Only if you put it on hard. It isn't a character action game like DMC or Bayonetta, it's much more accessible. It's an RPG foremost, it just has flashy, good looking combat.
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Nier: Automata still looks freaking amazing in motion (GIFs ahoy! thanks SunhiLegend!)
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Only if you put it on hard. It isn't a character action game like DMC or Bayonetta, it's much more accessible. It's an RPG foremost, it just has flashy, good looking combat.
i picked up a copy used from walmart for $21.xx. It's definitely near the the top of the queue for what i'll be playing next. I heard you have to play it multiple times, which I usually never do, to get the full impact of the story, so that is making me hesitate to start it. looks really awesome though.
There are tougher difficulties, but the game isn't very hard on Normal. Equipping the right chips/weapons makes things pretty easy. It's also easy to get a hold of healing items. If you have a hard time with it, there's also an Easy difficulty that allows you to equip auto-dodge chips.
Only the first two playthroughs are repetitive at all. After that each one is all new content (and shorter)
That's not how the game works and it'd be great if this misconception disappeared.
Route A = As 2B
B = Same events as A, different character, new cutscenes, new sidequests, some changed story missions
C = Follows the ending of A/B
You can change the difficulty mode at any time, so it's as hard or as easy as you want it to be
I still need to buy this game. I know very well it is worth it at full price but I'm afraid that it will go on sale during the holiday season after I purchase it lol. Regardless of price, this is indeed the next game on my must have list.
Not particularly, and there are tons of options (like auto-attack and auto-evade) that you can turn on to make it as easy as you need it to be.
Incredible game and highly recommended.
The PC version is playable. I completed it on PS4, but a friend played the PC version. He rated it same as I did.....GotY.
In a year where I've played so many good games (BotW, HZD, etc).....Nier Automata comes out on top. It really is an experience. I listen to the OST everyday and get them feels.
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I haven't played it on Hard since from the previews it seems like a game I wouldn't be very good at, but my experience with Normal has been pretty swell and kind of... easy?
It's all about the chip setup you have going, I'm pretty strong on that side with recovery chips so that might be why it hasn't been so harsh for me. I do remember being stuck on one of the Jackass side quests at one point, tho.
If playing on PC, the FAR mod is pretty much required. It will fix the resolution issues which are really the only bad part of the port (that I noticed at least). It's still unbelievable they didn't fix that after how well the game sold.
For me, this is game of the year. After going through ending E, I was just speechless... I haven't felt like that in a very long time from a video game. I also have OST in my playlist and listen while I work. My favorite is "Amusement Park."
It's a great game, but I feel like there's some heavy post-processing going on in those gifs, because no way does it look that good when you're actually playing the game. Throughout most of the game it looks like a PS3 remaster. The technical side of things just wasn't the game's biggest priority.
psynergyadept Go ahead and play it. There are things in there for those who played the first one.
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The best part is that the sublime animations don't interfere with the twitchy, just-right smoothness of the movement and combat. Super responsive and a joy to just dash around and run amok.
Any sequel with a less agile protagonist would be a major step back.
Any sequel with a less agile protagonist would be a major step back.
Finished the game (4 main endings ) yesterday and had a blast. I really appreciated how fluent and fast everything was. The music is outstanding and I'm extremely tempted to get the OST, which is the first one beside Silent Hill 2's that I ever considered purchasing.
Easy GOTY for me. The real hero of the game is Keiichi Okabe, the soundtrack for this game elevates everything to the next level.
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Yeah, this game so far definitely is the definitive OST of the year for sure. Just some amazing compositions throughout the whole game:
It definitely should get an award for this.
Which is why I went WTF when I saw for the recently announced Golden Joystick Awards, Nier:Automata was not nominated in the Audio category. Again, WTF?!