Stellar Blade was the most Nier: Automata game since Nier: Automata, so it was very sweet to see Nier master Yoko Taro become one of its biggest fans. Taro openly argued that Stellar Blade was "much better" than his own open-world-ish action RPG starring a cool lady with a big sword, and with sequel Stellar Blade: Blood Rain now officially on the way, he's back for more.
In a recent (machine translated) Twitter post sharing a Famitsu story covering Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, Taro reasons, "I really feel like I have to buy this one, too."