Does it get better? I just run around like an errand boy doing some meaningless stuff like:>go there kill 3 monsters>go there fetch me 3 muttons>95% of gameplay is runningI have a feeling I'm playing an offline MMOMusic is fantastic though
>>724048150Nope but you must understand that this was done on purpose, as a joke.
Yes.There is no guarantee that you will ever like it, but it does indeed get better once the story really picks up. According to your screenshot, you don't even have Weiß.Sidequests will always be annoying to a certain degree, but many of them are also really worth it because of their stories and dialogues.It's a bit rough, but it's also one of my favorite games. Give it a chance.
>>724048150Yes. Many sidequests are unremarkable and iirc unrepeatable in subsequent playthroughs. Nobody likes NieR for its sidequests but do them anyway.
story gets better just stick it out. also isn't that shit side quest stuff? side quest stuff is all dogshit
>>724048150I think the NieR games are played for their presentation. Not gameplay. I mean it's fine, I beat Gestalt way back when that came out and had a mostly good time. But Drakengard was a nightmare to play. And those are only two I ever tried out.
>>724048264Yeah I just arrived here, I'll give it a good chance, if the story is good I'll finish it
>>724048736Oh boy, you barely started.
>>724048736nigger you're at the beginning just play the game
>>724048150>Does it get better?It doesn't, it's a ps3 game that plays like a PS2 game and it shows
>>724048870got it thanks bro
>>724048374>Nobody likes NieR for its sidequests but do them anyway.Can't you just skip them?
>>724048150>Does it get better?Hell no. Taro cannot design games for shit. Only reason Automata's gameplay is acceptable is Platinum, and it's probably the weakest game they've ever made.
>>724050080>Taro cannot design games for shit.Yeah I'll admit there are PS2 games with better level design.
>>724048150no, it's shit and it wants you to replay 5 times for some more loreI never pay more than $10 for a video game and I made exception for this kusoge and I regret it
>>724050048Some give you weapons and you need all weapons for some endings. You don't need to do them all in your first playthrough, they carry over.Just do whatever, you'll know when shit gets real and the game becomes more interesting.
>>724048736Reminder that “finishing it” means having to replay it 4 times
>>724048150you will have to grind like a retard and fight the same enemies over and over, so use something like this to skip dogshit parts of the game
>>724050578>replay it 4 timesthe fuck? couldn't they just fit the whole story in one playthrough?
>>724050751they could but yoko taro is a pretentious faggot, don't waste time and just read the story online
>>7240507512nd playthrough is mandatory because it unveils everything.
>>724050497What's that supposed to mean? PS2 had some games with amazingly designed levels.
>>724050898>Go on /v/>Tell people not to play videogames and read a synopsis insteadFind a new hobby.
>>724051052just play it once faggot instead of wasting your life because some retard wanted to be cool and hid 5 lines of lore behind finishing the game a second time
>>724050751route B is super worthwhile and I would say mandatory, but C and D are definitely redundant. you also don't replay the entire game, just the back half. all of your shit carries over as well so you can mainline additional routes in like 3 or 4 hours because you're so overpowered.
I started second playthrough, played for a bit, saw no difference whatsoever and dropped it
>playing replicantDad nier > brother nier
>>724051253It is very minimal. There are a few scenes which give the bosses a more tragic spin and the ending gives you a confirmation of what you logically already deduce at the end of ending A. Route C/D is even worse because it truly adds close to nothing.Ending B really should just have been ending A and that should have been it.
I enjoyed my playthrough, but it can start to feel repeditive. You play it for the characters, story and lore>just read/watch it onlinethe whole fun comes from discovering it yourselfIf you decide to play Automata later, having Replicant under your belt is going to have a bunch of little pay offs>>724050751technically 3 times, and only half of the game. I did 4 anyway.Because of this fact, if you want to 100% the quests, you need to do all the sidequests of part 1 before you move on, but I have seen some recommend doing just the ones that are more charscter focused and not the "get me 10 accorns"
>>724051198Route C and D basically turn into boss rush modes. And you should have all the necessary materials for the grindy side-missions at this point (which unfortunately exist).It's kinda dumb, not gonna lie. It's best to space it out, going for the different endings. Let the game sit there for a couple of months, then go back to it.I think the final, final ending is absolutely worth it. If you really like the game.
>>724051414Third route has some additional short cinematics and one of the boss fights has an alternative ending
>>724051414>>724051489I am retarded, not cinematics but scenes.It is however much more minor, true
>>724051253Zoomerbrain
>>724050654this
The game barely contains any story even if you do all endings, you need to read the synopsis after anyway because you need all weapon stories from upgrades, lore from The Promise of One Thousand Years Drama CD, lore from Grimoire Nier guide, taro interviews and probably much more shit
>>724051749bootlickeryeah go finish it 10 times for one lore piece fag
>>724051461I 100%'d the OG dad version and Replicant ver1.22 already, I'm just trying to remove myself from my biased fanboying of the game. The new Replicant E route is 100% worth it in my opinion, but I could see how someone less enthusiastic about the game might not want to put in the effort to get there.
>>724051837>yeah go finish it 10 times for one lore piece chadYEShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzhkAxxm_WY&t=805s
>>724051530It's just so little that it doesn't feel worthwhile. I'm not saying don't ever do it, but spreading out those repeat playthroughs is probably a good idea.I'm glad Taro moved away from this level of repetition in the games after this.
>>724051837Second playthrough is the most important one, zoomer. Continuing after that is optional. You didn't even finish the core story.
>>724052029>Second playthrough is the most important>>724051414>It is very minimal. There are a few scenes which give the bosses a more tragic spin and the ending gives you a confirmation of what you logically already deduce at the end of ending A
>>724051917>fanboyismAnon, I already said that it's dumb and that you probably need to really like the game to go for the final ending.Nobody is a blind fanboy in here.
>>724051917>>724051461I finished Replicant last month.It took me 2 hours to boss rush through route D, and that is because I wanted all the endings on my savefile.If you don't care about that, you can just make a savefile and only replay the finale for C/D, skipping the forth run
>>724052072Instead of regurgitating somebody's bad opinion, try playing it and forming your own.
>>724052182I'm not accusing anyone of fanboyism, I'm trying to say that I'm a massive fanboy of the game and I'm trying to set that notion aside when talking to others about the route structure. Probably didn't make it clear enough and that's on me.
>>724048150the quest structure and the combat are both dated and not very good. even the game's ending unlock structure is kinda bad. but overall if you like Taro games, yeah it gets good.
>>724052008Automata is basically the same though, but the chapter select helps a lot.Though I will be honest, I was very disappinted in Automata's route E, the power of friendship part not withstanding. And the fact that the actual, actual ending is from some concert is crazy. If you want a tragic ending, then comit to itWonder if we will get a 10 year aniversary for Automata that also adds in new scenes so the story finally makes sense without having to track down transcripts of stage plays
>>724052527>Automata is basically the same thoughI don't feel it is. Route B offers a new character with new movesets and has different playable sections. Route C leading to the 3 endings is all new material.Granted I'd argue the repetition of route B isn't that valuable in Automata either, but it's a lot easier to go through than Replicant's since it's only 1 route.Ideally, should Square ever come to the sensible decision to create another Nier, it'll be structured as a singular playthrough story or makes new paths diverge a lot more.
>>724053235It is better executed, that is true.I did think that for Replicant route B you would play as Kaine, because I was aware of that aspect of Automata, though I was still on my Route A when I sidetracked into playing Replicant. They kind of imply it too, felt like I got rugpulledReplicant may have been helped by more side quests opening up each route, or switching up the boss fights.I don't agree with NieR getting a singular playthrough, but agree there needs to be more divergence and change between each
>>724051313guys wtf is this?
>>724048736>if the story is good I'll finish itIf you're true to wour word, you're in for a good (sad) time
>>724048150You get to do all that again. Four more times
>>724048150>still a kidYes, it gets better. You apparently don't like JRPGs or Zelda-likes?
>>724048496>I think the NieR games are played for their presentation. Not gameplay.Speak for yourself.Automata's gameplay was one of its biggest attractions. It's a fun GAME, that celebrates the history of vidya.>>724050751No. Welcome to DrakeNier universe.The fact that it filters ADHD fags and IGN journos is just a new found positive.
>>724048736Yeah that tree climbing section is terrible all the good stuff is ahead.
