My spread for To The Moon! A friend recommended me this game and although there were a lot of things I really liked about this game, I really really don't like sad stories so this particular game just wasn't for me. The storytelling and art and music was all super well done!! I just hate reading or watching something that will leave me depressed afterwards.
So I do recommend this game if you like sad stories and my score is very subjective to my personal tastes, so don't let that deter you if you are interested in this game. I also gave Celeste a low score even though if I had watched a playthrough instead of playing it, it would've been way higher (I hated the mechanics but loved the art and storytelling). It's just not for me and that's totally okay!
Writing typed below! + extra blurb
rating: 7
played: su 2023
port: pc (steam)
fave? N
replayable? N
recommend? Y
Comments:
"he likes cats" "why does the world have to be so complicated"
i'm worried this will turn into a horror game lol. the art reminds me of the witch
so many rabbits
"you neurotypicals" i... don't think this convo has anything to do with neurodivergency
the environments are so gorgeous
repetitive gameplay- slows down storytelling
i like river's expressive eyes
cute lighthouse scene
if i had known the gameplay was this simple i prob wouldve watched keith or a similar lets player
aww pretty horse
oo it's getting creepy
why is neil missing
^ LMFAO NVM
OH SHIT
fucked they made him forget his own brother
NOT JOEY THIRD WHEELING
damn i do not like the mom
the fair is really cute
the river name scene is pissing me off (as someone who has such a rare name ive never met another person with my name irl or online, river is not that uncommon of a name T_T_T_T_TT_T)
awww his brother's back
the memory tech stuff is very confusing
idk why eva was so sketch i think neil wouldve agreed to it
why was the pill addiction relevant?? did i miss something??
Game notes:
beautiful music and pixel art
point and click walking
collect orbs to unlock memories
puzzle grid for memories
whac-a-mole with pretty janky controls
apparently you can move with arrow keys T_T
"combat" scene with dodging and shooting
Summary:
Although I liked the story and thought the thing was very wellmade, this game just wasn't my particular cup of tea. Similar to Celeste, I prob would've liked it if I had watched it instead. It's a depressing tale esp after realizing all the work you do is just some simulation and joey still died and river still died heartbroken. It's absolutely a game I'd recommend for people who like sad/sappy stories but it's not something I'd personally replay. Idk if I'll watch or play through the extra content, again this story just made me kinda depressed and i don't enjoy this feeling. I'm also confused why they acted like river's diagnosis was taboo or smth, she had smth like autism right? Why did they say so... The art style is very cute and the animations were done incredibly well. The environments were especially superbly made. The controls were a little odd esp for the mini games. A little disappointed I didn't learn to use the arrow keys until the last ten minutes of the game. Eva and Neil were fun characters, i liked their dynamic. I understand the structure of the story and finding key pieces of their life, but the gameplay got pretty repetitive and tedious until the switch in act 2/3. Overall, a good game with beautiful designs and simple mechanics. If you like sad/tragic stories then I def recommend. This game reminds me a lot of UP (the movie) so I think MC would really like this game (an old teacher of mine).
Also a little note on my comments for autism, I also have autism so it just felt a little weird playing this game. I'm sure the attitudes around autism were much different in the time they were depicting (probably around the mid to late 20th century) but it still rubbed me the wrong way that it seemed everyone treated river poorly, especially her husband. And I also just hate miscommunication tropes so bad so part of that really played into some of the diagnosis and storytelling. Again, not a game for me personally and these were just my critiques but I'm not actually or seriously offended by this game, I just hate sad shit!!!!!!
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"When he [trey] co-ops with Heartslabyul-" IMAGINING HEARTSLABYUL PLAYING TOGETHER AND THEYRE ALL YELLING AT EACH OTHER LMAOOOOO, probably the most dysfunctional dorm when it comes to group playing hehdhdh. and also Ace being ajax main is unfortunately accurate 😦 (I saw an edit someone did where they dressed childe as ace and oh my god was it a nightmare)
Heartslabyul is the embodiment of SoraMafuUraSaka's RPG... it's so chaotic, but it's also so much fun. Riddle rages, Ace instigates, Trey pacifies, Deuce regrets everything, and Cater is here to slay the game with his Mona. Although since there's only four to a co-op team, someone has to cheer from the sidelines (it's usually Trey; he's near Riddle so he can play damage control ;;;;). Every Monday reset they get together to fight Childe in the Golden House because it gives Riddle much internal peace to beat the life out of each Childe phase (because he may or may not be picturing Ace there when he's annoyed).
Ace being a Childe main is just so fitting to me. orz they are both menaces, but one is a war criminal and the other is something akin to a court jester. (Omg an edit like that... Ace is number eleven of the Fatui Harbingers now. >:D)
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