Patient Gamers @sh.itjust.works Varyk @sh.itjust.works 5mo ago

hooooly shit! has anyone else played journey?

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.

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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.
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.
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.
If you're looking for a similar type of game, I played GRIS recently which reminded me quite a bit of this.
That's how I felt after finishing Outer Wilds.
Some games you sometimes load just to hang around. This is one of those. Lovely game.

I'd add Valley and Sable to this group.
They have another game called Sky
I sat my girlfriend down to play Journey a few years ago. She'd never played it and went in blind.

The realisation at the end that the other pilgrim was another actual player blew her mind.
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.
Journey is my favorite game, hands down. It was even more magical in the years after its release and there were still a bunch of active players. Did you encounter any others on their journey in your game?
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.
Wasn't Abzu made by the same studio? Also very chill game
It made me a better person.

If that is meant literally, how did it make you a better person?
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
Oh man! I didn't know this game was on PC! Has been on my must-play list for years, but it was a PlayStation exclusive.
Have not – one sentence pitch?
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.
It left a permanent mark on me. I love it so fucking much.
Still one of my favourite sounds tracks to any game.

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