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Going the Distance

Build and upgrade paper planes to celebrate the memories of your lost brother to help with your grief. In this launcher game you will have different crafts and locations to re-live the best memories to help let him go. D̶̰̕ô̵̮n̶͎͘'̷̙̂t̴͕̚ ̵̤͂ḷ̵͛e̷̘͝t̷̙̕ ̷̼̈h̶̞̆ï̸̯m̶̖͠ ̵̘̔g̸̻̾ő̸̗

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October 27, 2021
4 years and 279 days ago
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About the Game

He was a hero. Your hero. Your older brother Rivus was everything you wanted to be. It was hard after he left to the army. It was harder after he died.

He wouldn't have wanted you to mope in your room forever though. On the long journey to heal and grieve, you've decided to celebrate your memories with him by making paper air planes to explore locations you've spent the most time with him. The house you grew up, the lake where you went camping, the mou-e̵̲̰͙̰̽̎̄r̵͔͚̺̳͕͖͖̋͊̔̑̔̄͌̊̋̽̈́r̴̨͍̝͔̹̰̮̬̠̜̘̘̳͗̔̂̒̔̈́̀͂͗̓̐̄̐ͅǫ̶̨̘͓͓̤̲̠͉̠͈̬̣̫̆̚͜ȑ̷̡͚̤̖̩͉̥̣̣̗̹̪̗́̃̍̐̈́̾̎̑͌̐͐͝͝

the forest w̴̯̥̓̎̓̅̉͊̐͘h̸̢̪͎͚͙͕̍̈́́̇̏̂̓̃͠͠ĕ̸̤̳͈̣̓̎͌͛̎͠r̴̛̝͔̖̰̹͉̥̺̱̼̺̔̐̓͝e̴̛̳͈̖̘̟͚̠̩̼̻͖̽̍͌̎͒͛̓͘̕ͅ ̶̹̫̀͑́h̷̢̢̛̦̠̞̱̹͎̪͖̮̖͎̟̀e̵̡̞̘̗̪̯͓̯̤͍̽̔̓͆̌́̀̾̆̄͑̈͋͜͝ͅ ̴̠͓͚̯͒͐̿̓͌̄͒́͌̿̈́͘ͅd̵̤͋̓̈́̆̄͆̂͂̈́͋i̷̜̜͉͍̬̰̰̟͂̄͊̇͌͑̽͜e̶͖̥̞͕̫͔̖̪̮̗͓͎̰̋̋͋̉̄͂̇̕̕͘͜ḓ̶̡̺̟̻͕̦̜̟͐̒̊̀̓̃̇̄̓͆̚͠.

With Zel, the robot he built for you, to help upgrade your planes, you should be able to go further and farther than ever. Whatever it takes to go the distance and lay your laments to rest.



H̸̡̼͚̰̫̹̒͆̀̊̇̈̍̃̔͛́͝Ȩ̴̦̺͎̲̻̘͍͉̤͔̭̦̫̌̃̿͛́͊͑̔̅͠ ̸̜͎͚̬͉̈́̈́̀̃̉̉̃́̈́̒͐̏̊̚͝ň̶̥̦̥̱̝̝̺̃̊̓͌̐͋̃̅̀̽̀̕̕e̸̦̞͈̤̪̤͚̺̦̱̜̅͐́͒̑̓͋̍̐ë̶̡̛͈̭̫̙̩̮̯̪̥͎͇̣͍̬́̾̓̂͆̓̽́͗̏̍͛̚͠ḑ̸̗̬̭̱̭͔̫̼̣̆̓͌̏͐̔̓͋̚ș̴͖̖̤͓̻̝̬͈̓ ̴̧̡̰̪̰̹̞̠͙͚̲̥͉͈̮̂̀͂̿̒y̷͕͈͖̆̆̽͊͜o̴̦̱̣͕͛̅̾̓̑͌͌̌̍̽̀̀͋͘͜͠ǘ̸͔͚͖̺̰̝͙̯̗̱̜̏̍̈̈́͐͑͘̚͝͝r̵̨̭͎͒̒̈́͘ͅ ̸͖͉̺͈̥̱͉̪̋͌͆͌̈̋̽̉͋́͒̕h̶̛̗̰̹̋͛̐̓̔̚͝e̵̡͙̭̖̹͑̌̅̌̊͌͂̒̉͒̒͂̓͝͝l̷͈̅́́́p̴̹͕̻̙̼̪̘̲̜̍̋̄͊̀


Features
  • Play through plenty of unique and beautiful levels.
  • Unlock dozens of upgrades for multiple different vehicles and crafts.
  • Discover plenty of secrets and collectibles along your journey.
  • Complete quests and side missions for bonus rewards.
  • Enjoy the relaxing atmosphere as you push ever forwards towards your goals.
  • Uncover the world of memories you've cherished with your loved one.
  • S̸̖̺̦̰̗͔̈́̆̿́̏͊͋̅͒͜ͅụ̸̘̮̩̱̼͓̦̆̾̅͑͝͝͝ṃ̴̆̈́́̉̽̋̍m̴̢̬͙̳͕̦͙̍̈́̈́o̸̦̻̣̺̹͗͋̑n̴̼͌̆͑̔̇̚͝ ̶̢̗̮̖̖̅́̄̓̀̈́̔͒t̵̬̯͚͓̮̽h̶̹̪̜̠̪̞̗̆̎͘ë̴̢͚͓͔̯́̍̀̓͜ ̵̛̙͍̼̦͈͉̭̺͗̚͝-̵̧̧̠̹͕̹̫̖̼͋͘͝ ̸̤̣̦̐̂̌̈́̄̔Ȅ̴̘̟̼̗̙͌͌R̵̦̲̻͚̗̭͓̒ͅŖ̵̺͎̓̚͜Ǫ̷̰́ͅR̵̮̣̰̤̭͍̖̪͔̃̈̄
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