100%Nintendo Switch

10/10

80%PC

Everything is a 10/10 except the story. The story sucks and for me that what makes this game not being one of the best of all time.

85%PlayStation 5

Really fun game from start to finish , Story was a bit lacking and ending is really not that great , still worth a 85 tho in my book

60%Nintendo Switch

Visuals - 8
Amazing pixel art from beginning to end.

Story/Characters - 3
Generic story with bland characters.

Gameplay - 4
Spamming the same spells throughout.

Sound - 9
The soundtrack is great, suits the game, and sets the vibe perfectly.

90%PlayStation 4

So far, so fantastic. Beautiful graphics, nice gameplay and lovely music. The characters are nice and charismatic (or kinda suspicious and evil looking), and everything is just nice!

100%Nintendo Switch

Jogo excelente, daqueles que você lembrará o resto da vida. Talvez seja meu jogo de RPG de turno favorito até o momento, é tão bom de se jogar, a história é cativante, as missões secundárias são excelentes, todo lugar tem algo a se coletar e melhorar na build do game, as mecânicas de batalhas são uma mescla do clássico com o inovador, há momentos desafiadores mas no geral o game é casual. Vim direto do Mário RPG para este, e a sensação é sair de um jogo nota 9 para um jogo nota 10, recomendo este game, me faltou apenas 1 conquista relacionada a combater número X de boss com um item específico, não achei que valia a pena depois de fazer o final secreto e a easter egg da equipe de desenvolvimento, creio então que fiz 99,99% do game. RECOMENDO DEMAIS ESTE JOGO nota 10/10.

85%Xbox Series X/S

84%

90%Nintendo Switch

Great Story. Nostalgic gameplay. Totally worth it.

80%PC

Simple Rating for now, I may comeback to make a full review.

5 = I want to play it again and I’m planning to do so. If I won’t play it again, the single experience was worth it!
4 = I would play it again, but I’m not planning on it
3 = I was happy I played it, but I do not want to come back to it
2 = I was not happy with it, but it was not a total waste of time
1 = This was a total waste of time and I will warn others to avoid it

Key take away: Great story and a game that really respects the players time by allowing to cut out grinding or allowing player to use setting to make the game Hardcore. I really grew attached to the characters and the depth of the game world was surprising and impressive.

65%Nintendo Switch

Beautiful pixel graphics. No random battles. No active time battle. Music matches the graphics and does not go beyond them. Too long. Bizarre cooking feature. Mini wheel game like all mini-games in games: superfluous. Battle animations too long. Lack of money.

60%Nintendo Switch

Sea of ​​Stars is a disappointment.

I wish I could write something else, but despite all the sympathy I have for Sabotage Studio, I don't know howelse I could start. Sea of ​​Stars is a disappointment regarding their previously released The Messenger, of course, but it is also and probably above all a disappointment regarding itself and the genre it seeks to pay homage. Not that it's a bad game or a bad JRPG. It just doesn't live up to expectations. The coating may be delicious, with brilliant artstyle and very good music, but Sea of ​​Stars quickly felt pretty empty to me, both story and gameplay-wise, and we know that when it comes to JPRG, one generally aims to compensate for the other. Gameplay here is fun, no doubt about it, but it lacks depth and ends up being particularly repetitive, as it's full of false good ideas trivializing almost everything you can expect from a turn-based RPG (even losing a character on the battlefield doesn't mean anything anymore). As for the story, if not exempt from cuteness, it doesn't fly too high and offers nothing memorable with the exception of one endearing character (among dozens). Level design, if sometimes unclear, is not too bad, but Sabotage definitely chose quantity (variety) over quality and form over substance, which actually applies to a large part of Sea of Stars.

I wrote earlier that Sea of ​​Stars was a disappointment in itself. There's an obvious amount of approximation in this statement because if it wasn't for The Messenger, it wouldn't have generated any particular expectation. I'm afraid it wouldn't have generated much interest either. Thing is, Sea of Stars is almost the exact opposite to its predecessor. The Messenger was a tight, nervous low budget game reviving a kind of action gaming we didn't really know we were missing. Sea of Stars, on the other hand, is a big pricey effort to emulate classics that are not at all out of fashion and that many gamers keep playing each year. All in all, maybe Sea of Stars was a false good idea in itself?

30%PC

My human heart and empathy must've died because I couldn't stand Garl and his behavior through the entire game. His heroic deeds just come off as super juvenile and shallow. The vibes and aesthetics are great, it's just the game's likeability depends a lot of how much you like Garl. In my case it's clearly not very much.

95%PC

Some minors default, like the combat system which tries to mimic the "Mario & Luigi battle system" but not as sharp.
But a perfect art direction,the soundtrack is a gem of perfection...

100%Nintendo Switch

Charming RPG with classic flavour and inspiration.

85%Nintendo Switch

Gráficos 10/10 Simplemente una arte bellísimo tanto en gameplay como en cinemáticas

Gameplay 9/10 Un Rpg Por Turnos que supo cómo implementar sutiles mecánicas nuevas pero súper bien implementadas

Sonido 7/10 aveces es muy repetitiva la música de combate

Innovación 8/10 Es Sucesor espiritual no se podía exigir mucho sabíamos que iba a ser parecido a Chronno Trigger

Historia 9/10 3 finales pero muchas veces desesperante que no te terminen de dar un final si no hasta completarte el juego al 100%

Diversión 7/10 La Pasé increíble

Total 8,5

100%Nintendo Switch

Been waiting for time to play this for a while and oh boy did it not disappoint. The story is amazing and the game play will keep you engaged. I even went as far as to get the true ending. With updates coming out and a dlc in spring 2025 definitely pick this game up.

100%Xbox Series X/S

Incredible game. Opened my third eye to the world of Chrono-Trigger inspired RPGs and will definitely return for the new DLC. The rare game that makes it's side content worth getting and rewards the player with a heartfelt ending and goodbye from the Devs.

Art style, music, and general cosy/adventure vibe makes this an experience that's not just fun to play but also beautiful to look at, proving that pixel art will never go out of style.

65%PC

Esse eu demorei para terminar. Quase 40 horas que me arrastei um pouco. No começo tudo é muito novo e dinâmico. As lutas, as habilidades, os personagens, os cenários, os chefes, tudo novidades que são muito bem apresentadas pela narrativa. Conforme o tempo de gameplay avança tudo vai se tornando mais maçante, a novidade vira padrão. Nada mais de novo é apresentado na gameplay, somente personagens novos que talvez você nem utilize. Depois das 25h, 30h toda a ação tornou-se repetitiva, nem os combos novos que você encontra deixam mais tão divertida. Você skippa todos os bichinhos do mapa para tentar terminar as longas batalhas de turno que se tornaram mais do mesmo.
Se esse jogo tivesse no máximo 15h a 17h seria perfeito, mais que isso cansou.

65%PC

Amazing visuals, bland everything else. Especially the writing is boring. Combat got repetitive. I wanted to like this, but i'm just so bored.

85%PC

El juego es muy muy bonito. Los personajes están muy bien. El final normal me ha dejado un poco frio pero el otro lo arregla. Las mecánicas están guapas pero se me queda un poco simple el juego. Una dificultad mas alta puede que hubara estado bien. Hay maneras de subirla pero no son del juego base como tal y me ha parecido un poco raro. Indudablemente lo mejor los gráficos y los personajes.

90%Nintendo Switch

Honestly this game is perfection.
I played only the original ending till now, but the story has been so amazing, I've laughed but I've also cried my eyes out at some point. The world though, it's beautiful but not really made for exploring, which I think is a shame... can't wait for the DLC content though! Can't wait to turn back to this game after a while and experience the extra containt and the alternate ending.

90%PC

Excellent RPG, doesn't overstay its welcome.

50%PlayStation 5

The game is just 'meh'.

Storyline is very linear and predictable, the developers forces you to like the characters like you or not making some awkward moments sometimes (in some occasions I felt embarrassed for them). The combat is boring as after a few encounters you already mastered that and in the late game it doesn't add any value to the mechanics anymore specially when you want to get rid of the fight and continue playing.

The art is good, really good, but it doesn't hold for the gameplay.

100%PC

This is a great game, the pixel art is so beautiful, the story is engaging, the world is unique, I was hooked since the start and couldn't let it down.

90%Nintendo Switch

Really great game. Amazing art, fun gameplay, interesting storyline and characters, solid soundtrack... really everything you want from an RPG. I wish there was a little more depth/greater moveset in the combat. One of your main attacks from beginning to end is just hold a button down for a couple seconds. But still fun!

85%Xbox Series X/S

10 - Masterpiece
9 - Amazing
8 - Great
7 - Good
6 - Okay
5 - Mediocre
4 - Forgetful
3 - Bad
2 - Awful
1 - Repulsive

90%Xbox Series X/S

Me he enganchado mucho con el, es atrapante y genera sensaciones que nunca un juego me hizo sentir, excepto Ori ese también me hizo llorar.

80%PlayStation 5

i dont care how mid the characters are, how rushed the pacing feels and how much better this could've been... it still slaps

85%PlayStation 5

Its a lovely rpg for classic rpg fans. Glad i had the opportunity to play it. Brilliant. A bit short and feel rush. But the exploration is very engaging. However the final boss felt a bit too easy. Still a good rpg not the best thoughh

85%PlayStation 5

85%

90%Nintendo Switch

Story : 9
Gameplay : 9
Graphics : 9
Animation : 9
Sound Effects : 8
Music : 9
Value : 9

95%Nintendo Switch

Good, i cried when i finished it.

60%PC

Good game for kids

100%Nintendo Switch

Great game! Reminded me of a cross of chrono trigger, golden sun, and Mario rpg. I haven’t beat a game this fast in almost 24 years…I couldn’t put it down. Is it a “new” rpg that will redefine the genre? No, it’s definitely built on nostalgia and if you like the 16 bit era RPG games this one is a must play. I normally don’t 100% games but this one was engaging enough and didn’t feel tedious to complete the side quests and unlocks a different ending. Well worth putting in the time.

90%Nintendo Switch

I was really looking forward to playing this game for a long time, but I really wanted a physical version of this before playing, so when I finally got myself a physical copy earlier this year I just stopped playing Final Fantasy VII Rebirth so I could play this gem of an JRPG.

Sea of Stars didn't let me down for a second with its charming aesthetics in terms of music, visuals and characters. I can't emphasize enough how good the music in this game truly is, just give it a listen! The exceptionally good 16bit graphics is absolutely perfectly executed here, but they also gave it a few modern effects as well! I was constantly blown away by the cool looking lightning effects coming from the main characters that washed over the pixel graphics in almost a 3D-like way.

The story is a bit slow, but it gets going pretty good after awhile, so it's worth sticking to it! I found parts of the story a bit intriguing, but for the most part it was just there to drive everything forward. The characters are really warm and great though! I especially liked the friendship between the three main characters!

What was really hooking me in hard was the combat and exploration aspects. You explore so many beautiful locations, and you climb up and down in so many unexpected ways. Exploration is kinda like a puzzle in and of itself at times. The combat is also in a way like a puzzle, where you have to stop enemy actions from happening by breaking locks that are displayed above them. You have to use certain abilities and such to break them, and many times I just had to stop a little bit and think about how I could solve this and that lock. It's really fun and engaging!

There were a few nitpicky things I will mention though, and it would be that I many times wished for a fast travel system just to speed up the backtracking that was needed for a lot of the side quests in the game. There were also a few instances of sequence breaks for quests that I did without knowing it, and the NPCs would still send me out on a quest I had already done. This happened more than once, and was a bit confusing, and could easily have been fixed.

But as a whole I can absolutely recommend Sea of Stars to anyone that likes JRPGs and are a bit nostalgic for the SNES-days! You're in for a treat!

80%PC

I played this on Steam Deck after buying it in a bundle with The Messenger.

Gameplay: 8/10

Story: 9/10

Sound & visuals: 8/10

Overall: 8/10

80%PC

Very good game

85%PC

So I wanted to try a JRPG... and I could do a lot worse than Sea of Stars! The story is engaging enough, the grind is not unbearable, the characters are likable, and the pixel graphics is great. I happily followed the story even though it's a straightforward coming of age cliche full of standard tropes with only a couple of twists and very few jokes (Yolanda tried, A for effort, but that's not enough). In general, this was a great success for me.

On the other hand, it's still a JRPG, and it proved to be not really my genre. The gameplay is very repetitive; I didn't use any amulets to keep the experience as intended by the devs, and I really don't understand how anyone could ever want to replay this game. I wanted to get the true ending, and while almost all quests were easy and straightforward, the grind for rainbow conches was suddenly way too much: it required combing over basically all locations in the game again while adding zero new fun or challenge. Thanks for the parrot, it's really useful, but I still did it with a guide to save time, and I don't regret this decision; it still took several tedious hours to collect all conches, even with a guide!

On the other hand (yeah, that's a third one), I still went for the true ending, for no reason other than [I won't spoil the main twist here]. Guess I did become attached to the characters! And that is a sign of a great game. So overall -- kudos to the devs!

75%Nintendo Switch

Is this the next Golden Sun or Chrono Trigger?......no

"Overrated, but still good."

This is a good JRPG, clearly influenced by Super Mario RPG and Golden Sun, but it's nowhere nearly as good. You're better off playing a classic JRPG. I recommend Grandia, it has a similar vibe to this game, has an HD remake, and it's a much better game. Or just play Golden Sun.

✅ Unique - The "Magic without Magic" and match the type roulette gameplay is fun, but it's repetitive as each unique enemy has the same pattern. Having no revives, but a waiting system is really cool. Basically if you "faint" you need to wait 2 turns before you automatically revive with 50% hp. If you faint again, you wait 3 turns to revive.
✅ The story starts very slow, but at the 12 hour point, it does get more interesting, and by the 20 hour point it's pretty good, but then it just sort of ends.
✅ It's pretty, especially bosses - There are a lot of unique bosses, and some pay tribute to other games (especially the 1st boss). Seeing them change animations when injured or almost dead, it's well done, I took a screenshot for all major bosses.
❌ No fast travel - which is really frustrating because many of the special shops are located after dungeons, and you will go to them frequently. The game could be several hours shorter with fast travel. You do unlock an ability later to travel faster, but you never have an "escape rope" for when you are deep in an area.
❌ It's too simple - Each character starts off with only 2 "skills", which is the equivalent of magic. 12 hours in, I learned a 3rd skill per person. You never learn a 4th skill (ultimate attacks can only be used occasionally). That's just not enough, this makes the gameplay VERY repetitive.
❌ Lots of backtracking - If you missed something, or do a side quest, you will have to backtrack for hours. You can't walk past a dungeon or fast travel, and while you get a boat later on, you still need to back travel pretty much the whole length of the game.

So overall it falls short. It's fun, unique, and pretty. The story starts very slow and ends a bit suddenly, there is very little variety in the gameplay, no fast travel is frustrating, but mostly Sea of Stars is very...VERY repetitive... repetitive...... repetitive...... repetitive.....repetitive. Also, while bots of the story are great from 15-25 hours, I thought the ending was rather poor.

Spoiler: The whole story is a silly loophole because Resh'an can kill Aephorul at any point. With the Solstice amulet, they can make every day a solstice, and make eclipses come at any time, making all the Dwellers a write off. Plus with the true Ending, Resh'an has an opportunity to kill him, but he doesn't. Resh'an knows how much Aephorul makes people suffer, and wants it to stop, but let's him live? Why, because they are friends? Really disappointing and flat ending.

95%Nintendo Switch

Cool story’ fun characters and humor. Graphic is top notch (pixel art at its finest). There’s a real sense of adventure and exploration (plenty of hidden treasures).
Combat is fun and engaging (action timed for extra damage/reduction).
Minigames are cool (fishing and some boardgame)
It is a very nice game, has some crosscode vibes… but way better.
Puzzle are cool, music reminds me of some genesis games (mickey castle illusion for ex.)
It’s one of the best new old rpg out there

30%PC

The only thing I like about this game is its graphics and pixelated art style with dynamic shadows; it's gorgeous. Otherwise, the puzzles and the whole game itself is repetitive, frustrating, and boring. The same goes for combat. The story is dull. The main characters lack varied personalities; they are essentially the same characters who simp for Garl. Speaking of Garl, he is probably the most annoying character in video game history. The game's notion that when someone gets into a difficult situation, they should overcome it through perseverance doesn't apply to him. Everyone breaks character to help him. He is always winning despite being a weak, fatty clump of meat with no worth. He should have died, but they keep saving him. Even the devs are simping for this worthless fatty being.

60%Xbox Series X/S

História muito boba, tudo muito bonzinho e tal

85%PC

Jogão, realmente me surpreender, meu primeiro RPG de turno nesse estilo antigo, maravilhoso, animações impecáveis, exploração muito intrigante, realmente um ótimo jogo.

100%PC

While it may not be as robust as the giants that inspired it, it respects your time. If you love JRPGs, but find yourself without the time to invest into them properly, try this.

100%Xbox Series X/S

Sea of Stars is an extraordinary game. The 100% journey left me in tears because I've experienced similar events that were told through the 100% reward.

70%Nintendo Switch

This is an polished game. The rpg gameplay is engaging with the use of timed button press gameplay. My biggest issue comes from the later half feeling rushed. There seems to be a few characters that don't feel like they should be introduced so late into the game, specifically the bird characters. And it feel like the conclusion didn't really satisfy what I would want or expect.

90%PC

Combat was great for a top-down RPG, the characters animations were pretty funny at times, the world was beautifully crafted, the story was relatively compelling, and tit absolutely had the heart tugs at certain parts in the story. Definitely worth the playthrough.

100%Nintendo Switch

Awesome graphics and music. Good story and length. Chronotrigger vibes without fully aping. Did have a crash and a soft lock that both cost progress which was annoying.

100%Xbox One

Excellent gameplay, very well paced, and epic story. Loved it in all but couldn't be bothered to do the true ending, the endings is a bit....well, you'll see, gl.

65%Nintendo Switch

Great graphics and soundtrack, but the gameplay feels very repetitive.