Comment on hooooly shit! has anyone else played journey?

radix@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• RandomStickman@kbin.run ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The amazing part for me is running into a stranger and we have to communicate with the limited system in game. Outside of that it's a competent "walking simulator" with decent puzzles and great art. If that's not your thing I get it.

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  • thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Wait that other person I saw was a real person and not an NPC?? 🤯

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    • falkerie71@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yup. When the game ends, you will see a list of player IDs you’ve met during your journey

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      • thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        That’s so wild. I met one person and I was just following them around to see where the “AI” was taking them. I thought it was very advanced for an older game 😅 I think I may not be the smartest

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    • delitomatoes@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Regular players are red, think if you meet someone in white, they 100% the game

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      • ratofkryll@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        IIRC white means you got all the secret glyphs in one playthrough.

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      • tenacious_mucus@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Nope. White are real people, too. You respawn white back at the beginning (i think you have the option to, so you could stay red as well) if you managed to find all the glyphs. Ive been the White Traveler lots of times.

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  • Klaymore@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I played with my friend over Discord and somehow we got matched with each other the first time, so we didn’t get to play with strangers or anything. Still was fun though.

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• Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My partner and I had VERY different experiences.

  SPOILERS

  I played and got a friend right away, my friend was VERY chirpy and led me around and when I had to poop I tried to communicate it and they KNEW… They were the perfect partner. I really felt like a made a deep connection with this person I couldn’t communicate with. I teared up and when their Steam name showed at the end credits I added them immediately and we have a long chat about our experience.

  My partner? First friend joined, was a speedrunner. Just ran ahead without so much as a chirp. Nobody else was joining so we started over. Got another friend who randomly dropped out after a bit. Finally found another friend who also just left about 3/4 of the way through. Frustration; quit.

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  • Xanis@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    After I unlocked the White Robe I used to go back into games and find people. Then I’d just chill with them chirping, giving subtle hints on where things were, and being patient while floating around levels. It remains one of my favorite games of all time.

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    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s totally what my person was doing, and they definitely had white robe. Bless you for making people’s experiences amazing. You’re the best kind of player!

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• Varyk@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Oh, sorry. I was absolutely mesmerized.

  I’ll be remembering it for quite some time.

  My mind is still spinning.

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• aCosmicWave@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This was exactly my experience as well! The same thing happened with Witcher 3. Sooo much hype but no matter how many times I’ve gone back to it, I just can’t get into it.

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  • iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Downvotes just for having an opinion, wild.

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  • oxideseven@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Witcher 3 took me a few attempts before I finally got into it. And those types of games were always my favorite.

    I don’t think Witcher 3 stuck until the DLCs. Now I’m sad I’m done with the game…

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• oxideseven@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m with you here.

  I played it just recently so I didn’t get to play with as many people as I’m sure there were at the start. I did encounter others frequently enough though. Even played with 1 person for a big chunk.

  It was fine. It’s pretty and it has soul for sure but it’s not a transcendent experience like so many seem to describe. Maybe I’m broken in my own way, maybe I missed something, maybe I don’t understand art. Who knows.

  I had fun though and it was worth the price.

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• verycoolusername@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I had a similar experience. Funnily enough I love walking simulators, or slow burns with similar mechanics so I was exactly in the target audience for this game but somehow it didn’t click with me. I can understand which elements make the game great, but these elements have been done better by other games (in my opinion). I have great respect for the craft though.

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  • Varyk@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m combing through these comments, which games have done this better?

    I am definitely interested.

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    • verycoolusername@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      With the emphasis that they have done certain elements better: Brothers: A Tale of two sons Show, Don’t Tell) , Dark Souls (silent companion), Shadow of the Colossus (feeling of isolation/scale). I might add some more if I find the time.

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      • Varyk@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Oh I definitely prefer the show Don’t tell in journey more, if I’m understanding that category. And I did love Brothers.

        I didn’t have a silent companion, but comparing by how many people have told me about the silent companions of this game versus a huge thread about dark souls and elden ring I had recently and nobody mentioning a silent companion, I’m going to grain of salt that one.

        Are the silent companions in dark souls like elden ring where you summon friends to help you fight?

        I do want to play Shadow of the Colossus, but that game kind of beats everyone in terms of scale right?

        Isolation? Hm. Interesting.

        I really should play shadow of the Colossus.

        Is that still Playstation exclusive or is it anywhere else yet?

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• PrinzKasper@feddit.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Same here, it’s by all accounts a decently competent but ultimately very basic puzzle platformer. Don’t get the hype.

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