• John Johanas, creative director Tango Gameworks (The Evil Within, Hi-Fi Rush).

  • Apr 16 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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John Johanas, creative director Tango Gameworks (The Evil Within, Hi-Fi Rush).

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  • My guest today is John Johanas, creative director at the Tokyo-based studio Tango Gameworks. Born on Long Island, New York, he played in a Radiohead covers band while in High School. After graduating with a degree in East Asia studies from Brandeis University, he moved to Japan to work as an English teacher.


    He started translating Japanese books into English in his spare time. A keen player of video games, in 2010 my guest applied to work at Tango Gameworks, the studio founded by the legendary horror director Shinji Mikami. He joined, and there worked first as a translator, then as a designer on The Evil Within, before assuming the role of director on the game’s two DLC episodes and full sequel.


    In 2023 he directed the studio’s innovative music-combat game Hi-Fi Rush, which has just launched for PlayStation 5.


    [Photograph Game Informer/ Alex Van Aken].

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