025: Journey

We float on with some very long scarves in Journey.

Developer: Thatgamecompany | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Release Date: March 12, 2012

Jacob, special guest Travis Colenutt and a quarantined Mike hide from Guardians, shred their scarves, float high and talk about aquatic life. “I’m the bubble boy!”

A quick programming note: we had originally planned to release our Zombi/ZombiU episode this week but have moved that episode to March 7th. Apologies for the change. Our March 21st episode is FTL: Faster Than Light.

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Players: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) and Michael Ruffolo (@ruffolom)

Special Guest: Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt)

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Show Notes (spoilers):

• 1:20 Michael is very sick
• 2:20 A little background about Thatgamecompany & Journey
• 3:30 Our collective experience with the game
• 5:44 Let’s describe Journey
• 7:40 Wait… motion controls? Sixaxis refresher.
• 9:00 The multiplayer component of the game
• 13:15 We start back at the beginning
• 14:45 The aesthetic of the game
• 16:45 Jacob’s favourite part of the game
• 18:20 *gasp* “There are enemies?”
• 19:30 Travis takes us under the sea
• 20:50 The game opens in the desert
• 25:58 Austin Wintory’s music is excellent
• 28:15 The cutscenes and a little bit more about the story
• 31:10 Terminator: Journey
• 32:01 Into the depths of darkness and The Guardians
• 36:55 The snowy area
• 38:05 Jacob compares this game to Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
• 39:05 Back to the snow and Travis meets another player
• 42:50 The collapse
• 44:45 What does the story mean?
• 49:35 Mike cries and Life of Pi
• 52:18 Wrap-up
• 54:44 A fun fact about Jenova Chen