Here's why I won't be playing Journey on PlayStation 4

Colin Campbell from Polygon writes:
Within one minute of playing the PlayStation 4 version of Journey, before the opening credits even came up, I understood that I would never download this game. So why won't I buy Journey on PlayStation 4? What's wrong with the game? The answer, is nothing.

[NatureOfLogic_]

So he doesn't want to ruin his nostalgia memory of his first playthrough. Fair enough. I'll try it out for the first time on PS4 though.

[DonDon]

Polygon is stupid because TGC/Sony already confirmed that Journey will be cross buy. So those who already own it will get it too (if not severely discounted). So yeah ALOT of people WILL be downloading this.

Still though, wishing we had more non-cross gen/remastered ports coming. Need more new games of similar quality to those being remastered. Also, as a side note, If every AAA game of last gen gets remastered, what good is PS Now?

[Eonjay]

Talk about strange. He is saying the game is too good to purchase. If it was really that good, and its free since he downloaded it on the PS3, why would he not want to play again?

[NatureOfLogic_]

@Eonjay, "why would he not want to play again?" He explains it in the article. He says he doesn't want it to sour his memories of one the best games he's ever played.

I do blame polygon for allowing some of their staff to express extreme bias towards MS.

[Ballsack]

He won't be buying it because his website is funded by microsoft...

Never trust polygon

[Godmars290]

So he played a game - once - which he apparently didn't buy. Yet was so moved by that one time he played he neither felt to play it again so as to discover and secrets, which the game has, or just become better at it. Cause I know my first play-through both sucked and there were parts where I wanted to play again.

I am however reluctant to play the game again because of its social component. Since I would feel impolite to suddenly stop playing.

But let's get back to this guy who was so moved by this game, that he doesn't want to support it by either buying or playing it again. After the one time...

Yeah, all I'm hearing is douche logic.

[jwk94]

It's not Cross-Buy for those who have the disc version.

[Bathyj]

I wonder if the first time he slept with someone he loved, he kicked her to the curb because he preferred the memory of it more than a lasting reality.

I understand his point, I just dont agree with it. Me, I AM the sort of person that likes to repeat something I enjoyed the first time. I've read The Godfather twice, I've see the entire Deadwood series about a dozen times, and I eat at my favourite restaurant frequently.

Maybe things lack the wow factor you experienced the first time, but its my experience that you NEVER get it all from the get go, and repeat viewings/playing ALWAYS reveal addition levels and subtext.

[ifistbrowni]

will be my first time playing, too. Is there a release date on it yet?

[jjonez18]

I'm like you, never played Journey and am looking forward to the full experience on the PS4.

[Aceman18]

Any chance this excuse of a "gaming website" goes belly up?

It's the most retarded site on the net smh.

[Enemy]

Want a cookie for your blog post, Polygon?

[GribbleGrunger]

This is intriguing:

"The reason I won't be buying Journey on PlayStation 4 is simply because I remember it as one of the best games ever made. To do so, might spoil it for me."

Now, he either got it for free or he paid for it. Why is that intriguing? Because if he got it for nothing, he's lying about not buying it 'again', and if he bought it, he'll get to play it on the PS4 for nothing ... Do you see how oddly perverse this article is now? There is only ONE reason this has been written and it's the same reason Polygon was gloating (on Twitter) about the Tombraider exclusivity.

Look out for more articles along these lines from Polygon in the future. The anti-PR has begun.

[NatureOfLogic_]

He actually recommends buying the game.

Edit: @disagrees and below, "If you did play the original and enjoy returning to great old games, this will NOT disappoint, especially as it will be available for free to those who bought the PS3 version."

I'm watching polygon closely too, but this guy seems legit in this article.

[GribbleGrunger]

Yes, to those who have not played it yet. Why wouldn't you play it again when you can play it for nothing? This is the same tactic many sites used to try and reduce the sales of TLOUR. The only difference here is he's not thought it through properly.

I agree, it's very gentle and subtle but Polygon are stirring and it's starting to show:

http://i.imgur.com/bI9rGDR....

@ArgumentumAdPopulum: I know what you're saying and I could easily be coming off as harsh here but he's a journalist in the games business, and he doesn't know you don't have to buy the game again for the PS4? Why use the word 'buy' when he could easily have mentioned it's free for anyone who bought the game already? Bit of an oversight don't you think?

"Although It's cross buy and I can play it on the PS4 for free, I'm not going to."

That makes him sound a little stupid ... which is why he's deliberately suggested he would have to buy it. The fact his whole argument hinges (for credibility) on the notion of a second purchase is indicative of an article that's obscuring a fact to offer what appears to be a legitimate proposition.

[NatureOfLogic_]

@ GribbleGrunger, I think you may be overthinking it just a bit. Maybe he is genuinely a fan of the game and doesn't want to ruin his memory of his four hours with the PS3 version. I kind of see where he's coming from. There are games that are so good that I wish I had never played them just to experience them all over again.

[MRMagoo123]

polygon have always been like this lol about as biased as a site can be without being called welovexboneandnothingelse.com

[blesbok]

I...love you gribble

[Corpser]

Easy explanation, Cross-buy only applies to the digital version, those that bought Journey on disk (Journey Collectors Edition) don't get the ps4 version for free.

[zsquaresoff]

This is the kind of game that makes you proud of being a gamer.

One of those games that you can show to other people who aren't into gaming and make them realize what they are missing.

[DonDon]

Really? I felt way about Flower, Uncharted 2 and TLOU and even "Brothers" (which I liked even more than Journey yet is similar). Never felt that way about Journey no matter how many times I beat it, but I respect your opinion as you're not the first person I heard to say such great things about it.

[gootimes]

I agree. An experience playing a game that actually makes you feel so many things and ponder life even... Kinda crazy. I will probably get it again, but the first play through of it was so amazing.

[lonelyplayer]

Hey guys please read the article before commenting. Despite being polygon this is not what you think.

[dredgewalker]

Being Polygon is enough for me not to take them seriously. And I won't waste my time reading their article and giving them hits.

[Jeff257]

Since I have yet to actually buy it or play it then I certainly will buy it for my PS4. I also need to hurry up and buy Flower as well. I played the demo for that but never got around to buying the full game.

[Darkwatchman]

Leave it to polygon to have a stupid article.

[Alicornium]

Don't want it, don't buy it. You don't have to make a blog about it?

[MrSwankSinatra]

I guess people are not allowed to voice their opinions in the gaming industry, going by your logic.

[Orbilator]

Journey was never gonna be a game that just required a once through so its debatable weather they guy ever even played it coz if he had he'd have played it more than once

[Quiescent]

I can't wait to replay this dream.

[Scrivlar]

Journey is one of those games I always regretted never getting round to playing on PS3, Glad I can experience it for the first time looking gorgeous on PS4.

[SolidDuck]

Polygon shut up no one cares what u think about anything. Polygon is everything that's wrong about video game journalism. Go ahead polygon and ban me again for speaking the truth about your pathetic site. I'll be back.

[tweet75]

i have boycotted sony until they quit rereleasing last gen games at full prices...with small upgrades.

[Orbilator]

Click bait, nothing more

[Clown_Syndr0me]

I dont see the appeal to this AT ALL. Looks mind numbingly boring.
That being said I have NOT played it, so I cant really judge it. It must be good if so many people like it - I just cant understand what drew people to it in the first place.

[Orbilator]

People who liked their previous games flow and flower, knew it would be a wee bit different from your standard game, so would buy it. I feel sorry you haven't played it yet coz boring is not a word I would ever use to describe it. I have played it through maybe 60 or 70 times, and boring it wasn't.

[Clown_Syndr0me]

Ill give it a go, as its been recommended so much!

[amielucha]

So he won't be playing a game because he already played it. Wow.
Here's why I won't buy Battlefield 4 for PS4: because I own a PC version already. Here's why I won't buy The Last of Us for PS4: because I finished the game on PS3. Here's why I might consider buying Journey for PS4: because I never played it and I heard it's pretty good.

[Revengeance]

A stupid article from a stupid person.

[wolfcreek]

Why buy the game twice ,It seems Sony keeps wanting us to do that. On the other hand if you never played it I would buy it in a second. There was nothing like it and thats how an indie game should be and not all the crap sony keeps pushing on the PS4