~Achievement Unlocked: Apotheosis!~
Welcome back to a new episode of "Grab the Guide!" This week I'm talking about a gorgeous game with a beautiful message; Journey. This is a game that makes you think deeply about life and love, and definitely solidified my love for "thatgamecompany." Get ready for some beautiful music, ComicCon and game play stories, an emotional anecdote, and whole lotta love for Journey!
| "Journey is an indie adventure game co-developed by Thatgamecompany and Santa Monica Studio, published by Sony Computer Entertainment, and directed by Jenova Chen. It was released for the PlayStation 3 via PlayStation Network in March 2012 and ported to PlayStation 4 in July 2015. It was later ported to Microsoft Windows in June 2019 and iOS in August 2019.
In Journey, the player controls a robed figure in a vast desert, traveling towards a mountain in the distance. Other players on the same journey can be discovered, and two players can meet and assist each other, but they cannot communicate via speech or text and cannot see each other's names until after the game's credits. The only form of communication between the two is a musical chime, which transforms dull pieces of cloth found throughout the levels into vibrant red, affecting the game world and allowing the player to progress through the levels. The developers sought to evoke in the player a sense of smallness and wonder and to forge an emotional connection between them and the anonymous players they meet along the way. The music, composed by Austin Wintory, dynamically responds to the player's actions, building a single theme to represent the game's emotional arc throughout the story." (Wikipedia) "According to Chen (one of the founders of TGC), the company focuses on creating video games that provoke emotional responses from players." (Journey Wiki) |
| Nascence Austin Wintory - Journey |
| The Call Austin Wintory - Journey |
| First Confluence Austin Wintory - Journey |
| Second Confluence Austin Wintory - Journey |
| Threshold Austin Wintory - Journey |
| Third Confluence Austin Wintory - Journey |
| The Road of Trials Austin Wintory - Journey |
| Fourth Confluence Austin Wintory - Journey |
| Temptations Austin Wintory - Journey |
| Descent Austin Wintory - Journey |
| Fifth Confluence Austin Wintory - Journey |
| Atonement Austin Wintory - Journey |
| Final Confluence Austin Wintory - Journey |
| The Crossing Austin Wintory - Journey |
| Reclamation Austin Wintory - Journey |
| Nadir Austin Wintory - Journey |
| Apotheosis Austin Wintory - Journey |
| I Was Born For This Austin Wintory - Journey |
| LINKS
Thatgamecompany Website https://thatgamecompany.com/journey/ Journey Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_(2012_video_game) Journey Wiki https://journey.fandom.com/wiki/Journey Journey Soundtrack (Austin Wintory Bandcamp) https://austinwintory.bandcamp.com/album/journey Journey Behind the Scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO-sKHz6HMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JWq2Ej47RA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXzYbIguAOE TO BUY Journey on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/638230/Journey/ Journey on PlayStation Store https://store.playstation.com/en-ca/product/UP9000-CUSA00694_00-JOURNEYPS4061115 REVIEWS Metacritic https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/journey The Guardian (Article) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2012/mar/13/journey-ps3-review |
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8:42 PM, February 9th, 2021