i cant believe Journey won out over Mark of the Ninja. Keep in mind Its biased of me to say this because I have played Mark of the Ninja and not Journey. I watched a gameplay video and MOTN seems to have way more gameplay. MOTN has a lot of strategy, and is similar to a 2D splinter cell. Journey is just a game that seems to glide around until you hit a mountain, but it looks like there is no conflict unless your looking for a switch to open the path to get you further to the mountain. In terms of beauty, that is debatable as well. Journey is more "shiny" and has bright colors, but It doesn't seem to have a lot of details. Its just watercolors spread around. There is a lot more artwork in MOTN I think. The cutscenes and setting are all beautiful and all the characters are just done well.