Apparently comments have a character limit and I managed to hit double that when typing up my review in the comments, so here y'all go


As a 10 year veteran of Final Fantasy XIV and a 6-year veteran of Desiny 2 I can not get enough of this mod
The Stars Above is an absolute tour de force. I can't think of a mod in recent memory that offers anything remotely similar.
The level of polish is incredibly high and the visuals are on par with with full-game releases.
The inspirations it takes are readily apparent, and that's one of the biggest things that makes this mod shine.
The boss fights are like no other mod we've seen on Workshop, drawing design inspirations from the revolutionary encounter design philosophy from Final Fantasy XIV and translated phenomenally into a context that fits Terraria like a glove.
The addition of unique visual elements such as AoE indicators with a consistent design language and cast bars make for phenomenal quality of life and vastly help improve encounter readability. You can tell they did their homework.
The weapons are a breath of fresh air, featuring new unique mechanics for each, feeling like Destiny 2 exotic weapons in their functionality, marrying the design philosophy of two of my all-time favourite games.
The character writing is phenomenal as well, with the worldbuilding being incredibly cool. The plot feels very Soulslike with a unique FFXIV narrative flair that I just can't get enough of. I absolutely love these girls and want to know more about them and their worlds. (also while i called the plot twist, the FFXIV callbacks did nothing but made me smile as the Shadowbringers references are much appreciated.)
(also i didn't know the First Starfarer was a girl too lol, I kept reading all of the lore dumps in Emet-Selch's voice, which honestly increased our enjoyment of the mod severalfold)
I only have a minor nitpick and that there's no way to adjust boss stat scaling to increase the combat difficulty to scale better alongside other mods.
(you could be extremely funny and call it the Echo slider)
That and I want a weapon memory that uncaps velocity like the Portal Gun for use with Shock and Awe (the TF2 rocket launcher
Overall I give this mod an absolutely glowing 9.9999999999999999(repeating)/10
A boss scaling slider (and maybe one for individual weapons as some feel rather weak) would make this the perfect Terraria mod and a golden standard all mods should strive to achieve