I’ve noticed that a bunch of websites are referencing an article in the Edge magazine #287 with the revelation that Yoko Taro originally wanted to call the new game “Android” but couldn’t due to copyrights with Google’s own Android trademark.
However, this is not new information.
This was previously published by Famitsu several weeks ago.
—What did you think about everyone’s reaction to the new “NieR” announcement at E3 2015?
Yoko: There were a lot of people talking about “NieR” on Twitter from within Japan after the announcement, and I felt like the reaction we got from overseas was from a specific nitch of fans, but after the announcement, many foreign fans were saying how much they loved NieR; I was really shocked. I couldn’t have imagined how much people were going crazy over the news.
Saito: It’s really surprising, huh? Like, where were they all hiding…? (haha)
Yoko: No matter how loud they scream, in the end I sort of doubted whether or not we could actually sell it… (haha)
This is an interview with Producer Saito Yosuke and Director Yoko Taro conducted by Dengeki in Paris, France at the “Paris Games Week”.
**Is there more than one playable character?**
—How is the development of the game going thus far?
Saito: We’ve still got a long way to go, but as far as action games go, that’s just about been taken care of. We’re currently fitting in the various RPG elements.
Yoko: I’m satisfied with where the action is at this point, but I’ll let Platinum Games decide what they want to do with it.
This is a pretty amazing interview with both Yoko Taro and Saito Yosuke. The intro and outro are conducted in German, but the actual interview is in English.
The part that I found the most amazing, if not shocking, was the fact that 2B is *not* the same character as No2 that appears in the YoRHa stage play! *mindblown* But, I was starting to lean toward that since her character and some parts of her design didn’t seem to match up.
No2’s final stance. Photo by Tantei File.
That being said, Yoko Taro is often known to say one thing and yet somehow contradict himself in the same sentence. It could be that this *is* the same character that has undergone some major changes to completely alter her mind/personality.
At any rate, I suppose it would be best to separate my own feelings for the YoRHa girls that appeared in the stage play from this new game that seems sooooooo heavily based on it.
Please stop reading here to avoid further speculation…
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This is the page that I will continually update as more and more information is released at the Paris Games Week.
Official NieR: Automata Trailer -from Paris Games Week 2015-
Paris Games Week – Nier Automata Presentation, Part 1
Paris Games Week – Nier Automata Presentation, Part 2
Some things that we learn from the new trailer:
I’m also in the process of uploading the interview with Yoko Taro and Saito Yosuke, but here are some things that we learned from them:
