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Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Far Away is a singleplayer, visual novel and choices matter game
developed and published by Gratesca.
Released on August 17th 2021 is available only on Windows
in 3 languages: Simplified Chinese, English and Japanese.
It has received 7,360 reviews of which 7,173 were positive and 187 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 5.75€ on Steam with a 55% discount.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 10,Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz 或 AMD A10
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 3000
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 3 GB available space
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Far Away is the epitome of unrealized potential. It has incredibly detailed world-building—only a small portion of which is actually shown—and (ostensibly) wildly different routes, but doesn't capitalize on either of those. Bedjan, a port city-state on the western edge of a vast continent, is the setting for Far Away. It is somewhat of a developing nation: it is recovering from a war a few decades ago, has a powerful gang that the police and government struggle to keep in check, has extreme wealth disparity between its poor Old Quarter and rich New Quarter, and has multiple nations attempt to profit from its development. The timeline, and especially the techonlogy, of Far Away is a strange blend of past, present, and future relative to our world. There are no cars nor airplanes—instead, people travel by carriage or blimp. The machine gun is a new technology, but police and gangsters alike use fairly modern-seeming pistols. And there are almost no electronics, but dock workers use mechanical gloves and arms that enhance their strength to carry cargo. Overall, the setting of Far Away obviously has a lot of thought and care put into it, but the story only occasionally makes use of it. Speaking of the story, it follows a feisty, young, orphaned dock worker named Krosa. One day, while returning home after working overtime, she sees a group of gangsters harassing a civilian. Her strong sense of justice prompts her to intervene, but the gangsters overwhelm her. Fortunately, Bryan, Krosa's father figure and friend of her late dad, is nearby and saves Krosa, but not without sustaining significant injuries that require treatment neither he nor Krosa can afford. Bryan's injury prompts Krosa to consider her life—she had been coasting as a dock worker, but she wonders whether she should find another job to help pay for Bryan's treatment. Depending on her choices, Krosa can end up in very different careers,—police officer, gangster, detective's assistant, journalist's assistant, and even prisoner—but they all lead her to become involved in a gang's plot centered on the (roll credits) Far Away Grand Hotel. This is where Far Away's (again, ostensibly) varied routes start to fall apart. The unfolding of the plot at the hotel is interesting, but no matter which role Krosa finds herself in, it plays out essentially the same way. Each route does reveal some information about the specifics of the plot, and Krosa does sometimes influence things to lead to a slightly different outcome, but not to the point where eight routes of, from a bird's eye view, essentially the same story are justified. Each route does have some major reveals, but because the story ends at the same place each time, Far Away doesn't capitalize on most of that information. The detective and prisoner routes in particular (and the gangster routes, to a lesser extent) hint at things that have significant implications for not just Bedjan, but the entire continent, but nothing comes of it. Therefore, a lot of Far Away's underlying story is left unresolved, perhaps saved for a possible sequel. But that leaves Far Away as a standalone story feeling incomplete. The plot surrounding the Far Away Grand Hotel is exciting, most of the fight scenes between different groups are thrilling, and it is somewhat interesting seeing the story from different perspectives (but also becomes a bit tiring after a few routes), but so much of the world-building and hints towards grander conspiracies in the world of Far Away doesn't lead to anything, which leaves Far Away feeling a bit unsatisfying. In fact, my reaction to finishing the final route and epilogue was "Is that it?" 6/10
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The game is fine as long as you know what to expect. If you are expecting a linear story with minor branching paths with the story being mostly cohesive regardless of the options you choose then your not going to enjoy this one. This is more a choose your adventure where each branching path are wildly different then one or another, for example 1 route is going and spending like half the story living and surviving in jail and another could be about fishing and being a merchant. That's fine and all but for me I did lose motivation to see what the other paths are since at the end of the day there doesn't seem to be one overarching story or anything connecting the paths together its just short slice of life stories depending on the route you take. Also given the story changes drastically based on your options there isn't an easy way to start at specific break points(i havn't found a way). You have to start all over and fast forward to that break point assuming you didn't make a save file for every major story decision.
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A cool visual novel with many different plot development options. The main character's future depends on your choices.
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I was betting on learning Chinese before this game came out in English, sometimes it is good to be wrong.
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A fantastic visual novel with a unique art style that stands out from the usual anime visual novel aesthetic. The characters— whether friends or villains— are deep, well-written, and incredibly likeable. Even the antagonists have layers that make them compelling. The lore is rich, and every setting feels like it has a deep history behind it. If you’re into world-building, the artbook DLC is 100% worth it— it adds a ton of extra depth to the story. This is a true multi-route game, with eight distinct paths that branch off significantly based on your choices. The story doesn’t just tweak a few details, it shifts in completely different directions. The first cantonese voiced game that I have played and the vocal artist did a wonderful job. And I love how the After Story and various subtle references in the base game and side stories suggest the coexistence of multiple timelines, hinting at something even more epic in the sequel. 8.8/10 for me.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Far Away is currently priced at 5.75€ on Steam.
Far Away is currently available at a 55% discount. You can purchase it for 5.75€ on Steam.
Far Away received 7,173 positive votes out of a total of 7,360 achieving an impressive rating of 9.42.
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Far Away was developed and published by Gratesca.
Far Away is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Far Away is not playable on MacOS.
Far Away is not playable on Linux.
Far Away is a single-player game.
There is a DLC available for Far Away. Explore additional content available for Far Away on Steam.
Far Away does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Far Away does not support Steam Remote Play.
Far Away is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Gratesca
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Gratesca
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17 Aug 2021
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