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JoseQuit
Not Recommended
4
Not for me after 3 hours. I love old school JRPG's but this homage to it falls short. Doesn't do much to keep you engaged when it comes to creativity nothing in this game I haven't seen. I find hard to grind for levels especially when they try to make this game harder than your typical RPG. If your going to raise the standard as far as difficulty goes then make it easy to grind. In order to grind you need to leave an area completely to respawn the baddies and then your xp gains are drastically low. After 3.5 hours I was level 4! A level is about 1000 xp but your getting 30 or 60 xp?? Doesn't make sense to me. Story is lame nothing new at all kids that are meant to save the world and poor writing.
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GameoverpodcastPlaying
Recommended
9
After only 3 hours in, I'm hooked. It reminds me of my childhood gaming days. great turn based combat. The art style reminds me of the Mana Saga games.
I will update my review once I beat the game. Cheers.
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Vash4eQuit
Not Recommended
4
This was a tough one to review because in all honesty, it hits the right note on almost everything. It’s a fine RPG on a surface level but as you start to dig into it, it slowly starts to unearth itself as something that can be seen as shallow.
Which is a shame, because all of the individual aspects of the game feel and look really great. The pixel art has such style and it looks so well crafted that you want to be in there forever. The music hits all the right feelings that it wants to hit (special shout-out to the boss music!). And the battle mechanics have a fresh feel but also calls back to classics like Chrono Trigger and Mario RPG. It also has a simple plot that is easy to understand that also has its own twists and turns.
But the more I played this game, the more I started to feel discredited towards it. What looked like a game that was a pool full of great style and mechanics, quickly dissolved into a little rain puddle with no room for growth. Growth is the keyword here, because it doesn’t feel like I’m growing as a player, the leveling up and the battle system start to stagnate real fast here, and it underlines everything that this game tries to do. The dungeons, though some are fun, are very drawn out and start to drag 2/3rds of the way through them, and without any growth in between these segments, it makes the story elements really not matter much if the growth essentially stays the same for the most part.
I can appreciate some of the side quests once you really start the game and the lively characters you can recruit, but you eventually hit a wall knowing you will go through fight after fight but doing the same thing...over and over. It feels like the freedom of growth has been taken away, or maybe I’m too used to games like Persona and Xenoblade giving me tons of freedom of role playing how I personally like to role play.
With all this said, I had to drop this game, unfortunately. And it’s not something I can easily recommend to someone. There is
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ZacktheBearBeat
Recommended
10
Una hermosa visita al pasado, con una historia que te lleva de la mano y personajes grandiosos.
El soundtrack es una belleza, son canciones que se van a mi lista de favoritas.
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Ted Johnson
Not Recommended
7
Use a guide from the beginning. Otherwise you will miss one of 60 collectible "Rainbow Conch" shells that are required for the true ending. There is no way to track them or find them easily later.
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EierpilotBeat
Not Recommended
6
Writing this review is challenging because Sea of Stars genuinely appeals to me with its retro RPG style. The execution, however, feels incomplete. I really enjoyed the characters and the setting in the first half of Sea of Stars. The level design and puzzles were entertaining, and the battles against monsters were also well-executed. However, in the second half, the battle system failed to evolve, resulting in long and often tedious encounters. Additionally, the story lost its initial appeal, which only added to the frustration. In conclusion, the first 15 hours of Sea of Stars offer a great RPG experience, but the second half becomes a slog.
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IkkeMichiQuit
Not Recommended
6
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AlondonoBeat
Not Recommended
5
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Not Recommended
5
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AranothBeat
Not Recommended
6
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oscar45Playing
Recommended
10
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MacFourBeat
Recommended
10
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Elements0fStylePlaying
Recommended
9
This is a classic JRPG with heavy inspiration from Chrono Trigger, Super Mario RPG, and Golden Sun. If you enjoyed those games, it is very likely you'll enjoy this wonderful entry to the JRPG genre.
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Zirk 🐝Beat
Recommended
9
Sea of Stars is an incredible, refreshing yet traditional experience. The characters and the world Sabotage Studio created were easy to fall in love with. A wide variety of level designs and bosses keep the game feeling fresh, though while you do get plenty of new abilities, combos, and party members, the frequent use of spells learned very early in the game can become a bit stale by the end. The story has some very well written emotional beats, though I think the ending falls a bit flat, albeit creative.
Overall, cannot recommend enough for fans of any traditional JRPG.
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Lenny HadleyBeat
Recommended
9
If you’re a true fan of RPGs and particularly old school RPGs, this game is perfect. What a tribute to old school games, and done with modern twist. This game shocked me in every way imaginable, from plot to how easily I got hooked on it. Despite it being turn style fighting which I’m usually not a huge fan of, it felt challenging and rewarding to play. Can’t say enough about how much I enjoyed this game.
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Kylo_XQuit
Not Recommended
7
I tried to like this, but the bland characters and bad writing ruin the drive to push to the end that never seems to reach. They put a lot of time into the map visuals, and combat/music is decent.
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SnowGentBeat
Recommended
7
If you can put up with the story being slightly above average as far as RPGs go, then Sea of Stars will more than deliver with its unique combat, colorful characters, and gorgeous world
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ShutInAlleyPlaying
Not Recommended
6
The writing is.....bad.
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Lufe ToraBeat
Recommended
10
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JaaXofBorgBeat
Recommended
9
IGN Review
Sea of Stars is an excellent tribute RPG that channels the best parts of its ‘90s-era forebears. It's not wholly original, but there are enough twists in its story to keep it interesting after the combat loses its luster.
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