NieR Automata Analysis (Ep.1) Dev History State Of The Arc Podcast
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Square Enix's Nier Game
Square Enix really had no plans to do anything with Nier after the release of the original game. They came to Platinum Games, who happened to also kind of be on a little bit of a downward slope. So that's how it got started. And it was a nice fit because most of the criticism of the original NIR was on its mechanics and gameplay not on its story and music.
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