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Bad Seafood posted:As a huge fan of the Raidou Kuzunoha spinoff series I literally could not be MORE for the idea of Taro Yoko directing an entry in it. I'd settle for more Raidou alone  Anyone buying Day 1 or The Black Box Edition? How do the DLC codes for your robot buddy work? Is it the same as FFXV?
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There's been so much dang cool 2B fanart and 80% of it is upskirt so I feel weird sharing it.
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my cat is norris posted:There's been so much dang cool 2B fanart and 80% of it is upskirt so I feel weird sharing it. We've got a thread for fanart that is both weird and cool! https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3683299
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I downloaded the Automata demo on a whim not knowing anything about nier a few days back, played through it not realizing at all it was made by the Bayonetta team and now am super looking forward to the release. I then went on a binge watching a LP of nier and some wiki diving and I have a question which may or may not have an answer? So, since Gestalt Nier is dead/gone, the the world is effectively doomed as all remaining gestalts will go feral, thus causing their associated replicants to get the black scrawl and die right? So with this in mind how exactly is there some humans/androids left for Automata? Or is this supposed to be a mystery?
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Evil Canadian posted:I downloaded the Automata demo on a whim not knowing anything about nier a few days back, played through it not realizing at all it was made by the Bayonetta team and now am super looking forward to the release. I then went on a binge watching a LP of nier and some wiki diving and I have a question which may or may not have an answer? Mystery.
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Evil Canadian posted:I downloaded the Automata demo on a whim not knowing anything about nier a few days back, played through it not realizing at all it was made by the Bayonetta team and now am super looking forward to the release. I then went on a binge watching a LP of nier and some wiki diving and I have a question which may or may not have an answer? I don't think Gestalt Nier was important at that point. He was only important initially because he was the first successful test case for separating soul from body, and they had since figured out how to do that on a mass scale (hence all the shades about). In Devola's and Popola's notes they mentioned holding back on re-uniting the gestalts with their replicant bodies because they were waiting for a bacterial disease to die out. Then in the meantime the replicants started to develop sapience and the gestalts started going bonkers which kind of put the kibosh on the reunification plans. In the Japan-only novellas (which are fan translated) the remaining gestalts and replicants end up annihilated by the attacking aliens and then sometime after true humans appear. So it could be something as mundane as "they didn't actually die and just started reunification" or something crazy. Only Sith Lord Yoko Taro knows.
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Genocyber posted:I don't think Gestalt Nier was important at that point. He was only important initially because he was the first successful test case for separating soul from body, and they had since figured out how to do that on a mass scale (hence all the shades about). In Devola's and Popola's notes they mentioned holding back on re-uniting the gestalts with their replicant bodies because they were waiting for a bacterial disease to die out. Then in the meantime the replicants started to develop sapience and the gestalts started going bonkers which kind of put the kibosh on the reunification plans. Now granted this comes not from any true understanding on the matter, but rather just regurgitating what I read on the wiki's but its stated that only gestalt nier has the magic maso mumbo jumbo thats used to treat the gestalts from going feral, and without him(and without the android twins) there can be no more applications of it, and that is the act that would seemingly doom everyone/everything. As for the other thing I guess?! I don't know I went from knowing nothing about this stuff to taking in a massive dump and full lp watch in 48 hours cause it was super fascinating to me.
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I can't cite a source right now but I recall a claim based on some secondary material that Nier 1's shenanigans botched the reunification process in Japan and all the gestalts and replicants there died, but it went on successfully elsewhere hence there being true humans again.
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Supremezero posted:Let's be serious here. He'd just alter the Neutral path so everybody dies and it's all your fault cause you were indecisive.
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Genocyber posted:I don't think Gestalt Nier was important at that point. He was only important initially because he was the first successful test case for separating soul from body, and they had since figured out how to do that on a mass scale (hence all the shades about). In Devola's and Popola's notes they mentioned holding back on re-uniting the gestalts with their replicant bodies because they were waiting for a bacterial disease to die out. Then in the meantime the replicants started to develop sapience and the gestalts started going bonkers which kind of put the kibosh on the reunification plans. They make it pretty clear that the Original Gestalt is a crutch and the only one that ever worked so instead of perfecting the technique they rushed it and all gestalts that weren't bonded to their replicant by androids elsewhere before his death are doomed. Also I assume you mean a novel other than the goofy one with Emil and flying saucers? Because IIRC that didn't mention humans
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Did anyone hear the PA going on and the characters going "Heh machines they're just spouting nonsense" and immediately think of the NIER 1 twist Edit: In the demo when some warning messages come on. Also the boss tries to talk THE AWESOME GHOST fucked around with this message at 13:12 on Jan 16, 2017 |
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No Mods No Masters posted:I can't cite a source right now but I recall a claim based on some secondary material that Nier 1's shenanigans botched the reunification process in Japan and all the gestalts and replicants there died, but it went on successfully elsewhere hence there being true humans again. So what I'm saying is, this game might take place in the ruins of America 
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A weird number of Japanese properties take place in a future where Japan & the Japanese people have been destroyed, but the rest of the world is fine.
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Getting nuked twice does a lot to your culture
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Finally purchased a PS4 and I liked the demo. I esp like the OST as I'd never played a Nier game before. Also helped with the nice VA. I'm looking forward to it in March before P5. let's have some cute fanart in the meantime: https://twitter.com/laaaicha/status/808284964177539072 https://twitter.com/kitsune23sta/status/813929511725232128 Alder fucked around with this message at 01:11 on Jan 20, 2017 |
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Is there any way (I have a ps3 and an xbox 360) to get one of the original nier games (which one is the best?) for $20 or less? I only see it on disc, and only for like $40+. edit: gamestop had it on ps3 for 18 + 6 for shipping. That's like twelve less than the other cheapest I saw, so I got that. redreader fucked around with this message at 09:00 on Jan 20, 2017 |
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There's only one Nier game (so far) in the West, and the only differences between the Japanese versions is that you play as Papa Nier in the 360 versions, and Bro Nier in the PS3 version. You only play as Papa Nier in the western games, no matter the console.
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Papa Nier is the best anyways, so lucky you,
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As much as I like the idea of a dumb JRPG kid growing up to be Caim I love dadNier's arm warmers too much. Anyways the closer we get to launch the more it takes me by surprise just how hard they've managed to hit a mainstream audience with prerelease marketing. In a way that makes me hope for something utterly unmarketable in the game proper so a wider audience will be hit with something totally unexpected. Nina fucked around with this message at 14:23 on Jan 20, 2017 |
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So, there's supposed to be multiple characters right? Do we have any idea how they might be different? Like different weapons or the same weapons but different combos?
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It's gonna be different types of stages, I'd assume. 2B will be the standard action stages like the demo, while 9S will have stages like the ending of the demo, and the last playable character will have other types of stages.
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When demoing the game they switched characters on the fly so I wouldn't be surprised you could just swap to anyone in your party at will eventually. The gameplay didn't seem to change but that could as well be different in the full game.
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https://www.pcgamesn.com/nier-automata/nier-remaster No news for PC version, but “There is a very high possibility” of a NieR remaster if Automata “sells like hotcakes” 
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Kaislioc posted:https://www.pcgamesn.com/nier-automata/nier-remaster I wouldn't really mind a delayed PC version but I hope that the port will be good at least. It would be a shame to get a lovely PC port after all this.
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I'd be surprised if this doesn't run on the same tech as MGR, bayonetta etc. (MGR worked great)
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Mindblast posted:I'd be surprised if this doesn't run on the same tech as MGR, bayonetta etc. MGR had a pretty decent port. If Automata runs as well as MGR did on PC then I'll be satisfied.
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What with all the talk of futility and such in the trailers I'm going to go out on a limb and say [spoiler] Humanity did die out and the Androids are following pointless directives made by this long dead. Bonus points if the alien robots are i the same situation. [spoiler]
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Nina posted:When demoing the game they switched characters on the fly so I wouldn't be surprised you could just swap to anyone in your party at will eventually. The gameplay didn't seem to change but that could as well be different in the full game. The developers said in one of the demonstrations (the desert level one, the game crashed during the interview) that you cannot choose characters but you will play as different ones as you advance in the story
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galagazombie posted:What with all the talk of futility and such in the trailers I'm going to go out on a limb and say [spoiler] Humanity did die out and the Androids are following pointless directives made by this long dead. Bonus points if the alien robots are i the same situation. [spoiler] You hosed up your spoilers
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Kaislioc posted:https://www.pcgamesn.com/nier-automata/nier-remaster i'd need something interesting about it besides higher resolution graphics to get excited to pay for it again but i'd hope pc players could get a crack at it cause its drat good so whatever
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I hope I haven't asked this too late, but is the demo time-limited or is it just ... a demo... that will last forever? I have nier and I am playing it now (I'm at the sand temple, how far am I?) and want to finish it then play the demo.
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redreader posted:I hope I haven't asked this too late, but is the demo time-limited or is it just ... a demo... that will last forever? I have nier and I am playing it now (I'm at the sand temple, how far am I?) and want to finish it then play the demo. There's no expiration date for the demo.
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redreader posted:I hope I haven't asked this too late, but is the demo time-limited or is it just ... a demo... that will last forever? I have nier and I am playing it now (I'm at the sand temple, how far am I?) and want to finish it then play the demo. you're not that far into the game. you'll know when you are at the half way point because its epic as gently caress and a total energy reset for the plot.
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It doesn't seem to be a timed-release demo, so don't rush things. If you're taking on the temple looking for the prince, I'd say you're just shy of the halfway point. I think that's the last major story beat before the midpoint.
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Real hurthling! posted:i'd need something interesting about it besides higher resolution graphics to get excited to pay for it again but i'd hope pc players could get a crack at it cause its drat good so whatever Ideally, I'd like platinum to redo all the gameplay content, but leave all the story intact and as is. Basically, just update graphics and make it play better.
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Real hurthling! posted:i still can't believe how many reviews of nier obviously stopped playing before the mansion kicks off the gameplay experimentation Oh yeah I went to the mansion but can't get inside. I suppose that's a bit later. I'm in the temple searching for the prince as someone above said.
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