I Wish I Were the Moon

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I Wish I Were The Moon
I Wish I Were the Moon screenshot.png
Developer(s) Daniel Benmergui
Platform(s) Browser, Flash
Release2008
Genre(s) Puzzle game, artgame
Mode(s) Single-player

I Wish I Were the Moon is a short Flash game by Argentine game developer Daniel Benmergui. It has been described as "a short love story told in the form of a puzzle game." [1] The game was, as part of a collection of Benmergui's games, a finalist at the Sense of Wonder Night at the 2009 Tokyo Game Show. [1] The game brought its maker, Benmergui, to international attention. [2]

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Gameplay

I Wish I Were the Moon is a puzzle game where you can use to capture certain objects that can click and drop to where you can place it into.

Reception

Mitu Khandaker-Kokoris called the game one of the simplest yet most effective example of portraying relationships by exposing the player to specific stories. [3] Patrick Dugan of Gamasutra remarked the game was popular among female players. [4] [5]

The graphic style of I Wish I Were the Moon inspired Gregory Weir to emulate it for his game (I Fell In Love With) The Majesty of Colors . [6]

The game was featured in the book 250 Indie Games You Must Play by Mike Rose. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rose, Mike (2011). 250 indie games you must play. CRC Press. p. 219. ISBN   9781466503175.
  2. ↑ Dillon, Roberto (2010). On the Way to Fun : an Emotion-Based Approach to Successful Game Design. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. p. 131. ISBN   9781439876893.
  3. ↑ Enevold, Jessica; Maccallum-Stewart, Esther (2015). Game love : essays on play and affection. Jefferson, North Carolina. pp. 83–84. ISBN   9781476618784.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ Dugan, Patrick (13 April 2010). "Interview: Today I Die 's Benmergui On Inspirations, Independence". Gamasutra . Archived from the original on May 10, 2012.
  5. ↑ Salter, Anastasia; Murray, John (2014). Flash : building the interactive web. Cambridge, Massachusetts. p. 97. ISBN   9780262028028.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ↑ Weir, Gregory. "GameSetWatch Postmortem: (I Fell In Love With) The Majesty of Colors'". GameSetWatch. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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