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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

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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

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Nier creator Yoko Taro thinks the indie game dev scene is "too intimidating for me to even think of entering": "It's not something an old man like me should be attempting"

"It's way too scary"

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Overwatch's Nier Automata collab is here, but with no voice lines and a price higher than the action RPG it's based on, players aren't happy: "Hello Kitty got more than these folks"

It seems popular regardless, however

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Nier: Automata creator Yoko Taro sees it "as a form of respect" when devs "say outright that they copied" his action RPG, but he's not sure "how Square Enix would feel about that"

"I'm happy when people say they were influenced by Nier: Automata"

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Overwatch is getting a bunch of Nier: Automata skins and at this point I'm convinced support mains are the only ones spending money on this game

Another Kiriko and Mercy skin? Say it ain't so.

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One Of The Most Iconic Anime Shows Ever Is Coming Back In A Big Way

Another ambitious anime mind is taking on one of the greatest franchises ever.

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There's still no word on a Nier 3, but series mastermind Yoko Taro is writing a new Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series

Couldn't have picked a better guy for the job.

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Nier fans have zero expectations as Square Enix teases Automata will "be continued": "It's probably some merch or some bulls**t"

People have grown wary of false hope

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A new Neon Genesis Evangelion series is in the works with the perfect writer: Nier Automata's Yoko Taro

A surprise 30th anniversary announcement, complete with first trailer

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NieR’s Yoko Taro to write the new Neon Genesis Evangelion anime

Yoko Taro's dream-come-true.

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Renewed hopes of a Nier: Automata sequel as the cult action RPG's 9th-anniversary livestream ends with a teasing message

2B or not 2B?

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Nier creator Yoko Taro praises Devil May Cry icon Hideki Kamiya for his ability to "clap back" at annoying fans' posts online: "Some of them say things that are seriously absurd"

"He just tells them, 'Go away, you insect!'"

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For Nier Automata's 9th anniversary, series producer teases "just a little something" but tells fans not to get too excited

Yosuke Saito says something is definitely coming - just temper your expectations

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Former Square Enix exec says "we would love to make more Yoko Taro games," but "the audience size isn't big enough for the costs" if you ignore the Nier games that are big enough for the costs

The Nier Automata director recently said a lot of his recent projects have been canned

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'I've had so many projects that have been discontinued lately': Nier creator Yoko Taro says he's been working on plenty of games—but they keep getting cancelled before he can announce them

Lot of that going around lately.

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Nier creator Yoko Taro says he isn't lazy like fans think, his "weird" new projects just keep getting canceled: "It never ended up seeing the light of day"

He still got paid though so, "I personally have no issues with that,"

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Nier: Automata creator Yoko Taro says 'nearly half' of his autographs 'being resold are actually fake', since he puts 'small unknown features' in them

That's a bad sign(ature).

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Nier creator Yoko Taro says he includes "small unknown features in my real autographs," so you might be getting scammed: "Nearly half of the autographs being resold are actually fake"

What I do have are a very particular set of autographs

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Yoko Taro wanted Nier: Automata to be 'a story I'd have trouble grasping myself,' so job done, then goes on amazing extended digression about cubes and 'aspiring to perfect' them

"I would say that building a story is like making a cube out of clay."

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Nier creator Yoko Taro says "I don't really have any regrets" about his work, but "never felt like I carried out anything completely"

As he compares his game dev process to clay making

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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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To celebrate Final Fantasy 9's 25th anniversary, Nier producer remembers how he thought "they should have made the loading faster"

Yosuke Saito was working on rival RPG Dragon Quest 7, which would release just over a month later

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

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