Journey (PS3/PS4)

[X-SOLDIER]

It's official: It'll be on PSN for $14.99 starting March 13th, 2012.

That's just over three weeks, you guys!!!!

As you may know from my recent tweet, the development of our latest PlayStation Network game, Journey, is finally complete. And today, we’re very excited to announce the official release date for Journey. You will be able to download it from the PlayStation Store for $14.99 starting March 13th, 2012. Three years ago, our last game, Flower, was part of the Spring Fever event on PSN, and this year Journey will kick off this year’s Spring Fever. Look for more information on the highlight games and sales of this year’s Spring Fever event on the PlayStation.Blog in the coming weeks.

With each game we create, we want to bring something truly unique and authentic to the user. We want our players to experience something they have never felt before. Our first game for PSN was flOw in 2007, a meditative zen video game haiku. We followed that in 2009 with Flower, our video game version of a poem about the tension between urban bustle and natural serenity. Journey, our third game, is an interactive parable, an anonymous online adventure to experience a person’s life passage and their intersections with other’s.

You wake alone and surrounded by miles of burning, sprawling desert, and soon discover the looming mountaintop which is your goal. Faced with rolling sand dunes, age-old ruins, caves and howling winds, your passage will not be an easy one. The goal is to get to the mountaintop, but the experience along the way is discovering who you are, what this place is, and what your purpose is. Travel and explore this ancient, mysterious world alone, or with a stranger you meet along the way. Soar above ruins and glide across sands as you discover the secrets of a forgotten civilization. Featuring stunning visuals, haunting music, and unique online gameplay, Journey delivers an experience like no other.

This last Sunday, February 12th, was the anniversary of the launch of our previous game Flower. We started working on Journey right after Flower launched, and the past three years have flown by extremely fast. In these three years, we at thatgamecompany and our friends in SCEA Santa Monica Studio have faced many challenges together and emerged stronger. Much sweat and tears have been put into the development of the game, and many people have come and gone.

So for us, the Journey in the game has also become a metaphor for the development process of the game itself. Our team is very close to our own mountaintop; we are just a few short weeks away from letting the world experience what we’ve poured our hearts and souls into these last three years. I can’t describe how eager we are to let everyone finally play the game and hear about your experiences with it.

Stay tuned for more Journey news and updates in the coming weeks.

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[Octo]

Interesting article on gamesradar:

http://www.gamesradar.com/so-last-n...ing-gaming-experiences-my-life-what-happened/

I think this might be the first time ever I play online with someone else and actually enjoy it.

 

[Lex]

Interesting article on gamesradar:

http://www.gamesradar.com/so-last-n...ing-gaming-experiences-my-life-what-happened/

I think this might be the first time ever I play online with someone else and actually enjoy it.

I agree.

I sometimes enjoy the Uncharted multiplayer but other times it's full of absolute twats that scream down their mic's at you for trying to end a treasure game because they're farming kills. I fucking hate people that do that.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

I keep thinking that I can't be any more excited about this game...

...and then I read things like that.


Three more weeks....


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[Octo]

Not that it makes a difference, I think we were all sold on this loooong ago, but Eurogamer gave it a 9/10:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-01-journey-review

 

[X-SOLDIER]

I've seen a shitton of 10/10's, several 9/10's, and a single 8/10 so far (ThatGameCompany has been linking reviews on Facebook). I'm censoring myself from anything else about it until it comes out.


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[X-SOLDIER]

OH, HOLY SHIT YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS+ Users get Journey a week early!!!!!!

I'm gonna be playing this on Tuesday!!!!!

THAT'S IN FOUR DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Holy shit, guys. I'm so excited. Also, there's a Dynamic Theme that you can get for preordering it, (or if you're PS+).


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[Tennyo]

Well

Just rub our faces in it why don't you.

jk Even still, I'm glad we don't have much longer.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

I promise not to gush about it until the 13th.

This also makes me glad, because Ultimate Ninja Storm: Generations comes out on the 13th, so I don't have to cram one experience on top of the other. I'll have a whole week to let Journey sink in and just lose myself in the experience (If it's anything like Flower, I'll probably play through it a ton of times).


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[X-SOLDIER]

No one in this thread probably needs convincing, but seriously - pick this game up on Tuesday.

Also- the offline and online experiences in this game both hold something unique and slightly different.


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[Tennyo]

I will make sure to get it.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

Tuesday needs to hurry the fuck up. I haven't been this excited since "Shadow of the Colossus."

 

[Tennyo]

If you were as excited as I was then that's really saying something.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

Well, "Shadow" has remained the greatest gaming experience I've ever had up to now, so it's possible. =)

 

[Tennyo]

I pretty much told my mom that I didn't care what I got for Christmas if anything so long as SotC was under that tree.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

Just pre-ordered my download and got the exclusive wallpaper theme. Pretty stuff.

Two more days. =)

 

[X-SOLDIER]

I cannot wait to be able to discuss this with you guys!


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[The Twilight Mexican]

Ditto. So excited!

I know the system will put a random other player in our game, but it would be neat if I could tell it I wanted you or Tenny. How cool would it be if we ended up together anyway? We'd never even know it. =P

 

[Octo]

I cannot wait to be able to discuss this with you guys!


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Have you beat it yet X? This isn't really a spoiler, but is there any option to find out who the other player is after the game?

 

[Arianna]

What's Journey about?



But seriously... ???

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

You play as this cloaked figure, crossing a vast desert, journeying toward a mountain in the distance. While crossing the desert, you may encounter other players who are currently making the same journey, but there's no way of communicating with them beyond your actions in the game itself.

 

[Tennyo]

I just realized I have Tuesday off of work.

I also just realized that I'm going to be busy all day.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

I'll be working myself, so it'll be after 11:00 p.m. on the east coast when I get to play it. Hope to run into your cloak, Tenny.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

@Octo: Yes I have. I've played through the game several times and my experiences each time have been unique in ways that I will get into once everyone else has gotten a chance with it. (It's intentionally designed to be able to be played in a single go). In case some consider your question a spoiler, I will tag the answer.

Spoiler

Each character you meet will have a unique symbol, when you complete the game there is a short screen that lists the PSN ID of the player, next to their symbol.

@Tenny, the PS Store usually updates in the late afternoon, so maybe you'll still have time if you're not TOO busy.


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[Tennyo]

We should plan a time to play at the same time and see if we can all end up in the same game.

Do I even have you guys on PSN?

Also, I anticipate being busy all day into the evening/night. But hopefully it won't be too bad.