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Cardboard Box posted:i seriously think it's one of the best games i've ever played and i don't make claims like that often. if this game gets overlooked during game of the year discussions i'll be really sad It's in my top 5 at least. And only in that category instead of #1 because all games up there are really stellar and/or special to me Josuke Higashikata posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3wScHE28K8 Taro is adorable 
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Fereydun posted:gonna quote myself from earlier in the thread cuz someone else mentioned this as well. also the 2b in a literal pantsuit is great hang on what's this short story you mention
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Apr 1, 2017 13:57
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BBJoey posted:hang on what's this short story you mention There are spoilers in here so make sure you've cleared route C first. http://nier2.com/blog/2017/03/07/nierautomata-world-guide-novellas/
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Apr 1, 2017 14:10
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 "Some members of the French media are here to interview me today, so I'm writing random bullshit for this shot."  "I CAN'T SEE THE CURSOR I CAN'T SEE THE CURSOR I CAN'T SEE THE" 
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Apr 1, 2017 14:17
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I started replaying this on hard from scratch today and it is kind of really hard. Got to the first boss and he 1-shots you from 100% with HP+ chips intalled which seems kind of crazy considering there's an extra hard option as well??? Is only intended to be done from a NG+ character or something?
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Apr 1, 2017 15:09
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Magna Kaser posted:I started replaying this on hard from scratch today and it is kind of really hard. Got to the first boss and he 1-shots you from 100% with HP+ chips intalled which seems kind of crazy considering there's an extra hard option as well??? The intro is probably the hardest part in the game on hard since the boss gains some hard to dodge attacks that one shot you. Turning on hard mode after the intro makes it much more managable. Im doing a hard run as well and its not actually that diffrent if you over level later on. Being 10 levels too high makes you way too strong to everything even on hard. I just did A routes final boss and for the most part he could only 3 shot me at best which wasnt enough to kill me really since getting hit multiple times in a row is rare. Whats nice about hard mode is that some attacks are actually hard to dodge. At least a lot of the shockwave attacks seem to come out much more often and faster.
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Apr 1, 2017 15:23
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Iretep posted:The intro is probably the hardest part in the game on hard since the boss gains some hard to dodge attacks that one shot you. This reminds me does the bosses getting new/faster moves happen throughout the game or is it just for the intro section?
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Apr 1, 2017 15:31
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Nina posted:So the implication is that the Emil in the game might be the original but because of his amnesia he was just thinking he was one of the clones right? Yep. Superboss spoilers I'm like 100% sure that it's supposed to be the original. His lines all during the fight reflect it (he calls them "his clones", recalling Kaine etc) and when he passes away he sees Kaine (and I assume Nier).
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Apr 1, 2017 15:38
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So how do I farm the bunny in the park again? I did it a couple of times last time I played but now it doesn't aggro ever  Also, this 1.06 update seems to have messed up the menus of the hacking sections, text is all garbled now.
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Apr 1, 2017 15:40
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I don't know who said near the end of [C] you couldn't spare Augustus as A2 in the collection unit, but he was wrong, When the guys with the buckets started pleading for his life i just walked towards the elevator and the scene faded out. The unit data for them even said "they pleaded for his life and A2 granted their wish for some reason."Josuke Higashikata posted:
 Storm One posted:So how do I farm the bunny in the park again? I did it a couple of times last time I played but now it doesn't aggro ever If you want to use A2 or 2B you just have to deal a shitload of damage first - probably need a fast lvl4 weapon and some damage chips/buffs and hammer+podfire on him for a solid minute. e: you mentioned a new patch so i'll actually go and check - 9S still totally works, just went from 95 to 97 in a single hack (each kill gives around 20k exp). RoadCrewWorker fucked around with this message at 15:59 on Apr 1, 2017 |
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Apr 1, 2017 15:46
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ThisIsACoolGuy posted:Yep. Superboss spoilers I'm like 100% sure that it's supposed to be the original. His lines all during the fight reflect it (he calls them "his clones", recalling Kaine etc) and when he passes away he sees Kaine (and I assume Nier). Yeah I thought so. I'm a dork but it honestly made me cry to see the original Good Boy die 
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ThisIsACoolGuy posted:Yep. Superboss spoilers I'm like 100% sure that it's supposed to be the original. His lines all during the fight reflect it (he calls them "his clones", recalling Kaine etc) and when he passes away he sees Kaine (and I assume Nier). Wouldn't the clones have had those memories too? I thought the point was that it flat out didn't matter who the "original" was since they are all basically identical. Even if they aren't "truly" Emil, they look, think, and act like him, and have the potential to regain his memories, so for all intents and purposes they ARE him. Kind of like humans and and androids, now that I think about it!
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Apr 1, 2017 15:52
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Well there's the endings done and a nice shiny plat for me. Might go back and do the credits again and wipe my save at some point too. Although I think I'd probably save it to a USB drive or something first. After all, as the story shows, proper data backup is very important. I scummed the Bloodborne endings too anyway, I gotta value my time somewhere.
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Apr 1, 2017 16:04
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My friend made a list of some of the more important/enjoyable sidequests if it's helpful for anyone short on time: Also Yoko Taro's mobile game is progressing, and he gives some very informative bits in the Director's Comments section. "Very cute! I believe he’ll sell well!!"
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Apr 1, 2017 16:28
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HGH posted:Also Yoko Taro's mobile game is progressing, and he gives some very informative bits in the Director's Comments section. Well, I believe it'll sell well!
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Apr 1, 2017 16:30
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HGH posted:Also Yoko Taro's mobile game is progressing, and he gives some very informative bits in the Director's Comments section. ... he's not wrong.
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Apr 1, 2017 16:39
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Zinkraptor posted:Wouldn't the clones have had those memories too? I thought the point was that it flat out didn't matter who the "original" was since they are all basically identical. Even if they aren't "truly" Emil, they look, think, and act like him, and have the potential to regain his memories, so for all intents and purposes they ARE him. Kind of like humans and and androids, now that I think about it! It's possible but the tone of the fight and everything just make it kinda hard to believe that it's a random clone. I mean a game capping off like that would fit in a dark way. Entire time it's "You may look like 9S but you aren't the same 9S". "You may look like Devola and Popola but you aren't the same" "Oh poo poo it's actually the same Emil."
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Apr 1, 2017 16:44
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As fantastic as the developer choir over the [E] ending credit song is, i can't stop thinking about what Automata's version of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZNbabKjKpA would be like.
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Apr 1, 2017 16:48
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RoadCrewWorker posted:As fantastic as the developer choir over the [E] ending credit song is, i can't stop thinking about what Automata's version of Dragon's Dogma has Sonic buttrock in it? Man, I really should play that game one of these days.
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Apr 1, 2017 17:11
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Dias posted:Dragon's Dogma has Sonic buttrock in it? Man, I really should play that game one of these days. They lost the license for that song, so if you have Dark Arisen installed (or any version of PC version as a result). Naturally, the mod for this existed shortly after the PC version released (I think it might have even existed before that because of MT Framework on PC already being known about but don't quote me on that)
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Dias posted:Dragon's Dogma has Sonic buttrock in it? Man, I really should play that game one of these days. So basically, i want someone really drunk to summarize Automata in 5 minutes or less and then have someone who's never played the game write a butt-rock song based on nothing but that. RoadCrewWorker fucked around with this message at 17:19 on Apr 1, 2017 |
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Apr 1, 2017 17:17
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RoadCrewWorker posted:That theme isn't actually in the game anywhere It's the main menu music for the OG release, never during play.
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Apr 1, 2017 17:18
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RoadCrewWorker posted:That theme isn't actually in the game anywhere (see previous post for reasons) and the game's more serious tone is barely reflected in the song's goofy engrish lyrics, that's what makes it so ridiculous. Aww, boo. Regardless, maybe we can get Jamie Christopherson to do us a solid here.
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Apr 1, 2017 17:28
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On Route B now, and just unlocked fast travel. Will I gently caress anything up if I fast travel to the Sunken City so I can finally cross Wandering Couple off my list?
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Apr 1, 2017 17:56
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Apr 1, 2017 17:56
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The only thing that'll gently caress up sidequest progression is dealing with the giant sea machine.
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Apr 1, 2017 18:03
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Just got Ending C. Before I go any further, I just want to know one thing: How. THE gently caress. Do I start Emil's first subquest. Like, is there a specific chapter, can I only start it when flannel shirts are in season, how does it trigger?
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Apr 1, 2017 18:25
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Kaboom Dragoon posted:Just got Ending C. Before I go any further, I just want to know one thing: When you go back by chapter select in route A or B (after meeting him for the first time but before the missile mission just to be sure, Chapter 7-01 is your best bet) you have to activate him by talking to him once and getting the "wanna know where I live" dialogue. Then you can just waltz into the mall and get the quest from the Lunar Tear
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Apr 1, 2017 18:27
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Kaboom Dragoon posted:Just got Ending C. Before I go any further, I just want to know one thing: Route A or B, I think you have to talk to him at least once, then go to the lunar tear in the shopping area
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Apr 1, 2017 18:28
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But can you wear one in your hair?
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Apr 1, 2017 19:04
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What, a Lunar Tear or an Emil? The answer is yes to both
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Apr 1, 2017 19:06
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Eventually.
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So the game crashed shortly after the first Engels as 9s (during the cutscene where you're doing 2B's startup). So I restarted it and I don't appear to have save data anymore. And then it crashed again.  e: Let's see if Steam Cloud has my old data but I may just blitz a clear on Easy without sidequests. Are there any that only 2B can do? I know that there are some 9S specific but can't find anything about 2B. Moatman fucked around with this message at 19:14 on Apr 1, 2017 |
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Moatman posted:So the game crashed shortly after the first Engels as 9s (during the cutscene where you're doing 2B's startup). So I restarted it and I don't appear to have save data anymore. And then it crashed again. Any involving operator 60 are 2B only. There's also one in the bunker hanger that only 2B can get. I think there's at least one more, but there aren't many - 9S has access to a LOT more sidequests than she does.
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Finished it. Excellent ending. My main complaint at the moment is that I was level 75 by the end so I broke the final bosses over my knee even on Hard. I wasn't even trying to grind! I just like it when my enemies 'splode!
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Apr 1, 2017 19:52
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Snak posted:How? I completely forgot about this and now I remember and holy poo poo 
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Apr 1, 2017 20:06
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That's endings C&D down. I have Feelings. Lots of Feelings. Who do I speak to to get them to stop?
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Apr 1, 2017 20:10
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Okay so I still have my saves. Phew
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Just completed Ending E. Such a wonderful game! One of the things I loved in the game was how the musical motifs had layers to them depending on the situation. This may be a weird comparison but it reminded me of the iMuse system in old Lucasarts games and it is a shame that more games do not do that. I also love how darkly funny the game can be. I do not know if it is Taro's writing or 8-4s localization, but there is some great stuff here. My favorite scene is the flashback on the babby forest king and the other machines lamenting that he hasn't grown at all. "Can't we do anything?" "No, we are all dumb as hell." "..." "...Still such a cutie though." "Oh yes he is!" That brings me to my next thing I liked: The not-quite-right-but-endearing humanity in the non combatant machines. They remind me of the SMT Nocturne Manikins: Weird and slightly off putting, but also completely earnest and the unexpectedly the closest thing to humanity in the world. I only wish that I knew how to watch ending C before ending D. It's kinda obvious that is the intended viewing. Also, ending E: "You will believe a grown man will cry over a twin stick shooter where you fight the credits." Yoko Fuckin Taro, man...
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