Journey
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I didn't see a thread on this game and i just ran through it this morning. Wow to that game... this game was something else. Anyone else playing this? Great storytelling i think, the world is beautiful, and the shades of colors make this game super dramatic. I just really loved it. Don't go online and read about it, or watch much of the trailers. I think everyone here will appreciate this game up to some point.
If you have not played it PLAY IT!
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Basically here in the US it is still not playable yet for regular PSN players. I have been waiting for this game for months, got super excited last week thinking it was out, only to realize I wasn't allowed to play it. I think this will actually hurt the sales of the title and that's a shame ...
(still - can't wait for tomorrow!!)
PS+ is actually well worth it. For the free PSOne games alone. Especially if you have a PSP (or a Vita, once they get around to adding PSOne emulation).
There's an interesting documentary perhaps similar to Indie Game the Movie trying to get funded on kickstarter that follows the developers at thatgamecompany during the development of Journey which might be worth funding. Only a few days left to go!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/627987916/us-and-the-game-industry
I got it last night and was crushed that the game didn't even attempt to "grip" me in the first 30 minutes. This is also due to the fact that I've just been valuing my time differently, so if I'm not completely sold within the first 5-10 minutes, then my mind just moves on. Still, it looks as though this one will definitely be worth giving another try someday, but for now, I was bored to tears. But I understand these "art games" take some real time and investment to really see their worth. Can't wait to get some more damned free time!
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the best part was that half way thru the game it was like we both understood each other.
Yea!! this is something i thought as well. You could kinda use your speech bubble and if they replied there is acknowledgment. Specially when i would wait for them, or them for me. Lots of connection without talking. Pretty awesome.
Which makes me want to ask you guys something..
Do you guys think its worth buying a PS3 this late? I really want to play some of the exclusives but I've never really felt like its worth buying an expensive system for a couple games. I don't play games as often as I used to (hell I haven't even touched my xbox 360 in literally 1-2 years and don't play online...but maybe that's because I don't like the idea of a subscription? ...hmm)
Killzone, God of War and Uncharted specifically are the few that come to mind. But I'm unsure if I'll use it very much after those games.
Defiantly walk into the store and yell "I'm buying this PS3 and there's nothing you can do to stop me!!!!" then vomit flames all over the floor.
Seriously, Fuck Dear Esther...
Less is more.
Haha that's exactly my experience, the fact that it's so short makes it so tempting to play it just about 3 times on the first run. I don't wanna spoil too much but I love the 'randomness' realy interesting idea that they had there.
I went through it twice and both times were really different.
The game was gorgeous. Actually so beautiful at one point that my eyes teared up a little.
The story and gameplay together felt amazing. There was a lot left to the imagination, just the way I like it. It was a game that tried to evoke emotion, and I love that sort of goal.
The people I played with... I played with 4 different people. The first I saw in the distance, and I ran up toward him, but I could tell he was indifferent toward me, so I didn't spend much time with him. The next had a much longer scarf than mine and felt like a mentor. He showed me where some of the cool powerup places were. The next felt like my protoge. I showed him a few things. The last one was a partner until almost the end when he stopped moving in the snow. I assume he froze to death. Poor bastard.
What was amazing was that with each of these people I got a distinct sense of personality.
The ending? I'm not going to spoil it, but SO MUCH SATISFACTION.
This is the sort of game I want to make some day.
3 notes normally meant something like "Hey I found something!" while 1 note was normally just to keep in check, then a ton of notes was something like "Look out!"
The second time through I ran into 6 people, most of them went off and did their own thing while the last one pretty much caught be how to sneak around and we stuck together until the end.
QFT! that's what i love about the game each run thru is it's own Experience.
I met a few people along the way that I played around with, but somewhere along the middle me and another person stuck with it to the end. It's amazing the kind of bond you developed and how it felt you were connected.
Truly fantastic. Easily the most beautiful game I've ever played.
I ended up glitching in the snow area after being hit by the creatures and getting wedged in a corner but apart from that it was a smooth experience.
I hope the OST comes soon enough! beautiful music in this game! been painting textures and envs to this music. Awesome stuff!
she got warped to like the 3rd level or something after activating a thing at the first level, which was a damn shame.. oh well
If you finished it and she is playing again you can press select i think, and you can select the chapter to go to. Those things at the beginning activate once you beat the chapter so you can fast travel, they also have a thing on the side that tells you if you got all those things that make your scarf longer.
A friend of mine wanted to go out, but wasn't realy sure where to go. So I said to him "How about you come over here, take a look at this cool new game I've got and then we go to the nearby bar?" He agreed with the words "Okay, but if I don't like it I'll just go.". To make the story short, he ended up playing through the whole game and after that we downed some beers at the bar and every now and then we shouted "OH MY GOD JOURNEY IS SUCH AN AWESOME GAME!".
Yeah it was a pretty cool night. xD
It was a great game. Played it in one sitting a few nights ago... really awesome, and the art and music were beautiful.
Beautiful game.
Ahh this is great! Thanks for sharing!
hope with that game companys recent losses of staff that the balance of creativity there hasnt been lost... as they are riding very high
Sounds ridiculous but I kinda don't want to play it again, just in case it sullies the perfectness of that first experience. :poly144:
Had no idea they'd lost staff recently, though - hope that doesn't mean it was a commercial failure for them?
One thing i've been rattling my brain at is the cutscenes, now i know this isn't the tech forum, but i was still wondering if anyone had a clue as to how this was done.
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3 minutes and about 40 seconds in you catch a glimpse of these green'ish clouds, some varying with thunder-like back lighting...is this just a matter of them switching different textures in a clever way?
yeah, looks like they just have transparent haze textures scrolling in opposite directions and then painted lightning/lit cloud cards that they turn on and off.
I finally got it yesterday, played through about 2 and a half times in a row and got my white robes. Even though it's short I'm still not tired of it - it out ICO's team ICO's games. With the Last Guardian in development hell I saw we give this the honorary title of the third game in the ICO trilogy.
I don't think they were layoffs just people leaving to do new stuff - I believe it is breaking PSN sales records.
interesting eurogamer article about him/journey