Ready for Nier Dark Apocalypse?

[jameseoakes]

As he said during the live letter, "Yoshida-san, it's not too late to turn back."

It was too late to turn to back when the announced it, not gonna like Toko sound like a horrible person.

[Renato]

As he said during the live letter, "Yoshida-san, it's not too late to turn back."

Wow...That's depressing as hell.

It was too late to turn to back when the announced it, not gonna like Toko sound like a horrible person.

Yeah, from the outside looking in, him and Yoshi seem like polar opposites.

[SerLuke]

You guys think he was being serious and is trying to take FF14 down?

[jameseoakes]

You guys think he was being serious and is trying to take FF14 down?

No, I do think he has no respect for anything other than himself and his own work so I don't think he has any interest in integrating this in to 14 and this is just an ego trip for him.

[Anterious]

No, that's just how he talks and jokes, he literally wears a moon mask 24/7 if you take a guy like that seriously idk what to tell ya chief.

[SerLuke]

No, that's just how he talks and jokes, he literally wears a moon mask 24/7 if you take a guy like that seriously idk what to tell ya chief.

I’m aware of that but it seems like people here are actually taking his comments seriously.

[Vahlnir]

I’m aware of that but it seems like people here are actually taking his comments seriously.

Some people have a different senses of humor. I think that's mostly what it comes down to. Was he truly being serious? No one can say for certain. But I would very much doubt it knowing how...unique he is.

[Bonbori]

If Yoko Taro said he was planning to usher in an actual real-life apocalypse, I'd be the first of his doomsday minions. Automata's already damaged my tear-ducts, I can't ever experience emotion in my life again anyways.

[MidnightS]

I'm just hoping we get 2B/P's hairstyle when it's all done.

[Iscah]

As he said during the live letter, "Yoshida-san, it's not too late to turn back."

Yeah, that's the quote I was particularly thinking of, though I didn't have it on hand to refer back to.

It just gives me the vibe that, even if he's joking about actually ruining it, he's going to make this about him and his story and not actually caring about the established game - if not deliberately trying to "take over" and put a dent in it.

No, I do think he has no respect for anything other than himself and his own work so I don't think he has any interest in integrating this in to 14 and this is just an ego trip for him.

That's my gut feeling, and I very nearly wrote it in my last post but then I wondered if I haven't seen enough interviews to judge it properly.

No, that's just how he talks and jokes, he literally wears a moon mask 24/7 if you take a guy like that seriously idk what to tell ya chief.

The problem is that this "guy I shouldn't take seriously" (and I can see that I shouldn't/can't) has been put in charge of writing a chapter of a story I generally like, and I am extremely wary about what he will do with it - and whether he is working with the storywriters or is doing his own thing and leaving them to pick up the pieces.

He seems unpredictable in a way I can't trust and instinctively dislike - it's so at odds with the grateful way that Yoshida speaks about the game*, and I can only hope that they really are okay with this behind the scenes.

* Thinking particularly about the Rising here: I assume remarks from 'NPC Yoshida' can be taken as directly from him, and the letters are genuine thanks from the team.