Journey is an amazing game

[yukitsukihana]

So, I finally got around to playing Journey.

Oh my god.

The music. The art. The whole thing. HNNNNG

For the first few levels, I didn’t really know what to do. Wandered around, trying to get my bearings and figure out puzzles. I only realized later that there were other people that I could have met up with, but didn’t for lack of knowledge.

Then, I ran into someone, chirping happily because PERSON PERSON PERSON

We wandered around for a while before going sand surfing. I got left behind, but met up with them again in the underground level. We got halfway through before I was spotted by one of the sentinels. I attempted to hide, but it still attacked me and my companion, cutting both our scarves in half. I didn’t see them afterwards, no matter how much I chirped for them. I was heartbroken, and continued on alone, feeling that it was my fault they were attacked and they wouldn’t want to travel with me anymore. Eventually I reached the huge downhill slope with the two sentinels at the end. I made a mad dash to the finish line, barely managing to get away as a sentinel crashed into the barrier.

I met up with someone else in the next area; someone with a huuuge scarf. We danced and twirled around as we ascended the column, then braved the cold wind together. Again, I was left behind in the snow, my chirps barely loud enough to be seen over the protective stones. I last saw them being thrown by the first sentinel in the area.

Running from hiding place to hiding place, I came across someone else! The sentinel went after them twice, and they lost all of their scarf, but I waited, refusing to go on without them. Together, we braved wind and snow and cold as we climbed to the top. Sadly, I lost them in the final area. I occasionally landed and chirped, hoping they’d catch up, but they never did, leaving me to finish on my own.

I can’t wait to play it again, and see what sort of experiences I’ll have next time.

Comments

[lil-1337.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a lot of fun.

[yukitsukihana.livejournal.com]

Oh, it is. Only took me about an hour and a half to beat the game, but I am going to play it again.

[sinnatious.livejournal.com]

*____*

I'm so pleased to hear you're playing it! Isn't it magical?

It's so easy to lose people in the last section, you get so caught up in the thrill of flying~

[yukitsukihana.livejournal.com]

It was just so amazing~

My parents also watched me play through all of it (dad even helped me solve a puzzle), and mentioned that they'd be interested in playing it themselves. And they don't do video games.

But I can't play my PS3 again until school's out for the summer D: