Star Ocean a ɛwɔ SNES so no yɛ saa RPG ahorow no mu biako a ɛte sɛ nea edi ne bere anim no —te sɛ obi a ɔhyɛ PlayStation-era akwantu bi mu ma ɛbɛyɛɛ afiri a wɔde bɔ nnwom a ɛyɛ 16. Wofi ase a woakɔda okyinnsoromma bi a ɛwɔ nsu a ɛwɔ akyi so, nanso ankyɛ na worehuruhuruw wɔ nsoromma nhyehyɛe ahorow ntam a wowɔ ahunmu adwumayɛfo, atuatewfo, ne ɔhɔho a ɔyɛ nwonwa bere ne bere mu no mu adwumayɛfo. The Combat's The Real Kicker: Sɛ́ anka wobɛdannan menu ahorow a egyina turn so no, worebɔ mmirika atwa atamfo ho ahyia wɔ bere ankasa mu bere a w’apontow no yɛ wɔn ankasa ade no. Egyee me bere kakra ansa na meregyae button-mashing na masua bere no ankasa.

Dɛn na ɛkaa me ho mfe bi akyi? Nneɛma nketenkete no. Te sɛ sɛnea nkurow wɔ saa weirdly cozy vibe yi ɛmfa ho sɛ ɛwɔ ahɔho wiase ahorow a ɛyɛ atamfo so, anaasɛ sɛnea nnyigyei no dannan wɔ synth-heavy space themes ne straight-up fantasy melodies ntam. Afei nso, saa ahokokwaw nhyehyɛe a wubetumi atete nnipa a wɔyɛ wɔn ho mfonini ma wɔayɛ blacksmiths anaa adwumfo no? Weirdly a ɛma obi yɛ ade tra so. Kɛkɛ a, nhwɛ kwan sɛ nkyerɛase no bɛyɛ nea ntease wom koraa —eyi ne 90s, ne nyinaa akyi.

Ɛyɛ janky wɔ mmeae bi, nanso ɛwɔ charm ma sɛnea ɛyɛ aniberesɛm ma SNES agoru. Wobɛtumi aka sɛ devs no reyɛ itching sɛ wɔbɛbubu anohyetoɔ biara a hardware no wɔ.