Audioboxer
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Maybe I'm just pessimistic, but I'm feeling that might be the first swing and miss of 2017. A Dragons Age 2 you might say.
Hope not.
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NieR: Automata review thread
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Maybe I'm just pessimistic, but I'm feeling that might be the first swing and miss of 2017. A Dragons Age 2 you might say.
Hope not.
Dragonslayer_023
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Crazy that this is such a critical turnaround from the first game, which was already my favourite game of last gen.
I know you spoiler tagged that, but you should probably prefix it with 'ending spoiler' some people might be caught off guard.
DrunkShogun
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This is the game I chose over zelda as it's cheaper to buy this then tonbuya console and just one game of interest. Reviews seem to clarify that this game is indeed great. Ign Japan was hard to understand due to the translation but the score seems to show it wasn't a hit for everyone.
I'm really glad I had this and Horizon ordered on a deep discount. Wouldn't have been able to buy and support Yakuza 0 and Gravity Rush 2 at a regular prime discount otherwise. And if I had to choose, this would've won over the other 2. Especially GR2, as I hadn't played any demos for Gravity Rush, hadn't gotten around to playing my copy of GR Remastered either at the time so wasn't a 100% sure if the gameplay would click with me, I was interested solely based off gameplay videos.
Thankfully that did work out. Beat Gravity Rush Remastered last month and absolutely loved it. Will be playing a few games before Gravity Rush 2 to create some gap between the games, but absolutely looking forward to it.
I have this game ordered day 1, but will be finishing Horizon before getting around to it. Really loving this whole slew of Japanese titles hitting it out of the park one after the other these past few months.
Thankfully that did work out. Beat Gravity Rush Remastered last month and absolutely loved it. Will be playing a few games before Gravity Rush 2 to create some gap between the games, but absolutely looking forward to it.
I have this game ordered day 1, but will be finishing Horizon before getting around to it. Really loving this whole slew of Japanese titles hitting it out of the park one after the other these past few months.
mere_immortal
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2017 needs to calm the fuck down I only have so much free time.
No Yoko Taro game is. But those that love Yoko Taro really really love his work. Its just that Platinum is here to put some polish in
Changed it a bit.
Magic Mushroom
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Well on its way to become one of the greatest gaming years in history. And we still have games like Persona 5, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Super Mario Odyssey to come.
Insanity.
AyraSutoraifu
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so how Platinum can you get with the combat once you unlock more abilities? The demo seemed much simpler than say Bayonetta, but after I went back and played through Nier it made more sense. It was just Nier with good gameplay. But that doesn't mean I don't want to get cuhrayzee.
Jonneh3003
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What a good day.
this is a great day.
mrmickfran
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Redemption for 2016
CelticKnight
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I'm so getting this. I was on the fence before but after watching the "recap" videos of the Drakengard series/Nier posted in the Nier: Automata OT you can sign me up to the Yoko Taro fanclub.
As an aside, I notice that when Famitsu gives Nier: Automata 39/40 it's just more proof that the magazine is a glorified advert written by paid shills, but when the new Zelda game gets a perfect 40/40 some people will defend the proud history the magazine has regarding "perfect" scores and it's proof that that the game is amazing.
As an aside, I notice that when Famitsu gives Nier: Automata 39/40 it's just more proof that the magazine is a glorified advert written by paid shills, but when the new Zelda game gets a perfect 40/40 some people will defend the proud history the magazine has regarding "perfect" scores and it's proof that that the game is amazing.
Fancy Clown
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I can't even keep track of all these gamez man. I still have to beat Gravity Rush 2, finish the DLC and Madhouse run of RE7, just bought Horizon, have to get around to Nioh, Yakuza 0, and now Nier: Automata eventually, and be jealous of people with a Switch/WiiU for Zelda.
I hope by critically acclaimed you don't mean 95+ MC, because no no one will be mad if that doesn't happened.
I can see slight(just slight) disappointment if it's high 80's and not low 90s.
Second half needs more games though.
Mario
Ni no Kuni 2
GT: Sport
RDR2(pls don't get delayed)
What else?
Koutsoubas
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Shadow of Mordor 2
Magic Mushroom
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Hell, no. That was a great year as well. A true Hitman, The Witness, Doom, The Last Guardian and many others. But thus will probably go down as the best year in a long, long time.
bigDdestruction
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God damn, and we still have persona 5 next month. So many great games coming out.
Kenzodielocke
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I really wanna know what it says.
DrunkShogun
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It's all good for the lucky few who get his taste then. Honestly can't believe how all the big games that seemed to good to be true have all actually delivered between this,horizon and zelda and we all know from Japans impression that persona 5 was excellent as well.
Audioboxer
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Knowing Taro he's probably aiming for his lowest scoring game yet... But that'll be hard with Platinum involved, as the biggest gripes with Nier were the combat.
IAmtheFMan
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Man, I got the black box edition coming next week, but it's gonna have to wait until after Zelda. Horizon I think I'll have to just kick down the road for a while since P5 might be out by the time in done with Nier.
killatopak
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It's the other way around to be honest.
No way the budget of nier allows for shilling.
D
Deleted member 30609
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Nowhere near as much as a, say, Bayonetta, but it isn't the same sort of game. This game is more of an RPG with a very very tight action loop, a cool customisation system (my build is better than yours and here's why!), and a lot of really novel scenarios and ways of completely defying your expectations. Try to go in not knowing much about the structure of the game.
McMoneyman
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A very different situation from the early PS4 days when people were starved for must-have titles. Now there's one or 2 every week it feels like.
Miniature Kaiju
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2017 is the new 2004. What a year, man.
1998 started a series of years that, at every 3 years, you'd see its legacy (sequels to games released in 1998 and later, sequels to games released in those 'legacy' years that weren't there in 1998). i think that it fizzled completely in 2016. 2017 feels like the actual next best thing in terms of genre-defining games and impact. i wasn't expecting to see this kind of love for nier automata. this year has been pretty crazy so far and we're just starting march.
Magic Mushroom
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Destiny 2? Probably AC Empire. Crackdown perhaps?
As for games I'm looking forward to myself, ARMS and Cuphead (if it's not out earlier).
I wonder if Sony has something else besides Uncharted The Lost Legacy and GT Sport, such as... wait, a minute...
KNACK 2!
D
Deleted member 30609
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And it's fucking March the 1st.
killatopak
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LordOfLore
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FFXIV Stormblood as well.
LordOcidax
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Holy fuck this year. Great Scores.
TRUE ORDER
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Good reviews
This, Nioh, Horizon and Persona later... I'll play these like in a year with my backlog
Lol
This, Nioh, Horizon and Persona later... I'll play these like in a year with my backlog
Lol
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