However, the magic is the addition of time-based attacks and defence. On the surface it’s a very straight forward turn-based combat system. You end the first section in a combat sequence but the demo elaborates throughout with a good handful of fights and even a boss at the end. This carries on into the dungeon section where you’ll play through a variety of puzzles mixing traversal and brain power to conquer them. Whilst there is a set path, the ability to climb, swim, jump opens up opportunities to be an untethered experience when exploring. The depth of textures and lighting breathes so much life into the game. The amount of detail Sabotage Studio manage to succeed whilst not looking overbearing in its handcrafted pixel art style is sublime. Off the bat, Sea of Stars level design is phenomenal. The game opens with a traversal section that ends in a small combat encounter. The game prefaces you can change it later and it doesn’t affect the story. Or Valere, a monk born on the Winter Solstice. At the start you can choose your protagonist, blade wielding Zale – born on the Summer Solstice. It’s broken up with Traversal, Survival and Combat and it’s so in-depth on every topic. Before you jump in, I highly advise reading the ‘How To Play’ section. It took me around an hour to beat it and in that time I got a great impression on a variety of aspects in Sea of Stars. The demo itself is a playable vertical slice. Demo ImpressionsĪs of this article this demo is currently only on the Nintendo Switch, but there will be a demo on PlayStation soon. I’ve been eagerly anticipating the game for years at this point and at the end of its trailer we got a date – 29th August 2023. A diverse and unique party, an equally unique overworld and even music from legendary composer Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Trigger / Xenoblade Chronicles 3). The gorgeous hand crafted pixel art style is an absolute stand out, whilst hitting all the JRPG notes. During the Nintendos Direct () we were once again greeted with another look at the game.
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