00slash00 said:
first of all, mess effect 3 was nothing like drakkengard. say what you will about the ending, but mass effect 3 was a good game. drakkengard, on the other hand, was total garbage. also, how were your actions completely pointless? you defeated the villain and accomplished your goal, whether or not you die in the process is irrelevant.
as for how to continue the series...i really dont see your argument. why would a prequel not work? if they set it during the krogan rebellion, who cares if we already know how that conflict ends? if the end is more important than the ourney, then i cant help feeling like youre playing games for the wrong reasons (though it does seem to be the philosophy held by the people who swore of bioware just because they didnt like the ending to a game). a sequel is also a reasonable idea. there are plenty of species. just because the reapers are gone, that doesnt mean another conflict couldnt arise
also, the op couldnt really say any more about the plot of nier without giving away spoilers, but that summary did not do it justice. easily some of the best writing ive seen in a game and so many "holy shit" plot twists. one of the few games that made me cry. play it if you havent already, and be sure to finish it at least 3 times (you dont have to replay the whole game, after you finish it once, you continue from the halfway point)
I'm going to admit i was rather tired when i wrote up the opening post, so i'll try and express myself a little better now that I'm not about to pass out.
The Drakengard ending- Ok yeah, I'm gonna be the first to admit that the two games I'm comparing are of VERY different quality to one another, but i'll explain a bit more on this one.
Drakengards final ending was in a way a losing battle. Ok yes, you defeated the empire and the little girl controlling it...but you essentially caused an apocolypse of giant man-eating babies (I forgot where i read it but, essentially there was some hints that Caim's world got fucked over). Let's also not forget something else: Your actions doomed the world of Nier. Naturally, because of spoilers i can't explain why but....let's just say Caim and Angelus were the catalyst for everything bad in that world and leave it there. So yeah, Evil baby queen and Empire dead, but both worlds are fucked over anyway....I wouldn't exactly call that a fulfilling conclusion.
The prequel/sequel issue- I'm not going to deny a prequel and a sequel can work. Nier was a testament that you can salvage something beautiful from a really shitty ending, and Crisis Core has shown that you can do a compelling prequel. The problem is you have to do it right, make the conflict the player faces now relevant or, alternatively, work towards uncovering information that hadn't been previously made clear to the players that change the events of the main games meaning. I understand the journey is an important part of a game: Hell you can have the most emotional and great climax in the world, but if your journey is nothing short of unbearable then it's a large amount of effort for a small pay-off. The journey matters just as much as the conclusion to it, and i hate it when i see either aspect neglected when there is potential there.
I realize i probably got off track with that but, basically, yes i don't deny a sequel or a prequel can work....it's just making them work can be quite a hard thing to do. You have to do it right, otherwise you create something divisive or, worse, utterly pointless.
In regards to the Nier Description, i will fully admit i did not do it any shred of justice with my description. But, well, spoilers. Drakengard i can more or less spoil given few life forms on this planet will actually go play it. Nier meanwhile is one of those games that should be played, to be experienced.
Section Crow said:
Wait a fucking minute... THAT ending was carried on in NIER?! What the fuck?! My brain disregarded that ending for years as random bullshit! I was 8 years old when i completed drakengard, how could i have realized?!
I don't even care anymore, my heart is heavy my mind is distraught *sigh* just kill Shephard and bring Thane back to life...
Ah, breaking minds is such a wonderful thing to do......MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
WanderingFool said:
I think you should be punished for bringing up Drakengard, period, but that neither here or now.
Anyways, I doubt Bioware would do this. Like everyone has already said, not there style.
But, Im starting to wander which of the three endings they will use (no, the refuse ending in not going to be canon, end of discussion.) Really, I think they will try to somehow incorporate all three endings in some fashion.
I would argue that the refusal ending would arguably be a perfect ending for "Pulling a Nier" but, as most have argued, it's not really Biowares style to do that. Still, they likely will have to pick some form of ending. Or, just set it so far in the future that the choices become pointless (Which, given synthesis exists, will be a bit harder to do..)
P.S- Drakengard.