General Games Discussion

looks legit and genuinely scary, not sure I can play it because of that ffs

After Cyberpunk I've decided I'm in the mood to play some FPS ( even if it's more RPG than shooter) gonna buy Titanfall 2 as it's 12 quid on PSN atm

huh? when did you play cyberpunk?

Thimmy wrote:Nier: Automata is fantastic after the third playthrough, but I don’t recommend the game to anyone because the majority of people won’t be arsed to play through it twice, let alone thrice. The purpose of this hipster design is that, in order to get the full picture of the story, you have to see things from the perspective of each character. The first playthrough isn’t all that great, so it’s not one of those games that I would necessarily recommend to anyone, unless I think they have the patience to push through to the good part of the game.

Okay that makes sense. And how long does one playthrough take?

RealGunner wrote:huh? when did you play cyberpunk?

Wish I did lol, I just meant the trailer/hype etc.

RealGunner wrote:

Thimmy wrote:Nier: Automata is fantastic after the third playthrough, but I don’t recommend the game to anyone because the majority of people won’t be arsed to play through it twice, let alone thrice. The purpose of this hipster design is that, in order to get the full picture of the story, you have to see things from the perspective of each character. The first playthrough isn’t all that great, so it’s not one of those games that I would necessarily recommend to anyone, unless I think they have the patience to push through to the good part of the game.

Okay that makes sense. And how long does one playthrough take?

First playthrough takes about 15-20 hours, if I remember correctly. Then, another 20 hours for the second playthrough. It's once you finish it the second time, that the game suddenly does a complete 180 from having a shallow, cliché of a story, to becoming deep, intelligent, philosophical and

Spoiler:

- with more places to explore and an engaging plot as motivation to continue playing. Nier has a great soundtrack, as well. One of the best I've heard in a game in recent years. I honestly don't think you have the patience for it, RG You might like Yakuza 0, but something tells me you'll get stuck doing nothing but exploring and playing mini-games until you realize that you're sinking way too much time into the game without getting closer to it's conclusive chapter

Well if it does become a deep intelligent and philosophical game then I won't really mind playing it since I am into that.

I think i can manage 3 playthroughs. It's not about patience to me since I have played multiple playthroughs of very mediocre games in the past.

I'll definitely give it a go just to see the hype/controversy

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Put simply, NieR: Automata is the greatest game ever made. It’s not just that it is the deepest and most narratively potent game ever developed - and it is a truly deep narrative experience - but more than that, Yoko Taro has finally found perhaps the developer on the planet capable of doing his visionary work justice. This game is a true, genuine work of art, and anyone who wants to prove that gaming does possess an equivalent to the greatest novels, operas, theatre plays, or paintings, now has that very game to point to. Yoko Taro is gaming’s Shakespeare, Da Vinci, and Welles, all rolled into one.

The first playthrough really is a bit... tacky and lame, mostly story-wise. To me, it seemed hastily put together, and the "main villains" are the lamest thing in the game, in my opinion. I'm not so sure I agree with this reviewer's sensationalist description of the game, but I'll never get over the fact that I went from being moderately disappointed in Nier: Automata, to genuinely appreciating and becoming immersed in the complex story and world, all in the matter of a few hours. The game director, Yoko Taro is known for being an eccentric genius, similarly to Hideo Kojima, so in hindsight I suppose I should've seen it coming.

Did it really take you that long Thimmy?  First playthrough took me about 10-12 hours, I must have ignored more side quests than I realised.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Did it really take you that long Thimmy?  First playthrough took me about 10-12 hours, I must have ignored more side quests than I realised.

Yeah, but I did every single side quest... which really wasn't necessary. Only a few of them give you rewards that are worth the hassle, and you can get those rewards as random drops as well - albeit, at a relatively low drop rate. Rare and useful items seemed to drop more frequently the more I progressed in the game. I'm not sure whether or not that was a coincidence.

I did ones which I found interesting and I felt like I did quite a lot tbh but clearly not.

Well, I don't really remember the exact amount of time I spent on each playthrough. HowLongToBeat said the average was about 20 for the main story, and I wasn't sure whether that meant a single playthrough or the first two, or all 4-5. But yeah, I'm pretty certain that I did every single side quest, collected the vast majority of the weapons, and collected the materials required to upgrade them at the "hidden" blacksmith.

So...my brother bought Nintendo Snes


guess who will have that in 1-2 months to never touch again?

Why did he do that.

no idea why he does it either lol. Buys and plays for a month and give it to me.

But tbh i will actually play it more than switch. Nothing on switch interests me. But I want to play Chrono trigger, fire emblem, FF5 on snes so i will get those if they are available

Impulse buys, i can respect it tbh.

For a few days before E3 i was considering buying a Switch, still might tbh but for now i've listened to my brain.

black friday. not far

Honestly i wouldn't be surprised if i buy a new TV and a Switch.

I miss this theme, feeling incredibly nostalgic these days

Getting old

buy a snes

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September is stacked.

is this a surprise announcement?

RealGunner wrote:is this a surprise announcement?

We knew it was coming, we just didn't know when. So i guess the date is a surprise.

The Division 80% off on Steam summer sale

You could pay me and i still wouldn't touch it

Playing Titanfall 2 atm.

Aye really good so far, movement feels amazing as does the shooting in general and the mech gameplay is good too. My only criticism of the little i've played is the AI seems a bit dumb but that maybe a difficulty thing.

I feel sorry for doubting Jonathan back in the day tbh, first Metro and now this The lad has never steered me wrong

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Playing Titanfall 2 atm.

Aye really good so far, movement feels amazing as does the shooting in general and the mech gameplay is good too. My only criticism of the little i've played is the AI seems a bit dumb but that maybe a difficulty thing.

I feel sorry for doubting Jonathan back in the day tbh, first Metro and now this The lad has never steered me wrong

I was the last person who recommended that game, you PoS