TITLE
Ten years later, Jenova Chen reflects on Journey
AUTHOR
Brendan Sinclair
PUBLICATION
GamesIndustry.biz
YEAR
2022
ARTICLE TYPE
Interview
FROM THE ARTICLE
This weekend will mark the tenth anniversary of ThatGameCompany releasing Journey on the PlayStation 3.A sombre and wordless adventure through a desolate environment, Journey was a rare offering at the time, an independently developed game with clear artistic aspirations given a prominent spotlight from a major platform holder in Sony.
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The game was a critical and commercial success, eventually garnering Game of the Year awards at the Game Developers Choice Awards and DICE Awards, as well as from numerous media outlets including IGN and GameSpot.
To mark the anniversary of Journey’s release, TGC co-founder and CEO Jenova Chen speaks with GamesIndustry.biz about his takeaways from the game with a decade’s worth of hindsight.
COMPANIES MENTIONED
thatgamecompany
GAMES MENTIONED
Journey
PEOPLE MENTIONED
Jenova Chen
TOPICS MENTIONED
Games As Art