Introduction
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is a roleplaying musical video game developed by Summerfall Studios and published by Humble Games.
The game was released on August 10, 2023 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.
Review
In a modern fantasy world, college dropout Grace is granted the power of a Muse – power she’ll need to find out the truth behind her predecessor’s death before time runs out. You’ll decide who Grace allies with, who she can trust, and who may betray her in this beautifully hand-illustrated roleplaying musical.
I was super excited about this game – a roleplaying musical? come on, how cool does that sound?
There are roughly 44 songs in total, which do require multiple playthroughs to hear them all. I must warn you though, be prepared for these songs to be stuck in your head for hours after playing.
Loved the crap out of this game – there were a few issues which I will get into in a moment, however, the passion-filled voice acting, the catchy songs and beautiful illustrations made for a rollercoaster of a fun, emotional ride.
Now for the bugs; the game did crash twice – thankfully the game had saved and I didn’t need to restart it completely, but this is currently a big problem for some players. Another big problem I had was with the audio; it was either too loud and I needed to turn the volume down, or too quiet so had to raise the volume. This did impact on my otherwise fun time.
There are three coloured narrative choices – Green, Red and Blue. Each choice will change the feel/tone of the songs which was super fun.
If you just go into this to have fun and sing and dance, then you’ll fully enjoy it. If you are interested in collecting all the trophies then I have some bad news – a couple of them seem bugged and a lot of gamers currently are unable to obtain them, including myself. Some of them do seem to be unnecessarily tricky to get, but just keep persevering and you’ll get there eventually.
Rating
Pros:
- Characters
- Illustrations
- Story
- Fun songs
Cons:
- Glitchy/bugs
- Bugged trophies
Summary
A very worth-while and fun experience which I recommend if you enjoy theatre and musicals in general. A great cast and some really fun songs.
TIP : you can skip the dialogue on PS5 using the square button. Songs cannot be skipped.
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Game & Developer Information
Developer Website: Summerfall Studios
Developer Socials: Twitter
Publisher Website: Humble Games
Publisher Socials: Twitter
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