Fairway Solitaire vs Journey
Fairway Solitaire
Fairway Solitaire is a fun solitaire game with a rather unique golfing theme by Big Fish Games. Just like golf, each round of the game are played by Holes, and a series of Holes make up a Course. You're also scored by Par (below, above or even). To win each course, you must achieve a score of even or below Par. The gameplay, on the other hand, is similar to your standard solitaire game where you'll need to match cards up in numerical (either in increasing or decreasing) order. There are also plenty of boosters to buy and use and challenging obstacles that will, more often than not, stump you.In a world full of run-of-the-mill solitaire titles, Fairway Solitaire manages to stand out on its own simply by having a very different theme and level progression. With its gorgeous graphics, fun characters and various game modes, this is a game that will definitely appeal to fans of the genre.
Journey
Journey is literally a quintessential "artsy" adventure game. Why so? Well, the game puts you in the shoes of a mysterious robed figure who you will control throughout your adventure across beautiful, quiet and mostly desert landscapes. Each landscape provides players with a puzzle to solve that will allow them to move on to the next scene, though players can simply roam around the place and drink in the gorgeous visuals.There isn't a lot of buttons in the game and that's fine enough since you really don't need much to solve the puzzles, but personally, I'm incredibly intrigued by the Sing function. Although it is used to solve certain puzzles, most of the time you'll probably be using it idly while your character is travelling. Depending on how long you press the button and how fast you do so, you can actually create amazing little tunes that you'd love to have it recorded down and turned into perhaps a ringtone or something.
That said, Journey is a game that's so much more than composing music and solving puzzles. It is a journey (like its namesake) to help the robed figure discover who he/she is and to help you figure out what's happened in the game world, resulting in the sprawling desert that spans most of the game.