The Great Voyage

The Great Voyage is a short visual novel with pixel art inspired by PC-98 games. You follow Vassan, Eugenie and Memnon as they flee their home in search of a better tomorrow.

Story

The royal city of Flayes has been under siege for months. Food is scarce everywhere except at the royal court, while high society carries on as if there were no tomorrow. When the walls protecting the city collapse one night, Vassan, Eugenie and Memnon must face the loss of their homeland and flee.

Raised in a selfish society, the three are forced to change as they leave Flayes. Their journey asks whether kindness and life can be valued in a world where individual lives matter little.

The characters

Vassan feels isolated in crowds celebrating as though there were no war, and finds better company in a book or with his quill. Eugenie sees money as a means to freedom, a freedom that is easier to attain with money or by being a man. Memnon reflects that life consists largely of the lies people tell themselves, and that the trick is to choose an enjoyable one and tell it well.