Nier: Automata is widely regarded as one of the best RPGs out there at the moment, and it's undeniable that the title has had a significant impact on potentially millions of people since it launched back in 2017 due to it themes. Even now, it's been revealed that the game's creator Yoko Taro has been getting DMs every now and again from fans claiming it "cured" their depression.

In an interview with GameSpot, several high-profile developers including Yoko Taro and Nier: Automata producer Yosuke Saito were asked about their thoughts on the game and its success as it recently launched on Nintendo Switch. Taro was asked whether or not people feeling starkly contrasting emotions after finishing the game was intentional design, to which Taro replies that it "was not intentional" but think its because the game is a "mirror that reflects the player."

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"Even now, from time to time, I still receive DMs along the lines of “my depression was cured,” but this was not intentional at all," says Taro. “Then, why do I receive such DMs?” I wondered, and I think that’s because NieR is a game much like a mirror that reflects the player. Nier does not depict “justice as intended by the creator,” but instead is structured so that it poses the question to the player. Light and dark, life and death--these dualities may have served as a catalyst to push the boundaries of freedom of thought."

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Although, in true Yoko Taro fashion, he undermines the entire quote by saying he was trying to sound smart, so lord knows what's going through that beautiful man's mind on an hourly basis. It's not too surprising though that so many people have had that reaction to the ending of Nier: Automata, what with it being a very emotionally charged game with plenty of likable characters. Just be sure to keep your emotions out of Taro's DMs, unless that's what he wants in which case go for it.

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