An endlessly charming and simple Japanese-style RPG that brings to mind Square's SNES efforts, as well as lesser-known Genesis and Turbografx adventures (Lunar and Cosmic Fantasy come immediately to mind). Easy to grasp mechanics and an interesting story punctuated with excellent writing and the first truly likeable cast I've come across in quite some time. It speaks volumes that I enjoyed this humble little title more than recent multi-million efforts from big name developers. It's quite succinct at only 7-10 hours long, but there's also little pointless backtracking and padding to slog through.

Absolutely recommended to gamers that look back fondly on the golden age of console RPGs.

Note: Disregard people dismissing Skyborn because of the engine it was built with. RPG Maker is fully capable of producing unique and captivating games in the right hands, as evidenced by Yume Nikki, To the Moon and the subject of this review.

An endlessly charming and simple Japanese-style RPG that brings to mind Square's SNES efforts, as well as lesser-known Genesis and Turbografx adventures (Lunar and Cosmic Fantasy come immediately to mind). Easy to grasp mechanics and an interesting story punctuated with excellent writing and the first truly likeable cast I've come across in quite some time. It speaks volumes that I enjoyed this humble little title more than recent multi-million efforts from big name developers. It's quite succinct at only 7-10 hours long, but there's also little pointless backtracking and padding to slog through. Absolutely recommended to gamers that look back fondly on the golden age of console RPGs. Note: Disregard people dismissing Skyborn because of the engine it was built with. RPG Maker is fully capable of producing unique and captivating games in the right hands, as evidenced by Yume Nikki, To the Moon and the subject of this review.