I'm about 15 hours in and still on my first playthrough
Granted, this was because I spent a long time running around doing sidequests because I didn't think this game had fast travel in it. I was pretty upset when that was finally turned on.
I didn't really like Drakengard 3, and Platinum's mechanical work on Automata makes all of the previous Yoko Taro games' gameplay pale by comparison IMO. The degree to which Drakengard 3 is horny and gory also made me kind of uncomfortable. I much prefer the nier/automata less gory and slightly less horny Yoko Taro aesthetic.
Drakengard 3 will always hold a special place in my heart just because of Zero.
She is very deliberately horny and violent, because she serves as a mirror of the male power fantasy. She is Yoko Taro's commentary on Kratos, to the point where the male characters are literally sex objects.
I always love when nerds get mad about Bioware being "SJW," because some of the stuff Yoko Taro does is more radical. But those type of people are too dumb to critically analyze their media, so it just flies right over their heads.
The presentation, characters, and dialog in D3 are so great.
Weither that's worth it in conjustion with everything else is up to you.
To be fair, I did find it mostly enjoyable to play. Fairly repetitive, yes, but I only found it frustrating in the back third. And the final final boss is garbage that I never beat.
Every problem that occurs in Nier is the result of someone (usually Nier himself) stubbornly refusing to consider the world from a different perspective or reflect on the consequences their actions might have on others.
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Every problem that occurs in Nier is the result of someone (usually Nier himself) stubbornly refusing to consider the world from a different perspective or reflect on the consequences their actions might have on others.
he is 100% justified in murdering the fuck out of every shade though
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everything bad that happens in Nier is because of Caim
Nier usually is a victim of circumstance more than anything
Also, people talk about Zero but for reals, Accord was great.
Accord is great, but there's not much to talk about with her, because her purpose is largely metatextual. She doesn't really tie into the themes of the game very well (which is fine; she's supposed to feel out of place).
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Also, people talk about Zero but for reals, Accord was great.
Accord is great, but there's not much to talk about with her, because her purpose is largely metatextual. She doesn't really tie into the themes of the game very well (which is fine; she's supposed to feel out of place).
But that's part of what makes her so great.
Yoko Taro delibertly pushes boundries of what you can and/or should do in video game naratives, the meta, and the 4th wall.
The presentation, characters, and dialog in D3 are so great.
Weither that's worth it in conjustion with everything else is up to you.
To be fair, I did find it mostly enjoyable to play. Fairly repetitive, yes, but I only found it frustrating in the back third. And the final final boss is garbage that I never beat.
the final final boss is probably my favorite thing in the game but I only watched a video of it
Remeber that the inspiration for Nier was 9/11. Dead serious.
taro wanted to explore the idea of how somebody could do something so completely monstrous while feeling justified in their actions
the big problem with that is that the shadowlord is a selfish piece of shit and shades with a small exception are mindless monsters
every sentient shade attacks the party on sight without question based solely on circumstance too
The Shadowlord is just trying to enact the plan to save humanity as it's supposed to go. It's not his fault the Gestalts developed sentience for some reason.
Remeber that the inspiration for Nier was 9/11. Dead serious.
taro wanted to explore the idea of how somebody could do something so completely monstrous while feeling justified in their actions
the big problem with that is that the shadowlord is a selfish piece of shit and shades with a small exception are mindless monsters
every sentient shade attacks the party on sight without question based solely on circumstance too
The Shadowlord is just trying to enact the plan to save humanity as it's supposed to go. It's not his fault the Gestalts developed sentience for some reason.
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Granted, this was because I spent a long time running around doing sidequests because I didn't think this game had fast travel in it. I was pretty upset when that was finally turned on.
She is very deliberately horny and violent, because she serves as a mirror of the male power fantasy. She is Yoko Taro's commentary on Kratos, to the point where the male characters are literally sex objects.
I always love when nerds get mad about Bioware being "SJW," because some of the stuff Yoko Taro does is more radical. But those type of people are too dumb to critically analyze their media, so it just flies right over their heads.
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Weither that's worth it in conjustion with everything else is up to you.
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but oof that framerate
I'm not a performance/resolution stickler, I just couldn't handle how poorly it ran.
To be fair, I did find it mostly enjoyable to play. Fairly repetitive, yes, but I only found it frustrating in the back third. And the final final boss is garbage that I never beat.
It's so anime. My god. So anime. I don't really mind it, though I do feel like I should find some kind of guide so I know what I'm doing in combat.
get up in peoples dicks with lloyd and never let up
That's what I'm doing so far!
It's weird because I can't figure out how to really activate techs reliably???
I mean, food's great. It's just... unusual to see it as a common feature in JRPGs.
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Every problem that occurs in Nier is the result of someone (usually Nier himself) stubbornly refusing to consider the world from a different perspective or reflect on the consequences their actions might have on others.
he is 100% justified in murdering the fuck out of every shade though
Nier usually is a victim of circumstance more than anything
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Accord is great, but there's not much to talk about with her, because her purpose is largely metatextual. She doesn't really tie into the themes of the game very well (which is fine; she's supposed to feel out of place).
taro wanted to explore the idea of how somebody could do something so completely monstrous while feeling justified in their actions
the big problem with that is that the shadowlord is a selfish piece of shit and shades with a small exception are mindless monsters
every sentient shade attacks the party on sight without question based solely on circumstance too
But that's part of what makes her so great.
Yoko Taro delibertly pushes boundries of what you can and/or should do in video game naratives, the meta, and the 4th wall.
Automata extends this even further.
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the final final boss is probably my favorite thing in the game but I only watched a video of it
On this, one of my favorite moments in NG+.
And she gives no shits, happily murdering them.
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the only time that really happens is the baby shade and the shield bros (both of whom still attack you on sight)
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the kojima effect
The Shadowlord is just trying to enact the plan to save humanity as it's supposed to go. It's not his fault the Gestalts developed sentience for some reason.
Everything bad is because of The Watchers and/or the Cult of the Watchers.
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but he isn't though
the plan already failed
he's just being a selfish dickbag