Will be buying it on December, looka awesome.

While the actual game-play isn't that amazing, the overall experience is; In fact I would go as far as saying that it is the first game I've played to have a profound emotional effect on me. Unmissable!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

This looks awesome! It has the look and feel of a old school SNES RPG and it has the story that appears to be a twisting of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which is my favorite movie of all time.

Going to snag the demo and if all goes well, I am buying the crap outa this game!

Wow, I saw this on Desura but I'll probably buy it from Wadjet eye (I like to have an installer).

EDIT: Does anyone know anything about what kind of DRM is used? I just installed the demo and see that it's one of those 'purchase to unlock the demo' deals and there's a time limit on the demo. So does anyone know what kind of DRM it uses and whether online activation is necessary?

no DRM, once you buy the game you receive a serial number to insert into the game and turn the demo into full game... you can use the serial many times (I have it installed on two computers at the same time with no problem)

I will buy this later, probably after Christmas. Looks great.

I will buy it, just not right now. Bookmarked for future reference.

the only think that's "j" about this game is the looks... don't let the visuals deter you from playing, it's worth it!

Easy to do, nostalgic for quite a large number of people. Late 90s 2D WRPG graphics are a hell of a lot harder to pull off.

Not to mention that the rpgmaker assets are readily available to build upon them.

Just played through it. Couldn't stop after I started. The music was amazing, and the story was very touching. I almost cried. I'm gonna remember that game for a long time. I also laughed a lot, it's not all teary mushy.

I gotta watch some inane comedy stuff now, or I either won't be able to sleep or will see emotional dreams.

man this game is awesome played the 1hr free thing.....hope it comes out on gog/steam

You're in luck :) Link

I wrote about this elsewhere, but I thought I would share my thoughts here too, since the topic came up:

To The Moon is a special game that tells a very sweet and sentimental story that will tug at your heart strings, especially if you're a fan of the story telling of old school RPGs. Though the game itself is more correctly categorized as something between a visual novel and a point and click adventure game, the graphics and sound are straight out of the 16-bit RPG era.

The basic premise of the story is about a business that will fulfill any dying person's last wish by using a high-tech device to go into their memories and alter them so that they get to relive their life in memory one last time before they die, only they can alter one thing based on their wish. To do this, they have to transport themselves inside your most cherished memories to find out how to best fulfill your dying wish. They can only go back further in your history by finding important mementos at each stage of life. You play the role of a team of people that are helping one man named John to go back through his lifetime of memories to help him achieve his final wish of going to the moon, even if it is only in his mind. As you can probably imagine from this basic premise, this is a game that wears its heart on its sleeve.

I don't want to say anything more about the storyline beyond that because it would be hard not to avoid spoilers. Part of the mystery and charm of the game is going backwards through John's life and learning about why he made all the choices he did that led to where he is now in his old age. The story is absolutely touching and heartwrenching. I'm only a little past the halfway mark at this point, but I'm totally hooked and will probably have more to say when I finish it.

The game is largely just about having the story unfold, so there is very little "game" to it. Often this sort of thing bothers me because I think that the primary strength of the videogame medium is interactivity, so games that don't utilize that would have been just as well made as a book, movie, or cartoon. Nevertheless, it doesn't bother me that To The Moon has little to offer in the way of gameplay, and it's not just simply because the story is so endearing, but because it plays to gamer nostalgia. If you grew up on games like Final Fantasy IV and VI, Chrono Trigger, and Earthbound, then you will recognize that there is something special to the presentation of To The Moon. It looks like a 16-bit RPG and it has a beautiful soundtrack that is largely piano driven and provides themes for different characters. This kind of soundtrack isn't used as much in modern games because voice acting clashes with strong melodies, so modern games tend to use more ambient music or orchestral arrangements that don't draw attention to themselves, but still set a mood. To The Moon is made a better story by its melody driven soundtrack. Also, its nostalgic graphical style is well-suited to the story about going back in time through one man's memories, especially if you grew up on these old school RPGs like I did.

I hope some of you will try this game out if you care about story in games, because this one is really touching.