This is more like an interactive story-driven novel in retro RPG style.
And yet it is a hidden gem here in Steam.

There are currently 3 main installments in the To The Moon series:

• Episode 1: To The Moon
  
• Episode 2: Finding Paradise
  
• Episode X: Impostor Factory

Difficulty  ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (you can't lose nor is there a real challenge)

This interactive story has proven to me how important a good story and soundtrack is for the atmosphere, even if there is no real gameplay or a lack of big visuals. This is why I still give it a deserved thumbs-up.
The retro RPG style is not even a real mistake, it does work out well enough, but it cannot live up to the rest of it. I understand that the studio was able to produce everything out of one hand this way.

Though I really would have appreciated a visual concept like it was done in "Life is Strange - Season 1". Honestly, during all the act 1 I thought this whole thing is more suited for a marvelous anime. And hey, it seems that my prayers were heard, because an anime movie was anounced 2017 - thank you for this, I truelly see forward watching it :)

https://akibento.com/blog/2018/05/21/to-the-moon-anime-movie-begins-production/

For those who can't wait, the game is still making you wanna cry. I warned you ;)

Some flaws I noticed:

• no 16:9 support
  
• text font while speaking is too blurred, background is very clear, doesn't match together
  
• object clipping is sometimes weird
  
• close up on Dr. Rosalene in act 2 is blurry like hell, redraw her like you did for River and Johnny
  
• the death of the original River is skipped (author missed a good scene here)
  
• clumsy controller control in act 3

Good things:

• music is awesome
  
• brilliant story idea
  
• heartbreaking and touching story
  
• concept excellent for doing many other storys (traces of a complete arc is noticable)

The sequel to this is "Finding Paradise". If you liked this one, you have to go for the sequel too.

This is more like an interactive story-driven novel in retro RPG style. And yet it is a hidden gem here in Steam. There are currently 3 main installments in the To The Moon series:[list] [*] Episode 1: To The Moon [*] Episode 2: Finding Paradise [*] Episode X: Impostor Factory[/list] [table][tr][th] Overall      ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ - 6/10 Music        ★★★★★★★★★★ - 10/10 Graphics   ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ - 3/10 Gameplay ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ - 1/10 Story         ★★★★★★★★★★ - 10/10 [/th][/tr][/table] Difficulty  ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (you can't lose nor is there a real challenge) This interactive story has proven to me how important a good story and soundtrack is for the atmosphere, even if there is no real gameplay or a lack of big visuals. This is why I still give it a deserved thumbs-up. The retro RPG style is not even a real mistake, it does work out well enough, but it cannot live up to the rest of it. I understand that the studio was able to produce everything out of one hand this way. Though I really would have appreciated a visual concept like it was done in "Life is Strange - Season 1". Honestly, during all the act 1 I thought this whole thing is more suited for a marvelous anime. And hey, it seems that my prayers were heard, because an anime movie was anounced 2017 - thank you for this, I truelly see forward watching it :) https://akibento.com/blog/2018/05/21/to-the-moon-anime-movie-begins-production/ For those who can't wait, the game is still making you wanna cry. I warned you ;) [u]Some flaws I noticed:[/u] [list] [*] no 16:9 support [*] text font while speaking is too blurred, background is very clear, doesn't match together [*] object clipping is sometimes weird [*] close up on Dr. Rosalene in act 2 is blurry like hell, redraw her like you did for River and Johnny [*] [spoiler]the death of the original River is skipped[/spoiler] (author missed a good scene here) [*] clumsy controller control in act 3 [/list] [u]Good things:[/u] [list] [*] music is awesome [*] brilliant story idea [*] heartbreaking and touching story [*] concept excellent for doing many other storys (traces of a complete arc is noticable) [/list] The sequel to this is "Finding Paradise". If you liked this one, you have to go for the sequel too.