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Video Game Creator & Auteur
Yoko Taro
ΠΠΎΠΊΠΎ Π’Π°ΡΠΎβ’ ζ¨ͺε°Ύ ε€ͺιβ’ June 6, 1970 (Nagoya, Japan)
Idiosyncratic Japanese game director and writer behind Drakengard and NieR: Automata, famous for philosophical themes, fourth-wall-breaking endings, and his Emil mask.
Honors & Lifetime Awards
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SXSW Gaming Awards Excellence in Technical Achievementβ
Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards
Ludography & Major Works (62)
Games directed, written, or produced by Yoko Taro
Creative Director & Scenario Writer
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven
Released 2026π 95%MC 82
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FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE
Released 2026π 96%MC 88
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Released 2024π 96%MC 92
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Valkyrie Saga
Released 2023π 95%MC 83
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NieR:Piano Journeys
Released 2023π 96%MC 88
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Octopath Traveler II
Released 2023π 95%MC 85
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STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE
Released 2021π 96%MC 83
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NieR:Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition (NieR:Automata (γγΌγ’ γͺγΌγγγΏ))
Released 2017π 88%MC 88
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NieR:Automata - 3C3C1D119440927
Released 2017π 96%MC 88
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OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0
Released 2017π 96%MC 88
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Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Released 2019π 93%MC 91
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FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION
Released 2019π 94%MC 78
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Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Released 2021π 92%MC 83
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DRAGON QUEST TREASURES
Released 2019π 92%MC 83
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Lara Croft GO
Released 2015π 92%MC 83
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Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Released 2026π 91%MC 85
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Mana Cycle
Released 2023π 89%MC 83
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Endless Valkyrie
Released 2023π 89%MC 78
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Live A Live (HD-2D Remake)
Released 2022π 91%MC 81
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DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined
Released 2021π 90%MC 83
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Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
Released 2021π 90%MC 89
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DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2
Released 2021π 89%MC 85
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Trials of Mana
Released 2021π 90%MC 83
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DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS
Released 2019π 91%MC 78
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NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
Released 2017π 89%MC 83
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Fantasian Neo Dimension
Released 2024π 88%MC 81
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NieR Replicant 4 YoRHa
Released 2023π 88%MC 88
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Legend of Mana
Released 2023π 88%MC 88
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Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion
Released 2022π 88%MC 78
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Kingdom Hearts III
Released 2019π 88%MC 83
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FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Released 2019π 88%MC 83
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Infinite Mana
Released 2019π 88%MC 83
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FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
Released 2017π 88%MC 78
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Hitman GO
Released 2014π 88%MC 81
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Chrono Trigger
Released 2011π 88%MC 92
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Visions of Mana (θε£δΌθͺ¬ VISIONS of MANA)
Released 2024π 85%MC 76
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Pixel Valkyrie
Released 2023π 87%MC 78
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STAR OCEAN - THE LAST HOPE - 4K & Full HD Remaster
Released 2023π 86%MC 78
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Nyasha Valkyrie
Released 2023π 87%MC 88
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FINAL FANTASY
Released 2019π 85%MC 83
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Football Manager 27
Released 2019π 86%MC 88
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DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World
Released 2019π 85%MC 88
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Octopath Traveler
Released 2018π 87%MC 83
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Starry Moon Island Star Ocean MP03
Released 2017π 85%MC 90
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VALKYRIE CONNECT
Released 2017π 87%MC 78
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Starry Moon Island Star Ocean MP02
Released 2024π 84%MC 89
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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
Released 2023π 84%MC 73
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Starry Moon Island Star Ocean MP01
Released 2023π 83%MC 88
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BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster
Released 2021π 83%MC 83
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NieR Tribute Album -echo-
Released 2021π 83%MC 78
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FINAL FANTASY XIV: Evercold
Released 2021π 83%MC 78
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FINAL FANTASY VII REVELATION
Released 2019π 83%MC 88
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Mana Fracture
Released 2019π 84%MC 78
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Mana Spark
Released 2017π 83%MC 78
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Tactics Ogre: Reborn
Released 2022π 82%MC 86
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Final Fantasy XVI
Released 2024π 81%MC 87
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Secret of Mana
Released 2023π 80%MC 83
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Triangle Strategy
Released 2022π 80%MC 83
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Stellar Blade x NieR:Automata
Released 2021π 80%MC 83
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Bravely Default II
Released 2021π 78%MC 79
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Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Released 2026π 75%MC 73
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FOAMSTARS
Released 2024π 65%MC 60
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