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A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
BURIED STARS is a visual novel, mystery and thriller game
developed and published by LINE Games Corporation.
Released on November 29th 2021 is available only on Windows
in 5 languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean.
It has received 1,827 reviews of which 1,557 were positive and 270 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 33.99€ on Steam.
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- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6300U
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 520
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible SoundCard or Onboard Chipset
- Additional Notes: DualShock®4, Xbox Controller or Direct Input Compatible Controllers Supported.
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I don't very often write reviews, but I felt compelled to write one after this game. I wish reviews began with a broader question than would you recommend this game? because I have very mixed feelings. For the most part, I enjoyed the game and there were bits of story that I found to be really engaging. It was fun to speculate what things being brought up may be relevant later. It was interesting to learn how to respond to specific characters (in the early game I lamented how many times I managed to pick the wrong choice for Seil from only 2 options!). The music and atmosphere could be good at times. There's quite a bit of voice acting - I couldn't tell you how much of that is full voice acted verses perhaps just saying a line in a character voice to give an impression of tone (like the Persona games or Danganronpa may do, as an example). The characters do have character and I liked the different character relationships to each other. I have a friend who is into the K-POP scene and has spoken to me about it before, I think that context helped me a lot - without, I may have found this harder to enjoy. So why am I torn? This game desperately needed another editing pass. I don't mean in the sense of mis-spellings etc, but things that are a result of the initial translation that I'm sure are not an issue in the original. Sometimes a male character becomes a she for a line. 3rd person v 1st person - I wondered at what point if this was supposed to be meaningful, than had a line that had both 3rd and 1st person in the same narration line. A reference that is clearly to a situation that happened to character A gets referred to as character B for a line (being vague here to prevent spoilers). Most of these are small and don't hinder much, but I found they felt quite concentrated at one point which was unfortunately along the true ending path. Other things matter more and are clearly matters of translation: A character makes an argument as to their whereabouts and when they met up with another. Later, that character "reiterates their story" (which is the intent: they tell the same thing), but it gets mistranslated the second time and refers to a different location and then you have to wonder which part is the mistranslation. There was another time where I thought I spotted a factual inaccuracy as the facts as the game explained them did not line up and this was just nothing, so again I assume it was translation. Some of the choice points seem functionally identical in the text you're given to make that decision - you can generally work out what it actually meant after picking that dialogue option. To be clear, I'm not saying this is every choice or every decision point, but translation shouldn't be creating these issues. Replayability to see alternate endings is hampered by the fact that this is a visual novel with a skip feature, but no feature to stop at new lines as far as I could find. So you either end up trawling through a lot of very familiar stuff with minor changes that you've just read, or you skip and probably miss out on new content and the nuances of what is different. I think this is really unfortunate as it feels no matter which way you choose, it's unsatisfactory in one way or another. So do I recommend this game? I do, with caveats. I think if you know what you're going into, you can find enough to enjoy this, and I hope people do.
This game had an interesting premise and the introduction to the story is well done and gripping. The characters are beautifully drawn and the animations are well done, the visuals are by far this game biggest strenght. The gameplays concerning the phone and social media (Plather) was also really well constructed and is similar to real world social medias. However, the game struggle in some aspects. The "Communication" sequences are long, tedious and get boring fast. Having a conversation with each characters individualy about the exact same subject felt useless, and I couldn't help but abuse the fast foward function. I also have a bone to pick with the "revenant" ending. It felt out of place with the rest of the story and after seeing other endings I just don't understand what was the point of that ending. It switches the vibes and the genre with no explanation and just left me confused. Overall, I wanted to love this game but I was quite disapointed by the story and gameplay. This game is worth it for the first few hours of playtime and the beautiful art BUT ONLY if you buy it at a very discounted price.. Unfortunately I cannot recommend it for the full price.
This game is an absolute MASTERCLASS in what it sets out to do. Most people who purchase this game will probably already have some idea of what's going to happen, and this game takes that into account and subverts the players expectations at every stop. Its definitely slow at first but after the mandatory ending you are left with the feeling of needing to play more, and that first scenario will always stick with you. The game gets you going on trying to solve the various mysteries and phenomena happening at the collapse site while the player character grapples with what's happening to both him and the other main cast members. Everyone is so well written and by the end of the game you really feel like these are real people you've been trapped with. I seriously recommend this to ANY fan of mystery visual novels, hands down one of my favorite VNs and murder mystery experiences of all time. The atmosphere makes your skin crawl, the OST is beautiful, and the real life comparisons the game shows to the player are so well done. If you liked Zero Escape, Your Turn to Die, and anything else like those games, you'll like this if you're looking for a similar vibe with a unique experience attached to it. The only downside is the pace of the gameplay but honestly, you reach a flow state when you get going. Would recommend an ending guide after completing the game for the first time because it's sort of hard to figure out how to get onto certain routes on your own. Luckily there is only two main routes and one easter egg route after getting the true ending. MY ONLY GRIPE is the very shoddy translation. People who do not understand Korean may be emersion broken by the, I'll admit, many translation errors. I found that they we're not as annoying when my brain started to correct them for me as I read the text though.
It's ok. The story is mildly interesting, but it moves reaaally slow. Partly because it wastes a lot of time with transitions that are a bit excessive. It has a skip mode, but it badly needs a "skip read only" option, because you have to repeat many sections to see the different endings. And none of the routes are particularly satisfying, I'd say. But it is a good mystery as you slowly put the pieces together and figure out the stories and backgrounds of each character.
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Frequently Asked Questions
BURIED STARS is currently priced at 33.99€ on Steam.
No, BURIED STARS is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 33.99€ on Steam.
Yes, BURIED STARS received 1,557 positive votes out of a total of 1,827 achieving a rating of 8.16.
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BURIED STARS was developed and published by LINE Games Corporation.
Yes, BURIED STARS is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, BURIED STARS is not playable on MacOS.
No, BURIED STARS is not playable on Linux.
BURIED STARS is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for BURIED STARS. Explore additional content available for BURIED STARS on Steam.
No, BURIED STARS does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, BURIED STARS does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, BURIED STARS is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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LINE Games Corporation
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LINE Games Corporation
Release
29 Nov 2021
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