Chen play a wide variety of video games , but he name his greatest influences as Katamari Damacy , Ico and Shadow of the Colossus . He also name Final Fantasy VII as an influence , and the game that he took his adopted name from . He personally play games " competitively " , including titles such as Street Fighter IV and StarCraft . He feel he have a competitive nature , which he have turned towards " winning " at being a game designer by creating games that are unlike what is in the market rather than towards creating competitive games . As he was raised in China and work in America , Chen feel that he cannot fully relate to either culture as a game designer . As such , instead of trying to make games that fit perfectly with one culture he try to make games that tap into feelings that are universal and independent of culture .