Thatgamecompany's Journey to Sky: Children of the Light
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Bonus Material on the TGC PS3 Collector's Set
Music:
Ashes by Zane Alexander
Ico - Heal Remix by Axvo
Splash of Color from the Flower OST by Vincent Dimartino
Life as a Flower from the Flower OST by Vincent Dimartino
Nascence from the Journey OST by Austin Wintory
Squad Selection from the Mass Effect OST
Threshold from the Journey OST by Austin Wintory
Never Ending Journey from the Lost Odyssey OST by Nobuo Uematsu
Lazy Day Dream from the Flower OST by Vincent Dimartino
Atonement from the Journey OST by Austin Wintory
Temptations from the Journey OST by Austin Wintory
Their Waters Were Mingled Together from the Abzu OST by Austin Wintory
The Redwood Steppe from The Pathless OST by Austin Wintory
Pink Forest from the Sky: Children of the Light OST by Vincent Dimartino
Hidden Forest Social Area from the Sky: Children of the Light OST by Vincent Dimartino
Timber Hearth from the Outer Wilds OST by Andrew Prahlow
The Sun Station from the Outer Wilds OST by Andrew Preahlow
Frisson by Zane Alexander 
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Sky is so untoxic, the veterans even help new players like it’s their job
That’s true. People on sky actively VALUE helping others, with the multiplayer door accessibility. You as a player rely solely on strangers to arrive and help you out with whatever you need with silent communication through honks. And it’s so natural too. You call for help, people arrive, you give your thanks, and both of you go separate ways to never see each other again. And it’s so natural. It actively promotes helping out people even if you get no gain from it.
Can confirm. I've been part of the Sky discord for a fairly long time, and there's a looking for groups and cozy channel solely for sharing wholesome moments and looking for new friends. Veterans love guiding new players to candle spots and winged lights and spirits, or babying them on their road to eden. I love it (:
The only toxic thing that happened was only in season of dreams but that's all I'm kinda glad lmao
@@user-ip1kl9kv4x I missed that season, what happen? :o
@@EDILYshiro Koreans and Chinese people were fighting about the culture of the season. On what it was based on, the spirit with the yellow cape was one of the main examples they bring up. Koreans say the hat is a Korean traditional hat but the Chinese kept saying no they are not they are from China. And it keeps going on and racist criticisms were everywhere. It was chaotic and Koreans were asking for help
Ive played sky since enchantment and i noticed something about the games realms! (Isle of dawn - orbit)
Ive noticed that the game is somewhat based on aging and life, I specially saw it when i looked back at the realms.
Isle of Dawn - Birth
Obviously, Isle is like birth.
You start in the isle and and progress slowly. It acts like a trailer and a tutorial at the same time.
You get your first winged Light there and learn how to fly
You learn how to chirp/ honk for the first time
Isle is like a parent teaching you how to walk
Daylight prairie - Childhood
The Prairie is like a childhood.
It has a bright color scheme, like green grass, flower beds, light creatures and more!
It's vast, starting up your curiosity and make you venture out from the caves to the birds nest.
You fly around freely without a care in the world, not caring about what's ahead of you.
Hidden Forest - Adolescence
Forest is like adolescence.
The rain symbolized the sadness starting up from at a young age
It shows the dark moments like grades, stress and generally feeling down.
You encounter dark creature crabs for the first time and they tackle you
its a new experience that you've never felt because childhood didn't prepare you for this.
But you reach the temple, and you see the sunny forest for the first time, saying that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Valley of Triumph - Teenager years
Valley of triumph feels like your teenage years.
You finally become more daring
You've let go of your fears and you go head first into races and events
But of course, there is always an end to the race and the fun stops.
You go to the temple, and race head first into the golden wasteland.
Golden Wasteland - Adulthood
Golden Wasteland is adulthood, without a doubt.
Everything becomes more gloomy, with eerie green ruins everywhere.
You face a lot more darkness and dark creatures, and meet the krill for the first time
Krills could symbolize stress, loss, jobs and more.
They chase and hunt you down and knock you over, but you keep getting back up and going further.
As you reach the temple, you realized you learned a lot more about this world and how things work.
And you progress into the Vault of Knowledge.
Vault of knowledge - Elderly years
Vault of knowledge is like your elderly years.
You start looking back at the different realms and memories that came along with them.
You keep going further into the sky and into the vault as you reach the summit with the shrine.
The vault elder meets you for the first time, as they show you the history of the kingdom of sky.
And for a final moment, all the elders bow down with respect, as you see the elder in the Eye of Eden.
You finally make the decision to push further from the darkness and into the light
Eye of Eden - Final moments
Eye of Eden is very much like your last moments before death.
Rocks pelting you and krills on guard, your forced to push through the darkness as you reach the point of no return.
After going to no return, your mission is to give away your precious light that keeps you alive to the ones that have fallen before you.
You give your last light away as your life slowly withers away, and you become a mere spirit, lost to history.
Orbit - Afterlife and rebirth
Orbit is the afterlife.
You see darkness for the first seconds, but then your flying again, like it was a dream.
You Dodge the ruins as your life flies by you, and you ascend into the stars above.
You finally reach orbit, where the ones you saved thank you, and become the stars of the sky.
You see the portal to back home, and as you run by,
The spirits you relived and ascended your relationship with help you, giving stars back as a gift they are obligated to return.
You get your cape back, as you slow down to a mere shuffle.
You look back on orbit,
And fly into the portal.
You fall back down to the place you started, reborn.
And the cycle repeats.
Just some cool things i thought i would point out about sky!
- Lucid
:,) Well said
Wow
Great explanation man 👏
This needs to be noticed, I'm shivering while reading this theory. Full respect really.
Storytelling at its finest *MWAH*
Honestly, in sky, it’s so wholesome to see a ‘moth’ (‘noob’ player with less than 7-9 stars) wander around aimlessly, friending everyone in sight. I’ve also had several wonderful interactions with the game, and the players.
They can have more than 7-9 stars, they just have to not really know controls or understand everything.
I honestly love how new players aren't called "noobs" instead they're called moths, That's soo adorable!!
We call it kidnapping or adopting.
@@erase_mello i thought someone was a moth if they haven’t gone to eden yet
@@helleborehala3725 depends on who gets kidnapped/who is adopted
“The desire to create something more welcoming and distinctly detached for anything aggressive or stressful”
Me in the golden wasteland & or Eden: *having a mini panic attack cause of a krill glitching out of the floor, killing me and then creating a rave with its eye*
Lol, yeah it's terrifying and a krill once emerged from the ground right below my Sky kid's feet I almost have a heart attack.😂 And I immediately bolted away from that spot.
It’s crazy that when you made this comment I had just started and felt the exact same way, and now just a year later, I feel nearly completely comfortable around Krill.
I think the game always did a good job of slowly and carefully introducing you to stressful situations.
Once you made it past once, (often with the help of someone who knew what they were doing), it was mostly on you to decide when you felt comfortable going back.
There was soft pressure applied in the form of possible rewards, but I never felt like I absolutely had to.
When I am comfortable with excitement I know where to go, but I also know what to do if I just need to relax.
And of course remembering my experience as a scared moth makes me want to help other new players.
:)
Sky facts: Theres a secret area where you can see the Sky version of TGC real office.
Shame you need a special cape to enter it or have someone who has to cape to enter it
@@technote5124 wait a couple weeks and you can enter for the days of mischief 😉
@@DutchDinosaur It's days of mischief now! I suppose I am a few days late but anyways
well now is days of feast...and i love the capes
i remember my second time playing through eden in sky. i had done it once before, but i was alone for all of it. no one there to shepherd me along or to encourage me. but the second time, there was a much, much more experienced player there. they guided me and a whole group of people along, and i was never left behind, even when i got stuck. when i went into orbit, i was worried that i wouldn't see them. but then i honked, and they were all there!! we reached the stars all together. the only one who lit my candle back was the experienced one. i havent seen them since, but i'll never forget that experience.
even though there is limited interaction outside of chat benches, i was attached to all of them. it was something so simple as a call and response system. i would honk, and they would honk back, and i felt connected
And that's how I like bonding with people as a pretty antisocial person. Just pure wholesomeness and teamwork.
For my first time in Eden, an experienced player guided me and two other moths. When we were traversing the second area I missed a jump and fell far below to the ground, struggling to climb back up again. I was worried I'd be left behind, but all three of them came back to help me.
Close before reaching the end of section 2, my internet signal went out. When it returned they were all gone, and I was so sad. I made the rest of the journey on my own. But once I reached the end and lit the candles of the other players I saw there... it was them! We all spammed honks at each other and even through just that, you could see they were so happy that I made it.
When me and the other two newbies reached the entrance to the last door, the experienced one stayed behind and cheered for us. For that last part, it was just us three. But I'll never forget the random player who went through Eden only to help out some moths.
I adore my Sky friends. They’re from all over the world and sometimes things don’t translate and you can misunderstand, But mostly people just help one another. Its a wonderful place to escape, with great people. I don’t want it to become more widely known.....some people don’t get it, and may be that’s a blessing!
its like, I want more people to know about it so they can experience it too, but I want it to remain small.
This game attracts a certain kind of player, so it won't ever really become mainstream.
Let’s hope so! The Switch go live seems to be working out okay, so I’m hopeful it will remain a wonderful haven 😀
I met someone who claimed their name as Christopher, and didn’t know much English. They were pretty nice despite our language barrier, and when their friend joined and asked who I was, Christopher responded with “My new friend.”
Same I have friends from all over their Japan, USA, Europe, and china it's so cool to interact with out too much miscommunication (when not chating)
Sky has become my lifesaver, such a beautiful place, such calm and warm comunity is just a placen where you can feel welcome, is amazing
until some sky kids start glitching out for fun 🤣
👑So true, I love the game Journey and the time I get to play that game no one would be playing it excessively and the same goes with Sky Childern. I played it once and I was hook. I knew I would like this game but I'm so curious about it👑
Except krill will Make your calm Place Be Teared Down and your Life will be a D.I.S.A.S.T.E.R. 8)
i know but just go to eye of Eden
@@IodizedNaCL yep 👀
I’ve always tried to explain what made Sky different from other games I’ve ever played, and you really hit the nail on the head when explaining your experience in Journey. Even though no one tells you to help another person, the game brings out that desire in you to do so. I know I felt that parental feeling when I went to the Eye of Eden for the 3rd time only to find a moth (a very young player) who was going the wrong way. I called out to them and grabbed their hand to lead them the right way. Throughout that Eye of Eden journey I’ve never felt more attached to a little player. When Our hands got ripped apart, I hid and called out to them, and they came back to me. When I took hits for them, they lit me up and took my hand when offered again. When you described that proud feeling- I related so much! Later we found another player cowering behind rocks not moving, and they extended their hand to help. It was a proud moment when the player they were helping took their hand. It turned into a little group of fighting through the end together, and I don’t think any other game could match that level of kindness and bond. I love sky for this reason, and always will. Absolutely fantastic video!!
My friends introduced me to sky a while ago, I've been playing it for the past 5 weeks or so. And as someone who finished school with online classes in 2020 and didn't had much of human contact for a while except discord and etc, Sky was quite a blessing in my life... The friends I made there, the different experiences I have everyday while collecting candles, the different type of players and interactions I have while in the game... Not to talk about the beautiful visuals ,soundtrack and storytelling. This game just made things a lot better for me, I found a place to go and meet my friends, play games, chill, hug them and talk. It does have grinding and farming to get cosmetics and etc... But it's not as exhaustive as like Sinoalice, Genshin impact and other games I've been playing. It's just a fantastic game and I think everyone should at least give it a shot.
Yes, Genshin impact wasn’t even that fun, just farm farm farm for not really anything (especially when you get a few five stars such as me) it gets boring in the end, so I’m glad I found sky
and then the tiktok nation attacked...
I downloaded sky cause I didn’t know what it was and saw a trailer on RUclips and thought it was interesting. It’s a beautiful game but I deleted it 2 days of having it and had to watch the ending on youtube, physics are annoying and clipping is just annoying you have rarely any control when jumping etc. the storytelling is good and the art. But the game itself has such a buggy gameplay and tbh even if I was able to play through would’ve been deleted by the time Eden passed over. Good concept though
@@okal2468 I can understand tho. Movement in sky is truly one of the first complains people have when they start, but, you get used to it and after playing for a while you'll be naturally jumping, skating and doing flips while flying like it's nothing. Some people do play the game and then they uninstall, even if you didn't like it at first glance, if I were you I would keep an eye on the game still. The game is getting lots of quality of life updates. Of course, lots of bugs and glitches are still present and TGC knows it's there.
If you didn't like Sky, try Journey. Even if it looks the same, Journey is excellent and you might like it
@@saintnotasaint4998 Thanks, I’m hoping in the near future Sky will have me regretting I didn’t start sooner on my previous save. I’ve tried journey and loved it.
Well yea, sometimes I can get bored in the sky and, don't now what to do there but, i still love it, i gust can't leave this game, it makes my sold warm
Yes I get that. After you finish the game a few times the main reasons veteran players stay is to collect cosmetics, see new seasons, and find out of bounds areas
id recommend to leave it for a bit and then come back... you are guaranteed to see new things. Also i say this as a suggestion cuz I feel the same way but i still play it every day
why am I going to cry when you met the red cloak person?! 😭😭
I play sky and what I enjoy the most is helping new players but also have fun with them cause the game is become boring at some point
Yea but for me i got bored of it cause i treated it as a main game, not a chill game that you play after school before you do some homework.
I feel its a game that you play only to chill out that you dont play to grind
Altho theres a cosmetics system that might create jealousy but the fact that you cant see what other has exept if you actually interact is great
My issue with Sky is that you can’t remove people without blocking them. It feels too harsh and discourages a similar feeling of a high school reunion. Running into someone you disconnected with and catching up with them to see what’s changed since you last saw them
I’ve made so many good friends in sky, male & female, from very young to sort of less young lol, from all over the world and all walks of life.
Many of these friends and I now communicate outside of Sky. What I’ve come to find that is so incredibly special and unique about sky is that these friends and I will often drop an SMS/WhatsApp conversation in order to go meet and converse in sky. Why? Because TGC has created an environment that feels like a home of its own. I’d much rather talk to someone in person, and Sky (sort of) makes that possible, even when it’s not really possible.
Leaving a text conversation with a friend in another country who is struggling with something in their life in order to meet and hug them in Sky has proven to be incredibly powerful.
I’ve taken naps with friends in sky, tucked them into bed, given dating advice, introduced friends to other friends, learned about other cultures, witnessed personal growth, shared tricks and glitches, and so much more. The conversations couldn’t happen anywhere outside of sky. It’s environment is truly unique. You will not have a phone conversation in sky, nor an SMS interaction, and even real life personal interaction is entirely different.
Sky is like home away from home.
oh that’s so touching, and so true! i’m still kind of new to the game, and i can see how home-like (if that makes sense) it is, i’ve already met so many kind people!! 🫶
This is way too accurate...
When I first arrived to sky I'd do what every moth would do...except u know...go to wastelands and then I saw 3 people who ended up being veterans..and so I was so curious i started to follow them around so they ended up taking me with them..they even went out of their way to show a moth like me how to go through eden...once they showed me every basic from going through eden to how to kill dodge..I kinda never saw them again. So now 2 years passed. I became more familiar with the map and Crs. So now I'm going to do the same they did for me with other players new to sky.
(Ok yeah ik no one asked for this nor no one cares if that happened to me but u know just to get it out there :-: sorry for my bad grammar. I usually speak spanish)
I love my veteran friends, they guided me so many times and when they let me take the drivers seat it made me proud to be able to give them what they gave me. Especially in sky after my veteran fiends go through Eden they let me guide them to stars and candles. They know it makes me happy ^^ LOVE TGC!!
I remember playing Journey and loving how nontoxic and beautiful it was in just pictures and body language. I went searching for games like it and found Sky. When I first joined Sky, I remember meeting a veteran who I thought was an NPC until we sat at a bench and talked. He friended me and guided me by holding my hand through the whole game.
That was about two years ago and I still actively talk and care about that veteran player. Sky is such a friendly environment that I love so much with so many players that I can happily call my friends. Even finding new players and guiding them gives me a sense of joy, I have this feeling in me that I can only imagine that veteran had felt when he guided me my first time through Sky.
Sky has been a way for me and my girlfriend that is 3000 miles away from me made me feel closer to her, it's like a bridgeway for us both, despite the far distance we feel a lot closer in sky, so I thank Tgc For creating such a wonderful game
/35:46 not sure if that's my friend you met but one time they left a boat that said "met a moth that emote spammed in prarie" the clothes are similar too lmaoo
As someone who is into seamless exploration and scenery porn, especially in video games, no matter how abstract they can be, this one is just succint and profound. I'm actually listening to the title track of Unreal atm, in its original IT (Impulse Tracker module) format, and now I think its instrumentation alone could also go well in this video.
I highly encourage you to revisit sky. A lot of things have changed, and a new season is starting the 11th. I think that, compared to a year ago, it’s definitely improved.
Also, it’s out on the switch!
Sky is by far my favorite game of all time. The friends I’ve made. The people that have helped me And the people I’ve helped in return. I’ve never had such a beautiful experience
When I was really young, I would watch my dad play Journey for hours everyday. I called it, “Sand Flea game.” Now that I’ve invested several hours into sky, I realized they were made by the same company, and now I’m gonna start to play sky with my dad. Thank you for thatgamecompany to bringing my dad and I closer together for years counting.
Sky is my therapy session it’s creative and fun😀👌
Sky probably has one of my favorite multiplayer online, its such a fun way to encourage cooperation with friends etc. Idk it has brought me so many good memories with friends
Sky is such an important game to me. I’ve met so many cool people while playing it and interacting with the community. I recommend it so so much for anyone who liked Journey.
The Human Life concept in Sky is so brilliant. But the most amazing thing in it is, you can interpret it on your own way. "Teamwork makes the dream work" interpretation is quite popular in the world of Sky. I feel like I live in it, and I don't regret that.
I think sky is a beautiful, wholesome social game. You can play the story and you can chill with your friends. It's an amazing experience either way
Sky has been so amazing, I've played different MMORPGs before but always only ever talked to real life friends IG and usually only told strangers to stop KSing or to make a party for quests. I go into Sky and within 2 months, I made a Sky bestie who I can joke around with everyday and a bunch of others who I can end up chatting/chilling with for 2 whole hours some days. Just why is this game so good at making me enjoy socialising when I really only went in to enjoy it alone at the start?
I was playing Sky and thought "this reminds me so much of Journey. I loved that game." And it took a bit too long for me to realize they were made by the same company 😂😅
I'm pretty terrified of people and asocial, but despite how anxious and uncomfortable I get, I've made a good few friends. I even spent time at the theater with one friend before leaving to go to a sleepover. I've helped others out with spirits they've struggled with. I've had people guide me and help me out. And I've taught my irl friend that plays about all the coolest spots. I cried over the ice skating spirit from the Village of Dreams since I adore ice skating/figure skating.
Journey was already a game I loved and found comfort in. Flower was a game I played the demo of, but never got to fully play. And Sky is my current favorite game. I feel very enby/autistic in how my avatar appears and I feel free flying around. It's fun and beautiful and comfortable. It's relaxing to play and explore and really does feel like a more expansive Journey while also being entirely different. Both games remain some of my favorites from the music to the atmosphere to the adventure/exploration of them. And how easy it is to be around other people despite my fear of other people.
My friend and I like to say that sky is like “playing a movie”
At first, this game was such a beautiful game. But recently I have been blinded with candles, and winged light. I don't enjoy the graphics anymore. I don't pay attention to newbies. I don't appreciate the gift of life. I just worry about other things. I need to be more social, help other players.
I'm glad I stumbled onto this video
Honestly my favorite thing about sky children of the light would be at the end of eye of eden where you fly too the end. I can see all the names of the friends I have made new ones and old ones. it's so cool to see everyone I have helped, an have helped me flying with me or near me. I love this game so much I can never wait to see what the game does next.
Also there is something I have noticed with players, that no matter who you are or where your from, do this. The bowing emote whenever someone helps you out when it comes to collecting wax or spirits and dark plants you dow to them as a mutal thank you. I found it cute and funny cause at first I didn't do it but as I met more players an got farther in the game I grew acostume to dowing to thank players for there help. Its something cute I found has made it way all over the community and game in the best way possible.
Sky are very a fun game every one on this game are so kind, i veteran want to help the new player like it's their job and they didn't mind at all, there one time i talk to myself on the bench and veteran sit and see that i said that grouning about heart and goes like "we can be friends i Will send you^^" and i was like really shock and thank her cuz i really need heart that day :,)
I started playing with the Sky: Children of Light. I remember the moment when I was in the temple of the Island of Dawn, where I made my first friend (I thought it was an NPC, lol). I was so impressed that I immediately started writing to my friends on social networks about this game. One friend joined me. The next day we went through the locations together. It was a Forest. We were lost wet moths. And here we are in the temple. For some reason, we are divided into different servers, I return home to come to her. We talked on Discord, I hear her telling me about a mysterious stranger who sat down on her bench. She didn't know English. I wrote her how to communicate in English with a stranger while I was trying to get to her. Finally, I found them and sat down next to them on the ground. It was a wonderful beautiful location at the end of the Forest. A stranger offered us friendship. His name was Shu, he's from Japan. He opened a chat for us so that we could communicate everywhere. He took us by the hands and led us to the next location. He became for us a kind of teacher, guru, parent... Although he only played 1 day more than us, lol. In the temple of the Valley of Triumph, we were divided into different servers again. Then we came Home and just lay on the grass and talked. It was amazing. It will soon be 2 years since I've been playing this game. I have already become a veteran myself. I'm a solo player. But sometimes I see moths in the Forest, I shout at them to charge, or help find spirits. I also explain to newcomers on social media how to get behind textures or what seasonal rewards are. Definitely this is my favorite game. By the way, I recently got my first tattoo, and it is dedicated to the Season of the Little Prince (here the moth and the Prince fly holding hands)
Do you think the two co developers added the elder spirits in the valley of triumph as a self insert.
I've been playing since the day of the Android release last year, although I've actually followed this game since its beta days. I still play almost daily, and I absolutely love to guide new players and talk to new people along with the friends I've made. What amazes me the most about this game is that you interact with players all over the globe. I have friends in at least 15 different countries from my own. As someone who struggles with social anxiety, this game really gave me the confidence to take the initiative and strike up conversations with people I've never met. I'm so glad I discovered this game (through Journey, no less) and I can definitely see myself still playing this game until it is inevitably discontinued. Thank you, TGC, for bringing Sky to the world and into my life
For whatever reason, it seems like so many of us downloaded sky weeks or even months before opening it for the first time. It took me 3-4 months to open and play it.
For you it’s Journey for me it’s Sky
👑Both for me💗👑
Tbh as an Ikemen who doesn't rlly look it, I LOVE sky! Love this video and never heard of anything besides Sky from TGC! For people who don't play, the weird black creatures are called Krills and the small white spiders are Crabs. :P
i never knew journey has honking too
tgc amazing
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I think it would be better if they had an option to disable the ui
Agreed, I was surprised there was no option to do so on Android.
What does ui mean?
@@rodnot3915 user interface, the gui
I adore sky with a passion. Been playing it literally every day eversince i got it to spend time with friends, mess around, to the daily candle runs or just sit somewhere at home or in the hub to make new friends or listen to the people playing their instruments. I enjoy it a lot but sadly some of the players that have been there for a year or two tend to be rude, troll or even just laugh at you or treat you with disrespect when you are rather new. Only when i got my cape on level 10, people with strong capes actually wanted to friend me. Before when my cape was weak, people which higher levels did tend to not even acknowledge me which made me rather sad. But it gave me the time to grew better with the people i met early on, going on journeys to get better and better together with them which was rather wholesome to me. In the end i met lots of great people on there which really made life more enjoyable.
Ive known about Sky for a while and I only was able to get it this February
Ive been playing it every day since then and im proud to say that Season of Dreams was my first season experience within the game
I fell in love when i first heard of the game and when i first got it the euphoria from doing so
While the lore may not be there immediately it gets pretty deep the further you advance into the world and its stories from Seasons and the realms
That makes it an easily mendable story that can allow you to create your own stories within what already exists
Sky brings me a peace that i never thought i would experience in a videogame
ThatGameCompany is probably one of the best game companies to exist in this world
My first season was season of abyss, I almost quit lmao 😂
I can’t wait to get sky for my switch, I remember going in my white robe in journey tying to help out everyone I could, I hope I can do still like that in sky
Right before I found Sky, I was playing an MMO zombie game with guilds etc and it stressed me out so bad to see another person leave my guild. I got so frustrated, I deleted it and started looking for a new game. Sky randomly popped up in my recommended games list so I decided to really check it out. I am so glad I did. I had never heard of Journey but I did know about Flower! Flower was showcased at a video game museum that had opened near me and u was entranced by it! So many people were playing it that I couldn't get a turn to try but I watched the game play and couldn't stop watching. My first journey through Eden, I cried like a little baby. It was so beautiful and emotionally healing that it made me look at the game and everything around differently. I've made some amazing friends! It's been a struggle for me to socialize for the longest time and this game has been helping me through a lot of anxiety and depression even though I've only been playing for a few months lol
im so glad that i found journey even if it was a couple years after it was made, because being able to just communicate with another player without sharing words is something that i find pretty addicting and wholesome
38:51 “chill social game”
well yes but actually no
One word.... Eden
Sometimes it's just HONK!
krill riders intensify
some random sky player: HONK?
**Sky memes running and yelling from the horizon**
He says creating some thing not stressful and i say KRILL
Sky is one of the greatest Games If you have the Patience for IT, A Lot of people might find the gameplay Boring, but i Just think its relaxing!
I met a guy in sky from France, we had a similar experience like you did in journey but I was the red cloak now we meet up once a week or so and show off what we got since
I checked the view count expecting hundreds of thousands... thats what the video felt like, very good video!
I know this is an older video, but hello! We're birthday buddies! What you say is completely true! Not only is Sky:CotL probably the least toxic game I've played, it also encourages older players to 'adopt' moths (newer players) and guide them throughout the game teaching them skills that will hopefully help them in their journey of becoming a veteran! It's incredible to me to see people be so kind to one another and going out of their way to help complete difficult spirits or just going through the end game area!
I saw the trailer for Journey back in 2012 and while I could not play it at the time, I watched playthroughs and fell in love with the game's unique philosophy, artistic vision and simply put, was a game to experience.
I waited for years till I could afford and play the game on Steam. I played flower too and when I heard about Flower, I did the same thing.
When it was released on Android in June 2019, I downloaded the game and am still playing it.
ThatGameCompany introduced a new perspective to the game for me, a different outlook in life and in my opinion, are pioneers.
Any gripes I had for the game are minor, although I feel having the game, Sky, on a mobile phone inhibits the game's potential as well as the change of leaving some parts of the UI on the screen, begging to be tapped whenever it popped up.
I agree that some hints are useful to new players learning how to play the game, though after 2 years of playing it to the end of the game and back again would warrant a setting to disable the hints like (tap on yourself when you are lost, or the candle icon constantly pinning whenever I had enough wax for at least 1 candle), the wing light bar however I fulfil an important role and I don't mind seeing he absolute minimum UI indicators when they are needed.
I actually loved flow, forgot about it and then I discovered sky two month ago lol
The weird thing with the UI is that it kinda seems necessary for people who are unfamiliar with gaming in general. I know when I tried to get friends and family who have never played video/mobile/computer games of any kind, their first hurdle was understanding what in world was happening. I think the one thing the devs could do is makes sure that the one thing people understand is how crucial building those interactions with other players is so that there isn't even a need for the instructions
👑Happy very late brithday wish by yours truly, a stranger in a bubble. The video about Sky and Journey really spoke to me in a way that I feel like I could feel at home in or find my path to rightness, silly to say since it's just a game and Sky is to have the experience with people but it's because of that, that makes playing the game more injoyable for me and the other players and hopefully some day, I can get to experience Sky and Journey how other got to experience Sky and Journey when the games was known and many played it. I want to play a game how it should be played with others and get that experience of joyfullness and community that I young for👑💗
i was so fortunate during my first couple of months playing sky to have found someone to teach me where to find spirits and how to play the game. They don’t play anymore, but i think of them often. Whenever I find a new player looking for help, i think back to when i was just like them. I already enjoy helping others, so playing a game like Sky is literally the best (also i’m always a ho for a gamethat allows me to freely fly however i want lol).
I love Journey but never got to play it myself because I didn’t have a PS3 or PS4, before the PC port. So when Sky was announced, I was so excited to play it! Unfortunately, I didn’t have a device that could run it, until March this year.
In my first run near the start, another player started trying to get me to follow by honking and running ahead. And I’ve also met many kind and interesting people just by hanging out at Daylight Prairie. I met my close friend Mito this way ☺️ We played together without chatting for a few days, just honking or emoting to communicate! So it felt totally natural when we did unlock chat.
She’s also like a white robed traveler to me because she’d help me a lot and show me new things. And now with this knowledge, I try to help new players too :)
This entire video was so incredibly well executed. Absolutely loved just listening to this, as somebody who is a massive advocate for TGC's games and the belief they carry through each work. I'm so happy to see more and more people give this game a chance. I am so excited for June and how Sky will become even more accessible to those who can't play this game on their phones. The experiences and memories this game will create for them, it makes me shed a happy tear. I love Sky with all my heart. It made 2020 livable, it truly did.
I want to play journey now...
18:05 as someone that grew up during anonymous, more friendly internet interactions, this is part of what I love about both Journey and Sky(though we can play with friends for the latter). I miss being anonymous online, no knowledge of my or the other person’s age or sex(until someone would ask A/S/L lol). A lot of it was simply sharing things we enjoyed, it wasn’t quite like it is now; arguing, extreme toxicity. Those people existed, but it wasn’t like today, now that everyone is online.
Journey and Sky brought back a part of my life that I truly missed. The simplicity and non-toxic environments, just sharing our journeys in a cooperative manner, is something I wish was more accepted, desired, and common. I love TGC
I have pretty bad social phobias related to my own self worth which greatly impedes upon my ability to make friends both on and offline but this game still gives me so much joy seeing folks playing and I hope that some day I can be brave enough to help another player discover something incredible.
In the mean time I love watching others from afar and I get all excited seeing older players styles (it’s like being at a convention!)
To anyone who sees me in the game, I apologize if I leave or disappear. Please take my bowing like 10 times to mean it was nice to meet you but I gotta go and I’m totally not angry or upset!
When that outer wilds music kicked in physically stopped walking and just stood there and listened, goddamn you know it’s an amazing game when just the menu music makes you have to stop, remember everything and smile away the potential tears
Don't tell no one, but I have not finished Outer Wilds. Got through a few loops, was entirely in love with it, then life got busy. It's on my list of "play this soon."
But no way, I love sky, although it's very hard for me to interact with anyone because I'm conscious that they think I'm weird or a nuisance. I want to have my own fun in the game without me bothering myself. It's small and a lovely game, and I appreciate the people who worked on it and the community of players. ❤❤🙏
This was so well written. I relate so much when you were talking about guiding that player in Journey as a white cloak, as that instance had happened to me a few times when I played religiously years ago. Those days are of my fondest of memories and it brought tears to my eyes listening to you recount the same experience that I myself still cherish to this day. You have earned my sub, my friend.
I love Sky. This game literally changed my life. I've been playing it for 10 months already and I simply can't stop. It's so welcoming and friendly, it gives me so many positive emotions every day! I've met so many amazing people there and had lots of unforgettable moments that will always stay in my memories. I've even met my true love there from the other end of the world! I don't know what I would do without this game. I would definitely be much less happy than I am now!
Everyone who's never played this game... please, just install it and try. You won't regret it.
Sky is beautiful, I've met people from all over and it's so much fun! Days of Fortune starts Monday so I'm candle running to prepare, and growing to be a veteran from a moth is so cool!
I adore Sky, the people are so nice--I befriended a veteran who guided me along my first Eden run and only found out they didn't speak any English a few months later. It's amazing how effective nonverbal communication can be!!
The video was interesting and the editing helped with that. Seeing from your past video’s from this one you have improved good job!
I remember watching this video years ago. I've just started playing Sky since it released on Steam, and found myself remembering your video-essay. Finally the algorithm has brought it back around to me, and I really appreciate once again your view on video games as works of art.
Discovering Sky after its 5 years in development, it certainly has its flaws, and many criticisms directed towards tgc by the community I see as valid. However, fundamentally Sky is an artistic experience, and an artistic experience that could only exist in the form of a video game. Exploring the cycle of life and rebirth through your character, learning how to fly and how to solve the puzzle of making friends without a language, these can't be recreated in other mediums to this extent. TGC has tapped into these aspects of the medium in ways that I'm surprised haven't become more widespread.
Watching your video that first time made me want to play Sky, but it hadn't yet come out on PC, where I play most of my games. Now I finally have that chance, and I've already begun to treasure the experiences I've had with the game. So yeah, cheers, this was a good video on both watches. Will probably return to watch it again!
Incredibly kind of you to say. I think TGC is in a unique spot for attempting to make non-toxic online experiences. Players will so often circumvent restrictions, or find ways to inverse them. For example Apex Legends had the great addition of the ping system, but pretty quickly players found ways to grief with it. Be it pinging bad items or spamming the locator on their own death boxes. I think you have to look to smaller games that have a tighter focus. Something like the Kind Words series, I've yet to play it, might fit into the same field of TGC's approach to designing positive online experiences.
I'm happy you got something out of this video on both viewings.
Sky was and still is such an important game to me, introduced to me by my sister in the beginning of July in 2020
My life was at its lowest, like plenty, because of covid and quarantine but when I first started playing sky it instantly sucked me in
I would take my sister with me to explore and would get so excited about everything I found
I met some of the nicest people there, I only had one bad experience and that was caused by an outside source but because of that one experience I met the most special person to me that I still talk to to this day and i couldn't be more grateful for sky
I met one of the best people i can call my friend, there were moments were it did leave a bitter feeling but those were brief (mostly caused by the fact my wifi was bad and although I could play I couldn't connect with people) and I think it's amazing it's in mobile because although I have an xbox I couldn't really play online cus I needed to pay for gold or sm and we can't afford it and I only had offline games too and i couldn't really get those games everyone talked about cus we didnt have the money ever since we moved countries
Sky is the best game I've ever played and I'm glad and thankful for tgc for making this game
I now am sort of considered a veteran and it's so fulfilling to help those less experienced
It feels so rewording and I wouldn't change that feeling for the world
when i first saw sky on tik tok i imidetly thought "is this a pc game?? must be single player" untill last year around newyears i was able to find sky and finally play it. i got the hand of it after the first part then realized there was a ton of secrets and areas i could go so i started exploring everything getting off trail a lot. at eden i was to scared to go into, after my 5th time at the forest i met 2 people that had a lot more experience than me helped me through the rest of the game then eden, we didnt say one thing to eachother exept honking. i felt so greatful for them helping me out
i still play sky to this day and god i love helping out new players and seeing them improve and get better. i miss those two people that helped me and i really hope they are doing well
The Sky fandom is so wholesome, the most amazing people I’ve met tbh
It's funny, I just discovered both Journey and Sky this year. I found out about Journey by reading some random book on video games and society. It talked about Journey relative to Monument Valley, which is a game that I hold close to my heart. So, on a whim I decided to try Journey, and all I can say is WOW. I think Journey is the most perfect game I have ever played. It's deceptively simple with only one goal, but the structure of player interaction (through the chirps or 'honks'), the visuals, and the music all combine to create an experience nothing short of transcendent. The soundtrack in particular has an almost haunting quality in how good it is. I even bought the album to listen to without playing the game every time (no matter how much I'm tempted).
I came upon Sky in a similarly haphazard manner. I was looking in the app store for a new game to put on my phone, and I decided to try Sky. At first it seemed pretty average, but then I noticed that your player character was a lot like the one in Journey - silent except for the chirps. I then looked back and discovered that the game was also developed by thatgamecompany, and I was thrilled to try something else they made.
Though it's not Journey, I really like Sky. I love the different worlds and the intricacy and easter eggs they contain. Player interactions have greater reach and variety through the expressions that you gain from the spirits. And I love the colors and design present in the visuals. I have now gone through all the worlds except for Eye of Eden - I need to collect more wings before I attempt it. I even attended the AURORA concert a few days ago and was impressed with how they were able to blend the music into an impactful virtual experience.
All in all, I'm super grateful for the turn of events that led me to both Journey and Sky. I now have two great games in my collection, both transformative experiences in different ways.
Sky is a chat room but with a focus on body language over words.
it has very little inherent toxicity because of this, and that's why it's probably one of my favorite games.
Sky is by far my favorite game ever. There's no toxicity whatsoever and I can play it over and over again. Not the mention that the animation is just gorgeous.
i can't believe i watched this until the end without even skipping,i love your're words and it made me realize why i comeback to the sky:children of the light. its my comfort game and my way to escape reality where toxicity exist,sky:children of the light made me realize how not everyone can be toxic and anyone can be willing to help.
Thanks for the video, it's beautiful
I literally cried when I got to Orbit for the very first time in Sky. I'm on my second life now, with 6 sets of flying things. Going back to The Eye of Eden will be terrifying, but easier now that I know how to get through. :)
This video is underrated, a high quality video essay for sure, good job!
This was an amazing video, it really shows the ammount of effort you put to it.
The thing about sky is that you make friends and have such a deep connection and emotion even though you don't know what they really look like, and sound like and their name so you don't have to worry about who they are and what they think of you and you can play freely without any pressure. I love sky because of that.
the other day in sky, i made friends with a moth player who had literally just gotten out of isle of dawn. i stuck with them all the way through to the vault of knowledge in one sitting, hardly exchanging a word with one another. i let them lead whenever they wanted to, and they let me lead when they were stuck. it was really cool
What a great video! I absolutely love Journey, and for the same reasons you had is why I keep returning to it.
this video is great man, hope u have a wonderful day, and the next coming days🍀✨
in sky just yesterday i was sitting at the table where grandma appears every 2 hours and two other people were chatting with me. we talked a bunch and then we all decided to become friends and unlock the chatting feature so we didnt have to relight to table candle every few seconds. then we candle ran for a bit and they showed me how to do some glitches, it was really fun! im so happy i met em, theyre were such fun to hang around with for the 2 hours we did
This video is so well made.
I never even knew about Journey until now Ive only played Sky for a little while
this video is amazing.
Thanks! It took a lot of effort, so getting feedback like this is rewarding.
@@wordsmaybe2456 anytime man, sky is one of my favourite games and theres barely any analysis on the game at all since its just a mobile game, mostly just memes and stuff lol. thank you for the video. TGC is so underrated.
I played journey way back when with my best friend. It's what helped us bond to friends. We know play sky and damn is it a game near to my heart
I may be late but odds are I may have helped you as a moth(new player) and that’s wonderful, helping new players is one of the few reasons I still play, after 2 and a half years
someone who has played Journey and coming across Sky on the Switch, there are so many similarities while still feeling so new and it's absolutely incredible connecting with people even for just a bit to get a small task done.
I recently started playing sky (like this week level recently) and spent two days fumbling around through sheer determination to work it out. On my third morning, I met a guy who wanted my help with something, and we shared lights and looked at each other for a minute before they offered to be my friend. Thus, my first friend on sky was made.
They dragged me around the place - with my acceptance! It was really fun and helpful - and got me a whole bunch of wing upgrades so that eventually I could fly side by side with them, instead of them leading me along. They took me to a beautiful clearing, and then we sat and chatted for a while. One of the best conversations I've had in an online game, to be honest! We introduced were we were from - not names for some weird reason - so now I nicknamed them "Person from Japan" - only issue is that was one letter too long, so now they're "Person from Japa" hehe.
Haven't been able to hang with them since due to time zones, but can't wait to stick with them again!
The community on Sky is all great, and the game itself is the best way for me to relax in the mornings and evenings. It's really started to become one of the lights of my life, and it's so worth it.
I'll never forget my first time playing Sky.
I had just randomly downloaded it off the eShop cause it was free, then forgot about it for a couple weeks.
When I finally got around to playing it, it filled me with curiosity, and when I realized that it was online, getting put with a ton of other new players, it felt so cool!
I remember being reminded of going to kindergarten for the first time (an amazing feat with how old I am XD) , everyone was so curious, and confused, but it didn't matter, because we were curious and confused together!
It all felt so calm, happy, and wonderous! Everything was beautiful! Everything was fun!
I remember actually crying at the end, because I didn't want it to be over yet.
Now, Sky feels like home to me. I don't play it every day, but I never go a day without thinking about it.
Your storytelling is so good! I just want to recognize all the work it must have taken to make a 45-minute video essay 🙌 and the part where you talked about video games' relationship to challenge and art was spot on
Fantastic video. I loved Journey and I've been playing Sky since it released on Switch and it's the one game I can pick up and play that makes my worries melt away as I get completely lost in the world for just a little while each day.
I'm 2 years late but the way you describe and talk about those games is just so amazing, it makes me want to download them all!
I didn't know the same company that made journey also made sky, I was thinking how much sky gave me Journey vibes.
the video was rely nice thank u
I remember first getting my white cloak i felt so proud and was ready to go help other people