Sometimes whatever you do, you can't change the things you truly love.
Sum-Up
In-depth analysis further down.
🟩 Pros
🟥 Cons
• Touching love story & interesting plot.
• Not the biggest fan of visual novels, but this
was fun to read.
• Well-rounded and interesting characters.
• Humor is quite good here.
• Visuals aren't the best thing about it,
but the game isn't ugly, but too small for my screen.
• No Settings to support changing anything in the game.
• No Cloud save between Steam PC and Steam Deck.
🟨 Bugs & Issues
🔧 Specs
⚙️ Settings & FPS
No bugs that I've discovered.
• CPU: i7-12700K
• RAM: 32GB DDR4
• GPU: 3080 10GB
• SD: SSD
• RES: 1440p
Settings: Ultra
FPS: 60
🌌 Content & Replay Value
If you like to take your time, absorb the dialogues, the story and play the 2 DLC's you roughly can sink between 7-10 hours as I did. No replay value as there's nothing different to justify replaying it.
💵 Is it worth buying?
Yes. I got it at a much cheaper price, bundled with the sequels. For the time spent and all, I think it was worth it.
🎮 Steam Deck Compatibility
It's the perfect type of game I recommend playing on the Steam Deck. Since my Ultrawide monitor was an issue visually, I hopped on Steam Deck and I completed my entire playthrough there.
🧾 Verdict: Excellent
Rating Chart Here
I really enjoyed the story of the game. Some might give this a 10/10. I am more picky with these types of games and despite having a very beautiful story, I can't help but give it a 9/10 for its visuals and no support for different monitors or resolutions..
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In-depth
⚔️ Gameplay & Exploration:
It's a walking simulator for the most part with a single puzzle type of game that helps you unlock and link new memories. It's very primitive and easy to get into, so with or without the puzzle the game feels the same.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3144167163
😄 Fun:
I liked the story, the characters and the idea behind the game. Kept me engaged throughout my several sittings.
🏞 Visuals & Presentation:
If you don't mind the tiny screen with little to see to details, you can actually appreciate the effort put in effort of animations, visuals and overall presentation.
Some things don't entirely match up, like the end scene where you see a hand-drawn image with the rest of the game style, but that can be ignored and can help you kinda see what the vision of devs had when made this.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3144167671
🔊 Sound & Voice-Acting:
No voice acting, but had great sound effects and music. I really liked the music. Calming, sad in some parts, but very catchy.
📖 Story & Writing:
Best part of the game. It tells a story of a dying man called John, who is in care of a woman with two children called Lilly, who calls 2 Doctors to fulfill his wish of John before he dies to go to the Moon.
In the game you discover his entire life, going backwards progressively from old age to a young boy. There's love story involved and sad moments which will make you shed a tear.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3144167512
🧵 Length & Difficulty:
Super easy game to play, with little effort in puzzle sections. Length wise is a short game and if you're determined you might be able to finish it in a single sitting. Also, achievement hunting will be easy as you only need to beat this game.
⭕️Verdict:
I think To the Moon is a great visual novel, walking simulator game that tells a beautiful love and tragic story of a dying man wishing to go to the moon. I am captivated by the story and can't wait to see the next adventures of Dr. Neil Watts and Dr. Eva Rosalene. I highly recommend this game!