Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon for Wii Reviews by Gamers

I do not believe this is perfect by any stretch of the imagination. The combat is shallow and clunky, inventory management is frustrating and often much too limited, and there is a lack of replay value in the standard sense. That being said, the story, environments, and atmosphere make up for it.

The story is compelling and presents what an actual post-apocalyptic setting would be like. The environments are breathtaking, even if they aren't as graphically beautiful as stuff on other systems. The atmosphere is perfect; it captures what it's like to truly be alone, grabbing you by the reigns and steering you in the direction of any sort of contact, human or not. The story I'd rank up there as the saddest/most touching story in a game, it honestly made me cry. I'd wholeheartedly recommend renting it, buying if you believe that games are art. This is a perfect example of such; it's delivering a serious message and immersing the player into Seto's role, successfully making one feel the loneliness that Seto feels. I feel like despite the clunky combat, this game is still fun; a serious story surrounded by a shallow game structure can still be a lot of fun.

If you're looking at this from a pure gameplay standpoint, avoid this at all costs, because you will be disappointed. If you are willing to overlook gameplay flaws for one of the best stories in video games, step right up.

Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon, besides being a very wordy title, is a very odd experience.
Oh sure, things start out well enough: your avatar is all alone in the world, staring out of his observatory, wondering what lies beyond. You get a very unsettling sense that you're alone in the world. And then, you see a silver-haired girl who can sing (kind of) and runs away the second she sees you. Your response, of course, is to pursue her into a dark, abandoned subway station.
From here, things get really creepy. This is more survival horror than an RPG, with enemies who can only be seen with a flashlight, weapons that break easily, dark hallways, ominous music and limited inventory space. Because of the anime-inspired look and the age of the characters, you might assume this was made for kids, but the snarling attack dogs, hands reaching out from windows and disembodied legs giggling "you can't catch me" in a little girl's voice suggest otherwise.
You are helped on this journey by a very confused personal assistant computer thing who seems unsure if it's seen this mystery girl or if it knows what you should be doing. And yes, this is your advisor.
But let's talk about gameplay. You wander down halls, running into enemies that must be thwacked with a handy weapon. Aiming said weapons is a lost cause, because the controls are so rigid. And you can apparently only swing a sword from a stationary position.
Not much about this game works. Accept for some of the presentation elements and the originality of the concept, there's really nothing here for the average gamer. I had hoped the game would focus on simply surviving in a desolate world, but they had to throw in wacky computers, a merchant wearing a giant chicken head and tortured souls into the mix. Oh well...