Faraway: Puzzle Escape 4+

I’m going to be honest and say that for an iOS game (or any puzzle game in general), this one may not stand out that much. But, if you look at it for a logical standpoint, I could see this series of games working out in the end. Yes this game is not for everyone I understand that, but nether the less, it has a charm to it that I really like. 🙂

It kind of reminds me of monument valley in that, despite being pricey for how short the game really is, the game wins you over with it’s interesting puzzle mechanics and it’s beautiful music that is hard to find in any other game like this.

Speaking of the music. Ever since the new update, I can’t hear any of the games music. The sound is there, but no music... just emptiness... I don’t know weather they removed it or if it’s a bug or something? But I miss it...

My only other main problem is that story being told through notes. I’m not saying that it is a bad story, I like the characters perspective of the place and the inner turmoil and tormenting emotions that dwell within him as the journey continues. I just don’t like the fact that you have to dig deep into something that probably would have been more enjoyable and enticing for other players if it wasn’t so hard to find and understand.

Nether the less, I like this little iOS series of puzzle games. And I can’t wait for the next one 🙂

I love those logical puzzle games type, Faraway has wonderful Cell shading graphics, pretty forward and the story, simple but enjoyable.

The only thing that I find a bit dull is, as already mentioned by other reviews, the little notes are for some, too hard to find. I can’t seem to be able to have the three of them at each chapter. It’s not cool because I can’t have the full story.

Also, my mother tongue is French and the French translation is bad, sometimes sentences in the notes doesn’t make any sense, so I play in English because of that.

Appart from the two little issues, the game as I’ve said is really nice and the puzzles are really enjoyable. I recommend this game and the all franchise. If you like puzzle path games, this is for you!

This is a brilliant game. The puzzles are great, the idea that you just get a bunch of random looking red stuff and have to figure out what to do with it yourself, while it may not be for everyone is definitely something I’m a fan of. Multiple times I found myself figuring out what to do and going “oh that’s sooo cool!”, so quality of the puzzles is fantastic.

As for music and visuals, the visuals are oddly nice, and even if a bit rudimentary, they’re anything but bad-looking. The music is still good enough that I don’t swap it out for something else, like I normally do.

The story is quite crap to be honest. Since you find the story in notes it just feels really weird, but it’s still slightly nice to get the character’s point of view, and the serenity of the place, as it already feels fantastic, is made better by this, but overall it’s just a compiled mess of random character things that is impossible to figure out.

In summary, the puzzle quality is amazing, and it does well enough in most other categories to make it a great game all-round. Definitely recommend you play if you enjoy puzzle games, particularly ones like Myst or The Room (very similar archetype)