I feel like that game literally changed my life in the 2 hours or whatever it took me to play it.
That game is so beautiful. It made me a better person.
I was absolutely entranced.
My sister plays the game a lot.
She’s earned the white robe, and plays regularly to show other players around, and draw them hearts in the sand/snow.
Very cool. Thanks
That’s really adorable, thanks for sharing!
I saw so much praise for this game, which got me to buy. Then I genuinely felt like I played a different game than everybody else.
Not that I thought it was bad or anything, I just walked across the landscape for 2h15m and then haven’t thought about it since.
The amazing part for me is running into a stranger and we have to communicate with the limited system in game. Outside of that it’s a competent “walking simulator” with decent puzzles and great art. If that’s not your thing I get it.
Wait that other person I saw was a real person and not an NPC?? 🤯
Yup. When the game ends, you will see a list of player IDs you’ve met during your journey
That’s so wild. I met one person and I was just following them around to see where the “AI” was taking them. I thought it was very advanced for an older game 😅 I think I may not be the smartest
Don’t feel too bad lol. It’s structured to feel like a single player game, which they may have done a little too well. You aren’t the only one to not realize.
It’s such a beautiful game! I need to play it again.
Regular players are red, think if you meet someone in white, they 100% the game
Nope. White are real people, too. You respawn white back at the beginning (i think you have the option to, so you could stay red as well) if you managed to find all the glyphs. Ive been the White Traveler lots of times.
My partner and I had VERY different experiences.
SPOILERS
I played and got a friend right away, my friend was VERY chirpy and led me around and when I had to poop I tried to communicate it and they KNEW… They were the perfect partner. I really felt like a made a deep connection with this person I couldn’t communicate with. I teared up and when their Steam name showed at the end credits I added them immediately and we have a long chat about our experience.
My partner? First friend joined, was a speedrunner. Just ran ahead without so much as a chirp. Nobody else was joining so we started over. Got another friend who randomly dropped out after a bit. Finally found another friend who also just left about 3/4 of the way through. Frustration; quit.
After I unlocked the White Robe I used to go back into games and find people. Then I’d just chill with them chirping, giving subtle hints on where things were, and being patient while floating around levels. It remains one of my favorite games of all time.
Oh, sorry. I was absolutely mesmerized.
I’ll be remembering it for quite some time.
My mind is still spinning.
It made me a better person.
If that is meant literally, how did it make you a better person?
I appreciated the combined poetry of something so much it made me more tolerant, appreciative, optimistic and excited about life and people on the whole.
Turned the dial.
I’ve been playing video games for about 30 years and this is hands down one of the best games I’ve ever played.
Edit: other noteworthy mentions - outer wilds, the original ps2 amplitude, and NieR Automata are some other stand out masterpieces of my life.
I dig outer wilds, I’m writing down the other two now, thanks.
Journey was unbelievable.
I literally could not believe how caught up I was in it while enjoying the entire ride.
It’s the one game I would suggest hands down to anyone to play. From non-gamers on up. The game is a short masterpiece and one of a very few to elicit an emotional reaction out of me. I cannot sing it’s praises enough.
Yep, it’s the only game that my one non-gaming sibling has beat, and they still talk about it.
I am definitely sharing a boat with you.
I’m sad that they had to monetize sky the way they did to keep the service up. It’s clearly what they wanted out of journey but couldn’t accomplish the first go. If you like journey, play sky, children of the light
Yes!!! The only* game I’ve played start to finish in one sitting. The entire experience had me riveted. RIVETED.The aesthetic was perfect. The visuals, sound, music, art design, fiction! So good!
*okay I guess other than You Have to Burn the Rope.
Couldn’t agree more. Riveted.
I’m actually listening to the soundtrack right now.
I hadn’t heard of you have to burn the rope, but I just looked it up and that’s very funny.
Wasn’t Abzu made by the same studio? Also very chill game
Still one of my favourite sounds tracks to any game.
I was floating on air by the time I heard the end credits song, and when her voice kicked in it was epiphanic
Eh, looks artsy which is fine if that’s what you’re into.
I dig art
It left a permanent mark on me. I love it so fucking much.
I am right there with you. I feel like I’ve discovered a type of game altogether that I need to pursue.
If you’re looking for a similar type of game, I played GRIS recently which reminded me quite a bit of this.
They have another game called Sky
I was just looking at sky on the Play store.
Have you played sky?
I’ll have to go back and try their older games too.
Not who you were replying ot but if you liked Journey I wager you’ll love Sky as it is similar but bigger and more varied.
Edited to add: Flower and Flow were both great games as well. thatgamecompany.com are good at what they do.
I love playing Flower so much, it’s my favorite calming game
Take a look at Bulwark, the Falconeer Chronicles. It’s very calm.
I played it back when it first came out, and I still pick it up at least once or twice a year just to play it again. It is one of the most beautiful games I have ever played.
Did you get to encounter any other players on your journey? Also, if you collect all of the glyphs (the ones that extend your scarf) you get the white robe. It makes it so that your scarf recharges just from standing on a surface! (And it’s pretty!)
I didn’t, and I had no idea about collecting all the glyphs. I collected all the ones I saw until I got to the penultimate tower, and then I was so caught up in the game that I just left them and kept gliding forward.
Maybe I’ll do that next time I play.
I can’t imagine not playing it again at some point.
I would recommend this game to anyone, it is truly unique.
Oh, hey. I completely forgot… They have another game called Flower that’s available on Steam. It came out before Journey. You play as the wind, collecting flower petals by waking up flowers. It may sound weird, but it’s super peaceful and relaxing.
The one before that, their first game, is called Flow, but it never got ported to PC, so you’ll need a PS4/5 to play it. You play as a microscopic organism that floats around eating other organisms, growing larger and more elaborate as you do, trying to get to the dark depths.
I love thatgamecompany. Their stuff is always so chill.
Sounds perfect. I will be playing those forrrr sure
Dang, you’re patient. I played this back on PS3. Does it even have online players anymore? They are an integral part of the experience, IMO.
I was playing on Steam maybe 2 months ago and I saw two people in my 4ish hours of playing. They both kinda danced around me for a bit then ran off :(
I had someone with a super long scarf play basically the entire second half of the game with me. So fun to find ways to communicate with just the little pulses we had.
!Also absolutely heartbreaking when wet froze together at the end!<
I also played their other game Flower, on the PS3. Probably the only time I’ve enjoyed using motion controls on that system.
Fyi Lemmy doesn’t do spoilers the way Reddit does. The syntax for spoilers is:
::: spoiler visible spoiler text Text that's hidden behind a spoiler :::visible spoiler text
Text that’s hidden behind a spoiler
Weird, I did format it that way but it doesn’t seem to stick on editing
Very strange. What client are you using, out of interest? If it’s an app that pivoted from being an old Reddit app into a Lemmy app, it might be an issue worth pointing out to the developer.
Sync, I’ll be sure to let them know. Thanks!
