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- Sabotage Studio
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- Sabotage Studio
Sea of Stars
Released On: Aug 29, 2023
87
8.0
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 51 Critic Reviews
87
90% Positive
46 Reviews
46 Reviews
2% Mixed
1 Review
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 51 Critic Reviews
87
90% Positive
46 Reviews
46 Reviews
2% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Sea of Stars is an amazing-looking and sounding title that has captured all you love from classic turn-based RPGs and improved upon it. I can’t recommend this game enough; this is how you modernise and pay tribute to a classic genre.
Sea of Stars is a love letter to classic 1990s JRPGs that transcends the genre and perfects the form.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 807 User Ratings
8.0
76% Positive
612 Ratings
612 Ratings
15% Mixed
119 Ratings
119 Ratings
9% Negative
76 Ratings
76 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 807 User Ratings
8.0
76% Positive
612 Ratings
612 Ratings
15% Mixed
119 Ratings
119 Ratings
9% Negative
76 Ratings
76 Ratings
I rarely give 10/10 on metacritic, but this amazing turn-based RPG deserves it. The game has everything you could wish for: a great, complex and deep story; charismatic characters that develop throughout their arcs; solid mechanics; tons of content (~40 hours) and a wholesome indie atmosphere with fairly polished visuals. The combat system is both engaging and cognitively challenging, specially if you play the game on hard mode (using amulets to increase difficulty), which I recommend. There could be a couple of extra features (ie. Quest Logs, Wikis, etc), but I believe the game is solid enough exactly how it is. Please do yourself a favor and play this thing, if possible on hard mode, and paying true attention to the story (inc. Side Quests and Extras). This one delivers very inch of hype it received. Best!
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Everything is top notch in one of the best JRPGs in recent memory. Art, level design, story, and characters all flawlessly executed.
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As a kid growing up alongside some of those early Super Nintendo and PlayStation RPGs, Sea of Stars feels like the classics I remember; and I mean that in the purest sense. When you’re toddling about, hardly old enough to understand some of the words on the screen, nostalgia often compensates for aspects that may have grown less appealing through the years. However, if I were to dream up any old favorite from memory, I’d imagine it’d turn out something like this. Sea of Stars is endlessly charming, bright, and packing a ton of heart — another timeless addition among the classics.
Sea of Stars successfully modernizes and builds on the traditional 2D pixel RPG game and proves how such a genre has the potential to thrive among the saturated market hype for realistic games through beautiful storytelling, engaging gameplay, and brilliantly written characters.
A polished, cleverly designed, and utterly joyful experience, Sea of Stars takes the best parts of classic RPGs and distils their essence into something at once comfortingly nostalgic and refreshingly modern. Its combat system twists traditional turn-based combat into a satisfyingly tactile blend of strategy and execution, making exploring every inch of its gorgeous world an absolute pleasure. Despite some odd pacing in the final act and the occasional cringey joke, Sea of Stars holds up as a fantastic modern RPG and a must-play for fans of the genre.
Stunning vistas paired with a stirring soundtrack and refined combat shoulder Sea of Stars, one of 2023’s most charming RPGs.
Sea of Stars is an old-school JRPG, cut on modern molds, which because of its dragging and template solutions turns from a fun adventure into a routine work.
The best JRPG I have played. It has a great, original, unpredictable story and a beautiful art style. The gameplay is exciting with many fun mechanics like timing, magic without magic, ultimates and the lock enemy system. The music is wonderful, I even started listening to some of the soundtracks in my free time. The level progression is good but not that difficult, although early in the game, you unlock certain customization options so you can adjust the game to your own liking, with things like timing indicators or modes that make the game harder and more.
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Hermoso juego, se vuelve repetitivo, historia regular y final abrupto, muy buena banda sonora y apartado artistico
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The graphics? Gorgeous. The tunes? Absolute bangers. It’s like they’re screaming, “This is gonna be epic!”
But man, once I got into it, it was like expecting a gourmet meal and getting fast food instead. The characters? They’re kinda there, but not really making me feel anything. They’re supposed to shape the world, but everything just felt… meh.
And the fights, they started out cool, but didn’t go anywhere. It’s like playing the same level over and over. Plus, there’s this one character who keeps breaking the fourth wall, pointing out all the clichés. Just let me get lost in the game!
I really wanted to get into Sea of Stars, rooting for it to be my new obsession. But it’s like it’s stuck in the shadow of the old-school legends, trying too hard to be like them without bringing anything new to the table. It’s a feast for the eyes, sure, but it doesn’t hit you in the feels like the classics do.
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This game is an unbelievable pain in the ass. And it flipping kills me as the storyline is absolutely fantastic. The combat is a chore. It's like they took the Mario and Luigi formula, misbalanced it by making every damn enemy hit like a truck, and then go, "Hey that'll do." Sure I can augment the game and make it easier, but that just feels like cheating. It really should have been the default option. Also you can't run away from a single fight. It takes one of the most basic turn based functions and doesn't give you it. That coupled with every enemy hitting like a truck, makes the inbetween boss trecks precarious, tedious and frankly unforgiving, but then the bosses have the easiest telegraphing and go down like sacks of crap. Stick to making notoriously difficult platformers Sabotage. This is a chore. It gets a 4 for its brilliant story and nothing else.
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Summary Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. A prequel story set in The Messenger's universe, it tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmanc...
Rated E +10
for Everyone +10
Platforms:
- PC
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 4
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox One
Initial Release Date: Aug 29, 2023
Developer:
- Sabotage Studio
Publisher: Sabotage Studio
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