The impression that one gets in the game are to describe by words of this world, and words are in any case totally unnecessary, because not a single is said during the game. The whole message is only mediated by the images and the fascinating epic atmosphere.
Granted, the graphics are not exactly high end but also this is not necessary here. The figures have little resemblance to real living things, but that's completely irrelevant. The game is just perfect, just as it is.
You assume the role of a male and finds herself in a fantastic country again: sand everywhere you look, the beautifully glistening in the warmest colors in the sun. The entire fairytale scenery is thereby underpinned by incredibly beautiful music. Goose bumps! ...
The male has the ability to float through the air. So it has from one point to the next butterfly fluttering over the same creatures and liberate who what of flying carpets on the one hand, but on the other hand, quite remind by their playful nature and the shouts that they are interchangeable to dolphins. These creatures can fly and help the males, to cover long distances through the air. This is for the time being its most important mission: Through the desert country to float and to free the caged creatures.
In between hitting the males on huge figures that seem to be a kind of god, which reveal our main character in the course of the game by means of drawings one by one, the history of this place and its mission is.
Moving from one level to the scenes of action and our male has it increasingly difficult to move forward. However, just as the music remains consistently impressive scenery beautiful, and it is always exciting and emotional, the closer the target is approached, which is the highest mountain on the horizon. The difficulties with which our main character will be confronted during his trip, one feverishly right with him. And whom do not shoot at the end of the tears in the eyes, or at least time sitting a really big lump in my throat, a real oddball must be ;-)
Although the game only takes about 2 hours, but this will be the most intense 2 hours which you probably ever durftet experience in a game. It is even glad drum to there already put the controller aside and take a breath again, because this is an experience that you once have to digest and what you need to think for a while. These 2 hours, so forget guaranteed not soon. And that's meant in a totally positive way.
I tip my hat to the creators of this masterpiece, because they are excellent on making out little much. The game includes neither words nor any kind of violence. Everything is very simple and yet designed with a lot of love. Just the music is to die for, the colors fantastic and the story leaves you speechless.
The game is definitely unique, since the games industry usually relies on a lot of action, noise and Geballere. By contrast Journey is like a refreshing vacation somewhere in the dreamlike paradise, like in the movie "What Dreams May Come". You can relax and enjoy the epic atmosphere of the game, completely sink into it. Every now and again just time close your eyes and listen to the melody ... And finally philosophize about God and the world :-) just wonderful. This is not just a game, it is a work of art. Very profound and philosophical. Poetry in image form and at a high level. A must for anyone who understands what it ;-)