Sea of Stars Review

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Sea of Stars reviewed on PlayStation 5 by Gabriel Moss. Also available on PlayStation 4, Xbox, PC, and Switch.
"Sea of Stars is an excellent tribute RPG that channels the best parts of its ‘90s-era forebears like Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 6, and even Star Ocean: The Second Story. Because of that, it’s fair to say that its world, graphical style, and mechanics aren’t wholly original, but there are enough interesting twists in its 30-hour story to make for a rich and enjoyable experience of its own merit. This isn’t just nostalgia fodder. That said, its twitchy combat can be difficult to get a handle on, and once you do, it only stays interesting for so long before its limited customization options make it start to feel just a little repetitive. That’s made up for by a strong soundtrack, an approachable and endearing story, and a wide number of fun zones and boss fights that make this a trip worth taking."

Пікірлер: 302

@Bolt-Bot_NEW_3D_Platformer 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely loving this game. It reminds me quite a bit of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga!

@gazaalley3862 10 ай бұрын

Maaaan we need a remake of that for the switch

@Bolt-Bot_NEW_3D_Platformer 10 ай бұрын

@@gazaalley3862Yeah, a 3d one like Mario rpg.

@peterricard7483 9 ай бұрын

Loved that game

@simonebaraldi9440 9 ай бұрын

One of my favourite games of all time

@lucid2740 9 ай бұрын

@@gazaalley3862 thousand year door just got announced lol

@PurpleZero11 10 ай бұрын

You'd think that the biggest gaming journalist outlet on planet Earth would hire people who know not to put spoilers in a review, especially without so much as a spoiler warning. Thats literally rule #1 when it comes to gaming reviews, its also just plain common sense.

@iloverusko111 9 ай бұрын

Honestly, this. Makes me want to avoid any IGN reviews in the future…

@mydogeatspuke 8 ай бұрын

Tbf they rate everything roughly 7/10 either way. The only reason to watch them to begin with is to mock them.

@SobeCrunkMonster 7 ай бұрын

@iloverusko111 Honestly dot dot dot, implied suspense dot dot dot….

@ambrito27 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for posting, just stopped listening because of that

@ajsingh4545 6 ай бұрын

Why do you watch IGN reviews ? The fault lies with you

@LastOfGamers 10 ай бұрын

IGN reposts the review and I'll repost my comment: anything from Sabotage the creators of "The Messenger" is a must play!

@EMPujols 10 ай бұрын

I've become a Sabotage Studios fanboi

@Vamatt99218 10 ай бұрын

Why do they keep on reposting the video😂

@fatlikesnorlax1539 9 ай бұрын

Yeah the amount of things the reviewer was confidently incorrect about was actually amazing

@j.birdie 10 ай бұрын

This game is amazing, it has the best music and most chill vibes I’ve seen in a game in a VERY long time. Most enjoyable gaming experience I’ve had for a while. 10/10

@rafaelc.c. 10 ай бұрын

Nah, solid 8/10 no more. Repetitive puzzles and combat, not a remarkable story and weak dialogue are some of its flaws. Music is great, as everything that composer does, but far from his best.

@Chan-md2hb 10 ай бұрын

No such thing as a 10/10 game

@Doc.Brando 10 ай бұрын

@@Chan-md2hbStanley Parabel

@distortedfreak0 10 ай бұрын

Yasunori Mitsuda is the GOAT

@ayushmankandwal6042 10 ай бұрын

@@Doc.Brandoyesss sirrr

@majicweather4890 9 ай бұрын

This seems to definitely be a solid entry into what hopefully will get a sequel that will expand on the combat even more.

@TripMX 10 ай бұрын

It’s really a 9/10 because in addition to the game itself, the soundtrack alone is also phenomenal!

@prancypony8465 9 ай бұрын

Yes the soindtrack is perfect

@504Trey 6 ай бұрын

Just download the audio & there u go... no game needed 👌🏾💀

@ohsupdom 5 ай бұрын

@504Trey You are clueless, man

@sleepinglionarchives 10 ай бұрын

Really enjoying this one. Incredibly well priced, too, for the game's excellent quality. Total SNES RPG heyday vibes

@ButterNuss. 10 ай бұрын

Its a fusion of Chrono Trigger and Magical Starsign. Both of which are my favorite RPGs of all time.

@mariahtheriault9221 10 ай бұрын

This is exactly how it feels.

@snakejazz 10 ай бұрын

Gives me more Golden Sun vibes than anything. Can't wait to play this.

@MehLifeForever 10 ай бұрын

Yes it does but morr like Mario superstar this game puzzle quite too easy

@Biggy111 10 ай бұрын

Golden Sun uh? Thats great to hear.

@snakejazz 10 ай бұрын

@@Biggy111 sure hope they make another one someday

@eduardosalas1342 9 ай бұрын

Golden sun was such an amazing game

@GeneralSirDouglasMcA 6 ай бұрын

Same! @@snakejazz

@cloudvoid0 10 ай бұрын

I’m surprised a lot of other major mainstream reviewers hasn’t reviewed this gem of a game yet. It’s criminal really. Why did IGN repost this though?

@xilllllix 10 ай бұрын

starfield came out... that's what the focus is of mainstream reviewers

@mlentner80 10 ай бұрын

It's out on game pass now.

@Terpz69 10 ай бұрын

Finally something that isn’t starfeild tips we can’t even use yet

@JerBuster77 10 ай бұрын

A 2nd re-upload? Did IGN forget to remove yet another spoiler lol?

@TheLastLineLive 10 ай бұрын

Maybe they liked this so much it warranted multiple reuploads.

@VitaEx 10 ай бұрын

More likely wanted To scrub out the comments calling him a doofus for saying the pixel art was only nostalgic inspiring come on at this game existed for the super Nintendo, it would have blow our minds what a weird take

@xyoxus 10 ай бұрын

@shisno2586"2rd re-upload" = 3rd upload

@ArcadianGenesis 10 ай бұрын

The best game with "Star" in the title released this week!

@ThaBotmon 10 ай бұрын

What’s wrong with Starfield?

@TheStranger1994DM 10 ай бұрын

Starfield metascore : 88. so shutup.

@kunimitsune177 10 ай бұрын

Un-ironically true

@Whiskeeyankee 10 ай бұрын

@@TheStranger1994DM do you know why the score isn't 100? bc some ppl agree w/ him. its ok if someone doesn't like the same game as you and the journalism dorks.

@overwatchfan411 10 ай бұрын

no one will remember this game after a week😂🤣😂🤣😂

@Etsuko0505 10 ай бұрын

How many times are you guys going to repost this video?

@cosmicgamingunlimited 9 ай бұрын

2 hours into starfield and started playing this instead. This is a great game. Love that the heroes actually trained to be heroes.

@RetroR0bbie 10 ай бұрын

plan to start playing this today

@mazen42007 10 ай бұрын

The dungeons exploration is really amazing remind me of old era rpgs like wild arms 1 and breath of fire 3

@metionly 9 ай бұрын

Exactly! Specialy BoF 3!

@butterschunkmcdonalds5333 9 ай бұрын

Oh snap...Ok now I'm seriously bout to look into this game, Two of my favorite most underrated JRPGs of all time, Wild Arms whole vibe and soundtrack is amazing & BoF3 is a full on masterpiece IMO

@user-ih6ry9cr8g 10 ай бұрын

Been playing it all weekend, I’m in love

@alain2243 2 ай бұрын

What about golden sun??? It is another great RPG!!!

@fallenkafiel 10 ай бұрын

So far I'm loving the game and the story I'm going to finish it before playing starfield

@rockinpalermo 10 ай бұрын

Same here!

@markashworth472 10 ай бұрын

according to their scores this is better than starfield 🙄 before anyone starts im playing this while waiting for starfield and will drop it instantly finding it very obvious so far

@evanpaluch6190 9 ай бұрын

What a hype machine Starfield was and how dissappointing it turned out to be :(

@WorldCompilationsVideo 10 ай бұрын

Didnt IGN already post this review earlier

@adamcparker 10 ай бұрын

Twice. They re-posted another version because of spoiler concerns. Not sure why this got re-posted...

@almondxsant4047 10 ай бұрын

The reviewer in question apperantly got mad because he didn't get to review Starfield. So he put out the spoiler to sabotage the whole thing and made his displeasement known.

@jackanarchy99 5 ай бұрын

Garl, you were the best of us 😢

@dford192 10 ай бұрын

Gotta say im not big into turn based rpgs (generally) but ive been liking this a lot at over 4 hours in!

@daizenmarcurio 10 ай бұрын

Facts. This is the one turn based rpg with proper engaging and interactive gameplay.

@EntertainMeTV 9 ай бұрын

@@daizenmarcurio Imagine saying this unironically while Baldurs Gate 3 is blowing up 😂

@mydogeatspuke 8 ай бұрын

It always blows my mind when people think 4 hours is a long time to play a game

@Jonny312. 8 ай бұрын

@@mydogeatspuke some people have lifes

@BraianSilveira 10 ай бұрын

It’s so cool, a true RPG!

@stewhv94 7 ай бұрын

Chrono Trigger is probably my favorite game of all time, this gets an easy 9/10 from me.

@diargakande6740 4 ай бұрын

Music starting at 2:42 please?

@gokusupersaiyan6 8 ай бұрын

Wow, the graphics are amazing, can't just lump it off as another 16-bit game.

@dimisbam7725 7 ай бұрын

Exactly

@DarkPyroZero 10 ай бұрын

I'm thoroughly enjoying it, thanks Sony and PS+ for fantastic RPG

@nameforcomments4092 10 ай бұрын

It’s great that it’s on PS+ so you don’t have to buy it to play it, but I’ll go ahead and make the pedantic note that Sony did not make this game, and it’s on all platforms.

@DarkPyroZero 10 ай бұрын

@@nameforcomments4092 I'm well aware that Sony didn't make the game, I'm thanking Sony for giving it away for PS+ members

@NeverSaySandwich1 7 ай бұрын

Its on game pass though

@poopster978 10 ай бұрын

7:40 What is a soundstrack? LoL

@MrPMAntunes 23 күн бұрын

If you finish this in 30 hours, you did no side content.

@LCp1RickIlls 10 ай бұрын

Re-Upload?

@aquagiraffe1988 10 ай бұрын

Sea of Stars better than Starfield confirmed

@DeathSquad-fy2en 10 ай бұрын

Great fun game, its addictive, before you know, you spend hours into the game, without knowing 😂

@mydogeatspuke 8 ай бұрын

That doesn't make it addictive lol, it just means as a piece of media it's doing what it intended to do, which is be consumed.

@dauntepeyton7932 10 ай бұрын

Love this game so far

@Japanimal1992 10 ай бұрын

How many times is this review gonna get re-uploaded? This is the 3rd time right?

@a-ug9yk 10 ай бұрын

at least its better than the other star game releasing in the same week as this

@Layput 2 ай бұрын

They could have improved the resolution a little bit.

@renzokuken87 10 ай бұрын

Ign,blink twice if you are being held hostage,we can help you

@EazyMac 9 ай бұрын

Someone's forcing them to hire shitty writers, it's obvious they're at gunpoint.

@Leviajohnson 10 ай бұрын

Best game I’ve played all year. Half the price.

@holztisch011 10 ай бұрын

The game looks absolutely beautiful

@jonathanmcknight2453 10 ай бұрын

It's so much fun

@brianrankin5876 10 ай бұрын

Wish AAA game devs would take note

@ScottPiwinski 5 ай бұрын

Does the Japanese version have multiple languages including English ?

@prototype8137 9 ай бұрын

The character art turned me off. But after reading a few things and watching a few reviews im def going to pick it up. Just really dont dig the art direction..The pixel art is really nice though. Music seems to be very well done as well.

@Orelusz 9 ай бұрын

Talks a lot about customization in combat but comparing to Chrono Trigger it pretty much does the same. The added bonus of having to act in a turn based combat makes it actually quite appealing I'll buy it.

@Between_Scylla_and_Kharybdis 8 ай бұрын

2 seconds in and my first reaction was "is that... Lavos...?"

@Etheral101 10 ай бұрын

Got to love this 2d throwback to the 90s has beat Starfield lol

@fairmonkey4786 10 ай бұрын

Sea of Stars: 8 Starfield: 7

@SWOTHDRA 10 ай бұрын

Its a better game

@helmutstransky3761 9 ай бұрын

What is that anime at the 1 minute mark?

@Mrbeefy-un9uz 8 ай бұрын

that's just a cutscene from the game lol

@Jokic98 4 ай бұрын

Criminal that you didn’t mention paper mario

@supersai4198 9 ай бұрын

Finally a 2d game that doesn't give off that garbage modern indie 2d crap thats everywhere

@rundown132 10 ай бұрын

How many times do you have to reupload this review?

@Kevin-vf5wv 10 ай бұрын

How is this game compared to Octopath Traveler when it comes to combat and story?

@nicdubonnet 10 ай бұрын

Playing this on game pass and it’s surprisingly fun!

@ltsmash99 9 ай бұрын

Consider purchasing to support the developers not some faceless corporation.

@cinnamon9500 9 ай бұрын

It reminds me so much of Golden Sun

@riptideanomy1024 6 ай бұрын

This game is essentially *”I’ll show you how crazy we can make this game.”*

@eradicatedpulse6896 10 ай бұрын

Better than Starfield!

@TheLabecki 9 ай бұрын

These are not 16 bit graphics. A 16-bit console could not support such high definition pixel art as this.

@dnb888 5 ай бұрын

To me it feels like Golden Sun mixed with Chrono Trigger. Nothing wrong with that xD

@Taxman5scotty 10 ай бұрын

Not gonna lie, 8 is low for this game

@LastExileGames 10 ай бұрын

Why the re-upload? Also Im not one of those people that are always shitting on IGN reviews, but this one...this is better than an 8.

@sethhull881 9 ай бұрын

The ending brings this game way down for me. Great game overall though..

@ChummyChime 3 ай бұрын

Is Chrono still better?

@MEDUSAvsSHOE 10 ай бұрын

Everything is great but the actual combat.

@thegamewin100 10 ай бұрын

The combat is fun just repetitive like a lot of games at least there’s mini games

@nilshopfengartner4131 10 ай бұрын

why was this reposted?

@lukesoddlife 10 ай бұрын

ANOTHER reupload?

@Tim_Pauwels 10 ай бұрын

3th reupload??

@DanTheman-or2ye 10 ай бұрын

better than starfield, nice.

@zenicehero9154 5 ай бұрын

What mastepiece of Jrpg im def wanna play this

@spartacus18954 10 ай бұрын

3rd time reposting it the charm huh?

@Mianroca 9 ай бұрын

They re edited for spoilers?

@user-vw3gz5jy5f 4 ай бұрын

Shoe me a JRPG whose battles don’t become repetitive.

@abandonlife111 2 ай бұрын

Shoe me

@BehindTheAddiction 10 ай бұрын

3rd times the charm, right guys?

@mass-1128 9 ай бұрын

Not a fan of the turn-based combat play style, otherwise great game.

@supermetroid009 9 ай бұрын

Its an homage to old rpgs..the hell u thought the combat was gonna be?

@leonardgreen4248 10 ай бұрын

Oh they took out the extra characters lmfao

@SWOTHDRA 10 ай бұрын

Huge spoiler that was

@hambaallah-mn1em 10 ай бұрын

which one better Sea of Stars or Octopath Traveler 2?

@ShonnDaylee 10 ай бұрын

A better comparison would be to Chained Echoes. It's similarly entertaining. The story in Chained Echoes is far deeper, but the gameplay in Sea of Stars makes up for it. Octopath is a different sort of experience. Tough to compare it with a traditional style JRPG.

@mejrikais6002 10 ай бұрын

Both great classic jrpg

@voltaicangelo 10 ай бұрын

This is nothing like octopath traveler 2. Idk why you're comparing the two

@hambaallah-mn1em 10 ай бұрын

@@voltaicangelosame logic can be applied when someone ask whos better between MJ and LBJ. you answer they played on different position than I'll say they're both basketball player just answer the question.

@gotaplanstan 10 ай бұрын

Octopath 2 is one of the best jrpgs ever made Sea of Stars is one of the best 2D jrpgs from the last 5 years So yeah, OT2 is a tad better

@Ironbat92 10 ай бұрын

How many times are you gonna re-upload the same review?

@PurpleZero11 10 ай бұрын

This game def deserves more than an 8. That's the same score that ign gives call of duty almost every single year. Hell, they gave jedi survivor a 9 and it was completely broken at launch. What a joke.

@EazyMac 9 ай бұрын

He's just one shitty writer against the countless amount of people on Steam that gave it a 9/10.

@fabiankrummeich5414 9 ай бұрын

You can give number scores on steam?@@EazyMac

@mydogeatspuke 8 ай бұрын

Almost as if rating something out of 10 is arbitrary and subjective and so utterly meaningless.

@lucidx88 10 ай бұрын

This is like the third time u reposted this review lol

@zekio77 10 ай бұрын

Is this the Golden Sun of ps?

@TROBassGuitar 9 ай бұрын

It's an homage to games like super Mario RPG, Golden Sun and Chrono trigger, it's the indoor golden sun

@OP-ig1fj 9 ай бұрын

golden sun still better lol

@JigokuMusicCollection 10 ай бұрын

Better than anything Square Enix has released in the last 13 years.

@fusilism 10 ай бұрын

Why is there a need to randomly target a specific company you hater

@phase_1471 10 ай бұрын

If this is better than ff7 remake or octopath traveller 1 and 2 i'll be amazed 🤔

@kunimitsune177 10 ай бұрын

@phase_1471 well ff7r's combat was pure gash so that's out This is way more vibrant and full of personality than octopath

@fusilism 10 ай бұрын

@@kunimitsune177 and this games combat system is better than ff7remakes? Wat

@Cbo78 10 ай бұрын

Ff7 remake, ff16, octopath 1&2 nice try. Quit hating

@giannisklss 9 ай бұрын

Doesnt that look like bloodborne. He sold me there

@jimmykimmel4753 10 ай бұрын

Chrono trigger inspired? More like Star Ocean, it's literally in the name....

@Gangster_God 10 ай бұрын

should of called it Field of Stars

@williamraboine2462 9 ай бұрын

should HAVE

@kyleebrock 10 ай бұрын

Take that..Starfield?

@gameswithzeta6779 10 ай бұрын

is a solid 9 at least.

@illfate757 10 ай бұрын

Noooo you can't compare this to FF6, Chrono Trigger and Star Ocean 2nd story! They are to top tier!!!

@asdffdsa9028 10 ай бұрын

third reupload? or fourth already? lost count

@strictlybananas 10 ай бұрын

IGN Start a Review Without Mentioning Another Video Game Challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

@MikeRedead333 10 ай бұрын

Tell me a story 🥷

@jojoenathan 10 ай бұрын

More score than starfield

@EarthsGeomancer 10 ай бұрын

BETTER THAN STARFIELD!?

@innermindvisulize8096 10 ай бұрын

😂

@ziegfeld4131 10 ай бұрын

Compleltely diffrent genres lol

@crissepiroth 9 ай бұрын

its at least a 9

@ifstatementifstatement2704 8 ай бұрын

This looks awesome!

@j-meister8710 10 ай бұрын

They gave it an 8 if anyone was wondering.

@mydogeatspuke 8 ай бұрын

It was bound to be roughly a 7, no point watching if that's the only reason, they rate everything there-ish.

@Gardi93 10 ай бұрын

Third times the charm?

@iinventedadrian 10 ай бұрын

3rd time posting this review? What a record

@Unkown2ful 4 ай бұрын

Best story

@AGREGORNTRN1 9 ай бұрын

They gave it an 8.

@jeromelevesque5954 10 ай бұрын

This one > Wrestlequest

@Robtao1978 9 ай бұрын

Its more like secret of mana to me.....

@itsnevertoolatetolearn4875 10 ай бұрын

8 ? bleh , its atleast 8.5

@rockhuerta 10 ай бұрын

Game looks NOTHING like Chrono Trigger