It relates to what I want to express in not only SINoALICE, but also NieR and Drakengard. In your view, are players part of your creation, or, because they're controlling things themselves, are they creating the violent system with you? How do you feel about summoning these fairy-tale women to die over and over? Compared to the real world, the worlds in SINoALICE and NieR are pieces of cake. That violent, absurd, unfair system you speak of is probably the real world. What are you trying to tell us about yourself? Your games often include characters who are forced to participate in violent, absurd, or unfair systems that are imposed by absent, God-like creators… while you, yourself are in a sense the absent, God-like creator of these worlds. Did you wonder when I'll finally give a straight answer? I wonder that too. Yoko: I'm always bound to deadlines, so I always use that concept. Why do you think you are so attracted to characters who are bound to something? The word "bondage" is Alice's "keyword" in SINoALICE, and it's a concept that recurs in a lot of your works. I just thought of this randomly, but it's a pretty sound answer, right? The interdependent relationships between the authors and characters mirror that situation. Even if you feel like you're on your own when you grow up, we all have that childishness in our hearts, and feel like we want to be protected. Why are so many of your stories about characters who are defined by their relationships to their creators? Which one of these characters is your favorite and why? Regarding fairy tales, I thought it would be nice because the copyrights have expired and it wouldn't cost money. Yoko: Supposedly we chose female characters because they'd make more money for gacha. What made you choose to use fairy-tale women as the main characters in this game? What about the idea that they were stories lent itself to what you wanted to do with this game? Compared to other titles, I think maybe the amount of beer has increased? Yoko: I think of stories while I drink beer. How did you come up with the idea for the story, and how would you compare it to your previous work? It's been three years, but we still feel the same way. Maeda: Even before the Japan release, we thought this was a title that could put up a good fight globally in terms of its world-building and considering Yoko's fan base. Why did you feel now was the time to reach a global audience?įujimoto: The folks at Pokelabo said, "We really want to release this globally." Pokelabo always treats us well, so we thought we can't ignore their wishes. SiNoALICE launched back in 2017 in Japan. Expect large real-time battles, gacha mechanics, and the traditional (or is that untraditional?) Yoko Taro-ness. producer Shogo Maeda to discuss what's in store for this twisted adventure where fairytale characters must kill one another to revive their authors.
To celebrate the occasion, he sat down alongside Square Enix producer Yoshinari Fujimoto and Pokelabo, Inc. The mastermind behind the Nier and Drankengard series, Yoko Taro, has a new free-to-play mobile RPG, SINoALICE, that launches today.
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