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Nier creator Yoko Taro has defended Hideki Kamiya’s on social media for which he’s notable for his blocking sprees and snarky comments to those he believes are trolling or ask what Kamiya deems to be stupid questions. Taro said that we need more developers like Kamiya who won’t just take comments lying down. Here’s what he said:
“When you’re a game creator and a public-facing personality, you draw attention from a lot of people, including some real weirdos. Some of them say things that are seriously absurd or out of line. But since they’re your customers and your audience, you can’t really clap back at full force.”
“But Kamiya does clap back. He just tells them, ‘Go away, you insect!’ (laughs). Just like how there are people who will tell you off in real life when provoked, I think it’s a net positive to instill the fear that are also game creators who have that edge. (…) That’s why I think having Kamiya-san around as a game industry peer is super reassuring.”
Kamiya agreed with the sentiment, commenting, “A lot of people assume we’ll sit there and be their punching bags, so they get stunned when you suddenly punch them back.” Although Kamiya’s a force to be reckoned with on X, Yoko Taro and his colleagues at CLOVERS vouch that he’s an entirely different person in the workplace and in private.