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[ZoronMaro]

Question, can I change the difficulty midgame?

Probably a stupid question since I don't think you could in Nier or most platinum games, but I thought I'd ask cause I want to get a taste of harder modes before putting it down to baby mode cause I don't want to be dying all the time. Also I will most likely do a lot of grinding and if that makes normal too easy I'd be disappointed.

 

[ULTROS!]

The game has a close to 3GB day one patch by the way.

 

[DKL]

Just stick with Hard, you get instagibbed in this mode anyway.

My pride won't let me turn it down lol

 

[Grim Patron]

Wazzup

Nice! How's the reversible cover for R3?

 

[killatopak]

Damn 14 pages already.

Fuck.

I still have to wait until march to play this.

 

[Ludger Kresnik]

Just got my pre-order in. Any other PAL Gaf'rs waiting it out like me? ;_;

I am! Mostly since I can't afford it until next month, but I have it pre-ordered too.

 

[Jiraiza]

Question, can I change the difficulty midgame?

Probably a stupid question since I don't think you could in Nier or most platinum games, but I thought I'd ask cause I want to get a taste of harder modes before putting it down to baby mode cause I don't want to be dying all the time. Also I will most likely do a lot of grinding and if that makes normal too easy I'd be disappointed.

Yep, you can.

 

[ULTROS!]

Lol (early gameplay spoilers)

Spoiler

the game starts out playing like Astebreed (shmup that changes views from time to time) haha

Nice! How's the reversible cover for R3?

No reversible

 

[Moonkid]

I am! Mostly since I can't afford it until next month, but I have it pre-ordered too.

Yay n____n, at least there's two of us who'll be on the same page when starting.

 

[guybrushfreeman]

Don't bother. I just did this and it basically lets you play the same porton of the game as the demo, then won't allow you to continue on until the rest of the download finishes. It also did not allow me to save so I'm going to have to do it again.

Ah okay. Thanks for the heads up

 

[MikeDown]

at this rate it is going to take 3 days :/

 

[ZoronMaro]

Yep, you can.

Yes, sweet! Man what doesn't this game do right (I'll find out whenever amazon jp ships me my copy)

 

[bman94]

Don't know much about this game but the footage I've seen so far looks amazing. I can't believe how much people were doubting Platinum Games during the whole Scalebound fiasco.

 

[cerulily]

Wow that

Spoiler

Adam and Eve boss fight was brutal. But very cool that it was in 2d. I also appreciate that it's a space station full of lesbians. that's awesome.

 

[Shadowhaxor]

So... I played the first level and now I'm stuck because the game is saying it's still installing.

Anyone else have the game and encounter this?

 

[12BoM]

Wow that

Spoiler

Adam and Eveboss fight was brutal. But very cool that it was in 2d. I also appreciate that it's a space station full of lesbians. that's awesome.

dude are you serious? how are you gonna spoiler tag the name of the fight but then go ahead and actually describe the goddamn fight without spoiler tagging.

jesus

 

[Exentryk]

Wow that

Spoiler

Adam and Eve boss fight was brutal. But very cool that it was in 2d. I also appreciate that it's a space station full of lesbians. that's awesome.

Do you want to update the spoiler tags properly?

 

[Grim Patron]

Lol (early gameplay spoilers)

Spoiler

the game starts out playing like Astebreed (shmup that changes views from time to time) haha

No reversible

damn it. thanks. Spine is logo or plain text?

 

[Gin-Shiio]

Nvm

 

[12BoM]

ok officially out of this thread. fuck that guy tbh

 

[BumRush]

Wow that

Spoiler

Adam and Eve

boss fight was brutal.

Spoiler

But very cool that it was in 2d. I also appreciate that it's a space station full of lesbians.

that's awesome.

Jesus dude. Spoiler that shit (I did it for you)

 

[LotusHD]

Gonna say it again:

Oh yea, a reminder to those who have the game, please do a good job concerning spoilers: Actually make it clear what you're about to put in spoilers for one thing (Ending spoilers:

Spoiler

We're getting a happy ending

, and I'd appreciate if you don't make it obvious either.

Like for example:

Spoiler

Yes.

It'd be relatively easy to infer that I'm saying yes, no? So for yes/no questions for example, don't make it so obvious what the answer is. But yea, I see this a lot in the OT threads, and since this game is so story-heavy, I'd appreciate it if we took greater care not to accidentally spoil stuff for others.

 

[Drewfonse]

Well I just bought 460HKD.

Is it easy to set up an HK acct? Should I just youtube it?

 

[Novum_Veritas]

Well I just bought 460HKD.

Is it easy to set up an HK acct? Should I just youtube it?

Pretty easy, especially HK is in English.

 

[MikeDown]

Well I just bought 460HKD.

Is it easy to set up an HK acct? Should I just youtube it?

Fairly easy, just make sure you have a spare email address, sign up for a new PSN account through your playstation (at least that is what I did, prolly quicker to do it in a browser), and make sure to select Hong Kong as your region. Once you verify your email then you're all set.

 

[FiraB]

Well I just bought 460HKD.

Is it easy to set up an HK acct? Should I just youtube it?

Ita simple. Google it

 

[guybrushfreeman]

Well I just bought 460HKD.

Is it easy to set up an HK acct? Should I just youtube it?

Super easy, just need a separate email really

 

[FlyinJ]

If I quit the game to title from the "waiting to install screen" will I have to go through the entire first level again or did it save?

 

[FiraB]

If I quit the game to title from the "waiting to install screen" will I have to go through the entire first level again or did it save?

Spoiler

whole level again, it saves only in the next area

 

[12BoM]

I am so salty. And I also ended up spoiling myself on which boss he was talking about because i had to edit my post so that nobody else would see the parts he left untagged.

Dammit

 

[Crayon]

Question, can I change the difficulty midgame?

Probably a stupid question since I don't think you could in Nier or most platinum games, but I thought I'd ask cause I want to get a taste of harder modes before putting it down to baby mode cause I don't want to be dying all the time. Also I will most likely do a lot of grinding and if that makes normal too easy I'd be disappointed.

Yep, you can.

That's good. I had the same question.

edit: Cerulily, you dork. You did't think that was a spoiler but it is!

 

[FlyinJ]

Whole level again.

You gotta be kidding me. Great so now I'm stuck with a throttled download that happens when you are running an application. 4 hours left as opposed to 20 minutes if an application isn't running.

Brilliant.

 

[Slaythe]

You gotta be kidding me. Great so now I'm stuck with a throttled download that happens when you are running an application. 4 hours left as opposed to 20 minutes if an application isn't running.

Brilliant.

First of all I'm pretty sure there is no "throttle", just stop and restart your DL until you get decent speed.

Second, just set your ps4 in rest mode, wait 20 minutes, call it a day ?

 

[ULTROS!]

damn it. thanks. Spine is logo or plain text?

Japanese plain text.

 

[pezzie]

Yeah the game is left open at my end as well and my download is as fast as I've seen my PS4 do. This was a dumb oversight though, they should really have put the save before the download block.

 

[bodine1231]

Awesome,downloading now. This is perfect because I was worried I wouldnt get to this for a long ass time one Horizon,Zelda and Mass Effect come out,marathoning this ASAP.

 

[Exentryk]

NieR Automata next to MGR in Platinum Games' office.

 

[Grim Patron]

Japanese plain text.

thank you very much.

 

[Wesley-Sigma]

Thirteen and a half hours. Beat NG+ on Hard.

 

[Jack Random]

Don't bother. I just did this and it basically lets you play the same porton of the game as the demo, then won't allow you to continue on until the rest of the download finishes. It also did not allow me to save so I'm going to have to do it again.

oddly my download is complete + 1.02 patch, still getting that error... i'm concerned

Edit: Disregard, it's still downloading behind the scenes

 

[EscapeArtist]

Ordered HK currency on Play-Asia like 2 hours ago and have yet to receive it...so that's cool. Game looks great though.

 

[Exentryk]

Art from FFXV team on release of NieR Automata

 

[Shadowhaxor]

Damn 14 pages already.

Fuck.

I still have to wait until march to play this.

No you don't. The game is 100% in English.

 

[JayEH]

So... I played the first level and now I'm stuck because the game is saying it's still installing.

Anyone else have the game and encounter this?

have to wait for the game to finish downloading completely.

 

[killatopak]

No you don't. The game is 100% in English.

got the NA version pre ordered and I'm not sure if the other version are available in the stores near me.

 

[LotusHD]

No you don't. The game is 100% in English.

Some people want to save money, or want that physical copy

Spoiler

Unless an import copy would still take less time, I dunno

 

[Shadowhaxor]

got the NA version pre ordered and I'm not sure if the other version are available in the stores near me.

I feel you. I couldn't wait. Plus I was tired of waiting to see if i'd be granted a review code or not. That, plus the Switch next week, and PAX East after that.

Yeah, I gotta get this beat and done before then

 

[FiraB]

Thirteen and a half hours. Beat NG+ on Hard.

Spoiler

So is route C with A2?

 

[Wesley-Sigma]

Spoiler

So is route C with A2?

Spoiler

So far, no.

 

[cerulily]

Jesus dude. Spoiler that shit (I did it for you)

I didn't really think those were spoilers at all. We've known there are perspective changes and i didn't really think some inconsequential npc details. But i've edited for those far more sensitive to spoilers.