Who is Kotaro Uchikoshi? The History of Zero Escape and AI: The Somnium Files Director

A look back at the history of the medium of visual novel's most auteur director and scenario writer: the mastermind behind the Zero Escape and AI: The Somnium Files franchises. --- SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE CONTENT! --- Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:50 History of Uchikoshi 7:07 Inspirations and Game Design/Scenario Writing Philosophies 9:30 Conclusion --- Kotaro Uchikoshi, Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotaro_... Kotaro Uchikoshi, VNDB, https://vndb.org/s548 Szczepaniak, John (August 11, 2014). The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers. Down the Rabbit Hole: The Narrative Genius of Virtue’s Last Reward: https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/... How to become a game director? Interview with Kotaro Uchikoshi of "Spike Chunsoft": https://plus-clisk-com.translate.goog... Inside the Genesis of Virtue's Last Reward and the Challenges of Visual Novels, https://www.usgamer.net/articles/insi... The Storytelling Secrets of Virtue's Last Reward, https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/... Interview: Zero Escape series creator Kotaro Uchikoshi, https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feat... Zero Escape's third entry is stalled, but director has hope, https://www.polygon.com/2014/2/14/541... Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward Director On Designing Characters, https://www.siliconera.com/zero-escap... Ever17 Anniversary Uchikoshi & Nakazawa Interview Part 1 (Non-Spoiler), https://lemniscatranslations.wordpres... Dengeki PS Live: Talk with Ryukishi07 and Uchikoshi Kotaro, https://0707toshokan.wordpress.com/20... Exclusive 999 Interview In Nintendo Power!, https://zeroescape.fandom.com/wiki/Us...! Feature: Zero Escape Creator Talks 'AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative', https://www.nintendolife.com/features... Auteur Analysis: Kotaro Uchikoshi, https://ricedigital.co.uk/auteur-anal... AI: The Somnium Files – Kotaro Uchikosi And Akira Okada GDC Interview https://monstervine.com/2019/04/ai-th... No escape: Zero Time Dilemma and the narrative design of Kotaro Uchikoshi https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/... --- Music: Isle of Rain , Original music by Savfk   / isle-of-rain      / savfkmusic   www.facebook.com/savfkmusic — Interview Footage: Uchikoshi Kotaro & Ryukishi07 Interview ｜Japanese videogame Scenario writers talk,    • 打越鋼太郎 × 竜騎士07 シナリオライターが語るミステリーの魅力とは？   Kotaro Uchikoshi VS Kazutaka Kodaka: Adventure Game Courtroom Battle,    • Kotaro Uchikoshi VS Kazutaka Kodaka: Adven...   — Games and Anime (in order of appearance): Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Zero Time Dilemma 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors AI: The Somnium FIles AI: The Somnium FIles: nirvana Initiative Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin Jiken - Okhotsk ni Kiyu Never 7: The End of Infinity Pepsiman Memories Off Close to: Inori no Oka Ever 17: The Out of Infinity Remember 11: The Age of Infinity 12Riven Otogirisou Kamaitachi no Yoru Steins;Gate Linear Bounded Phenogram Punch Line The Girl in Twilight World's End Club The Portopia Serial Murder Case YU-NO — Other: Hidden Bats:   / hiddenbats   Too Kyo Games: https://tookyogames.jp/english/ Real Time Loop Game: The Pop Star’s Room of Doom: https://realescapegame.com/popstar_co...