Underplayed Gems

The Great Voyage - Visual Novel (2018)

The Great Voyage - Visual Novel cover
Developer
Salmon Snake Games
Publisher
Black Poodle Entertainment
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating
5.0 of 5, 10 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A short, emotionally charged visual novel with a melodramatic story and gorgeous retro pixel art that feels like a bittersweet journey of loss and escape.

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What players say

Players call this a very short kinetic novel with no player choices, taking about an hour to read. The PC-98-inspired pixel art and dark, eerie music are praised, but several reviewers note the lack of a text log or auto-scroll makes it easy to skip lines. The story is emotionally heavy and deals with war and guilt, though some find the character development and pacing disjointed.

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