Game Debate #143: Journey

[koifish | 566]

Missed the boat I suspect. Never had it when it was new because it didn't sound like a good use of money. Now it's old, nobody is playing it, and I already know the "magical" part, so I figure I'd never get anything out of it now. Overall, not too sad about it.

[DefaultGen | 5,637]

3/10. It's a simple, boring, artsy platformer with an interesting gimmick. Remove the gimmick from the game and it's practically nothing. So the gimmick is that you get to play a boring game with a stranger.

To me, it's a contender for if not the single most overrated game of all time. This game got absolutely bombarded with GOTY awards and 10/10 reviews.

Edited March 14, 2023 by DefaultGen

[Gloves | 12,051]

21 minutes ago, DefaultGen said:

3/10. It's a simple, boring, artsy platformer with an interesting gimmick. Remove the gimmick from the game and it's practically nothing. So the gimmick is that you get to play a boring game with a stranger.

To me, it's a contender for if not the single most overrated game of all time. This game got absolutely bombarded with GOTY awards and 10/10 reviews.

**BAN: @DefaultGen

[JamesRobot | 5,883]

On 3/31/2023 at 11:43 PM, Reed Rothchild said:

Never seen it, never will, because I'm JamesRobot and I've never played a game that came out after 1988.

I played it!  Suck it Reed! It's still over a decade old though. 

I'm a big fan of games as art.  Really enjoyed the way the story was told.  But I think messaging was a little heavy handed especially for how simple it was. 

Unfortunately, the twist was spoiled for me but still a cool feature.  Also splurged for the special edition and briefly played Flower and Flow and enjoyed both.

Overall probably a 7.  It's not an amazing experience or anything but definitely fun and unique.  

[Hammerfestus | 4,004]

I don’t know what you people are talking about.  I played this once and as far as I can tell you don’t do anything.  Is this supposed to be like aquanauts holiday?  This one goes straight to the dumpster.

[Astro Bot | 32]

10 out of 10.

It's quite a unique and memorable game. It's a game that almost feels like it's trying to be a virtual spiritual experience.  It loses a lot though if you aren't able to play it online with an active user base. 

Another one of those titles that regularly comes up in the games as art discussion. 

 

Edited Wednesday at 01:45 PM by Astro Bot