"Certainly “Shenmue” is a very important IP, as well for SEGA, it is a title that has affected a lot of games. In a closed world, you can go anywhere, it can be anything, and It was a pioneer the open-world genre."

"How high in the sky can you fly? -another of Ecco's podmates"

"Charge small fish to feed and gain strength" -another podmate"

"Sing to the shelled ones and they will heal your wounds" -another podmate"

"...Suddenly great winds of water... -a dolphin you meet after your pod is taken from the sea"

"Something terrible has happened ... Something very powerful" -another dolphin you meet"

"I know not what has happened to your pod; Perhaps the Big Blue will help you; You must travel past the Undercaves to find him" -an Orca Whale you meet before the first level"

"I remember you! Of course... it was you... and it was I who sent you... Now it is clear. -the Asterite"

"Ecco, if we breathe air, why do we live beneath the waves? -one of Ecco's podmates"

"The marks on your head look like stars in the sky. -various dolphins"

"I know where is the cave. -Dolphin in Alpha version"

"Hello my little singer, it is good to see you and feel your thoughts after so long. -the Asterite"

"You are the stone that split the stream of time in two. -the Asterite"

"When I sent you into the past originally that caused the stream to be split into two that is why you are the stone. -Arkonviox.com version."

"SEGA has been awesome to me. They’ve sort of maintained a mild interest in Ecco for the last 20 years. Just not enough to actually fully get behind it. Do you remember that judge who said, “I don’t know how to define pornography, but I know it when I see it.” If they see something and it looks awesome. Like, you know in five seconds, that’s it, or people will love that when they see it whether it’s quirky or not. They’ll go for it."

"We feel great energy of thought from the Asterite, but it will not sing to us. -Big Blue"