

Did you play/watch what happens in the demo?

 

[Hobo Elf]

They need the androids to carry on with life. The nukes would be useless since

Spoiler

all the humans are dead so who are you going to nuke?

Did you play/watch what happens in the demo?

Yes, and?

 

[Gerrard]

They need the androids to carry on with life. The nukes would be useless since

Spoiler

all the humans are dead so who are you going to nuke?

Did you play/watch what happens in the demo?

Yes, and?

"Yes, and?" what? It clearly showed they should've just bombed the factory with those cubes instead of sending in 2 android kids, because only one of those things achieved the desired result.