I wanted to touch on Journey for a second. Not only do I agree with you guys that it was a wonderful experience, and probably one of my highlights in gaming ever - not just this generation - it is simply something that must be experienced.
One thing I noticed though:
As much as I love the player interaction, and believe me, I love the player interaction; I find that I wish there was an option to limit or extend the possibilities of playing with people. Let me explain further. My playthrough consisted of me meeting 8 travellers along the way. While playing, I definitely didn't feel I met 8 people, but I definitely felt like I met more than 3. You can figure these moments out simply by human behaviour. At some points I noticed my companion was behaving different than normal, and after playing I am now certain that I was playing with a different player. While this idea is OK and works to the point where unless you are paying attention it is hard to notice, I find that a more powerful way to experience this game is to play with 1 person only. That way you can have a unique experience with a complete stranger; an experience that has potential to be the most emotionally powerful thing you have experienced in gaming. I find just a hint of this is taken away knowing the idea that you can be playing with handfuls of people at any one time.
Mar 28, 2012 8:15pm PDT