Nier Replicant
What It's Like to Localize a Yoko Taro Video Game
John Ricciardi's company, 8-4, has been working with the 'Nier' designer for more than a decade. It's been an especially wild ride.
‘Mortal Kombat’ Misses the Tone of Its Source Material
The new Mortal Kombat movie is another in the long line of video game movies that misinterpret what makes their source materials fun.
Auto-Battle Is the Best Version of Combat in the New 'NieR Replicant'
Letting the AI take over put me in the director's seat of a high intensity post-fantasy anime, and I'm never going back.
'Nier Replicant' Beautifully Updates a Classic Oddity, but Can't Replace It
Superbly polished, 'Nier Replicant' reminds us that rough edges can be as important as intentions.
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