In Stars And Time Play Diary #10 | The Unforgettable “Something” and the Power of Bonds [Ichitama Riri]
🌟 Hey everyone~♪
Kon-tama~💖
It’s Ichitama Riri!
Have you ever felt like you’re hitting an insurmountable wall, no matter how much you believe in yourself and push forward, only to end up back at square one again and again?
“I should be moving forward, but I’m back in the same place…"
In those repetitions, something is surely, steadily changing. I want to believe that.
This time, I’m bringing you the 10th play diary entry for a story filled with those very thoughts—In Stars And Time! ✨
📘Game Information
Title: In Stars And Time
Developer: INSERT DISC
Release Year: November 21, 2023
Genre: RPG (Role-Playing Game)
Platforms: Nintendo Switch / PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 / PC (Steam)
Example Play Environment: Steam (PC)
🌟Synopsis
Shiffrin has once again completed everyone’s requests.
Their bonds with their companions are deeper than before, yet…
There’s still “something" they can’t quite remember.
What could it be? And does the King know the truth? The 47th loop now begins.
💫 In this loop, if we don’t restart helping all our companions from the beginning, our skills will remain reset.
Honestly, it feels a bit troublesome… Especially Bonnie’s request—that one’s tricky! There are four dialogue choices, and if you don’t pick the correct ones, the final flag won’t trigger 💦
The answers are as follows:
Rice
Pineapple
Samosa
Potatoes without cheese
If you don’t choose these exactly, you won’t get Bonnie’s skill for that loop, so be careful ⚠️ Even if you skip, it still takes 15–20 minutes to do all four characters’ requests, so I really want to avoid looping… but that’s just how this game is.
📖 And this time, a new event occurred in the library!
Shiffrin seems to have something they just can’t remember… Within that, Shiffrin realizes “what the King is trying to do.
" I really wanted to go see the King, but this time, prioritizing dialogue with the High Priest. So, the choice was made to defeat the King.
💬 The conversation events with my companions were incredibly heartwarming, and there were moments where I thought, “Could this be a happy ending…?"
—but in the end, it was just another loop.
Still, the scene where the companions rush to Shiffrin just before the loop is heartbreaking… but so good!
He truly is loved, isn’t he? But even realizing that love, he has to return to “the original place." It’s like he has to give up everything just to pick up his family.
It’s a system that forces you to restart…
Something so kind, yet so cruel.
Riri’s impressions (what I felt after playing)
💔 Do the developers have no heart?!
This is just…
It’s too cruel to keep throwing Shiffrin down like this!
What exactly did he do?!
He’s just kind, considerate of his friends…
Yet, he’s trapped in a destiny that repeats over and over again—
It’s just too cruel, seriously!! 💢
And and, the fact that we looped again means…
Are the bond events going to reset from the very beginning too!?!? 😱
Even if we can skip, having to do that every single time… it really feels like my spirit might break.
But, but you know what—
💫 Even if it’s just a tiny bit, if I can feel like “maybe we made some progress?",
it truly makes me feel like I’m really playing… !
So, you know,
I’ll do my best again next time!
—I won’t lose, neither will I, nor Shiffrin!
🔚Next Episode Preview
Perhaps next time—
Shiffrin might challenge the King to a direct dialogue, all while retaining memories of his family…! What kind of changes will unfold?
🎥Riri’s Request
So, what did you think after reading this play diary?
You can also find the gameplay video on YouTube, so please check that out too if you like!
（※The video will be in Japanese）