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[MrCookiepants]

But MuseManMike probably wasn't. I can relate to the sentiment. Having someone waiting for you and pointing out stuff can put pressure on you. Luckily, my first playthrough was with inexperienced people and my second with a white cloak. Both playthroughs felt absolutely right.

I understand. My experience was exactly the same as yours. First time had no idea what I was doing. Both me and my companion were newbs. We walked most of the time and missed most of the secrets.

Second time I met a white cloak early on and he showed me all the secrets, got me through all the dangerous areas unharmed and he taught me how to fly. ;_;

I'll do my third playthrough in a week (for the trophy), and this time I'll be the wise one in the white cloak guiding the newb. I love this game so much.

 

[Lime]

I had a friend over yesterday. He studies films and he is usually pretty critical of games in general, because a lot of them do not seem to take advantage of the medium's strength, while seeming kind of primitive compared to more complex/significant art.

But after giving him the controller to start a new Journey, he was completely mesmerized and had to put down the controller several times throughout the various areas in the game. After finishing the game, he said this was probably the best game he has ever played.

 

[Yoshiya]

I finished it for the first time earlier today. I wouldn't change anything, except perhaps to remove the scarf glyphs which feel too much like the sort of empowerment fantasy the game sets out to avoid. Extraordinarily beautiful, I can't wait for the soundtrack's release.

 

[Stahsky]

Bought, beat, loved.


That was a magical experience. I'm glad I picked it up.

 

[MarshMellow96]

So is this shorter the second time around or something? I got my girlfriend to play through it and she didn't do any of the

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sand surfing in the sunset stuff

. Literally gave her the controller and about 30 mins later she was in the

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snow

.

She mentioned something about a

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portal

?

EDIT: I think she's gone to the

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hub

as she was playing through on my completed save. Fuuuu

 

[Aesthet1c]

So is this shorter the second time around or something? I got my girlfriend to play through it and she didn't do any of the

Spoiler

sand surfing in the sunset stuff

. Literally gave her the controller and about 30 mins later she was in the

Spoiler

snow

.

She mentioned something about a

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portal

?

EDIT: I think she's gone to the

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hub

as she was playing through on my completed save. Fuuuu

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The beginning of the game, there is a hub like area that has portals to all the chapters. If she played the game using your save it's possible she went through a portal to the later part of the game.

 

[iAmMaximus]

Finished it last night. Got chills near the end. WOW...

 

[Shorty11857]

Oh wow...I don't even know what to say expect the game was absolutely amazing, I wet in thinking here was no way it wasn't overhyped but I loved it, a lot

I felt sad when I lost track of my companion at the end...

 

[Lemonte]

Just finished this. One of the best games I have ever played. Shame it was so short.

 

[Endo Punk]

100% the game. Im done. The magic has worn off, are there any other neat tricks like falling face down?

 

[Tilian]

100% the game. Im done. The magic has worn off, are there any other neat tricks like falling face down?

Have you

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climbed the tower without filling the chamber? It's easier to do with another white cloak, and challenging with a red cloak.

 

[1stStrike]

Just beat the game myself. Took me... an hour and a half or so? About that. This was the first game in a while that really evoked an emotional reaction from me. When I was surfing across the sand and all those flying things were around me with the scenery flying by I was genuinely smiling.

Really thought invoking and emotional game. I'm not certain on the replay value, since I'm not a trophy whore or anything, but I feel it's definitely worth at least one more go around. Even if it's a bit expensive for the length, the game was extremely fun and I have no regrets in buying it.

Very rarely do we see a game that is able to capture the spirit so well as this game. I really hope to see some more work from this team, and will whole heartedly recommend Journey to all of my friends.

 

[voodooray]

Spoilers I guess, but someone stitched together all of the murals you can discover in the game into a single image:

Scroll: http://imgur.com/lTsFd
Wallpaper (1920x1080): http://imgur.com/Lnf8q
Wallpaper (1920x1200): http://imgur.com/i42Nl

BTW, anyone else come across

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the half buried... "something" in the underground area? Its located to the right of the exit/meditation are, just after you slide past the pair of blue light monsters, but before you enter the giant tower area

. There also appears to be a few places to glitch the map in that area if you are a white cloak.

 

[Chaos]

Liking this art from tgc twitter

http://cghub.com/images/view/218502/

 

[TTP]

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At some point people start fighting over access to the mountain (the war you see on the scroll)

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To me it seemed more like they were fighting over access to lower and lower resources of magic cloth. There is this sequence where two white guys fight over a piece of cloth breaking it in two parts.

 

[Leeness]

Liking this art from tgc twitter

http://cghub.com/images/view/218502/

Whhhhyyyyyyy is it so cute.

 

[i-Lo]

Liking this art from tgc twitter

http://cghub.com/images/view/218502/

Wow! Makes me hope for a Traveller's plushy

 

[OccamsBlender]

It's been a week or so since I've played this game, I'm looking to get my return achievement proper.

I'm a member of

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White Cloak

-GAF now!

If you journeyed with LancerHaruna, that's me. Hope to see some GAFfers on my way to the peak of the mountain.

 

[Miggytronz]

100% feels so good.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

100% feels so good.

just got mine yesterday.

Now I have fun playing to help people... but I never realized that 'helping' brown/red cloaks might be 'annoying' them instead (see: MuseManMike's post).

After beating it the first time, my second playthrough had me working with someone who helped me find (tower spoiler)

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the fl0w creature

and various hard to find glyphs. I greatly appreciated it, as I refuse to check YouTube or FAQs for this particular game.
Now I just want to pay it forward and have people stare in amazement at my majestic white cloak! Unfortunately as the days pass I'm running into more white cloaks on my journey.

 

[Lime]

Just wanted to remind everyone reading the thread about the impressive experiences people have had playing Journey. These are taken from press trailers, so I hope it's not too spoilery for people who haven't played it yet:

And a big spoiler GIF:

http://www.abload.de/img/ikg39hgma6wze7hjd2.gif

 

[OMG Aero]

And a big spoiler GIF:

http://www.abload.de/img/ikg39hgma6wze7hjd2.gif

That part was the first time in a long time I actually said wow at a game's graphics.

 

[Lime]

That part was the first time in a long time I actually said wow at a game's graphics.

My friend had to put down the controller after this segment and had a 10-minute break.

 

[paperheart]

Wow! Makes me hope for a Traveller's plushy

Would buy in a heartbeat. Though, not only would I want a plushy, but a figure as well.

 

[hatchx]

Goddamnit, think I'll buy this right now.

 

[Gravijah]

joy in the form of a gaming experience.

 

[Arsenic]

I bought this on release day and finally found the time to play it. I knew what to expect from TGC, but wow at this game. Best experience I've had this generation - short but so sweet.

Playing the game felt like poetry to me, and there were a lot of moments I illegitimately was in awe and smiled and said wow and wanted to call out to someone to see what I was seeing cause I didn't think people cared so much in creating games anymore, honestly.

The music was half the game.

Kudos to the team, former and current members. Seriously this is something to be proud of and I'm sure years from now the game will still feel like a masterpiece.

 

[chuckywang]

I think this game redefines video games as an art form. Wow.

 

[dosh]

And a big spoiler GIF:

http://www.abload.de/img/ikg39hgma6wze7hjd2.gif

This is the part where I started laughing out of surprise and joy.

 

[Gravijah]

This is the part where I started laughing out of surprise and joy.

i couldn't help smiling during that part. i had someone else with me at the time, too.

 

[Cramoss]

And a big spoiler GIF:

http://www.abload.de/img/ikg39hgma6wze7hjd2.gif

That part was one of the most beautiful things I've seen on any media.

At the end of that hall, just before the descent begins again, I sat down at one side and my partner at the other side for a moment and we were there just resting and looking at the scenery in front of us. It was so pretty.

 

[osknoes]

What do you guys think the game uses to make up the symbol for when you "speak".

Could it be a representation of the psn name, using a system like this for example :

http://dotsies.org/

 

[BaronLundi]

What do you guys think the game uses to make up the symbol for when you "speak".

Could it be a representation of the psn name, using a system like this for example :

http://dotsies.org/

I believe mine changed between playthroughs.

 

[SecretMoblin]

What do you guys think the game uses to make up the symbol for when you "speak".

Could it be a representation of the psn name, using a system like this for example :

http://dotsies.org/

Nah, it's just randomly selected from one of the ~20 or so designs already in the game; they're the same symbols as the glowing ones you collect to expand your scarf.

 

[nofi]

Nah, it's just randomly selected from one of the ~20 or so designs already in the game; they're the same symbols as the glowing ones you collect to expand your scarf.

For good reason.

 

[ScOULaris]

For good reason.

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Now that I think about it, that makes it pretty clear that you come back as a symbol to help other players, rather than just being reincarnated as a new "person." Let's not forget the shooting star in the second area that becomes a symbol.

It makes a lot more sense in a "circle of life" kind of way too. The main character learns about the mistakes of generations past (through glyphs) and tries to avoid them. Once you've completed your "journey," your essence becomes an aid to the coming generations. Kind of how each generation in life builds upon the knowledge and progress of those that came before it.

Fuckin' awesome.

 

[nofi]

Fuckin' awesome.

Exactly.

Explains a lot more when you think of it like that, too.

 

[StuBurns]

There's a new dynamic theme on the Euro store, it's not very good though.

 

[Endo Punk]

So I got my

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white power robe

on and am

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guiding all red robes to their destiny

. Feels good.

Have you

Spoiler

climbed the tower without filling the chamber? It's easier to do with another white cloak, and challenging with a red cloak.

Cool I'll give that a try.

 

[Reikon]

Bleh, playing with white robes isn't fun. They all seem to rush.

And I've seen the game on 3 calibrated screens and I'd say the robes are clearly brown. Are the people calling it red sure their screens don't have red push?

 

[vazel]

My plasma does have red push but when viewing screenshots of the game on my IPS LCD with a 96% accurate sRGB colorspace it still looks red.

 

[Mr. Hyde]

I just bought and played through it for the first time. My girlfriend was on her laptop with random glances at the game until I was about 20-25 minutes into it. Afterwards, she was glued and she is now playing through it herself. That's the first time she has wanted to play one of my games. Yay for Journey. Beautiful experience.

 

[Joeshabadoo]

Mr Hyde, your avatar only makes that post more enjoyable to read

 

[Tilian]

I just bought and played through it for the first time. My girlfriend was on her laptop with random glances at the game until I was about 20-25 minutes into it. Afterwards, she was glued and she is now playing through it herself. That's the first time she has wanted to play one of my games. Yay for Journey. Beautiful experience.

I had a similar experience with my wife wanting to play after watching me. This was the first time I think she's held a dualshock in her hands. Amazing considering she usually groans when she hears the beep of the PS3 turn on.

Anybody get into the

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glitch world and find anything interesting? I did but couldn't really find anything except that huge black wall mound thingy.

 

[ScOULaris]

Bleh, playing with white robes isn't fun. They all seem to rush.

And I've seen the game on 3 calibrated screens and I'd say the robes are clearly brown. Are the people calling it red sure their screens don't have red push?

Come on, son. They're red! Look at their color on the glyphs to see how red they are.

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Maroon ya maroons.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Thinking of buying this, how is the co-op community holding it? If I start now will it still be a good experience?

 

[Clear]

Just to reiterate what's been said earlier in the thread: If you like this game and its music, you really owe it to yourself to sign up to Austin Wintory's fanbridge. The collection of off-cuts and related tracks he's giving away is fantastic.

A lovely gesture from a *really* talented composer.

 

[Drencrom]

Just to reiterate what's been said earlier in the thread: If you like this game and its music, you really owe it to yourself to sign up to Austin Wintory's fanbridge. The collection of off-cuts and related tracks he's giving away is fantastic.

A lovely gesture from a *really* talented composer.

This.

Love the music collection he gave away and can't wait for the complete soundtrack.

 

[Melchiah]

Thinking of buying this, how is the co-op community holding it? If I start now will it still be a good experience?

Just played it again tonight, and met eight people along the way.