[This article contains spoilers for NieR and Drakengard] The reveal of NieR: Automata‘s full title and the first proper story details this week was significant for two reasons: 1) Holy shit, more NieR, and this time it’s about machines?!, and 2) We discovered it’s based on a Japanese stage play called “YoRHa” that was also penned by the game’s writer and director Taro Yoko. Before getting into this stage play and what it means for NieR: Automata, it’s worth remembering the previous work of Yoko as it will be instrumental in understanding where he might be going with NieR: Automata‘s…