When I started, I wanted probably to make games that were inspired by films that I liked. David Cage Read Quote
We’re not going to just duplicate ‘Heavy Rain,’ because we are passionate about innovation and discovery, so we’re trying to discover new ground and see how we can move from ‘Heavy Rain’ and create something even more immersive. David Cage Read Quote
Working on ‘Beyond,’ I try to give an explanation to death that’s different from the explanation religions have to give. So I made up my own story around all this and how life and death and souls work. David Cage Read Quote
If ‘Heavy Rain’ is a huge commercial success, it will show everybody in the industry that the world is sick of first-person shooters, that people are ready for an adult gaming experience. If we fail, it will say, ‘Please keep making the same old stuff.’ David Cage Read Quote
Life is sometimes you’re happy, sometimes you’re sad, sometimes you’re in love, sometimes you fight, and that’s a life. David Cage Read Quote
I broke pretty much every rule of classic game design and tried to invent new ones. David Cage Read Quote
There are different games for different people and different expectations. Sometimes you want a great story, and sometimes you don’t. I don’t believe we should have stories in every single game. Sometimes it doesn’t matter. David Cage Read Quote
Heavy Rain’ was really close to a dark thriller, like ‘Se7en.’ ‘Beyond’ is different in terms of tone. David Cage Read Quote
I approach video games the same way I approach theatre, filmmaking, poetry, or painting. I wish more people would take that point of view. It would help the industry to move on. David Cage Read Quote
If you played ‘Heavy Rain,’ there are very few cutscenes and very few moments where you don’t have control. David Cage Read Quote