hogso Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Action RPG-er from PlatinumGames & Square Enix released 10/03/17 on PS4 and 17/03/17 on Windows. Rather incredibly this is the fifth game in the Drakengard series - one that even the most seasoned JRPG fans would be forgiven for having passed them by. 2010's NieR is a spin off of the parent series, and this the sequel to that - although is only a very loose sequel, so knowledge of the first is not required (indeed, the storyline of this is set after a specific ending you could obtain in NieR) It's mostly not required, as you can probably guess, as a result of the story being completely bonkers - this is a game from the parent companies of Bayonetta and Final Fantasy, lest we forget. It's so bonkers I find the premise pretty rivetting, so in short; there is a war raging on Earth between the last of humanity and the robot army of an invading unknown alien race. It's too dangerous for Humanity to live on Earth, so they live on the moon, and have their own robot army fighting their battles on the planet's surface. This is where the player comes in - you take control of one of three androids whom the story appears to follow. It has reviewed very well. Even in the current climate (and 2017 is turning in to something of a classic year already) it's being touted as a potential GOTY. Platinum appear to have nailed the gameplay with this one, and anyone who has played any of their best games will know that when they get it right, they get it really right. And although NieR was derided for being boring in gameplay terms, it's story, characters, and tone were celebrated - and SE have ensured those parts have been retained here. There's a demo, it's good, play it if you want. At the time of writing I would rather play this over Yakuza 0, Nioh, Horizon, Danganronpa Reload or Mass Effect - and that's just the stuff on my radar, for PS4, for release up to the end of this month. Phew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted March 10, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2017 Just picked this up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) Hooray, NieR love!...yet I myself won't even give it the time at the moment Simply too much to play as it is, and with P5 just around the corner, this isn't even getting a look in, regrettably... Edited March 10, 2017 by hogso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted March 10, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2017 I watched some of the reviews and had a couple of finished games to trade so I thought why not. Looking forward to having a go later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted March 10, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2017 Haha. Oh my, this game is absolutely bonkers First hour or so I was wondering what the **** I'd bought and then it all suddenly starts to click beautifully into place. I can understand the excellent reviews now. It's very good indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted March 11, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 11, 2017 You know those games that you buy that have a hell of a lot of depth and surprises that you didn't expect? Yeah that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hogso Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 14 minutes ago, sne said: USA used the opening song from FFVIII in synchronised swimming years ago too, very cool! As it happens I replayed nier automata not too long ago, after resonant arc did a series on it. Got to be a top 10 PS4 game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 Probably worth posting this recent Max Derrat video essay on the profundity of the game, which touches on similar experiences in games like MGS2 and Deus Ex, as well as the reformation and a variety of philosophical concepts touched on during the game. Also worth pointing out that the anime adaptation of the game wrapped up just last week I believe, although I haven't seen any of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 3 hours ago, sne said: Ha, funnily enough I was in Basingstoke's only remaining sushi restaurant a couple weeks back when a song came on that fired enough neurons in my brain that I was compelled to Shazam it, turned out to be City Ruins from N:A. Banging soundtrack, to be fair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 It's a pretty astounding soundtrack, yeah. The first Nier is possibly better. They occasionally use a gibberish language which sounds beautiful, and your brain almost imparts meaning on those non-words and sounds, almost like an audible rorschach test. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Oh i randomly played this game last year on PS Plus. Started a bit weird, ended up being a fantastic game with such a good plot. I didn't like the way they structured it as seemingly 3 playthroughs with 3-5 endings, when it wasn't really. I almost stopped after the first 'playthrough', but really it was just the game carrying on to it's full conclusion (not an identical playthrough). And i loved the ending to the game. Some of the gameplay can be a little ropey at times, but they aren't afraid to take risks, and the gameplay switches up regularly to keep it interesting. I'd recommend this to everyone who like a good story to play this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 26 endings in total, one for each letter of the alphabet. I think a lot of people may have tried the game and only 'beat' it the once. Such a shame if so! Toro Yano is allegedly working on something new at the moment, although whether it's another Nier game, who knows. Could be Voice of Cards 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 On 08/08/2024 at 12:51, hogso said: They occasionally use a gibberish language which sounds beautiful, and your brain almost imparts meaning on those non-words and sounds, almost like an audible rorschach test. Sigur Ros frantically taking notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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