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Journey |OT| Perfect Strangers
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On my 5th playthrough, i used headphones and it was awesome. I'd recommend trying this at least once.
I was going to wait until the end of the week to replay but i don't think i can wait until then. I think i'm going to go through it one more time tonight and then wait a couple of days.
It's weird. After finishing the game, all i want to do is replay it. Such an awesome game experience.
I was going to wait until the end of the week to replay but i don't think i can wait until then. I think i'm going to go through it one more time tonight and then wait a couple of days.
It's weird. After finishing the game, all i want to do is replay it. Such an awesome game experience.
Acquiescence
Member
I'm kinda sad that I've obtained all the trophies; now I don't have anything else to do. I guess I'll come back to the game in a couple of months time when it's a little bit fresh in my mind and play through it all again.
Is the soundtrack available to purchase yet? If not, are there any plans to release it?
Is the soundtrack available to purchase yet? If not, are there any plans to release it?
TGC said it's coming soon.
Acquiescence
Member
Awesome. Thanks.
Chaos
Member
I've gotten most of the trohpy but that's with on NA PSN account. Now I'm gonna play it all over again with my JPN and EU PSN, start fresh as newb, just follow other players around
Kinda sad too, but I find that what keeps it somewhat fresh each time is the personality of each companion and how they subtly affect each experience (through such things as experimentation and different forms of communication). The last person I was with was insanely unpredictable, which made it exciting even after 20 playthroughs.
MickeyKnox
Member
What an incredible thing it is to go through the Journey experience, I know that everything that can be said about it has already been said a thousand times but it's a genuine and absolute triumph of a game.
Chuckie
Member
Yes. I think I left the last section uncompleted. I could fly to the higher point (pillars) on that bridgepart, have my scarf recharged by my compagnion and fly over.
He didn't make it though. So I went back and helped him.
Yes. Don't make the first one, you can just ride the strip up vertically.
Ravensmash
Member
Hmm, I really shouldn't be buying any games...but this sounds really amazing from the impressions on here.
I'm having doubts but I'm not sure why exactly, probably length and replayability....
I'm having doubts but I'm not sure why exactly, probably length and replayability....
God damn it, man. I'm so excited to experience this game again (and it's only been 20 hours since we bought it!)
I lol'd
Lion Heart
Banned
Can you fly forever if you are within your companions aura and you stay in it while ascending?
You can fly forever if you and your partner time your shouts well enough and stay close to one and other. Let me tell you, it is an awesome feeling to traverse the entire map in the air whilst flying in sync.
Lion Heart
Banned
Cool that's what I figured. I actually thought that was the way to cross the first bridge until I realised you can play this solo. I was trying to get my companion to fly with me throughout the game but he would never jump when I did.
Thanks! Amazing link.
Played for the first time over the weekend, loved it.
I played with one companion the whole way through and lead him through it, it kinda felt like I was the older brother and he was my younger brother. I'd wait for him if he fell behind and let him complete some of the objectives even when I had already figured out the answer.
The ascension part was perhaps one of my greatest moments in gaming.
I played with one companion the whole way through and lead him through it, it kinda felt like I was the older brother and he was my younger brother. I'd wait for him if he fell behind and let him complete some of the objectives even when I had already figured out the answer.
The ascension part was perhaps one of my greatest moments in gaming.
How many games are trying to achieve the kind of realistically acting animal as TLG? Journey is relatively simple in comparison, yet even then it took over 3 years.
you don't determine whose world you enter. The system matches you randomly with other players
It is technically possible, but it takes a lot of work and planning to actually make it work. You can't just choose to join :< (I find playing with an anonymous person to be a more exciting experience though.)
Risk Breaker
Member
Like others, I was afraid that the game wouldn't be so emotionally impacting after the first playthrough, but I was so wrong. Such a nice surprise 
Not only you can, but it's the best part of the game. When you and your partner fly through the air in unison and without limits... ;_;
Not only you can, but it's the best part of the game. When you and your partner fly through the air in unison and without limits... ;_;
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
I played Journey today. It was probably one of the greatest experiences this gen. I am at a loss for words actually.
I know the sand surfing gets a lot of play here and it is fantastic, but the last level is a godsend. The art of that level looks like a painting and the music is the best in the game IMO.
Truly an amazing game and I feel like playing it again. Those who complain about the length but haven't played it need to understand that it is the perfect length. It almost urges you to play it again and the length is very fitting to replaying the game.
I know the sand surfing gets a lot of play here and it is fantastic, but the last level is a godsend. The art of that level looks like a painting and the music is the best in the game IMO.
Truly an amazing game and I feel like playing it again. Those who complain about the length but haven't played it need to understand that it is the perfect length. It almost urges you to play it again and the length is very fitting to replaying the game.
I did a third play through last night and thought that would be it for a while, but already I find myself loading it up again to try out that white cloak. Goes back to what I always say about replayability; the way to give a game replay value is just to make it really good.
Yeah it's pretty crazy how this game pulls you in and won't let you go even when you're not playing. For a few days after first playing it, I pretty much did nothing but sit around all day thinking about it and looking forward to my next playthrough.
The fact that it is on 1.5 - 2 hours helps too. There is virtually no barrier to going for another playthrough once you meet a companion.
If they had had the option, I would have never played with a random person. I have enough people on my friends list who have the game and I've always disliked games where I have to play with strangers. I'm glad this forced me into it.
BannedEpisode
Member
Just beat it.
Had a really cool guy at the beginning who knew a lot of secrets and showed me some cool stuff. Then I got separated at the
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Then I got some guy that was a brown cloak like me and I was kinda pissed because he could never live up to my old bro. "YOU ARENT MY REAL DAD!" sort of moment. I ended up losing and gaining a couple more before finishing and by the end I was just happy to have a partner.
Good stuff.
Had a really cool guy at the beginning who knew a lot of secrets and showed me some cool stuff. Then I got separated at the
Tower after the underwater area
Then I got some guy that was a brown cloak like me and I was kinda pissed because he could never live up to my old bro. "YOU ARENT MY REAL DAD!" sort of moment. I ended up losing and gaining a couple more before finishing and by the end I was just happy to have a partner.
Good stuff.
Flower was released in February 2009.
I don't think the budget is too big, Thatgamecompany is pretty small. Even if they've gotten some help from SCEA Santa Monica, I'm guessing they've still done most of the job themselves, which I'm sure is at least one of the biggest reasons for the long development cycle (I guess the different-from-norm kind of online coop is another, they absolutely needed to nail that perfectly).
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
I'd pay a buck or two for a Journey-ling sackboy costume. Must have long scarf.
I am part of the problem, yes.
Journey is one of a kind and I can see the Team ICO influence but I have to say ICO and SotC resonated with me a lot more. I guess it's because when I played them I was a kid, early teens. But I guess everything feels emotionally stronger as a kid, like when you accidently change a channel and see a naked chick. Now(as an adult) if you see a horror film, nudity it's like 'whatever'.
StrikerObi
Member
Played through the beta like a dozen times last year, and have been stoked for the game ever since. I finally got it on Thursday night and played it straight through. Moving is an understatement. The game is just beautiful in every regard. It makes Flower look emotionally dull, which is saying a lot.
DashReindeer
Lead Community Manager, Outpost Games
My first post on GAF, and it's about what is pretty much the best game to come along in quite a while. Never has a game been able to instill in me the sorts of emotions that Journey has been able to on each and every play through. I've played through the game 5 times in its entirety now, watched several friends do the same, and scoured the game for all achievements (sans the one that requires me not to play.
With regards to the
This whole game is remarkable. It offers an experience pretty much unlike any other game out there, at least as far as the depth of emotion, and allegorical storytelling is concerned. I can't imagine the next time we'll get a game that impacts me in the way that Journey did, but at least this game and its incredible reception has given me high hopes for the future of the industry.
With regards to the
white robe. I received mine long ago and have played the game using it the last several times. I love the change that it brings to the relationship with the other players. Instead of being another faceless wanderer venturing to the lofty peaks, I find that you take on the role of a sort of guardian angel, flitting through the air and offering assistance to the other players when needed.
This whole game is remarkable. It offers an experience pretty much unlike any other game out there, at least as far as the depth of emotion, and allegorical storytelling is concerned. I can't imagine the next time we'll get a game that impacts me in the way that Journey did, but at least this game and its incredible reception has given me high hopes for the future of the industry.
You're right for sure. The fact that you're forced to play with random players makes it what it is.
Maybe as an unlock once you complete it with strangers?
BaronLundi
Member
Went in totally blind.
Just finished my first yourney in one sitting. That was truly breathtaking.
Truly remarkable. Thatgamecompany cannot be commended enough for making such a bold game.
Had my first encounter 5 minutes after starting. We stayed together til' the end. Holy shit what an odissey.
Cannot wait to play again.
Just finished my first yourney in one sitting. That was truly breathtaking.
Truly remarkable. Thatgamecompany cannot be commended enough for making such a bold game.
Had my first encounter 5 minutes after starting. We stayed together til' the end. Holy shit what an odissey.
Cannot wait to play again.
It's funny that the length complaints seem to me so foreign now, even when I myself was making them immediately prior to release.
Because it's clear to me that this is a game that virtually DEMANDS you complete it in one sitting, and that there would be no other way to have the same impact otherwise. If the game was 4 hours long, it'd be impossible to have a synchronized experience with a single individual on a journey. And that's basically the only way for it to have its maximum impact, as far as I am concerned.