Sea of Stars Preview: Living Up to its 'Retro-Inspired' Expectations
The last few years have provided a gold mine of RPGs inspired by classic games that span the entire spectrum of the genre. Whether it's CrossCode, Cris Tales, or Undertale, there's a breadth of different RPGs that are heavily reminiscent of formative JRPGs like Suikoden or Chrono Trigger. One highly anticipated RPG that saw huge support on Kickstarter is Sea of Stars, an indie «retro-inspired turn-based RPG» that, upon first impression, looks to be capturing that same spirit artfully. Fast-forward from the game being fully funded well within 24 hours in 2020, the game's shaping up to be an excellent homage and beautiful standalone RPG in 2022.
Designed as Sabotage Studio's «dream game,» the game has evolved significantly since it entered early development back in 2018. The game is headed for a release at some point this holiday, composer Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross) has jumped on to assist with the game's score, and new gameplay is starting to trickle out on Sabotage's social media in the leadup to the game's release. Game Rant recently attended a hands-off demo of Sea of Stars, primarily showing off the game's combat in-depth, alongside dungeon exploration gameplay. So far, Sea of Stars is shaping up to be exactly the kind of game old-school JRPG fans will enjoy.
Legend of Mana's Remaster Bodes Well for Sea of Stars
One of Sabotage Studio's mission statements is striving to mix «retro aesthetics with modern design,» and that very much is evident with the gameplay in Sea of Stars. Whereas The Messenger sought to reinvigorate the classic Ninja Gaiden platformers of old, Sea of Stars is clearly serving as a tribute to Chrono Trigger. Players take on the role of dual-protagonists Valere and Zale, who
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