Speedrun Events

Journey got featured in several speedrun events throughout the years, which can be worth watching for entertainment.

They will be placed in reverse order (newest runs at the top).

## Speedrun categories

A speedrun consists in finishing a game as fast as possible, but several categories exist to show different interesting gameplay.

Check the speedrun.com website to see the leaderboard and runner rankings in every categories. Visit the guide section of it if you're interested in speedrunning yourself !

A speedrun is considered "**glitched**" when it features Fancy Flying and other glitches (such as rushing through Out Of Bounds areas). **"Glitchless"** categories are closer to how the game is normally experienced, but in a more optimised way featuring some skips. Glitchless doesn't allow diving (done by aiming the camera down and moving forward): the basic Fancy Flying techniques were intended by the game developers, but for speedrun purposes it is considered glitched gameplay only. Glitched speedruns tend to be faster but harder to perform.

On top of being glitched or glitchless, the 3 main speedrun categories for *Journey* are "**Any%**", "**All Symbols**", and "**Scarfless**":

* **Any%** means finishing the game as fast as possible without restrictions (the percentage of completion doesn't matter as long as you reach the end): it is the main speedrun category for many games, including *Journey*. You can collect as many glowing symbols as you wish.
* **All Symbols** means requiring to collect every glowing symbols in the game. There are 21 in total, but the very first one in Chapter Select level doesn't count as its scarf length value is added to the traveler's scarf by default upon teleporting to Chapter Select, when starting the speedrun.
* **Scarfless** speedruns are similar to Any% speedruns (and they can actually count as Any% too !), but they forbid collecting any symbol to extend the scarf length. You can still jump though.

All these speedrun categories can be performed with the **white robe** or the **red robe** as well ; offering a lot of different categories in total ! Red Robe speedruns are harder to optimize and are extremely difficult in glitched categories (explaining the few runners to attempt them at all). Scarf management becomes essential in red to be able to perform skips fast and avoid walking instead.

The speedrun can also be performed on every **platforms**: PS3, PS4, PS5, PC, and iOS, with light differences between them (loading times, camera speed, framerate...). This Any% leaderboard in the category extensions section from speedrun.com compares runs from every platforms together, although there might be loading time differences (a PC player with a good setup could gain over 10 seconds in total over a PS4 run, just in loading time).

Most of the time a speedrun **timer starts at 1:20 min** in Chapter Select, as it accounts for the time to watch the intro cutscene and gaining control of the character before being able to load CS level. This makes the speedrun practice easier, but oftentimes in marathon events the timer will start at 0:00 anyway, watching the intro cutscene to introduce the game better.

## Speedrun marathons

Speedrun marathons are events often made to gather funds for charities through the spectator's donations. The speedrun is explained by the runner and/or their eventual couch commentary to introduce it to a wider audience. It is performed live in front of an audience for in-person events and/or streamed for online events.

* nathanj: Red Robe Any% Glitched for the *Stunfest 2023* video game festival in 27:58 (**French**), 21/05/2023

Commentary with ?? (Nathan forgot :D )

The twitch highlight

* SanchoPanda: White Robe Any% Glitchless for the *No Glitches Allowed 10* event in 38:41 (**English**), 20/04/2023

Featuring a SanchoPanda song by the end !

Commentary with IllegallySam.

The Twitch highlight

* ChevilleTortue & Gadullus: **Red robe VS White robe** race for *RIPDebt 1.5* in 54:47 (**English**), 3/12/2022

The concept was to do both an Any% Glitched and Any% Glitchless runs with the White robe, while the other player would do a single Any% Glitchless Red robe run.

Twitch VOD with chat

* ravspect: **All Symbols Glitchless White Robe** for the *Green Gaming Fest 2022* in 39:23 (**English**), 22/10/2022

Twitch VOD with chat

* Robsdedude: **Scarfless Glitched White Robe** for *ESA Winter 2022* in 22:10 (~~+1:20 for the skipped intro sequence~~ ^^) (**English**), 16/02/2022.

Twitch VOD with chat

The French restream commentated by Azama and nathanj

The German restream

* nathanj: **Any% Glitched White Robe** for *AGDQ2022* in 18:09 (**English**), 14/01/2022.

Featuring a carpet chase and Stoicmom + Peksa on the commentary !

Available on nathanj's youtube channel too, with Twitch chat !

The German restream commentated by Robsdedude

The French restream commentated by Gyoo and Loos Guccreen

* Juesto and Juanba: **Coop Any% Glitchless White Robe** for *MARS 3* in 38:37 (**Spanish**), 12/2021.

Commentary by izanagifonfabre

* Azama: **Any% Glitched White Robe** for *Speedons* in 19:36 (**French**), 06/03/2021.

Commentary with Gyoo.

* Gyoo: **Scarfless Glitched White Robe** for *BLR19* in 25:38 (**French**), 11/2019.

Commentary with Loos Guccreen.

Twitch VOD with chat

* BlueBerriMoon: **Any% Glitchless White Robe** for *UKSM at EGX 2019* in 47:29 (**English**), 17/10/2019.

Couch commentary with DeadliestPuddle, Dysenism and DeadlySteph.

Twitch VOD with chat

* Gyoo: **Scarfless Glitched White Robe** for the *Summer Baguetton 2019* in 23:39 (**French**), 14/09/2019

Commentary with Over.

The Twitch highlight

* Gyoo: **Scarfless Glitched White Robe** for *LFR@GA19* in 26:17 (**French**), 04/2019.

Twitch VOD with chat

* Several "*SpeedThemAll*" marathon run videos got deleted around 2019 - 2020, featuring several runs by Gyoo and Over. If you know where to see them please reach out !

* DRsynj: **Any% Glitchless Red Robe** for *European Speedster Assembly 2012* in 54:36 (**English**), 10/10/2012.

## Other speedrun events

* A journey speedrun by MaeTheDKC in **Any% Glitchless White Robe** category (**English**), 11/09/2022

Talking about the game while enjoying its relaxing beauty.

SanchoPanda is on the commentary making his usual funny jokes, with SmoothOperative as a host.

* Journey speedrun presentation by SanchoPanda in **Any% Glitchless White Robe** category (**English**), 12/04/2022

Starts by a song from SanchoPanda, and features rather unusual History Lesson interpretation !

Commentary with Charybdis, and SmoothOperative as a host.

* Understanding the speedrun with Journey, through a scientific approach ft. Gyoo (**French**), 11/03/2020.

* Journey speedrun presentation by Azama in **Any% Glitched White Robe** category, with Realmyop hosting the event (**French**), 03/08/2015

* Azama showing glitches and various *Journey* related stuff with Tonton\_Hazuki (the companion), and Realmyop as a host (**French**), 01/08/2015

## Journey community speedrun events

* First "Find the Spot in Journey" event with StephanieOfTexas, Zelollipop, KbakGames and nathanj. Organised by Purplemist4, 11/06/2023.

10 screenshots of the game were selected by Purplemist, and the runners had to find the place as quickly as possible to gain points !

The twitch highlight

* Journey Speedrun Races: Winter edition. Multiple **glitchless and glitched** races with Over, Mizutoka, Gadullus, Cheville-Tortue, Juesto, Peksa, nathanj, Rebi, Yupa, Nichero, Knock\_knock\_joke, Ravspect, Charybdis, Stoicmom. Organised by Charybdis, 10/12/2022

The twitch highlight

* Multiple **glitched** races with nathanj, Peksa, Knock\_knock\_joke, Yupa, Nichero, Gabe, Lillyspikes. Organised by Charybdis, 12/2021

* Multiple **glitchless** races with Nichero, Over, Juesto and xddbzfan. Organised by Charybdis, 12/2021

* Multiple **glitched** races with Peksa, Nathan and Yupa. Organised by Charybdis, 08/2021

* *Sand Sun and Speedrun* event organised by Azama: **Any% Glitchless White Robe**, 08/2020

Runners: Over, Hif1ve, Nichero, Charybdis. Bradjel and Azama on commentary.