I first experienced this gem when it was released in 2012. I only played it once or twice, but the journey stayed with me.
The experience is still magnificent. The music, the environments, and the bits of story you can piece together make Journey soulful. You can feel the love that went into this project. You can play solo (offline) or maybe a stranger will join you. The second player is what's unique. It can only be you and one other, no more. You cannot communicate through text or microphone. You can "ping" at each other. Your character makes a small chime and a burst of light will extent out.
Journey purposely hides your name tag, so you don't even know the name of the stranger your playing with until the credits. It may sound odd, but it adds meaning when you encounter a player. Running around, communicating "pinging lol" with a stranger and you feel an instant kinship with them.
The only negative to Journey are the achievements related to playing with others. If you're playing and not worried about achievements, then no big deal. But a few of them rely doing specific things with another player that can be difficult if no one is around. My playtime here is a bit bloated from waiting and checking if players were running around. Only negative, everything else is magic.
The experience is still magnificent. The music, the environments, and the bits of story you can piece together make Journey soulful. You can feel the love that went into this project. You can play solo (offline) or maybe a stranger will join you. The second player is what's unique. It can only be you and one other, no more. You cannot communicate through text or microphone. You can "ping" at each other. Your character makes a small chime and a burst of light will extent out.
Journey purposely hides your name tag, so you don't even know the name of the stranger your playing with until the credits. It may sound odd, but it adds meaning when you encounter a player. Running around, communicating "pinging lol" with a stranger and you feel an instant kinship with them.
The only negative to Journey are the achievements related to playing with others. If you're playing and not worried about achievements, then no big deal. But a few of them rely doing specific things with another player that can be difficult if no one is around. My playtime here is a bit bloated from waiting and checking if players were running around. Only negative, everything else is magic.