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NieR Automata (PS4) - Platinum Games - Demo on PSN
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 10:52 am
by BAKA
Platforms: PS4 (10/03/17) | PC (at a later date) |
Demo:
PSNEditions: Day One Edition
Black Box Edition (
exclusive to Square-Enix Store @ £169.99)
Announcement TrailerDevelopment BackgroundThe game’s all-star development team is helmed by producer Yosuke Saito, known for his work on DRAGON QUEST X and NieR. The previous game’s director, YOKO TARO returns for the new project as well as composer Keiichi Okabe, whose award-winning score to the original became one of the greatest accomplishments in gaming music.
New to the series is character designer Akihiko Yoshida from CyDesignation, Inc., well known for his work in BRAVELY DEFAULT and the FINAL FANTASY series, as well as game designer Takahisa Taura, with Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance to his credit.
Trailers
Re: NieR (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 12:13 pm
by Irene Demova
It's alright, nothing will happen for 3 years then there will be a little trailer which announces that it's "in development"
Re: NieR (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 1:10 pm
by BAKA
Irene Demova wrote:It's alright, nothing will happen for 3 years then there will be a little trailer which announces that it's "in development"
Is this a meme or something? Platinum are pretty reliable and prompt when it comes to delivering their wares. Look at Revengeance, Komani turned to Platinum to salvage Rising, which had been in 'development hell', and Platinum turned that out pretty speedily.
Re: NieR (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 9:34 pm
by Rex Kramer
Seems like an odd choice for a sequel, didn't Nier do pretty shitty sales wise first time around?
Re: NieR (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 9:37 pm
by Ironhide
Probably a reboot.
Re: NieR (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 10:59 am
by Lotus
I'm playing through Nier at the moment. It's definitely flawed, but it's a decent game. Interested to see what they do with this.
Re: NieR (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 11:33 am
by BAKA
Lotus wrote:I'm playing through Nier at the moment. It's definitely flawed, but it's a decent game. Interested to see what they do with this.
My issues with the original, are all things I think Platinum are suited to improve upon (technical / gameplay). Which is probably why I'm so excited for this.
Re: NieR (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 12:23 pm
by PenguinJim
Lotus wrote:I'm playing through Nier at the moment. It's definitely flawed, but it's a decent game. Interested to see what they do with this.
If you don't play through to Ending B you'll miss almost all of the important parts of the game.
Re: NieR (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 1:11 pm
by Lotus
I see...can you expand on that? How do I know if I'm playing through to Ending B? Are you saying there are parts of the game that you don't get to play if you pick one of the other endings?
Re: NieR (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 1:17 pm
by Irene Demova
It's a New game+ system, if you don't do them you'll miss out on all the good stuff
Re: NieR (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:16 am
by PenguinJim
There's no endings to "pick" - you just play through linearly. First is Ending A, then you restart halfway through the game and can continue to Ending B. That should be the minimum, but there's also Endings C and D if you want to keep going.
You might expect to reach Ending A after 14-16 hours, and Ending B at around 20 hours, so it's not a doubling of the game time. But it's almost a doubling of the game quality!
Re: NieR (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 11:49 am
by Lotus
Yeah 'pick' was the wrong word, I assumed if there were multiple endings then the one I 'got' would be based on my actions throughout the game or some kind of decision I'd have to make. Thanks for the heads-up...sounds kind of annoying though if I have to re-play what I've already done..?
Anyway, I don't want to railroad this topic into a discussion about me playing through the original. 
Based on my experience so far, here's what I'd like to see improved in this new version:
> Fewer dull/pointless quests
> An easier way to travel around quickly
> A much more refined menu system
> Better character models
> A deeper upgrade system/customisation options
Re: NieR Automata (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 11:13 am
by BAKA
Gameplay from the conference at around 3:25.
This has my new favourite action game written all over it.
Re: NieR Automata (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 2:12 pm
by Saint of Killers
Trailer now in 1080p60 flavour.
Re: NieR Automata (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 2:35 pm
by Christopher
Looks incredible! 2016 too? So many PS4 exclusives in 2016
Re: NieR Automata (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 2:48 pm
by Saint of Killers
Game proper will apparently run in 60FPS too.
Based Platinum.
Re: NieR Automata (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 3:12 pm
by deathofcows
Saint of Killers wrote:Trailer now in 1080p60 flavour.
That run animation at 1:28 is my new favourite run animation.
Re: NieR Automata (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 3:32 pm
by BAKA
The soundtrack is giving me major Ghost In The Shell vibes. Paris Games Week has been saved from mediocrity.
Re: NieR Automata (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 4:23 pm
by Rhubarb
Am I missing something? I think this looks decidedly underwhelming
Based on that reveal video it just appears to be bog standard hack n slash type stuff with seemingly rather uninspired enemy design. The environment graphics do look quite tasty though.
Re: NieR Automata (PS4) - Developed by Platinum Games
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 4:48 pm
by Saint of Killers
Rhubarb wrote:Am I missing something? I think this looks decidedly underwhelming
Based on that reveal video it just appears to be bog standard hack n slash type stuff with seemingly rather uninspired enemy design. The environment graphics do look quite tasty though.
Read this. It'll change your mind.
