In Stars And Time

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(Normally I write joke reviews about games but this game changed me for the better and it deserves an actual review) (TLDR game good) In Stars and Time is an absolute masterpiece of a game that doesn't get as much love as it deserves, there's a lot I wish I can say but for the sake of doing this game justice I will only be talking about things I find important/want to talk about. The gameplay is a tad bit basic but it's nothing bad and it doesn't take away from the experience with both the battles and the map mode, the battle is the same as OFF so if you're looking for a game that revolutionizes the 2D RPG genera ISAT Isn't it but again it doesn't take away from the story/design The art design is some of my favorite pieces of art I've seen from a game, there's not too much I can say about it since it's different for everyone but all the character designs and the locations all look great The soundtrack is amazing and I recommend Listening to it if you want some comfortable vibes on your own, the battle music is also well put together and I find myself Listening to tracks often, again It's something that's different for everyone but it means something to me The characters are the main highlight for me in this game along with the story, Siffrin is one of the few protagonists I empathize with to such a huge degree they have become a comfort character to me, every other character is amazing as well and they're all enjoyable in their own right The story in this game is something I won't be touching on almost at all since it's something that needs to be looked at by yourself, it's not overwhelmingly positive because of the gameplay that's for sure Overall In Stars and Time should be a valid contender for one of the best RPG games on steam which is a sentence that you don't hear a lot and I know what you're probably thinking: "Ink, this game can't possibly be as good as something like deltarune or OFF, those are revolutionary you're bad at writing reviews Ink". and while ISAT doesn't revolutionize anything (and I am pretty bad at writing reviews /jk), it's important to know that nothing always has to reinvent the wheel and sometimes it'll reinvent only YOUR wheel, so let it please play this game it's the best $20 you'll spend if you like an RPG

a fantastic time (hehehehe) where everything is in service to the story and it all comes together very well. you are stuck in a time loop and you do eventually end up feeling like Siffrin, whether it's annoyance at the regular encounters, getting lost through various loops and things to do, where you just kind of start losing it or stop paying attention. fantastic execution that didn't bore me, and i would like to say i've played a decent amount of games where they push back against the player with similar ideas and repetition. if i want to get a little bit critical, i saw someone (i have no recollection where, just that i read it) mention that the game does use some therapyspeak and i would like to say i disagree but paying attention to the actual text, i feel like i cannot deny it. it's not particularly egregious and it's mostly in service of the game to push things forward. quite a few times i caught myself going "nobody would say something like this normally" but i've kind of handwaved that issue because the game executes its ideas very well, and that helped me look past that minor annoyance? issue? is it really an issue? hard to say, i guess, since it might resonate differently with people. especially since the game makes a solid point that maybe it's a good idea to talk to people close to you once in a while. at the end of the day this is an excellent package, with some good visuals, some solid arts, fun character designs and a pretty good sound track. i'll be thinking about the title track long after i'm done playing the game. i think you should give in stars and time a shot!

This game is amazing! An excellent twist on the time loop storyline chock full of wonderful characters, beautiful pixel art and lively character design. Highly recommend to anyone who is a fan of classic RPGs.

Pretty good

é só um jogo sobre voltar no tempo, só isso que você precisa saber

ループもの傑作RPG。所見でやることが強く推奨されるゲーム。 ゲームとしての非常に完成度が高い。 ツクール製であることも、十五年ほど前のゲーム制作ブーム時代の人間である自分には非常に都合がよかった。 ・よかったところ ビジュアル。表情差分がたくさんあり、非常に豪華。しょっちゅう目にするビジュアルがカワイイのって最高！ シナリオ。ややダークな要素が含まれる。感情表現における、リアル寄りの描写がグッド。オチの付け方もよい。 キャラクター。キュートで大人。文化差を持つ、ルーツの異なる人々が、互いにリスペクトを持っている。よい。 システム。操作が簡単。死に戻りなので、ゲームオーバー自体にはペナルティがない。 モノローグ。テキストの出し方はテンポよく、楽しいものもダークなものも、非常に快適。 ・やや苦手なところ 先の展開の見通しが不明。クリアまでの時間が読めない。いつ終わるのかわからないし、今見ている会話が次にも表示される保証もない。見通しが立たず不安になるが、それ自体がゲーム体験のキモなので解決できない。 バックログがない。テキスト表示タイミングが重要なのもあり、びっくりしている間にざかざか進んでいくテキストを読み返す機能がついていない。おそらく、意図的なもの。 脳のストレージを圧迫する。忘れっぽい人間なので、前の周回で見た会話や文脈を思い出すのが難しく、戸惑った。 マップが思ったより広い。構造上、何度も同じところを通るのだが、自身に迷い癖があるので、困った。自前で地図を書くとよい。 [spoiler]長い。もううんざり！ と思ったタイミングで、ゲーム側からそれを肯定するようなイベントが入るのでこれは意図的な設計。[/spoiler]よくできていると舌を巻くが、ややストレスではある。 ゲームオーバー。死にペナルティはないが、今回の周回でやろうとしたことは中断されるので、困る。まあしかし、ゲームとはそういうものだろうとも思う。 ・そのほか [spoiler]プレイヤーが主人公と同じ気持ちになることがコアのゲームなので、[/spoiler]心の中にある暗い部分、他者をいいように操作すること、気質としての軽度の対人恐怖、交流への気恥ずかしさからくる孤立などへの理解がないと、主人公の行動自体が理解しづらいものであるように感じるかもしれない。 自分は『わかるし、とても好きだ』と思ったし、ノンバイナリーでもとんがり帽子でもスピードタイプでもない自分（プレイヤー）が、[spoiler]体験を通して主人公と一体化[/spoiler]していく、工程は非常に興味深いものであった。