Journey Stories

Thank you for the most fun, relaxing, moving journey experience I’ve had in a very long time. I’m sorry I couldn’t figure out how to do the faceplant and kept bumping into things, but it was wonderful to be your companion.

Hi friends and followers,

Now that thatgamecompany’s next game Sky has been revealed, I have finally been able to make a new blog which will be dedicated to the new game. Since ‘skystories’ and every variation thereof have been taken, the new blog will be called Stories of Sky.

You can find it here: https://storiesofsky.tumblr.com/

I am hoping that Sky will generate the same sort of unique and emotional social experiences that Journey has, and so I anticipate running Stories of Sky in a similar way, heavily based on fan submissions and sharing of stories. However, this is of course still to be confirmed, so the new blog is subject to change depending on how the game actually turns out. The blog will likely be very quiet until Sky is actually released, save for news updates and whatever fanworks crop up, but in the meantime I would love for you all to head over there and follow it so we can hit the ground running. :) And don’t worry, Journey Stories is not going anywhere! Even though it is understandably quiet nowadays, I love and cherish this blog and have had a blast running it for the past five years. I will absolutely keep it running as long as people are still reading and submitting.

Anyway, see you all over at Stories of Sky, let’s get excited for a new adventure! :)

TGC have finally released the name and details of their upcoming game, Sky, coming first to iOS.

http://m.au.ign.com/articles/2017/09/12/journey-developer-thatgamecompany-reveals-sky

Mod here is deeply hoping the game is only a timed exclusive and also coming to Android, so those of us who don't use Apple products can also play the game.

I began the game like we all do, alone. I went through everything, collecting all the symbols to make my scarf longer, finding all the hidden murals and recounting the story of the game world. 

During the bridge level I found my first connection who I assumed would be my companion through the game. We helped each other find symbols that the other couldn’t see and played with the cloth creatures, and raced each other through the city. We stayed close together while the metal monsters chased us, and waited patiently for each other when we got separated. 

When we got to the temple and began our long ascent, my friend had to leave. I was waiting for them when I noticed their character had sat down, so I assumed that they’d had to step away from the game for a moment, and I went down to wait by their character until they got back. When they faded off, I was sad, but decided that I would continue on alone.

Seeing the large, circular mural that detailed our journey thus far, with my friend in each mural from the bridges to the desert to the tunnels, and then seeing that one lone figure, me, braving the mountain, was heart-wrenching. 

I found another companion on the mountain, but they lagged often and also eventually faded off. So when I finally reached the summit, I was alone. But for some reason it seemed more emotional that way. I’d had the game for months and had been waiting for the perfect time to play it, when I’d be alone with no distractions and I could go through this beautiful and emotional journey in peace. 

i wore the white cloak, though you in your red were clearly the more experienced journeyer.

my trophy completion means little after seeing your fancy flying, faceplanting, and zen slides. i tried them all. and i failed them all. (save for one single faceplant - i still don’t know how i did it.) 

you showed me my first glitch, and what a gorgeous sight it was! i didn’t want to leave that dune overlooking the sunken city.

I downloaded and started playing journey when it first came out. I immediately fell in love with it. I didnt read up on it at first and had no idea about the multiplayer function. I’d just gotten a new ps3 and hadn’t hooked it up to the internet yet. I connected my console to wifi to watch Netflix and the next time I played Journey, lo and behold there were others in red cloaks flying around the stages with me. That’s when I read up about the game to see what was happening as this hadn’t happened before.

Later that day, I began a new journey and, when I got to the bridges, I walked out onto the first platform. I heard a chirp and looked up to see a white cloak standing atop a pillar near the entrance. I was still in my reds, everyone I had seen before was in red. I didn’t know what to make of this white cloak high above me. Ominous. Peerless.