Game Debate #143: Journey

[koifish | 557]

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 | 5,415]

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 | 11,803]

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 | 5,808]

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 | 3,869]

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.