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There's nothing quite as depressing as making your way through Journey without a companion. A few people quit so suddenly I can only assume they were accidentally signed out of the Playstation Network (the same thing happened to me once, when I'd been playing with someone and trying to do faceplants in the sand) and a few I just got seperated from.

While it's sad and lonely going up that mountain alone, it also makes for an interesting experience. While my previous playthroughs gave the tone of strangers working together for a common goal, this one gave off the aura of similar people working for only themselves, and only mildly caring about who they met.

I met two people on the mountain, one who rushed over to me when I didn't notice them right away but got seperated from me at some point, and the other person I found wandering among the frozen seaweed like ribbons. I made my way to the end with them, and even waited at points on the summit when they- a first time player- had some trouble navigating the environment.

I love this game so much. Every playthrough brings a new way of looking at its world and story.