{"id":73525,"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=73525"},"modified":"2026-10-07T18:17:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:17:34","slug":"yoko-taro-says-he-already-achieved-his-game-development-dreams-with-drakengard-and-now-works-to-prevent-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/yoko-taro-says-he-already-achieved-his-game-development-dreams-with-drakengard-and-now-works-to-prevent-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoko Taro says he already achieved his game development dreams with Drakengard, and now works \u201cto prevent dementia\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Japanese game culture event \u201cThe Tenth Mosaic\u201d took place on September 22and 23 this year. The event was opened with a talk session between NieR<\/strong> and Drakengard<\/strong> series creator Yoko Taro and Keisuke Okabe, the director of Ender Lilies<\/strong> and Ender Magnolia<\/strong>. As reported by Japanese media outlets 4Gamer<\/a> and Denfaminicogamer<\/a>, during the session, the two creators compared their approaches to making games, discussed the future of the Japanese game industry, and their personal goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talking about his aspirations for the future, Okabe said that he would like to create a JRPG. While he expressed the wish to make a 3D JRPG, he also seems interested in making it in 2D, given that it\u2019s the style of visual expression he\u2019s mostly used to. When it comes to 2D JRPGs in particular, he believes that now could be the right time to start developing one, as there \u201chasn\u2019t been a definitive title on the market since Undertale.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Ender<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Yoko Taro, on the other hand, said there isn\u2019t anything he\u2019s particularly set on making going forward. With the original Drakengard being a title where he was able to do pretty much everything he wanted, Yoko considers himself to have already achieved his dreams in terms of game development. Everything after that, he sees just as his \u201cremaining days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the financial side of things, Yoko is starting to feel like he will soon be able to sustain himself with his savings and pension without having to work anymore. \u201cTherefore, speaking from just an emotional standpoint \u2013 it\u2019s over. I\u2019m done working, I don\u2019t want to do it anymore,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the flip side, Yoko cited \u201cdementia prevention\u201d as one of the reasons he continues make games. He explained that he had heard stories of work-oriented people suddenly developing dementia after retirement, which is what has been motivating him to push through game development, even if it\u2019s stressful. \u201cEven now, there are lot of frustrating things concerning my work, but when they do happen, I overcome them by telling myself \u2013 This is good for preventing dementia<\/em>.\u201d However, considering Yoko Taro is well known for his antics, readers should probably take these words with a hefty grain of salt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While we haven\u2019t seen a Yoko Taro-helmed game in a while now, it seems that he has been busy working on the brand new Evangelion anime, which was announced earlier this year<\/a>. The animated series is a collaborative project between Studio Khara and Clover Works, directed by FLCL and Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX director Kazuya Tsurumaki and penned by Yoko Taro himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yoko Taro\u2019s dark retelling of Monster Hunter Rise resurfaces after the announcement of his brand-new Evangelion anime<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NieR: Automata creator Yoko Taro says he\u2019s actually been working on a lot of projects recently, it\u2019s just that they got cancelled midway<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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