First Meeting: Journey
To kick off our first Video Game Book Club meeting, we’ll be discussing Journey, a short but powerful game widely considered one of the most artistic experiences in the medium.
In Journey, players guide a mysterious robed traveler across vast deserts toward a distant mountain. Along the way, the game explores themes of companionship, perseverance, and transcendence — all without spoken dialogue.
Because the game can be completed in about 2–3 hours, it makes a perfect introduction to the group.
Discussion topics will include:
- Environmental storytelling
- Wordless narrative
- Emotional design in games
- How gameplay mechanics support theme
You do not need to finish the game to participate — just play enough to form an opinion.
