Recent reviews by SirNuke

"If you tell me everything will be okay; I'll believe you, you don't have to tell me how."

To The Moon with less outright tearjerking. Unlike To The Moon, I think Rakuen resonates more with its soul of exploring the relationship between the player character and his mother. This is lightly touched territory for games, and I'd love to see other games with personal mechanics like Rakuen's "talk to mom" action.

If I had to complain, however, the game is uneven. None of the puzzles are difficult, but many require stumbling on the solution. Maps like the hospital or village are richly thought out, but a few other areas feel tacked on. The story is really five independent plots, and it'd be nice if they were more parallel and interconnected.

In short, absolutely wonderful if you enjoy this sort of game, if not, worth maybe approaching with an open mind.