Taro is well aware of that, judging from that S-E interview, he says they want to keep the different game styles theme, but they don't want to repeat the same ones, because that would get stale. Same for save deleting, they want to mess around with unique concepts regarding the endings, but not the same thing again.
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Nier 2 announced (Square Enix, Yoko Taro, Platinum Games, Akihiko Yoshida, PS4)
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Taro is well aware of that, judging from that S-E interview, he says they want to keep the different game styles theme, but they don't want to repeat the same ones, because that would get stale. Same for save deleting, they want to mess around with unique concepts regarding the endings, but not the same thing again.
clarkision
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Pretty stoked that I picked up Nier on PS3 from Gamestop on Saturday for $14.99 on a whim. It's now almost $50 used on Amazon!
Can't wait for the driving sequence.
Kalamari Rimbo
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What has happened? How come all of these long time awaited games are all announced at once?
Maybe this was the game industry's collective plan all along. Suck for a while and then blow everyone the fuck out at E3 2015.
Maybe this was the game industry's collective plan all along. Suck for a while and then blow everyone the fuck out at E3 2015.
You are in for a treat my friend.
Make sure to do two playthroughs back to back at the very least. Or you will miss a big chunk of the story.
Though that style in itself is still mostly a known quantity - the audience will fully expect some genre pastiche, self-aware usage of gameplay conventions and a few of Taro's more common narrative devices and motifs. Hopefully they can still do some genuinely unexpected things even with that assumption in place; and if the atmosphere and writing is solid, it'll still be effective regardless of preconceptions.
80% of the game will actually be an in-depth boar drifting simulator. The other 20% is fishing.
I hope the fishing tutorial still sucks in the sequel.
I really like the idea of an intire industry willingly being shit just to surprise people at E3 2015.
I really like the idea of an intire industry willingly being shit just to surprise people at E3 2015.
privitsan02
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Any possibility of it coming to Xbox One like Kingdom Hearts 3? A friend of mine is a huge Nier fan but he only has an Xbox One.
Thanks in advance,
Best wishes.
Thanks in advance,
Best wishes.
Dunno but the director's previous game (Drakengard 3) ended up being PS3 exclusive.
Dominic_Shade
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So far it's unlikely, but at least in the west there's always a possibility. I don't think Sony is helping at all with this one, so if the western side of S-E thinks it's worth it to release it on Xbox One or PC, then they will.
Yoko Taro answered a question about Xbox fans with 'please look forward to play it on PS4' or something like that.
So yeah, I think it's pretty unlikely.
Nightengale
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People need to watch his Philosophy of Violence interview.
sono
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That is my concern too. Of course this wouldnt apply in a Nier HD version to address the general concerns with graphics quality. Would rebuy in that a heartbeat.
I will likely buy Nier 2 nevertheless unless they go completely off the rails.
SatelliteOfLove
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He's building himself up a good attention-getting public persona with this. I miss this sorta thing.
where, give me
privitsan02
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Ouch. I'm going to assume its the same case with Star Ocean 5 and probable Dragon Quest?
Well here's to hoping. Thanks lads.
Best wishes.
Sony money is involved in Star Ocean 5.
PS4 is the console to own this gen if your friend likes JRPGs.
Hades Hotgun
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I am hoping Nier 2 is sorta like the last Mad Max movie.
A unique film-making style that was under appreciated in previous works, exploding on to the screen as a gonzo fucking amazing movie that blows away all expectations.
New Nier: Fury Road
Fine Ham Abounds
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Yeah but no Kamiya means no Space Harrier section
I dunno how I will survive
The final boss is a naked 100 foot tall Charlize Theron
privitsan02
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Yeah I told him that, but he doesn't like PlayStation for some ridiculous fanboy-like reasons. Still he's my friend so I decided to ask around about the possibilities of a port since he loved the jrpgs on Xbox 360.
Thanks for the answer though. I might personally get Nier 2, that DQ Heroes game and Star Ocean 5 if it means Dragon Quest XI being on PS4 is possibility.
Best wishes.
Thank you!
Amazing story, characters and soundtrack with a unique approach to game design, featuring
There's also a shitty fishing segment that makes most people drop the game.
I didn't know that, even by Nier standards then?
PS4 exclusive it is, then.
Bloodborne was the one reason I got a PS4, but I'm really glad it made me get one, it seems to be the right choice for me, especially since I only decided I don't want more than one console this gen after I bought a PS4.
The first Nier sold horribly on 360, even in the west.
This is gold, Jerry. Pure gold.
Mauricio_Magus
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I totally missed this part of the interview:
I NEED TEXT ADVENTURE PARTS AGAIN, also the way "text" was used during Playthrough B was brilliant.
How can we give him feedback? twitter?
I NEED TEXT ADVENTURE PARTS AGAIN, also the way "text" was used during Playthrough B was brilliant.
How can we give him feedback? twitter?
threelights
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There is a crazy madman called Yoko Taro in Japan. He made a series of games called Drakengard, and he became famous (as in, he made a cult hit) because his games were often jank, but had oddly fantastic stories and characters in them. And then another madman at Square enjoyed his games and kept funding them.
NieR is a spin off of the Drakengard series (that can absolutely be played without knowing about the series), that also has the weird-but-fantastic story and characters, and a wide variety of gameplay styles (all of them a bit jank). NieR ended up also being a cult hit, and now they're making a sequel with Platinum games.
That's as quick as I can say everything.
tl;dr - they are super weird games that embrace the weirdness and come out as great games with great stories and characters.
Fine Ham Abounds
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Buy 1000 copies of Nier and take a picture of some stereotypical westerner holding them while wearing a driving range attendant helmet with "I LIKE TEXT ADVENTURE" written on it
The "flawed masterpiece" expression never described anything as well as it does for Nier.
Tell your friend if he likes anything coming from japan, PS4 is probably the safest choice to have.
It's Song of the Ancients from the first game.
Nier it's normal as fuck compared to Drakengard 1. I guess that's why its story is so beloved. It's got the good of Taro without the full crazyness of D1.
Nier story really isn't that weird, unless you explore the stuff from Grimoire Nier.
threelights
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I mean, yeah... But it's still a very uncommon kind of story.
I wouldn't put it on "normal" at all.
But yes, it's no Drakengard, that's for fucking sure.
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?p=168672329&highlight=#post168672329
Please click on the music links. That's all you really need to know.
E_Darkness
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This is actually true. Fuck that section. The tutorial happens by a fishing spot so I go "okay I'll fish here". Then after like 2 hours of rage, salt and determination, I then saw there was a marker on the map...
That fishing section is no joke.
God damn how I love this dude, random and hilarious as hell, never tried Drakengard games but NIer is such a special game that anythign this dudes makes specially Nier 2 is a day one buy for me.
man i forgot about this vid
drakengard 3 is such a weird thing in hindsight to it given the characterization of zero and her motivations/actions
like, i guess it's a contrast to drakengard 1 and nier as for her killing is just a means to an end over anything else?
i also forgot about the part where the original nier was inspired by 9/11 although i don't know how i did
Hades Hotgun
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100 feet tall eh? That seems kinda tame for a Taro game.
How long is her giant mechanical penis and does she use it as a weapon or a mount?
meltingparappa
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I still think literally the only downside is that Yoshida is too amazing and classy an artist to do something especially nutty like put a flower in someone's eyeball, like the Drakengard 3 designer did.
I looked at the press releases and while neither World of Final Fantasy or Final Fantasy VII use the word exclusive, this one does, so I suspect there's actually some kind of deal in place.
DreamedLint
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After seeing that interview, I wonder if he enjoys working with Platinum? Given their pedigree for violent action titles, would he be frustrated with a more action-oriented game?
The Drakengard series is nothing but action. And they already said that they're still going to make Nier 2 an ARPG with lots of variety, just like the first one.
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