Board 8 > Started playing NieR: Automata (spoilers)

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tcaz2
02/19/24 6:13:32 PM
#101:


Its kind of amazing how most people go into Automata basically only being exposed to 2B but then basically you only play 1 route as her and then she dies.
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ctesjbuvf
02/19/24 6:18:21 PM
#102:


Her popularity seems way above the others though! Just look at our last character battle here. 2B is a 1 seed, no one else is even in. Wonder how that happened.

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ctesjbuvf
02/19/24 6:19:08 PM
#103:


That sandworm enemy was actually difficult. I might have not not been patient enough but yeah.

So it seems I can play A2 and 9S in parallel now.

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pjbasis
02/19/24 6:32:23 PM
#104:


Aw yeah now you're really in it

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Leonhart4
02/19/24 6:32:57 PM
#105:


ctesjbuvf posted...
Her popularity seems way above the others though! Just look at our last character battle here. 2B is a 1 seed, no one else is even in. Wonder how that happened.

2B got all the promotion and she appears in all sorts of crossovers. They wanted her to be the most popular character, and they succeeded.

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KamikazePotato
02/19/24 6:37:31 PM
#106:


The sandworm is obnoxiously hard for some reason.

2B makes for an excellent poster girl. Which makes the twist hit that much harder, really.

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tcaz2
02/19/24 6:46:44 PM
#107:


Also 2B is hot and you can explode her dress
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ctesjbuvf
02/19/24 7:07:42 PM
#108:


I don't imagine A2 would not be considered hot either.

Well now she's just running around in the same places, seemingly replacing 2B. I wouldn't have guessed this after that Forest Zone encounter. Bunch of quests popping up again too. It's weird.

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tcaz2
02/19/24 7:14:06 PM
#109:


Yeah but A2 wasn't really marketed and you barely see her for like a dozen hours.
So the people that didn't finish the game (or didn't play it at all) wouldn't latch on as heavily.
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ctesjbuvf
02/19/24 7:17:34 PM
#110:


That's true, though looking back at the character battle again, I'm still surprised that the people that played the game then didn't throw support for anyone else. I guess it could be thinking 2B would be strongest or whatever.

Anyway, I should've slept a while ago but was too caught up in this. Now that the game is a bit chill and with optional stuff again, I think it's time to sleep on these events.

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Leonhart4
02/19/24 7:19:09 PM
#111:


9S is kind of divisive among the fanbase from what I've seen, so he probably wouldn't have had the support to make it

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ctesjbuvf
02/19/24 7:20:16 PM
#112:


Having not finished the game with him clearly having more to come, I don't think I have liked him any less than her.

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Thorn
02/19/24 7:20:35 PM
#113:


9S is the best but it's undeniable that 2B would be the most popular of the cast.

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ctesjbuvf
02/19/24 7:35:30 PM
#114:


A2 was right there on the box art all along. I'm kinda glad I only noticed now.

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foolm0r0n
02/19/24 8:34:52 PM
#115:


tcaz2 posted...
Its kind of amazing how most people go into Automata basically only being exposed to 2B but then basically you only play 1 route as her and then she dies.
Because she's the first character, you imprint on her hard. It's only natural.

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foolm0r0n
02/19/24 8:35:58 PM
#116:


ctesjbuvf posted...
Having not finished the game with him clearly having more to come, I don't think I have liked him any less than her.
No ass tho

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PeaceFrog
02/19/24 10:26:40 PM
#117:


ctesjbuvf posted...
A2 was right there on the box art all along. I'm kinda glad I only noticed now.
I was the same way. They did a good job on that

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ctesjbuvf
02/20/24 9:32:29 AM
#118:


The Pod has become a moron since being A2s support.

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ctesjbuvf
02/20/24 9:40:04 AM
#119:


Pascal's Village ended up a tragedy. This game is hitting hard on emotions currently.

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ctesjbuvf
02/20/24 10:03:58 AM
#120:


Pascal survives but at what cost. Everyone is just infected and/or dying lately, I have no idea where the story is even going.

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ctesjbuvf
02/20/24 11:05:03 AM
#121:


Now she's selling the parts of these children, whatever even is this cruelty.

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KamikazePotato
02/20/24 3:45:13 PM
#122:


ctesjbuvf posted...
Now she's selling the parts of these children, whatever even is this cruelty.
"Everything that lives is designed to end. We are perpetually trapped in a never ending spiral of life and death. Is this a curse? Or some kind of punishment?"

Literally the opening lines of the game! They warned you!

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ctesjbuvf
02/20/24 4:51:53 PM
#123:


9S is starting to lose it

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PeaceFrog
02/20/24 4:55:09 PM
#124:


That's one way to describe it

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ctesjbuvf
02/20/24 5:02:48 PM
#125:


The sections of walking through hole in City Ruins while your charcater can't properly functions suck and the game would be better without them.

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ctesjbuvf
02/20/24 6:58:14 PM
#126:


I must be nearing climax with this tower.

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ctesjbuvf
02/20/24 7:22:07 PM
#127:


Yeah this tag team fight seemed very final boss like.

But looks like one of them will be the true final boss.

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ctesjbuvf
02/20/24 8:04:24 PM
#128:


Okay who decided credits would be the most difficult boss fight

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ctesjbuvf
02/20/24 8:04:34 PM
#129:


Final thoughts tocome btw

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KamikazePotato
02/20/24 8:06:01 PM
#130:


ctesjbuvf posted...
Okay who decided credits would be the most difficult boss fight
10/10 experience

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ctesjbuvf
02/20/24 8:09:35 PM
#131:


Okay at least there seems to be checkpoints, when I wrote the first time I was annoyed I died having gotten really far lol

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ctesjbuvf
02/20/24 8:14:39 PM
#132:


Okay it was difficult enough now it gets straight up now impossible

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ctesjbuvf
02/20/24 8:22:35 PM
#133:


Just as I said that I got help and I think it became impossible to not win. I was annoyed at first but at the end it looked so hard I'm not sure it was possible without lol. Proud with how far I got.

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pjbasis
02/20/24 8:26:54 PM
#134:


ctesjbuvf posted...


But looks like one of them will be the true final boss.

which one??

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Leonhart4
02/20/24 8:27:34 PM
#135:


ctesjbuvf posted...
Just as I said that I got help and I think it became impossible to not win. I was annoyed at first but at the end it looked so hard I'm not sure it was possible without lol. Proud with how far I got.

It's been done but it's extremely difficult, yeah

No shame in accepting help

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ctesjbuvf
02/20/24 8:30:45 PM
#136:


I got to the part where all the small lines had purple shots and the larger lines spammed them excessively.

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ctesjbuvf
02/20/24 8:31:12 PM
#137:


pjbasis posted...
which one??

I picked A2 first. Felt more right in the situation. Went back and picked 9S right after.

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ctesjbuvf
02/20/24 8:31:54 PM
#138:


I think I'll sleep on it and post some overall thoughts in the morning.

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PeaceFrog
02/20/24 9:47:03 PM
#139:


KamikazePotato posted...
10/10 experience


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foolm0r0n
02/20/24 11:15:58 PM
#140:


goty

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ZaziGuado
02/20/24 11:37:46 PM
#141:


Best existential crisis I've ever had.

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htaeD
02/21/24 4:09:51 AM
#142:


I literally cry whenever I hear the Weight of the World

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ctesjbuvf
02/21/24 10:19:44 AM
#143:


The symbolism in you being asked to delete your save file to help others is an all time moment.

Of course I didn't actually do it because I wanted to be able to do full completion first.

But I think I'll play through that again and do it afterward just to feel that again.

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ctesjbuvf
02/21/24 10:33:47 AM
#144:


I said thoughts to come, but I'm honestly not sure what to write.

It's beautifully done how it becomes more and more apparent what kind of world they're actually living in and how stuck it is. Humanity being long gone is strong in itself. From the moment you learn that and onwards the game never really looks back and it's a rollercoaster of emotions. You don't really expect a happy ending from that point forward, just misery. Pascal's plotline is so strong because it continues to give this message as you move on. There's not one specific point to say this is when the game peaked either, although the session with the logic virus leading up to 2B dying definitely left me starring into thin air the most. Then somehow in the end the game manages to make a somewhat happy or at least bittersweet ending without it feeling like it compromised its points such as this one.

KamikazePotato posted...
"Everything that lives is designed to end. We are perpetually trapped in a never ending spiral of life and death. Is this a curse? Or some kind of punishment?"

Well delivered. I think I'm still realizing what I experienced playing the game. This is probably one of the best games I've ever played, I have some minor issues but basically all gameplay related and that's fine, it didn't release yesterday either. I'll need to go and think about it for some days to see how high it places.

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foolm0r0n
02/21/24 11:18:57 AM
#145:


ctesjbuvf posted...
Of course I didn't actually do it because I wanted to be able to do full completion first.
weak

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pjbasis
02/21/24 11:20:57 AM
#146:


There's nothing like deleting a fully completed file though.


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tcaz2
02/21/24 11:39:35 AM
#147:


Both Niers are definitely "more than the sum of their parts" IMO

I think both have problems with gameplay (especially OG Nier before the remake), pacing, even some writing bits... but as a taken-as-a-whole experience, they're really something.
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Reg
02/21/24 11:50:01 AM
#148:


ctesjbuvf posted...
This is probably one of the best games I've ever played, I have some minor issues but basically all gameplay related and that's fine
My issues with the gameplay are a bit more than minor but I still very much agree with this. Everything that's not gameplay is fucking incredible, especially taken as an overall package.
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ZaziGuado
02/21/24 11:58:10 AM
#149:


It's not surprising to me that you are struggling to figure out what to write. I was pretty speechless and had trouble finding the words to express what I was feeling as the credits ended, too.

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KamikazePotato
02/21/24 12:24:12 PM
#150:


Also, here's the second half of the opening quote:

"I often think about the god who blessed us with this cryptic puzzle and wonder if well ever get the chance to kill him."

The credits sequence is the closest they'll get to that.

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