It gets repetitive and boring, making it feel like the developers ran out of ideas part way through the game.
Disappointingly, there are long stretches in the courage section where the puzzles are some variant of the fruit and poison puzzle. The puzzles are creative and offer a variety of challenges to keep players on their toes. The game generally excels with the logic puzzles as long as the puzzle’s main mechanic only appears once or twice. The music-based puzzles are my favourites, especially the rhythm-based puzzle early in the spirit challenge. The puzzles in A Rite from the Stars has some bright points among the doldrum. Finally, the courage challenge pairs Kirm with his meercat Mirk who is immune to poison. In the spirit challenge, players can switch between the physical world and the spirit world. Wisdom is the most traditional of the three, requiring players to pick up items and use them in the right spot for most puzzles. Each of the three challenges have a main gameplay mechanic. GameplayĪ Rite from the Stars is a point and click adventure. I think it’s handled well as Kirm still participates in conversations with gestures and facial expression. Since the Kirm is mute, most of the dialogue involves Hoku and other characters. For the most part, the spirit challenge is the most interesting of the three because it has the most meat on the bones. The plot is serviceable, but generally quite bland.
A few lines feel like they were changed last minute as the speaker will say a syllable, but the subtitles will provide two or three full sentences. For the most part, the Makoan language lines up nicely with the subtitles, letting players pick up the odd word or two. All the spoken lines are in this fictional language with subtitles for your region. Probably the most notable thing about A Rite from the Stars is the constructed Makoan language made especially for the game. The three will venture deep into the jungles to prove Kirm’s wisdom, courage, and spirit. Kirm, a mute boy from the Makoa tribe must pass his rite of passage into manhood with the help of his guiding star Hoku and his meercat Mirk.
Price: $14.99 USD – Available Here Video ReviewĪ Rite from the Stars is an old school point and click adventure game set on the fictional island of Kaikala.