Journey vs Sky Children of light Comparison | thatgamecompany

[toonbeargacha]

Journey: you will be safe because of the spirits help

Sky: the spirits needs you help

[Enigma-pjco]

I like to think that the traveler in journey is the fallen eden elder.

[Juniper_Critter]

the heaven is actually called "orbit" remember its a different world entirely.

[SundayMyBloved]

X: "So it's all scarfs?"
Journey: *Allways has been*

[ryuudevie]

Gosh, I forgot how much I love journey. Sky is wonderful and so fun to play (I got the dream ultimate set today!!) but journey carries its message a lot stronger, there's just this sort of reverence to it that sky doesn't have. Sky is much more playful and open, but journey is *gorgeous*. I loved the comparison between between them!

[taezer]

Honestly the ascent in journey looks so much faster than in sky like it takes so long to complete Eden just because of orbit

[shinlin]

Others : Journey is cool tho sadly it cost money to buy the game.

Me, a Sky player who never miss a package after playing : haha money go brrrr-

[aenchien]

krills in journey: *i will never let chu go*
krills in sky: *meh, im just lazy*

[VwoprVwoprVworp]

I actually really prefer the interactions with other players in Journey tbh. Learning to communicate with a complete stranger without being able to use words is so beautiful to me, and has a lot of potential for very emotionally touching moments with people. Not that you can’t do that in Sky too, but where Journey is very much focused on the journey itself in every single playthrough, Sky can lose that magic very quickly after the first play through and then kinda just turns into a game about doing chores to buy clothes.

To be clear, I am absolutely one of the people doing chores to buy clothes.

Also I am biased towards cello music.

[thefootthatchoisanslap]

Journey's movement and the wave of the cape, and the walking of the character, it looks so calm and oddly satisfying to me. As a sky player, i can't take my eyes from Journey and its just pull me to the calmness.

[Razeacc]

Just in case people get the wrong idea, Sky was made by TGC after Journey. People wanted to play Journey with their friends, so TGC just made a whole new game: Sky.

You can play with friends, make new friends, and customize your Sky kid a ton. They took a lot of stuff they learned from Journey and applied it to Sky

[zuzanastefkova]

imagine getting guardians in sky for april fools day...and like..not being able to avoid them
👁💧👄💧👁

[localfriendlycloud]

sky is basicly journey for ppl that cant afford expensive stuff and i love it

[miou]

When TGC announced Sky, I expected references to their other games, but I didnt expect this many. I noticed a large amount of comparisons of Journey and Sky.
Here we go!:

Both characters can fly
Both characters can call
Both characters meditate at the end of every realm
Both characters collect light power in some way
Both characters have a cape or cloak of some sort
Both games involve journeying to a large "thing" in the distance
The entrance to Prairie, from Isle, is shaped extremely similarly to the mountain in Journey
There are 7 realms in both games
Vault is extremely similar to the second-to-last realm of Journey
Both games have mantas, jellyfish, and whales
Krill and Guardians have the exact same mechanics
Both games involve rebirth and represent the story of life
Both games have 6 elder-like beings

Whoo!! That's a lot.
My theory is, Journey is the past world of Sky, while Sky is the future.
Either that or TGC just...likes making references to other games.

Extra bonus reference: In the area by the 8 player door, there is a flower which blooms when you get close. This is a direct easter egg to TGC's other game, Flower.

ADDITION I THOUGHT OF AFTERWARDS (SPOILER ALERT!!!):
When you fly up to Orbit, the tunnel with the windows that you go through before ascending is most definitely a nudge to the hallway you encounter while skating in Journey. They both go in the same direction and have large windows along the side, and have a beautiful view.

[emmush]

Journey was one of my favorite games growing up. Ever since I was 7 years old, me, my siblings and my cousins would all watch my older brother play Journey every single year, from start to finish. Journey was such a beautiful game that was told mostly without words and it was so beautiful that a game could convert such a story without using words. When I found out about Sky last year, I was ecstatic. I cannot wait for Sky’s release on switch so I can share it with my family even more!

[dolpinator]

Since Journey is available on PC, I hope TGC also brings sky: COTL into PC as well.

[localfriendlycloud]

lmaooo i love that you timed the krill and the journey creature thing perfectly and the deaths

[skykid]

both of these games have such a special place in my heart. the mystery and dignity of journey is compelling to me, and yet the connection and the friendship aspect of sky means so much to me. Thank you TGC, for these absolute gems!

[Savia.]

the whole reason i started playing sky is the fond memories i had of journey from my childhood

[souhiyorid]

I was looking for journey
And then i found sky
Now im suffering because i dont have hearts