First off, I love the NieR series with all my heart. As for Drakengard, I've only played 3, but the story of NieR or NieR Replicant and NieR Automata for that matter has been one of the absolute best things in my life. That being said, I don't think Automata as a game has "aged" all that well, so to speak.

Replaying Stellar Blade, it occurred to me that NieR Automata would benefit immensely from gameplay very similar to it, with that same level of fluidity. Obviously, in my opinion, Stellar Blade's story can't even touch Yoko Taro's, but when it comes to gameplay, Automata feels much more boring and tedious to me nowadays—especially having to replay 9S's sections. I love 9S, but I hate his gameplay with a burning passion. Hacking is cool at first, but it gets super repetitive and boring fast. The Mech moments are really awful too...):

I also want to add that I think the anime did a better job telling the story. Replacing Anemone with Lily to tie the Pearl Harbor lore directly to A2 was a brilliant move that isn't in the game. On top of that, the execution for getting some of the endings feels kinda boring or sub-par.

All that said, does anyone else agree that a NieR Automata remake built on a similar foundation to Stellar Blade would be freaking amazing?? Obviously with Yoko Taro leading the project.

Don't get me wrong, I still ABSOLUTELY LOVE that game, but I often struggle to replay it because of what I mentioned. Even Yoko Taro himself said Stellar Blade was way better than his game (which I think is an exaggeration—NieR's story runs circles around Stellar Blade, plus the Shift Up devs practically "copied" NieR haha—but it's true that the gameplay in Stellar Blade is better).

Thanks for reading, take care everyone, and long live the NieR franchise! I hope we get a new game soon, but man, I'd love a remake!

In short, finished 2b storyline, now I play as twink(not a femboy) 9s, is there something game changing or I need to put another 10h+ into the game playing nearly the same campain?

I heard that a2 route is worth the bore of the secound playthough

any idea?

Hello everybody,

I've recently finished NieR:Automata and started watching the anime. I really enjoyed the first season, although there were a few things I found a bit confusing. For example, Anemone no longer being the leader of the Resistance Camp, and Pascal's village revering Emil for some reason.

I looked up whether this was content that I'd somehow missed while playing NieR:Automata and ended up getting spoiled about some things related to these changes, such as Emil's backstory from Replicant. I learned a lot of cool new lore while doing this, but I feel like it's lore I couldn't have obtained solely through playing NieR Automata.

That's why I'm asking if it's safe to continue watching the anime or whether I should wait until I've played the other NieR games.

I'm currently on episode 14, and I've already searched for advice on this topic, including whether there are certain episodes I should avoid for now, but I haven't come across a helpful answer.

I'm the type of person who likes to look things up whenever something doesn't make sense to me, rather than just accepting them without an explanation. So I'm worried that the anime will lead me to look up other things and accidentally spoil some major plot points for me.

Since I plan on playing the other NieR games, would you recommend pausing the anime for now, or is it generally safe to continue watching without spoiling anything significant from other NieR-related media?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me with this matter!

First of all, what an excellent game, immediately in my top 3 games oat, plan on playing Replicant sometime soon in the future.

questions are both story and gameplay related.

My first question is about how 2B is 2E. They mention how she "keeps" killing 9S, and I have seen in other discussions this supposedly happens like 48 times or something. But when do these actually happen? I infer that it would be before the game starts, however I never got the impression that 2B knew 9S before the factory mission. So unless I missed a small moment or forgot one near the start then I am not sure. Of course this could just be 2B suppressing her emotions but yeah just not really sure about this lol.

In the game I have picked up +7 level chips from other players bodies, but they are no where to be found in my inventory, why is this? You can only fuse chips up to +6 as far as I'm aware so yeah this confuses me a bit sorry.

Started watching the anime adaptation as I heard good things about it, and there seems to be a lot of changes. I understand that a lot of these are related to Replicant so that's fine. What I was actually wondering was if the CGI models were actually just straight up taken from the game itself. Because they look identical, (even Virtuous Contact in the OP) if this is the case that would be really cool :D

What actually are Adam and Eve? Obviously machines, and some sort of evolved form I guess? but it all seems a bit up in the air I guess. This could be intentional which if that is the case then that's fine.

Why is Pascal so different to basically every other machine? Intelligence they kinda explained as reading lots of books, but even Pascal's model is entirely different and almost seems entirely immune to going crazy like all the other machines.

Ok this one is a bit weird, but during my B playthrough, entering the area before the desert city complex, I fought a golden version of the tank. I could have sworn 9S said something like "huh, haven't I fought something like this before" but it was before meeting the actual tank in the amusement park. Maybe I misread what he said as I was fighting but I don't think I did. What does this imply? Because I was under the impression that the B playthrough was the same timeline as the A playthrough just from the perspective of 9S. There were small changes but I assumed most of them were more so for gameplay purposes, like the gold enemies for example, but this line really threw me off. Maybe I am overthinking it but idk.

Sorry if any of these are just me being dumb, forgetting or missing something, but I promise that it isn't on purpose! I thought it would be best to consult the experts so I really appreciate any/all responses I get!! Thanks again!

A while back the SQEX NA Store version got delayed to October, well, its October, so I checked and my order still says Awaiting Fulfillment, then if you google the item page itself, the date changed from October 2026 to January 2027, what the frick Squeenix?

Mine personaly is the 21st century. I find all of the lore surrounding this era to just be extremely fascinating.

hi everyone! i went to the nier concert in fort worth and was given this sticker by a very kind person who complimented my cosplay and took a picture of me and another 2B cosplayer. i want so badly to buy another of this sticker and support their shop but i haven’t been able to find them on the internet so far; is anyone able to help me track them down? thanks so much for y’all’s help!!

Always so beautiful and sexy

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I'll go by weapons obtained from the story in the first playthrough to the default and shop weapons in the first playthrough, then the weapons from the second playthrough and lastly to the weapons from the third playthrough. At the end, there is also a weapon overview.

Small Disclaimer: I've never collected all the weapons in Drakengard 2. So I can't technically confirm if the information from the guide(s) I used is correct. (Also, I used Apostrophes ( ' ) this time around)

Here are my Sources:

[1] Drakengard 2 - Guide and Walkthrough - PlayStation 2 - By SubSane - GameFAQs

[2] Drakengard 2/Weapons | Drakengard Wiki | Fandom

I used [1] for the descriptions of the weapon locations and [2] to see when a given free mission unlocks.

Free Mission = (FM) (Unlocked after given Verse)

Secret Free Mission = (SFM) (Unlocked after given Verse)

I did the basic overview for this guide a long time ago and honestly don't remember the difference between normal and secret free missions. So maybe it doesn't mean anything, but in case it does, I left the seperation instead of always labeling things free missions.

I recommend you to farm gold and experience at some point in your first playthrough (although you should also be able to buy weapons in the second/ third playthrogh). This is a weapons guide so I won't explain how to do it, but the first source [1] has guidance at the bottom of the guide ("Where can I level up my character?" , "Where can I level up Legna?" and "I looove Goooooold!" sections of the guide)

First Playthrough

Weapons obtained by story Progression:

Chapter 1:

Verse 4 - Robber King [1]

 Find this spear in a chest at the bottom of the hill after meeting the commander.

Verse 4 - (FM) (Chest) Edacious [1]

District of Shining Life

Head west with Legna and dismount over the first chest on the map to find the rusted key, then return to the ground and head towards the eastern chest. Enter the cave and run through until you find the gate on the left side. Use the key to enter and find the chest.

Chapter 2:

Verse 2 - Soldier's Sword [1]

You'll find this inside a cave at the southern tip of the map.

Verse 3 - Apostate's Misery [1]

After killing the first undead knight you'll receive a map, then your next target will be a room on the west end of the map. Head over there and after entering run along the wall on the left. Follow the left wall until you enter a small gap with a small chest. The spear is inside.

Verse 5 - Silver Butterfly [1]

 At the beginning head towards the target on the west side but fight your
 way through the path in the middle of the map. Keep fighting and heading
 north until you see a room with a lava pool and some undead knights. Use
 Eris to fight them off and reveal the weapon chest inside a cave near the lava.

Verse 7 - (FM) (Chest) Union [1]

District of Soul Flame

Mount Legna and fly to the chest in the north part of the map to get the weapon.

Chapter 3:

Verse 3 - Hunter's Joy [1]

After defeating the enemies inside a cave and saving the old merchant, he'll ask you to retrieve a chest item. Fly up to the cliff top to find the sword.

Chapter 4:

Verse 3 - Nowe's Sword [1]

Defeat the large knight among the first group of small ones to reveal a chest in the center of the arena. Open it for the sword.

Verse 8 - (FM) (Chest) Hanch's Spear [1]

District of Hallowed Water

Fly north and follow the path to the first group. They have archers, so if you want to keep Legna from taking damage dismount and attack on foot. Once you defeat them all take the west path and follow it to the west until you reach the gate. Fight off all of those knights and continue down the path until you can mount Legna again. Turn south from there to find the chest.

Chapter 5:

Verse 2 - Guard's Sword [1]

Progress through the mission until you get to the final alleyway where you fight three bounty hunters at once. The chest will be revealed at the end of the alley after defeating the third bounty hunter.

Verse 5 - Executioner's Song [1]

Destroy everything until just before the main gate opens. A chest will appear on the map.

Verse 6 - Carrion Maker [1]

Fight through the mission until you reach the dungeon with the 6 gates. Open the gates in order to find the chest in gate number 5.

Chapter 6:

Verse 2 - Inuart's Long Sword [1]

 Switch to the map to see a chest in the southern part, at the end of the southern path. Run along and break through the rocks blocking the cave entrance to reach the chest on a small island.

Chapter 7:

Verse 1 - (FM) (Chest) Nobuyoshi [1]

District of Precious Light

Kill all the enemies in the beginning, then look for the chest in the middle of the map during the second phase of the mission.

Verse 4 - Oror's Lionblade [1]

Run north up the main hall in the first part, then defeat all of the knights in the statue room. Once they are dead head north to fight a few more knights and find the chest.

Verse 6 - Mourning Thorn [1]

After entering the dungeon area, the chest is at the south end of the map. Head over there and kill the nearby enemies to open the door and reach the weapon.

Verse 9 - (FM) (Chest) Scream [1]

District of Shining Life

Play the mission after completing chapter 7 and then enter the southern-most area. Defeat the three behemoths to unlock a chest containing a key. Take that key to the chest at the north end of the map to get the weapon.

Chapter 8:

Verse 2 - Wisdom [1]

Fight past the wooden gate and get to the stone gate where you fight four heavy knights to get a key. Inside the stone gate you'll face a few magicians in a path that turns south. You'll find the chest in that room.

Verse 4 - Oror's Falconblade [1]

Defeat the first set of knights to open all the doors, then head straight into the hall in the middle of the first floor. Run up the stairs to the second floor to find a helpful knight and the weapon.

Chapter 9:

Verse 1 - (FM) (Chest) Sorrowborn [1]

District of Heavenly Time

 Proceed through the mission until you reach the stone gate. Run past the heavy knights and get to the north chest to find the weapon.

Verse 2 - Sealspear: Calamitous Dance [1]

Proceed south through the path until you reach the main hall that has an upper and lower floor. Turn west and enter the next adjacent path and turn south to find some stairs. Run into an armory and destroy all of the undead knights to reveal the chest.

Verse 3 - (FM) (Chest) Tower of Warning [1]

Castle of the Goddess

Destroy all of the ghost knights on the first floor then all of the ghost knights on the second floor to unlock the west dungeon on the second floor. Enter the dungeon to get the weapon.

Verse 3 - (FM) (Chest) Caim's Sword [1]

Castle of the Goddess

Proceed through the mission as usual and get to the goddess' room at the end of the third floor. Defeat all of the undead knights to make the chest with the weapon appear.

Chapter 10:

Verse 2 - Slaughterism [1]

Proceed through the third floor and down to the second floor, then fight past your first encounter with the green knights and run down the stairs. Fight through the first floor hallway and up the stairs to the second floor again. On this floor there will be a large empty room to the east. Enter that room and defeat all of the green knights to get the chest.

Default weapons:

Nowes Long Sword

Sealknife: Calamitous String

Kingsblood

Eris's Spear

Urick's Axe

Manah's Staff

Sealstaff: Calamitous Sonnet

Shop:

Skald's Song

Injustice

Calf-Carver

Bloody Fang

Sealblade: Calamitous Verse

Takamasa

Glory's Bane

Mage's Promise

Deathdance

Savior Blade

Maiden's Kris

Flamberge

Victor's Spoils

Ozymandias's Might

Crimson Blood

Foul Blade

Magi's Sorrow

Philosopher's Staff

Dream Blossom

Knights of the Seals's Curse Staff

Northern Siren

Second Playthrough

Weapons obtained by story Progression:

Chapter 3:

Verse 2 - (SFM) Falcon's Pinion [1]

Courtyard of the Grand Shrine

 Play through the mission for a third time and defeat all of the ghost
 enemies to unlock this weapon.

Verse 2 - (SFM) Broken Iron [1]

Courtyard of the Grand Shrine

 Defeat all of the monsters in the fourth round of this mission to reveal the chest.

Verse 2 - (SFM) Phoenix Curse [1]

Courtyard of the Grand Shrine

Play through this free expedition a second time and defeat all of the
 magicians to get the rod.

Verse 2 - (SFM) Evil's Bronze Blade [1]

Courtyard of the Grand Shrine

 Defeat all of the enemies in the fifth round to reveal the chest.

Verse 2 - (FM) Captured Goddess [1]

Courtyard of the Grand Shrine

Defeat all the waves of enemies in the first round to get the chest.

Verse 3 - (SFM) Moonlit Beauty [1]

Closed Land

 Proceed west and then north into the enclosed arena area. Defeat the ghosts to reveal the chest.

Chapter 4:

Verse 9 - (FM) (Chest) Zhangpo's Axe [1]

Fire Cavern Fortress

 Here you must break all the barriers protecting the chest in the north-west room. Consult the Free Expeditions walkthrough in the guide for details.

Detailed Derscription: [1]

Start by running up to the chest in the center of the map. Defeat all of the enemies in the lava room and hit the crystal to break a barrier elsewhere in the dungeon. Collect the cash from the chests as well.

Next, run north along the eastern paths and keep going past the enemies until you leave the caves and get locked into a room with proper with constructed walls. Kill all the enemies in the room to open the doors then head up to the third floor and hit the crystal. Proceed north to continue.

In the large room with a lava ridge and small bridge, cross the bridge to the east side and turn south to find gravestones, archers, and some undead knights. Kill the archers first, then the undead knights, then finally the knights to clear them out. Hit the crystal between the gravestones to
continue.

Head west and then follow the path as it turns north. Make a left to continue to the west and enter the large room with the bridge in the middle. Hit the crystal on the bridge to release the final barrier. Turn east again and head west again into a tunnel with another crystal in the air. Smack that crystal to open the door in the north-west room.

In there, lure the undead knights away from the archers and kill them, then turn to the archers. Once the path is clear you can enter the lava area and retrieve the treasure from the chest.

 

Chapter 5:

Verse 8 - (FM) Thief's Secret [1]

City of Rust

 Defeat all enemies until you kill the behemoth. After all enemies are dead a chest will appear in the south plaza.

Verse 8 - (FM) Yaha's Staff [1]

Citadel of Light

 Complete the mission to get the weapon.

Chapter 8:

Verse 6 - (FM) Pitch Black [1]

Heaven's Clocktower

After finding the Cloud Key, return to the third floor and run north to the first large door on the right. Enter and get the weapon.

Default weapons:

Sealaxe: Calamitous Rhythm

Shop:

Sealblade: Calamitous Melody

Third Playthrough

Weapons obtained by story Progression:

Chapter 10:

Verse 2 - (FM) (Chest) Hero's Knife [1]

The Grand Shrine

Enter the north-east room on the first floor and run down the stairs to the lower level of the master tower. Wait for the southern door to open and quickly run in to get the weapon.

Chapter 11:

Verse 4 - (FM) Monk's Red Staff [1]

Ancient Tomb: Interior

 Once you reach the large area just before the target at the end (with the moving platforms), turn left into a large tunnel. Get through it and turn left again to find another tunnel that leads to a large gray room with a column in the center. Destroy all the guns and shoot the target crystal top open another door. Fly back into the open area you were just in and fly down to the bottom to find an open tunnel. Fly inside and follow it to yet another large open area, then enter the next tunnel to find the room. Destroy all of the guns to get the weapon.

Verse 4 - (SFM) Moonfire [1]

Red Memories

Complete the mission to get the weapon.

Default weapons:

none

Shop:

none

 

Weapon Overview (sorted by weapon type):

(Based on the information in Drakengard 2 - Guide and Walkthrough - PlayStation 2 - By SubSane - GameFAQs )

 

Swords: (18)

Hunter's Joy - Chapter 3, Verse 3

Glory's Bane - Complete Chapter 3

Nowe's Sword - Chapter 4, Verse 3

Mage's Promise - Chapter 4, Verse 6

Sealknife: Calamitous Strings - Chapter 4, Verse 9

Carrion-maker - Chapter 5, Verse 6

Deathdance - Complete Chapter 6

Oror's Lionblade - Chapter 7, Verse 4

Oror's Falconblade - Chapter 8, Verse 3

Savior Blade - Complete Chapter 8

Maiden's Kris - Complete Chapter 8

Flamberge - Complete Chapter 10

Kingsblood - Complete Chapter 12

Scream - Free Expedition, District of Shining Life

Moonlit Beauty - Free Expedition, Closed Land (2nd Playthrough)

Evil's Bronze Blade - Free Expedition, Courtyard of the Grand Shrine (2nd Playthrough)

Thief's Secret - Free Expedition, City of Rust (2nd Playthrough)

Hero's Knife - Free Expedition, The Grand Shrine (3rd Playthrough)

 

Long Swords: (19)

Nowe's Long Sword - Default

Soldier's Sword - Chapter 2, Verse 2

Silver Butterfly - Chapter 2, Verse 5

Skald's Song - Complete Chapter 2

Injustice - Chapter 4, Verse 6

Calf-carver - Complete Chapter 4

Bloody Fang - Complete Chapter 4

Guard's Sword - Chapter 5, Verse 2

Inuart's Long Sword - Chapter 6, Verse 2

Sealblade: Calamitous Verse - Complete Chapter 8

Takamasa - Complete Chapter 10

Slaughterism - Chapter 10, Verse 2

Sealblade: Calamitous Melody - Complete Chapter 9 (2nd Playthrough)

Union - Free Expedition, District of Soul Flame

Nobuyoshi - Free Expedition, District of Precious Light

Caim's Sword - Free Expedition, Castle of the Goddess

Captured Goddess - Free Expedition, Courtyard of the Grand Shrine (2nd Playthrough)

Pitch Black - Free Expedition, Heaven's Clocktower (2nd Playthrough)

Moonfire - Free Expedition, Red Memories (3rd Playthrough)

 

Rods: (11)

Manah's Staff - Chapter 4, Verse 3

Magi's Sorrow - Complete Chapter 3

Philosopher's Staff - Chapter 4, Verse 6

Dream Blossom - Complete Chapter 4

Sealstaff: Calamitous Sonnet - Chapter 4, Verse 9

Knights of the Seal's Curse Staff - Complete Chapter 6

Wisdom - Chapter 8, Verse 2

Northern Siren - Complete Chapter 8

Edacious - Free Expedition, District of Shining Life

Phoenix Curse - Free Expedition, Courtyard of the Grand Shrine (2nd Playthrough)

Yaha's Staff - Free Expedition, Citadel of Light (2nd Playthrough)

 

Spears: (10)

Eris's Spear - Chapter 1, Verse 3

Robber King - Chapter 1, Verse 4

Apostate's Misery - Chapter 2, Verse 3

Victor's Spoils - Complete Chapter 2

Sealspear: Calamitous Dance - Chapter 9, Verse 2

Ozymandia's Might - Complete Chapter 10

Hanch's Spear - Free Expedition, District of Hallowed Water

Sorrowborn - Free Expedition, District of Heavenly Time

Tower of Warning - Free Expedition, Castle of the Goddess

Falcon's Pinion - Free Expedition, Courtyard of the Grand Shrine (2nd Playthrough)

Axes: (8)

Urick's Axe - Chapter 5, Verse 3

Crimson Hood - Complete Chapter 4

Executioner's Song - Chapter 5, Verse 5

Foul Blade - Complete Chapter 6

Mourning Thorn - Chapter 7, Verse 6

Sealaxe: Calamitous Rhythm - Complete Chapter 12 (2nd Playthrough)

Zhangpo's Axe - Free Expedition, Fire Cavern Fortress (2nd Playthrough)

Broken Iron - Free Expedition, Courtyard of the Grand Shrine (2nd Playthrough)