Journey is an indie adventure game co-developed by Thatgamecompany and Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Originally released in March 2012 for the PlayStation 3, it was later ported to PlayStation 4 (2015), Microsoft Windows (2019), and iOS (2019).
Journey is a video game in which you control a mysterious robed figure in a vast desert and your main goal is to reach a mountain that appears in the distance.
Regarding the gameplay, Journey is based on exploration and you have to reach a specific mountain by walking and jumping through the obstacles you encounter. Moreover, through a special scarf you wear, you have the ability to temporarily float. In addition, during your travel you can encounter another player and help each other. You can't communicate with them, except through music and you get to know the other person's name after you finish the game. The game's lenght is approximately between 2-2 and a half hours.
Journey has to be one of the most interesting and beautiful experiences I have experienced in a long time when playing a video game. The cryptic story, told through images, gameplay and without a single word uttered is intriguing to say the least. You are this robed figure, this wanderer who, for unknown reasons, has to travel through a desert and reach a special mountain. This desert is full of ruins of an ancient civilization and there are strange characters who appear before you to help or slow you down in your journey.
What happened to the world? How do you fit into the story? Why communication through music? Who are the other characters you encounter? There are many questions and you have to do some research to get some answers, since the video game doesn't tell you everything. Is that a bad thing? Not for me, since I love having to look for hidden meanings, symbols and metaphors in a story.
The mind behind this gem is Jenova Chen, who has worked on video games like Cloud, Flow, and Flower. All of them in a similar vein, and Journey also shares similarities to them and transmits this sense of peace and melancholy. Wandering through this desolate land is a priceless adventure that accompanied by its breathtaking scenarios and incredible music composed by Austin Wintory makes a great piece of entertainment and art.
Words are not needed while you venture into the desert, and despite that, you can still create a bond between you and another stranger. You can help an unnamed individual and reach the ending together like lifelong partners. Isn't this how life is supposed to be? Going through a long hard road, avoiding and overcoming obstacles and perils?
All in all, Journey is a masterpiece and can be classified as an artsy game, that despite having a short lenght, the story, gameplay, graphics, and music make up for it by showing a mysterious and perfectly crafted world in which kindness is essential. Journey is an experience that can touch your soul, showing that in life you don't have to be alone, and going with a friend along the way, everything gets a little easier, even if we do not know what the ending might be.
The mind behind this gem is Jenova Chen, who has worked on video games like Cloud, Flow, and Flower. All of them in a similar vein, and Journey also shares similarities to them and transmits this sense of peace and melancholy. Wandering through this desolate land is a priceless adventure that accompanied by its breathtaking scenarios and incredible music composed by Austin Wintory makes a great piece of entertainment and art.
Words are not needed while you venture into the desert, and despite that, you can still create a bond between you and another stranger. You can help an unnamed individual and reach the ending together like lifelong partners. Isn't this how life is supposed to be? Going through a long hard road, avoiding and overcoming obstacles and perils?
All in all, Journey is a masterpiece and can be classified as an artsy game, that despite having a short lenght, the story, gameplay, graphics, and music make up for it by showing a mysterious and perfectly crafted world in which kindness is essential. Journey is an experience that can touch your soul, showing that in life you don't have to be alone, and going with a friend along the way, everything gets a little easier, even if we do not know what the ending might be.
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