[nier] so back in 2010, Justin McElroy famously was unable to finish Nier because he got stuck on a fishing quest, fishing in the wrong location

in Replicant, if you make that exact mistake too many times in a row

the game just

skips the quest

I wonder if the code comments mention him by name

Holy shit

oh my god i didn't realize that was justin mcelroy

wow

sure was! a year or two before MBMBAM and the polygon vids really took off

I think I heard it also signposts the quest even more, so like. JUST IN CASE.

They covered all their bases