The main character "Junya Mizumoto" helps his family's business "Mizumoto-dou" while attending university. His heart is bind to his older brother Takaya, who died last year.
"Why did I survive?"
One day, he meets a girl. "I wish you're the one who died," she says, before disappearing without telling herself identity.
After that, Junya's childhood friend "Chihaya Houjou" comes in with a project to renovate the old Houjou family house. It would be the first big job for Junya to take charge. He was confused by the series of firsts. How he will face the task that he cannot accomplish alone? The various people he meets through the job... Junya is at the mercy of many problems and conflicts caused by their respective emotions.
Will he be able to successfully renovate the old Houjou house?
Who is that girl?
The fate tied to his older brother’s death is about to begin…
A new entry in the long-running Memories Off series
SINce Memories: Off the Starry Sky has its good points. The production values haven’t been skimped on, the setting is well-realized, and some of the characters are very interesting to get to know. Sadly, the writing on the whole is very uneven, leading to a lot of routes that don’t pay off properly and a couple really poor characters. There’s some potential...
SINce Memories: Off The Starry Sky is a heartfelt visual novel blending emotional character dynamics with an intriguing mystery. While its standalone accessibility and nostalgic presentation shine, inconsistent heroine routes, localization errors, and awkward voice acting hold it back from true greatness. A solid entry point for newcomers to the Memories...
To fully appreciate it you’ve got to be comfortable with glacial pacing and an earnest attempt to take something that looks like it should be fanservicey and give you something to think about instead. Calibrate your expectations just right and SINce Memories: Off the Starry Sky may just surprise you.
SINce Memories: Off The Starry Sky is an extremely boring game, with a sloppy localization. Sometimes, we find great games, but that didn't take much care in their localization, or other times, we find average games, but that took a lot of care in their translation.
