Yoko Taro
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Yoko Taro is a Japanese video game director and writer best known for creating the Drakengard and NieR series, noted for their unconventional storytelling and dark, philosophical themes.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Japanese person
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human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ video game director ⓘ video game writer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1970-06-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Aichi Prefecture
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagoya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Keiichi Okabe
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PlatinumGames NERFINISHED ⓘ Yosuke Saito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedCharacter | Emil (NieR) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Bukkoro
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Cavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Square Enix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action role-playing game
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dark fantasy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| influencedWork | NieR:Automata – Game of the YoRHa Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Drakengard series
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NieR series NERFINISHED ⓘ dark narrative themes ⓘ philosophical themes in games ⓘ unconventional storytelling in video games ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Yoko Taro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | ヨコオタロウ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
breaking the fourth wall in narratives
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focus on player choice and consequence ⓘ frequent use of multiple endings ⓘ mask-wearing public persona ⓘ use of tragic storylines ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Drakengard
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Drakengard 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Drakengard 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ NieR NERFINISHED ⓘ NieR Gestalt NERFINISHED ⓘ NieR Re[in]carnation NERFINISHED ⓘ NieR Replicant NERFINISHED ⓘ NieR:Automata NERFINISHED ⓘ SINoALICE NERFINISHED ⓘ Voice of Cards series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
creative director
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scenario writer ⓘ video game director ⓘ video game writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | creative director at Bukkoro ⓘ |
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