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" I was very impressed with the scope and scale and impact that came from originally one person making 'Minecraft.' It's inspiring for me to think how our team can do more with less. "

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" For 'Journey' to create a sense of smallness and a sense of awe will encourage the players to be together and exchange emotions. When you put the two players together online and put them in a difficult environment, they will create a bond. "

Jenova Chen

Together

Bond

Environment

" The focus of 'Flower' is emotion and to make you feel peaceful. "

" I always have a problem playing text-heavy games. I'm a slow reader. I don't speak English well. As a kid in China, trying to play these games, I just wanted the text to go away. "

" I just feel like I'm on a quest to fail if I try to even compete with myself. "

Jenova Chen

Fail

Myself

" 'Journey' is a way for us to explore the crossing, the intersection of our lives between each other. "

Jenova Chen

Explore

Journey

" Each game we make, we like to introduce an emotion that is rarely experienced by gamers in the console game industry. "

Jenova Chen

Game

Industry

" If you can imagine the delight of visiting a theme park where lasting memories are made, we envision 'Sky' will sometimes feel like that. "

" Video games have always been a part of my life. "

" 'Cloud' and 'Flower' are very much egocentric about my own expression. 'Flow' is more utilitarian, and 'Journey' is more about collaboration between various creative voices in the team. "

" We are all born alone and die alone. The loneliness is definitely part of the journey of life. "

" I think that our language, culture, age, fortune, property, and our fame is all a facade. In the end, we're all the same. "

" Nothing truly bad happens. There's always good and bad in any changes. "

" 'Journey' was very much inspired by Joseph Campbell's work for 'The Hero's Journey,' but, from among his works, I like 'The Power of Myth' best. "

" A strong story can move me to tears, and it doesn't matter whether it's a science-fiction or fantasy world. It's about what happens to a person, the choices they make. That's what's interesting. "

Jenova Chen

Strong

Choices

" We try really hard to avoid those conventional experiences, these adrenaline rush, anger, competition, violence. We intentionally avoid that. We try to create a game that's serene and tranquil and filled with love. "

" Thatgamecompany was founded with the philosophy that games are a form of entertainment, and entertainment is the food for emotion. "

" When I read a good story, I often start thinking, 'Should I live my life according to what this character chooses and values?' It makes me think. I feel like I grew up to be a more mature person while thinking about character development in these fictional situations. "

Jenova Chen

Live

Good

" I always thought if I was born 2000 years earlier, I would be a monk, probably carving a monastery or some giant pantheon buildings. "

" The struggle we went through in the last year of 'Journey' was pretty insane, and I think that is also why, when I was working on the struggle level, I was able to channel my own struggle into the game. "

" When I designed 'Flower' I was thinking about making it a positive, almost like a self-healing experience. It's like therapy. "

" When humans are hungry, they look for food. But they are also hungry for certain feelings. They go out to look for entertainment - from music to movies to novels to games - to satisfy their emotions. "

" If our games can help people, that's the best reward we can get. "

" I would say 'Flower' had a story. It is told through the environment. "