Journey's extremely small game length, uninspired ending, and sense of pretentiousness ends up being it's own downfall.
For 15 bucks, that is the biggest rip off I've ever seen.
Even if the gameplay was good, it doesn't even have very impressive visuals or narrative. Pretentiousness can only get you so far.
Story - I could just say Journey doesn't have a story. And that's an understatement. The ending blows, and doesn't make any sense. 3/10
Graphics - Journey is so unbelievably beautiful, you all say. It has the best visuals around, you all scream. I don't see it. It looks like an early tech demo for the PS3, and has the same length of a tech demo. 5/10
Gameplay : Basic platforming, basic walking, basic everything. There's nothing to this game. 4/10
Difficulty - There's nothing to say about this one, because it's impossible for you to die. Woopdie doo. 2/10
Lasting Quality - Nothing. An hour of a confusing narrative, and boring easy gameplay. 1/10
Final Verdict : 4/10 - Poor