Like Scott Pilgrim Before it, To The Moon Tells a Personal Story in the ...
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Is fantastic. Throughout the narrative, a single piece of music keeps popping up—it's a piece for piano written by one of the characters, and it begins with a two note ostinato, gradually adding left-hand harmony before finally delivering a simple, pretty melody. Just as the song grows in complexity, so too does the story of John and River, and of their home overlooking the Lighthouse. I'm hopeful that Steam will accept Gao's submission, which will doubtless help the game find a broader audience. It would be a perfect game for the iPad and other touchscreen devices, too—like any good book, it would be best experienced sitting on the porch on a Sunday, rather than sitting in front of a mouse and keyboard.
It's so nice to see creative people like Kan Gao and Bryan Lee O'Malley experimenting with video games' emotional space in order to tell such uniquely affecting stories. Their work is a reminder that although we may lament the emotional barrenness of many current
Source: Kotaku