{"id":1579,"date":"2017-10-02T21:50:45","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T13:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/?p=1579"},"modified":"2017-10-03T12:36:01","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T04:36:01","slug":"nier-creator-yoko-taro-coming-to-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/nier-creator-yoko-taro-coming-to-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Nier Creator Yoko Taro coming to Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1574\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/nier-creator-yoko-taro-coming-to-singapore\/img_9541-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9541.jpg?fit=2208%2C1242&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2208,1242\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9541.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9541.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9541.jpg?fit=474%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1574\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9541.jpg?resize=474%2C267\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9541.jpg?w=2208&amp;ssl=1 2208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9541.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9541.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9541.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9541.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9541.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Yoko Taro (center) at PAX 2017<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nier Automata is arguably the most talk about game of 2017. Even if you have not played the game, you would surely have heard about it. The soundtrack of the game has also received praises. There is even a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.square-enix.co.jp\/music\/sem\/page\/nier\/concert2017\/sp\/\">Nier Automata Concert<\/a> held in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Then there are the cosplayers. 2B, one of the main protagonist of the game, is very popular among cosplayers. Googling <a href=\"https:\/\/cosplay.kotaku.com\/nier-automata-cosplay-keeps-getting-better-1793459476\">Nier Cosplay<\/a> and you will see many wonderful work of these cosplayers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1578\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/nier-creator-yoko-taro-coming-to-singapore\/img_9543-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9543.jpg?fit=1728%2C3072&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1728,3072\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9543.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9543.jpg?fit=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9543.jpg?fit=474%2C843&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1578\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9543.jpg?resize=474%2C843\" width=\"474\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9543.jpg?w=1728&amp;ssl=1 1728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9543.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9543.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9543.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9543.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9543.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>2B cosplayer at Charaexpo 2017 Singapore. Photo credit: GameTrader.SG<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Like what Kojima is to Metal Gear, Yoko Taro is the father of the Nier\/Drakengard. The enigmatic and perhaps eccentric game creator is well known for wearing a mask during interview. He is known for making games that often surprises the gamer. You can watch his PAX 2017 interview video below<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/56TkUkDEzKI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We are all very excited that he will be coming to GameStart 2017 which is happening on the 14 and 15 October at Suntec City Convention Center. More details <a href=\"https:\/\/gamestart.asia\/legendary-game-designer-arrives-at-gamestart-2017\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><u>Nier Cosplay Contest<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1577\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/nier-creator-yoko-taro-coming-to-singapore\/img_9542-jpg-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9542-1.jpg?fit=250%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"250,201\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_9542.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9542-1.jpg?fit=250%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9542-1.jpg?fit=250%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1577\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9542-1.jpg?resize=250%2C201\" width=\"250\" height=\"201\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/u><\/p>\n<p>GameStart will also be holding a special Nier Cosplay contest. So come cosplay as your favourite Nier Character at GameStart 2017. More details can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GameStart.Asia\/\">GameStart Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yoko Taro (center) at PAX 2017 Nier Automata is arguably the most talk about game of 2017. Even if you have not played the game, you would surely have heard about it. The soundtrack of the game has also received praises. There is even a Nier Automata Concert held in Japan. Then there are the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":1582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_9544.jpg?fit=1920%2C950&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-pt","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1592,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/nier-creator-yoko-taro-and-square-enix-producer-yosuke-saito-at-gamestart-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":1579,"position":0},"title":"Nier Creator Yoko Taro and Square Enix Producer Yosuke Saito at GameStart 2017","date":"October 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 One of the highlight of this year GameStart 2017 is the main stage appearance of Yoko Taro, father of Nier, and Yosuke Saito, Square Enix Producer. 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