May 2013
patrickjagoda asked: Hi, journeystories: I'm a scholar of games and new media. I'm currently writing a piece about emergent storytelling that includes some material on Journey and Journey Stories. I'm wondering if you would be willing to share your number of followers with me? I'm curious how large your tumblr community has become. Patrick
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First Time Flyer~
One of my friends is visiting from across the country, and brought his PS3 with him, so after over a year of wanting to play, I finally had a chance to!
Though he was occasionally harassing me for taking too long and messing around too much, I had a lot of fun. I ran into a white cloak after the bridge level that danced around and was willing to fly and chirp with me! I felt awful when I lost...
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On about my fourth or fifth trek through Journey, I learned what a White Cloak was. At first, I thought you got it by playing through the game a certain number of times. Kind of like the golden embroidery that you gain on your cloak after each play. Soon after that, I learned about the power of automatic regeneration that comes with the White Cloak. That’s when I started to spend every trek...
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Something I noticed
The chapter select hub is a lot like the top of the tower level. The sides have areas that look like the chapter select structures, there’s a bridge that connects to the gate to the next level, and the graves around the area….. Not to mention, the original chapter select hub could have been a tower buried in sand. Just something to think about.
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Glitch warning signs
Okay so it seems like black screening is becoming kind of frequent, so I’ll just go over what I know of the dangers that glitch worlds have.
Before I start my biggest word of advice is to either explore the worlds by yourself and go through trial and error until you find the safest route, or try to let a more seasoned robe go the route they are familiar with and try to remember said route....
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I had been on several journeys before, from the very first time to eventually my rise into transcendence. And then once or twice more to actually be a white cloak. But that was quite a while ago, and I decided to go back to Journey just yesterday.
The atmosphere and music was still as striking as ever, and instantly reminded me of why I had gone so many times before. I actually decided to forgo...
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Hearts in the snow
So today i wanted to play with my friends and take them to the glitch levels, however, none of them were around, so i just decided to see if i could find a patient companion to run around with. During the bridge area i had finally figured out how to speed fly, and it was exciting to me! I ran into an incredible red cloak who waited for me when ever i had to pause to feed the cat or what ever. I...
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Shiny new cloak.
In the past I’ve played on my friends console and now I’m borrowing my housemates so I began as a shiny new red cloak today.
I went through the first chapter by myself and came across my first companion shorty after, a 4th run red cloak. We both completed the second chapter and started the third together, wandered around together for a little while before I wandered off to explore the...
askthescarfedsilhouette asked: I hope I'm not too late to be saying this, but wow I cant believe how huge and popular this blog as become. I still remember when it was pretty much just starting out and really I am truly happy how much it has grown and how much people truly love Journey. You have been doing a wonderful job taking care of this blog, answering all this lovely people and posting their stories. Really, thank...
thegoldendoorknob asked: Oh I would just like to point out an interesting thing some people could have missed. When you go through the ending credits, the cloaks of the two wayferers at the sand slide change color depending on what cloak you were using. If you were a while cloak, one of them is red and one white, but if you went red cloak, there's no white cloaks in the ending credits. Neat huh?
kitkatpurrpurr asked: I was wondering why I suddenly got so many likes and such on my post. O//w//O~ /flattered
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Being a playful red cloak
I’ve been playing Journey a lot, as both red cloak and the white one…but for some reason I really enjoy being the new coming red cloak…because in my opinion this one seem like the most free, most playful one…
As a little red cloak, it allows me to fully observe each companion I’ve met since they didn’t expect you to lead the way you can just chirp happily every...
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feffu:
I think one of my favorite parts of playing Journey is randomly getting thank you messages from the people you play with through the game. It’s, by far, the only game where this has happened to me numerous times. That sense of camaraderie with strangers in a video game is rare.
experiencinghumanity asked: I haven't played Journey in months, and that saddens me. Reading through this blog gives me a hint of that joyous feeling I first felt. It's wonderful. Journey is such a soothing, subtle yet powerful work of art. An experience, really. Going solo is as interesting as it is with a companion. I hope to give it another try soon, but my PS3 is broken, in the meantime, this blog refills that...
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thegoldendoorknob asked: I've never dabbled much into codes for chirping. I like to do communication more through movements, like spinning around and chirping loudly to display a secret in that direction, jumping into the air and spinning to show I'm happy, or having my wayfarer face a direction and then take a step forward to try and tell people I want to move that way. Mostly because I find silly gestures...
olerex asked: Regarding the use of Morse: I don't think Morse is optimal. The short chirps could be used for dots, and the long for dashes, but spaces in between would be tough, I think. Tap Code (Which just uses dots alone), would work better, and we could use a medium chirp between letters in a word and a long chirp between words.
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I had already played Journey once before, and I decided to begin a new one. Upon my second adventure, I traveled with a companion. I felt like I was this person’s big sister, helping them navigate the beautiful and sometimes treacherous landscape. We braved almost everything together, the sandy dunes, the underground caverns, and the hostile snowy peaks. When we entered the light together, I...
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A couple months back, I was beginning a new Journey. This wasn’t my first time in the game, and i already knew what I needed to do to start. As I topped the first hill, and the title screen passed, I began my trek. But almost as soon as I started walking, I heard the faint rings of someone calling out to me. I didn’t know that you could meet another player so very early on in the game...
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So I finally got that symbol on the second downhill. You know… the one where you have that great leap of faith? Yeah that one. I was so happy because I finally got my White Cloak.
I started a new Journey after saving to test it. This is only my third or fourth run of Journey, so I was not full-embroidered. When I entered the Bridge Area, I pinged real loud at the staring platform, in case...
sotto-belle asked: I'm curious... has anyone else attempted to communicate with their Journey partner using Morse Code? I mean, long messages would be out of the question, but "L", "R", "Y", "N", "OK", "GO" and "NO" would all be pretty easy stuff. =o
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When I started my game today, I had hoped to help a red cloak or two. Instead, I ended up making friends with another white cloak. We never made it past the bridge, as I had to go, but they showed me the glitch world I never knew existed and how to get past the wind barrier. I wish I had gotten their username! Whoever you are, friendly white cloak, I hope you know that I had a blast playing with...
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I was playing just a few minutes ago in the bridge level right after the opening level, and was going about my regular play through routine collecting glyphs… Only this time I planned on trying out that glitch that was mentioned in a post a while earlier, and lo-n-behold there was another white cloak there who also seemed to be trying to get to the glitch, so I flew over an chirped to them and...
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One Chance
I played Journey only once, and at my friend’s house. Did single player, and friend told me that I was going to have the time of my life.
I played through it and the first thing that popped into my head was: “I’m never playing this again.”
But not because it sucked, or anything. Primarily, since it was beautiful enough to mean so much to me in a span of like, two or three...
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I figured I might as well share this.
One thing I love about Journey is how it’s helped me grow as a person. I was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome growing up and have always had a difficult time when it comes to social interaction. In Journey, that’s hardly an issue for me. I don’t have to deal with most of the problems I otherwise would have to go through, like subtle...
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Bedtime Story!
This is not mine, but I came across it and enjoyed it SO much! This person started writing a story about Journey and what they have so far is so wonderful! It’s like a bedtime story! Lol! I haven’t checked yet again to see if they added more but I really really hope they do. Click the link and read it. I couldn’t stop reading :) I plan on writing a story myself. Finding time is the only thing...
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I know this is probably really redundant, but I found this blog and wanted to share my experiences with the community. I just got my PS3 this week actually, and Journey was one of the first games I bought for it. Best $15 I’ve ever spent on anything ever. I’ve only been able to play three times so far, it’s been a busy week, but each playthrough was better than the last.
The...
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The music of Journey
One thing that gets me every time is the music. It doesn’t matter whether I’m playing it myself, watching a playthrough, or even just listening to the soundtrack. There are just so many bits that just make me hold my breath and I get shivers through my spine.
I’ve decided to start watching a playthrough on YouTube and already, despite the videoer talking all over the top of the...
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Chirpy first timer
I’ve been playing Journey almost once every day for weeks now, and have been hopelessly addicted to it. After a while I begin to notice some trends with wayfarers. White cloaks aren’t always in the mood to follow you since they’ve worked hard to get transcendence feeling like they’re the senior, and Red cloaks aren’t always willing to listen or tandem fly when you...
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Journey Collector's Edition on sale at Play-Asia!
I just got a mailer from Play-Asia that the Journey Collector’s Edition is currently in their Weekly Special sale this week! It’s being sold for $28.90 (regular price $34.90) for a limited time, from May 13 - 20!
As a reminder, this edition also contains flOw and Flower, as well as soundtracks for all three games, making of documentary and more!
Link: Journey Collector’s...
doodles84 asked: Hello! This question is for you Mod :) what made you decide to start a blog for all of us on Tumblr? How did it start and do you remember the very first person to submit something or what it was? How were you discovered and what was it like suddenly getting flooded with people's submissions? This is technically a bunch if questions and not 1 question LOL But do tell! :) (holding microphone up...
i-wear-clothes-sometimes asked: Recharging your compamions scarf by leting out bigger chirps is how you can fly for long distances you dont have to let out the really big chirp just hold the circle button for a second or so then release. Flying can be one of the most amazing experiences in the game
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GDC Vault - Designing Journey →
An absolutely fascinating hour-long talk by Jenova Chen given at the 2013 Game Developers’ Conference.
Overview taken from the site:
It took thatgamecompany three years to develop a two-hour long video game. Many high-level experimental ideas were tested and failed, and many lessons were learned during the design and production of the game. 12 months have passed since the game was...
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Strangers
I’ve only played Journey twice so far, only once with a companion. I just recently got back into the hype of it all, being away from it for a good two months now.
Many people talk about how smart it is to have minimal communication and identification in Journey when it comes to companions, how things get more interesting without words.
I think it’s more than that.
The lack of information on who...
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