2007 · Barnhouse Effect · Role-playing · Strategy

Hoshigami Remix

Nintendo exclusive

Experience the world of Hoshigami like never before, with a brand new character, missions, music, character art, as well as a new localization. Select from three different difficulty levels and tailor the game to your skill. Immerse yourself in battle with an enhanced user interface, and issue strategic commands quickly and efficiently with a revised, streamlined interface and optional stylus control.

Also known as: Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth Remix · Hoshigami
Released: 24 May 2007
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Genres: Role-playing Strategy Tactical role-playing
Developers: Barnhouse Effect
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB T
Composers: Saori Kobayashi

About

Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth Remix, also known as simply Hoshigami Remix, is a strategy RPG video game, for the Nintendo DS and is a remake of Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth (originally released by Atlus USA) for the Sony PlayStation. The game was developed by Arc System Works and was released in Japan in May 2007 by ASNetworks and in North America in June 2007 by Aksys Games. The developed programmer is Barnhouse Effect, and characters are designed by Arc System Works.

Keywords

mercenaries
mercenary
spirits
adjustable difficulty

Media

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Gameplay

This re-release of Hoshigami featured several additions to make it better suited to handheld gameplay, as well as to make it more accessible to new gamers, most notably with a selectable difficulty setting. Among these features were a new localization of the dialogue, new endings, and the requisite stylus control, which, combined with the dual screens, made for a slightly easier menu-surfing experience. A new character was added to this release, and the DS’ wireless features were used for an item-trading mode.

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Story

A war between the Kingdoms of Valaim and Nightweld has begun on the continent of Mardias. Fazz, the leader of a band of mercenaries (and the main character) is hired to protect one of the Ruins of Ixia from the Valamian army. Meanwhile, an evil being rises from the shadows and threatens to destroy Mardias.

Fazz: A naive young man. He is a mercenary alongside Leimrey and is the main character of the story.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. IGN said, "It can be difficult, complicated, and relatively uninspired when it comes to the overall out-of-battle experience." GameSpot said, "Hoshigami is an overcooked hodgepodge that's too unwieldy for strategy RPG newcomers and too imbalanced for experts." In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of two sixes, one seven, and one six for a total of 25 out of 40.