Is this the saddest video game ever made? Maybe.
The concept and story behind To the Moon is amazing. This really ought to be a movie. The imagination and characters here really involve you as a gamer in a way you've probably never been before. Set in the future, you play as Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts who work for a company that enters into the memories of a dying person to grant them an artificial wish by manipulating their flashbacks in an attempt to give them complete happiness. Their newest case involves a widowed old man who always wished to go to the moon. As you dig deeper and deeper into his memories a haunted, lonely life of tragedy is revealed and the doctors have to make some tough choices.
I didn't expect the game to have this much affect on me, it's quite profound. I am holding back from a perfect review as the controls were a little stiff when moving the characters around the screen and it often frustrated me. Though if you want a unique gaming experience I highly recommend To the Moon. It's a fine, if emotional, way to spend 4-5 hours.
Seriously though...a movie of this needs to be made.
