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Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

Awesome crazy person, The Dark Id is currently doing an LP of this game, which you all should check out. Kindly refrain from posting spoilers in his thread, thank you. :siren:

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IMPORTANT! If you're downloading the game - it's a 50GB install - DON'T start the game until the all 50GB is downloaded! It can make weird bugs appear ingame, which are currently only resovable by deleting, and then reinstigating system data.

Instant Grat posted:

PC users: A modder has released a fix for the fullscreen-bug. Currently, when playing the game in fullscreen-mode, the game won't actually run at your monitor's native resolution. There's a more in-depth explanation here, but the TL;DR is that, due to a bug, the game will:

Render at the selected resolution (this is why screenshots come out looking fine)

Downscale that to the nearest supported resolution on your monitor that isn't in your monitor's native aspect ratio (you can see what I mean by looking in the Windows advanced display settings dialogue on a second monitor if you have one), and then

Your GPU or monitor upscales that again to the selected res.

To get the fix, download this file and extract its contents into your game's install directory: https://github.com/Kaldaien/SpecialK/releases/download/sk_gui/nier_fix.7z

When you boot up the game for the first time after this, there'll be some diagnostics text overlaid on top of it; hit CTRL + SHIFT + O to get rid of it and it'll stay gone even after you restart.

More details from the modder himself: Link

Here's an update patch to the above!
Click here!

Black Griffon posted:

Edit: Found a new link I trusted, all good.
https://github.com/Kaldaien/FAR/releases/

Platform - PS4 and PC! :steam:

Genre - Action RPG
A demo is available on the PSN.

Nier: Automata is the sequel to the cult, melancholy-fest, Nier: Gestalt/Replicant.

In a year of impossible game announcements, a sequel to Nier was probably one of the most unexpected.

Even more so as was being developed by action-game gods Platinum Games - makers of Bayonetta, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Wonderful 101 and many many many other pretty loving awesome action games - and appears to carry-on their stylistic combat design. Specifically, it's being overseen by the producer from MGR:Revengeance, Atsushi Inaba.

In addition, it's directed by insane, occasional sock-puppet, moon-man, and lovable sith lord, Yoko Taro, and scored by Keiichi Okabe - composer behind Nier and Drakengard 3's pretty amazing soundtracks.

And this soundtrack is shaping up to be pretty great.

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Nier?
Nier was the story of a man, called Nier - a father (NieR: Gestalt), or a brother (NieR: Replicant) - depending on the version - trying to survive in a dying world, and save his daughter (or sister), Yonah, from a fatal disease.
On his travels, he meets a magical, snide-talking tome, the Grimoire Weiss, the foul-mouthed, aggressive, and oddly-dressed, Kain�, and the sweet, and rather innocent, Emil.

The gameplay is mostly an okay hack-and-slash with RPG elements, though it occasionaly shifts genre for variety.
But the real draw, and what makes the game really great, is the interaction between the characters; the bounce and fizzle of their clashing-or-complimentary personalities, their complaints, and their comradery, aided by the extremely good voice acting.

Also, the great music. The loving music man. The absolutely loving amazing music.

Do I need to have played the first Nier game?
No. While it will have connections to the first game (and by extension the Drakengard series), it will apparently be able to be enjoyed without any prior knowledge of the first game. I'd seriously recommend playing it though.

Draken..what?
Drakengard was an early SE hack-and-slash dynasty warriors clone for the PS2 - the gameplay was terrible but the grimdark atomsphere, characters and setting kept people morbidly intererested. One of its many endings ties directly into Nier, making them share the same universe, and there are many recurring weapons and concepts in the series. All three Drakengard games, and Nier, were LP'd by The Dark Id, and there is currently an ongoing Nier LP by JordanKai.

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The Setting

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The future.

Aliens have invaded.

Against their armies of "Living Machines", mankind has been driven from the planet, and retreated to the Moon.
To fight back, humanity has created the elite android fighting force, "YoRHa" to take back the planet.

The Earth is their battlefield.

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Characters:

Main Character: 2B - "YoRHa No. 2 Model B"

Deployed as a member of the YoRHA android unit, 2B is an all-purpose battle model android. She uses a sword for close-ranged combat and a �Pod� as part of her support system that lets her attack from long range. Since usually she keeps her visor on for battle purposes, her eyes are rarely seen.

Other Characters - :siren:

Spoilers for Nier :siren:

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DLC

Yeah so some DLC has been announced. Known things it includes are some new duds for the main characters, and access to an underground fighting arena, where the player can fight large hordes of enemies and The CEOs of Square Enix and Platinum Games. Not even joking!

:siren:

Limited SE Store/Japan Only Black Special Edition :siren:

*Game and Special presentation box
*Artbook
*Novella (JP only)
*Soundtrack
*2-B Statuette

:siren:

Steam Pre-orders :siren:

Trailers
NieR New Project - E3 2015 Teaser Trailer
NieR: Automata - Paris Games Week 2015 Reveal Trailer
Cast and Japanese VA Trailer 2016
E3 2016 Trailer
Boss Battle Trailer
Playstation Press Conference 2016
TGS 2016 Trailer
Arsenal of Elegant Destruction

Misc
Nier Sequel Reaction by Robin Schweiger
A Message to Our Fans - Yoko Taro follow-up
A Special Message From Yoko Taro
Concert Gameplay Footage 1
Concert Gameplay Footage 2
Nier Panel
15 mins of gameplay
TGS 20 mins of gameplay footage!

Dev Blog

Art
2Butt, 9Ass, and ATush

Screenshots

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"Leave me on the floor. Leave me here." - Yoko Taro

"Yoko died."

Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 00:46 on Nov 30, 2017

# ¿ Apr 20, 2016 22:21

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 10:57

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

It appears that the Nier and PG devs are going to be discussing some Automata stuff at E3 (THURSDAY, JUNE 16 10AM-11AM PDT), as just a heads-up for anyone.

# ¿ Jun 12, 2016 23:49

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

InnercityGriot posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StXRi5zPPjk

New trailer that Sony didn't bother to show for some dumb reason.

Thanks! Added to OP.

I'm liking what I'm hearing and seeing.

# ¿ Jun 14, 2016 23:46

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

Nier Panel
15 mins of gameplay
Boss battle with the Persona-esque diva boss

-PANEL-
Originally wanted to call the game Nier: Android, but a discussion with SE wanted them to change it to something less generic.
9S will be playable at certain points in the game, but there will be some differences between the characters.
"Blindfolds" are actually goggles.
Still retains RPG elements from Nier - sidequests, items, and upgrades.
Also uses the 2.5D perspective from Nier at select points.
Town area - populated by "the Resistance".

-MECHANICS-
Two weapons equipable at once (assigned to sqaure and triangle, similar to Bayonetta), with a weapon switch.
Three weapon types thus far; long sword, short sword and gauntlet/fist weapons. As well as Pod which shoots bullets (and serves like Weiss did in Nier)
Unlockable moves and actions throughout the game.
Perfect Dodge mechanic - allows for a counter-attack.
Players will be able to customise controls
Lock-on available.

-Art-

Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 21:56 on Jun 18, 2016

# ¿ Jun 18, 2016 20:17

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

Nier Automata is coming to Steam! :steam:

Also Emi Evans singing the main theme.

# ¿ Aug 18, 2016 02:30

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

God, I fall into a black hole for a week, and more news appears.

JordanKai posted:

A collector's edition also got revealed:

Usually I don't spring for these things, but that's a really nice looking statue. The artbook and OST are must-haves, too.

Ditto. Looks loving awesome.

Motto posted:

Yoko Taro

Sage of the age, Yoko Taro. :allears:

Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 01:39 on Sep 18, 2016

# ¿ Sep 18, 2016 01:32

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

Bloody hell, I go away for a few weeks and forget this is coming out and not some wonderful dream :allears:

I'll modify the OP when I'm back from work.

# ¿ Feb 23, 2017 13:41

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

Josuke Higashikata posted:

Honestly, the thread OP needs to mention to let all 50gig download before you start and then have the title updated tell people to read that. That or just have it as NieR: Automata - LET ALL 50 GIGS DOWNLOAD OR IT DOESN'T WORK or summet

I'll add it now

Anything else anyone wants me to add to the OP? Like, important need to know stuff?
My copy isn't arriving til 10th March :negative:

Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 12:26 on Feb 24, 2017

# ¿ Feb 24, 2017 12:17

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

Tae posted:

Anyone know the name of the song that plays in the first gameplay trailer way back last year at the Paris games?

"Possessed By Disease"

# ¿ Feb 26, 2017 06:03

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

ntan1 posted:

I have the Kami ni nare/become as gods chant song stuck in my head today. It's way more catchy in Japanese than English.

It goes without saying that the music is great (Wretched Weaponry is basically stuck on loop in my mind :allears:

), but the machine voice chanting really adds a nice contrast to some of the songs.

THIS CANNOT CONTINUE. THIS CANNOT CONTINUE. THIS CANNOT CONTINUE. THIS CANNOT CONTINUE. THIS CANNOT CONTINUE.

Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 01:14 on Mar 2, 2017

# ¿ Mar 2, 2017 01:08

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

Got my black box through the post :toot:

It''s covered in that Angel Writing - this just says "Black Box"

And their snazzy logo all these games keep getting:

Inside: (sorry for terrible camera)

It's all neatly stored.

2B Figurine:

~~More text I haven't translated yet:~~
YORHA
Number Two Type B

YorHA Logo:

Also the box is covered in a nice filigree sort of thing.

I don't really collect figurines of things, but it seems to be well made, lots of nice details and such.

And yes...they did model robutt. :butt:

Here's the artbook

"Yorha Keikakutsuiki Houkousho" (I guess? Google's best guess is "Investigation Committee")

The contents of the artbook we've seen before really - just nice glossy images of locations, characters and a few weapons. Lots of game flavour text too, quotes and such. And several quotes from Pascal (the person), and Ernest.
The steelcase is nothing special, just contains the game disc, and the soundtrack from the live concert they did the other year.

Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 17:47 on Mar 10, 2017

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 15:48

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

Armor-Piercing posted:

I got my big special edition too, haven't touched anything apart from the game yet though.

I'm tempted to order the World Book from Amazon Japan but I can't figure out if there's much overlap in the artwork between it and the book in that box.

There's probably going to be some overlap, but If it's anything like how Grimoire Nier was the World book will probably have more indepth content - the artbook is just a few backgrounds, character publicity shots (of their final designs), and a handful of weapons. The World book will probably have enemy designs, concept art, and I think some stories? Assuming of course it's anything like how Grimoire Nier was.

Actually that's the one big difference between my boxset which I got through SE EU, and the Japanese one; no novella. Still it's a nicely presented thing, nonetheless.

[e]: While on the topic of the novella, "NieR RepliCant Recollection" (Japanese calls it the "Project Gestalt Recollection" - it seems to be a retelling of the events of Nier from Devola and Popola's perspective.

Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 18:26 on Mar 10, 2017

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 17:29

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

dazat posted:

I got my copy of the World Guide today, I don't know how different it is from the Black Box art book but it's loaded with beautiful art, enemy/location rundowns etc, plus the two bonus short stories I'll translate sometime soon.

The Black Box artbook is just "Character image picture, name, and a quote from them". A select few background pieces, and a single page on weapon art of about six or so weapons.

dazat posted:

Devola = 5'8 350lb
Popola = 5'8 357lb

The world guide, like Popola to Devola, is meatier it seems. (And yay, more awesome stories!)

# ¿ Mar 14, 2017 01:42

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

dazat posted:

Someone has translated a section of what I'm assuming is the JP Black Box edition art book (someone, anyone, please get me scans, I'll translate the heck out of them!!!)

It's translated into English already - the artbook contains both Japanese and English versions of the same text (I can always scan them in for you if you'd like). I thought it was an in-game quote I hadn't come across yet. That Neogaf post omits this notice:

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- Transmission deleted due to violation of confidentiality clauses

I'll stick them behind this link as I'm not sure how spoilery some are. Here's some of the other ones I guess:
Potential Spoilers? :siren:

# ¿ Mar 16, 2017 12:28

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

Josuke Higashikata posted:

I'd like to see scans of absolutely anything cool from the book(s) because it would be really cool.

Probably have to be later as I've got to leave for work soon - there's not much there that hasn't already been seen honestly. Even the World Guide Book is a little disappointing compared to Grimoire Nier - there's a neat breakdown of the YoRHa mecha, and the basic machines, but that's it. No boss or character concepts. And no weapon list breakdown.

# ¿ Mar 16, 2017 12:47

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

ghostinmyshell posted:

2B and 9S are streaming on twitch https://www.twitch.tv/kylemccarley

That was kinda fun:

2B's VA cosplaying as 2B, and 9S's VA wearing a bow.

# ¿ Mar 18, 2017 03:07

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

I'm lovin' this poo poo:

# ¿ Mar 25, 2017 00:29

Pesky Splinter: Feb 16, 2011; A worried pug.

Can't think of a better place to put this, but as it's developed by Platinum, a port of Bayonetta has just dropped for the PC.
Out of loving nowhere I might add :eyepop: