ReviewGame review: Old Man’s Journey – walking for miles in an old man’s shoes has never been so absorbing
Gorgeously designed and with real narrative depth, Old Man’s Journey is a simple puzzle adventure in which nothing really happens – save for almost everything in a person’s life
Old Man’s Journey
Broken Rules
4.5 stars
Old people – what are they good for? Your average game-playing millennial might not have many positive answers to this question as the long-held tradition of respecting and learning from your elders seemingly becomes more a thing of the past.
But here’s Old Man’s Journey (for Android, iOS, PC and Mac), which shows us all a little of what it’s like to live a full and satisfactory life. It’s available for computers, but plays infinitely better on mobile devices, coming alive as if one were interacting with a long-forgotten, wonderfully written diary.
The game starts simply enough, with you as the titular mature gentleman receiving a letter that sets you off with a backpack and a walking stick on an unknown journey. Along the way, you encounter a series of obstacles in your path – hills that have to traversed, stone walls that must be torn down, sheep that have to be avoided – and through point-and-click guesswork, you work your way past each diversion.