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Sea of Stars - Review Thread !
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Trogdor1123
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day 1 on ps+ too. Awesome.
existensmaximum
Member
Whoah! Definitely need to pick this up once the physical version is released next year.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
The OC has increased to 95 Goddamn. This game is reviewing incredibly well.
Self published by the developers Sabotage Studio
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a multicultural team of v
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This game just screams nostalgia bait to me for some reason, but I will be very happy to be wrong when I play it.
bender
What time is it?
At the very least, I don't expect Sea of Stars to have the same twist as The Messenger which is really what swung my opinion of that title.
Elder Legend
Banned
And which sites are those exactly? I am assuming not polygon or kotaku obviously.
jshackles
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Game looks amazing, I skipped the demo because I wanted to go into the full game blind. Glad to see it's getting good reviews!
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
EGM, Gamepro, Sega VISIONS etc
Fbh
Member
Nice, have been eagerly anticipating this ever since it got announced. Glad to hear it apparently lives up to the hype.
A couple of reviews I've read mention 30 hours
Yeah at first I worried that them going with both ps+extra and gamepass was a sign that they weren't confident in the game.
But honestly in this year and launching close to stuff like Baldur's Gate, Starfield and Armored Core I can actually see an indie retro inspired RPG getting lost in the mix. So I can understand why they went with the safe option.
A couple of reviews I've read mention 30 hours
Yeah at first I worried that them going with both ps+extra and gamepass was a sign that they weren't confident in the game.
But honestly in this year and launching close to stuff like Baldur's Gate, Starfield and Armored Core I can actually see an indie retro inspired RPG getting lost in the mix. So I can understand why they went with the safe option.
Elder Legend
Banned
And what is your point here? I don't even know what determines a "top critic" according to their standards. Regardless, the game is highly praised. Are you going to be saying the same then regarding future releases? 21 reviews is 21 reviews, top critics or not. The fact is, this game scored high. There is no arguing in here. Sorry, but I am confused by what you are trying to point out here.
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TexMex
Member
I was the opposite. Ignored the messenger until a few years later and it blew me away. Only thing I thought was oversold about it was the “twist” which the reviews made out to be some earth shattering thing but really isn’t that big of a deal at all.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
I know they're completely different games, but it sure seems like this dropping on Game Pass within the same week of Starfield could cause it to fall off of a lot of people's radars.
Hopefully it gets the eyes on it that it deserves.
Hopefully it gets the eyes on it that it deserves.
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Negotiator101
Member
Beautiful, another Gamepass gem, thank you Uncle Phil.
Elder Legend
Banned
or you could just purchase it for $34.99 because the devs deserve it and play it later.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
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Since Sea of Stars is coming day 1 on both PS+ and Game Pass it kinda reminds me a bit of this meme. lol
"PS and Xbox fans holding arms and jumping together with a banner saying "thank you Jim and Phil" in Japanese and English."
"PS and Xbox fans holding arms and jumping together with a banner saying "thank you Jim and Phil" in Japanese and English."
Klosshufvud
Member
So many good games releasing...I can't keep up!
Jack Videogames
Member
Someone visits r/barca (or alternatively r/soccer) I seeSince Sea of Stars is coming day 1 on both PS+ and Game Pass it kinda reminds me a bit of this meme. lol
"PS and Xbox fans holding arms and jumping together with a banner saying "thank you Jim and Phil" in Japanese and English."
Elder Legend
Banned
adamsapple
OpenCritic is at 95 now, might want to update it lol.
Ishma3L
Member
Didn't you hear? Anybody that has a website is a critic now.
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Roxkis_ii
Banned
Man, I haven't even bought Armor Core yet and we have this banger out of left field.
Sabotage Studio is sabotaging my gaming life. Diablo 4 friends go be a little satly when I get ghost with Sea of Stars. Hopefully Starfield and Armor Core are on sale by time I get to them
Gamers out here eating damn good this year!
Sabotage Studio is sabotaging my gaming life. Diablo 4 friends go be a little satly when I get ghost with Sea of Stars. Hopefully Starfield and Armor Core are on sale by time I get to them
Gamers out here eating damn good this year!
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cormack12
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I think season 2 of diablo will drop off massively. No idea why they are intent on having rolling seasons. Give us time to breathe.Man, I haven't even bought Armor Core yet and we have this banger out of left field.
Sabotage Studio is sabotaging my gaming life. Diablo 4 friends go be a little satly when I get ghost with Sea of Stars. Hopefully Starfield and Armor Core are on sale by time I get to them
Gamers out here eating damn good this year!
reinking
Gold Member
This is an example of how awesome It can be when nobody puts restrictions on a game and it is allowed to be on both services and all systems.Since Sea of Stars is coming day 1 on both PS+ and Game Pass it kinda reminds me a bit of this meme. lol
"PS and Xbox fans holding arms and jumping together with a banner saying "thank you Jim and Phil" in Japanese and English."
Hudo
Member
If you keep drowning enough games, your pool will shallow out.Too many bangers.
This is the year I waited for and now I'm like:
So if you keep not finishing games you should be OK!
Elder Legend
Banned
Yes, in 2024.
Efren is G.O.A.T.
Member
I'm really happy this is reviewing that well as I am excited for it.
Will buy this for sure next Monday when I come back from my big pool tournament, I don't need the distraction and temptation to play this game until then.
Will buy this for sure next Monday when I come back from my big pool tournament, I don't need the distraction and temptation to play this game until then.
bender
What time is it?
I just thought the game took a nosedive after the twist. It went from being something that was fine to something unenjoyable.
It releases tomorrow, August 29th.
64bitmodels
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Duellist
Member
Lol ok thanks, says on the mobile app that it’s out today.
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SpiceRacz
Member
Yep. It's the same thing with the metroidvania genre. It's bloated with mediocre games. It doesn't take much to for a game to rise above that level, but when a game barely does, it gets undeservingly celebrated.
Either way, I'm gonna give this a shot, but I'm not expecting anything on the level of Chrono Trigger.
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Nonehxc
Member
Dayum. When I backed this way back when I expected it to be an 80, maybe an 85+.
So happy to see Sabotage kick it out of the park, my Chrono Trigger itch has been itching for a looooong time and I guess I'm gonna be scratched good.
EDIT: Also, echoing others sentiment...fuck you, 2023. Why do you have to cram me like a pig with so many good games.
So happy to see Sabotage kick it out of the park, my Chrono Trigger itch has been itching for a looooong time and I guess I'm gonna be scratched good.
EDIT: Also, echoing others sentiment...fuck you, 2023. Why do you have to cram me like a pig with so many good games.
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TexMex
Member
I liked how it changed the gameplay especially on the way to some of the objectives towards the platinum. The equivalent of the "light/dark world" platforming from something like Guacamelee 2.
Elder Legend
Banned
So with this game being at 95 opencritic does that mean it's one of the highest rated games of this year? Has to be in the top 5 at least yes?
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
The big bangers are Zelda, BG3, and this for review scores I believe.