History Trivia / TaroYoko

* RuleThirtyFourCreatorReactions: After the release of the ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' demo, creator Creator/TaroYoko said this on Twitter regarding the influx of 2B porn:

* BreakthroughHit: All of his games before ''[=NieR=] Automata'' were cult hits in the west at best, and he generally wasn't very well known as a creator. After Automata's critical and commercial success he has effectively been put on the map as someone to look out for when it comes to the Japanese video game landscape.

* DoingItForTheArt: His approach to writing and directing games is highly experimental, and undertaken with the explicit purpose of standing out from other games and making players think about common videogame tropes they take for granted. [[http://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/interview-yoko-taro-nier-automata/ He is aware that his work will likely alienate many people, but the ones who do connect with it will probably love it.]]

* TrollingCreator: In several ways, though in particular his games seem to loathe completionists as many of the sidequests seem designed to make 100% completion as tedious and infuriating as possible. Not to mention: VideoGame/{{Drakengard}}'s Ending E is one of ''the'' most infamous [[GainaxEnding joke endings]] in video games, ''and'' it's canon to a future title of his.

* BreakthroughHit: All of his games before ''[=NieR=] Automata'' were cult hits in the west at best, and he generally wasn't very well known as a creator. After Automata's critical and commercial success he has effectively been put on the map as someone to look out for when it comes to the japanese videogame landscape.

* BigNameFan: He is one for VideoGame/TeamICO's games. The original ICO was one of the key influences on his game design philosophy.
** He is also a fan of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' and ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', and his works wears the influence of those series on their sleeves quite proudly.
** He also loves ''Franchise/DanganRonpa'' and is good friends with the head writer Kazutaka Kodaka. He was one of the big name developers to give his approval for Kazutaka Kodaka and fellow VN Director Kotaro Uchikoshi’s new studio, Too Kyo Games.
** He enjoyed ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman'' (and [[ValuesDissonance was surprised that]] [[BigInJapan it was unpopular in the West]]) and ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange''.
** He is also a big fan of ShootEmUp's, especially titles like ''VideoGame/{{Ikaruga}}''.

* BigNameFan: He is one for Creator/TeamICO's games. The original ICO was one of the key influences on his game design philosophy.

** He also loves ''Franchise/DanganRonpa'' and is good friends with the head writer Kazutaka Kodaka.

** He is also a fan of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' and ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', and his works wears the influence of those series on their shelve quite proudly.

** He is also a fan of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' and ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', and wears the influence of those series quite proudly.

* TrollingCreator: In several ways, though in particular his games seem to loathe completionists as many of the sidequests seem designed to make 100% completion as tedious and infuriating as possible. Not to mention: VideoGame/{{Drakengard}}'s Ending E is one of ''the'' most infamous joke endings in video games.

** He also loves ''Franchise/DonganRonpa'' and is good friends with the head writer Kazutaka Kodaka.

** He is also a fan of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' or ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', and wears the influence of those series quite proudly.

** He is also a fan of {{Manga/Berserk}} or {{Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion}}, and wears the influence of those series quite proudly.

* BigNameFan: of Creator/TeamICO's games. The original ICO was one of the key influences on his game design philosophy.

* DoingItForTheArt: His approach to writing and directing games is highly experimental, and undertaken with the explicit purpose of standing out from other games and making players think about common videogame tropes they take for granted. Since he never expects his games to sell, he figures it's better to go all out and do what he likes.

* DoingItForTheArt: His approach to writing and directing games is highly experimental, and undertaken with the explicit purpose of standing out from other games and making players think about common videogame tropes they take for granted. Since he never expects his games to sell anyways, he figures it's better to go all out and do what he likes.

* DoingItForTheArt: His approach to writing and directing games is highly experimental, and undertaken with the explicit purpose of standing out from other games and making players think about common videogame tropes they take for granted. Due to his games always being held back by smaller budgets, he figures it's better to experiment and provide something different rather than trying to compete with bigger franchises like {{Franchise/FinalFantasy}}.

* TrollingCreator: In several ways, though in particular his games seem to loath completionists as many of the sidequests seem designed to make 100% completion as tedious and infuriating as possible. Not to mention: ''Drakengard 1''{{'}}s Ending E is one of ''the'' most infamous Joke Endings in video games.

* CreatorBacklash: He doesn't seem to hold the first ''Drakengard'' in very high regard. He's stated that the game turned out poorly because of cavia's inexperience with action games, combined with ExecutiveMeddling from Square-Enix forcing them to rush the game's release.
* TrollingCreator: In several ways, though in particular his games seem to loath completionists as many of the sidequests seem designed to make 100% completion as tedious and infuriating as possible. Not to mention the ending of ''Drakengard 1'' being one of the most infamous Joke Endings in video games.