<i>Journey</i> journeys to the PlayStation Network this March

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Journey journeys to the PlayStation Network this March

Thatgamecompany's next title gets an official release date.

Thatgamecompany's Journey will finally hit the PlayStation Network on March 13, according to a PlayStation Blog post by Jenova Chen, the studio's creative director.

It's kind of tough to explain what Journey is, though by simply looking at the screenshot above, it's immensely intriguing. The adventure title has that pretty art style and that Ico or Shadow of the Colossus-like sense of desolation and mystery.

"You wake alone and surrounded by miles of burning, sprawling desert, and soon discover the looming mountaintop, which is your goal," wrote Chen. "But the experience along the way is discovering who you are, what this place is, and what your purpose is."

You'll explore this vast wasteland and uncover the mysteries of a forgotten civilization -- alone, or with a stranger you meet online. You can't speak to the stranger, or even know what the stranger's PSN ID is, actually. And that's another intriguing aspect of Journey: the possibility of having to depend on a complete stranger, sans communication, to explore this land and, ultimately, get to the top of that mountain while uncovering all the secrets in between.

It looks and sounds so simple, but I can't help feeling a bit excited for March 13. Will you partake in this Journey?

Staff article by Jonathan Davila (February 16, 2012)

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	zippdementia posted February 16, 2012: I've been really waiting for this one. I'm curious to see how it functions in play. As I get older, I find I am more drawn to "games are art" games and less towards the classic genres of RPG, action, shooter, etc.
	JonDavila posted February 16, 2012: I usually don't "get" those "art" games, but this game's premise is just so unique and interesting.
	JoeTheDestroyer posted February 16, 2012: I'm on the fence about "art" games. For me, it depends on how interactive they are. Some of them are little more than interactive movies where you control the camera, but others are entertaining as well as "artful".
	True posted February 16, 2012: I'm on the fence about "art" games. For me, it depends on how interactive they are. Did you ever play Child Of Eden, Joe?
	bbbmoney posted February 16, 2012: I didn't understand Flower, it was advertised as a new Zen like experience but it's built entirely on a pretty common game concept of collecting all the shiny things. A cool message, but a pretty boring chore. Maybe I'll take more LSD before playing their next game.
	JoeTheDestroyer posted February 16, 2012: I've been a little curious about Child of Eden. Never played it, though.
	zippdementia posted February 16, 2012: ... whereas I thought Flower was a beautiful statement about hope and rebirth. I'm mostly with you, joe, about games that are too much of a movie and not enough of a game. I don't necessarily call that art, though. And I actually like it if the story is good. Like, I really loved Heavy Rain. But I really hated FFXIII and, truly, I felt like I played more in Heavy Rain. That's neither here nor there, though. I point to games like Flower or Ico as striking a nice balance between art and game. Generally not a lot of replay value and yet I probably have gone back more times to them then to, say, Call of Duty 4. I'm not the normal gamer, though.
	jerec posted February 16, 2012: I've had my eye on this one for a while now.
	zippdementia posted February 16, 2012: By the way, on the complete other end of the spectrum, Twisted Metal PS3 is awesome.
	True posted February 16, 2012: By the way, on the complete other end of the spectrum, Twisted Metal PS3 is awesome. Really? I was getting kind of frustrated with it. And Joe: I was curious. I heard nothing but good things about it until it came out but it wandered into obscurity the moment it was released. Given your previous statement and what I know about it, it seemed like a game that you would have liked. Just curious.
	zippdementia posted February 18, 2012: I share True's views about Journey; I was nervous after it basically disappeared. As for Twisted Metal, I'll have a review up sometime in the next seven days.

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