Journey vs The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
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.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first person mystery game full of clues and puzzles for you to solve as you take on a mysterious case as a private detective.You get to enjoy a mysterious themed horror gameplay full of puzzles for you to solve and clues for you to search for. As you search and explore various realistically detailed locations, you also get to interact with dead people using your special powers and gather valuable information. Uncovering the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of Ethan Carter, you get to explore Red Creek Valley’s stunning locations, following a jaw dropping storyline at your own pace.
If you love a mystery-based, investigative-styled puzzle game, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is the perfect pick for you. With a horror based theme and fun story-driven tasks, this is a game that will keep you on the edge of your seat from the beginning to the end.