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PlatinumGames Inc. Official WebSite
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PlatinumGames Inc. Official WebSite is the company blog at platinumgames.com, writing about games and design. Since 2015, 8 different Hacker News readers have linked it 11 times, most often “Happy Hacking: Music Implementation in NieR:Automata (2017)”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-09-30, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link PlatinumGames' official blog for its write-up on how the dynamic music transitions in one of its games were built. Other comments discuss game music and comics, not the blog.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
The official website of PlatinumGames Inc., developer of NieR:Automata, the Bayonetta series, ASTRAL CHAIN and more! We develop games of a wide range of genres, from the Japanese fantastical combat of World of Demons to the free-form of shooting SOL CRESTA.
Most-linked posts?
- Happy Hacking: Music Implementation in NieR:Automata (2017)6 people · 6 mentions · first linked 2017-08-02
What Hacker News says?
> the relaxed reggae beat changes ever so subtly depending on the bridge, the carpenter shop, the mapmaker, the bar, etc That is cool! They don't receive a ton of attention, but other games do get into some fun stuff with music too. One such game is NieR: Automata. They built a pretty remarkable tone filter that seamlessly turns the playing music into an 8-bit equivalent via digital processing when the player starts…
Comment linking /official-blog/article/9581
on ““Return to Monkey Island” is out today”Submitted Happy Hacking: Music Implementation in NieR:Automata (2017) as a story · 154 points
HN discussionAgain, I hate to respond in image macros, but the idea that women don't find men like Batman or Spider Man attractive is bullshit. http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/258/9/6/tumblr_mtg09c... (what do you know, the comic that image mocks was written by a guy...) I'm sorry, but things like the "Hawkeye initiative" are just plain stupid for completely overlooking the differences between male and female sexuality. L…
Comment linking /2014/06/27/character-design-pt-1-bayonetta-and-jeanne/
on “What taking my daughter to a comic book store taught me”Submitted UI Design in NieR:Automata as a story · 3 points
HN discussionThey wrote up a pretty good blog post about how they made the music transitions work: https://www.platinumgames.com/official-blog/article/9581 Definitely on my list of games I wish I could play again for the first time.
Comment linking /official-blog/article/9581
on “Dynamic music and sound techniques for video games”Submitted Happy Hacking: Music Implementation in NieR:Automata as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Ninja Gaiden 4: the 120 FPS Challenge as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Designing NieR:Automata’s Machine Lifeforms as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Happy Hacking: Music Implementation in NieR:Automata as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Happy Hacking: Music Implementation in NieR:Automata as a story · 1 points
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