How Journey Was Made and Why The Developer Went Bankrupt
15,590This Journey documentary details the development of the video game Journey and goes behind the scenes of its creation. The documentary also explores why the developer Thatgamecompany went bankrupt a couple of months before Journey was released in 2012. Jenova Chen was the creative director of Journey and made it his mission to make a video game where players can emotionally connect with each other. Discover the many struggles the team had to go through while developing this amazing video game.
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2012/nov/21/journey-emotional-game-design
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Background music: Court and Page - Silent Partner
Outro song: Thank You R.G.E. - Joe Bagale
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