Journey Is Complete, Awaiting Release Date

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Co-founder & creative director of thatgamecompany, Jenova Chen, has tweeted that PS3 exclusive Journey is complete and ‘once Sony figure out the right time, they will announce it. I assume pretty soon.’

He also answered a couple of questions via Twitter; The camera has ‘stayed to be the way beta went’ and there is no alternative control method.

Matchmaking for the online component is still random as ‘that’s how we want the game to be played.’

Source: Twitter

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40 Comments

  1. And you could always sign out of the PSN on your first play through

    • A bit of a hassle though, to sign out of PSN to make sure that the person doesn’t mess up your playthrough, I like knowing who’s online so I can hop across to another game if I’m needed.
      Yes, I know I’m nitpicking, I just think there should be an option to play with friends, bit silly to leave it out.

    • Pressing triangle then x is hassle?
      Hate to see you making a cup of tea ;)

      I thought it worked perfectly as it was in the beta.

      There’s a million & one traditional multiplayer experiences & anyone can always play them at any moment, this felt like a breath of fresh air.

    • No, I mean it’s a hassle as I don’t want to sign out, as stated above. If to make sure I don’t get some nob ruining the game for me I have to be signed out, and it’s a game I’m already iffy on, I’ll pass.
      I realise I’m in the minority, just think that it’s stupid in this day and age to not be able to pick who you want to play the game with.
      Fair enough dude, I’m happy it worked so well and I hope others get enjoyment from it but for me, it wouldn’t work. I always play online with friends nowadays, very very rare I don’t,so I’ll pass.

    • I think the last time he made a cup of tea, he ended up curling into a ball in the corner. ;)

      Twits who ruin games are the reason why i rarely play online. I don’t want to waste my time, getting killed by a fecker who camps a lot.

      Although, i will play online with a few TSAers as Journey looks like a game that i would support. :)

    • That’s the thing, Ste, you can’t play this online with TSA’ers as the matchmaking is completely random.
      As for the tea, I’m crap at making it, hate the stuff :)

    • Then i won’t be playing online then. :( What has happened to the idea of being able to play with your mates? Instead of a random person who is very likely to blast crap rap down their mic.

      I hope they will implent a private online session function otherwise, i can see a quarter of owners not playing online. :(

      Also, You hate tea!? THIS IS BLASPHEMY!

    • As far as I can remember, there’s no voice chat option so I don’t think you’ll have to worry about music being blasted down the microphone :)
      Oh, and yeah I do, sorry about that :D

    • SHUN! SHUN THE NON BELIEVER! :p

      Oh good then. I’ll use skype i want to chat to someone whilst playing a game online as there is a less chance of them playing crap music. Unless they are doing it on purpose. ;)

    • I use Skype most of the time as well now, BF3 and Warhammer 40K are probably the exception to that rule though.

    • Don’t worry about the online until they patch in the weapons.. ;)

  2. I am very interested in Journey but it’s one of those games where you have to play it in order to enjoy it as opposed to watching some gameplay videos and then wanting to play it due to the nature of the game.

    I think i can see myself losing a lot of hours online with this with a few TSAers. :O I hope it’s not a digital download only release as i hate downloading games as it usually causes me to wait a day or two for something i’ve paid for. :-(

    • Digital download only dude, with completely random matchmaking as stated. No playing with friends unfortunately…
      Don’t have a problem with digital downloads personally, but I do have a massive problem with not being able to play the game with my friends so as I’ve said several times now (what can I say, I’m a broken record..) I’ll pass :)

      • BALLS! Then i’m not getting it untill i get a bigger harddrive. I’m going to miss that new game smell. :( I don’t mind downloading DLC and PS1 classics as they tend to be less then a GB. It’s just that i hate waiting whilst downloading a full game on PSN. :( Plus, it limits what games i can play as most will stop it from downloading. >:(

      • I really don’t understand the complaint you are clogging up the comments with.

        Journey is best viewed in the same way as flOw and flower, more an experience than a game, when contrasted with the accepted conventions of game design. They are doing things differently for a reason and they obviously feel that the optimum way to experience Journey is not knowing who you’re playing with, because the experience is meant to be a personal one.

        If you don’t understand then fine don’t buy it, but please stop harping on about it I find it annoying.

      • No, I won’t stop sorry, I’m allowed to say how I feel about something in the comments. If you have a problem with that dude, go elsewhere, I never tell others to stop unless they’ve obviously said something they shouldn’t have, but I expect the same in return.
        As far as I can see, I’ve done nothing wrong, so no. Your condescending tone is annoying to me, but I’m not telling you to stop, just to go elsewhere and ignore me if you find me annoying.

      • @maycontainEvil, Everyone is entitled to their opinion on here. Yes, i would agree that he’s repeating the same thing over and over again but he is contributing to a few conversations. If you feel that Yogdog is starting to spam, feel free to contact the TSA com team or Peter(Colossal Blue).

        Yogdog, you may try and avoid repeating yourself in your comments as it’s makes you seem senile. ;) I agree with you with the lack of a private function. :)

        I’m not having a go at both of you btw. :) Also, DEATH TO YOGGERS FOR HATING TEA! :op

      • If you want to report me, report me, fair enough. However, replying to 2 comments related to the issue and making a comment of my own does not constitute spam. Ever.
        As for being senile, it’s what happens when you’ve worked in a carehome :)
        In regards to the tea, Apple juice ftw.

  3. Cannot wait, this looks to be incredible. I love the alternate take to online being shown here and just know this is going to be phenomenal.

  4. I really hope Sony gives this a push. From the part of the beta I played, this is really unique, just like thatgamecompanies other titles. A PS+ discount would be nice too *winks at Sony*

  5. I’m interested. But I think I want to see it being played before I decide to splash out on it. Fl0w and Flower were awesome though, so right now I’m giving thatgamecompany the benefit of the doubt.

    As for Yog, the only thing I see wrong is that he doesn’t like tea. Report to the field outside of town for “Political re-education” ;)

    • Yessir! ;)

      • What is this Tea thing you guys keep going on about? Is it that stuff you guys insist on drinking because you cant handle Coffee?

        *ducks*

  6. Nice, will definitely buy this when I find the time to actually play it.

  7. Good. Now show me the Vita version.

  8. This’ll be the first time I buy a new PS3 game in about a year :P

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