#sabotage studios

[the-starry-lycan]

Sea of Stars Headcanons 01

Whoo! As I play this game, I adore each of the characters, but I feel that some of them are a little bit of blank slates. As such.. there's much room for headcanons! I'll be making some for a bunch of SoS characters, and to kick off the list with my very first hcs, I'll be doing some for Zale! Our favourite sunboy and solar blade dancer!

Out of the main trio, Zale is the shortest of the three. He may not be the tallest, but he's got muscle! He's still pretty damn strong. Valere and Garl do still tease him for being little, though.

He likes (surprise!) sunny weather the best, and has a great tolerance for heat. Doesn't really care what the temperature's like, as long as the sun's out, so he doesn't mind being out in the snow.

In the snow, he's the type to go for the elaborate snowball fights with snow forts and such.. he also liked Glacial Peak, enjoying how the ice was fun to slide about on.

When it comes to food, Zale likes strong, spicy-tasting foods, much to the dismay of Valere and the others. When Garl was unable to make food for the party and it was Zale's turn to cook, his food would generally turn out to be a near-inedible concoction of spices and powerful flavours.

He used to balk at being made to sew for hours in his Zenith days, much to Moraine's chagrin, and would run off to attempt some mischief or the other.

His high energy levels mean he's proooobably bad at meditating hehe, as he cannot sit still for the life of him a lot of the time.

He probably also had a messy side of the room when he was in Zenith, and Valere would help him organize it.

Zale was closer with Brugaves than Erlina as a child, since he and Brugaves shared an easygoing attitude.

Oh, definitely a dog person, though he likes animals of all sorts.

Out of all the party members, he gets along best with Garl and B'st, and doesn't get along all too well with Resh'an and Serai at times.

He's also very good at fishing, and ends up catching the good stuff for Garl to cook.

When Zale is sick or hurting, he craves affection and comfort quite openly. He'll cuddle up to Garl and/or Valere, maybe even Seraï, if the assassin allows (or is roped in to watch him).. Resh'an not so much as the Alchemist doesn't like it, but B'st is good with it.

Speaking of affection.. this boy is very physically affectionate. He likes to hug, hold, and keep close physical proximity to those he likes. Oftentimes, he'll idly play with Garl or Valere's hands or hair, or lean on them casually (or just touching shoulders, no weight on them).

He enjoys boisterous play, sparring matches, and roughousing, oftentimes the victim of these being B'st or Valere. The former will gladly indulge, while the latter is sort of neutral to it depending on her mood.

He also bothers Resh'an like this, and the Immortal Alchemist does NOT enjoy it.. partly why Zale likes to annoy him sometimes hehe.

Zale is a morning lark, and does not do well with staying up late in the night.. he gets sleepy fast, and likes to go to bed decently early and get his sleep.

His push-ups idle animation has him looking mighty pissed lol, I imagine he does them (and other exercises/training) for hours on end when he's feeling angry.. a good way to release emotion in any case.

He'll also be visibly grumpy, though his grudges never last long unless they've deeply hurt him (cough cough erlina brugaves)

#sea of stars #sabotage studios #saboverse #headcanons #zale #omg sunboy headcanons #I feel the solstice duo were pretty vague with personality #so lots of room for these haha

[silent-partner-412]

you know what, fuck it. here’s all the things i would’ve changed about sea of stars. i’m not a writer so i don’t know if i would’ve done it *well* but there are a few things that fell a bit flat for me even if i really enjoyed it as a whole. spoilers for the whole game.

1. i think the true ending was well intentioned and i love garl but this was a moment where the game felt too beholden to chrono trigger to me. garl’s death sequence was fantastic, and i feel like the impact of it got softened a little since he ended up just being brought back in the end in a sequence almost identical to the chrono trigger resurrection.

2. we absolutely should have gotten at least one more moment with resh’an at the end. it really sucks that he just kinda leaves the story right at the end, especially since he was one of my favorite characters. i also really wish we could’ve gotten some more moments with him and aephorul, i imagine sabotage has plans with them based on what i know about the lore of their games but i think there was a piece missing with them in this game. even just a small thing where resh’an comes back to the party right before the end and says something cryptic about what he was up to, or even just a couple words between him and aephorul during the final boss would’ve probably been okay with me.

3. though i do think people overstate how much it hurts the game and its story, i do wish zale and valere had more personality. i think they both could’ve used an individual side quest to flesh them out a bit individually, and i wish they had some personality traits that separated them a bit. as it is they kind of both just feel like bland player conduits, which sort of sucks when a third of your main party is characters like this. plus like, i love their designs so much, i wish i felt more connected to them overall.

4. i also wish b’st got more time. he really suffered from late game party member syndrome in his writing and you can tell his main purpose was to give you a fifth party member soon after garl’s death. but the dude is so charming and fun, i just didn’t feel like his quest in the arena was enough for me.

5. i think what i personally would’ve done to fix all this would be to scrap the true ending entirely (i would make the reward for the conches be the developer room since that shit was cool as hell and i appreciated it as both a chrono trigger and the messenger fan) and make both the fight with erlina and aephorul part of the main quest. at some point during this time, i would also have resh’an come back to the party for real. i would give b’st a longer, more involved quest (possibly relating to the village of lost souls he comes from?), and both zale and valere an individual side quest that reveals parts of them that dont make them feel like carbon copies of each other.

looking back at this i’m realizing this is all criticisms related to the characters lol. i genuinely really liked the whole cast, i felt more attached to them than the chrono trigger cast i’d say. but i feel like you can kind of tell that the game sabotage made before sea of stars was one where characters weren’t really the focus cuz all of them sort of feel like they could’ve been handled a bit better. overall though i still really really enjoyed the story, the big plot beats all hit really well and i was invested the whole time. also the lore of this game and how it connected to the sabostudio universe as a whole was soooo delicious. but it wasn’t perfect, and i hope maybe the dlc will address some of my complaints.

#sea of stars #sea of stars spoilers #sabotage studios #THIS IS NOT A NEGATIVE POST #this is meant to be constructive criticism not complaining #i’m criticizing the game but none of this was deal breakers to me #i goddamn loved the game #it was my 2023 goty easily #but there are still some things people have said about this game i agree with and thought i’d get those off my chest in this post

[adreamgonerogue]

Valere - Lunar Monk

Trained in the martial ways of the monk, she walks the path of the Guardian Goddess Luana.

#sabotage studios #sea of stars #seaofstars #valere #lunarmonk #lunar monk #fanart #sea of stars fanart #indie game #indie games

[brutalgamer]

Sea of Stars (Nintendo Switch) Review

Sea of Stars is a testament that indie game studios can create something magical and extraordinary that stands proudly alongside RPG classics like Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster and Chrono Trigger. STORY ☀ Join two Children of the Solstice Zale (sun) and Valere (moon) as they embark on an emotionally charged adventure to learn the only … A New Classic Story - 92% Gameplay - 91% Exploration & Puzzles - 91% Graphics - 94% Sound - 89% Replay Value - 78% 89% Brilliant Sea of Stars It’s an RPG that I will keep installed on my console, and will definitely replay in the future. Sabotage Studios has not only captured the hearts of many players across the globe but also a fellow Canadian who’s a little closer to home! User Rating: Be the first one !

#Sabotage Studios #Sea of Stars #News #Nintendo Switch Reviews

[honkifyoulovejustice]

Sea of Stars

During the recent Steam Next Fest, there was a demo released for Sea of Stars. It’s a retro-inspired turn-based RPG, and I had a heck of a lot of fun playing it. So what does “retro-inspired” mean? Basically, Sea of Stars looks like it would fit right in alongside Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Secret of Mana or Final Fantasy VI. The gameply skips over a bunch of the drudgery, though.…

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#pc games #pc gaming #Playstation 4 #Playstation 5 #Sabotage Studios #Sea of Stars #Steam #Switch #Youtube

[gamesindustrynormal]

#sea of stars #jrpg #sabotage studios #indie games #yasunori mitsuda

[maifazcomics]

More SOSTM fanart, that i didn't post just because these images were too big and i'm too lazy (until now!)

(every opportunity i have to put Ninja in a Sea of Stars fanart, i'm putting him)

#sea of stars #the messenger game #the messenger #sabotage studio #indie games #seraï #zale #valere #erlina #brugaves #headmaster moraine #the messenger ninja #the artificer #maifazartes #my art #illustration

[hollytanaka]

SEA OF STARS (2023) ★ dev. Sabotage Studio

#sea of stars #seaofstarsedit #gamingedit #videogameedit #indiegameedit #indiegamesource #dailygaming #gameplaydaily #usertravelllar #userkarlo #userlilliana #userkayluh #usercamari #sabotage studio #** #scheduled

[masterofdimentions]

good morning🫡

#nintendo #super mario bros #super mario #super paper mario #paper mario #luigi #luigi mario #mr l super paper mario #mr l spm #mr l #mr l fanart #clip studio paint #fanart #drawing while black #my art #autodesk sketchbook sabotaged the quality :(

[theblindarcher]

The Solstice Warriors

GBA FE inspired portraits of Valere and Zale from Sea of Stars by Sabotage Studio. Valere was the August '23 subscriber suggestion winner, and it felt appropriate to make Zale to go along with her.

#pixel art #fanart #ドット絵 #sea of stars #sabotage studio #devolver digital #fire emblem #gameboy advance

[selanpike]

i'm just a sucker for girls with blue hair

#sea of stars #valere #sabotage studio #art #fanart #digital #csp

[the-starry-lycan]

"And then we're going to head to the.. Resh'an.. hey, are you listening? Is he-"

"Shh, Zale.. let him sleep."

#sea of stars #resh'an #zale #valere #b'st #serai sea of stars #garl #sabotage studios #saboverse #omgggg resh'an is an eeper #let the man eep

[chiyoso]

mappa's animators said that this whole sukuna animation bit was just 30% of their desired vision.

let that sink in. let that sink in.

you're telling me. if mappa just... TREATED their amazing workers better. we could've gotten something more higher quality than THIS.

mappa what the fuck is wrong with you. we've been robbed, just like how their workers were robbed of human decency. like bffr. i get wanting to be the top, but overworking the backbones, the pillars of your espionage isn't it. its just not it.

I GENUINELY wouldn't be surprised if their animators target jjk and nerf its animation quality, because they know jjk is so, so popular worldwide, i wouldn't even be surprised if they self sabotage. they deserve ALL BREAKS, ALL TREATS, ALL GLORY. they deserve so much.

MAPPA ANIMATORS HAVE SERVED.

it's not '#thank you mappa.'

it's #THANK YOU, MAPPA ANIMATORS.

#— Whispers Against The Void •• #thank you mappa animators #ever since knowing abt the 30% vision thing ive been in a fit of rage. stunlocked. #WE WERE ROBBED OF BETTER QUALITY. BY NONE OTHER THAN THE SELF SABOTAGING STUDIO. #jujutsu kaisen #jjk #mappa studio #mappa #jujutsu kaisen sukuna #jjk s2 #animation

[45liza109]

Zale

#character illustration #illustration #sea of stars fanart #sea of stars #sea of stars game #sabotage studio #sea of stars zale

[brutalgamer]

As Sea of Stars hits 5 million players, Sabotage Studio teases local co-op play

A JRPG with couch co-op? That’s exactly what developer Sabotage Studios is teasing for mega-hit indie title Sea of Stars.

#Co-op #JRPG #Sabotage Studios #Sea of Stars #News #Nintendo Switch #PC #PS4 #PS5 #Xbox One #Xbox Series X

[cheriafreya]

Seraï's incredible plot twist. Bonus:

#sea of stars #gamingedit #indiegamesource #sabotage studio #seraï #valere #zale #garl #video games #gifus #silly Sheena I mean Seraï 💕 #for real tho she's Sheena from Tales of Symphonia in another life #she's so cute I love her #actually just saved the game for me I was getting bored