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About Forest arena: I can't clear the 6th stage with the small robot with his fists I can make it to the 3rd wave but then I get bum-rushed to death. Also, shop robot I trusted you!? I already have the 3x outfits so not sure if I it's worth clearing or not.
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Augus posted:You don't, actually! There's a trick you can use to trivialize it. When I did that, I beat the final round with about 10 seconds to spare. So yeah, it's really easy to cheese.
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# ? May 7, 2017 19:52 |
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Yay, first playthrough done and I'm ready to go straight back in. There's some faults on the gameplay side of things but I really like this game.
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# ? May 7, 2017 20:32 |
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Alder posted:About Forest arena: I can't clear the 6th stage with the small robot with his fists I can make it to the 3rd wave but then I get bum-rushed to death. Also, shop robot I trusted you!? I already have the 3x outfits so not sure if I it's worth clearing or not. It's worth it. Have you tried using the hacking levelup chips? Only chips that work in that context, quite handy. The buzzsaw robot is also good.
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# ? May 7, 2017 20:38 |
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How do I reach the Desert Oasis?
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# ? May 7, 2017 20:48 |
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SirPhoebos posted:How do I reach the Desert Oasis? Run through the small valley between dunes with ruined buildings on the side
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# ? May 7, 2017 20:50 |
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When in doubt, just hug the fall wall (Where the sand storm pushes you back) going left.
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# ? May 7, 2017 20:55 |
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chiasaur11 posted:It's worth it. I don't think the chips work when you're controlling them. Mostly it's a timed slap fight with you vs all your other buddies. I will see if I can control the giant robot jic I fail yet again .
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Did the DLC add 1% Unit Data? Because I'm at 99% and I've cross checked the drat wiki like 10 times. I've got everything including all enhanced machines and both hidden bosses.
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Alder posted:I don't think the chips work when you're controlling them. Mostly it's a timed slap fight with you vs all your other buddies. I will see if I can control the giant robot jic I fail yet again . The chips that give robots you hacked extra levels still work for the arena. As far as I can tell, they're the only ones that are any use.
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Alder posted:I don't think the chips work when you're controlling them. Mostly it's a timed slap fight with you vs all your other buddies. I will see if I can control the giant robot jic I fail yet again . I can't really decipher this post but +hacked bot level chips definitely work in the dlc rock'em sock'em arena.
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# ? May 7, 2017 21:17 |
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RanKizama posted:Did the DLC add 1% Unit Data? Because I'm at 99% and I've cross checked the drat wiki like 10 times. I've got everything including all enhanced machines and both hidden bosses. Maybe they changed it so that it stops at 99%, just to mess with completionists. That would be such a Cavia move.
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RanKizama posted:Did the DLC add 1% Unit Data? Because I'm at 99% and I've cross checked the drat wiki like 10 times. I've got everything including all enhanced machines and both hidden bosses. Do you fight the godzilla machine outside of the DLC?
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# ? May 7, 2017 21:45 |
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Saagonsa posted:Do you fight the godzilla machine outside of the DLC? How do you encounter him? Also what's the best way to get gold ore?
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8-Bit Scholar posted:How do you encounter him? He's in the castle. Gold ore is in various places, but the fastest way to get it in bulk is to buy it from the shop in the amusement park.
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Saagonsa posted:Do you fight the godzilla machine outside of the DLC?
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# ? May 7, 2017 23:32 |
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chiasaur11 posted:He's in the castle. Like...as a quest or...?
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8-Bit Scholar posted:Like...as a quest or...? EDIT: Made to the tank in the colosseum at Level 93 on Normal. Laser Pod and sword throwing are my saving graces. Holy hell does that tank have some HP though. RanKizama fucked around with this message at 01:30 on May 8, 2017 |
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I'm at the amusement park boss and the game had finally clicked for me. A huge part of that is the soundtrack which I never thought I'd say for a video game.
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JackDarko posted:I'm at the amusement park boss and the game had finally clicked for me. A huge part of that is the soundtrack which I never thought I'd say for a video game. the soundtrack is like 46% why the game owns as much as it does
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verbal enema posted:the soundtrack is like 46% why the game owns as much as it does The writing is a solid 50 percent. This game has some really really well-written short stories and dialogue. 8-Bit Scholar fucked around with this message at 03:41 on May 8, 2017 |
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So, this also was my first Yoko Taro game. I uh... was only weirded out by the scene right before the first Adam fight, but beyond that, I wasn't. Is there something wrong with me? Or was I missing the weirdness or was it as a whole more mild than what I've read he does.
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8-Bit Scholar posted:The writing is a solid 50 percent. This game has some really really well-written short stories and dialogue. The other 4% is 2B's butt and 9S' legs
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iospace posted:So, this also was my first Yoko Taro game. Have you gotten up to ending E?
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Synthbuttrange posted:Have you gotten up to ending E? Yes. Though ending K was the best.
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iospace posted:So, this also was my first Yoko Taro game. Taro isn't good at so much "weird" as he is at just good at utterly blindsiding you. The only really weird game was really Drakengard 1, though Drakengard 3 was over the top at points. Nier just slowly morphs into abject terror at what a (well intentioned) monster you actually are playing as. This game is very nihilistic in a lot of ways and is very clear about that. The real troll is that he doesn't actually swerve you after you expect it.
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# ? May 8, 2017 04:48 |
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Nier was never as weird as Drakengard anyways. Though Automata is hella weirder than the original
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# ? May 8, 2017 04:56 |
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I just like that the games keep basing themselves off the weirdest ending, it's like if somebody decided to make Silent Hill 2 about the alien ending of the first game, and then Silent HIll 3 was the Wizard of Oz but with a shiba inu behind the curtain.
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# ? May 8, 2017 05:07 |
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I think the biggest flaw of Nier Automata's storytelling style is that it doesn't really give 2B/9S a personal stake in the conflict until much later. And by the time that occurs, the world has devolved and altered so much that it becomes almost incomprehensible. Nier 1 had a family member to protect, HZD had the proving/seeking, while NA has you perform menial tasks for your commanders until giant robots start showing up and you need to bring them down. The interludes between those sequences were the best bits though, Adam and Pascal scratched the discovery itch.
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Phobophilia posted:I think the biggest flaw of Nier Automata's storytelling style is that it doesn't really give 2B/9S a personal stake in the conflict until much later. And by the time that occurs, the world has devolved and altered so much that it becomes almost incomprehensible. Nier 1 had a family member to protect, HZD had the proving/seeking, while NA has you perform menial tasks for your commanders until giant robots start showing up and you need to bring them down. The interludes between those sequences were the best bits though, Adam and Pascal scratched the discovery itch. At the same time, though, there's a profound emphasis on the existential pointlessness of the characters' actions that wouldn't be as prominent if they had a meaningful goal to work towards. In Nier, having a goal that you truly felt justified an excessive amount of risk and sacrifice to achieve is what helps blind you to the true impact of what you're doing. For Automata, the revelation is far more that you're fighting an uncertain conflict for impersonal reasons and you're trying to justify it to yourself. The entire thesis of Automata is attempting to sort out, make sense of and establish one's place in a world which renders your every action ultimately pointless. This is also true of real life.
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# ? May 8, 2017 05:58 |
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Yeah, I'm replaying the game after an Ending E, it helps to reassess everything. Just finished Confidential Intel. Makes me want to run away with 9S.
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Phobophilia posted:I think the biggest flaw of Nier Automata's storytelling style is that it doesn't really give 2B/9S a personal stake in the conflict until much later. And by the time that occurs, the world has devolved and altered so much that it becomes almost incomprehensible. Nier 1 had a family member to protect, HZD had the proving/seeking, while NA has you perform menial tasks for your commanders until giant robots start showing up and you need to bring them down. The interludes between those sequences were the best bits though, Adam and Pascal scratched the discovery itch. I mean, the story is about them finding their own personal motivations. That's the main idea of existentialism.
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CJacobs posted:The other 4% is 2B's butt and 9S' legs This ignorance of best girl A2 is unacceptable
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Josuke Higashikata posted:This ignorance of best girl A2 is unacceptable She does have a cute nose. So okay it's 1% each between the three of them then with an extra 1% for your favorite protagonist. edit: I can do math good
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# ? May 8, 2017 09:12 |
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Look at this weeb caring only about appearance rather than attitude.
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# ? May 8, 2017 09:46 |
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Jackass is best girl. All of y'all are crazy/
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# ? May 8, 2017 09:56 |
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Jackass is actually on the meta level with Accord where she is above mere human consideration. Accord makes sure timelines are all in order and poo poo Jackass makes sure things that need to explode are exploded
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# ? May 8, 2017 10:01 |
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I kind of noticed today 2B's feelings for 9S are interesting when you consider what Jackass discovered. Androids' pleasure centres are directly stimulated by combat and violence; the closest emotion they have to 'love' comes from fighting. So, it could be interpreted that 2B has these feelings least partly because she's fought and murdered him so many times - a conditioned response. The only other E-series you meet was in exactly the same situation, being in love with the object of her violence.
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# ? May 8, 2017 10:00 |
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Maaaybe, but 2B doesn't actually like killing 9S, and 9S was enamored with 2B from the get go. Actually 9S just has a thing for hot older ladies.
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Phobophilia posted:I think the biggest flaw of Nier Automata's storytelling style is that it doesn't really give 2B/9S a personal stake in the conflict until much later. And by the time that occurs, the world has devolved and altered so much that it becomes almost incomprehensible. Nier 1 had a family member to protect, HZD had the proving/seeking, while NA has you perform menial tasks for your commanders until giant robots start showing up and you need to bring them down. The interludes between those sequences were the best bits though, Adam and Pascal scratched the discovery itch. N:A is really a concept-driven story as opposed to how Nier was very character driven. I much prefer the latter since a character driven plot can still explore interesting themes but I guess it's apples and oranges
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