AWAY: Journey to the Unexpected

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Summary

AWAY: Journey to the Unexpected is a colorful first person adventure game that combines action, negotiation and rogue-lite elements

Progress through the levels and the story, choose your path, but above all, recruit allies. All the strange characters you meet in game can be played in first person, and it’s up to you to find the right answers to get them to join your team!

Idiotic workmen, mysteries from outer space, oddball friends, and fast combat await!


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AWAY: Journey to the Unexpected Reviews & Ratings

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Review by kimi1775 [user]
November 9, 2020

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Review by Worth Playing
August 12, 2019

Even if Away: Journey to the Unexpected weren't a roguelike, it still has issues that would put it in mediocre territory. The main melee combat would be awful, the level designs would be boring, and the boss fights wouldn't be exciting. While some people may be fine with that, the forced repetitive nature of the roguelike makes Away feel unnecessarily padded, especially since parts of the title are too forgiving for the genre. It may look nice most of the time, and the story is so off the wall that it's endearing, but Away should only be on your radar if you can purchase it on sale and don't mind its baggage.

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Review by XboxAddict
March 4, 2019

The visual aesthetic of Away: Journey to the Unexpected sold me right away, as it’s absolutely gorgeous with its blend of 2D and 3D and bright colorful environments and characters. Below the surface though, the rest of the experience is as bland and uninspired as you can imagine a boy fighting with a stick would be. It’s tough to recommend when it’s only redeeming quality is how pretty it looks, like a gorgeous date you picked up that happens to have a terrible personality and annoys you.

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Review by Everyeye.it
February 24, 2019

A roguelike with little exploration, mechanics and depth, and that only at some moment manages to stimulate the curiosity of the player.

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Review by Xbox_Alive [user]
February 12, 2019

The presentation side of the game was definitely the best thing about the game as I enjoyed both the visuals and sound design. I enjoyed theThe presentation side of the game was definitely the best thing about the game as I enjoyed both the visuals and sound design. I enjoyed the story that was present for the most part because the humor and charming dialogue kept me invested during my time with the game. There’s a decent amount of variety present in the characters that become added to your team as you progress thru the game. The core gameplay elements get repetitive very quickly which does make things become more tedious than it should. I was a little disappointed with the controls in the game because they never felt as tight as they should’ve been. In terms of content there isn’t a great deal for you to get to grips with and the content that is available to you isn’t varied enough. Combat left a lot to be desired in this game because you never feel in full control and it’s definitely not satisfying enough. Most of the mechanics in the game don’t combine together well enough. I appreciate a game trying to be different but sometimes when doing that you can lose the vision and the game ends up failing in some areas. Unfortunately that’s exactly what Away: Journey to the Unexpected does and this in turn makes you forget quickly about the good things the game does. This is too bad, because the story is interesting and funny and the presentation that accompanies the story ticks a lot of boxes. This however is not enough because the gameplay is just not fun enough and any fun it does have is quickly lost due to the game’s problems. These problems range from being too repetetive to controls that simply don’t feel right and the issues don’t stop there. The combat elements fail to pack a punch which in turn makes defeating the enemies and bosses you come across not very satisfying at all. You also have to deal with several mechanics that don’t combine together well enough and the lack of variety in the content makes you forget about the nice and diverse characters that are present. At the end of the day then Away: Journey to the Unexpected just has too much wrong with it and I came away from the game feeling very disappointed because I must admit that I did expect a lot more. Unfortunately then I can’t recommend this game to you because when it’s all said and done there are much better games out there for you to play.

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Game Information
Release Date February 5, 2019
Publisher Aurelien Regard Games, Playdius, Dear Villagers, Plug In Digital
Content Rated T (Teen)
Game Modes Single player
Player Perspectives First person
Genres Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Themes Action, Fantasy, Kids
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch