toco toco ep.49: Yoko Taro
TODAY’S GUEST
Yoko Taro, Game Creator
今回のゲスト
ヨコオタロウ、ゲームクリエイター
PLACES WE WENT TO
PlatinumGames Offices
THE SILVER BALL PLANET, Osaka, Shinsaibashi Area
Yoko’s Apartment
Taimeshi Ginya, Osaka, Dotombori Area
訪れた場所
プラチナゲームズ社
THE SILVER BALL PLANET, 大阪, 心斎橋周辺
ヨコオ氏の部屋
鯛めし 銀家, 大阪, 道頓堀周辺
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In this episode, we spend the day in Osaka with Yoko Taro, director of the famous Drakengard and NieR series. Our first stop will be at PlatinumGames, the studio that was in charge of developing Yoko’s most recent title: NieR: Automata. During development, Yoko Taro lived between Tokyo and Osaka, often meeting in Tokyo with Square Enix’s producer Yosuke Saito, who first suggested the game to be developed by PlatinumGames.
Yoko will introduce us to his rather peculiar work style, before taking us to Shinsaibashi at THE SILVER BALL PLANET, an arcade specialized in vintage pinball machines. He will share with us his fascination for pinball and the little universes contained within each machine. We will then continue our conversation at his apartment where he will tell us more about his philosophy and his work.
After dusk, we will head with Yoko to Osaka’s dynamic Dotombori area for drinks with the producer Yosuke Saito and Takahisa Taura, who worked as a game designer and had a key role on NieR: Automata according to Yoko; the three of them will recall fun stories from the development of the game.
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TOCO TOCO’s previous episode: Manao Kagawa, Pro Shogi Player
TOCO TOCO’s next episode: Edit Mode, Fashion Designers
COMING SOON
THE SILVER BALL PLANET Official Website (JAPANESE)
http://silverballplanet.jp
NieR: Automata Official Website (ENGLISH)
http://nier-automata.com/
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