Yasuyuki Oda
Japanese game designer
Yasuyuki Oda (Japanese: 小田 泰之, Hepburn: Oda Yasuyuki) (born 1972) is a Japanese game designer. Oda showed an interest in gaming during his childhood that led him to study animations when growing up. He debuted as a developer for SNK, doing debugs of certain games while being a major planner in Garou: Mark of the Wolves. In 2000, he moved Dimps to later work once again in SNK in the mid-2010s to direct The King of Fighters XIV and other installments from SNK's properties.
Biography
Early life and preferences
Oda was born in 1972 in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As a child he did not enjoy arcade games and instead played Donkey Kong, Crazy Kong, and Crazy King. He was a fan of virtual reality and aimed towards games that allowed the player to replicate the mecha anime Mobile Suit Gundam. When it comes to anime, he has shown preference to Golden Kamui and Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans while he also enjoys tokusatsu Kamen Rider, most specifically Kamen Rider Agito, and the action RPG Tokyo Mirage. His favorite games involve open-worlds like Assassin's Creed Origins, Horizon Zero Dawn. He believes that Japanese players should try Infamous Second Son while Westerns should play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
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