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"I think this is the future that games are holding for us": Nier Automata's Yoko Taro thinks tech advancements like "AI's generative capabilities" will see game interactivity "evolve into fulfilling what the players want"

"I want the game to ultimately belong to the players"

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"My producer will get really mad if he hears this": Nier creator Yoko Taro says "how slow I am" defines his writing style, but he's "sneaky" enough to get away with the consequences

"I'm good at creating situations where my writing is essential, but I'm just late at it"

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Nier Automata’s infamously quirky creator Yoko Taro has been an enigma for years, and now the legendary RPG veteran is getting an entire book filled with interviews that are sure to be unmissable

It's launching on Kickstarter next month

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Echoing Nier's Yoko Taro, Peak devs blast "puritan" group behind recent Steam and Itch game takedowns: "It'd be foolish to assume that any game is safe"

"It threatens video games' ability to operate as art in any way whatsoever"

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Steam removing adult games shows "you can even censor another country’s free speech," claims Nier creator Yoko Taro

This is about more than games

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'Dangerous on a whole new level'—while Steam's policy change is new, the shadow of credit card porn-hibition has been looming for a while, with Nier: Automata's Yoko Taro sounding the alarm last year

"A security hole that endangers democracy itself."

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Resident game industry weirdo Yoko Taro laments that there aren't as many 'weird' people making videogames as there used to be

Where my certified freaks at?

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Nier creator Yoko Taro reckons "there’s less 'weird people'" making games nowadays although he's not sure if it's "something that's happening to the world as a whole"

Yoko Taro has previously called esoteric titles like Ico "epoch-making"

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A rumor that Nier: Automata's character designs were censored for Western audiences came from a mistranslation, creators say

A mistranslation from a recent live stream caused some confusion.

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Nier: Automata creator shoots down rumor Square Enix forced the RPG's devs to alter character designs to avoid outrage: "I've never heard of such a thing"

One of Nier's producers was the subject of a mistranslation

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Even Yoko Taro says it was "more dangerous," and other devs tried to stop him, but Danganronpa's creator insisted on having 100 endings in his absurd new RPG

Taro began making games with multiple routes at a time where short games were out of fashion

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"Nothing has changed" with the new game from Nier Automata leads that might be Nier 3, producer says, and it might even be announced in 2027 if they're still "alive by then"

2027 would be the RPG's 10th anniversary

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Yoko Taro says Nier: Automata has so many endings because "Square Enix told us" to "add more content"

Thanks, Square

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Yoko Taro hid Nier's save-deleting twist from the game's producer, who thought it was an homage to Dragon Quest: "Apparently it wasn't an homage to Dragon Quest"

"My favorite memory is probably choosing to let this slide"

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Nier director Yoko Taro says "everything" he makes is influenced by Neon Genesis Evangelion, and that "I have zero charisma"

Yoko Taro reflects on 15 years of Nier

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15 Years Ago, Almost Everyone Overlooked One Of The Most Important RPGs Ever Made

Before 'Nier: Automata,' director Yoko Taro was already revolutionizing what games could be with a bizarre, overlooked RPG.

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After PlayStation boss praises Nier Automata as a savior for Japanese games overseas, Yoko Taro says he was specifically told to focus on Japan because it wouldn't fly overseas

Although the game's producer responded saying it wasn't quite as harsh as it sounds

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Square Enix announces event for the Nier series' 15th anniversary, and fans are hoping Nier Automata will finally get a sequel after 8 years

Yoko Taro and other series veterans will be in attendance

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Dystopian smash-hit Nier: Automata reaches 9 million copies sold

Still going strong

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Unlikely hit Nier: Automata has now sold over 9 million copies

Absolute vindication of one studio's creative vision.

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Undefeated JPRG grifter Yoko Taro congratulates Metaphor: ReFantazio developer, immediately asks fans to buy Nier Automata too

Yoko Taro has been very forthright in suggesting Metaphor fans' next game

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Square Enix lawyers elbow in to shut down Yoko Taro fan archive, bafflingly, 6 months after he'd thanked its creators for all the love

While Yoko Taro says 'thank you', Square Enix says 'any last words?'

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6 months after Yoko Taro thanked fans for archiving his work on Nier and Drakengard, Square Enix is shutting them down

One of mankind's less glorious moments

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The Nier Automata devs are thrilled to be part of Stellar Blade: "We will gladly say yes to anything for money"

Cash rules everything around machines

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Nier creator Yoko Taro says Persona devs' new JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio is "so stylish I almost wet myself," and no, he "didn't get any money" to say that

Those menus really are stunning

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