I know a lot of people are looking at both this and Gravity Rush 2, so I thought I'd post this fan art from one of my favorite artists.
She has a lot of fan art from both games on her site.
If you don't mind digital (and DRM), don't forget that many of Square-Enix's soundtracks tend to end up on iTunes.
Ah right, they dropped the DRM a while ago. Maybe I should've said non-mp3 format?
I believe you can download a lossless equivalent format so that should satisfy most.
New trailer:
Less than a month to go! I can't do dubbed voices in Japanese games or film, no matter how good they are.
Engadget's got a mixture preview and interview with Yoko Taro and Yosuke Saito. It has some info on how the project was started (evidently Squenix approached Taro, and Taro had already started talks with Platinum about a collaboration), and some of Taro's typical quirkiness, but some of the game preview info is more than I wanted to know outside of learning from it in the game. So be warned, I suppose. Nothing hugely spoilery since it's all content immediately after the demo takes place, but still...
I wrongly remembered the PC-version to be day and date with the PS4 one, but it seems it doesn't even have a date yet. Damn.
Famitsu gave it a 39/40. Because clearly they were paid off
Obviously they paid more money for Nieronetta
Nier had 10/8/8/8 [34/40].
Gaf has the text from Famitsu:
Nier Automata review detail-10 hours to finish the game first time, 30 hours to reach final ending
-Overall game quality and music is amazing
-Once you get used to R2 dodge, the game gets really fun
-Wish the loading time was shorter
-Yoko Taro's characteristic is present in the game so fans should be very happy
-The difficulty adjustment is very good so anyone can progress in the game
-Customization of auto parts to get the right difficulty balance for yourself is quite difficult
The snark about Famitsu in that thread is hilarious.
10 hours probably scares some people, but you know you'll have to play multiple times, hence the 30 hours. I'm totally good with that. More games need to explore this concept, especially since Yoko Taro isn't known for his games being ... refined.
I'm not terribly familiar with Famitsu... are they known for doing paid reviews, or something?
Also, do they not do full reviews, just give scores?
I'm not terribly familiar with Famitsu... are they known for doing paid reviews, or something?
Also, do they not do full reviews, just give scores?
They have a panel of four reviewers for each game who score the game on a scale of one to ten. Those scores are then compiled into a score from 4 to 40. They're pretty routinely accused in the West of having a conflict of interest in the games they give high scores to, helped in part by their sometimes unexpected choices for perfect scores.
I'm not terribly familiar with Famitsu... are they known for doing paid reviews, or something?
Also, do they not do full reviews, just give scores?
I'm also busting on Garion for implying Persona 5 bought their high score in that thread last year. Or at least I think it was Garion.
Taharka wrote:I'm not terribly familiar with Famitsu... are they known for doing paid reviews, or something?
Also, do they not do full reviews, just give scores?I'm also busting on Garion for implying Persona 5 bought their high score in that thread last year. Or at least I think it was Garion.
It was garion, but his #1 game of 2016 was a frickin' Jo-Jo game. He no longer gets to throw shade at Famitsu for doing the very same thing in 2013.
shoptroll wrote:Taharka wrote:I'm not terribly familiar with Famitsu... are they known for doing paid reviews, or something?
Also, do they not do full reviews, just give scores?I'm also busting on Garion for implying Persona 5 bought their high score in that thread last year. Or at least I think it was Garion.
It was garion, but his #1 game of 2016 was a frickin' Jo-Jo game. He no longer gets to throw shade at Famitsu for doing the very same thing in 2013.
This comment is 40/40.
Fwiw, I still think Famitsu isn't exactly where I'd go for legit reviews, it's a hype magazine, but that Gaf thread is hilarious because it's all people talk about when it comes to Famitsu. Can't have any sort of conversation with all the snark.
I don't think there's any publication I'd go to for legit reviews.
Taharka wrote:I'm not terribly familiar with Famitsu... are they known for doing paid reviews, or something?
Also, do they not do full reviews, just give scores?They have a panel of four reviewers for each game who score the game on a scale of one to ten. Those scores are then compiled into a score from 4 to 40. They're pretty routinely accused in the West of having a conflict of interest in the games they give high scores to, helped in part by their sometimes unexpected choices for perfect scores.
Well, back in the day, way way back, up until the PSOne and N64 days, maybe even the PS2 days, Famitsu was considered the authority on how good a Japanese game might be. There was a time, a long one, when that 40/40 Famitsu score was so rare that a game getting it basically guaranteed a top-tier quality title. That, of course, has changed, which is why people mostly seem to talk about them getting paid for high scores.
That sort of study has been made of American publications as well, particularly with regards to perfect scores.
Personally I just wish more Japanese blogs and publications would be translated into English, but that costs time and money and there's just not enough interest for it to be done on such a wide scale.
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