Sea of Stars Showcases the Boosting Mechanic in New Gameplay Video

Sea of Stars developer Sabotage Studio released another of its usual videos of its upcoming pixel-art RPG.

The video focuses on a rather relevant mechanic of the game, named “Boosting.” Hitting enemies with normal attacks generates “Live mana” that can be absorbed by a character in up to three stacks.

Each stack adds a portion of that character’s magic attack to their next action, making it more powerful as it deals that character’s unique magic damage even when they’re out of mana points.

You can watch the clip below.

The charming and highly-anticipated RPG inspired by JRPGs is coming to PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

The game was supposed to be released this year during the Holiday season, but will instead launch in 2023 following a recent delay. At the moment, a firm release date has not been announced.

If you want to see more of Sea of Stars, you can enjoy a video showing Mooncradle, one showcasing the Moorlands, one showing the Mushroom Cave, another featuring the music and day/night cycle, one showcasing the Thrower enemies, another focusing on swimming, one showing the Soonrang team attack, one focusing on refractions, one on interior spaces, one on the lack of random encounters, one on traversal, one on the day and night cycle, one on camping, one on old-school save points, another on the third party member, one showing camping on the world map, one showcasing fishing, one focusing on the new combat UI, one showing the Flooded Graveyard area, one showcasing sailing, one showing a combo attack, one focusing on combo healing, one displaying a mountain trail, one showcasing the Moorlands, one focusing on a pirate band, one showcasing timed blocks, one showing the elder Mist Trials, another featuring timed attacks, one showcasing a fight in the kitchen, one focusing on the Cursed Woods, one showing the Mines, an extensive gameplay video, and another.

The game is a prequel set in the universe of the developer’s The Messenger, has been funded with a very successful Kickstarter campaign and will even feature music by Yasunori Mitsuda.