Quotes About Yoko Taro

The reason why there are so many characters who suffer in my games is that I want to show reality.

Speaking seriously, 'Ikaruga' influenced how I synchronize the game sequences with the music. Combining the two in a way that appeals to people's hearts is a task that's quite difficult.

In 'Nier Automata', the protagonists are androids, not humans, and that's very common in a Science Fiction story.

So 'Nier Automata' feels like a story about androids but no, the main theme of 'Automata' is human.

To be honest, I think I am making normal games targeted towards normal people. But ultimately when I release those normal games, weird people find them to be weird games and enjoy them. Which probably means there's something wrong with me.

I really do love psychology and philosophy but I'm no professional at these things. Because I love seeing the true side of humanity, as I've continued that, I have ultimately lent towards philosophy and psychology but it is not something in which I try to study.

Actually, multiple playthroughs and deleting save files are things that other games have done, so I don't see myself as a forerunner of those elements in the game.