How do I dodge the Cyclops snakes?

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So I'm at the part of the game where you start seeing the giant flying stone cyclops snakes with searchlights. I've been almost totally unable to dodge them, and they eat my scarf when they hit me.

What can I do to get past these unscathed? I'm having particular trouble in the snowy area, where I don't have any jump power and can't move very fast.

Asked by Ben Brocka

Answer

The only winning move is not to play. Watch their patrols and hug the walls where their searchlights don't go as often. Once you get spotted by the search light, they will likely catch you unless you're in the last section where you're surfing down the middle as fast as possible. It is possible to get through it without losing the part of your scarf, but it's mostly stealth.

In the snowy area, you should utilize cover and only move out from under cover when no snakes are approaching.

Answered by Kazriko

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How do I exit Journey properly?

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I bought Journey today, and when I tried to exit the game I naturally pressed Start to open the menu, but there was no option to quit there. The only thing I could find was to press the PS button and choose Exit Game from there.

I don't like doing that as it's usually a 'hard quit' that doesn't allow games time to save. Is there a better way to quit the game? Does this method save anyway? Or is progress only saved in between levels, in which case quitting at any stage just resets your current level's progress?

Asked by Alex

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Besides the minimalist aesthetic, the game is incredibly short, so presumably they expected people to complete most, if not all, of it in a single sitting and thus did not provide a means to "save and quit". Instead, Journey auto-saves at the end of each "level" and there is no option to save at will or more frequently. This is similar to other thatgamecompany titles like flOw and Flower.

So you don't have to worry about making sure you quit a specific way: just quit using the PlayStation XMB.

Answered by Mark Trapp

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