{"id":53984,"date":"2025-11-18T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=53984"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:33:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T06:33:42","slug":"nier-automata-creator-yoko-taro-says-hes-actually-been-working-on-a-lot-of-projects-recently-its-just-that-they-got-cancelled-midway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nier-automata-creator-yoko-taro-says-hes-actually-been-working-on-a-lot-of-projects-recently-its-just-that-they-got-cancelled-midway\/","title":{"rendered":"NieR: Automata creator Yoko Taro says he\u2019s actually been working on a lot of projects recently, it\u2019s just that they got cancelled midway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NieR: Automata<\/strong> creator Yoko Taro and <strong>Bayonetta<\/strong> director Hideki Kamiya recently participated in a discussion panel hosted at Korean video game convention G-CON 2025. As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4gamer.net\/games\/991\/G999110\/20251114049\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4Gamer<\/a>, the two creators gathered to share their views on game design philosophy and give insight into their creative process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked to give updates on their latest projects, Kamiya mentioned that studio Clovers has been working steadily on the upcoming sequel to \u014ckami, while also expanding the scale of its development team. On the other hand, Yoko Taro\u2019s recent affairs have been a mystery, so much so that <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/yokotaro-gets-told-to-do-less-ramen-posting-and-work-more-on-games-by-savage-roastbot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cYoko Taro doesn\u2019t do any work\u201d<\/a> has become somewhat of a recurring inside joke among fans. Speaking to the Korean audience, Yoko explained that he has actually been quite busy with new projects these days \u2013 it\u2019s just that most of his recent projects ended up cancelled midway, due to circumstances he does not specify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"648\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251117-539840001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251117-539840001.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251117-539840001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251117-539840001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI often get told stuff like \u2018<em>Why aren\u2019t you making a new sequel to NieR<\/em>\u2019 or \u2018<em>Yoko Taro isn\u2019t&nbsp; doing anything<\/em>,\u2019 but that\u2019s because recently, a lot of projects I was involved in got discontinued midway through development. I\u2019ve actually been working on some stuff, it\u2019s just that it never ended up seeing the light of day. I got paid for it, so I personally have no issues with that, but people seem to think that I haven\u2019t been doing anything just because none of the work I\u2019ve done is being released,\u201d Yoko elaborated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But despite much of his recent projects not seeing completion, Yoko has decided to stay optimistic with his approach, suggesting that he\u2019d rather fail several times on his way to creating something that\u2019s actually good than putting out multiple lackluster works. \u201cI don\u2019t view that as a negative thing\u201d, he said. \u201cI believe that if I\u2019m going to release something&nbsp; weird, I\u2019d be better off not releasing anything at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While many fans are probably hoping for a revival of the NieR franchise in 2027 (just in time for the 10<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of Automata), it seems like chances of it coming true are slim for the time being. But given that Yoko Taro has been actively working on multiple projects these days, it might just be a matter of time before he announces something new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nier-automata-creator-yoko-taro-says-there-are-less-weird-people-in-the-gaming-industry-nowadays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NieR: Automata creator Yoko Taro says there are less \u201cweird\u201d people in the gaming industry nowadays<br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/yoko-taro-fears-game-developers-will-lose-their-jobs-to-ai-in-50-years-we-may-be-treated-like-bards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yoko Taro fears game developers will lose their jobs to AI: \u201cIn 50 years, we may be treated like bards\u201d<br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NieR series creator Yoko Taro reveals that he&#8217;s hasn&#8217;t been able to announce any projects due to them getting cancelled midway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":53987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-53984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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