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SkyBox Labs has done a great job with Stela when you look at it as a piece of art rather than a video game. That said, they haven’t messed up with the gameplay either. The only thing that could affect the beautiful art, the incredible music and the simple gameplay of Stela is the fact that it ends much sooner than it should.
90
You won’t be disappointed in any way shape or form with this as a complete product. Production values throughout the short journey are spectacular and you get a sense when it’s all done that this is either the beginning of something longrunning and with expansive potential, or a complete one-off experience for the ages. Again, you’ll be the judge of that when the credits roll, but such is the virtue of what SkyLabs has created and completed here.
70
If you're into games for the experience more than the narrative, Stela might work for you. A few of the puzzles took more brute force than smarts to solve, but nothing was impossibly difficult. The idea of plane-jumping is good, except for when you can't tell if the feature is active. The graphics look beautiful, but the early levels suffer from too many dark colors muddying the waters. It's too bad that the set pieces lack anything special to connect them together. Overall, while Stela may not be top-tier material, it is solid enough to warrant a look.
4
This is another inside clone. It's not even subtle. So, this is a cinematic platformer with a heavy emphasis on atmosphere and a vague story. It does it pretty well. But it's gameplay where it falls flat compared to Inside. The controls are noticeable stiff. But it also is not that good at communication sometimes. In the forest area, you are hiding from enemies. At one point a rock gets knocked over and 2 enemies come to investigate. I couldn't figure out that I had to hide in the log because it was completely solid black, and I could climb on it. Also, I thought my cover was blown in general. So, it didn't occur to me to hide there. The only reason I got passed that area was that 2 enemies froze and didn't kill me. So, the game is also a bit buggy. Even then, all I saw in this game was a weaker Inside. Just play that game instead.
6
Dostum bu gerçekten iyi örneğin limbo, İNSİDE, Little lightmarless
Tam bir başyapıt değil ama oynamaya değer
10
Best game ever and one of the best soundtraks I’ve ever heard in a game️️️
Stela
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Oct 17, 2019
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Oct 16, 2019
100
Stela is an epic poem of a game that plucks at the heart and makes you yearn for a world that you never knew existed. It’s what this wonderful medium of gaming should strive towards, and for me it’s very nearly the perfect experience.
Oct 24, 2019
80
When it comes to indie horror games, very few illustrate a living nightmare as well as Stela does.
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Oct 18, 2019
9
Ok Stela... remember the game Limbo? Well I certainly can because it had a unique quality that I’d never experienced before and it remains one of my favourite games of all time because still to this day I remember every event clearly. There’s been a few games since then that have taken the Limbo formula and done well with it and whilst they weren’t as good as Limbo they still were games that were worth playing. Stela is another game that has taken the Limbo formula and implemented it into its gameplay and in my opinion this is probably the best version to date that has been done since the original. I say this because it has the unique quality that was missing from the other games that tried to do what Limbo did and in the end this makes Stela unforgettable from start to finish and it was that good that I wish it was a little longer. What makes Stela so unforgettable? For starters the presentation in this game is simply perfect because both the beautiful visuals and sound design are very immersive to say the least and whilst there are no words present in the adventure you go on it still always manages to be interesting because of these aspects. In terms of the gameplay the best way I could describe this game is simple yet very effective. Each mechanic has been done well and they all combine together to create even more of an immersive atmosphere. Is Stela a copy of previous games like Limbo or Inside? A little of both. On the one hand it takes what was so good in the previous games and implements them into Stela’s gameplay. On the other hand though it also feels unique in its own right so I wouldn’t exactly call it a carbon copy instead I would call it a game that has used tried and tested formulas whilst also incorporating its own unique little tweaks here and there. Those of you who enjoyed the likes of Limbo and Inside should definitely get Stela because it’s definitely up there with them. Yes it isn’t as perfect as the previous games and it may not be as spectacular as them but if you’re a gamer that loves to be drawn in from start to finish then the different elements and presentation within this game will do just that, even tho like other games in the same genre when there over you're always wishing it was a bit longer game in the end.
Oct 30, 2019
71
Despite of Stela has a powerful audiovisual section, its gameplay and narrative are so far away from it.
Oct 24, 2019
70
Including all unavoidable failures and retries, it only takes two hours to play Stela through. In that sense, the asking price of twenty bucks is a bit too steep. However, the game is well done and the gameplay focuses only on the essential as there’s nothing extra to distract you. There are plenty of similar games out here (Limbo, Inside and Little Nightmares to name a few) and despite somewhat unfortunately hollow emotional response, fans of the genre will find a competent puzzle-platformer in Stela. As of writing, no one has clocked the achievement for zero deaths during a playthrough so the game is a perfect challenge for die-hard completionists out there.
Oct 16, 2019
70
Stela is similarly brief but also a fleeting experience that doesn’t make much of an impact while you’re playing or linger once you complete it mostly due to its hollow world. Even its strongest parts — like its deliberate platforming and dazzling visual flair — are diluted elements from Limbo and Inside, two games that it pulls from in nearly every aspect that make the parallels unavoidable.
Oct 22, 2019
68
Stela builds upon the Limbo foundations, but it ends up being too simplistic and doesn’t really use its distinctive features, like the 2’D design of some stages. That, and being quite short and not particularly replayable, makes it fall behind its competitors.
Oct 16, 2019
55
A good first step, but it leaves us dumbfounded in too many moments and on too many points.
Jun 22, 2022
6
Dostum bu gerçekten iyi örneğin limbo, İNSİDE, Little lightmarless
Tam bir başyapıt değil ama oynamaya değer
Dec 8, 2023
4
This is another inside clone. It's not even subtle. So, this is a cinematic platformer with a heavy emphasis on atmosphere and a vague story. It does it pretty well. But it's gameplay where it falls flat compared to Inside. The controls are noticeable stiff. But it also is not that good at communication sometimes. In the forest area, you are hiding from enemies. At one point a rock gets knocked over and 2 enemies come to investigate. I couldn't figure out that I had to hide in the log because it was completely solid black, and I could climb on it. Also, I thought my cover was blown in general. So, it didn't occur to me to hide there. The only reason I got passed that area was that 2 enemies froze and didn't kill me. So, the game is also a bit buggy. Even then, all I saw in this game was a weaker Inside. Just play that game instead.
SummaryStela is a cinematic, atmospheric platformer about a young woman witnessing the final days of a mysterious ancient world.
Rated E +10for Everyone +10
Platforms:
- PC
- Xbox One
- iOS (iPhone/iPad)
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date:Oct 17, 2019
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