After 2018’s The Messenger proved the studio’s capacity to recreate the retro period in a contemporary sport, Sabotage Studio is popping its consideration from the 2D Metroidvania style to turn-based RPGs. Sea Of Stars–which started as a Kickstarter marketing campaign in 2020–is set in The Messenger’s universe, and it exhibits that in the case of retro-style video games, Sabotage is a drive to be reckoned with.Reviews thus far are universally optimistic, with many reviewers praising the sport’s capacity to channel the old-school retro feeling all through the journey. Many reviewers have in contrast it to video games like Super Mario RPG, Illusion of Gaia, and Chrono Trigger–which are grand comparisons for a brand-new identify within the turn-based RPG world.
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On our sister website Metacritic, Sea Of Stars is presently at 93 for the PS5 model, which is a mean of six evaluations, whereas it sits at 89 on PC based mostly on 13 evaluations. More evaluations are coming in on different consoles, together with Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X. The sport can even launch on Xbox Game Pass day one, and it will likely be obtainable on the Extra and Premium tiers of PlayStation Plus.Check out extra evaluations under:Game: Sea Of StarsPlatforms: Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PCDeveloper: Sabotage StudioLaunch Date: August 29, 2023Worth: $35Digital Trends – 4/5″Sabotage Studios blends aspects from Super Mario RPG, Illusion of Gaia, and Chrono Trigger to create Sea of Stars, its largest RPG yet. It incorporates combat quirks like timed hits and dual attacks that force you to pay attention way after you’ve selected a move, and keeps encounters exciting with the diverse enemies throughout the colorful, pixelated landscapes. All that, plus respectable storytelling, make it the best indie RPG that I’ve played this year.” — Jess Reyes [Full review]Prima Games – 10/10″When Sea of Stars was first revealed, I knew I’d dig it because I’m a sucker for 2D RPGs. Like many of us, I grew up with Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy and could not wait to dive in. A game rarely grips me to the point where I dump 50 hours into it within the space of a week, so when it does, you know it’s good. That’s what Sea of Stars did. Seriously, I don’t know what Sabotage Studio put into it to hook me so hard, but I could not put it down.” — Meg Bethany Koepp [Full review]Dexerto – 10/10″Sabotage Studio has completed its grand imaginative and prescient. With a mission assertion of “creating definitive editions of the game genres we enjoyed as kids,” not solely have they tactfully paid homage to their inspirations, however via quite a few dazzling new concepts, they’ve now left an indelible mark on the JRPG style. Sea of Stars is a contemporary traditional.” — Brad Norton [Full review]Game Informer – 9/10″Sea of Stars is like a great genre film by a skilled director. It looks and feels familiar; you basically know what to expect and can probably even predict the major beats, but it doesn’t hinder the experience. The intention is so well-executed that I was eager to soak it all in and, in this case, swim in the stars. I dreaded Sea of Stars’ conclusion not because I feared the worst but because I didn’t want to leave the world and stop playing.” — Kyle Hilliard [Full review]PCGamesN – 9/10″As a massive Chrono Trigger fan, I began Sea of Stars with cautious pessimism. I remembered other games that claimed 90s JRPGs as direct inspirations and failed to actualize what made them great. I also worried it might rely too heavily on Chrono Trigger as a crutch, doing little else other than feeding the insatiable nostalgia monster that lives inside every gamer who grew up during that era. It doesn’t take long for Sea of Stars to shatter my pessimistic expectations.” — Lowell Bell [Full review]But Why Tho? – 10/10″Summer 2023 is the season of the RPG, with mammoth genre entries such as Final Fantasy XVI and Baldur’s Gate 3 already delivering incredibly crafted fantasy adventures to gamers. If those were the main course of this genre feast, Sabotage has prepared the perfect dessert for the fans with the sweet, fun, and retro-inspired adventure they have crafted in Sea of Stars.” — Charles Hartford [Full review]Siliconera – 10/10″I thought the Sea of Stars demo was fine. I downloaded it a few days after it was announced during the February 2023 Nintendo Direct. I didn’t finish it. The concept seemed okay, I liked the spritework, and the battle system seemed well-executed. But other things demanded my time, and I reasoned it’d be something I might get to when it’s on some subscription service. What I didn’t expect is for the full version of Sea of Stars to leave me absolutely floored. It’s one of the best games I’ve played all year. The characterizations, stories, environments, opponents, and puzzles can feel so fresh and fun, even when they’re clearly building on or inspired by classic RPGs.” — Jenni Lada [Full review]
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