I feel like that game literally changed my life in the 2 hours or whatever it took me to play it.
That game is so beautiful. It made me a better person.
I was absolutely entranced.
I've been playing video games for about 30 years and this is hands down one of the best games I've ever played.
Edit: other noteworthy mentions - outer wilds, the original ps2 amplitude, and NieR Automata are some other stand out masterpieces of my life.
I dig outer wilds, I'm writing down the other two now, thanks.
Journey was unbelievable.
I literally could not believe how caught up I was in it while enjoying the entire ride.
It made me a better person.
If that is meant literally, how did it make you a better person?
I appreciated the combined poetry of something so much it made me more tolerant, appreciative, optimistic and excited about life and people on the whole.
Turned the dial.
Yes!!! The only* game I've played start to finish in one sitting. The entire experience had me riveted. RIVETED.The aesthetic was perfect. The visuals, sound, music, art design, fiction! So good!
*okay I guess other than You Have to Burn the Rope.
Couldn't agree more. Riveted.
I'm actually listening to the soundtrack right now.
I hadn't heard of you have to burn the rope, but I just looked it up and that's very funny.
Still one of my favourite sounds tracks to any game.
I was floating on air by the time I heard the end credits song, and when her voice kicked in it was epiphanic
It left a permanent mark on me. I love it so fucking much.
I am right there with you. I feel like I've discovered a type of game altogether that I need to pursue.
Eh, looks artsy which is fine if that's what you're into.
I dig art
My sister plays the game a lot.
She's earned the white robe, and plays regularly to show other players around, and draw them hearts in the sand/snow.
That's really adorable, thanks for sharing!
I saw so much praise for this game, which got me to buy. Then I genuinely felt like I played a different game than everybody else.
Not that I thought it was bad or anything, I just walked across the landscape for 2h15m and then haven't thought about it since.
The amazing part for me is running into a stranger and we have to communicate with the limited system in game. Outside of that it's a competent "walking simulator" with decent puzzles and great art. If that's not your thing I get it.
Wait that other person I saw was a real person and not an NPC?? 🤯
Yup. When the game ends, you will see a list of player IDs you've met during your journey
That's so wild. I met one person and I was just following them around to see where the "AI" was taking them. I thought it was very advanced for an older game 😅 I think I may not be the smartest
Don't feel too bad lol. It's structured to feel like a single player game, which they may have done a little too well. You aren't the only one to not realize.
It's such a beautiful game! I need to play it again.
My partner and I had VERY different experiences.
SPOILERS
I played and got a friend right away, my friend was VERY chirpy and led me around and when I had to poop I tried to communicate it and they KNEW… They were the perfect partner. I really felt like a made a deep connection with this person I couldn’t communicate with. I teared up and when their Steam name showed at the end credits I added them immediately and we have a long chat about our experience.
My partner? First friend joined, was a speedrunner. Just ran ahead without so much as a chirp. Nobody else was joining so we started over. Got another friend who randomly dropped out after a bit. Finally found another friend who also just left about 3/4 of the way through. Frustration; quit.
Dang, you're patient. I played this back on PS3. Does it even have online players anymore? They are an integral part of the experience, IMO.
PS3 had more shimmery glittery sand. you can add it back into the game by making the changes mentioned in the alternate method at the bottom of this guide. they messed up the sparkles in the later releases. doesn't hit the same.
Thank you for that!
I was playing on Steam maybe 2 months ago and I saw two people in my 4ish hours of playing. They both kinda danced around me for a bit then ran off :(
If you're looking for a similar type of game, I played GRIS recently which reminded me quite a bit of this.
Some games you sometimes load just to hang around. This is one of those. Lovely game.
I'd add Valley and Sable to this group.
A gaming community free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.
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