Exentryk
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For the demo, imo, a scripted flashy boss fight was the best idea. We know the game has non scripted boss fights, so no worry there.
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NieR Automata PS4 demo available now
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For the demo, imo, a scripted flashy boss fight was the best idea. We know the game has non scripted boss fights, so no worry there.
No reason for it not to be there!
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Most of the cost goes to the unique mold for the figure really.
At least so far the figure doesnt look like shit. Will see how things turn out when the actual CEs ship though.
Perfo
Thirteen flew over the cuckoo's nest
You should cut trailers for some S-E games... you really frame good action moments.
longdi
Banned
Is that from ps4 pro? That motion blur looks so good
Exentryk
Member
DrunkShogun
Member
Finally found time to play the demo. Had a small issue getting use to locking on, firing with the pod and evading at the same time but got use to it before I beat the demo. Went with the English dub as I've played the original in English and I'm happy with the voice acting so far. All in all a good demo and plan to try Japanese dub just to know.
BigEmil
Junior Member
High quality object based motion blur from ps4 pro
N° 2048
Member
This is awesome, going to try this.
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
Doing it in the opposite direction (jumping out from the circular tower, and down) is actually a lot easier lol.
I really liked the demo, and it led me to reading the Nier LP on LPArchive (since there's no way in hell I'm going to devote the 50+ hours needed for 100%).
Wow. I was aware of the plot but the LP really drove it home. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to catch up but doesn't have the time to play Nier. Way better than a Wiki summary.
Wow. I was aware of the plot but the LP really drove it home. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to catch up but doesn't have the time to play Nier. Way better than a Wiki summary.
This music is so god damn good
Keichi Okabe is so good and the vocals are amazing. Wish I could play the damn demo myself but just looking at streams of it sold me so hard. Looks fluid and fun in typical Platinum fashion coupled with the expected Nier insanity + the music it wouldn't surprise me if it ended up being my game of the generation like the first one was last gen.
Keichi Okabe is so good and the vocals are amazing. Wish I could play the damn demo myself but just looking at streams of it sold me so hard. Looks fluid and fun in typical Platinum fashion coupled with the expected Nier insanity + the music it wouldn't surprise me if it ended up being my game of the generation like the first one was last gen.
Yappadappadu
Member
Reminds me of Hiroyuki Sawano's Gundam Unicorn theme.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHNZLUf79yc&list=RDSHNZLUf79yc#t=105
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHNZLUf79yc&list=RDSHNZLUf79yc#t=105
I was just listening to one of Kinda Funny's recent podcasts and they were hyped about the game, but both the two guys who played the first game quit after a bit because "it was too weird". That's actually the response i got from many, and it's always about the very first hours of the game.
Hoo boy i can't wait for so many people to dig in and find out how crazy Yoko Taro actually is.
I really, really hope his writing and directing choices weren't compromised by SE only because the game has a higher chance of being commercially successfull, and that he was given full creative freedom.
Hoo boy i can't wait for so many people to dig in and find out how crazy Yoko Taro actually is.
I really, really hope his writing and directing choices weren't compromised by SE only because the game has a higher chance of being commercially successfull, and that he was given full creative freedom.
onepiecefan
Member
Late, but just played the demo, that was awesome! Never got around to playing Nier on PS3 but I'll certainly not be making that mistake this time around.
At the 1:51 mark is when that track goes from good to great.
allintospace
Member
Had a go playing through this after all the Christmas day goings on, and it's pretty good. Gonna keep an eye on it when it's released.
Can anyone recommend a good Let's Play on YouTube of Nier? I'd like to learn a bit about the world/characters before hand.
Can anyone recommend a good Let's Play on YouTube of Nier? I'd like to learn a bit about the world/characters before hand.
Honestly, the connections between each title aren't that apparent and it's more complicated in the Nier/Drakengard series.
My recommendation is to play automata and, when you can, play the original Nier. It's a special game that you should experience by yourself.
Serenade_King
Banned
Super Best Friends Play Nier, they get all the endings.
Astral Dog
Member
The only thing dissapointing to me is that the art direction looks a bit off, too simple with lots if grays, dissapointed because after Bayonwtta 2 and Wonderful 101 i was thinking Platinum was getting better at designing colorful, pretty and varied environments so their next games would look different too.
Maybe its this specific game, maybe later areas will look far prettier (like that park concept art ❤
, dont want to judge from a demo its just that Nier Automata seems to have come out from the same art design school as MG Rising and Bayonetta 1.:O
Maybe its this specific game, maybe later areas will look far prettier (like that park concept art ❤
, dont want to judge from a demo its just that Nier Automata seems to have come out from the same art design school as MG Rising and Bayonetta 1.:OQisTopTier
XisBannedTier
It's intentional the world is post apocalypticThe only thing dissapointing to me is that the art direction looks a bit off, too simple with lots if grays, dissapointed because after Bayonwtta 2 and Wonderful 101 i was thinking Platinum was getting better at designing colorful, pretty and varied environments so their next games would look different too.
Maybe its this specific game, maybe later areas will look far prettier (like that park concept art ❤
The only thing dissapointing to me is that the art direction looks a bit off, too simple with lots if grays, dissapointed because after Bayonwtta 2 and Wonderful 101 i was thinking Platinum was getting better at designing colorful, pretty and varied environments so their next games would look different too.
Maybe its this specific game, maybe later areas will look far prettier (like that park concept art ❤
Plenty of green awaits.
yo_soy_el_topo
Member
Just bought a PS4 for this demo alone.
How do I do the pop up? I did it on accident but can't replicate it now.
To do the launcher, you just need to do an immediate Heavy Attack after jumping.
yo_soy_el_topo
Member
I'm in love. Thank you.
darkslayer101
Member
how do I throw the sword down like that? is that a killer bee like move?
Change the lighter sword to your secondary weapon, and use it in the air.
Exentryk
Member
Change to weapon set 2 and then use a Heavy Attack. This is basically the light sword mapped to the heavy attack button.
Toni
Member
No offense but all he did was just rotate the camera around...XD
yo_soy_el_topo
Member
I didn't want to believe some of the posts that said the combat was watered down. Platinum action games are like no other to me. Glad I went ahead and just bought a ps4 anyway and trusted it was good. It's even better than I was expecting!
Had no idea what Nier 1 was initially-- did some research and it looks cool but I'm in this for platinum.
If you're on the fence and have loved all of platinum A+ action games (recently Bayonetta, Transformers, Rising) trust me in saying this game is certified platinum.
Platinum made me care about Transformers when I had 0 interest before playing their game.
Now I have a feeling I'll end up getting obsessed with this one and trying to play Nier 1
Had no idea what Nier 1 was initially-- did some research and it looks cool but I'm in this for platinum.
If you're on the fence and have loved all of platinum A+ action games (recently Bayonetta, Transformers, Rising) trust me in saying this game is certified platinum.
Platinum made me care about Transformers when I had 0 interest before playing their game.
Now I have a feeling I'll end up getting obsessed with this one and trying to play Nier 1
yo_soy_el_topo
Member
That's art
IgotElbows
Member
Just finished NIER2 DEMO on my PS4, first thing I've ever played on it.
I'm even more hyped than I was before.
I hope the game isn't too short though. Don't wanna pay 60$ for a 8 hour game. Even though chances are we might need to play through the game a couple times. lol.
Also that ending. Seems kinda spoilerish? It's a cliff hanger as well, but also seems really spoilery. But I assume this is beginning of the game since they are just meeting.
I'm even more hyped than I was before.
I hope the game isn't too short though. Don't wanna pay 60$ for a 8 hour game. Even though chances are we might need to play through the game a couple times. lol.
Also that ending. Seems kinda spoilerish? It's a cliff hanger as well, but also seems really spoilery. But I assume this is beginning of the game since they are just meeting.
Just finished NIER2 DEMO on my PS4, first thing I've ever played on it.
I'm even more hyped than I was before.
I hope the game isn't too short though. Don't wanna pay 60$ for a 8 hour game. Even though chances are we might need to play through the game a couple times. lol.
Also that ending. Seems kinda spoilerish? It's a cliff hanger as well, but also seems really spoilery. But I assume this is beginning of the game since they are just meeting.
they say 20+ hours
yo_soy_el_topo
Member
Anyone know any tricks to making enemies respawn? Or perhaps the best practice area?
You die.
Exentryk
Member
No respawns. The enemies in the very first area are probably the best, as you can keep restarting the demo again and again after killing them in stylish ways. Destroy your OS chip to kill yourself incase you don't know.
I hope someone unlocks the debug console on the PC version, so enemies can be spawned at player's wish.
That'd be nice. I have a ton of variations I'd like to try but restarting the demo over and over again is a total downer.
Movalpolos
Banned
Oooh nice one.
Very Hard is going to fun with these enemies:
To very hard or to not very hard on my first playthrough, that is the question.
Orochinagis
Member
Whats the track with the Ghost in the shell chorus like?
Exentryk
Member
I'll be going Hard. Very Hard makes you play really cautiously, and I'd much rather be trying out new combos and fun stylish attacks all the time. Completing the demo in Very Hard is good enough for me.
Unknown yet, but someone ripped it to youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11yt07zTqlI
3:18 is where the chorus starts BTW, it goes from the normal song to the chorus version second
I really like the part starting in 1:25