![]() ![]() The soundtrack from Motoi Sakuraba-who’s composed for a ton of games, including Valkyrie Profile, Baten Kaitos, and Dark Souls -is everything you want from a 16-bit Japanese RPG, and there’s even voice acting in the game’s opening cinematic! Developer tri-Ace was obviously at the top of their game and really determined to push the Super Nintendo to its limits. And this extends to the game’s impressive audioscape, too. Star Ocean looks like a mid-cycle PlayStation RPG and could easily sit alongside games like Wild Arms, Tales of Destiny, or Breath of Fire III without anyone batting an eye. Immediately, I was wowed by the graphics. Tri-Ace’s 1996 action-based Japanese RPG Star Ocean squeaked out a victory in this issue’s LTTP poll over Treasure of the Rudras and Bahamut Lagoon, two other fabled Super Nintendo games that were never officially released in North America until fans took it upon themselves to create localizations. ( LTTP stands for “Late to the Party” and is a regular column where I let Twitter decide which retro game I’ll play for an hour. Where are all the idyllic Lord of the Rings games? (Insert Cartridge) In addition to this piece, I also streamed my time playing the demo on Twitch, so you can get the full experience, and also hear more insight from my chat with Thierry Boulanger.įantasy’s Finest: An Appreciation of Daniel Abraham’s The Long Price Quartet (Barnes & Noble SFF Blog) Read “ Sea of Stars looks is the game Chrono Trigger fans have been waiting for” on Insert Cartridge Citing the game’s western origins, Boulanger hesitated in calling Sea of Stars a “Japanese RPG,” instead telling me they’re billing it as a Turn-based RPG - but the influences of Chrono Trigger, Illusion of Gaia, and even games like Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, are clear.Īs a huge Chrono Trigger fan, the Sea of Stars demo pushed all the right buttons, and my anticipation for the full release in 2022 went from atmospheric to interstellar. I spoke with Boulanger about his inspirations and the team’s work on the game, and a passion for golden age Japanese RPGs from the Super Nintendo and PlayStation was clear. Based on my time with the demo, I feel confident saying that few games manage to pull off this tricky balance as well as Sea of Stars. ![]() Retro games are hot right now, and we’ve seen many games, including Sabotage Studio’s own take on Ninja Gaiden, The Messenger, looking back to the golden age of gaming as they attempt to revitalize old classics with a modern coat of paint. Sea of Stars is a throwback to golden age Japanese RPGs like Chrono Trigger and Illusion of Gaia, and does a remarkable job of modernizing the feeling of playing a Japanese RPG on the Super Nintendo. “ Sea of Stars is the game Chrono Trigger fans have been waiting for” is my preview of Sea of Stars, an upcoming turn-based RPG from Sabotage Studio in Quebec, Canada. (Out & About is where I highlight my work around the web-some recent and some old favourites.) But no journey happens if you don’t put one foot in front of the other. That’s what makes our art unique and worthwhile. Handbooks can give you general advice before you set out, and other adventurers you meet along the way can have helpful advice, but in the end, your journey is yours alone, and there’s no wrong way to get to your destination.Īt its core, writing is about our journeys as individuals. And because it’s a brand new adventure, there’s no walkthrough. It’s never happened before-even if there are millions of other writers out there-because you’ve never done it. Your path to becoming a writer is unique. Talk to 150 writers, however, and what emerges isn’t a pattern, but an illustration of the breadth and diversity of all our journeys. What worked for them is unique to their journey, and doesn’t necessarily apply to others trying to follow their path. Talking to a singular author and trying to replicate their steps to becoming a professional writer is a lesson in Survivorship 101. The point is, there’s no correct path to becoming a writer. The responses to my call were overwhelming, and for literally every reply, I found a different story.
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