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Champion modder ports the OG 'Father' Nier back into the PC remaster, original voiceovers and all

Daddy's home.

PC Gamer · Aug 2

As PlayStation kills discs, Nier Automata creator Yoko Taro is "saddened by the loss of physical media" and despairs over "the future" of games: "That's just the way things are going"

"I guess that's just the future…" Yoko complains

GamesRadar · Jul 20

After saying the first game is better than Nier Automata, Yoko Taro reckons he's gotta buy Stellar Blade: Blood Rain too

You've got a fan in me – Yoko Taro, probably

GamesRadar · Jun 11

Nier: Automata director Yoko Taro says Square Enix anniversary tease just means the publisher wants to “milk” the game for more money

Square Enix loves a good collaboration

GamesRadar · May 18

Nier master Yoko Taro became a director because he wouldn't stop yapping: "It wasn't that I had some great ambition"

"So, anyway, I became a director"

GamesRadar · Apr 27

Pragmata director and former Nier: Automata weapon artist Cho Yonghee gets a shoutout from Yoko Taro as the new IP holds its own among a golden Capcom lineup

"Cho is amazing," Yoko Taro wrote

GamesRadar · Apr 21

No, there isn't going to be a new lovecraftian Nier game with a caked-up tentacle robot, despite cope to the contrary

"We received a tremendous response and caused quite a stir."

PC Gamer · Apr 1

Square Enix announces "Nier: Cosmic Horror" on April 1, chaos ensues, Yoko Taro last seen wishing he had cilantro for his pho noodles

"Announcing a new game on April Fools is exactly the kind of s**t Yoko Taro would do…"

GamesRadar · Mar 31

Nier Automata's Yoko Taro thinks his generation of directors has "a lot of weirdos", himself included, because "games weren't mainstream like they are now"

But those oddball qualities could make for better game directors

GamesRadar · Mar 13

Nier Automata-inspired indie includes a system that Yoko Taro "stopped" being added to his own action RPG, and one of his fellow lead devs is "honestly a little jealous"

Homura Hime is inspired by Nier Automata, but it clearly expands on it, too

GamesRadar · Mar 12