grrgyle ,
@grrgyle@slrpnk.net avatar

Yes!!! The only* game I've played start to finish in one sitting. The entire experience had me riveted. RIVETED.The aesthetic was perfect. The visuals, sound, music, art design, fiction! So good!

*okay I guess other than You Have to Burn the Rope.

Varyk OP ,

Couldn't agree more. Riveted.

I'm actually listening to the soundtrack right now.

I hadn't heard of you have to burn the rope, but I just looked it up and that's very funny.

the16bitgamer ,
@the16bitgamer@lemmy.world avatar

Still one of my favourite sounds tracks to any game.

Varyk OP ,

I was floating on air by the time I heard the end credits song, and when her voice kicked in it was epiphanic

Etterra ,

Eh, looks artsy which is fine if that's what you're into.

Varyk OP ,

I dig art

Zacryon ,

It made me a better person.

If that is meant literally, how did it make you a better person?

Varyk OP , (edited )

I appreciated the combined poetry of something so much it made me more tolerant, appreciative, optimistic and excited about life and people on the whole.

Turned the dial.

Leg ,

It left a permanent mark on me. I love it so fucking much.

Varyk OP ,

I am right there with you. I feel like I've discovered a type of game altogether that I need to pursue.

FunnyUsername , (edited )
@FunnyUsername@lemmy.world avatar

I've been playing video games for about 30 years and this is hands down one of the best games I've ever played.

Edit: other noteworthy mentions - outer wilds, the original ps2 amplitude, and NieR Automata are some other stand out masterpieces of my life.

Varyk OP ,

I dig outer wilds, I'm writing down the other two now, thanks.

Journey was unbelievable.

I literally could not believe how caught up I was in it while enjoying the entire ride.

Quexotic ,
@Quexotic@sh.itjust.works avatar

I'm sad that they had to monetize sky the way they did to keep the service up. It's clearly what they wanted out of journey but couldn't accomplish the first go. If you like journey, play sky, children of the light

Varyk OP ,

Cool, thanks I will.

Coskii , (edited )
@Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

It's the one game I would suggest hands down to anyone to play. From non-gamers on up. The game is a short masterpiece and one of a very few to elicit an emotional reaction out of me. I cannot sing it's praises enough.

Varyk OP ,

I am definitely sharing a boat with you.

grrgyle ,
@grrgyle@slrpnk.net avatar

Yep, it's the only game that my one non-gaming sibling has beat, and they still talk about it.

TastyWheat ,

I sat my girlfriend down to play Journey a few years ago. She'd never played it and went in blind.

The realisation at the end that the other pilgrim was another actual player blew her mind.

Varyk OP ,

That's such a cool game concept

Zelda ,

I'd never heard from this game and was excited to try it blind, you just made me revive my acct to tell you how upset I am at this spoiler and I don't even know what the game is about!

TastyWheat ,

That's fair.. probably should have spoiler tagged it. My bad.

Zelda ,

Hey no worries haha! Sorry if that seemed rash!

Other than that, reading from everyone, I’m definitely trying this.

Should I avoid the post further to enjoy it the most?

TastyWheat ,

I think you'll be okay. I believe the game drops in an AI if it cannot find another player tbh.

hardaysknight ,

There’s still time

Buddahriffic ,

Yep, 4 hours later and it still spoiled it for me.

KammicRelief ,

oof, me too. :/

Zelda ,

So sad tbh

ExtraMedicated ,

That's how I felt after finishing Outer Wilds.

Varyk OP ,

I liked outer wilds, played that last year.

I do go on long walking journeys in real life but haven't ever flown a DIY space ship; maybe that's why journey hit me harder

BruceTwarzen ,

I wonder if the outer wilds was less successful than it was because there was another game called outer worlds.

I still don't know which game is which, and i played on of them

Grass ,

outer worlds was basically a non bethesda 3d fallout game that wasn't fallout, seemingly largely inspired by firefly in regards to the cast of characters and some aspects of the plot. you even randomly have your ship's cargo hold filled with cows like the opening sequence of lne episode of firefly.

outer wilds is on my backlog and I know nothing apart from being told to play it repeatedly.

ExtraMedicated ,

I haven't played The Outer Worlds, but the screenshots look to me like just a regular old sci-fi game (not necessarily a bad thing though).

But Outer Wilds actually impressed me. If you plan to play it, don't watch any gameplay videos. Go into it with zero expectations.

tfw_no_toiletpaper ,

Wasn't Abzu made by the same studio? Also very chill game

falkerie71 ,
@falkerie71@sh.itjust.works avatar

Not the same studio, but same director and music composer

abfarid ,
@abfarid@startrek.website avatar

Dang, you're patient. I played this back on PS3. Does it even have online players anymore? They are an integral part of the experience, IMO.

Theharpyeagle , (edited )

I had someone with a super long scarf play basically the entire second half of the game with me. So fun to find ways to communicate with just the little pulses we had.

!Also absolutely heartbreaking when wet froze together at the end!<

I also played their other game Flower, on the PS3. Probably the only time I've enjoyed using motion controls on that system.

Zagorath , (edited )
@Zagorath@aussie.zone avatar

Fyi Lemmy doesn't do spoilers the way Reddit does. The syntax for spoilers is:

::: spoiler visible spoiler text
Text that's hidden behind a spoiler
:::
visible spoiler text

Text that's hidden behind a spoiler

Theharpyeagle ,

Weird, I did format it that way but it doesn't seem to stick on editing

Zagorath ,
@Zagorath@aussie.zone avatar

Very strange. What client are you using, out of interest? If it's an app that pivoted from being an old Reddit app into a Lemmy app, it might be an issue worth pointing out to the developer.

Theharpyeagle ,

Sync, I'll be sure to let them know. Thanks!

Varyk OP ,

I didn't see anyone else, and that does sound like a cool mechanic, but this was perfect for me on its own.

I was very happy to find this community because I can wait decades to play a game.

I've never heard of this game before, but was going through all time best game lists and there journey was on igns, and it sounded too good to not immediately investigate.

abfarid ,
@abfarid@startrek.website avatar

That's a shame there aren't any players any more.
I'm a patient gamer, too. I almost never buy games at full price. But I try to strike a balance with online(-ish) games. Some experiences you just can't have once a game with an online aspect isn't popular anymore.

oxideseven ,

There are still players. Much more rare I'm sure. I played maybe 4 months ago and met a few people.

newproph , (edited )

PS3 had more shimmery glittery sand. you can add it back into the game by making the changes mentioned in the alternate method at the bottom of this guide.
they messed up the sparkles in the later releases. doesn't hit the same.

LustyArgonianMana ,
@LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world avatar

Thank you for that!

smort ,
@smort@lemmy.world avatar

I was playing on Steam maybe 2 months ago and I saw two people in my 4ish hours of playing. They both kinda danced around me for a bit then ran off :(

ch00f ,

Oh man! I didn't know this game was on PC! Has been on my must-play list for years, but it was a PlayStation exclusive.

Varyk OP ,

Board that Steam train.

ch00f , (edited )

Choo choo!

Quazatron ,
@Quazatron@lemmy.world avatar

Some games you sometimes load just to hang around. This is one of those. Lovely game.

I'd add Valley and Sable to this group.

Varyk OP ,

Thanks, I'll look them up

BroBot9000 ,
@BroBot9000@lemmy.world avatar

Been enjoying my time with Sabel so far.
Love the French sci fi comic art style.

Varyk OP ,

Oh this comment had me poring over images, now I'm very excited to play.

blackluster117 ,
@blackluster117@possumpat.io avatar

Such a relaxing and satisfying exploration/puzzle-platformer. It's the tone that really sold me.

Klaymore ,
@Klaymore@sh.itjust.works avatar

If you're looking for a similar type of game, I played GRIS recently which reminded me quite a bit of this.

Varyk OP ,

Nice, much appreciated

oxideseven ,

Gris hooked me much more than Journey.

Gris broke me lol. It was so beautiful, so emotional.

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