Journey - beatifull game
Welcome,
The Journey is a game that fits into the canon of an interactive movie, even though it is not divided into episodes or even parts like other games of this type. Although it is more of a beautiful fairy tale than an ordinary movie.
From the very beginning the plot of the game is a mystery. We don't actually know what the journey is about and whether it has any specific goal. We'll find out everything in the process, and all we see on the screen is a mysterious figure, strange platforms and an endless desert. The only words in the entire game are only menus and control instructions. We discover the story using amazing images and animations, which are created with great artistry and build in us a sense of a true wanderer and explorer. The journey doesn't bore us even for a moment, although it lasts quite a short time, at the same time it conveys the story in a perfect way. Gameplay is essentially a journey. Our character collects golden confetti-like elements, using them to extend the scarf around his neck, to make further and further jumps and reach... where exactly? Maybe to the top of the mountain, which we see somewhere in the distance? We find out at the end, but I assure you it's worth it! This puzzle game draws you in from the very beginning. It's not the gameplay itself, which consists of walking and jumping, that adds excitement, but a huge mystery. We seem to be doing the same thing, walking in the desert (and not only), and yet we really want to know what's at the end of the road. If this mystery wasn't enough, I have to add that the player can team up with other players and together traverse the desert sands. As you already know, they cannot communicate with words, only gestures. We can't cheat the system and connect with our companion by voice, because we don't even know his nickname. Such a game is an extraordinary experience of targeting together. Our friend will not curse, will not say "noob," about us, and will only add another thread to this wonderful tale. Journey shows a novel approach in games. It was followed by another game - Abzu, by the same developer. which takes us to the depths of the ocean.
Having written about games as art recently, I'm a little ashamed that I left out The Journey. Especially since I mentioned that art is, in my opinion, the perfect combination of graphic, story and sound layers. This tale looks over-the-top gorgeous. Such a vibrant, golden color palette provides the player with an amazing aesthetic experience. There are only two landscapes - the sand and another one, which I encourage you to discover yourself, but presented in an extraordinary way. The music builds the atmosphere in a perfect way, which in this game is simply majestic! Maybe the title is not for everyone, because everyone in this entertainment is looking for something different. But a lover of good cinema cannot pass by The Journey indifferently. Silent cinema that builds emotions, delights, ponders, stimulates imagination, and finally moves. I guarantee that everyone will remember the journey for a long time, and perhaps will want to go on it again. The theme of the road, the theater of colors, the audiovisual genius...On the one hand, a great curiosity to reach the destination, and on the other, the desire to gloat in this world. Umberto Eco said: "He who reads books lives twice." It is the same here. For a moment we forget about the whole world to impersonate this extraordinary character, with whom the player experiences not only the journey, but also all the emotions.