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Journey

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Journey

Summary

Journey is a video game[1]. Journey ranks in the top 3% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,414 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Journey received the Spike Video Game Awards[3].
  • Journey received the Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game[4].
  • Journey received the Game Developers Choice Award - Game of the Year[5].
  • Journey received the Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[6].
  • Journey received the Golden Geek Award for Most Innovative Game[7].
  • Journey received the British Academy Games Award for Artistic Achievement[8].
  • Journey's instance of is recorded as video game[9].
  • Journey was directed by Jenova Chen[10].
  • Journey's composer is recorded as Austin Wintory[11].
  • Journey was published by Sony Interactive Entertainment[12].
  • Journey was published by Annapurna Interactive[13].
  • Journey's genre is action-adventure game[14].
  • Journey's genre is art game[15].
  • Journey's genre is walking simulator[16].
  • Journey was produced by Robin Hunicke[17].
  • Among the performers on Journey was Austin Wintory[18].
  • Journey's developer is recorded as thatgamecompany[19].
  • Journey's operating system is recorded as iOS[20].
  • Journey's Commons category is recorded as Journey (video game)[21].
  • Journey's platform is recorded as PlayStation 3[22].
  • Journey's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4[23].
  • Journey's platform is recorded as iOS[24].
  • Journey's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[25].
  • Journey's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[26].
  • Journey's game mode is recorded as co-op mode[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 2012-04-10[30]

  • Genre(s): classical, electronic, modern classical[31]

  • Community tags: classical, electronic, game, modern classical, score, soundtrack, vgm, video game, video game music[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d1850227-c7c7-42c8-b469-6e99023412de[33]

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Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Sony Interactive Entertainment[12] and Annapurna Interactive[13]. Among the performers on Journey was Austin Wintory[18]. Journey was produced by Robin Hunicke[17]. Journey was directed by Jenova Chen[10].

Publication

Publication dates include March 13, 2012[34], March 14, 2012[35], March 15, 2012[36], July 21, 2015[37], and July 23, 2015[38]. Journey's language of work or name is recorded as English[39]. Genres include action-adventure game[14], art game[15], and walking simulator[16]. Recorded distribution format include Blu-ray Disc[40] and digital distribution[41].

Reception

Awards received include Spike Video Game Awards[3], a video game award[42], in United States[43], founded in 2003[44]; Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game[4], a class of award[45], in United States[46]; Game Developers Choice Award - Game of the Year[5], a Game Developers Choice Awards[47]; Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[6]; Golden Geek Award for Most Innovative Game[7]; and British Academy Games Award for Artistic Achievement[8], a video game award[48], founded in 2005[49]. Reviews include 92/100[50], 92.60%[51], 9.0/10[52], 8.0/10[53], 10/10[54], and 93/100[55].

Why It Matters

Journey ranks in the top 3% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,414 views/month).[2] Journey has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Journey is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

Journey has been cited as an influence by Alto's Adventure[58], a video game[59].

FAQs

What awards did Journey receive?

Honors received include Spike Video Game Awards[3], Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game[4], Game Developers Choice Award - Game of the Year[5], and Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[6].

Who did Journey influence?

Journey has been cited as an influence by Alto's Adventure[58].

Related Entities

Blu-ray Disc DualShock iOS Jenova Chen Kellee Santiago Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Sony Interactive Entertainment thatgamecompany touchscreen United States

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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