A Hoshigami tactical RPG with ruined Blue Earth. Atlus Japanese SRPG with reputedly brutal difficulty, mature storytelling, polished presentation. For patient hardcore strategists seeking a PS1 challenge, recommended to hardcore Japanese SRPG fans.
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Category
Tactics1 player12+
Description
American Hoshigami tactical RPG with turn-based strategy. Published by Atlus, released in the USA in 2001. About a dozen recruitable characters, turn-based battles on isometric maps, over fifty spells and skills, fantasy storyline and full English localization.
Hoshigami - Ruining Blue Earth review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Punishing"
A tactical RPG reputed among the console's most merciless, it harshly punishes the slightest error in positioning or management. Its combo system and dense rules demand fine understanding before any battle, on pain of an unforgiving game over. Bone-dry and pitiless toward newcomers, it rewards tactical mastery and patient strategists willing to dig in.
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾0,19 GB📅19/06/2001
Published by Atlus
Hoshigami - Ruining Blue Earth (PS1) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
A Sting tactical RPG known for its merciless difficulty and demanding combat system, Hoshigami built a reputation as a trial for genre purists. The English-localized North American edition offers the most direct access to the title in the West. Produced in measured numbers for a niche audience, it is sought by fans of hard tactical RPGs on PlayStation. Desirability blends this cult-challenge status with the edition's low physical distribution.
