AWAY: Journey to the Unexpected
AWAY: Journey to the Unexpected is a love letter to japanese animation made by a two-person team. It invites you to a very unusual journey to a charming and wacky 3D world populated by 2D characters. AWAY is a short light-hearted story mixing action, silly discussions, rogue-lite elements and smashing a bunch of cute creatures to overcome every obstacle in your way. A 3 to 5 hours journey around a colorful world featuring unique visuals, with 2D characters living in a 3D world. Unravel a funny and light-hearted story, with just the right pinch of rogue-lite elements. Recruit up to 8 quirky characters, each with their own unique abilities An anime-themed soundtrack composed by Kazuhiko Naruse and sung by Aya Majiro! “Dear Villagers, we may have released some evil forces while working. Sorry, be safe”, say the Labiworks signs all around.
Game Discussion
Steam User 1
I just started this on PC hence the low game time. I've completed it 100% on Switch a couple of times and love the game. It's simple, cute, and super fun. It was made almost entirely by one guy. No one should be hating on this thing. It's awesome. It is oozing with care and attention to detail.
Steam User 0
Fun game with very minor flaws that in no way take away from the seemingly intended experience. Controls are smooth and the game mechanics are fun.
Steam User 0
Silly lil game. Don't expect much, buy it on sale, and be rewarded a talking frog in a toilet.
Recommended!
Steam User 1
I received a key as part of the Yogscast Jingle Jam 2020 Games Collection. Firstly, thank you for working with such a great group and supporting some very deserving charities! Secondly, I really enjoyed my time with this.
Steam User 0
"AWAY: Journey to the Unexpected" is a short (<= 3 hours) first-person action-adventure with very light randomised elements and meta-progression, where you play a boy with a stick, trying to find his parents and befriending some oddballs along the way. The story revolves around a cartoony nonsense-premise, which is kind of fresh and charming, music is really catchy and the overall presentation and drawn-spriteworks are top. I also liked the different filters that are being used if you play a different character.
That being said, the actual gameplay is (as stated in the reviews) quite barebones and the overall content is light (only four stages, two light interchanging dungeon-areas, two bossfights )
If you expect a first-person-roguelike (with the premise of roguelikes/-lites being highly replayable) you will be disappointed, also the asked price seems steep.
Nonetheless, got a fun time with it and I bought it on sale for around 3 bucks. Worth a try for a short, charming experience.
Steam User 0
Great Short roguelite would recommend