The Strange Works of Taro Yoko, From Drakengard to NieR: Automata
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Third Editions
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The Strange Works of Taro Yoko

From Drakengard to NieR: Automata

Third Editions

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Throughout his career, Taro Yoko was despaired by the image of humanity
returned by most big budget video games.

Taro Yoko's strange work reviews the entire career of this extraordinary
creator, his games (Drakengard, NieR) and sheds light on the link that
constitutes his work.

Check out this complete book on Taro Yoko, which explores the contours of its
games, their development, the complexity of their stories and their thematic
depth. With a preface by Taro Yoko himself !

EXTRACT

Nowadays, most of the players who have heard of Taro Yoko do not associate his
name to any particular face. Inconvenienced by public appearances, the
director systematically equipped himself with a device to cover his face
during meetings with the press, at least since the creation of NieR. Shortly
before the announcement of NieR: Automata at the E3 2015, Yoko even had a mask
made, based on the character Emil, by a plastic artist from PlatinumGames for
a mere four hundred euros. Since then, he has worn it every time he is in the
presence of photo and video cameras. His persistence in hiding his face under
this thick layer of plastic naturally arouses curiosity. One might be led to
believe that this is a communication strategy or the eccentricity of an
enigmatic creator. Nevertheless, the visual anonymity of the director is in no
way a means to nurture the mystery of his personality. Far from comparing
himself to the likes of Banksy (a famous street artist and statement maker,
who prefers to remain anonymous), Yoko just prefers to let his games speak for
themselves. In fact, ask him, and he will answer with no difficulty that he
grew up in Nagoya, in the Japanese prefecture of Aichi. Restaurant managers
(izakayas, ramens, tempuras, etc.), his parents flitted from one restaurant
opening to the next and entrusted their son’s education to his grandmother.

WHAT CRITICS THINK

"Overall, I enjoyed my time with The Strange Works of Taro Yoko, especially as
a fan of the man’s works [...] It’s a great companion piece for long-time
fans, and if you’re looking for more unofficial content to read about for the
Drakenier universe, you can’t go too wrong." \- RPG Site

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nicolas Turcev \- Journalist specialized in pop culture, he has contributed to
the following magazines: Chronic’Art, Carbone, Games and Gamekult, and
occasionally participates in the video game analysis site Merlanfrit. He is
also the author of several articles of the Level Up collection at Third
Éditions.
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