2026-10-01 · designer-study
Inside Jenova Chen's Philosophy — Decide the Feeling First, Then Subtract
"Story is a tool, but not the goal of video games" — Jenova Chen decides the feeling first and strips the mechanics to serve it. From flOw's missed estimate to Journey's three-year production and Sky's consent-based socializing, this piece reads his philosophy, failures, dilemmas and influences from his own interviews and talks.
