“8” has been built from the ground up to give the player intense pleasure. Every traditional game element that had been standing in the way of joy in previous games has been removed (levels, boss rounds, dying, et cetera). Despite of this, great effort has gone into making “8” feel as comfortable and “normal” as possible. At first sight, “8” looks like a traditional computer game, until you discover that there is nothing in the game that will stop you from playing, having fun and feeling emotionally delighted.
You guys are so deep into your artistry that it wouldn’t hurt you to come two steps
closer to commerciality - even two steps would put you in a place a thousand
times more artistic than the rest of the game development community.
– Chris Bateman