I played To the Moon for the first time
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- čas přidán 14. 10. 2023
- Sorry for two crying videos in a row. Sometimes it feels really cringe to constantly post myself vulnerable on the internet, but it's also such a massive part of me that I've grown to accept. I've also learned that there are so many others out there like me who no longer feel alone when they see people get emotionally invested in media.
That being said, I wanted to write a quick little thing about how much this game means to me. I talk about it occasionally in passing (mostly because I don't want it to be a big deal) but I relate to River and her condition in this game. I wasn't expecting this subject matter, so it hit me incredibly hard. I knew I was playing a sad game, but I didn't know that I would be represented. It meant a lot to me, but it also broke my heart for River, myself, and others who go through feeling different their whole lives.
We decided to keep it long so that people who don't want to play the game can experience it for the first time through myself. Goffballz so kindly edited this video for us, and I think it came out great! Sorry for the lengthy description and enjoy the video~!
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River died thinking he forgot, Johnny died thinking he did not.
Even after all these years, the emotions still hit me like a goddamn truck.
I WISH more people played this game, it hits so hard and so different... A amazing experience that rips through you and leaves you a sobbing mess. This was a great run, thank you for playing this, is was amazing to see it through your eyes and you were such fun to watch. I hope you do the rest of the series...
Idk if you will see this comment but I'm gonna type it anyway. This game was a journey I needed back in 2015 when I first learned of it. There were some things I was learning about myself (albeit not the same exactly as River) but over time and as the story was starting to unfold I slowly realized how powerful and meaningful the story was. What I saw/learned over the course of the game made me realize that were things about myself that I WISH I could change but in the end its who I was. What I also love about this game is that its the people you make connections with that really shape your story and give you reminders of why it is we live our lives to the fullest. Much Love Sarah
I remember this was the first game to ever make me cry when I watched PewDiePie play it. Bird Story, Finding Paradise, and Impostor Factory also absolutely destroyed my emotions.
It's such a bittersweet ending when John dies in peace, but you know all these things that happened to help him die satisfied didn't actually happen, and River still died thinking he completely forgot about the first time they met. Thankfully, the credits show John and River as kids sitting together, which I interpreted as them finally reuniting on the Moon in death.
Hey, it’s okay.
I am also on the high end of the spectrum. I was diagnosed when I was around 10 or 11. I even remember what I told my mom that made her have the doctors evaluate me to check, “My brain doesn’t work right,” I remember saying this very clearly. I said that because I noticed that a lot of kids in my 5th grade class in elementary school started to like and do different things than before, while I was pretty much the same with my likes and dislikes; always watching cartoons, playing Pokémon and other video games on my SNES and N64. Because of this, I didn’t have any friends when I got to middle school and it made me feel like I was doing something wrong.
After they diagnosed me, the middle school I went to put me in special ed classes, which was the worst mistake they could ever make. I was well enough to not be in those classes they put me in, I was never that bad at most of the subjects being taught besides math (math still is evil to me, even now). Because the school put me in those classes, a lot of kids bullied me for being there, calling me stupid, dumb, and other things like that. I was extremely depressed by all the insults thrown at me in those years, leading me to having both depression and suicidal thoughts for many years. I had no friends to talk to all throughout middle school and most of high school because no one had the same interests as me. It was also during high school that I’ve ever had my first and only panic attack because of all of this. It was painful.
It was during middle school when I saw the TV ads for the first KH game being shown on the Disney Channel. I went, “Ooo! That looks cool! What’s this song in the commercial? It’s sounds neat!” and asked to get that game for Christmas, which I did get that year. My brother owned the PS2 in the house and kept it in his room. When I got KH1, I would just stay in his room and play it nonstop. It got to the point where my brother was getting annoyed and asked mom to buy another PS2 just for me so I could get out of his room. And that’s what they did, it wasn’t even a week after I got the game that they bought that second PS2. Oops. It took about a year for me to finish and see the ending to KH1, I could not stop crying when I saw that I had beaten it. Besides Pokémon Gen 1 and Gen 2, KH1 was one of the first games I had beaten on my own; I think the only thing I did not do was beat Sephiroth, or as I called him back then, “That guy with the long sword that might be related to Riku?”. I didn’t know he was from another game at the time, so I assumed he and Riku were related somehow because of the hair color. Anyway, when I beat the game, I thought that it was going to end there, not exactly realizing what a sequel bait was and that there would be more games later. I thought they ended the game like that so we could interpret what happens after the ending on our own. Because of that, I started to write down what happened after the first game ended, it’s how I got into writing fanfics.
It was also around this time that I was watching more cartoons than usual, most of them airing on Cartoon Network. One of the shows I loved watching the most was Ed, Edd, ‘n’ Eddy. I remember seeing the commercials and stuff for a while before I started watching it. I liked how different the show looked compared to every other cartoon at the time; both in the design and stuff like that, the squiggly outlines stood out the most, honestly. I would always watch it when it came on, even if it was a rerun. It was as I was watching it over the years that I began to see why I kept watching the show and why it’s been stuck with me as a thing people identify me for online ever since; the show made me want to have friends like that, and because it filled a void to something I wanted for a long time. I eventually started to write fanfics and stories about them getting into different shenanigans and crossovers. So many crossovers. I took a picture of this a few months ago on Twitter, but I have many cardboard boxes stacked in my closet, all of them full of papers with all the fanfics and stories I wrote back then in middle and high school. I don’t have the heart to throw it away, even though all of what I wrote down on paper is saved in Microsoft Word documents, even after all these years of going through different computers. I still have everything.
I had stopped writing any sort of stories around 2014, thinking my creativity had finally run out because I was not feeling motivated to write anything. It was in early 2022 that I decided to pick up an old story I wanted to work on in 2014 and finished writing it. I think that opened the floodgates again for me to write more and more, and now I have many stories I’m working on all at once because I’m very indecisive on what to focus on. I guess I can thank @ProtonJon 's art community as well for getting me back into writing. While his art community is more focused about art related to what happens on his livestreams (and memes), it’s the dedication for improving their craft, the lore, and what they want to do that pushed me into writing again.
Anyway, one of the reasons I’m mentioning all of this is that back at the very end of April this year, I decided I wanted to rewrite and retell an older EEnE story I made and finished in 2008. The story was about a girl on the spectrum who moved into the neighborhood; basically, a self-insert that I felt aged poorly when I went to read it again. I wrote that story when I was 17/18. The only thing that stayed the same in between the first story and the retelling of the newer story was that the first chapter played out almost the same way before changing completely by the second chapter. After I posted the final chapter to the new story months later, I received a review for the story from someone on FFNet. They told me that the first story I wrote was the first story they read on the site many years ago, and they were happy that I was retelling the story again in a different way. I honestly couldn’t believe that anyone would remember, let alone care that I was writing again; especially coming from someone who was reading my stories all those years ago. It kind of overwhelmed me.
After that, I made a sequel to it; I posted the last chapter to it at the beginning of this month. At the end of that story, I gave a big shoutout and recommendation to this game (To the Moon) for anyone who is on the spectrum or to anyone who has loved ones that are on it. It really is a special game to play and experience.
So yeah, I’m happy that the recent changes in time and stuff have made people more aware of others who are on the spectrum and how to handle and act around anyone with it. I wish this kind of thing was around when I was growing up. It would have helped so much. Sadly, I never had that to help me.
Sorry that I wrote so much in this comment. I just felt like sharing my thoughts to say that everything is, indeed, alright. And it’s also like this game says at one point: “Everyone with it is different.”
Ain’t that the truth.
Before even watching this, I'd like to say that I really appreciate that you have so many videos showing your depth of emotion and how expressive you are. I basically had my emotions ripped from me for over a decade before I started transitioning, and I'm still trying to re-learn how to do things like letting myself cry or feeling genuine excitement without stopping myself because I think others will think it's cringe or whatever. It's so nice and honestly humanizing to be able to experience a piece of media and feel the weight of it through someone else's first impressions and genuine emotions. Keep doing what you love, don't worry about random people you'll never meet.
This comment seriously means so much to me. I'm proud of you for starting to open up and be yourself. You deserve to be your genuine self without judgement of others.
I hope you'll play the rest of the series as well. The world needs more reaction highlights for the minisodes, A Bird Story, Finding Paradise and Impostor Factory.
This was one of the first games to make me cry.
The sequel....changed my life and i think about it all the time
This game absolutely wrecked me. That moment at the fair when everything comes together was like a series of gut punches. River thinking of herself as a lighthouse, the rabbit, the platypus, the hacky sack, and the desire to regroup with River being the reason why Johnny was driven to go to the moon. I cried wept harder with each reveal. Then that song by Laura Shigihara ..... I was so dehydrated after playing this game. XDDD
Over three and half hours??? This is going to be such a good watch
One of my all time favorite games. Currently recovering from covid so the notification made me really happy when I got it♥
Thanks for playing this Sarah! Not sure why it just now showed up in my feed! I hope that you will consider playing other games in the series :) Also, you don't have to apologize for being emotional, I honestly think that's why so many people come and watch let's plays of this game! We all felt it :)
Oh shit, I completely missed that you played this! I love this series so much!
I'll be fine, I've watched multiple playthroughs of it after playing it myself a long time ago. I know when the sad parts come
(proceeds to cry again watching your playthrough anyways and cries even more when Everything's Alright plays)
Thank you for being so vulnerable with this game Sarah it was something i played during covid and helped me come towards the realization that im also autistic. Isabelles experiences hit really close to home ❤
I clicked on this so fast, love this game/series, love your playthroughs, hope you do the rest of these too, together they tell one big narrative and it's well executed
Welcome to one of the best game series ever! Kan Gao is a genius.
This series really touches my heart. I'm glad you enjoyed To The Moon and hope that you will consider giving A Bird Story, Finding Paradise, and Impostor Factory a chance as well. Finding Paradise in particular strikes me in ways other stories can't.
I just played the game myself, and watching someone else play it just made me cry EVEN more.... what an insanely beautiful story this was
59:32 - One of my most favorite lines from this game.
1:10:09 - "Me... I'm an actress because I've been doing it all my life." D'awww.... Sending digital hugs!
Thank you for playing this!
I had somehow managed to forget enough of the story that it was almost like experiencing it for the first time again!
I love that so much!!!
Big bear hugs delivery for Sarah, on the double! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
So glad you played this game, it's one of my favorites! It made me cry so much 😭
I love this game so much! I Loved your reaction to finding out about Joey, and River, and them meeting again. Thank you for a wonderful playthrough!
Hey Sarahkey, if you absolutely loved this game, I recommend that you play "7 YEARS FROM NOW" and "THE KIDS WE WERE." These two can be rivalled with "TO THE MOON" storyline, and I guarantee you that any of these two WILL absolutely make you cry like a kid again similar or possibly much more tearful situation than this because of how beautiful the stories are. We are glad that you managed to find this masterpiece, and we thank you for making us remember this game. ❤
I like how John believes River is awesome enough to become an astronaut.
1:11:10 Your emotions are real! Don't apologize for feeling what you feel!!!
My favorite game of all time!! Im so glad you’re giving it a try!❤️
I love you Sarah thank you showing your vulnerability
This series of games is an absolute masterpiece. The recent card game they kickstarted based on To The Moon offered a music box that plays For River... it gut punches you every time you wind it.
This game is not only hitting the mark on so many levels, emotionally, philosophically, storytellingwise, the style of writing, the humor....it hits the mark, then hits the arrow that already is stuck in the center of the bullseys and splits it.
Ahhh I didn't think you'd make an upload of this! Thank you so much for playing and uploading 💙
It has been about ten years since I played this game, but I still have the most vivid memories of playing through this! No other game has had an impact on me in the same manner that this game did. I'm so excited to sit back and watch this whole video! I hope you check out the others in the series, too.
This game is one of my favorites! Even though it's been a few years since I first played it, it still makes me emotional. 😭 I'm so happy you got to experience it!
1:08:50 This part never fails to destroy me. I had a similar reaction to this scene because I relate to it so much. Thank you for being so open about it Sarah! ♥
Thank you goffballz for editing this!
Fun fact:
Did you know that this game won over THE Xenoblade Chronicles on Best Story category at The 2010 Game Award?
To put that into perspective, 12 years later we got Xenoblade Chronicles 3 to scratch that level of story telling with (N)oah and (M)io story to some extent.
wouldn't it have been the spike TV game award back then?
@@steveqi9309 Ah, sorry my bad for pointed to the wrong award show 😅
Such a lovely little game. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Man I love this game. I’m so happy when I find a person who plays it for the first time, cuz it’s the closest way for me to be able to relive it!
There's also 2 sequels to this game (plus two "minisodes"). I really recommend all of them!
Damn, i thought after all these years, i would not tear up, i did.....
I didn't realise this game actually references real world fiction
Also it was sweet seeing you vulnerable at that one point, I'm glad you've got a supportive community and all
I congratulate you on playing this game
More that just a game! I adore it. Once and forever.
This was as great as expected, but holy hell was that one person in the chat really, REALLY pissing me off by trying to hint at things right before they're bloody revealed towards the end.
This masterpiece was what first taught me the power and meaning of love
dont worry about being someone who feels things strongly. Just be yourself. Im a crybaby too, and im a 40 year old man, lol
So cozy🎉
Omg this is one of my favorite games! I haven’t played it for myself yet.
If you like to play something short and potentially cry, there's an indie game out there called "Inmost" that reminds me a bit of this game when it comes to how the story is told, only it's less comical and more melancholic and creepy. It's also short enough to be played all the way through in 1-2 sittings. There's a fair bit of 2D action platforming and I don't know if you're someone who finds that sort of thing fun or rather frustrating, so if that's not what you're into then at the very least I'd recommend watching a playthrough just to experience the story. It might seem like a typical dark fairytale for a while, but when you get what everything means under the surface, it will mess you up emotionally here and there. It's some good quality pain and doesn't take too long to deliver it.
"Wandersong" is another game I would recommend to just about anybody, mainly for the story. It looks like a silly fantasy cartoon, yet it has themes and characters that feel real and relatable, the kind of wholesome experience that could make you laugh and cry in the same scene. It's not as short of a game though, probably about double the length of To the Moon.
I just finished this last night and came here just to see your reaction at 3 hour mark. ❤️
This is such a welcome surprise
Hi Sarah. Ray here.
This is an amazing short game..
And ill got a few other short ganes for you👍.
- Life is Strange.
- What Remains of Edith Finch.
- Limbo.
- Inside.
Much Love
Ray.
Thanks so much! I’ve played the first two but I’ll check out the other two for sure!
@@SarahKey allright.
Here are 2 others for the replacement for "L.i.S" & "W.R.o.E.F"
°Below (a bit of a harder game)
And got one longer game.
°Tell Tales: The Walking Dead (4 Seasons)
What about these??
This is why games are more than a casual pastime... Videogames are art, and they don't need billions of $ to be developed, look this, RPG Maker and being one of the most marvelous games ever created!
Oh no...oh yes! Oh no...
this game is neat, and i hope people dont ever feel the need to apologise or talk about "cringe" for a piece of art resonating with them
What know something that cuts deep. This all happened in a dying man's dream. What really happened is his wife spent her entire life trying to reach him, but never did.
If you're ever in the mood for another good sniffle along the short-ish side of things, give What Remains of Edith Finch a-go. It's really good. Gris is another beauty to check out. Thanks for the reaction!
Hey Sarah, what are your thoughts on "Project Mugen" ? Do you plan on playing it?? I'm personally excited for it it's like an anime version of Spider-Man GTA mix
If it wasn't for this game, I don't know if I ever would have known there might have been a reason I am the way I am other than just being sucky and weird or to get diagnosed a few years later.
You definitely have to play the whole to the moon series:
- To The Moon (check)
- A Bird Story (cute but intense...)
- Finding Paradise (A real rollercoaster, in my opinion)
- Impostor Factory (Uh, I didn't like this one as much as the others, but I think you'll enjoy it)
Strictly in this order.
“Tiger!” “Tiger!!” “Tiger”
Sarah:
R O X A S 😂
♥♥♥
❤
Man i was holding it together until the memory removal stuff happened.
a modern classic
that's a pretty cool ps1 hoodie
Hi Sarah is this an RPG game?
Time to play Finding Paradise and Imposter Factory now 😊
This is unrelated but should i replay xenoblade 2 before torna?
yes
@@SarahKey ok thank you
For those that dont know, its aspergers
in the game, it is representing aspergers specifically because it's an older game. however, aspergers is no longer a thing and an outdated term. it's just autism.
I hated the ending. Sure he died thinking he got to the moon, but it was all fake, none of it happened. But everything that actually happened, he forgot.
I've got two let's play videos uploaded basically the same time from two different accounts both called "I played X for the first time" haha
Lest play "finding paradise "
Roxas confirmed as a furry
Ah... Play this game about 10 years ago. I don't really thought much at first. But as story goes and I dive deeper and deepr into the memory of Johny. I remember simply can't stop crying on the Beta-B part and how the feeling of River have to remain unanswered to the very end of her life. And couple with the killer soundtrack. A game I can't forget.