Journey vs Star Project
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.
Star Project
Star Project is an anime-inspired, dating-themed game where you are an entertainment CEO and manager who is trying to save your company. However, everything changed when you stumble upon a charming country boy, named Yoon, who dreams of making it big as an entertainer. Naturally, your instincts kicked in and you start nurturing him into the celebrity you know he could be. Aside from setting him up with gigs, you can even dress him from head to toe, and even engage in a romantic relationship with him.This game may not be exactly the same as the old Star Project which had been shut down, but it is quite similar in its gameplay and storyline... close enough to be a great alternative game for those who had longed for the game to return.