Sea of Stars, probably the very best JRPG of 2023 thus far, has actually surpassed its sales objective for the whole year in simply a solitary week from launch.
We called Sea of Stars “a delicious, Michelin-starred tasting menu of an RPG” in our 4.5/5-star review, and also it appears we’re much from the just one truly feeling its retro feelings. After launch day we reported that the indie JRPG had already sold 100,000 copies, and also currently simply a week later on, programmer Sabotage Studios has actually exposed that Sea of Stars has actually currently covered 250,000 devices marketed – which is what the workshop anticipated the game to market in a year.
“We had projections for the first year, but it only took you all a single week,” reviews a tweet from the Sea of Stars Twitter account. “Thank you.”
We’ve been excitedly covering Sea of Stars for rather a very long time in the lead-up to launch many thanks to a durable retro JRPG section below at GamesRadar, and also it’s been wonderful to see such glowing reviews from doubters and also gamers alike. The game takes care of to take a lots of ideas, from Chrono Trigger to The Messenger, and also function them in with lots of initial suggestions to stand apart as something genuinely unique. And in a year controlled by large launches like Diablo 4, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Baldur’s Gate 3, and also Starfield, it’s a genuine pleasure to see an indie interest task like Sea of Stars obtain a lot love.
Only time will certainly inform if Sea of Stars signs up with the rankings of the best JRPGs of perpetuity.
Source: gamesradar.com
