Solar Echoes: The Star Legation
- February 3, 2022
- Corefun Studios, LLC
- 12h median play time
Get on SteamSolar Echoes: The Star Legation is a choice-driven Sci-Fi Visual Novel game with RPG elements. Journey through space to gather and manage an alien crew, visit new worlds, negotiate with alien leaders, and even risk romance across the stars!
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features strong character development and engaging interactions, making the relationships feel genuine and relatable.
- The writing is imaginative and humorous, with a well-crafted story that includes moral dilemmas and interesting plot twists.
- High-quality visuals and music enhance the experience, with detailed character designs and animated backgrounds that bring the sci-fi setting to life.
- The game lacks sufficient save slots, making it difficult to explore different choices without risking progress.
- Some players experienced bugs that affected their ability to achieve desired endings, leading to frustration.
- The story is somewhat clichéd and may not offer enough unique content to justify its price for some players.
- story18 mentions
- 28 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The story in "Solar Echoes - The Star Legation" is a mix of straightforward and cliche elements, yet it captivates with its engaging characters, moral dilemmas, and cultural conflicts. Players appreciate the witty dialogue and the impact of their choices, which lead to multiple endings and a rich exploration of the sci-fi universe. While some feel there could have been more depth in character interactions, the overall narrative is praised for its humor, relatability, and immersive world-building.
“Each character feels like they have a personality, and it's not always clear where the story is going to take you!”
“Great story with relatable characters that have understandable motivations.”
“The game features an engaging story and dialogue, a compelling new science fiction universe, high quality art and music, space battles, and even romance.”
“The story is pretty straightforward.”
“While the story's largely cliche, it's filled with moral dilemmas and deep exploration into conflicting cultures, keeping it interesting.”
“It just seems like a big missed opportunity not to do it in a story like this, you know?”
- music8 mentions
- 63 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally well-received, enhancing the atmosphere and fitting seamlessly with the scenes, although some players noted moments of silence that felt prolonged. The soundtrack is described as enjoyable and simple, contributing positively to the overall experience without becoming annoying. Overall, the music complements the game's engaging story and vibrant visuals, adding depth to its comic space opera setting.
“The graphics do a great job of portraying alien worlds that range from jungles to earthquake-rattled caves, and the excellent music adds a lot to the atmosphere.”
“Oh, I forgot to mention, I really enjoy the soundtrack and visuals.”
“The game features an engaging story and dialogue, a compelling new science fiction universe, high quality art and music, space battles, and even romance.”
“The music is simple but doesn't get annoying.”
- graphics5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are highly praised for their quality, featuring detailed character sprites that convey a wide range of emotions and beautifully animated backgrounds, including starship artwork. The visuals effectively depict diverse alien environments, from jungles to caves, enhancing the overall atmosphere alongside a compelling soundtrack. The impressive artwork is attributed to a collaboration between the solo developer and talented artists, resulting in a visually engaging experience.
“The graphics do a great job of portraying alien worlds that range from jungles to earthquake-rattled caves, and the excellent music adds a lot to the atmosphere.”
“Background and starship artwork is very high quality and is often animated too.”
“Background and starship artwork is very high quality and is quite often animated too.”
“Graphics: the character sprites are really detailed and have a wider range of emotions to express how they are feeling.”
- humor3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its imaginative and exuberant humor, featuring strong characters and a varied plot that enhances the comedic experience. Players find it to be an enjoyable comic space opera with surprising events and light romances, making it highly recommended for fans of humorous sci-fi visual novels.
“Imaginative and exuberant, with strong characters and a large dash of humor.”
“A very enjoyable humorous comic space opera with an interesting, varied plot, fleshed out characters, nicely suitable music, many surprising events, and multiple paths to explore.”
“I think that even now (with my first playthrough) it's justified to recommend the game to everybody who likes humorous sci-fi comic visual novels.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized as standard for a visual novel, with some users questioning the claim of over 12 hours of gameplay, noting that their initial playthrough lasted around eight hours unless alternate routes and endings are considered.
“The gameplay is engaging and offers a variety of choices that keep you invested in the story.”
“I appreciate the depth of the gameplay, with multiple routes and endings that encourage replayability.”
“The mechanics are intuitive, making it easy to immerse yourself in the narrative.”
“I will quibble with the 'over 12 hours of gameplay, with additional hours in alternate routes and endings.' My first playthrough took about eight hours, so I'm not sure how you can come up with twelve without counting alternate routes.”
“Gameplay: pretty standard for a visual novel.”
- character development1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Character development is praised for its impressive design, featuring large characters with engaging and humorous facial expressions, particularly highlighting the character Trey.
“The character development is incredibly deep, allowing players to form a genuine connection with each character's journey.”
“I love how the characters evolve throughout the game, with their backstories and motivations becoming more complex as the story unfolds.”
“The interactions between characters are rich and meaningful, making their growth feel authentic and rewarding.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is enhanced by stunning graphics that vividly depict diverse alien environments, from lush jungles to tremor-affected caves, complemented by an excellent musical score that further immerses players in the experience.
“The graphics do a great job of portraying alien worlds that range from jungles to earthquake-rattled caves, and the excellent music adds a lot to the atmosphere.”
