You can also sometimes find materials to upgrade your ship. Thankfully, you will usually make more money by selling the items you find. Exploring these places cost Exploration Kits, which costs money. Throughout the game, you can explore places like abandoned space stations and other points of interest. More fuel is needed to travel to further locations to advance the story, while money is important to buy more fuel and armor.
Players will have to manage their ship’s fuel, armor and their money.Īrmor is basically your life, and as you travel across space, there will be various events that can trigger, such as solar flares or pirate attacks which will reduce armor. Throughout most of the game, you will be looking at the map of the galaxy as you travel from one location to another. Gameplay is a mix of resource management and exploration with puzzle sequences. OPUS: Echo of Starsong is a perfect example of how video games can be a powerful and moving piece of fiction.Įven though the game is story-driven and quite text-heavy, it is not a visual novel. On top of the emotional character-focused writing, the story also weaves a tale of political conflict and religious sci-fi lore. There are also scenes that nearly made me cry. There are scenes that gave me goosebumps because of how touching they are. The story beats and events that happen throughout the game are effective and drive the narrative forward very well. Throughout the game’s 5 chapters, there is a lot of character development and seeing how the relationships between the main characters grow is incredibly heartwarming. The characters are amazingly well-written. The story focuses heavily on the characters and is incredibly emotional and thought-provoking. Together, they travel the galaxy looking for these asteroids.Įven though the game’s plot sounds simple like a typical space adventure, it’s extremely meaningful and profound. He meets Eda, a witch who has the ability to detect Starsongs, the sound waves produced by some of these asteroids. Players play as Jun, a noble of East Ocean who is searching for asteroids to claim for his clan. The game takes place across a galaxy that had just been through a war.
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