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How one unexpected game (Nier Automata) changed the Steam Deck forever (www.digitaltrends.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Great feedback. How many hours would you estimate it took you to make your conclusion?

Like, do I have to fully commit before I'll be able to assess the game?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I spent about 40 hours on it. Within the first 12-15 hours I was already feeling pretty meh on the game overall. The combat was decent, but there was just a lot of traversal back-and-forth which made me really tired of the environment, even though there's some areas that are fairly unique.

Plus there were a ton of game design choices that I disagree with, such as how flight sections were done and the hacking minigame (which becomes required for a lot of enemies in second and later playthroughs).

As for fully committing, the first playthrough is about 15 hours. The first playthrough was alright, and I'd have a much more positive opinion of the game had I ended it there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

there was just a lot of traversal back-and-forth which made me really tired of the environment

More importantly, there's no fun traversal mechanic for getting around the large areas. Just running and jumping.