Square Enix is already capitalizing on the 10-year anniversary of the original Nier by filing a trademark in Japan. Now that Yoko Taro has hit a new level of mainstream success, he may have more free rein to go in even wilder directions than Nier: Automata, a feat that seems nearly impossible.Ģ020 and the following year could be big ones for Yoko Taro. A Drakengard game with the expertise of developers who have crafted great action could be a bold new direction for the series. This is the first of Platinum's big 2020 announcements. No details have been confirmed at all aside from the number four. Followers of Platinum and Square Enix believe this strongly hints at the studio's next game being Drakengard 4. It would make sense that Yoko Taro would be involved in this new project, but technically that detail has not yet been confirmed. Nothing of consequence exists on that page right now, or so it seems. RELATED: Nier Director Interested in More SequelsĮarly this morning, the official PlatinumGames account tweeted out a photo of the number four and a link to a new landing page of its website. Drakengard 3 was released seven years ago, in 2013. The game went on to be huge to Square Enix, even l etting Yoko Taro write a quest line in Final Fantasy 14. In 2017, after having a cult following, Nier: Automata was a critical darling and a successful collaboration between Yoko Taro and a new team, PlatinumGames. The game, and its two sequels, were all published by Square Enix, who also published his second series Nier. The original Drakengard title was a PS2 game, the first game that Yoko Taro directed. The tweet suggests that Platinum will be developing Drakengard 4, the next in Yoko Taro's long-running fantasy RPG franchise.

That game may be the next project from Nier creator Yoko Taro. In a tweet this morning, Nier: Automataand Bayonetta developers PlatinumGames revealed what the studio may be working on next.

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