Faceplant (FP)
| Faceplanting |
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| Abbrv.: FP |
| Difficulty: Fairly easy |
| Challenges: DO THE FLOP! and EVERYBODY DO THE FLOP! |
The faceplant is an animation where the Wayfarer falls on their face, which many players have learned to trigger on purpose. It's one of the easiest tricks in Journey.
How to do a Faceplant[edit | edit source]
First, you need to get a walking start - direction doesn't matter - and you need to avoid tripping over your cloak. After that, alternate between opposite directions, relative to which direction you were going (e.g. up and down if you started moving forward). The method doesn't matter; some players prefer spinning 
in a circle, some prefer a back-and-forth flicking movement, some a circle followed by a sudden flick. The only part that really matters is the timing between the opposing sides of the movement. If you can figure out the timing, you can do a faceplant on any version of Journey.
Some players have created macros in order to do a faceplant for them. On PC, it's even possible to do a faceplant by spinning the mouse.
Note: You may want to avoid using any method that involves a circular motion if you're trying to faceplant on a narrow area, like the gates in Paradise.
Videos[edit | edit source]
Video detailing the spin method, circle-pull FPJ, and more - skip to 1:30 for the Faceplant. CAPTIONS REQUIRED (EN + JP + auto translate).
Video demonstrating a faceplant done via mouse.
Community usage[edit | edit source]
Along with being used for fun, or as part of a of fancy trick, there are a few common uses for faceplanting:
- To show to a player that you know some advanced tricks, especially when playing as a Red Cloak
- To communicate exhaustion or frustration
Backplant[edit | edit source]
A backplant is similar to a faceplant, except that the Wayfarer falls on their back. There is no known way to trigger this on purpose, except to run into a windwall or to be attacked by a War Machine.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
The faceplant has become memetic in the Journey community.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Two White Cloaks faceplanted in Broken Bridge
Two Red Cloaks faceplanted in parallel
Two White Cloaks faceplanted in the Underground
A Red and a White Cloak faceplanted on the last grate of Pink Desert's factory
A White Cloak faceplanted on the stairs to the Tower entrance
A messy, tangled faceplant next to Gary and Larry
Faceplanted below the Fish of Shooting Star Ruins
Faceplanted next to the Flower
Faceplanted in the Broken Bridge level, mostly buried in Sand
Faceplanted as to be 'hanging' above a War Machine piece
Faceplanted over a ledge
Faceplanted into a ramp
Same as before, with only a Scarf showing
A White Cloak backplanted on a slope
