Based Taro saves the day
It’s no doubt by now thatNieR: Automatawas a success, both critically and surprisingly enough — even financially. Our own Chris Carter saidNieR: Automatawas the best Platinum game sinceBayonetta 2.It even caught Square Enix themselves off guard, who stated thatNieR: Automatawas “generating sales significantly above expectations.” However, according to Platinum’s Hideki Kamiya,NieR: Automataand director Yoko Tarostraight up saved his studio.
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Platinum Games have always been the studio to push boundaries and deliver some of the best third person action adventure games in the industry. But it’s no secret that they’ve been also struggling to keep their heads above water, especially lately with thecancellation of Scalebound.
So I’m glad to see the creative (and potentially mad) genius of Yoko Taro’s story telling and Platinum’s trademark action heavy gameplay inNieR: Automatais paying off for them. Producer Yosuke Saitoearlier in the yearsaid that aNieRremaster is possible, only ifNieR: Automata“sold like hotcakes.”
Here’s hoping now we get that remaster and the series continues to grow.
