To the Moon - A Celebration of Humanity

This entry in the Gaming with Grief series covers To the Moon, another game created with RPG Maker. Produced and published by Freebird Games in 2011, To the Moon's story explores many deep and emotional themes: love, death, destiny, and giving someone what many humans inevitably desire--the life they never had.

0:00 Intro
2:56 Game Creation and Plot Beginning
9:46 Main Story and Analysis Part 1
16:12 Artwork
19:15 Main Story and Analysis Part 2
30:56 Soundtrack
33:58 Main Story and Analysis Part 3
1:03:20 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

To the Moon, including its original artwork and soundtrack, are © Freebird Games. Please support the official release.
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