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LTTP: Journey. Want to hear a story?
- Thread starter MushroomSamba
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You have to get all the collectibles.
Blue Ninja
Member
I really want to play this game, but don't own a PS3. It's the only game I'd ever consider buying a PS3 for, because it just looks so great.
Amazing story, OP. Loved reading it.
Amazing story, OP. Loved reading it.
I've only ever played it solo but I love the heck out of it.
First time I played it, wife was working a closing shift and I was in the house alone.
Only 2 hours, but daaaaamn was that powerful.
I kind of don't want to play it online though. I feel shy and like I already got everything out of it. I already say it's one of the best things I've ever played so I kinda feel like I'm good there. Does the multiplayer really add much to it? Can there possibly be anything more added to it?
First time I played it, wife was working a closing shift and I was in the house alone.
Only 2 hours, but daaaaamn was that powerful.
I kind of don't want to play it online though. I feel shy and like I already got everything out of it. I already say it's one of the best things I've ever played so I kinda feel like I'm good there. Does the multiplayer really add much to it? Can there possibly be anything more added to it?
Journey is unique because it touches some chords in our brains (or hearts if you like) that not many other games have been capable of. It has it's own language and set of possible interactions. It's a game where our own perception and attitude shapes heavily the experience.
The fact that some people expect some kind of consensus over Journey, thus declaring it a "non game", "short", "shallow" or whatever is funny. Every year hundreds of games satisfy those definitions or other negative ones as "samey", "broken" or whatever. But very few games have the power to deeply impress in a new way a good chunk of players.
The fact that some people expect some kind of consensus over Journey, thus declaring it a "non game", "short", "shallow" or whatever is funny. Every year hundreds of games satisfy those definitions or other negative ones as "samey", "broken" or whatever. But very few games have the power to deeply impress in a new way a good chunk of players.
Amish_Gramish
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Muffdraul
Member
Same here, I bought it when it came out but just wasn't in the mood at the time and kinda forgot I had it, until last night. I played it for a while before bed, looking forward to playing it when I get home tonight. But my intense MP aversion is strong enough to withstand 100,000 glowing posts about how heartwarming it is. I'm Journeying solo. I know, I know, my loss. So be it.
Shadow2222
Member
As of Christmas, I had been interested in this game for so long, yet never played it for some reason. I loved both FlOw and Flower, and the price was certainly not a barrier, but I just never picked it up.
Fast forward a little while, and the Journey Collector's Edition (retail disc) is on sale for half price on Amazon. I would have bought it for myself, but my mother wanted some Christmas ideas, so I told her about it. It completely slipped from my mind once again, until Christmas day when I find out that I did receive it as a gift.
I eventually put the disc in and installed Journey. I knew of the game's "short" length, but I still did not intend to complete it in one sitting. Of course, I played about five minutes, and then just thought, "Wow." I ended up playing through the whole thing without leaving my chair. I was totally captivated for the entire experience. The only problem was that I spent most of my Journey alone, due to some router issues I was having that day.
Two days later, I decide to revisit Journey to collect some symbols/glyphs. I was going to play through it in chunks this time, so as to not ruin the magic too quickly.
Suddenly, during the "Build-A-Bridge" section, off in the distance I see what looks like a white cape. Extremely intrigued, as I was unfamiliar with the white cape, I rush over to this fellow. I had only collected a couple glyphs and symbols thus far, and I figured I would just see this person up close and go back to my quest.
To my surprise, he starts calling to me to follow him, and starts leading me around to every possible point of interest in the area.
I decide to continue playing with him. I became a happy follower, being shown these amazing things, such as the Flower, the "Ancestor," and of course the remaining collectibles.
The most incredible trait was his patience. I had to leave the room abruptly due to an important phone call, and the call lasted around five minutes. I came back to the game and swung my camera around, and let out an actual sigh of relief and joy. He was still there waiting!
He chirped exuberantly when he saw me move from my meditative position, which I responded to similarly.
Near the end of our adventure, we walked with nary an inch between us as we forced our way up the snow-covered mountain.
It was truly a moving experience to say the least, and as I saw the PSN ID at the end, I knew I had to break the silence and send him a message (keep in mind I rarely play online at all, I'm a single player person). I thanked him for everything and told him how great it was.
He responded quickly, with a very kind message. What struck me, and I'm not quite sure why, is his simple last sentence. It had such meaning to it, but only I would understand why.
"I'm glad I was able to experience Journey with you."
This memory will never leave me. Thank you, Thatgamecompany, for creating one of the most intelligent, emotional, and all-around wonderful gaming experiences of my life.
Fast forward a little while, and the Journey Collector's Edition (retail disc) is on sale for half price on Amazon. I would have bought it for myself, but my mother wanted some Christmas ideas, so I told her about it. It completely slipped from my mind once again, until Christmas day when I find out that I did receive it as a gift.
I eventually put the disc in and installed Journey. I knew of the game's "short" length, but I still did not intend to complete it in one sitting. Of course, I played about five minutes, and then just thought, "Wow." I ended up playing through the whole thing without leaving my chair. I was totally captivated for the entire experience. The only problem was that I spent most of my Journey alone, due to some router issues I was having that day.
Two days later, I decide to revisit Journey to collect some symbols/glyphs. I was going to play through it in chunks this time, so as to not ruin the magic too quickly.
Suddenly, during the "Build-A-Bridge" section, off in the distance I see what looks like a white cape. Extremely intrigued, as I was unfamiliar with the white cape, I rush over to this fellow. I had only collected a couple glyphs and symbols thus far, and I figured I would just see this person up close and go back to my quest.
To my surprise, he starts calling to me to follow him, and starts leading me around to every possible point of interest in the area.
I decide to continue playing with him. I became a happy follower, being shown these amazing things, such as the Flower, the "Ancestor," and of course the remaining collectibles.
The most incredible trait was his patience. I had to leave the room abruptly due to an important phone call, and the call lasted around five minutes. I came back to the game and swung my camera around, and let out an actual sigh of relief and joy. He was still there waiting!
He chirped exuberantly when he saw me move from my meditative position, which I responded to similarly.
Near the end of our adventure, we walked with nary an inch between us as we forced our way up the snow-covered mountain.
It was truly a moving experience to say the least, and as I saw the PSN ID at the end, I knew I had to break the silence and send him a message (keep in mind I rarely play online at all, I'm a single player person). I thanked him for everything and told him how great it was.
He responded quickly, with a very kind message. What struck me, and I'm not quite sure why, is his simple last sentence. It had such meaning to it, but only I would understand why.
"I'm glad I was able to experience Journey with you."
This memory will never leave me. Thank you, Thatgamecompany, for creating one of the most intelligent, emotional, and all-around wonderful gaming experiences of my life.
Amish_Gramish
Member
Got caught up with other stuff before I could spread this throughout the devs.
They really liked the comments, especially MushroomSamba and Shadow2222.
SlowRevolution
Member
Great post. I really need to play this before winter break ends.
To Far Away Times
Member
Figured I'd do a little mini bump with some impressions:
I just finished the game solo today. It was okay, but it felt kinda artsy just for the sake of being artsy, rather than having anything meaningful to say. For a game where essentially you just move forward, they could have told more of a story along the way, even if the story minimalistic and without words. Without any context, just walking forward towards a light feels kinda empty.
Of the downloable "art games" I've played this gen: Braid, Limbo, and Journey; this one felt the weakest.
That being said, I feel this game is a tremendous improvement over Flow and Flower, and it's a successful experiment, even if it's not spectacular.
I just finished the game solo today. It was okay, but it felt kinda artsy just for the sake of being artsy, rather than having anything meaningful to say. For a game where essentially you just move forward, they could have told more of a story along the way, even if the story minimalistic and without words. Without any context, just walking forward towards a light feels kinda empty.
Of the downloable "art games" I've played this gen: Braid, Limbo, and Journey; this one felt the weakest.
That being said, I feel this game is a tremendous improvement over Flow and Flower, and it's a successful experiment, even if it's not spectacular.
Ghost_Protocol
Member
Sorry for the bump but I just played this and I need to hyperventilate. I wanted to type up a post like the OP but he put it much better than I could. Absolutely loved this - the whole thing was stunning, and stirred up emotions in me that will likely take a day to process before I can properly articulate them.
I can immediately say that in terms of the industry, this game gave me far more hope for the well being of gaming's future than any of the fancy PS4 demos could (and I found those quite exciting). The story was far more poignant than any overwrought RPG, and I was far more engrossed in this world than in any AAA FPS "experience" that the executive types keep going on about. It was powerful because it was new, it was simple, it was uncompromising and it was spectacularly tasteful. I'm just in love right now.
Anyways, this and Dark Souls are my games of the 10s so far.
This game would not have been nearly as impacting without co-op. It's bizarre really how you become attached to this other player. My partner had obviously never played the game as he made sure to follow me around even when I was making mistakes. Occasionally he would lag behind and I felt like I couldn't let him get lost so I would go back for him. One time I slipped up, and he waited for me to catch up, even though the game itself gives no reason to do so. I can't really explain it but it was almost a profound experience.
I can immediately say that in terms of the industry, this game gave me far more hope for the well being of gaming's future than any of the fancy PS4 demos could (and I found those quite exciting). The story was far more poignant than any overwrought RPG, and I was far more engrossed in this world than in any AAA FPS "experience" that the executive types keep going on about. It was powerful because it was new, it was simple, it was uncompromising and it was spectacularly tasteful. I'm just in love right now.
Anyways, this and Dark Souls are my games of the 10s so far.
This game would not have been nearly as impacting without co-op. It's bizarre really how you become attached to this other player. My partner had obviously never played the game as he made sure to follow me around even when I was making mistakes. Occasionally he would lag behind and I felt like I couldn't let him get lost so I would go back for him. One time I slipped up, and he waited for me to catch up, even though the game itself gives no reason to do so. I can't really explain it but it was almost a profound experience.
Well the game is only two hours so if you have a friend with a PS3 it probably wouldn't bother them too much for you to play on theirs
Stiflers Mom
Banned
And that's why Journey is one of the best games of this gen.
And it's kind of the game, I always anticipated back in the 80ies, when I started gaming.
It's how I imagined games would be, with network technology and 3D Graphics evolving.
Helping each other, and building an emotional bond through adventures done together, instead of quickscope headshots and getting messages of "lol, you suxxorz".
MarkMclovin
Member
Awesome OP. Makes me want to play it again, but the first and only time I did, I played it with just 1 person and I don't know if I want to start again with the possibility of them leaving.
I picked the game up almost 2 months ago and finally played it for the first time last night. People are still playing. I finished the Journey with one guy, him and I made it to the end. The game is as good as everyone says.
Chaos
Member
Jenova did a great talk at Dice 2013 about the game, well worth a watch.
Has spoilers!
http://youtu.be/S684RQHzmGA
Has spoilers!
http://youtu.be/S684RQHzmGA
Just make sure you'll have peace and quiet for 2 hours. Playing it at night would probably be nice.
Nameless One
Banned
Heh i did thank my companion as well when it was over
i couldnt help it, that person was essential to my experience.
Chuck Norris
Banned
Having played Journey a few times now, I kind of laugh when companions get hit by the dragons. Am I a bad person?
ThankeeSai
Member
Great OP.
Love Journey. Not sure how many times I have played it now, but it's easily into double figures.
The soundtrack plays a massive part in my enjoyment (as I'm sure it does for many others).
The lead up to the ending when the
. That music. Oh my God, that music. And as for
The music really is phenomenal. Hairs up on back of neck, massive grin on face phenomenal.
Will take a break from Ni No Kuni and play it again tonight, I reckon
Love Journey. Not sure how many times I have played it now, but it's easily into double figures.
The soundtrack plays a massive part in my enjoyment (as I'm sure it does for many others).
The lead up to the ending when the
White robes gove you your scarf back and you fly up towards the mountain
the final climb to the top...
Will take a break from Ni No Kuni and play it again tonight, I reckon
Thought so. I'll play it at night then, good thing I have nothing tomorrow
HueyFreeman
Banned
Yup, this is what the game is "about," and it's always a shame to see people miss it.
I didn't know about the coop when i started playing. So when i saw anoher guy i thought it was AI. Some time later i realised it had to be a human playing. We traveled together, we suffered together. And then that part on the snow, struggling to walk. Man...
Having a strong emotional reaction playing a videogame is so rare. The only time i felt touched by something in a game was when Agro, the horse on shadow of he colossus fell to his apparent death.
Having a strong emotional reaction playing a videogame is so rare. The only time i felt touched by something in a game was when Agro, the horse on shadow of he colossus fell to his apparent death.
Just finished the game a few days ago. Game was pretty good, I liked the length of it and the style of it. The only thing that sucked was how slow the character moves. Anyways, I found the best part of the game to be when you are playing with another person who you have absolutely no idea what their name is, where they are from and you can't hear them yet you both communicate in a strange way and work together. It's nice/funny communicating with someone by pressing O or whatever button makes the glow around you and have people come back or wait for you to progress with them. One of the better games around in that regard. Not having to deal with the racism and bull shit of most online people.
Dragon1893
Member
Going into the game without even knowing that was possible... must've been awesome when you realized it was another person.
You didn't finish it all in one sitting? C'mon, man!!
arglebargle
Member
unless there was some other way to get to them that i didnt find, there are areas you can only get to with a partner. i remember one particular area where you had to jump next to each other and charge each others scarves. i think you get one of the scarf lengthening items from doing so.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Way late on picking this one up and did so ~3 hours ago on a whim and finished it in one sitting. What a beautiful experience. The way they teach you the mechanics, create a bond between companions, and stir up so many emotions using absolutely no dialogue is incredible. Great soundtrack, and amazing art and lighting. I'm big on games with deep mechanics (preferably combat and shooting mechanics), but I'm not averse to playing stuff like this, and I'm really glad I did. Truly a step in a different direction and I hope the industry was paying attention.
Reflecting on it, the thing with the biggest potential moving forward is the co-op mechanic. Having it be seamless with no voice chat, no name tags, and no notifications creates such a crazy connection between players that if someone leaves or gets knocked offline, you really feel the sting of isolation without them. Very strange feeling that I've never gotten from a game before. I ended up losing track of whoever I was with right at the end, and it was genuinely disappointing. The weather effects towards the end only heighten the feeling of camaraderie or isolation as well. This kind of co-op has so many potential applications in other kinds of games. Some that comes to mind immediately are a kind of psychological thriller where players help keep each others demons in check, or an action/adventure combat + traversal-heavy game where the protagonist is stuck in a loop of trials in some kind of purgatory where 2 or more people can meet up and aid each other in more meaningful ways than the simple interaction in Journey.
Reflecting on it, the thing with the biggest potential moving forward is the co-op mechanic. Having it be seamless with no voice chat, no name tags, and no notifications creates such a crazy connection between players that if someone leaves or gets knocked offline, you really feel the sting of isolation without them. Very strange feeling that I've never gotten from a game before. I ended up losing track of whoever I was with right at the end, and it was genuinely disappointing. The weather effects towards the end only heighten the feeling of camaraderie or isolation as well. This kind of co-op has so many potential applications in other kinds of games. Some that comes to mind immediately are a kind of psychological thriller where players help keep each others demons in check, or an action/adventure combat + traversal-heavy game where the protagonist is stuck in a loop of trials in some kind of purgatory where 2 or more people can meet up and aid each other in more meaningful ways than the simple interaction in Journey.
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