Yoko Taro, and by extension 2B from Nier Automata, is one of the most iconic duos in all of gaming. I worshipped Yoko as a teenager. Now that Automata is 7 years old, what other new titles has he created, and are they any good? Today, I want to a overview of Yoko Taro's descent into mobile gacha games, and what I think of him now as an adult.
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Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro
2:22 – Overview of Yoko Taro
3:47 – SinoAlice
7:25 – Nier Reincarnation
11:07 – 404 Game Reset
14:50 – My thoughts
19:59 – A new project
20:52 – Final words
Music used:
https://pastebin.com/Y0R1R5mf
Outro music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAt1IGEzXII
Reference materials:
Drakengard 3 footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDRum3HGVb4
Message from Yoko Taro footage:
https://youtu.be/UWbzUANlUis?si=7TLVpBLLCRsgNGta
Yoko Taro's 2014 GDC speech:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQxhyHMUJ74
SinoAlice gameplay footage:
https://youtu.be/Ac0hov4R5QM?si=9e7fFbw7muGjOYcL
Sinoalice guild wars footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbjagTWGadU
Sinoalice: The last story footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd5YH0YLKMo
Nier Reincarnation PvP footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGAGiuAjXEs
404 Game Reset announcement article:
https://www.gematsu.com/2023/02/sega-and-yoko-taro-to-announce-rpg-404-game-reset-for-ios-android-on-february-10
404 Game Reset trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-8d3Mw8pN8
404 Game Reset gameplay footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Z3UMOZmH4
404 Game Reset story footage:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYfhoDvyaUcSq1y3I8x6iPiYyG2THEGH5
404 Game Reset EoS post comments:
https://www.reddit.com/r/gachagaming/comments/17jnlrc/404_game_reset_notice_of_service_termination/
New "Nier" announcement article:
https://www.gematsu.com/2024/05/yosuke-saito-working-on-new-project-with-yoko-taro-and-keiichi-okabe
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