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[Mad Pierrot]

Were both Papa and brother Nier's personalities written by Taro? I keep hearing it was an attempt to market the game towards the Western like Kratos so according to that rumor Yoko Taro changed the protagonist

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by Mad Pierrot

Were both Papa and brother Nier's personalities written by Taro? I keep hearing it was an attempt to market the game towards the Western like Kratos so according to that rumor Yoko Taro changed the protagonist

It's not a rumor. Papa Nier was created solely for the West. I never played Gesalt but there are way too many things that would be way too weird if you replaced Nier with an old man.