I Wish I Were the Moon explained

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." 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. The game brought its maker, Benmergui, to international attention.^[1]

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.^[2] Patrick Dugan of Gamasutra remarked the game was popular among female players.^{[3] [4]}

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.^[5]

The game was featured in the book 250 Indie Games You Must Play by Mike Rose.^[6]

External links

• I Wish I Were the Moon on Kongregate.com

Notes and References

1. Book: Dillon . Roberto . On the Way to Fun : an Emotion-Based Approach to Successful Game Design. . 2010 . Taylor and Francis . Hoboken . 9781439876893 . 131.
2. Book: Game love : essays on play and affection . 2015 . Jefferson, North Carolina . 9781476618784 . 83–84 . Enevold . Jessica . Maccallum-Stewart . Esther .
3. Web site: Dugan . Patrick . Interview: Today I Die 's Benmergui On Inspirations, Independence . . 13 April 2010 . en.
4. Book: Salter . Anastasia . Murray . John . Flash : building the interactive web . 2014 . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 9780262028028 . 97.
5. Web site: Weir . Gregory . GameSetWatch Postmortem: (I Fell In Love With) The Majesty of Colors' . GameSetWatch . 7 August 2021 . 7 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210807105714/http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/01/postmortem_i_fell_in_love_with.php . dead .
6. Book: Rose . Mike . 250 indie games you must play . 2011 . 9781466503175 . 219. CRC Press .