Journey Platform: PS3 (via Playstation Network)
Like The Witness, Journey is a game of open exploration in a vividly engaging environment. Instead of an island, you're wandering the endless expanses of desert. The designer was stated as having wanted to focus on just two elements: the movement of sand and the blowing of cloth in the wind, and from the looks of the trailer, those goals were met with resounding success. What Journey adds to the open-exploration form is a multiplayer aspect. The game is played online over the Playstation Network, and as players chance upon one another in the sandy wasteland, they can work together to uncover the secrets of the civilization that once inhabited the desert ruins. The meditative aesthetic and the immense scale of the world compared to the player's cloaked character are working hand-in-hand to create what will be one of the most singular games of the year.
