I feel like that game literally changed my life in the 2 hours or whatever it took me to play it.

That game is so beautiful. It made me a better person.

I was absolutely entranced.

  • radix@lemmy.worldEnglish
    632·
    5 个月前

    I saw so much praise for this game, which got me to buy. Then I genuinely felt like I played a different game than everybody else.

    Not that I thought it was bad or anything, I just walked across the landscape for 2h15m and then haven’t thought about it since.

    • RandomStickman@kbin.run
      50·
      5 个月前

      The amazing part for me is running into a stranger and we have to communicate with the limited system in game. Outside of that it’s a competent “walking simulator” with decent puzzles and great art. If that’s not your thing I get it.

          • thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nzEnglish
            41·
            5 个月前

            That’s so wild. I met one person and I was just following them around to see where the “AI” was taking them. I thought it was very advanced for an older game 😅 I think I may not be the smartest

            • Kelly Aster 🏳️‍⚧️@lemmy.worldEnglish
              4·
              5 个月前

              Don’t feel too bad lol. It’s structured to feel like a single player game, which they may have done a little too well. You aren’t the only one to not realize.

              It’s such a beautiful game! I need to play it again.

          • tenacious_mucus@sh.itjust.works
            101·
            5 个月前

            Nope. White are real people, too. You respawn white back at the beginning (i think you have the option to, so you could stay red as well) if you managed to find all the glyphs. Ive been the White Traveler lots of times.

      • Klaymore@sh.itjust.works
        8·
        5 个月前

        I played with my friend over Discord and somehow we got matched with each other the first time, so we didn’t get to play with strangers or anything. Still was fun though.

    • Varyk@sh.itjust.worksOP
      162·
      5 个月前

      Oh, sorry. I was absolutely mesmerized.

      I’ll be remembering it for quite some time.

      My mind is still spinning.

    • aCosmicWave@lemm.ee
      72·
      5 个月前

      This was exactly my experience as well! The same thing happened with Witcher 3. Sooo much hype but no matter how many times I’ve gone back to it, I just can’t get into it.

      • wia@lemmy.ca
        1·
        5 个月前

        Witcher 3 took me a few attempts before I finally got into it. And those types of games were always my favorite.

        I don’t think Witcher 3 stuck until the DLCs. Now I’m sad I’m done with the game…

    • verycoolusername@lemm.ee
      51·
      5 个月前

      I had a similar experience. Funnily enough I love walking simulators, or slow burns with similar mechanics so I was exactly in the target audience for this game but somehow it didn’t click with me. I can understand which elements make the game great, but these elements have been done better by other games (in my opinion). I have great respect for the craft though.

      • Varyk@sh.itjust.worksOP
        5·
        5 个月前

        I’m combing through these comments, which games have done this better?

        I am definitely interested.

        • verycoolusername@lemm.ee
          2·
          5 个月前

          With the emphasis that they have done certain elements better: Brothers: A Tale of two sons (Show, Don’t Tell) , Dark Souls (silent companion), Shadow of the Colossus (feeling of isolation/scale). I might add some more if I find the time.

          • Varyk@sh.itjust.worksOP
            2·
            5 个月前

            Oh I definitely prefer the show Don’t tell in journey more, if I’m understanding that category. And I did love Brothers.

            I didn’t have a silent companion, but comparing by how many people have told me about the silent companions of this game versus a huge thread about dark souls and elden ring I had recently and nobody mentioning a silent companion, I’m going to grain of salt that one.

            Are the silent companions in dark souls like elden ring where you summon friends to help you fight?

            I do want to play Shadow of the Colossus, but that game kind of beats everyone in terms of scale right?

            Isolation? Hm. Interesting.

            I really should play shadow of the Colossus.

            Is that still Playstation exclusive or is it anywhere else yet?

    • wia@lemmy.ca
      51·
      5 个月前

      I’m with you here.

      I played it just recently so I didn’t get to play with as many people as I’m sure there were at the start. I did encounter others frequently enough though. Even played with 1 person for a big chunk.

      It was fine. It’s pretty and it has soul for sure but it’s not a transcendent experience like so many seem to describe. Maybe I’m broken in my own way, maybe I missed something, maybe I don’t understand art. Who knows.

      I had fun though and it was worth the price.

    • Prinz Kasper@feddit.deEnglish
      3·
      5 个月前

      Same here, it’s by all accounts a decently competent but ultimately very basic puzzle platformer. Don’t get the hype.