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Journey Prototype 1 of 6 - Roping

3,561 views · Published 8 January 2014 · 1:42 · Indexed 3 October 2026

Channel: Rando Archive · 2014 · Gaming

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In 2012, Thatgamecompany went to the 1up offices and showed them six different prototypes for the PS3 game Journey. This is their first prototype of 6, titled "Roping". It's a 2D side-scroller that focuses purely on player cooperation.

Roping looks like a platformer in which players work together to make their way up a series of platforms -- a skinny character can move quickly, a heavy character can break rocks, a big head character can boost the others' abilities, and everyone can drop ropes for those below them to climb. Because the rope idea depends on co-op partners, Chen said the team ended up cutting it from the final game in favor of a solution where players could scale carpets on their own.

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