Yoko Taro
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Yoko Taro is a Japanese director and scenario writer for video games. Starting his career at the now defunct game developer Cavia, his best-known work is on the action role-playing video game series D
Yoko wearing his familiar mask in 2018
Nier: Automata
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Nier: Automata is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix. It is the sequel to Nier. Nier: Automata was originally released for the PlayStation 4 and Wi
Yoko Taro
…at the now defunct game developer Cavia, his best-known work is on the action role-playing video game series Drakengard, and its spin-offs, Nier and Nier: Automata. Yoko was born in Nagoya, Aichi, and studied at the Kobe Design University in the 1990s. While he did not initially intend to pursue a career in video…
Nier Automata cover art
Main character 2B in combat with machine enemies
The narrative of Nier: Automata references numerous famous philosophers and names some Machine characters after them; cited examples are Simone de Beauvoir (left) and Jean-Paul Sartre (centre).