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Journey releasing March 15th in JPN PSN (1200 yen)
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Risk Breaker
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I'm happy I kinda forgot about this game because the wait was easy 
And now I'll get into the game completely blind.
And now I'll get into the game completely blind.BlazingDarkness
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Deleted member 30609
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Probably the game I'm most excited about that's coming out in the near-future.
Miggytronz
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GIMME DIS NOWA!
timetokill
Banned
I probably shouldn't ask, but: Why? Did it irritate you more for Flowr than other games?
Yes, it did irritate me more than with other games. A few reasons really, but primarily I felt the backlash wasn't against the game itself, but the reception to the game and the 'art' debate it spurred.
It wasn't "Flower is a bad game" it was "Flower isn't art", or worse that Flower isn't a game at all. The complaints were for things beyond the control of TGC, and it felt like the game was unfairly punished because of it's fans responses.
If these games are art or not isn't relevant, what matters is if they're good games or not, and I don't think Flower's criticism was ever about it's quality as a game. I don't think that's the case with the other major backlashes.
Vinterbird
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I hold the wrong Masters degree to fully interpret the game fully. But man, such a unique experience. But this game is really gonna split the waters. This is their most gamey game yet, and having so many mechanics in it, is probably fooling a lot of people to think its a platformer with some existential stuff thrown in here and there when it's totally the other way around.
But fuck me I love how you can't sprint or anything. I. So love that it forces the player to move in a totally designer controlled pace, and not allow for any different way if play.
(and thanks a Jenova for making a game I can finish in two and a half hours, so appreciated and lovely)
I hope there will be a lot more players. I just finished the game and didn't see any other players.
CitizenCope
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This & Flower will be the only games I've used my PS3 for since last March. Still worth it.
Dang...gives you incentive to replay it I guess.
I guess I'll just try my best to not notice them, then. Thanks for the info.
timetokill
Banned
It's 2-3 hours long
2 years to make a 3 hour game? How does that work out? Was expecting more really
Vinterbird
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I finished it at around two hours and thirty minutes.
If you go for every trophy and all upgrades then we're talking a few more hours. But in general it's short, great and so so pretty.
Edit - The reasoning for it taking so long is probably due to it being a very small team making it.
And when all is said and done, I would rather take a three hour game that is truly great, rather then a game wi a lot of useless filler, that doesn't add anything to the experience.
Really...
They are a small studio.
timetokill
Banned
They have tons of people from Sony, including Sony Santa Monica people, helping them frequently. Watch the credits scroll after the game.
It's not as if they have just started making their first ps3 game. Plus they are under the umbrella of sony santa monica studios.
3 hour game done in 2 year is just poor productivity and mismanagement in my opinion.
BlazingDarkness
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Short and sweet
Vinterbird
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Or it's a artistic vision. Jenova Chen has been very vocal about the fact that he believes in games you can finish in a afternoon.
Why does a long dev time bother you? If anything we should be praising them for taking their time and polishing the game to perfection.
Actually it's three years for three hours.
Not that it makes any difference. The only thing that really determines if it's mismanaged or not is it's critical performance, how that reflects on the platform, and it's commercial performance, how much profit it generates. I can't imagine this game won't easily break even, and easily be well received.
I wonder if Sony will be courting TGC for purchase now Ueda is bailing. Their art division is pretty much over, and this generation has kind of spurred a natural replacement of that by TGC, I imagine Sony would be tempted to lock that down if they could.
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MeisaMcCaffrey
Would you be happy if they added a bunch of filler material and increased the length to 6-7 hours?
Callibretto
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this, I understand if you're not happy with the length if it's a 60 dollar game. but this is a cheaper smaller game. probably cost a little more than a movie tickets
LiquidSolid
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What? Were you expecting a talented small developer to roll out their completely new games on an Activision/Ubisoft/EA factory line schedule or something? Jesus christ. Get your expectations in line. They've got less than 20 employees and games don't develop or design themselves.
astroturfing
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well arent you a proud luddite.
Wat? Dude, it's 2012.
Augemitbutter
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maybe they will release a disc of all their games soon? who knows, i'd certainly welcome it.
I laughed a little too much at that.
People avoiding DD only games this generation are seriously missing out. At least Portal made it out in the Orange Box for him.
No, it didn't. You could buy every individual part of the Orange Box the day it came out. But even if that hadn't been the case, I don't see what difference that makes, I didn't say it came out first, or even at the same time.
whalleywhat
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Thankfully I'm reading this by my fainting couch.
astroturfing
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that was a spoiler for me Bossman did not want to know that.
did not want to know that.Jacksonlee
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15 bux, 3 hours. i think it's worth it- but how are people already finishing it?
Review copy
Zeouterlimits
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