Journey to the Sun

Journey to the Sun (often abbreviated as JTTS) is an adventure-obby Roblox game created and developed by jelloman and nextReality Games. The game had its initial release date on January 20th 2020.

Summary
The game is about exploring the world of the Sun Domain and collecting 7 sacred flames to upgrade the player vessel's powers to help save the dying Sun. The player is given a quest of collecting 100 coins scattered around the game's world to unlock a reward provided by an NPCs. Players can also enter the Grand Nexus, a place frozen in time and explore different domains to figure out what has happened to these ancient lands, make friends and enemies, and collect masks and wings to decorate a Vessel of their own.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Interesting lore and world-building that gets unraveled with kooky dialogue. As players venture their way through the Sun Domain, new characters are encountered with unique dialogues while assisting the player in their mission to save the dying Sun.
 * 2) Both travelling to the sun and consuming sacred flames of power to level up are unique ideas that blend well together, as well as creating a unique execution that a few Roblox games can't pull off.
 * 3) Multiple secrets and easter eggs that aren't seen in most obbies on Roblox. For example, almost all the islands have a hidden area containing coins, usually in between a portal or the entrance to the next biome.
 * 4) Challenging platforming that gets better as the story progresses and more abilities are acquired. Certain spots earlier in the game become unreachable when a certain number of flames have been consumed and the game lets the player alternate their flame power and allows them to reach areas lacking difficulty.
 * 5) Pleasing graphics and scenery that are a step up for Roblox obbies, since the visuals create a pleasant color palette that creates a relaxing atmosphere, which is something that some Roblox obbies can't pull off with ease.
 * 6) The soundtrack is really soothing and does a nice job at contributing to the game's tone.
 * 7) The customization is neat, since the roster of cosmetics creative because of masks, and wings, symbols and, shapes that are unique and are effective for the player, since customizations aren't usually seen in Roblox obbies.
 * 8) While generic, The Dark One, often referred to as "Sid" is a powerful and intimidating villain in the story. Sid is the ancient shadow that played a big role in a war between light and darkness for the control of the sun. The Lorekeeper was tricked by him to aid his evil plans. By the end of Old Man Coin's side quest, Sid also spawns a decent plot twist.
 * 9) Once the main quest has been completed, the option to restart your progress becomes available for players who want to replay the game again, speedrun the game, etc., and the best thing is that the gained SOL isn't lost after restarting!
 * 10) * If collecting coins becomes a boring activity, there's an alternative quest of finding Sid Orbs which offer a reward that's 10x bigger.
 * 11) There's an update called the Votedown gamemode, which is a feature that encourages interactions with other players.
 * 12) Unique NPCs such as The Lorekeeper, who is a spirit that made the mistake of helping Sid long before when they were on the same side, and now seeks his redemption by preventing others from meeting the same fate. He also gives out the weekly orb quest. He is revealed to be the one behind Sun Domain's information-giving stones.
 * 13) * Other NPCs like Rufus and Umbra the shopkeepers, Lux the lost soul, The Secretkeeper and the Man Coins all carry their charm as well.
 * 14) * The designs of the NPCs are unnatural and oddly fit for a Roblox obby, especially The Lorekeeper, mainly due to his remodel which is an improvement over the original.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Revisiting all the areas in order to find the remaining coins or Sid Orbs becomes tedious very quickly, not to mention that the platforming gets extremely monotonous after awhile.
 * 2) As mentioned by WIR#8, Sid is a generic antagonist as he's portrayed as another "Evil Dark Lord" villain, which is a villain trope that countless games have done before. It doesn't help the fact that souls sacrificing themselves to contain a menacing force/being is an overused concept.
 * 3) A portion of the storytelling and tricky NPC conversations might make the story slightly confusing for specific players.
 * 4) * Speaking of which, it isn't safe from having a few cheesy dialogues, essentially from shopkeepers Rufus and Umbra, although it is understandable as Roblox games are meant for general audiences, then younger players would get confused by games occupying formal dialogues and an advanced dictionary, a la mh:awesomegames:Hollow Knight.
 * 5) Some of the Robux prices in the shop are painfully expensive, examples include the exclusive masks and wings on their own and the coin tracker.

Reception
While not getting much popularity, Journey to the Sun was positively received by Roblox players and got its own fanbase. It has over 5 million visits, and holds a ratio of 45K+ likes to 3.7K+ dislikes. As of September 2021, it has been favorited by more than 100K players.

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Trivia

 * This was one of the games featured in the 2021 Metaverse Event.