Chance Hale
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Which dlc is good for gold farming or do you have to complete all of them?
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Drakengard 3 |OT| This Silence Is Mine
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itzknickknac
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If you are buying dlc for gold farming, I recommend trying this first, unless you've already done that.
Alessandro
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I was looking for interviews that would explain why they add humorous segments and I found this interview at siliconera that put my search to rest.
Most importantly I found a pre release interview with Yoko Taro that explains the motifs behind Drakengard and Nier. It has everything: from "effort heuristic" to you must be insane to kill hundreds of people (Drakengard) or just have a right (9/11 and Nier). Taro is a goddarn national treasure.
Most importantly I found a pre release interview with Yoko Taro that explains the motifs behind Drakengard and Nier. It has everything: from "effort heuristic" to you must be insane to kill hundreds of people (Drakengard) or just have a right (9/11 and Nier). Taro is a goddarn national treasure.
dancrane212
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Thanks for linking that video, after the first attempt I knew this wasn't going to happen today. I got it on the second try with that video.
Still need to think about it but overall I enjoyed the game, but there were some rough parts to be sure!
Chance Hale
Member
Oh jeez, been a few weeks since I finished the game and I'd managed to forget how bad it ran. My eyes ;-;
meltingparappa
Member
I finally beat it!
By beat it, I mean I gave up and watched the ending on youtube. My heart couldn't take the anxiety of the final boss, truly a sign of getting old. :\
It's a shame that there's a lot of interesting writing in the game, but it's locked away behind repetitive tasks. As far as rewards for doing stuff, a fascinating paragraph of text is pretty great, but I actually wished there was significantly less filler.
I spent a while looking up stuff on the wiki, and it's a shame how much of neat stuff is only vaguely hinted at in the game.
These would have been great to see in the actual game in one way or another, instead of hunting down tidbits from mangas and novellas, but I suppose that's just Taro Yoko's way.
Overall, I'm grateful that a game like this even exists. On the whole as budgets go up, themes and characters in modern gaming are skewing towards the bland (particularly jrpgs), and this is rare unpolished gem gives me hope that there'll always be esoteric auteur games that makes me want to hear the next line of beautifully written dialogue.
Sadly, I can't possibly imagine it being anything but a super bomb in the US though, relative to its localization budget, with all the hoops you have to jump through to get it.
By beat it, I mean I gave up and watched the ending on youtube. My heart couldn't take the anxiety of the final boss, truly a sign of getting old. :\
It's a shame that there's a lot of interesting writing in the game, but it's locked away behind repetitive tasks. As far as rewards for doing stuff, a fascinating paragraph of text is pretty great, but I actually wished there was significantly less filler.
I spent a while looking up stuff on the wiki, and it's a shame how much of neat stuff is only vaguely hinted at in the game.
Gabriella's transition into Gabriel, Zero's childhood, making the connections to Nier and Drakengard 1 more explicit (particularly what happens with Brother), and a host of other smaller elements.
Overall, I'm grateful that a game like this even exists. On the whole as budgets go up, themes and characters in modern gaming are skewing towards the bland (particularly jrpgs), and this is rare unpolished gem gives me hope that there'll always be esoteric auteur games that makes me want to hear the next line of beautifully written dialogue.
Sadly, I can't possibly imagine it being anything but a super bomb in the US though, relative to its localization budget, with all the hoops you have to jump through to get it.
Well, been playing this. I am enjoying the game, got all the way up the branch d roadblock. Not too sure if I want to continue, I want to see what happens, but the grinding is going to be a pain. If I enjoyed the gameplay a bit more perhaps I wouldn't be so apprehensive.
Disappointing in a way, I was really looking forward to seeing how everything ties up in the end. Kinda wish I knew I had to buy all the weapons, then I wouldn't of spent so much money on upgrading.
Disappointing in a way, I was really looking forward to seeing how everything ties up in the end. Kinda wish I knew I had to buy all the weapons, then I wouldn't of spent so much money on upgrading.
Thickstone
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I'd say go for it. Branch D has some important revelations which you shouldn't miss imo. The grindig is not that bad if you've managed to find the chest weapons.
@topic
30$ for the DLC chapters in total? Waiting for a sale then, that's ridiculous and I know that they are prett shitty gameplaywise anyway.
meltingparappa
Member
The grinding isn't as bad as it might seem at first, it goes by quickly if you abuse a trick or two.
battles and Zero's is the longest and worst
segmented in the whole game.
Personally, the only real standouts were Two and Four, and even then they weren't spectacular. $5 total is a fairer price, especially considering Three's dlc is just lazy
arena
dragon flying
What tricks can you abuse?
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Have you only beaten Branch A? It kinda tells you that it's a
parasite that will take over Zero
meltingparappa
Member
This is a solid farming method.
If you can hit the higher levels of the multiplier, you get a ton of cash really quickly.
Black Soma
Member
I kept trying for about a week, but in the end this is what I did too. That final boss is not fun, it's just unfair and annoying.
This final boss.... Hnnmmmh such delectable pain.
Edit:: I failed at the final note, fuck this shit.. shit shit fuck
Edit2: I'm giving up for today. I rarely manage to get the stupid video in sync with my goddamn fucking game. I got as far as all the sisters twice.. It'ss already 4:30 AM I should resume my torture tomorrow.
Edit3: WHY U DO THIS DO ME YOKO TARO. WHY WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. Now im serious. Im quitting and going to bed.
Edit:: I failed at the final note, fuck this shit.. shit shit fuck
Edit2: I'm giving up for today. I rarely manage to get the stupid video in sync with my goddamn fucking game. I got as far as all the sisters twice.. It'ss already 4:30 AM I should resume my torture tomorrow.
Edit3: WHY U DO THIS DO ME YOKO TARO. WHY WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. Now im serious. Im quitting and going to bed.
cj_iwakura
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Wow. Ending B... that escalated quickly. Great stuff.
Such fascinating characters, I'm sure I won't see nearly enough of them.
And I dig Three's cryptic poetry a lot.
Such fascinating characters, I'm sure I won't see nearly enough of them.
And I dig Three's cryptic poetry a lot.
Well I youtubed the ending.
I failed three fucking times on that final note where you can't even see the fucking thing coming. Right when the dialogue starts. I'm not going to lose my sanity over 1 button press. For all intents and purposes this is beaten.
Excellent game bogged down by the worst final boss in the history of ever.
I failed three fucking times on that final note where you can't even see the fucking thing coming. Right when the dialogue starts. I'm not going to lose my sanity over 1 button press. For all intents and purposes this is beaten.
Excellent game bogged down by the worst final boss in the history of ever.
meltingparappa
Member
I actually love that the music in this game (especially if you listen to the intoner mode of the songs) and Nier is so crucial to the tone, that music is woven into the theme of the game with the intoners and recordings.
Having the final boss be the culmination of the musical motifs of the game is just a staggeringly beautiful decision, implemented in a hilariously frustrating way.
If my controller were a living human's skull I would have crushed it without remorse after missing that final note for the sixth time, but I appreciate how purposefully sadistic it is.
Having the final boss be the culmination of the musical motifs of the game is just a staggeringly beautiful decision, implemented in a hilariously frustrating way.
If my controller were a living human's skull I would have crushed it without remorse after missing that final note for the sixth time, but I appreciate how purposefully sadistic it is.
Well.. They could have made it.. fair at least. The problem is in the implementation and I don't really have sadistic tendencies to this level. The idea itself is great like you described.
The music is indeed of the utmost quality, even if a step down from Nier. Kuroi Uta is delicious.
Although I do love the soundtrack we got, it was a slight disappointment that we didn't get to hear Emi Evans make up fake languages again. Or even sing an English version of The Black Song; ordinarily, I'd not be so eager to hear a translation, but her lyrics for Ashes of Dreams were very fitting.
meltingparappa
Member
You could probably hold the controller and "play" that bit on the youtube video at a reasonable time stamp a few times to try and get a vague idea of the timing on it.
Space Medafighter X
Member
That's exactly what I did, I'm terrible at rhythm games and just trying to do it over and over again got really frustrating.
For grinding cash for weapons and shit I did the third survival (or was it fourth? One of those : ). It gives about 200k each time you beat it, just use a spear with triangle mash move that repeatedly keeps attacking ( the one I used was final knell or something named similar).
cj_iwakura
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There's one ambient stage in particular that seems to say 'Nier guy did this'. I think it's in the forest, and it's my fav.
Thickstone
Member
There was a shocking revelation which hit me the other day (D1 and D3 final boss spoiler)
Depressing if true. Strange that I didn't connect the dots earlier...
So the final boss in D1 is basically all that's left of Zero?
Depressing if true. Strange that I didn't connect the dots earlier...
meltingparappa
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cj_iwakura
Member
Ending C... my god, that end credit music. Damn fun fight. I LOVE the music for
.
One's Angel
cj_iwakura
Member
So, Ending C:
Is the safe assumption that Zero becomes the final boss of D1?
cj_iwakura
Member
I love the unbridled chaos of the book missions.
cj_iwakura
Member
Got every weapon. The gate's open.
Let's do this.
Let's do this.
Good luck! You'll definitely need it.
Yeah, I remember having difficulties fighting one titan. Then I had to kill several at once and I just dropped my controller
GG No Re
In that ending, yes.
cj_iwakura
Member
Almost at the end of D, one question about the reveals...
How did Zero die two years ago? She had the flower before the prologue, so that can't be how..
OccamsBlender
Member
My one tip for the final boss is to close your eyes during the battle. You only need to pay attention to the sounds, not the visuals unlike D2(god, that black/white alternating really did mess you up!)
ChickenHunter
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Read the prequel Novellas. Here's the long short of it:
Zero had incredibly shitty childhood. Sold into all sorts of slavery, escapes after much turmoil and backstabbing. proceeds to become increasingly angry. She became a serial killer/robber, got caught, got executed alongside some other rebels, flower shows up and saves her.
cj_iwakura
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Xenoflare
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Hit the final note the moment when "I... I had a lot of fun" subtitle appears on screen.
Watch carefully.
Thickstone
Member
I have a serious issue understanding the part with Zero's flower
She told that the flower was responsible for the creation of her sisters. That's all fine and stuff, but how come that she fights her sisters in the prologue chapter without having her flower? That's a bit anachronistic to me and does not match her prologue short sotry at all, let alone what Zero tells you in the actual game.
Yeah that's pretty weird... Nice catch.
From what I understand the flower appears only after a certain amount of time after the infection.
There is something I don't get though...
Did we get an explanation why Zero has an artificial hand if she's able to regenerate herself?
That explanation doesn't work because
she created the intoners by trying to rip the flower off from her eye. However it might just be that the flower moved to somewhere else in her body(possible because the other intoners are also infected and they don't have the flower in their eye) and then went back to her eye for some reason..idk
Thickstone
Member
I think your explanation makes sense. It's still odd as it appears to be a conscious decision and a really striking one too if you think about it. but at the same time its really not that important to point this out via cutscenes - if your explanation is correct, that is.
Weird.
Drakengard.
Mitochondrion
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What does levelling up do in this game? And why does this game have poor graphics? Did Drakengard 1 and 2 have poor graphics too?
Yeah, that was the weirdest thing. Especially since they did literally nothing with it.