RELATED: 10 Best Turn-Based JRPGs Of All Time, Rankedįrom full-blown epic RPGs to linear adventure games that feature some truly incredible stories and characters, the sheer level of love and effort people put into their games on this platform is truly astounding in every sense of the word. However, the RPG Maker dev tool is deceptively complex, with most people managing to make some truly incredible games that have stood the test of time as some absolute narrative masterpieces. To The Moon is one of those experiences you’ll remember fondly for years to come and make you ponder about things going on in real life.There was a time when most people considered RPG Maker to be nothing more than a beginner's tool for solo developers to get a taste of what it felt like to engage in game development before they would move on to more complex software. The more you play, the more clues you uncover about the man’s past, and the more you understand him. Unlike other stories where these subjects are just glossed over and added some pseudo-philosophical ramblings to make it seem deep, To the Moon instead tells the story of an old man on his deathbed, where the doctors taking care of him have the peculiar job of giving their patients a final wish.Īnd this man’s final wish is to go to the moon. And it does so in such a sincere manner that it really touches the player in their core. This emotionally-charged tale doesn’t pull away from asking the real questions of life, the ones we’ve all wondered at some point and haven’t had a satisfactory answer for. With a heavy emphasis on storytelling and an incredibly drawing narrative, To The Moon is more akin to a visual novel than an RPG. Without spoiling much, I would say that Misao is a go-to game for anyone who has a love for RPG Maker games, and the way it introduces its horror elements, while grisly at times, it’s handled pretty effectively. The female version of Aki is cheerful and it’s willing to do some pretty nasty things to get rid of the curse, while the male version is more reserved and not as likely to do harm. Most games would just leave it to you to fill in the blanks or have a default cardboard personality for the main character when giving you the option to choose a gender, but here it’s different. One thing that I really like about this game is that the personality of the main character fluctuates depending on the gender you choose. This story emphasizes the pain that Misao had to go through as a victim of bullying and neglect by virtually everyone except the protagonist. While improved in a lot of ways, the remade version is a bit less gory, opting instead to have you finding different items of sentimental significance to Misao rather than her body parts. In this twisted world, you have the task to collect the six missing body parts of Misao (gruesome, I know) in order to break the curse that trapped you there.Īlthough, I have to clarify that it occurs that way in the original version. You are teleported into another dimension with a handful of your classmates and teacher. In this messed up game, you play as Aki Narukami, having the option to play as a male or female, a regular student whose world turns upside down after Misao, a shy classmate, goes missing.
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