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Journey |OT| Perfect Strangers
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LightofRohan
Member
Keep thinking about this game. Damn, so pretty... it turns me into a little girl. o.o
OccamsBlender
Member
Put me in the queue of people who would love to relieve you of one of those scarves.
blizzardjesus
Banned
Oh really, i would like one.
rollingstart
Banned
this was so remarkably gorgeous it made me want a better tv
rollingstart
Banned
I'm glad you mentioned it, actually. I have a launch PS3 and was sure it was about to die. It was making the sounds of my 360 before that choked.
FootballFan
Member
Just recently finished this, wow. What a great experience, similar to Flower in an odd way but dare I say it, even better. It really was a fantastic journey. Well worth the price.
For a downloadable game it is as good as it gets.
For a downloadable game it is as good as it gets.
Mine is a brand new slim and those noises were shocking. Way louder than my Gaming PC with all the fans running full blast. It was vibrating my entire entertainment center.
That comic evoked the emotions I had when playing ;_; But mine journey ended better -
finished with a companion
Briliant.
Finished this for the third time last night, played most of it with a companion who played for the first time (from the looks of his robe anyway). i really enjoyed trying to give him/her the best experience possible, remembering my first time through and how I enjoyed that.
In the
It's really fun to try that kind of stuff, adding to the experience.
I haven't had any weird sounds/ loud ventilator noises coming from my PS3 Slim by the way...no stuttering either.
In the
snow level one of those flying machine beasts got us both. I didn't move after he got me, lying still on the ground. My companion was in shock, walking in circles around me and chirping all the time. After a good half minute I got up again, both chirping with joy.
I haven't had any weird sounds/ loud ventilator noises coming from my PS3 Slim by the way...no stuttering either.
Ravensmash
Member
Same! I finally finished Arkham Asylum yesterday, but I'm waiting for the 'right time' to start/play through this now.
Which will be this weekend, most likely at night.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Still waiting for that soundtrack. What the hell TGC, why u no want my money?
And on vinyl too, please
Red vinyl on one side, white on the other.
Eh? Flower's OST is beautiful with or without the game. Purification of the City, Life as a Flower, Sailing on the Wind and the rest of them... all send shivers down my spine no matter if I hear them in the game or not.
I've been listening to the ending song since I finished it. It's a good way to remember the game when you can't play it for a couple weeks.
I don't want to be a beggar... but any way we can get one of those?
Miggytronz
Member
Anyone have links to Journey Merchandise?
or am I not seeing anything.
or am I not seeing anything.
Just that guy who's got 100 scarves.
TheJollyCorner
Member
completed for the first time last night. Wow.
I had like 7 companions through my Journey, but most came in and out early on. I was having a blast with one player and then he stops, sits down, and slowly starts to disintegrate. First time I've ever actually seen one of my companions leave.
Then I had a companion for the last half of the game. It really was amazing... and I'm so glad I had such a good companion to go through the last section. Some of the snow stuff we were really leaning on each other for help.
Bravo, TGC.
BTW, when it shows the companions you met, are they in order of when you met them? I couldn't remember my long-term companion's symbol when that came up and just assumed he/she was the last one on the list.
I had like 7 companions through my Journey, but most came in and out early on. I was having a blast with one player and then he stops, sits down, and slowly starts to disintegrate. First time I've ever actually seen one of my companions leave.
Then I had a companion for the last half of the game. It really was amazing... and I'm so glad I had such a good companion to go through the last section. Some of the snow stuff we were really leaning on each other for help.
Bravo, TGC.
BTW, when it shows the companions you met, are they in order of when you met them? I couldn't remember my long-term companion's symbol when that came up and just assumed he/she was the last one on the list.
I have heard the companion list goes in order, but have not personally confirmed it.
Okay, seriously you guys... how amazing is Apotheosis?
It's definitely earned its place among my Top 10 favorite original songs in gaming history. It's so powerful, and hearing it always brings back memories of ending the game with my awesome companion.
Listen to it here, in case you missed the link earlier in the thread.
DO NOT LISTEN IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED THE GAME YET!
It's definitely earned its place among my Top 10 favorite original songs in gaming history. It's so powerful, and hearing it always brings back memories of ending the game with my awesome companion.
Listen to it here, in case you missed the link earlier in the thread.
DO NOT LISTEN IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED THE GAME YET!
TheJollyCorner
Member
the entire soundtrack was just wonderful.
You know, in both Flower and Journey there was a brief moment in each that just made me so damn happy I almost got choked up... and I don't do that very often. Crazy.
For Flower, it was
the last level, before the credits 'level', when you are restoring the city; just ripping around making the buildings pop up, change colors, grass grow, flowers spring up, massive wave of pedals behind you, smashing through all of the metal, etc.
that fast flight up the mountain to get to the summit, being ahead, then behind, then ahead of my companion. Like an aerial dance.
If I only had one major disappointment with Journey (other than the obvious "I WISH IT WENT ON FOREEEEEEVAR!"), it would be *end game spoiler*
no controllable end credits, like fl0w or Flower had. 
Snarfington
Member
Watching my brother play through the game. Watching his response to everything puts a smile on my face. He's so lucky to be playing this for the first time.
heliconsoul
Member
That piece of music is incredible, I did my second play through today to get some more trophies and I wasn't expecting the game to have the same impact but (end spoilers)
when that piece of music begins and you're soaring over the mountain it's truly amazing, the perfect meld of image and music. Manly tears where nearly shed for a second time, especially the cello slides during the walk into the light, they slay me
Already ready looking forward to my third play through
and showing people the ropes as a white robe
I deliberately stayed away from this thread until I went through my Journey... Amazing! I won't say anything else as to not spoil the experience to anyone here that hasn't played the game still... But damn! I had goosebumps on the last section of the game. There was a moment with my companion there that was just magical.
Ha, I had trouble with that one too. Luckily a partner led me to it when he saw me wandering aimlessly.
Look carefully around the walls enclosing you (aka the perimeter of the level) and you will eventually see a crevice in the wall. Fly into it and it will take you into an area with a glyph and an orb.
heliconsoul
Member
aw, dude, its way more satisfying to find it yourself, or even someone in-game showing you.
What?! Name your price.
Seriously though, hopefully more contests show up because i'd really like one of those.
Yeah, I already have that one yet I'm still missing another. Go figure.
Edit: found it. Thanks
Liberty4all
Banned
It's one of my favorite songs. At least at the same level as Jeremy Soule's Guild Wars stuff.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
Wow, cool experience. Ended up playing with 7 different people along the way (though it felt like 1) I'm ollie_pooch in case any of em were gaffers. I got absolutely smashed by those flying dragon hunter things and had no scarf by the end - hopefully on second play through I'll avoid them a bit better. Ending was awesome.
Eppy Thatcher
God's had his chance.
Continued on with my white cloak adviser role in another 2 games tonight... I took ( what i thought ) was one person through the entire game... taught them how to air dance... where ALL the glyphs were... bet course through the sand surfing/tunnel and of course how to fly like a proper gent... barely ever touching the ground At the end of the game it turns out I had a full 6 people drop in and out with me starting from the pink sands level ... makes me smile thinking that more than likely at least one of those 6 people said "fuckin THANK you random white cloak man!" ... I know i handed out at least 3 trophies tonight.
If even a small goal of this game was to teach people the fun/joy/frustration/elation of being a teacher within a constrained communication environment .. it is deservedly game changing. Soooo awesome.
At the end of the game it turns out I had a full 6 people drop in and out with me starting from the pink sands level ... makes me smile thinking that more than likely at least one of those 6 people said "fuckin THANK you random white cloak man!" ... I know i handed out at least 3 trophies tonight. If even a small goal of this game was to teach people the fun/joy/frustration/elation of being a teacher within a constrained communication environment .. it is deservedly game changing. Soooo awesome.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
one of my companions helped me with a few trophies tonight which I thought was pretty awesome - red robe, though.
I picked up the ps3 wireless headset yesterday and this was my first game using it. Headphones really make a difference.
DarknessTear
Banned
I got the game, kind of regretted buying it at first because I know a bunch of DLC is coming out soon and I won't have any money for any of it for a while... but then I played the game, and I have to say that Journey is an amazing game. Honestly one of the best experiences I've ever had in gaming. I don't regret it one bit anymore.
OccamsBlender
Member
Whoever wrote that they drew a heart in the snow? I think I might have found your companion:
GREAT collection of fanart on Pixiv by KURU
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=25979527
GREAT collection of fanart on Pixiv by KURU
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=25979527
The Albatross
Member
PSN is such a piece of shit.
If I try to buy Journey I get some weird error code.. "error 80023102"
And then if I go to add funds to my wallet and do it that way, I get a non descript "The funds could not be added to your wallet."
The service may be free ,but even when you want to give it money and pay for something, it just doesnt work. Jesus where the hell do I even edit my account? I was thinking, oh, maybe it's an expired credit card (I really don't buy much on PSN because 90% of the time it's some pain in the ass like this, and aftr the hacking and account management fiasco from 2 years ago I've been hesitant to trust them with my info), but as far s I can tell, I can't add payment details or modify existing ones anywhere in the Store.
If I try to buy Journey I get some weird error code.. "error 80023102"
And then if I go to add funds to my wallet and do it that way, I get a non descript "The funds could not be added to your wallet."
The service may be free ,but even when you want to give it money and pay for something, it just doesnt work. Jesus where the hell do I even edit my account? I was thinking, oh, maybe it's an expired credit card (I really don't buy much on PSN because 90% of the time it's some pain in the ass like this, and aftr the hacking and account management fiasco from 2 years ago I've been hesitant to trust them with my info), but as far s I can tell, I can't add payment details or modify existing ones anywhere in the Store.
That really sucks, man. I've never had those kind of problems with PSN, but I can sympathize with anything getting in the way of you purchasing Journey.