Kotaro Uchikoshi
Kotaro Uchikoshi | |
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| File:Kotaro Uchikoshi at GDC 2013.jpg Uchikoshi at the 2013 Game Developers Conference. | |
| Born | November 17, 1973 Higashi-Murayama, Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Game Director, Game Producer, Scenario Writer, Game designer |
Kotaro Uchikoshi (打越鋼太郎 Uchikoshi Kōtarō, born November 17, 1973) is a Japanese video game designer and scenario writer. He is most known for writing for the Infinity visual novel series, and the Zero Escape series of video games.
Early life
Uchikoshi was born in Higashimurayama, a city in the western part of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.
Career
Uchikoshi was a scenario writer for KID from 1999 to 2004, where he worked on Memories Off, Memories Off 2nd, and the Infinity series of visual novels which includes Never 7, Ever 17, and Remember 11.
He departed KID in 2004 and joined Chunsoft, where he continues to work to this day. He wrote and directed the game Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, and its sequel Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward. [1]