One of the most profound experiences in gaming | Journey
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- What if a game could make you feel deeply connected to a stranger. A stranger that you don’t even have a real way to communicate with.
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Journey has been out for a decade, but I recently went into it blind, not even knowing what gameplay looked like. All I knew was its great reputation.
Once started, I was given zero instructions on what to do. But it seemed like I was supposed to go towards this looming mountain in the distance.
The environment was desolate, but, eventually, I ran across another character that looked just like mine.
At first, I thought it was an NPC, but I started to think, wait, could this be another person, also playing this game?
We had no way to talk to each other, but it was soon clear, we were on this journey together.
It was an oddly profound connection that I’ve never experienced before, especially from a video game.
We shared a silent bond and supported each other through each of the game’s challenges.
Journey is a short and simple game, but through breathtaking visuals, evocative music, and subtle environmental storytelling, the game urges you to contemplate your own journey in life and, most importantly, the connections you forge along the way.
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I know I’m super late to this game, but I still really wanted to share my experience. If you haven’t played Journey, I absolutely recommend it. It 100% holds up!
Is it multiplayer
@@Joel-tz8ctyeah it is just like sky one of the popular game.
but this journey game need money to download 😭
Try ‘Sky: Children of the light’ same company
Sky children of the Light is from that game company too, same concept but bigger than journey and many things to discover after the end, my favorite game.
@@DANAngel_and free
Best part is that your companion was an experienced player as denoted by their cloak's embroidery, that instantly understood the assignment of staying with you for the full journey XD
Aww❤
Oh wow I didn't know that!
Someone mentioned a story about Journey where a person lead anothed to the snow, just to draw a dick! Lol
It’s true! I think it’s your first four completions add to the embroidery? And if you find someone in a white robe, they’ve found all of the scarf pieces! I occasionally load it up and if I found someone new I try to show them where all the bits are
Sky improves on journey in many ways, eg players u don't know can choose to not reveal their I identity/costume if they wanna be anonymous, (say if they wanna focus on a given "friend"). Unknown players appear greyed out, but as they approach ur location, candle icons appear above their heads. If u tap on those candles puts a lit candle in ur outstretched hang to offer them. If they accept it, u'll be able to see what cute stuff they're wearing. Costume items change with every season, so theirs always something new to look for. They can be earned thru gameplay & purchased from each new Spirit u meet with game currency, or bought with real money.
Spirits also teach u various expressions & gestures to communicate with others by.
If u accept a candle or they accept URS, a "friend" menu opens up wherein u can tag them with a default nickname u can change when u sit at a chat bench together (costs 1 precious candle for like 10 min of chat) or, BETTER, experienced players may open a chat table to chat with anyone who joins them for as long as the table stays their (that's a type of"shared space"), or BEST, as u ascend up the ladder of actions in one friends "friend menu" u will eventually unlock "chat" , so if they ask u to join them (with an action icon bubble over their head, in this case it looks like a player (that's u) following another in the distance) & offer to take ur hand (holding hands icon above their head), you can keep chatting as go. Just remember u will first have to approve the actions under "chat" FIRST, starting with giving them a name, lighting their friend Star to save them as a favorite, unlocking "high five" , & maybe "hug" before u can finally control opening a chat box when ur with them.
I've made friends the world over in Sky, & I've only been playing maybe 4 months & love love LOVE it.
There's nothing that screams "chick game" more than one with ZERO Fighting or need of Weapons; where u run around making friends to run around holding hands with, collecting white candles, discovering hidden secrets & being rewarded with clothing options & accessories (called "cosmetics" by TGC devs) 🎉😂🎉😊. But boys DO play too...
SEARCH YT TOO TO CHECK IT OUT FIRST IF U WANT. BEST GAME EVER, IMO!
CU there! 🧙🏼♀️✨🌟🌠😢😢🤩💫
😍💕😆🥳🎉💖
Once I was with someone super quiet and kept honking at them like the annoying child. They seemed very chill😂
Haha! They probably didn’t mind
@@GameandGig I hope😂 I always love playing Journey when I need a friendy it's nice that others are still finding it 😁❤️
@@rigure now play sky cotl
@@koolfrogz jokes on you, my skykid was born during season of enchantment 😎 see you in the skies!! =D
@@rigure otay ok but i like to act as a moth to see if people will help me and it kinda helps cuz i also get more light wings
you cannot believe how shocked i was when i found out that the other character i was playing with was not an npc but a real person.
I can’t imagine playing this without my companion. My first playthrough was so memorable because my companion had a white robe and basically guided me everywhere. We found all the secrets. They played along with me and got me to sit with them for achievements I didn’t even know of.
They even got me in an out of bounds area 😂
At the end, I ran around them, drawing a heart in the snow because they made my journey so wonderful and fantastic and it was bittersweet to leave my silent friend.
I was able to get the white robe and I’d guide others, just like my first companion taught me. I nearly cried when someone else drew a heart around me at the end of the game… the same way I did to my first companion.
God this game is such a masterpiece ❤❤❤
People used to do that heart thing in the snow at the end all the time...
Unless they drew a knob!
I am so so lucky because I had one person with me through my whole journey, and they were streaming on twitch. So I can go back and watch our game any time I want
That’s awesome!
Wow that is incredible!!
Veterans of journey and veterans of sky: children’s of the light must be proud of the evolution
I only started playing Sky regularly but I definitely see little snippets of Journey in the game, I'm always being impressed how they kept the same vibe going for Sky. TGC is an amazing company
The same company who made Journey, made another game:
Sky: Children of the light
Is very similar (no talking, good graphics)
Is a work of art
THANKS FOR THE 1K+ LIKES ITS SO MUCH 😱😱😱
They’ve made Sky: Children of the light (aka: Sky: Cotl) a little bit more social. You can unlock chat with a person, but that is your decision. You can mute the their chat so you can’t see them, if you really dislike how they speak to you. But I’m general the people that play the game are pretty calm and sweet, you only find a sour one among the bunch. Exactly like the ads.
@@YAHWEHLOVES yea I know
@@NexodoYT Haha! Alright. I most likely should’ve of not write that in a reply section just in the general comments. Just a bit more information I guess about the game, leading from your comment.
@@YAHWEHLOVESalso worth mentioning is that they have an automatic translation build in. So no matter the language the other person uses, you can still communicate that way, though most of the time you can do it non-verbally too.
@@DyslecticAttack Yeah, it’s very fantastic that they have that.
As someone who avoids MP games like the plague. The MP aspect in this game is truely magical. No competitiveness, just shared exploration and wonder.
If you like this, you should try their other gamle which is called Sky: children of the light. It’s very similar to journey, but almost extended, with much more to explore, and more game aspects like seasons and collectibles etc. There is also more opportunities for socialisation with other players, but one can totally avoid that and play without chat and stuff, like you do in journey. (I say this because it’s one of my favourite games, and I love the exploration and (simple) puzzle aspects of it)
This is my favourite game, it actually saved my life.
@@yellowishgreendragon.-.wow, that's beautiful. Glad you're still here, playing. Maybe I'll see you in game sometime.
can you get lot's of player's on screen or is it just one? i found someone last night by the broken bridge level bit we got separated towards the end 😢 i might try again later to see if anyone else is lurking lol
@gazster Sky is the one if you want a lot of players on screen, Journey is limited to a few players. Not even sure if it can get above two.
journey is somewhat replicated through thatgamecompany's mmo called sky: children of the light. it's super easy to get into and has a massive community. it's a little more game-like, whereas journey is more focused on immersion, but the social aspects of sky are just groundbreaking to the point where it's been studied (bisberg et al., 2022, proceedings of the acm on human-computer interaction). it has an incredibly unique culture in that players are encouraged and even rewarded for both exploration and socialization. the music and the environmental story telling play just as big of parts in sky as they do in journey. i've been playing it since 2019, and only got journey a few months ago, but both of them are some of my favourite games. 10/10 would absolutely recommend, but try to avoid the krill.
Definitely going to be trying Sky soon! Thanks for the info and recommendation!
I think journey was released first and they made another similar game which is sky so technically sky was inspired from journey which is imo both are really good games and I think everyone who likes chill adventure games should play it
@@yupitsme7574Journey and Sky was made by the same company
Thatgamecompany
@@arton71421Yes indeed but journey was made before sky
They did say it was a spiritual successor. It has the same story beats in a more colorful world.
Now you should try Sky children of the light if you enjoy Journey 😊❤
Yea, also they added the Journey's Traveler Costume pack only for playstation players
Sky cotl is a great game. Confirmed by a veteran (me)
Im just started playing it they are cute as a moth
You can actully chat to players
I play Sky but I have to say, it is unfair to compare Journey to Sky…. There is no comparison. Journey is an experience that can not be replicated. Sky is a social game.
@@soullessnight6539 i find hard to unlock other wings
Still the most memorable experience I've had in gaming was in Journey. There was no clear indication or clue that it it was possible, but conpletely by accident, a stranger and I discovered that if timed correctly, you could use the singing to fly. We managed to skip the entire tower platform puzzle by flying to the top. At the end of the game, when it tells you who you played with, we sent each other messages telling each other how amazing that was. We're still friends over ten years later.
I still remember playing this game when I was a kid. I remember near the end, where you have practically infinite scarf flying, I somehow lost my partner and started crying because I couldn't find them anywhere. Eventually my mom, whom was in the room, convinced me to keep going, so I did. And there at that rivet in the mountain, standing just before the bright light beyond, was my partner, waiting for me. When I caught up to them, we walked into that bright light together.
I've never had anything make me feel so connected to a stranger before or since then.
I have experienced this as well where I thought I lost them. But they were waiting on me 🥰
Nice
i played last night for the first time and met a random player by the broken bridge level, we got separated alot but i managed to get companions trophy pop up but at the end i couldn't find player and walked through light alone but i think if you walk through together that could be another trophy pop up 👍 i might try again tonight to see what happens lol
The only 2 things worse then death is never finding them, and them never showing up after waiting
I had a similar experience. It's something that marks you for sure
I remember playing Sky: Children of the light. And ended up playing the whole game with 2 other people.
Sky and Journey came from the same company that's why they are similar. Mind blowing right?😮
i first played the game on ps4 as a kid with my mum, and i remember coming back to it every christmas to travel with a stranger. every moment felt beautiful and meaningful. thatgamecompany has a history of great games, and they really hit the mark with Journey, and has continued to fuel that fire with the release of Sky: Children of the Light
beautiful game. cherish your loved ones
Journey is my favorite game of all time, finding someone random and managing to finish the game with them is the most profound and magical things I’ve ever experienced in a game.
Im a huge Journey fan. Ive even got a Traveler plushie and a Journey art giclee by creative director Matt Nava on my wall! Amazing game.
That’s awesome!! It’s such a cool game! I actually ended up making a longer discussion video today because it was so impactful and I just had more to say!
It's fun playing Journey after playing Sky. You can see all the nascent traits in their larval form in Journey. You can almost feel the company going, "wow, we've done something really special here. How can we expand all the best aspects of Journey and make something even better??"
They did it.
I'm continually amazed by how well thought out Sky is.
I really need to play Sky!
Journey sent me into a mental breakdown, I have never felt so attached to a stranger ever 💀😭
I thought the companon was an npc at first but then I tried running in circles and I was surprised he ran in circles too. 😂
This is literally my favorite game of all time. However, something that continues to give me existential dread daily is the fact that I played through the entire game alone, never seeing another player despite being online.
I experienced this amazing world, but with no one. If it’s a metaphor for my own life, it’s pretty spot on so far :,)
When did you do that playthrough? Recently?
so far i've met 5 player's and only finished it with one, most times you'll lose the player's , either they left or went trophy hunting. i got the white cloak now and game feels alot easier now lol just got the trophy earlier where you pray together for 20seconds, i think i got 12/14 for trophies now and just need the one for meeting 10 player's, that might take a while and one for wait a week and come back again to play.
almost same here, i was alone for almost the entire time until the snowy mountain part, where i saw someone but quickly lost them and didnt find them again which made me rly sad. I wish i had met someone earlier and stuck throughout with them since i played essentially the whole game alone. Absolutely loved the game regardless
@@sylvr12offline or online?? Pls reply
@@Lossantoss7 wdym? I was online i had ps plus
Now as veteran Player I'm guiding newbie player. But still get moved by how beautiful it is. This game also sky make you feels like really inside the game.
This game is a masterpiece. When people say games can’t be art, I point this to this game. And I don’t mean art by what it looks like (even though it is gorgeous), but art in the true sense that it has something to say about the human experience.
Whoever climbed the mountain with me at the end, I hope you’re doing well.
That's why "that company game"
Is true goats to me
🐐 🎮
I befriended my partner in Journey back then. We havent talked in a while but for a time we connected beyond the game.
How did y’all connect?
honestly, the company that made journey and sky somehow makes us trust the people around us without even knowing who they are, it's almost magical
Theres a similar game whos also holds the same company name Sky!
It runs the same story like journey but lets you communicate and meet people, discover so many things, and more.They also holds many ingame Seasons and Events every months.
I have been playing Sky last 2021 and let me tell you. I have madr so much connection from some people around the world. Its facinating to meet some cool people around!
Journey touched me in a way no other game has before or since. I've played all TGC games, all touching and meaningful, but Journey just did it the best (imo)
I loved journey and for people worrying that they may not like sky cotl for talking with people, you don't really have to. You could mute them. But they're mostly really nice people, I've always met kind people. For example: i was trying to play a Legend of Zelda music with an instrument and some other people were playing their own music. Everyday i joined to practice, someone would also be there practicing and they would play such lovely songs i would almost cry. I was once practicing and someone started playing one of the Legend Of Zelda songs using an ocarina and i just geeked out!! There are really fun people there and the game is amazing, with sooo many hidden areas that are JUST GORGEOUS!
haha, that's how i've met one of my friends, i was playing OST from a game in Village Theater and they just randomly added me and then played OST from Legend of Zelda
and i agree, the musicians there are epic people for sure (so are all players)
also, in my experience most players i've met were not really talkative untill you specially bring them to a candle bench
i have a bunch of friends that i've never even talked to
I found out about Jouney after playing Sky: Children of the Light
I really want to play it, and it's incredible that after a decade, people are still playing.
Truly an underrated hidden gem.. Sadly I couldn't play this with my zero sense of direction, I kept getting stuck and got so dizzy I couldn't even get past the early stage of the game 😢
Funny thing is, I played all on my own. I love this game so much. I just finished it and cried because of how beautiful it truly was. I would happily replay this game and not get bored.
Last night I was playing through The Eye Of Eden in Sky COTL and met someone, we never spoke but we lit each other’s candles and called when we were dangerously low during the stone barrages, I wish we had friended each other
I adore this game so much. It's a work of art, and it makes me feel emotions so deeply every time. But that first time playing.. I met my finale companion a third into the game, and we were both new. We learned the map and secrets together. We learned how to warn one another of danger and hiding places. And we crossed into the light at the end, side by side, after almost losing one another. It was wonderful.
It's honestly my favorite game, not only the graphics and story, but oh my god the music is so emotional and beautiful (I grew up knowing about musical background and all)
I love your commentary on this
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!
Going into this game blind was honestly a magic experience for me. Especially not knowing about the multiplayer function and having a player join my world out of nowhere. The game actually made me feel like a kid again going on a crazy adventure for the first time.
this game is about the closest anyone can come to a spiritual experience in a video game. the music, the graphics, the journey you take with someone else in a desolate landscape on your way to transcendence. it's such a beautiful, beautiful game
When I first played Journey, my companion just straight up left me because I couldn't get on top of the sand temple in time.
watched a gameplay of this game by secret sleepover society (jacob and julia from drawfee) and at the end the other player they were with drew a heart and message into the snow with their footsteps and it was so sweet and heartwarming i cried 😭 this game is special for sure
I would love to play this game also your voice in the background is very soothing
It’s a great one! And thanks!
All completely true, I played this when it came out years ago and it still lives in my head as an example of how to turn a game into an "experience"
Journey is one of my favourite game of all time and I'm happy people can still discover it !
TGC needs to have journey as a season
That Game Company’s other big title, Sky Children of the Light, is one of my favorite games of all time. It’s completely centered around that feeling of being connected to others and doing what you can to help and cooperate with them
TGC is one of the best game makers I’ve seen, especially with Sky and their new season update. It’s really that breathtaking ✨
Had the exact same experience my first time playing Sky Children of the Light, someone who had essentially beaten the game greeted me when I started, extended their hand for me to follow and they lead me through the entire game even going so far as to wait and look for me when we would accidentally get separated. That experience was truly heartwarming
I went into a game made by the same company its called "Sky : Children of the light" and I found someone who is my best friend since I first started playing
I played this originally back on the ps3 and it literally changed my life. It changed how i look at games, music, friends and environmental story telling. God i love this game
You should try sky:children of the light! It’s made by the same company! And is very similar to journey!
Journey is a legendary game. It's a game with a lot to say about life, religion, violence, war, technology, friendship, death, the afterlife, nature, determination, love, loss, tragedy, recovery and it says it all without a single word. Truly one of the rare examples of what a game can truly do.
I loved that game, I'm currently playing Sky Children of Light. Made by the same creators and I'm hooked, i'll be playing Sky for a long time.
My first journey I played completely alone. I only came across someone very briefly and thought I imagined it 💀
Like many others in the comments, I also play Sky, and basically all the feelings you had playogn Journey for the first time was how I felt playing Sky. It was absolutely incredible to me that you could make a connection with a complete stranger, and walk together through the environment. Now that I'm pretty good at the game, I take time out of my day to assist new players. I want them to feel as loved as I first did playing the game. It really is so cool. Don't talk about the in game currency though.... It's lowkey wreaking a silent havoc on the in-game connection and makes it hard to enjoy when most of your time is occupied in a completely separate, unintentional part of the game 🥺 But early game is super nice! Definitely try it! 😂
I did the same thing a year or two back
It was beautiful
I spent my first game largely with one other person, it was magical
I ended up friending someone i went through over half the game with. Im canadian, he was from brazil. Its crazy. This game is a masterpiece
Whoa! That’s awesome! Really cool how are game can bring people together
i guess you can even say that the real journey was "the friends we made along the way"
This is going in my playlist because it made me feel connected to this stranger
I played this game and oh my god. It was just so beautiful. I played with a stranger, and we started mimicking each others behaviour as a way to "talk". It started with Criss crossing over each others trails. Even in the end, after all that happened, we kept criss crossing. Idk who they are, but they helped me so much. I was so sad that there's no way to add them or befriend them, but hey thats part of the message of the game right?
I went into this game blind and my god.... such an awesome game... that whole experience ... !!!!! I LOVE THIS !
Journey is up there with my favourite games. Same as Death Stranding... which, strangely, also has a "coop" without it being an actual multiplayer session. Helping strangers or journeying with them has always been powered for me.
This game left the biggest impression on my life
Journey is such an important game to me, and it warms my heart to see how active the Journey community is. The wiki is very active and they run a very active Discord, and everyone is so in love with this game, that I'm never worried it's going to do dead. ❤
I think this game's never failed to make me tear up anytime I get to the end of it
i just did a blind run of this game. met 2 guys, felt like best friends with the first one even though we saw each other for all of 30 minutes maximum in total
Sky: Children of the Light is another game by TGC that has a similar aesthetic with more social aspects. It’s a work of art, I recommend it.
I just played this game. I had a companion with me from the very beginning but i lost him when entering the light. he kept stopping for minutes at a time so i think it was an internet thing. Genuinely made the end even more emotional for me. it was like entering heaven without your dear friend
I love how thatgamecompany focus on the emotional experience before gameplay and story, and I think that is what makes their games feel more like you are in a piece of artwork than inside a game. Great to hear new people are discovering their games.
I also went blind and thought i had met a npc. Later realized it was maybe another person but i couldn't say for sure. It was devastating when he left but that was another part of the journey. You just keep moving.
The games from thatgamecompany are just so beautiful . One of their games named sky children of the light is very similliar , and it will be my favorite game forever .
I’ve played this game repeatedly since I was a kid, I love it sm
I played this game when I was very lonely and depressed. I didn't meet any other players, it was very fitting.
I also had a powerful experience playing this with an unexpected companion. Loved it
I've had journey for a long time but a few months later I moved to sky it's the same atmosphere but with different art styles
Sky Children of the light is a similar game from the same company. I haven't gotten to play Journey yet but Sky is a lovely game that I recommend to people who enjoy that type of story telling
Oh this is the older brother of sky cotl! Its the same dynamic but the skykids get a better chance at communicating. I have a friend of almost two years in there, TGC is pretty cool
I have very blurry memories of my dad playing this game on his ps4! Thank you for reminding me
I absolutely love multiplayer games that aren’t competitive and just adventuring and bonding it’s such a soothing and beautiful experience. I kid you not this game was my go-to whenever I had a panic attack. It saved my life.
One of the most beautiful experiences in gaming I've ever had.
i played journey about 2-3 years ago (something like that) and it was so good, i replayed the game many times. it’s been awhile since i seen this game again so i’ve completely forgot what it looked like, seeing everything again brings back good memories
I never watched much gameplay of Journey, but seeing it now, I can tell that they used this project to inspire their currently actively updating game, Sky: Children of Light.
Absolutely! I still need to try sky. I hear it’s great!
I don’t remember who I watched play this, but they were playing and they didn’t realize who the co-op person was until the end of the game and they were absolutely shocked
I played this when I was younger and now I play Sky
I have nearly no memory of this game expect that it was breathtaking and I loved it, I'll try to revisit it one day
Journey was my childhood, I will always love it
I played like daily over and over again for a few months at a time whenever I needed some journey. Met many strangers, that game made them feel like friends. One of my most cherished gaming experiences.
Journey made me cry the first time I finished it. I 100% that game not just for the white robe, but to complete the journey
That’s awesome! Such a touching game
I absolutely adore Journey, i was obsessed with it when I was younger, so i spent multiple playthroughs just collecting everything you could and getting all the achievements. Its still the first and only game ive ever gotten 100% on and i love it
The embroidery on someone's cloak shows how much they have already made the journey. On our shared account, me and my brother qere white cloaks and we regularly hung around with other players.
Come to find out it was 4 different strangers & you NEVER KNEW! Shocked me at the end after a full playthrough.
I remember my experience with such a stranger. I think it was in the area where there were a lot of those worm machines that would cut off a piece of your cloth. This absolute legend waited for me every step of the way, made sure i got to safety before continuing on. If i remember right, they even took a hit for me so that I could reach safety.
Sadly, after we left the temple, I lost them. Idk if I came across them again on my way, but I had to continue onwards towards the mountain. I will never forget this one random stranger.
Still one of my best games of all time, I really wish PS had backwards compatibility just so this game can follow me through all the generations. It's such a therapeutic game.
The music immediatelly gave me goosebumps and catapulted me back to my first time playing it
This is why Sky: Children of the light was a massive hit.
You couldn't really talk to players unless you unlocked that higher friendship level or had a bench with a candle.
And that aspect is never explained when you're a new player.
This is the last game I put a silly amount of time in on. I was maxed out and completed everything. I never normally do that with games. I have no idea how many times I completed it. It got to the point where I just put my white robe and flew through the levels on auto-pilot.
I did enjoy helping new players discover things though, you can't ask questions in game so just have to trust people.
The worlds first massively two player game!
Journey is an experience for sure. My first time I managed to stick with one person the entire time! I wont forget you TCookies. Thankyou for staying with me.
Another great game where you can get connected to a complete stranger is Little Nightmares II. Even though the stranger is an NPC instead of an actual player, the bond between six and the protagonist is insane.
Would be cool if you get to talk to them after you complete the journey together
I do have to say, Journey and Sky:Children Of The Light have this kind of an effect on people.
I suppouse, with only the difference of being able to communicate with strangers better in Sky than in Journey. And Sky is a lot longer of an experience; there's always something new comming up, and nothing is too fast paced!
All the events take at least 2 weeks and have about 1 day to 1 month breaks in-between, seasons last for about 3 months and have 1-2 month breaks in-between, and we have returning seasonal NPCs every 2 weeks which stay for 4 days (Thu-Sun).
Recenlty played through this game again in 2024 and its crazy you can still find a stranger to adventure with its literally 2am and found someone witnessed them get there scarf ripped off by the flying centipede and then he went idol and disappeared i cant wait to see his name at the end of the game