Yoko Taro on Why NieR: Automata Protagonist 2B Wears High Heels: "I Just Really Like Girls"

During a panel at PAX East, NieR: Automata Creative Director Yoko Taro was asked a few questions about the game, and he responded with his usual adorable and modest mannerism.

[naruga]

simple and straightforward answer (that most probably embodies the majority of male opinions) .......no BS like west hypocrites

[Abriael]

Not sure about "male" opinion, but I know for a fact that many developers right now are secretly clapping.

[himdeel]

I can respect this response. People ask me why all the cake pictures on my facebooks, I'm like I just like cake, it's fucking delicious. I can't help it if you don't like cake...suger free bastards! Stay of my facebook lawn!

[rainslacker]

What's funny is that a lot of girls also like wearing high heels for whatever reason.

Wearing high heels doesn't oppress women, nor make them objects. neither does wearing any other kind of clothing really.

Once more developers get this through their head, they can create what they want and maybe the SJW crowd will just go ignored the way they should be until they can form cohesive, meaningful arguments like they used to before Sarkeesian and Alexander entered the fray, and maybe they can be forced to actually broach the issue of representation in a positive fashion, instead of looking at everything as an attack on their own personal worth since they seem to think that the only thing that is of value is their own gender.

[SaiyanFury]

Absolutely! I love the fact that 2B wears high heels. I love girls too and wish more girls in games wore them! :D

[Well]

I love it, too! =D

[cleft5]

I love Yoko Taro. The guy is just straight up honest.

[Enigma_2099]

Oh man, how much better would the conversation over Quiet have gone if Kojima had done this.

[PhoenixUp]

And he shouldn't have to apologize for it

[cleft5]

Damn straight.

[DashArrivals]

That is so refreshing to hear a public comment of how he really feels. Political Correctness has gone WAY TOO FAR in society. Bless this man for.... just being a normal man I guess lol.

[DaGR8JIBRALTAR]

Ayyye! Good answer!

[fluxmulder]

Hell yeah, cool character design.

[TWB]

He/she is a gift from the gods

[S2Killinit]

There you have it. No ifs or buts about it. Its male nature, and somebody had to say it.

[quent]

Now that's a bullet point answer, no beating behind the bush, straight to it, one thing I can applaud about eastern society, they're not imo as stuck up about they're preferences to sexuality or perversion's like with most of western society

[fromchildren]

Meanwhile in Guerilla's Horizon Zero Dawn they made Aloy Ugly just so that she can be more "relatable".
Why can't Westerners learn of the Japanese when it comes to character design.

[Immorals]

I dunno, Japanese character design is hugely different from Western for a reason. I wouldn't want to play a western shooter with the ridiculous hair that alot of Japanese characters have

[fromchildren]

Alloy can keep the hair, the body proportion but the face definitely needs to be fixed.
If I exaggerate things, it looks a Radish except the side cheeks point out more.

[Elda]

Aloy may not be dressed sexy or looking risque but for a video character she has a pretty face.You can barely see 2B's face because of the mask on her face but she does have a cool design.

[rocketpanda]

Then go play dead or alive beach volleyball if you want overly dolled up virtual waifus.

I am not sure what being ugly has to do with being relatable or is that just your own insecurities? Ugly is subjective, others are finding Aloy to be less than ugly and actually attractive.

[fromchildren]

I do play dead or alive but is that an insult?

[BlaqMagiq1]

Uh ugly? They didn't make her ugly. Guerilla just decided not to oversexualize her. Is that a problem?

[fromchildren]

Out of all the really nice designs they went with the plain one. Yes it is problematic.

[BlaqMagiq1]

This is FAR from plain but ok. There is no problem.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

lol what?

[Elda]

Nothing wrong with speaking your mind,though 2B is a little risque her design & fighting skills are badass! I like the track with the kids singing in"Pascal's/Machine Village"

[CrimsonWing69]

Hey man I salute you!

[Relientk77]

Answer 10/10

[Proper2002]

Well, at least dude had courage to admit it. Kojima buried the real reason under parasites that let the babe breathe through her skin, so that's that.

[GamePeace]

Yes, japanese people like virtual girls ... there was one game where you could marry your virtual 'waifu', haha.

[kayoss]

Cant argue with that.

[MilkMan]

Don't give a sh!t. I love her look and I want more games to feature beautiful woman with deadly weapons. Like Bayonetta.
Yes, I like to objectify men and women. BRING IT ON!

[QUIMICOMORTAL]

Enough said!

[Silly gameAr]

Nothing wrong with that at all, Glad he was unafraid enough to be honest. Then again, he lives in Japan. I doubt people are as sensitive there as they are everywhere else. We need more people to come out and just say what they feel and make what they consider art and not fear silly backlash.

[ALostVagabond]

My new favorite game developer. I look foward to his future work. Praise Yoko Taro and Platinum Games for their work on Nier Automata.