When I was a teenager in the early to mid 90s, I loved 16-bit RPGs. Couldn’t get enough of them. I poured over Final Fantasy 4 and 6, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, Lufia 2, and many more. But once I started college and the 32-bit era came about, I started to fall out of the RPG loop for whatever reason. And now I don’t play near as many RPGs as I used to as a teen. Many times since then, a game maker has tried to capture the magic of those 16-bit RPGs with a new title, but they almost always miss the mark. Until now. Sea of Stars is a new RPG by the same folks who did The Messenger. The Messenger was a 2-D platformer starring a ninja, and I reviewed it way back when. Sea of Stars is actually meant to be a prequel to that game, but luckily you don’t have to have played it to understand what’s going on here. Which is good since I don’t remember a whole lot about what went on in The Messenger! Anyway, in Sea of Stars, you’ll play as one of two Solstice Warriors as they are charged with defeating evil Dwellers. Along the way they’ll meet friends, encounter twists and turns, betrayals, and much more. Sea of Stars plays most like Chrono Trigger and is available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
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