
Shiba, Yoko, and Sawako have had involvement in an entry of the series since its debut.Ī Spin-Off series was created in 2010 named NieR, set in an alternative reality and followed by a sequel called NieR: Automata developed by PlatinumGames with Yoko Taro as director, same as the original series (not counting Drakengard 2).

The story was created by Shiba, Iwasaki, Yoko Taro, and Sawako Natori, who were influenced by European folklore and popular anime series and movies of the day. It was conceived by Takamasa Shiba and Takuya Iwasaki as a gameplay hybrid between Ace Combat and Dynasty Warriors 2, with the ability to switch between on-foot hack-and-slash gameplay and riding a dragon for flight-sim fighting action. The eponymous first game in the series was released in 2003 on the PlayStation 2, and has since been followed by a sequel and a prequel.

Drakengard, known as Drag-On Dragoon (Japanese: ドラッグ オン ドラグーン commonly abbreviated as DOD) in Japan, is a series of action role playing video games published by Square Enix.
