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Sequel To Critically Acclaimed Adventure Game To The Moon Delayed

You'll have to wait to get your hands on To the Moon: Finding Paradise.

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Originally scheduled to release this summer, the follow-up to the 2011 indie adventure game To the Moon has been delayed until the end of 2017.

Developer Freebird Games announced that its development trajectory for the sequel, titled Finding Paradise, has changed. "Due to personal circumstances, its release has been moved to the end of this year to ensure quality," Freebird said in a statement.

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However, Freebird emphasizes that work on the game hasn't stalled. "Despite such dubious delays, the game has been making good and steady ground," the statement reads. "A new progressive demo is to be released to internal testers in the coming week that would mark up to the final Act of the game, with the next demo version being the full game."

In the words of the developer, Finding Paradise and To the Moon "are meant to be two sides of the same coin." They deal with similar themes and are meant to build upon one another. Freebird also encourages people to play two free mini-episodes before playing Finding Paradise. Those can be found here and here.

In addition to the delay, the developer also announced that an HD remaster of To the Moon is out now on mobile devices. You can pick it up for $5 on iOS here or Android here.

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To the Moon: A walk/talk simulator with very light game-play elements. I also find it has the best story ever told in a video game.

This is a day 1 purchase. Considering I've disliked every walking simulator other than TTM, that probably says a lot.

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I liked the story of the original. One of the best in a video game.

I had no idea a sequel was in the works. Indie devs usually disappear for years after they release a game. Sometimes you never hear from them again.

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I have been waiting for this for many many years now, but I can wait as long as it takes, no rush. In the meantime Rakuen will fill the gap.

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Didn't even know this was being made. To The Moon is one of my very favourite indie games so I will definitely check this out whenever it does come out.

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@korvus: Korvus my old friend. It has been years since I last saw you in the comment section. I too am eagerly awaiting this game. If you didn't know, there is a short episode called The bird story, that serves as a prequel to Finding paradise. :)

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@Acillatem1993: So there are still people who remember me ;) Yeah, I came back a few days ago; nice to see some familiar faces. I have played The Bird Story...while not at the same level (for me) and To The Moon, it was very enjoyable.

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@korvus: I agree, it's a small little thing of its own, that leave the interpretation completely to the player. I think we actually talked about that back in the days. Well, good to have you back, see you around. :)

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I did not know this was even coming out, very interesting. To The Moon was one of those games I can't say was "fun" but it was a fantastic experience. Incredibly well told, great characters, a heart wrenching story that was one of the few that left me in tears. I'm curious where they take the game next.

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I'm really not sure what's taking this guy so long.

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@Thanatos2k: He's one guy. Devs usually have dozens if not hundreds on a game.

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@lostn: The single guy who made Dust: An Elysian Tail did that in less than 4 years. And that game didn't have 16 bit graphics.

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