Why do people like this mess?

[Auts Dog]

The combat is unbalanced.

The chip system is annoying

The story is futile and ends incredibly weak with no satisfying wrap up

Pod guns are useless on hard, though the abilities they get are brokenly powerful with moves that every ten seconds lets you shoot out a wave to instantly destroy anything smaller then huge enemies and a circular blade ability that lets you stand next to any boss and instantly shread them.

There is no reason to upgrade any weapons other than the default big/small katanas since they give you an atk buff when at max health. Compare that to the gimmick garbage other weapons give you and there is no contest.

And finally I wish I could play the hardest difficulty, but who the hell as the patience to sit through 1-5 minutes after every death waiting for the stupid loading screens then having to run back to where you were.

[TyresTyco]

I like the combat ( we don't have a lof of dmc style games). I like the chip system ( can't remember a game that has somthing like that it's unique). Story still is in my head after beating it last week. Which most games can't accomplish.

Pods are cool and are the real heros in this game. I love the threeway hammer smash.
Weapons... variety.. we all love variety. Only suckers need to always use the best of the best (which is the crit blade btw).

Graphics.. joko taro .. nuff said. Only pc graphic ♥♥♥♥♥♥ complain about something minor than pretty bling bling graphics.. ubisoft did a good job hammering that mindset in a lot of kids.

[Scipo0419]

Originally posted by TyresTyco:

Graphics.. joko taro .. nuff said. Only pc graphic ♥♥♥♥♥♥ complain about something minor than pretty bling bling graphics.. ubisoft did a good job hammering that mindset in a lot of kids.

Yeah, I don't know what he's complaining about, the game is gorgeous

[atomicmonkey]

how can people seriously think this game is amazing? the graphics are terrible. sure SOME places have decent graphics like the theme park, as well as the main characters, but the main city area has absolutely terrible graphics, and other places like the desert are at best visually dull. it's like a bunch of completely different companies made each zone, which just makes the entire game look even worse.

the music is in most cases awful for a video game, with loud as hell vocals, which is typically crap for background music.

the combat is SOMETIMES fun, like when it's in third person and there's one enemy. the rest of the time is just mash light attack and stun lock the enemies. the aerial combat is a joke, just spam the sword and move towards the enemies and you'll clear everything taking no damage 90% of the time, and the side scrolling bits just take the "spam light attack and stun lock" to an absolutely absurd level.

as for the story, i've only got about half way through 9S story, and simply can't play anymore because it's the same exact crap as the first play through, and so far has been a cliched as hell story of what it means to be "alive", and from what i've heard, that's basically how it continues, and it's not even remotely subtle about it either. somehow people praise that for being an "amazing" "philosophical" story, which i suppose is true if you're six, which would explain it's lack of subtlety.

all in all, the game comes off as a poorly done attempt to tell a "philosophical" story, with poor choices for game music, very poorly directed graphics that look half finished, and "game mechanics" that were haphazardly thrown in to give the game "variety". and to the dozens of you about to type "it gets better later on"; if the game can't keep people interested up to the "good" parts, then it's a poorly designed game. out of ten, i would give it a five, maybe a six if they fixed the crappy graphics so it actually looked finished.

[deathmaster snikch]

Because of weeaboo Bait

[ChaosLegionaire]

Why do other people feel the need to ♥♥♥♥ on others who enjoy something. It's not like this game is offensive or hurting anyone. So don't worry about us and just go play something else. We don't really need to know the OP's opinions on the matter.

[ArcticuKitsu]

I"m amazed by the amount of salt coming from people saying this game sucks or suffers in some way that they resort to brainless thinking of saying 'SE fanboi', 'weabooo bait', and such. They don't even know what that means when it's just copied from various forums to seek attention, something they couldn't get around them personally. Atomicmonkey's posting at least tried and I'll treat that one with respect, yet still...Wow.

Wow.....If the game was genuinely ♥♥♥♥ as these people claim then I wouldn't be playing it so I guess we're playing two different games. This is about Nier; Automata, right? Did you guys happen to purchase the game from some cheap rural Chinese store somewhere? What you guys are claiming for how the is horrid just doesn't add up. It doesn't make sense. This is not about being a 'fanboi' or anything, just that....you guys are either trying too hard or too lazy. It's either one or the other.

So much salt that I'm now laughing....... I'm finding it adorable how I found out i could pet my POD gaining interesting responses from it by circling the mouse curser in circle. Such a lovely small feature & moment adding to the whole experience. I love that <3

"Report: Pleasant"

[Null_User]

Originally posted by ArcticKitsu:

I"m amazed by the amount of salt coming from people saying this game sucks or suffers in some way that they resort to brainless thinking of saying 'SE fanboi', 'weabooo bait', and such. They don't even know what that means when it's just copied from various forums to seek attention, something they couldn't get around them personally. Atomicmonkey's posting at least tried and I'll treat that one with respect, yet still...Wow.

Wow.....If the game was genuinely ♥♥♥♥ as these people claim then I wouldn't be playing it so I guess we're playing two different games. This is about Nier; Automata, right? Did you guys happen to purchase the game from some cheap rural Chinese store somewhere? What you guys are claiming for how the is horrid just doesn't add up. It doesn't make sense. This is not about being a 'fanboi' or anything, just that....you guys are either trying too hard or too lazy. It's either one or the other.

So much salt that I'm now laughing....... I'm finding it adorable how I found out i could pet my POD gaining interesting responses from it by circling the mouse curser in circle. Such a lovely small feature & moment adding to the whole experience. I love that <3

"Report: Pleasant"

Well, the forums are free for posting opinions. Clearly some of these people are frustrated because they wanted something else. They hoped for something they could like but they didn't find it here. At least that's what I believe from most of these posts. Maybe one or two are real troll posts from people who haven't even seen the game's box art. Those are simply designed to trigger people. But I feel that's a very minuscule minority.

So while I agree some of these negative posts may be too harsh, I also understand, or attempt to, that these people are bitter because they cared, and now are looking for a way to vent their frustration. Believe me, I've been in that position as well.

[ArcticuKitsu]

Originally posted by Hanuke:

Well, the forums are free for posting opinions. Clearly some of these people are frustrated because they wanted something else. They hoped for something they could like but they didn't find it here. At least that's what I believe from most of these posts. Maybe one or two are real troll posts from people who haven't even seen the game's box art. Those are simply designed to trigger people. But I feel that's a very minuscule minority.

So while I agree some of these negative posts may be too harsh, I also understand, or attempt to, that these people are bitter because they cared, and now are looking for a way to vent their frustration. Believe me, I've been in that position as well.

Yup, that's true that people are free to voice their opinion. No denying that. That's how it should be, yet it's such an easy thing to abuse where you then say there are some posts put out like traps to trigger people to be baited for the 'lulz'.

And yeah, I understand the whole frustration thing that when I saw $80 CAD I didn't jump onto buying the game when food versus games ends up being a thing. That's just stupid when the economy keeps degrading in places that you can't really part with it easily. Thankfully, Nier: Automata is one of those games that it's actually worthy, yet not so with other games that bites you hard for just being 'hype-ware' or 'abandonware' type games. Are they really worth the $80? Doubt that. Again, thankfully Nier is a Japnaese game with high passion behind it that it's justified by being a high quality fun game. Mostly fun times to be had, yet others claim otherwise, and that's their justified claim. I can't really deny that, even if I question it seriously.

This is also why people should do their research instead of coming off as "too salty", "bitter", or whichever they came off as. I knew what I was getting myself into that I felt rewarded through-and-through for the old timy arcade games made modern, the music being grand, scenery being beautiful, the characters being fun, petting the POD, among other things.

I just can't agree with people's odd claims that the graphics is horrible in any way or the art. Also, granted that milage & enjoyment differ from one user to the next that it's as you say. Each to their own, and free place to post whatever opinion you have. Just that it baffles me greatly how people can post that something sucks when it's more in the positive zone.

As someone said that I should just let them rant while stop allowing myself to be baited in.

[Null_User]

Originally posted by ArcticKitsu:

SnipCats!

I think one of the things that trigger people is when someone posts an opinion they dislike as if it were some sort of fact. In this day and age, people need to be reminded that what somebody posts is an opinion. Its courtesy. But that courtesy usually fades when the poster's mind is clouded by something negative. That's why I try (keyword:try, because I'm just human), to post a calmed message whenever I can. I feel the way a message is sent is as important as the message itself.

[Lord Touch Me]

Originally posted by atomicmonkey:

the music is in most cases awful for a video game, with loud as hell vocals, which is typically crap for background music.

Well, from this point I absolutelly don't care about your opinion. I like all kinds of music, from classic to dubstep, and this game's OST is gorgeous.

[ReLAXed]

While I don't think the game is a "mess" in general, I am not a friend of the art-style.

I could tolerate it if the rest of the game made sense! Which it doesn't!

Why the ♥♥♥♥ would ROBOTS use swords? Why not, you know guns - like every sane person would if they wanted to fight, especially a supposedly superior enemy (a gun is a bigger force multiplier than a sword ever could be simply because a gun is way more effective and because it's easier to learn to shoot half way decently than to use a sword...sure this doesn't apply to robots who are programmed and don't really have to learn, but still: WHY SWORDS?)

[loafhimself]

agreed, thought this was trash, i refunded at the two hour mark while my friends thought i was crazy....30 hours later they all wish they had lol, good looking game but too simple and linear for my taste.
Think it was made to appease all the anime soft core porn lovers..

[Tressk]

Originally posted by loafhimself:

agreed, thought this was trash, i refunded at the two hour mark while my friends thought i was crazy....30 hours later they all wish they had lol, good looking game but too simple and linear for my taste.
Think it was made to appease all the anime soft core porn lovers..

Good job generalizing a game's audience just because it didnt appeal to you. The game's story is amazing and the characters are great so thats why people love this game. The game however requires you to not have the mentality of a 12 year old, so naturally, someone of your mental capacity wouldn't enjoy it.

[lessthanoff]

"Wah Wah Wah! People like a game I don't like! Please everyone stop giving this game praise! Because, if I don't like it, then NO ONE should like it!"

-You

People have different tastes. Obviously this didn't suit yours. Too bad. Get over it. For a lot of other people, the game is awesome and is a blast to play.

I personally love stories that deal in nihilism, because I'm not a baby who constanstly needs movies/games to tell me "everything is going to be okay" and "there's always some greater meaning to life."

But, you know, different strokes and all.

[Exarch_Alpha]

Dude just look at the names of the guys talking crap about the game. They are all trolls, stop feeding lelz