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[tmlDan]

its amazing that both xbox and PS users can essentially play this game almost for free.....i woulda paid full price for this

 

[Cyborg]

Who is the publisher for this one?

 

[Trogdor1123]

day 1 on ps+ too. Awesome.

 

[existensmaximum]

Whoah! Definitely need to pick this up once the physical version is released next year.

 

[adamsapple]

The OC has increased to 95




Goddamn. This game is reviewing incredibly well.

Who is the publisher for this one?

Self published by the developers Sabotage Studio

 

[a multicultural team of v]

Looking forward to trying this but I can't help but to think back to the critical reception of The Messenger and how far divorced my thoughts were to the critical reception. /Debbie Downer

This game just screams nostalgia bait to me for some reason, but I will be very happy to be wrong when I play it.

 

[Dorfdad]

Man I was on the fence about this game it looks so charming and welcoming for portable gaming sessions and now I see it’s reviewing very well!

I might as well become Australian because it looks like I’m going to toss another shrimp on the barby

Wow that was bad lol

 

[bender]

This game just screams nostalgia bait to me for some reason, but I will be very happy to be wrong when I play 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]

Any reviews yet from sites that, you know, actually matter?

And which sites are those exactly? I am assuming not polygon or kotaku obviously.

 

[jshackles]

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!

Self published by the developers Sabotage Studio

 

[Chuck Berry]

And which sites are those exactly? I am assuming not polygon or kotaku obviously.

EGM, Gamepro, Sega VISIONS etc

 

[Fbh]

Nice, have been eagerly anticipating this ever since it got announced. Glad to hear it apparently lives up to the hype.

Any word on length? Wouldn’t complain about 20-25 hours, but wouldn’t mind more. Paper Mario is 20 hours, and one of my all-time favorites. So I wouldn’t complain either way!

A couple of reviews I've read mention 30 hours

its amazing that both xbox and PS users can essentially play this game almost for free.....i woulda paid full price for this

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.

 

[Thief1987]

Lol while Opencritic listing 21 reviews so far, only 5 are from so called "top critic", so the current score is just an average of 5 reviews - two 10, two 9 and 9.5.

 

[Elder Legend]

Lol while Opencritic listing 21 reviews so far, only 5 are from so called "top critic", so the current score is just an average of 5 reviews - two 10, two 9 and 9.5.

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.

 

[TexMex]

Looking forward to trying this but I can't help but to think back to the critical reception of The Messenger and how far divorced my thoughts were to the critical reception. /Debbie Downer

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]

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.

 

[Negotiator101]

Beautiful, another Gamepass gem, thank you Uncle Phil.

 

[Elder Legend]

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.

or you could just purchase it for $34.99 because the devs deserve it and play it later.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

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."

 

[Klosshufvud]

So many good games releasing...I can't keep up!

 

[Jack Videogames]

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."

Someone visits r/barca (or alternatively r/soccer) I see

 

[Elder Legend]

adamsapple OpenCritic is at 95 now, might want to update it lol.

 

[Ishma3L]

Any reviews yet from sites that, you know, actually matter?

Didn't you hear? Anybody that has a website is a critic now.

 

[Roxkis_ii]

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!

 

[Yoshi97]

I didn't know the rating was just for top critics on open critic. And looking at some of these 'top critics'.. not sure how they are decided lol.

 

[Punished Miku]

I didn't know the rating was just for top critics on open critic. And looking at some of these 'top critics'.. not sure how they are decided lol.

 

[cormack12]

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!

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.

 

[reinking]

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."

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.

 

[BlackTron]

Wasn't even on my radar, then I hard it's from the same people that made The Messenger and you had my attention. Turns out it's an RPG that works like Chrono Trigger, except with timed hits like Mario RPG. OK, I'm playing it

 

[Freeman76]

Does NZ trick work?

 

[Hudo]

Too many bangers.

This is the year I waited for and now I'm like:

If you keep drowning enough games, your pool will shallow out.

So if you keep not finishing games you should be OK!

 

[GymWolf]

 

[Sojiro]

Oh nice, good to see this reviewing so well! Think I will hold out for the physical copy, which gives me time to get through the backlog of games I still need to work through, but I am happy to see this looks to be a solid ass game!

 

[Synless]

Is there a physical copy for this coming?

 

[Ogbert]

I’ll pick it up but these type of games (16bit nostalgia jrpgs) are almost always overrated.

I bought Chained Echoes and it was total ass.

 

[Elder Legend]

Yes, in 2024.

Is there a physical copy for this coming?

 

[Efren is G.O.A.T.]

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.

 

[bender]

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.

I just thought the game took a nosedive after the twist. It went from being something that was fine to something unenjoyable.

 

[Batiman]

I’m surprised this is a prequel to the messenger. My son gonna be hyped. He loved that game and always talks about it . I’m pretty sure he gas this preinstalled

 

[Duellist]

So are we getting this for free on PS+ extra? Says it’s available today but can only add it to wish list.

 

[JaksGhost]

So are we getting this for free on PS+ extra? Says it’s available today but can only add it to wish list.

It releases tomorrow, August 29th.

 

[64bitmodels]

"Modern gaming is dead" they say.

 

[Duellist]

It releases tomorrow, August 29th.

Lol ok thanks, says on the mobile app that it’s out today.

 

[LukeAJN]

Definitely gonna keep this on the wish list until I finally manage to get a steam deck

 

[SpiceRacz]

I’ll pick it up but these type of games (16bit nostalgia jrpgs) are almost always overrated.

I bought Chained Echoes and it was total ass.

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.

 

[Nonehxc]

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.

 

[TexMex]

I just thought the game took a nosedive after the twist. It went from being something that was fine to something unenjoyable.

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.

 

[TexMex]

I see most places saying this is tomorrow, but some saying it unlocks tonight? Found one counter suggesting 8pm CST? Also the Playstation Store has this listed as an 8/28 release. It would be unusual, most Plus updates are sometime Tuesday morning, but maybe?

 

[Elder Legend]

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]

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?

The big bangers are Zelda, BG3, and this for review scores I believe.