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[LotusHD]

I wouldn't expect too much from this DLC if I were you.

I take this back now.

 

[Bowlie]

According to that Reddit translation:

feasting

edit: Pascal, don't be sad ;;

 

[MarineMountie]

I wasn't expecting anything, but

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A2 quite clearly has a lot of untouched story. That's the most obvious place for something like that.

That could work. Then again, I run into a Game of Thrones "Prequel" type show problem that many have.

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We know the fate of A2 and the rest of the current cast. Would that be a worthwhile story to tell, and would enough people care enough when they already know the outcome to play her story before the events of Automata?

I mean, I would buy it. Mostly because NieR: Automata ended up being my favorite game of all time, but I'm not sure that story DLC would be monetarily worth it.

 

[pa22word]

lmao!

Wish they would have included Inaba too. That guy's head looks like it was tailor made to be a flying projectile in a video game.

 

[LotusHD]

I still want my Jackass DLC, or one for the twins.

 

[Arizato]

There will be more Nier stuff on tomorrow's famitsu stream

They said that?

 

[Mr. Pointy]

The only real story DLC I'd be very interested in would be an adaptation of the YoRHa play.

 

[raven777]

They said that?

yea at the end.

 

[chrono01]

The DLC is worth it for Kaine's outfit for 2B alone.

Whew.

 

[plasmawave]

They said that?

Just some gameplay stuff from the new DLC.

 

[guybrushfreeman]

They said that?

I think so but my Japanese is super limited

 

[thequickandthedead]

so when's the elevator opening?

 

[raven777]

 

[Leona Lewis]

That could work. Then again, I run into a Game of Thrones "Prequel" type show problem that many have.

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We know the fate of A2 and the rest of the current cast.

Would that be a worthwhile story to tell, and would enough people care enough when they already know the outcome to play her story before the events of Automata?

I mean, I would buy it. Mostly because NieR: Automata ended up being my favorite game of all time, but I'm not sure that story DLC would be monetarily worth it.

Prequels can be amazing if done well and without excessive nods to the source material. Better Call Saul is great, for example, even though we already know that 80% of the cast ends up dead.

 

[chrono01]

I've seen enough JAV to know where this is going.

On a serious note, I'm really excited for the DLC. I know it doesn't seem like much, but I need more Nier Automata goodness wherever I can get it. I'll probably purchase the NicoNico Nier Automata Concert tickets too, since I won't be able to attend in-person. I love the music, and I need to hear it live even if I can't be there.

 

[Okapi]

I'm a bit confused... Who are they?

 

[Jampsuliini]

I'm a bit confused... Who are they?

President of S-E and the president of Platinum.

 

[Okapi]

President of S-E and the president of Platinum.

I see, thank you!

 

[Ruff]

A2 should have had kaines outfit to fit her attitude and

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considering she has her memory's at her core

 

[Gbraga]

According to that Reddit translation:



IT'S HAPPENING!

YESSSSSSSSSSS

 

[vato_loco]

Sorry to bump my own question but is this May 2nd date for Japan only or is it worldwide?

 

[L.O.R.D]

Still thinking there is secret boss fight they didn't announce it,Yoko taro him self as super secret boss.

 

[Golnei]

That could work. Then again, I run into a Game of Thrones "Prequel" type show problem that many have.

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We know the fate of A2 and the rest of the current cast. Would that be a worthwhile story to tell, and would enough people care enough when they already know the outcome to play her story before the events of Automata?

I mean, I would buy it. Mostly because NieR: Automata ended up being my favorite game of all time, but I'm not sure that story DLC would be monetarily worth it.

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A2

story DLC would be interesting not because of her ultimate fate, but the degree to which she's underexplored ingame. Even if her ultimate destination is the same, a chapter which gives more attention to

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her sense of betrayal, survivor's guilt, conflict over fighting YoRHa units for her own survival, addressing how much of her self is defined by her implanted human memories, as well as the results of her continued interactions with the machine consciousness (and how that would be affected by her own machine core)

would be able to create compelling material with events that are already touched on, but not examined deeply.

In any case, I don't think it'd have much of an effect on how well such a DLC would sell - more screentime for

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A2

as well as fanservicey interactions with existing characters, new music and new weapons + boss encounters would be enough to generate interest. Even if the gameplay ended up taking a back seat to other factors as far as Automata's overall appeal is concerned, it's still a much more significant selling point than it was for the original game and Drakengard 3.

 

[Kthulhu]

There's gonna be a Neir Automata pop-up cafe and I'm going to die never having eaten at it.

 

[Golnei]

There's gonna be a Neir Automata pop-up cafe and I'm going to die never having eaten at it.

Most of it seems like standard promotional cafe stuff, but I'm dying at the inclusion of the mackerel.

 

[Kthulhu]

Most of it seems like standard promotional cafe stuff, but I'm dying at the inclusion of the mackerel.

I don't care. I still feel bad about it.

 

[Megabyte117]

There's gonna be a Neir Automata pop-up cafe and I'm going to die never having eaten at it

I was there for the first collab before the game release and the atmosphere was the best part. Food was otherwise overpriced and average quality.

 

[raven777]

I was there for the first collab before the game release and the atmosphere was the best part. Food was otherwise overpriced and average quality.

Yea I guess this part is pretty standard for collaboration cafe stuff. It's all about the atmosphere..

 

[Kthulhu]

I was there for the first collab before the game release and the atmosphere was the best part. Food was otherwise overpriced and average quality.

Now I feel even worse.

 

[Mobile Suit Gooch]

Seeing the Kainè's costume, a visual representation of an intersexual character's struggle to display her own feminity against all resistances, used as fap material as a costume for 2B is pretty fucking disgusting to me :/

*Rolls eyes*

Whatever.

 

[Inuhanyou]

Looks pretty good. Hopefully the coliseum stuff is as meaty as KH's coliseum stuff for example

 

[Synless]

A2 should have had kaines outfit to fit her attitude and

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considering she has her memory's at her core

She does? Where was this talked about in the game?

 

[Golnei]

She does? Where was this talked about in the game?

It's not mentioned in the game, but the YoRHa play brings up that

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she has memories of growing up on a farm with her grandmother as her only relative - as established there, all YoRHa androids (at least in A2's generation) have false human memories. It's a tenuous link, but it seems like a popular theory; Emil's ambiguous "

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isn't that right, Kaine

" comment in Automata didn't help diffuse it - even though he can also say it to 9S.

 

[Inuhanyou]

She does? Where was this talked about in the game?

Its just a theory, nobody knows anything about if its even connected to Kaine or not

 

[Funyarinpa]

Post #383, you're being SPOILERY AS FUCK

 

[SaniOYOYOY]

literally shit square enix

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and platinum

 

[ShadowSoldier89]

There's gonna be a Neir Automata pop-up cafe and I'm going to die never having eaten at it.

Ive been to Japan twice and there is never any cool temp cafe's while im there...last time was a fucking Sword Art Online cafe

 

[Battlechili]

I didn't think I'd be this excited for costume DLC, but here I am. I had no idea I wanted a Kaine costume this much.

Also more music for the Jukebox sounds nice.

 

[KO Traveling Hobo]

I'm not shocked or disgusted or anything like that other poster, but I'm not thrilled about the Kaine costume.

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A2 is so clearly a match for Kaine that it seems obvious that 2B was given the costume strictly for 2booty pandering. I'm not opposed to fanservice costumes, but it feels like kind of a shitty thing to do when it's an established character's costume that holds a lot of significance to that character.

Plus, 2B's outward personality is closer to adult Brother Nier.

 

[DrunkShogun]

I didn't think I'd be this excited for costume DLC, but here I am. I had no idea I wanted a Kaine costume this much.

Also more music for the Jukebox sounds nice.

Did not pickup about music for jukebox but more music can only be a good thing. Managed to convert three of my friends to try the game and they're into enough to work towards ending e.

 

[Golnei]

Post #383, you're being SPOILERY AS FUCK

I'll spoiler the whole thing if it's an issue, I wasn't sure what approach to take for talking about stuff from external media that doesn't actually show up in the game.

 

[Isaac Otherworld]

I would rather B2 and A2 got the other's alternate costume. Or maybe both get both. I know friends who are turned off by the fanservice nature of 2Bs design and I could probably get them to play the game if there was a more conservative outfit. Plus Adult brother NieR was stylin.

I think this DLC looks good if the fight is super top tier for this game. That looks to be the case. What I really want is a new side area the size of the Forest and castle with new weapons, quests, and bosses and FISHING.

I hope them joking about a sequel ends up being the case. I think one of the reasons NieR Automata resonated with me is that when I think about what my ultimate dream game, NieR Automata looks about as close as I've ever seen a game come to that. I'd love to see it refined further.

 

[chrono01]

I would rather B2 and A2 got the other's alternate costume. Or maybe both get both. I know friends who are turned off by the fanservice nature of 2Bs design and I could probably get them to play the game if there was a more conservative outfit. Plus Adult brother NieR was stylin.

I think this DLC looks good if the fight is super top tier for this game. That looks to be the case. What I really want is a new side area the size of the Forest and castle with new weapons, quests, and bosses and FISHING.

I hope them joking about a sequel ends up being the case. I think one of the reasons NieR Automata resonated with me is that when I think about what my ultimate dream game, NieR Automata looks about as close as I've ever seen a game come to that. I'd love to see it refined further.

Once you start Route C (or maybe it's after you clear it, I can't remember), you unlock the outfit she wears during the first part of it. If you're looking for "conservative", as well as badass, look no further!

Granted, you need to play up until that point to unlock it, but even still.

 

[JCG]

I would rather B2 and A2 got the other's alternate costume. Or maybe both get both. I know friends who are turned off by the fanservice nature of 2Bs design and I could probably get them to play the game if there was a more conservative outfit. Plus Adult brother NieR was stylin.

Rather than asking them to take these out, I think providing even more outfits and thus more options for everyone would solve this issue.

I hope them joking about a sequel ends up being the case. I think one of the reasons NieR Automata resonated with me is that when I think about what my ultimate dream game, NieR Automata looks about as close as I've ever seen a game come to that. I'd love to see it refined further.

The gameplay could certainly be refined in interesting ways. The question is whether they could really continue the story without just resorting to another huge time skip in order to give themselves a sufficient degree of freedom.

 

[Isaac Otherworld]

Once you start Route C (or maybe it's after you clear it, I can't remember), you unlock the outfit she wears during the first part of it. If you're looking for "conservative", as well as badass, look no further!

Granted, you need to play up until that point to unlock it, but even still.

I mean by the time they get to that point

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they're already done playing as 2B in the first place. I might as well spoil the fact that you really only play as 2B for the first 1/3 of the game.

It'd just be nice if there was something like A2's new costume at the start of the game for her since the single biggest reason I hear from my friends about why they probably won't give the game a shot is all the fan service with 2B's skirt and I'd just like more of my friends to play the game.

Rather than asking them to take these out, I think providing even more outfits and thus more options for everyone would solve this issue.

No arguments here.

The gameplay could certainly be refined in interesting ways. The question is whether they could really continue the story without just resorting to another huge time skip in order to give themselves a sufficient degree of freedom.

I mean, the original NieR ended with the

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inevitable impending extinction of humanity

. That's a really hard situation to make a sequel story to and Taro Yoko and his team managed to do it and damn well as far as I'm concerned. I'm sure they could figure out something. My vote is for

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the human genetic information the androids managed to save and put on the moon is salvaged and a new human is created leading to a 3rd apocalypse in that Yoko Taro way.