To the Moon



To The Moon is an RPG/Visual Novel designed by Kan Gao (of Quintessence fame) and developed by Freebird Games.

Twenty Minutes Into the Future, Dr. Eva Rosalene and Dr. Neil Watts work for a company that gives false memories to dying people, as a kind of for-profit Make a Wish foundation.

Johnny's in a coma, and his last wish is to go to the moon.

Except he doesn't know why.

This game has a Character Page. -
 * Anachronic Order: The order in which Watts and Rosaline experience Johnny's memories.
 * Becoming the Mask: Isabelle feels that by acting "normal", her "true self" has been lost.
 * Did Not Do the Research: In-universe version, purposely lampshaded, as the memories are created by the patient's mind they are only as knowledgeable as the patient which leads to things like
 * Dream Land
 * Dream Weaver
 * Fiery Redhead: Inverted for River.
 * Grow Old with Me
 * High School Sweethearts: John and River.
 * Ill Girl:
 * Journey to the Center of the Mind
 * Lotus Eater Machine: As a commercial, privately owned business.
 * Odd Couple: Eva and Neil.
 * Odd Friendship: Watts and Rosalene, by far.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Neil as red, and Eva as blue.
 * Rewriting Reality: Neil and Eva's job is to make people think reality has been rewritten so that their deepest wish is fulfilled.
 * Shiny Midnight Black: Eva.
 * Shout-Out: Several.
 * Neil at one point claims his name is Lorenzo von Matterhorn. This is almost getting into Genius Bonus territory; Neil Patrick Harris's character on How I Met Your Mother uses this as an alias in one episode.
 * Whenever Neil breaks the memento, you're guaranteed to get a comical one.
 * "HULK SMASH!"
 * "KAME...HAME--!"
 * Both Animorphs and The Emperors New Clothes are present in-universe, both making it clear that this is a version of our world; they come to reflect important aspects of the plot.
 * At one point,
 * X Meets Y: Inception meets Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
 * Your Mind Makes It Real: The game briefly nods to this.
 * The Stinger:
 * Everything's Better with Platypi: The platypus stuffed animal turns out to be important later, and its freakiness is lampshaded constantly.
 * Everything's Better with Platypi: The platypus stuffed animal turns out to be important later, and its freakiness is lampshaded constantly.