Just play it. Literally - don't check anything as the story unfolds before you.
You'll get pretty much obvious hints about the choices to do. I don't want to spoiler anything as i think the game has a REALLY high value. End Route B and you will see everything open up to you.
Yes, it's awesome.
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Excellent! Thanks for not attempting to spoil anything. So far, I have been loving the way the story is opening up during route B. During Route A I had an odd feeling that there were certain things that they teased at, but didn't tell you anything about, that would be explained in some way.
I just had no idea that the different Routes played out the way they do. For example, the Amusement Park. When you kill the boss, it flashes an image on the screen. I was thrown when it expanded on that. I had a feeling during that there is more to the machines than is being told. During that scene, it confirmed that there is absolutely more to their backstory than just being mindless machines who suddenly started acting more human out of absolutely no where. Can't wait to get more details on that!
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Most of it still wont make sense by the end since its actually continuing something from Nier Gestalt/Replicant on PS3. In that game You learn mankind was dying off due to a disease that turned organic cells into salt and using magic the government tried to seperate human souls from their 'chlorifying' bodies as 'gestalts' and built androids like devola and popola to grow and nuture cloned bodies for the human souls to be reinserted into. Trouble was the gestalts began to degrade into monsters called 'shades' for most of the game and the replicants began to devlop consciousness and souls of their own but were infertile. A rogue devola and popola teamed up with the gestalt of nier who retained his ego and memory but in niers actions to save his daughter who gestalt nier kidnapped to try and insert her gestalt into her body he unknowingly began humanitys extinction. The humans are all dead but the files for project gestalt remained and as you will progress you will learn what the machines did when they found those files, but again in the original your second playthrough points out things like how the shades in the first dungeon DONT attack you at all, you attack on impulse because VIDEOGAME ENEMY but they are in fact the gestalts of children and you wholesale slaughter them without knowing about the getsalts/replicants at that point.
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Before i read all of that, will it spoil anything in Nier Automata?
I watched a video that gives you an overview of everything from Drakkengard - the novellas - and Gestalt and Replicant. Since I didn't play those games, I needed to know if there was anything that wouldn't make sense in Automata had I not.
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If you have done one playthrough you have probably already found what i mention, but its not spoiling whats happening, you really need to find everything and get all 5 core endings for that.
The last two sentences were a bit of a spoiler because I haven't found that archive yet, lol. But it was my suspicion any how, that the Machines were humans at one time. I'm sure there will be more about that explained as I get further through the game
Last night I decided to pull back on moving through the main quest line and focus on some side quests that I couldn't do on my first play through. Do you think it is important to keep up with the side quests? Or just wait until I have finished the main plot 4 times, then just go back and do everything after I beat the game?
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Excellent! I can start flying through the story now rather than hunting down side quests!
And yeah, the notes is what I meant. I think the proper term would have been 'Intel' not Archive. But ultimately, the Notes is just what I meant. I got 1 note regarding the Gestalt, and 1 note regarding something irrelevant, like a weather report or something.
Ohhh, knowing that I can skip the side quests for now is exciting. I can't wait to see more of the main plot!
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gonna get this game later today. was always planning on getting it day 1 but i had such a backlog of games i wanted to finish first(i dont like starting a new game without finishing a previous one). So the different endings. Do I have to replay the game multiple times to get them? Cuz im the one and done type when it comes to single player story modes. does the story change every time i replay it?
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The game begins as you playing as the main character (2B). You play through the game, unfold the story as it is told to you. Then the credits roll.
After that, you get a message which states that it isn't over yet. Now when you continue from your saved game, you play as your teammate (9S). While playing as this character, you will learn more about the story than was told on your first play through. Rinse and repeat for a total of 4 play throughs with varying degrees of information that you are provided.
This is not a 'New Game +' situation. It is way better than that.
RIP Genn Greymane, Permabanned on 8.22.18
Your name will carry on through generations, and will never be forgotten.
RIP Genn Greymane, Permabanned on 8.22.18
Your name will carry on through generations, and will never be forgotten.
Ha! That's funny!
When I first saw one of them at their table in a quick cut scene, I was thinking to myself "when the hell were they sitting there?"
Then in another scene I saw them sitting at the table again talking to each other about eating fruit. I had no idea you could actually go there. lol
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Just started it, give me some gameplay tips.
How to git gud?
Honestly combat isn't that difficult - only bullet hell parts are kinda harder. Though i played Normal. I found fast weapon like small swords to be better because of faster attacks and longer combos, but you can use literally anything and be fine.
As for the chips, well, i didn't care really much about them. All have their advantages, obviously + defense and + weapon damage are always good. I found the Auto-heal also very strong as you usually get hit not very often, and if you're in a bad situation you can just play defensively and stay away of danger until hp is full again.
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I bought the Ancient Overlord sword as soon as I could. It is one of, it not the only small sword which offers Crit +. That sword should be able to be upgraded to level 2 pretty early on, which will unlock the increased Crit chance bonus.
Once you have bought the sword, I suggest purchasing all the Plug In slot upgrades. They are sold in the resistance camp by the woman who also sells upgrades to your Pod.
As for Plug-Ins. I go with a few things. Weapon Damage, Crit, Shock Wave, Melee Defense, Max HP, Offensive Heal.
As for the Pod, I personally love the Hammer and the Laser. But honestly, that is your call. I kinda ignore my Pod. I haven't upgraded it, and I tend to not even fire the gattling gun most the time.
RIP Genn Greymane, Permabanned on 8.22.18
Your name will carry on through generations, and will never be forgotten.