"If you ask me, the hypothetical zenith of gaming technology is direct neural interface - no body to hamper you and your brain is in whatever you want it to be in. Plus it leads to existential uncertainty, which could be entertaining."
"The thought occurs that, for all my banging at the 'games are art' drum, art is only as good as the culture that surrounds it. A game could give the most extraordinary emotional experience in the entirety of human culture and bring tears to the eyes of a jaded war veteran with no eyes, but it's all for naught if it's not surrounded by self-important bearded tossers who read too much into things for a living. And since I'm one of gaming culture's Alpha self-important bearded tossers..."
"In brief, my intention for Something's in the Sea is to realize the most horrible, nightmarish scenario I could possibly imagine myself being in, and then make a game out of trying to escape it. This is the kind of thing I do to amuse myself, because clearly, somewhere along the line, something went badly wrong with my head."
— Yahtzee’s Dev Diary
, episode 19
, episode 19