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hooooly shit! has anyone else played journey? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago by Varyk@sh.itjust.works to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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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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[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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?

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No! I didn't even know that was a thing.

Truly unique experience, I'm still reeling from being in that world and following that story.

Some review mentioned that if you could distill a video game into pure poetry, journey would be it.

That's what got me to check it out, and goddam were they right.

[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, my first playthrough, I thought it was just NPCs chirping around me, but it turned out that they were real people! As players got more scarce, it was truly a special experience finding someone and going through parts of the game with them. I remember I encountered someone a few levels in and we somehow ended up together until we crawled up the snowy mountain, trying to keep each other from freezing. Not a single word spoken, yet this game has such powerful messaging.

I hope you get the opportunity to encounter your own Journey companion on a playthrough. :)

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

That sounds amazing, what a beautiful experience.

[–] cleanandsunny@literature.cafe 3 points 5 months ago

Me too!!! I still play through it once a year or so and listen to the soundtrack all the time. My favorite game of all time; one of my favorite pieces of art of all time. Guess I’m due for another round!