Feel free to ask me about stuff related to Finding Paradise / To the Moon / etc.

[Reives]

I'll try my best to answer. c:

[red]

Hi Kan! Glad to see that we are moving to the release! Can't wait to play it! I loved so much To The Moon, and i hope to feel the same sensations with the Episode 2. Have you found some difficulties during the development? Did you hoped to released it before "summer 2017"? And one last question, even if less important :) Will be avaible the italians subtitles? Thank you so much and good luck for the last phase of development!

[Reives]

Cheers red! There's been some hiccups now and then, but nothing unexpected of these kind of developments. I did hope to release it earlier, but since I make most of the game myself, life events tend to get in the way a bit now and then. Still, it's on a good way, and we've already released a couple of private demos for folks at Freebird to neat feedback. c:

As for the subs, all of To the Moon's subs were kindly community-generated, and it's likely that something will also come about with Finding Paradise -- I'll try to give it some help myself too this time around, though!

[DahGecko]

Hey Kan! Firstly I need to thank you for making both To the Moon and A Bird Story. Both of those games have touched me and truly affected the way I live my life, whether it's how I talk to people or empathize with them. They truly are some of the most memorable and touching experiences I have ever had the pleasure to enjoy. Thank you

As for my question, at what point in the development of To the Moon did you know this story was going to span multiple games? Did it always start as a series or did you choose to do so later on in development?

[Reives]

Thanks for the kind words Gecko, it really means a lot to me to hear that.

For the series question: Honestly, I can't recall if it was started as a series, but definitely grew into the idea (of having the potential at least) before it was completed. And on that note, To the Moon was initially gonna be a 30-minute game, with a first promo poster saying "Coming April 2010"; and then expanded and released as a 4-hour game a year and a half later. There's an inside joke at Freebird's forum where any time I delay a launch, the thing's ETA is April 2010. :p I think I might still have that 30-minute version somewhere buried in the deep.

[IFRO316]

Hello Kan! I have 2 questions: 1: Is this the direct sequel of To the Moon? 2: Did you compose all the music for this game yourself or did you have help? I honestly love the work you've put into these games! Keep it up! =D

[van der Pieron]

I'm glad to say hello to one of the people that have truly changed my life. Thank you.
I'd like to ask how long Finding Paradise would be. Is it something like To-The-Moon-long?

Lot's of love (and I mean LOT'S) from Poland.

[Mållgan]

I have a question regarding the length of the story and the emphases. The first game (To the Moon) was around 4-5 hours and focused quite a bit about Johnny and his life story. But at the end of the game we got some insight about Neil (him having a condition), and later on you released 2 Minisodes, each being 30 minutes long. The Minisodes gave us context and story lore concerning Eva and Neil's job and how society views it. This sparked a huge interest for me since it provided us with some character development concerning everyone at Sigmund Corp, especially Eva and Neil's relationship/friendship.

How will this be further explored in Finding Paradise and how long will Finding Paradise be? I know that each episodic game features a patient and his/her story but now that you teased us quite a bit in the Minisodes, will there be larger emphasis on Neil and Eva or will the main focus of the story be the patient?

Also, this may just be me gushing but I think that your game/s has such a fantastic story and now that you made me much more aware of the people in Sigmund Corp, I would like to see more of them in feature episodes. In other words, I hope that you do not end the story with Finding Paradise. You have created a story so amazing, it's setting fascinating and its characters so intriguing and interesting. It would be great if you could expand even further on it with more episodes. I know that I speak for everyone when I say that your writing has touched my heart and soul. I have never been this engaged and invested in a story from a game. It's simply astounding!

[Reives]

@IFRO: Yup, it's a direct sequel of To the Moon in all the sense it can be -- the next full episode featuring Dr. Watts & Dr. Rosalene with another patient, as was with Johnny. However, since Johnny's already passed at the end of To the Moon, there won't be much of him in it, of course; so I tend to call it the next episode of the series instead.

As for the music, so far it's all composed by me (as was with To the Moon, with the exception of Everything's Alright).

@Pieron:
Finding Paradise might be a bit longer than To the Moon, actually -- right now it seems like it'd be around 5 hours or so. And thank you, I'm glad you were able to find something from it. c:

[Reives]

@GenPlayer:
Oops, your post went up after I pressed post for the previous one -- FP's length is answered there, at around 5 hours. It actually does extend the path of the minisodes a bit, particularly the 2nd one. Although its emphasis is still mainly with the patient's life story, there're some elements introduced that is going toward a more overarching story to tie certain things regarding the doctors' & Sigmund Corp. together.

In fact, leading to your last point, it is indeed also making way for a game taking place after FP, that will have a somewhat contrasting and darker theme from the previous games - sci-fi/suspense instead of drama, perhaps. c: Cheers, and thanks for supporting the series' universe!

[Stitch]

You must be really annoyed by this question already, sorry, but will there be a pre-order available anytime soon (or at all)?

Keep up the awesome work, Kan & Co.!

[Olexorus]

I've been waiting for new informations about Finding Paradise so much! To the Moon was such a great game, and I am looking forward to Finding Paradise!

But there's one thing that I don't understand: Why don't you use a newer version of the RPG Maker? From the pictures it looks like you are still using the XP Version which is more than 10 years old I think. Are there features in RPG Maker XP that the never versions don't have?

[derailed_omega_male]

Thanks for the current discount on "To The Moon"! I just bought myself 5 copies for the gift inventory, so I can make people drown in tears whenever I want to. It's so freakin' worth it.

[Mållgan]

Originally posted by derailed_omega_male:

Thanks for the current discount on "To The Moon"! I just bought myself 5 copies for the gift inventory, so I can make people drown in tears whenever I want to. It's so freakin' worth it.

Hey man, can you give me a copy? I got a friend whom I want to play the game but he isn't so keen on purchasing the game himself since he "do not like story games" and "hates to read".

[derailed_omega_male]

Originally posted by Generic Player:

Originally posted by derailed_omega_male:

Thanks for the current discount on "To The Moon"! I just bought myself 5 copies for the gift inventory, so I can make people drown in tears whenever I want to. It's so freakin' worth it.

Hey man, can you give me a copy? I got a friend whom I want to play the game but he isn't so keen on purchasing the game himself since he "do not like story games" and "hates to read".

You can purchase gifts through steam and add them to your gift inventory. You can send them to your friends later. The discount seems to be active for now. In other words: Go buy one yourself ^^

[giga-ganon]

One small question : Is summer the definitive release period, or it can still be delayed? No complain here, just wanted to be sure! We're all waiting this so much, can't wait to finally play it!

Also will the soundtrack be completely original, no music from to the moon, or some remix included? Also bigger amount of tracks or pretty much the same?

Last one, will it be the last episode? I hope so, waiting 5 more years after another cliffhanger, i don't know if i can handle it, haha

Thanks again for answering our question! Greetings from switzerland!