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Nier inspired by Witcher - DrakeVagabond - 04-13-2017
While designing the game's RPG elements, the staff at PlatinumGames were at least partially inspired by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in the design of their sidequests, which they felt they would never be able to match. Game designer, Takahisa Taura, said "When we were making the game, The Witcher 3 came out. The sub-quest elements were so great, it was kind of demoralizing, so we just stopped playing the game..."
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http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-03-03-nier-automata-began-life-as-a-mobile-game