SINce Memories: Off the Starry Sky

MAGES. Inc. · Oct 23, 2024

Teen

About

The celebrated Memories Off series returns. In a modern setting 10 years after the original series, comes a poignant tale of grief, friendship and mystery. Junya Mizumoto, a university student is mourning the loss of his brother from a tragic accident only a year prior, when he encounters a mysterious girl who tells him he should have been the one to die, before disappearing. Carrying the weight of those terrifying words alongside the memories of his brother, Junya finds himself taking on an unexpected project with his childhood friend, Chihaya Hojo. The Hojo manor, a traditional Japanese house, needs renovating and it's Junya’s first big job to undertake. But it is a job he cannot undertake alone.

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Critic reviews

Siliconera
Shaun Musgrave · Nov 23, 2024
6.0
SINce Memories: Off the Starry Sky has its good points. The production values haven’t been skimped on, the setting is well-realized, and some of the characters are very interesting to get to know. Sadly, the writing on the whole is very uneven, leading to a lot of routes that don’t pay off properly and a couple really poor characters. There’s some potential here but the game ultimately fails to realize it, despite taking a very long time to get everything into position. It’s an inauspicious Western debut for such a beloved franchise.
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Digitally Downloaded
Matt · Nov 18, 2024
9.0
It has taken me an age to review this game – it was released a month ago – because one of the good things about a slow-paced slice-of-life visual novel is that you can mess around with it in between playing other things, but it has never been far out of my mind as I’ve played it. To fully appreciate it you’ve got to be comfortable with glacial pacing and an earnest attempt to take something that looks like it should be fanservicey and give you something to think about instead. Calibrate your expectations just right and SINce Memories: Off the Starry Sky may just surprise you.
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PSX Brasil
José Viana · Nov 12, 2024
4.0
SINce Memories: Off The Starry Sky não só não traz uma história engajante, mas também entrega uma localização desleixada.
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RPGFan
Neal Chandran · Oct 23, 2024
6.6
It pains me to say this, but SINce Memories: Off the Starry Sky is a subpar Memories: Off game and a mediocre-at-best visual novel. Visual novels live and die by their storylines and characters, which fall flat here. Lovely graphics and Takeshi Abo’s stellar music are not enough to save SINce Memories: Off the Starry Sky from being one of 2024’s biggest disappointments.
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