The Great NEOTOKYO° Files

➜ Steam Page
https://store.steampowered.com/app/24...
➜ Neotokyo Discord Server
  / discord  
➜ Neotokyo Kshatriya (Demo)
https://www.moddb.com/games/neotokyo-...
➜ Neotokyo SDK 2013 Rebuild
https://neotokyorebuild.github.io
➜ Neotokyo Soundtrack
https://edharrison.bandcamp.com/album...

Neotokyo° is a 2009 half-life 2 conversion source mod that took heavy inspiration from Deus Ex, Ghost in the Shell, and Akira. A mix between games like Counter Strike and Rainbow Six, heavily leaning towards a tactical approach. It's one of the most unique multiplayer source mods I've ever played in a long time; everything about it's atmosphere and overall vibe of each map makes it worth seeing the beauty of flawed level design. It's like better than Counter Strike Neo, Ghost in the Shell First Assault Standalone Complex and Deus Ex Breach! Play the thing already, it's free to play!

Originally uploaded on December 17 for my 18th Birthday Special—anyways video essays has become and overused buzzword so I pretty much added it in the titlecard—and it actuality; you watched a 30 minute long retrospective—heh...

➜ Chapters
Episode 3 of Token Presents™
[0:00] — Introduction
┗ Edited by Token, JaydenWithU
[0:31] — Source Mods™
┗ Edited by Token, IcyTea, jcm2
[2:13] — Titlecard
┗ Edited by Token, DanK, MidnightWalker
[3:13] — History of Neotokyo°
┗ Edited by JaydenWithU, ashleyvendetta, skillsh0t, DanK
[6:14] — Background
┗ Edited by JaydenWithU, skillsh0t
[8:51] — Gameplay
┗ Edited by Tablework, ashleyvendetta, skillsh0t
[13:15] — Classes
┗ Edited by JaydenWithU, skillsh0t, HonkeyManStan
[16:21] — Weapons
┗ Edited by Token, Tablework, skillsh0t
[20:49] — Maps
┗ Edited by JaydenWithU, skillsh0t
[23:17] — Atmosphere
┗ Edited by Token, jcm12, MidnightWalker
[27:10] — Soundtrack
┗ Edited by IcyTea
[28:09] — Neotokyo° Now
[32:49] — Outroduction
┗ Edited by Token, IcyTea, ashleyvendetta, skillsh0t, JaydenWithU

➜ Credits
Director/Producer
Token

➜ Main Editing
JaydenWithU
IcyTea
MidnightWalker
Tablework

➜ Assistant Editing
jcm12
ashleyvendetta
DanK
skillsh0t

➜ Cleanup & Quality Assurance
Token
jcm12
Wesley
Mira
Lukaz B.

➜ Consultant
Token
MidnightWalker

➜ Post Processing
Sir Thy Lancelot

➜ Technical Assistance
— Assisted with mostly technical issues encountered with Premiere Pro and Sony Vegas
Davies Shaw @ Interspeak Discord
Matt C. @ Interspeak Discord
L. Parker @ Interspeak Discord
Ein @ The Coast Discord
Lee @ Park Avenue
Hyojin @ Park Avenue
dmbraska34801 @ Shinagawa

➜ Thumbnail Assistance
— Multiple thumbnails used for data gathering/analytical purposes
— Data has been gathered, and has been reset to the original thumbnail (as of March 2025)
Red (1st Thumbnail Design Assistance)
· Using nitro84635 NSF Support render
PhoenixSX3 (2nd Thumbnail Design
· Based on gef's video thumbnail, as a homage
Gravitass (3rd Thumbnail Design)
· Based on my favorite anime Great Pretenders

➜ GFX & Additional Effects
Token
Sir Thy Lancelot
mudkippah

➜ Sound Mixing
AlphonseRomeo (Old December Draft)
KiwiShark (End Work)

➜ Script Assistance
Kinoko

➜ Indirect Assistance
— People who indirectly helped with the making of this video
nitro84635
crispy
ventxekart
Plub (shlup was their old username, sorry!)
rezneps

➜ Special Thanks
— Original crew for the early august 2024 draft
SavvNavy (Original Editor/Producer)
Corsair (Tech Assistance/Old Draft)
BarnicleBarry (Tech Assistance/Old Draft)
Zan (Old Assistant Editor/Old Draft)
Arin (Effects/Old Draft)
AlphonseRomeo (Audio Mixing/Old Draft)
FULLMETALJUGGAH (Unreleased Intro/Old Draft)

➜ Other Thanks
HonkeyManStan (Uncredited Assistant Editing)
Elliecake (Music)
ahprohices (Music)
Red
Sir Thy Lancelot
Wesley
AlphonseRomeo
Xyriton

➜ Funded by these wonderful people
— All the money used to fund the video goes ONLY to the editors, they're converted to my currency (500 AED)
JaydenWithU, bevvel, Oswego, zyke the greatest, MidnightWalker, Tablework, Velvety, tropical, Xyriton, melia, kanto of the north, Yel, Darkos/Reinhardt, AppleMC, LemonMCPE, NeriUniMad, kitero-chan, HonkeyManStan, KiwiShark, Sir Thy Lancelot, negishibi5619314, inqdotcom

➜ In memory of
— The friends I made along the way
Kronos
Honeycake
SUGR
Justyna

➜ Big Thanks
Lenmon (My Girlfriend)

➜ Music Used
— Credited all the music in playlist here, all in order as well!
— Includes 5 commisioned tracks from some wonderful associates of mine!
   • The Original NEOTOKYO° Soundtrack  

➜ References
— Videos featured while editing the video because I can't download every game and record that footage...
   • nt° References  

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