author: Daniel Stronski
Journey. The best short video games for a single evening
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- Release date: March 13, 2012
- Genre: adventure, exploration
- Average user ratings at Gamepressure.com: 7.3/10
- Average time needed to complete according to howlongtobeat.com: 2 hours
- Platforms: PC, PS4, PS3, iOS
An artistic experience in which the most important thing is not the destination, but the journey itself. The creator of the original flOw and Flower has created a unique game that the less we know about, the more fun it is. There is no dialogue, introductory text, or any other form of narrative - we end up in the desert and just go forward.
On paper, Journey doesn't seem very interesting, but you only have to look at a screenshot from the game to fall in love with its charming visuals. You can also see the mastery of level design here, and the interesting idea of an "unaware multiplayer mode" - because who could expect that the characters you meet while wandering around are real players? There are, in fact, many more similar flavors that we can stumble upon. This is one of the most unusual productions on Sony consoles, PCs and portable devices with iOS.
Oxenfree
- Release Date: January 15, 2016
- Genre: adventure, thriller
- Average user ratings at Gamepressure.com: 7.9/10
- Average time needed to complete according to howlongtobeat.com: 4,5 hours
- Platforms: PC, PS4, XOne, Switch, iOS
How many times have you and your buddies accidentally opened the gateway to another dimension? Now you can do it on PC, consoles and mobile devices – in the fantastic game called Oxenfree . The paranormal adventure in the atmosphere of coming-of-age films, with the opening of an interdimensional gap via a portable radio, with more clichés from the 1980s waiting down the way. There's loads of those there. And we use the word "cliché" here in the most positive sense possible.
Oxenfree will be a treat for people who are looking for something with a similar vibe like Stranger Things. Theunique visuals provide beautiful and interesting locations and are complemented by sensational voice acting from the likes of Erin Yvette (The WolfAmong Us), Gavin Hammon (TelltaleStudios' The WalkingDead) and Britanni Johnson (Borderlands series). Such productions can be devoured within one evening, not once checking if it's not too late and you have to stop playing.
