i thoroughly enjoyed my time with sea of stars. the highlights of the show are absolutely the visuals and the music. what holds back the whole thing is the story, especially the two main characters. i also found the combat enjoyable - pulling combos off feels satisfying and i like the visual flair of every move. i think it does the "inputs on move" type of combats good enough.

there are actual genuine issues with the story (that i do not feel like detailing, especially since there's a lot of thought pieces about it out there) but also, i played the game to the end and did a bit more than i thought i would. i have played boring, and truly bad video games. in its whole run time it did not come close to that personally.

i will end that bit of criticism with the following : if you play games and all you do is compare them to each other for the rest of time you will be miserable and seek a high you might never get again, instead of enjoying a game for what it is.

it sounds like cope, i guess in part it is because i am defending something flawed i suppose? it doesnt reach the heights of the genre it sold itself to try to, nor does it come close. but also i was *entertained*, for the whole run time. i liked the world that i played through in sea of stars. there are a decent amount of games that have compelled me to finish them because i truly wanted to rather than finishing them to simply seethe whole package. for me personally that's good enough praise for the game.

i will also say i am biased because i really like the messenger and this game (even if not sold as is) expands on that whole world.

i don't think it redefines the genre. i don't think it will magically capture how classic rpgs feel for everyone. criticism of the game is valid. but i had a lot of fun, and i think that's what counts. it's flawed but it's fun.

i thoroughly enjoyed my time with sea of stars. the highlights of the show are absolutely the visuals and the music. what holds back the whole thing is the story, especially the two main characters. i also found the combat enjoyable - pulling combos off feels satisfying and i like the visual flair of every move. i think it does the "inputs on move" type of combats good enough. there are actual genuine issues with the story (that i do not feel like detailing, especially since there's a lot of thought pieces about it out there) but also, i played the game to the end and did a bit more than i thought i would. i have played boring, and truly bad video games. in its whole run time it did not come close to that personally. i will end that bit of criticism with the following : if you play games and all you do is compare them to each other for the rest of time you will be miserable and seek a high you might never get again, instead of enjoying a game for what it is. it sounds like cope, i guess in part it is because i am defending something flawed i suppose? it doesnt reach the heights of the genre it sold itself to try to, nor does it come close. but also i was *entertained*, for the whole run time. i liked the world that i played through in sea of stars. there are a decent amount of games that have compelled me to finish them because i truly wanted to rather than finishing them to simply seethe whole package. for me personally that's good enough praise for the game. i will also say i am biased because i really like the messenger and this game (even if not sold as is) expands on that whole world. i don't think it redefines the genre. i don't think it will magically capture how classic rpgs feel for everyone. criticism of the game is valid. but i had a lot of fun, and i think that's what counts. it's flawed but it's fun.