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Anatharon posted:Nier takes place in the same universe as Drakengard?! It's not the same "universe", the stories are directly connected although it's not super obvious, even after beating the game. PS3 and 360 are pretty much identical in the west, in Japan the 360 had dad Nier (what we got) and PS3 had brother Nier.
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Anatharon posted:Nier takes place in the same universe as Drakengard?! *Gah, didn't see the next page.
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Nov 7, 2013 22:27
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My copy of Grimoire Nier came in today  Got it from CDJapan, if anyone's still looking for a copy. I was expecting it to be harder to track down, or more expensive than it turned out to be, but there you go.Anyway, I know there's translation projects for the game around, but has anyone added the translations to any scans? I just find it easier to read that way, rather than going back and forth between the book and the Google doc.
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Nov 19, 2013 15:42
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Kaboom Dragoon posted:Anyway, I know there's translation projects for the game around, but has anyone added the translations to any scans? I just find it easier to read that way, rather than going back and forth between the book and the Google doc. Not as far as I know. It wouldn't be too difficult to do something like that though, excepting a few pages. Speaking of translations, I found a blog listing one for the first Drakengard stuff: http://rikoren.dreamwidth.org/17443.html#cutid3 Doesn't go into too much depth, and much of it is already known, still something, I guess.
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Nov 19, 2013 16:49
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I know the general consensus about sidequests is to not do them if they sound like a pain, but if I do no sidequests would I miss out on any important story bits or useful items?
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Dec 14, 2013 22:11
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Genocyber posted:I know the general consensus about sidequests is to not do them if they sound like a pain, but if I do no sidequests would I miss out on any important story bits or useful items?
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Dec 14, 2013 22:15
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Genocyber posted:I know the general consensus about sidequests is to not do them if they sound like a pain, but if I do no sidequests would I miss out on any important story bits or useful items? You need to do a sidequest to get your vehicle. Said sidequest is available from the start of the game, so that's alright.
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Dec 14, 2013 22:17
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Genocyber posted:I know the general consensus about sidequests is to not do them if they sound like a pain, but if I do no sidequests would I miss out on any important story bits or useful items? You're going to end up doing some sidequests by accident more likely than not, seeking to do none of them seems like strange behavior.
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Dec 16, 2013 19:27
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Liver Disaster posted:You're going to end up doing some sidequests by accident more likely than not, seeking to do none of them seems like strange behavior. That would make an awesome achievment. The perfect troll.
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Dec 16, 2013 19:31
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LorneReams posted:That would make an awesome achievment. The perfect troll. Considering this game already has dickish sidequests of all sorts (thanks, easily missable sidequest in the sea town pre timeskip which kept my file at 99%), it would be no surprise. Should give you like a golden Emil face trophy though.
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Dec 17, 2013 05:26
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If you're going for the speedrun achievement, it's really in your best interests to avoid most of them anyway. As long as you have enough cash for the Phoenix spear from enemy drops, you shouldn't need to do any at all.
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Dec 17, 2013 08:37
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I dunno if this was posted already, but I stumbled across a new Drakengard 3 trailer earlier today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNMZPnVzA48 The music makes me excited. 
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Brackhar posted:I dunno if this was posted already, but I stumbled across a new Drakengard 3 trailer earlier today: We're all talking about that stuff in the Drakengard 3 thread now. Come on over 
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Rasamune posted:We're all talking about that stuff in the Drakengard 3 thread now. Come on over Oh. Well then!
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So, after unintentionally getting Platinum in Drakengard 3, I'm probably going to play NieR Replicant. Does anyone know what the differences are between Replicant, and Gestalt? I've already finished Gestalt on 360 a while ago. Just wondering.
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Megalixir posted:So, after unintentionally getting Platinum in Drakengard 3, I'm probably going to play NieR Replicant. Does anyone know what the differences are between Replicant, and Gestalt? I've already finished Gestalt on 360 a while ago. Just wondering. Instead of a burly dude your main character is a pretty dude.
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Megalixir posted:So, after unintentionally getting Platinum in Drakengard 3, I'm probably going to play NieR Replicant. Does anyone know what the differences are between Replicant, and Gestalt? I've already finished Gestalt on 360 a while ago. Just wondering. Plot context and undertones, that's about it. Oh and playing 1/3rd of the game with a really annoying main character.
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Jan 5, 2014 10:29
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When everyone's getting ready for the wedding, Emil asks Nier if he'd ever consider getting married again; Nier kind-of laughs it off, embarrassing Emil. What is the dialogue in Replicant?
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Jan 5, 2014 13:59
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Megalixir posted:So, after unintentionally getting Platinum in Drakengard 3, I'm probably going to play NieR Replicant. Does anyone know what the differences are between Replicant, and Gestalt? I've already finished Gestalt on 360 a while ago. Just wondering. It's typical effeminate jrpg young male character obsessed with saving his sister vs. burly scarred aged old man willing to burn the world to save his daughter. After playing Gestalt through all 4 endings I can't imagine Replicant having anywhere near the emotional impact and punch. There's just something so much more powerful about the father-daughter relationship rather then the brother-sister thing, given the obsession with sibling incest in Japan's cultural productions.
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Jan 5, 2014 14:05
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Haven't actually played it, but the timeskip seems like it'd be way more substantial to Brother Nier than Father Nier. Brother's world is completely shattered, while Father's really seems like he should've seen this kind of stuff happen before. You also run into a pretty big problem with Father Nier's living situation. Why would the town hire some useless skinny guys as guards when they have this hulking shadow slaying badass close by?
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Jan 5, 2014 14:12
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Replicant Nier has more significant changes after the timeskip. His design is different, he's more noticeably older, and his personality is much more bitter than before. Also, Kaine is censored with beeps which is kind if hilarious. Renoistic fucked around with this message at 14:18 on Jan 5, 2014 |
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Momomo posted:Haven't actually played it, but the timeskip seems like it'd be way more substantial to Brother Nier than Father Nier. Brother's world is completely shattered, while Father's really seems like he should've seen this kind of stuff happen before. You also run into a pretty big problem with Father Nier's living situation. Why would the town hire some useless skinny guys as guards when they have this hulking shadow slaying badass close by? "Hey, hulking old guy, can you work as a gate guard?" "I don't have time for this. MY DAUGHTER IS SICK!"
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Jan 5, 2014 14:23
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Bro Nier starts out as infinitely worse than Dad Nier but his development over the course of the game is so much better that Dad Nier seems flat by comparison when all is said and done.
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I've said it once and I'll say it again, Nier should have started with Young Brother and ended with Old Father instead of doing the 2-game deal.Mug posted:When everyone's getting ready for the wedding, Emil asks Nier if he'd ever consider getting married again; Nier kind-of laughs it off, embarrassing Emil. It's been like three years since I've played Replicant but I think Emil just straight up asks if Bro Nier ever plans to get married period. It's not that big of a jump IIRC.
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Some of the early side quest make more sense as Brother Nier to me, since they'll things like buy certain items, which makes it seem like the villagers are giving charity jobs to a teen trying to take care of his sister.
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So I have had this game sitting around for awhile and I had tried to once start it, but that never went anywhere. I recently saw that Drakengard 3 had come out in Japan and got some motivation to come back and play this game. So what should I know before going into this? I know that trying to do all side quests can be maddening, something about some part of the game with fishing being really confusing, and that choosing the wrong answer at the end of the game can delete your save file. Is there anything else I should know? Also, is the DLC worth picking up? And if so, when is the best time to play it? Like, is it for after you beat all the endings, or is it something you just randomly can play at any point in a playthrough?
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NIV3K posted:So I have had this game sitting around for awhile and I had tried to once start it, but that never went anywhere. I recently saw that Drakengard 3 had come out in Japan and got some motivation to come back and play this game. The only thing you need to know about fishing is to keep an eye on where the objective indicator is on your map. Basically the place where you get the tutorial for fishing is not where you should actually be fishing to progress the story.
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Jan 12, 2014 00:50
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Just beat this for the first time. I cried, dude.
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I don't get why everyone says to just skip the side quests. They really aren't that bad. I've got 100% twice so what so I know. (Still working on that weapon upgrading on and off. Last I need for the plat  )
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Commander Keenan posted:Just beat this for the first time. I cried, dude. Now beat it again.
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jonjonaug posted:Now beat it again. And then again, making sure collect all the weapons. And then when you get to the very end of the third run, when they ask you that question, choose the second option. Don't actually choose the second option. First, at least.
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cmykjester posted:I don't get why everyone says to just skip the side quests. They really aren't that bad. I've got 100% twice so what so I know. (Still working on that weapon upgrading on and off. Last I need for the plat That said (to the fellow asking for advice), it's not actually a good idea to just skip sidequests; go and accept every single one. There's no penalty for ignoring them if it looks like they're going to be a pain in the rear end, and most sidequests trigger amusing inter-party dialogue when you accept them. NIV3K posted:Also, is the DLC worth picking up? And if so, when is the best time to play it? Like, is it for after you beat all the endings, or is it something you just randomly can play at any point in a playthrough?
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So, can someone explain how Cultivation works? Yonah asked for Wheat, so I planted a Wheat Seedling and its been a few hours and no change. How long is this supposed to take? And are there Quests or something tied to growing things? Should I be growing something specific, like is there a cash crop in this game?
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Jan 23, 2014 01:12
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Cultivation IIRC works in real world time, as in by the hour. You can accelerate this by saving, turning your console's internal clock forward, then loading that save.
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Unless you feel like subjecting yourself to one of the biggest TROLLED BY CAVIA moments just ignore the existence of the garden.
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dis astranagant posted:Unless you feel like subjecting yourself to one of the biggest TROLLED BY CAVIA moments just ignore the existence of the garden. But how will you ever 100% the sidequests by finishing a late-game quest to cultivate 10 pink moonflower seeds all just to get 5,000 gold!?
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dis astranagant posted:Unless you feel like subjecting yourself to one of the biggest TROLLED BY CAVIA moments just ignore the existence of the garden. I wish this wasn't true. I just did the Fishing quests and they were kind of fun. It was kind of surreal in a good way to be playing this hack and slash game that also had fishing and gardening. Like Cavia Rune Factory. Thanks for letting me know that gardening is basically not worth the effort.
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There are a few random requests it makes marginally easier but none of them give you anything and it's all to lull you into a false sense of security about a late game one that takes pretty much a literal week to do if you don't dick around with your system clock.
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Policenaut posted:Cultivation IIRC works in real world time, as in by the hour. You can accelerate this by saving, turning your console's internal clock forward, then loading that save. That's cheating! I bet you do the same thing with Animal Crossing, jerk.
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Megalixir posted:That's cheating! I bet you do the same thing with Animal Crossing, jerk. I play Animal Crossing legit, but Cavia can to straight to hell (and they did). I needed my trophies.
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