Journey (PS4) Review | Gamespot

It was my eighth playthrough and the tears still streamed, almost inexplicably; Journey is a song without words, reliant on its rapturous presentation and liberating movement to stir your mind and move your heart. With many games, I have wished that I could play them again for the first time--to experience that buzz that inevitably diminishes with each return visit. I will never need to waste this wish on Journey, however: each pilgrimage is as bittersweet as the last. How appropriate, given the game's theme of death and rebirth, that it feels so sorrowful, so joyous, and so true, each and every time.

[Walker]

Journey is one hell of a game. very well deserved <3 .

[1nsomniac]

Really? a "very well deserved" 10/10? (Perfect game in every way!?)

It has a stunning soundtrack. At times it can look beautiful. It's transition from offline to online is absolutely seamless.

..But lets be honest with ourselves. As an actual game it has almost a non existent story, can be completed in about 2 hours & has absolutely no gameplay elements other than walking & jumping in vast empty environments.

It excels at being something a little different in a crowd full of mediocre repetitive ideas. Lets not get ahead of ourselves though ehh...

A lot of people like to get all sophisticated & start talking about how this game is art. I can understand that although in an industry like the gaming industry it's not hard in that sense to beat the crowd but in the real world it's not groundbreaking in anyway. Even in the film industry this wouldn't be a contender.

It's different, it's beautiful, but as a game is it fun??

It's pretty mediocre at best & doesn't reach the heights of what 'Flower' achieved (no pun intended).

[die_fiend]

Yes it was fun, it was new to gaming in general. Your comment suggests you're an ignoramus who can't appreciate anything that isn't 'gameplay' in its conventional sense.

I can guarantee that your idea of a proper game is one where you shoot a lot of people in the face.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

Gameplay is not just shooting, killing, or just going in circles in an open world setting. You clearly said "seamless multiplayer, jumping, and walking." that's the gameplay of this game and it's what sets it apart from the typical games we mostly play. It's something different.

This game is about the Journey! How you play and how you embrace it defines the game for you. I's also a cheap indie game so the lenght doesn't really matters. Broaden your horizons and your definition of video games.

[1nsomniac]

My point was the hypocrisy that we absolutely slate every single game that has no story, no length, no new mechanics, no real fun factor as such & that doesn't revolutionise or bring any new gameplay.

....Yet this game has none of those & we're claiming it's a perfect game that is absolutely faultless in every way. Why is that? Yet I'm the "Ignoramus" lol & I must only like shooting & killing people games... Despite the fact that I even said it's not as good as 'Flower' which is one of the best crossovers into art that has ever been created in my opinion.

Seems like my point was pretty perfectly made for you pair perhaps you should consider yourselves the ignoramus's?

You some up the pretentiousness I was pointing out about how you "embrace it" & let it "define" the game.

In my opinion It's a good experience. You will play it & likely enjoy it. More than likely even come away feeling it was something new but does it have a lasting effect on you. No, there's no stand out moments gameplay-wise. If there was for you then please point them out.

Despite the fact it's only 2 hours long you'll likely never play through it a second time though. Unless you're just after the achievements.

Once you've played it once. There's nothing new to be achieved. Nothing new to understand & no moments of seeing something & smiling thinking that's pretty cool. Because there's simply no variety or interest in what will happen.

I'm not saying it's a bad game. I just think people maybe need to reel it in a little with their "OMG perfect game 10/10"

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

Insomniac

That was one long rambling comment. There's no thing such as hypocrisy here. You are the only one here stating nonsese. This is an indie game and it got praised for what it achieve on its own. Stop comparing it to AAAs

[flyingwombat33]

10/10 doesn't mean perfect in every way and never has. Chock it up as to a flaw in numeric scoring systems.

I don't know what your problem with journey is. I think it's got solid mechanics that are unique and it uses them to propel you through a very interesting and atmospheric platformer. I don't know why its not an 'actual game'.

[Toiletsteak]

I am thinking about picking this up, i have never played it before and it looks interesting.

[Sarah_Ch]

Same here but I don't know if it's worth 15$ for only 2 hours

[AlexFender86]

If a Blu-ray movie is...trust me Journey is worth more than that 15$ for 2 hours. You'll remember this gaming experience.

[NukaCola]

It is worth every penny. Also play Flower too if you haven't. thagamecompany makes some of the most unique titles on PSN.

[patsrule316]

I was in the same boat. I had never played it, and never even read anything about it. I bought it as part of the play promotion, so it was %20 off, or $12. I played it yesterday. My spoiler free thoughts...it took me a few minutes to figure out what was happening. About 15 minutes in some things started happening that gave me the chills. I finished the Journey in around 2 hours, and definitely plan on playing a second time through. I enjoyed it a lot. However, for me it is a little bit of hyperbole when tears streaming on an 8th play-through. I personally found Braid to be a more emotional experience than Journey. I would easily give Journey an A for what it was, but at least on my first playthrough I wouldn't put it in my short-list of greatest games of all-time. Very good, yes, and worth the money and definitely worth experiencing. Just don't set your hopes on being the most transcendent experience you've ever had in a video game.

[OpenGL]

I'd say it is worth $15 but I didn't have to pay for it again as I bought it on PS3 3 years ago. It looks and runs better than ever and while some new features would have been nice they probably wouldn't fit with the narrative.

[Der_Kommandant]

I was planning to buy it for ps4 but it's free because i got the ps3 version, wow!

I love you Sony

[jimsl1ce]

Kevin VanOrd's final review is his 3rd 10/10

[dafegamer]

10/10 out of nowhere