![]() You wake up in bed, and a random woman in your house who has no apparent relation to you tells you this. There is no explanation for why you must do this. However, this is literally the first thing that you are told in the game. ![]() Then you must go and defeat the evil Homncruse for some reason or another. The basic story is that you are the son of a famous warrior and you must form together with a group of people to form Aqutallion. And, all of this is exacerbated by the fact that the sub-par translation often makes dialogue confusing or misleading. Instead of an "oh, wow!" reaction these twists elicit more of an "ooooookkaaaaaaaaay" response. And, when curve balls are thrown in later on they seem to be from so far out that they aren't even shocking. New party members join your group in a very haphazard kind of way which excludes any feeling of accomplishment for attaining them. The story appears to skip around randomly, and this causes confusion concerning the correlation between characters and events. The problem is that it isn't told in such a way as to be interesting or even coherent. ![]() The mistakes are acceptable for a group not known for RPGs but that is still not enough to fully redeem this title. However, the lack of any coherent plot in the American version coupled with the fact that there is no map to guide players around the rather expansive world makes for a less than perfect score. Released in 1993, "Secret of the Stars" is a fun early/mid generation title with some unique features later found in "Chrono Trigger". Although Tecmo may be known for sports games their venture into the RPG realm is not without some success.
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