Journey to the Sun

Journey to the Sun (often abbreviated as JTTS) is an adventure-obby game on Roblox that was 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 and help save the dying Sun. The player is given the side quest of collecting 100 coins scattered around the game's world for special rewards to be unlocked. Players can also enter the Grand Nexus, a place frozen in time and explore the 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. Most recently, the multiplayer oriented "Votedown" gamemode has been added to the game.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Captivating lore and complete world-building that is continuously getting unraveled via kooky dialogue. As players venture their way through the Sun Domain, new characters are encountered, these supplying unique dialogues with the objective of assisting the player in their mission.
 * 2) Quite impressively, it issues tons of secrets and easter eggs that aren't ordinary features when it comes to parkour games on Roblox. For example, almost all the islands own a surprisingly well-hidden area containing coins, usually in-between a portal or the entrance to the next biome.
 * 3) Challenging platforming that gets better as the story progresses and more abilities are acquired. As a matter of fact, certain areas in the early game become ultimately unreachable when a great number of flames has been consumed, and since the game is aware of that, it lets the player alter their flame power and allow them to reach said areas lacking difficulty.
 * 4) Minimalist yet pleasing graphics and scenery that is a step up for obby games and produces a relaxing atmosphere, which is an achievement that games of this type can not pull-off with ease.
 * 5) Amazing and soothing soundtrack that just contributes to the game's tone.
 * 6) Comprises a miscellaneous roster of beautiful and creative cosmetics integrated by detailed symbols and cool shapes. If put together, these masks and wings form some visually appealing combos.
 * 7) While generic, The Dark One, often referred to as "Sid" is a powerful and intimidating villain in the story. By the near end of the Old Man Coin's side quest, Sid spawns an epic plot twist to boot.
 * 8) Once the main quest has been completed, the option to rebirth (restarting the game progress) becomes available for players attempting to speedrun the game or collect all coins scattered around the game again. And the best thing is that the accumulated SOL isn't lost after rebirthing!
 * 9) * Moreover, if collecting coins becomes a boring activity, there is an alternative quest of finding Sid Orbs which offer a reward 10x bigger.
 * 10) In order to mix the gameplay up a bit, an update brought th new Votedown gamemode, which is an awesome feature that encourages interaction with other players.
 * 11) Interesting and one of a kind NPCs such as The Lorekeeper, a spirit that made the grave mistake of helping Sid long before when they were in the same side, and now seeks his redemption by preventing others from meeting the same fate. He is revealed to be the one behind Sun Domain's information-giving stones. These "InfoTabs" as they are called, work as hints with the sole intention of putting a stop to history's ongoing loop. The weekly orb quest is provided by him too.
 * 12) * Other NPCs like Rufus and Umbra the shopkeepers, Lux the lost soul, The Secretkeeper and the Man Coins all carry their charm as well.
 * 13) * Speaking of which, the designs of the NPCs are all equally unnatural and fascinating, especially The Lorekeeper himself mainly due to his remodel which is an improvement over the original.
 * 14) All in all, the game embraces an offbeat take on the obby genre, pushing the limits of the aforementioned and distancing itself from genericness.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The platforming can get extremely frustrating and monotonous after awhile, if players have yet to collect all 100 coins and Sid Orbs, discovering the remaining ones becomes tedious very quickly.
 * 2) As it was mentioned previously, Sid is quite a generic antagonist as he's portrayed as the typical "Pure Evil and Darkness" villain, which countless stories have done before already. It doesn't help the fact that the concept of souls sacrificing theirselves to contain an evil being is kinda overused.

Reception
While not getting that much recognition in the platform, Journey to the Sun was positively received by Roblox players and earned a fanbase of its own. It has recently surpassed 5 million visits, and holds a rating of 45K+ likes to 3.7K+ dislikes which translates to a 92% approval score.

As of September 2021, it has been favorited by more than 100K players.

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Trivia

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