Sea of Stars

 Switch
Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Digitally Downloaded
    Aug 28, 2023
    70
    Sea of Stars deserves to be played, and almost everyone who does play it will enjoy it. It’s a JRPG made for JRPG fans by people who truly love the genre. There’s even something admirable about how steadfast it is in being a classical homage. The sad reality is that most pastiches that lack the self-awareness to break free of being pale homages are doomed to fade while the classic works they ape remain eternally relevant, but for now, in 2023, if you’ve got some time to spare you could do far worse than Sea of Stars.

Awards & Rankings

6
#6 Best Switch Game of 2023
13
#13 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2023

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 79 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 79
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 79
  3. Negative: 16 out of 79
  1. Vdll44
    Aug 31, 2023
    10
    I don’t get people saying the story is bad. It’s a JRPG, there is a great evil, and protagonists shall do everything they can to beat it. LikeI don’t get people saying the story is bad. It’s a JRPG, there is a great evil, and protagonists shall do everything they can to beat it. Like what did you expect ?

    Characters have enough depth for this genre, the wheels minigame is so **** satisfying, combat is amazing and engaging, difficulty is fair but not too easy, (you have a relic that make it both more or less difficult, btw)
    Pixel art is stunning, art direction as well, DYNAMIC LIGHTING is FABULOUS, character design is on point.
    Easy, solid 10/10.
    Thank you Sabotage    … Full Review »
  2. Themajority
    Sep 5, 2023
    1
    The trailers and art style got my attention but when actually playing on ps5 included with ps plus. I was glad I didn't actually buy it onThe trailers and art style got my attention but when actually playing on ps5 included with ps plus. I was glad I didn't actually buy it on switch. The game is well advertised but the game itself is super boring and did not grab my attention. The majority speaks… Full Review »
  3. Odradek
    Sep 4, 2023
    0
    After 15 hours played something "funny" happened. I got killed by some random birds and chose the option "continue" to keep playing. So theAfter 15 hours played something "funny" happened. I got killed by some random birds and chose the option "continue" to keep playing. So the game loaded a file -who knows how -of a past saved game where I had been playing for just 4 hours-ish... Needless to say this means goodbye for me playing this game. Might check the ending on youtube. Thanks for making me waste that time...
    I wanted to end it in order to have a complete opinion. But here goes nothing.
    (Clears throat)
    Nostalgia is a dangerous thing. Specially because it is all about what you understood of an entertainment product when your brain was not fully developed. And there comes the problem of this game. You just need a few hours to noticed how half-baked it is. Sea of Stars shows a colorful and attractive visual style... and that's it. It's OST is extremely overrated,it's combat system is too simple and repetitive and it's dialogues are far from funny or interesting. There's no dramatic weight whatsoever during the story, some characters make decisions completely out of the blue and only to make the story move on artificially. Let alone it has the most obnoxious, irritating, shallow character ever written in all fiction story. I'm serious, the main engine that kept me playing the game was the hope to see this character die alone in pain. Every like spoken by this character was worse than the previous. Just terrible.
    After wasting all these hours my only hope is that somebody reads this and decides not to play this game. Or at least waste their money on it. Thank the gods I played it on Game Pass.
    If you are thinking about checking it out, don't. Go play (or re-play) Chrono Trigger. Revive your own nostalgia. Don't let others try to convince you of their vision of what was cool, or funny, or moving, or epic, or just fun... this game is not.    … Full Review »
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