Best video game story I’ve ever seen. – To the Moon Review

To The Moon is a fantastic experience. It’s a story driven RPG with great characters, great story telling, and a powerful soundtrack. It’s story has great mystery, some fun comedy, and serious tearjerkers (come prepared with tissues). Being written, developed, and composed nearly all by Kan Gao, it shows through the ability for all the different elements to work together to enhance the story and experience. The main downside is that the “game” aspect isn’t very impressive. The majority of the gameplay involves just walking around and reading the dialogue triggered by interactions. There is little challenge (besides emotionally) to progress, and the game almost plays out more like an interactive movie than a game (though movies don’t have pixel based visuals and dialogue boxes for conversation). For some people, the lack of gameplay can be a turn-off, but personally I don’t feel it detracts from the experience. Overall, would I recommend this? If you’re just looking for a challenging or gameplay filled experience, then perhaps no. However, if you want an incredible story that lives up to the stories of some of the best movies and books, absolutely!
Review by -JG-77- on To the Moon.