By John Walker on April 7th, 2008 at 9:43 pm.
Don’t thank me, thank friend-of-RPS Sam C, for today’s wonderful puzzle game. And you will thank her, because this is joyful.
Hoshi Saga is by Japanese developers Nekogames, it’s a series of completely charming puzzles based around finding the star. Little more needs to be said – just go play. And then come back here to thank Sam, and then yell at her because you’re stuck and really frustrated.
I just was playing this earlier! Great game.
BTW. Isn’t it a bit late to be “Working” Walker?…No offence….your highness…..*shuffles away*
Oh and I have my reasons for being online too….too much sugar…
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These stars get everywhere…
…that one with the little bouncy stars, stage 12, is quite the mother-fucker.
…oh and thanks, Sam!
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Part 2
http://jayisgames.com/archives/2007/09/hoshi_saga_2.php
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That is wonderfully cool
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… except for #33 which touches children. The ending was a let down too but, yeah, good waste of time, which is what we like.
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What the Deus….. I can’t figure out Stage 22…. it’s just a blank sheet and no amount of clicking or frantic mouse waving seems to do anything. What gives?
NEVERMIND…. I got it. Need to have sound to figure out 22 apparently.
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You have to find the star.
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Ugh. I already expect an ending song from everything.
(Thank you, Sam).
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I can’t do 29. With the ropey things with the dots and the release button. UGH.
Well nevermind. Overthinking, overanalyzing separates the body from the mind.
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The sequel is rather fiendish.
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I highly recommend stage 47 in part 2 (if you feel like doing 42-46 to unlock it.)
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33 is bizarre and awful, yes.
Thanks to Sam, though.
EDIT: Oh yeah, puzzle 47 is awesome.
Thanks, Pace.
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i cannot do number 30. any suggestions?
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Clearing 47 made me feel goddamn good and proud of myself.
I can’t understand 61 though. And 18 just doesn’t want to solve though I think I understand what to do with it.
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It really is joyful, thanks a bunch :)
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Thanks, Sam. :)
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You’re welcome! ^_^
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Q: “But how are you going to spend the rest of this day?”
A: Hoshi Saga 2
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GRAAARRRRG!!!!!!!
damn stage 29…
and anybody found out, what to do at stage 33?
I’ve tried everything that’s physically possible with a mouse and nothing happens.
Curse you, Sam!
EDIT: Hah! Gotcha, stage 33!
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…so, how /do/ you do 33?
I get the impression you’re supposed to do something to the “bars” that diagonally bisect the screen, but even frantically dragging the mouse back and forth over them like a saw doesn’t seem to do anything…
…never mind, it’s just very very sensitive as to precisely how you do things.
Oh, and; Thanks Sam!
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EDIT: this was a spoiler to 33 but they all figured it out, sorry people who can’t finish 33!
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33 is the only one missing for me and I’m absolutely stumped.
Hoping that I’ll understand it now right after posting this, seeing as it has helped for others too.
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No. 21 on the first game has me stuck. Looks like a… sunset? Viewed through a letterbox?
No amount of clicking appears to do anything…
EDIT: never mind. That was, uh, arbitrary.
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Any suggestions for no. 40?
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I’ll twinkle twinkle IT’S fucking star.
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I can’t figure 21 What the heck am I supposed to do??
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21 needs sound – find the bit that goes “ping” when you click it.
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The one with the musical glasses on the second one (47 I think) annoyed me because I knew what to do and could have done it easily if it hadn’t been so unresponsive. I ended up playing some things three times because I didn’t think it had registered first time. So hod to start again.
The first one was good though.
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OMG how dya do stage 28 :S im confused
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whats wrong with 33? i cant see anything
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