ItвЂ™s light, but it never feels like a chore.вЂќДЄnother game he compliments is Super Mario RPG, which Sea of Stars borrows its timed action command system from.

The total playtime comes from how many times youвЂ™ll replay because itвЂ™s so tight. The dungeons are always short, and you do not feel like there are these filler in-between areas. вЂњ Chrono Trigger had no grinding - you just stick to the story, and the next beat is always around the corner. вЂњFull disclosure, Chrono Trigger is why I do this for a living,вЂќ he explained. Boulanger believes that simplicity is what makes the RPGs that inspired this game so great. Sea of Stars might not shock players with innovative gameplay, but itвЂ™s intentionally simple. Players can interact with these environments in various ways, whether it be through fishing to find ingredients to cook at a campfire or placing crystals to open portals that allow them to explore the lab. ThereвЂ™s an overworld, as well as towns and dungeons, for players to explore. The demo I saw followed the Solstice Warriors as they explored an abandoned wizard lab to find a ring for a pirate captain. More powerful attacks from enemies can pose a significant threat, but players can depower or outright cancel these strong attacks by using a string of ability types. These battles are turn-based affairs where players use various attacks and spells against their opponents. There are no random encounters, with players instead running into enemies they see to initiate a battle. It features gorgeous pixel art reminiscent of classic SNES and Game Boy Advance RPG titles, but with modern flair thanks to the lighting and colors used. Sea of StarsвЂ™ inspirations are very clear as soon as one lays eyes on the game. вЂњItвЂ™s very interesting for me and the rest of the team to build this overarching thing that is consistent, even though we explore different genres with every production,вЂќ he concludes. In turn, the formula established by games like Chrono Trigger was what Sabotage turned to as it continues to build a connected universe, something not very common in the game industry. If you play our games, youвЂ™ll get the additional вЂOh, I get that referenceвЂ™ or вЂOh, I understand that thing I was curious about better now.вЂ™вЂќ вЂњ Sea of Stars is about a group dealing with higher stakes and traveling, whereas The Messenger made sense as a single-player game because it was about one character. вЂњWeвЂ™re telling this arc, and this is the genre of gameplay that tells that story,вЂќ he said. Boulanger credits the gameplay genre shift to Sabotage wanting to find the style of game that tells the story the best. It follows two Solstice Warriors who can control the time of day and use special Eclipse magic to defeat the Dweller, giant monsters summoned by the evil Fleshmancer.Д®ven though it looks, plays, and tells its story in a distinct enough way to stand on its own as a new IP, itвЂ™s actually a prequel to The Messenger. While Sabotage doesnвЂ™t plan to give this world an official name, Boulanger says its fans call it the вЂњSaboverse.вЂќ Sea of Stars is set long before the events of The Messenger in the Saboverse, back when there was an archipelago and not just one island. Now itвЂ™s coming together in a more concrete format, but itвЂ™s all connected.вЂќ вЂњAll these things, in some form, were already in my head when I was like eight or something. вЂњI have this fantasy world that IвЂ™ve been building since I was in elementary school, so weвЂ™re basically telling story arcs from that world,вЂќ Boulanger tells Digital Trends. Instead, Boulanger embraces the fantasy world he started crafting as a child. Sabotage is going in the opposite direction, as Boulanger is not ready to let go of the world he became a game designer to create.

Just look at what Shovel Knight developer Yacht Club Games is doing with Mina the Hollower. Typically, when a development studio launches a new game in a new genre, they like to declare it a new IP completely separate from past works. I got an early, hands-off look at Sea of Stars, and itвЂ™s clear that Boulanger is expanding the world he has inside his head with a game that takes all of the correct lessons from classic RPGs. While it might seem like a wildly different direction for Sabotage to go in, itвЂ™s actually part of a broader world that Thierry Boulanger, studio president and creative director has crafted since he was in elementary school.

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