I say a couple times in this that the PS1 version released in 1996, it actually released in 1999. It was the Saturn version that came out in '96.

@jaysea5804

2 жыл бұрын

The main difference between this and the sega cd version is the final boss is drastically different. This feels like an older game because it was just an updated version to the sega cd. I personally love the story and cut scenes over combat but the game still holds it's own.... it will always be one of my faves because nobody has done voice acting and cut scenes like working designs ....square tried and did quite horribly lol

@dust_bin_gaming7319

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaysea5804 There's a lot more major differences than just the last boss. Several big changes, and many minor ones. ***(SPOILERS for anyone seeking to play on their own)*** The whole Vile Tribe bit is *barely* even touched on, and mostly only gets brought up when talking about The Frontier. Ghaleon outs himself much sooner. *All* combat is random, and even the overworld has combat. And Luna actually stays behind when going to Meribia, and isn't seen again until Ghaleon does his twist, then again near the end of the game (makes fights like the sewer dragon a lot harder)

@jaysea5804

2 жыл бұрын

@@dust_bin_gaming7319 only fight i had trouble with was the new final boss everything else was rather easy

@dust_bin_gaming7319

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaysea5804 'bout what I remember, from the maybe two times I played the remake. Not having heals early game (outside of food, and the, admittedly plentiful, overworld shrines) hurts a LOT in dungeons full of invisible monsters. xD

@PleiadianDreams

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, hi, I never used drugs.

This and Eternal Blue are, hands down, my favorite RPG'S of all time.

@24tommyst

Жыл бұрын

They have great heart. I would say top 10 for sure.

@FredHerbert999

Жыл бұрын

They both were mine too for many years. Valkyrie Profile takes spot 1 now tho.

@MultiKingsford

9 ай бұрын

Lunar sssc easy #1 for me as well

@Warpathjak

8 ай бұрын

Yeah this girl is unreasonable and has a horrible opinion of a great game

@BobbySullivan-cx7bi

8 ай бұрын

I will never understand why so many people have that high of an opinion of this game. I am SO glad I found this reviewer because everything she days in this review, I have always thought. I am a writer myself so am always on the hunt for rpgs with great story. Lunar is the most by-the-numbers, basic, made for kids version of an RPG you could POSSIBLY get. "Youre the hero because you have the green eyes!" "Shes the special girl who sings so well it clears evil forest fog". None of it is BAD. Its just plain, basic, and childish. I understand art is subjective. But this game came out within the range of FF6, Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, and Suikoden 2. Kinda in the middle of all those. Xeno deals with deep philosophical issues. Suikoden 2 delves into a major war and lets you see the motivations of both sides and experience love, tragedy, loss, and redemption. Lunar is a fun green eyed boy destined to be a dragonmaster on a great adventure! There just is noooo comparison. Its objective. If Lunar is your favorite RPG then you mustve only played it when you were a child and are looking back through rose tinted goggles i suppose because while it is a FUN rpg, its contemporaries are GREAT RPGs.

I LOVE the flying cat/dragon companions in this and especially in part 2. It's like a jealous pet always buzzing around lol.

this is one of my favourite jrpgs. Only just discovered it about a year ago, but I was completely blown away. the music is incredible. the boat song is forever legendary and I'll never forget it.

@chaospoet

2 жыл бұрын

This game and Castlevania Symphony of the Night are the two video game soundtracks I've listened to in the car the most.

@godshardchronicles

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like the music. The composer, Noriyuki Iwadare, is composing for our game and he's still amazing as ever!

@FredHerbert999

Жыл бұрын

@@godshardchronicles ooooo! What is this game you speak of???

@FredHerbert999

Жыл бұрын

Ah, Godshard Chronicles. Wow I love the sprite work, so pretty! Will it be coming to PS or Switch? I don't play steam.

@godshardchronicles

Жыл бұрын

@@FredHerbert999 Thank you. Definitely want it to come to consoles! The trailer is complete, and next is the Kickstarter campaign.

It's true that Lunar does nothing to revolutionize the JRPG genre, but that's why I like it. If you want to play a JRPG that simply takes the classic formula and perfects it, Lunar is great. Here there is no crazy magic or crafting system you need a guide to make the most of. The battles are traditional turn-based with no nonsense. The story isn't convoluted, the characters aren't trying to be hip or edgy. The overall feel is just so upbeat and wholesome, almost as if Studio Ghibli was making a 90s JRPG. The criticisms in this video are valid, but I still find Lunar has so much to recommend it that it's still one of the best JRPGs of the 90s. 100% behind the the recommendation to play Suikoden though. That game is amazing. If you care about JRPGs at all both the Lunar and Suikoden games are musts.

@vagabundorkchaosmagick-use2898

2 жыл бұрын

I don't read it like that. I feel like a game doesn't need to be revolutionary, but always has to be unique (or try to be). This game doesn't feel like it wanted to be unique.

@Reginmund

2 жыл бұрын

@@vagabundorkchaosmagick-use2898 It has a level of carefree charm in its design and atmosphere that the other big JRPGs at the time lacked. The closest thing would be Grandia, also by Game Arts.

@ShinjiIkari1

2 жыл бұрын

Eternal Blue is just an upgrade on all levels in my opinion. It still shares a lot of the inventory issues, but the characters have more depth to them, the story is a lot grander with bigger stakes, and it even has a post game. The combat is more or less the same but there is a lot more variety. You can also dash a little bit to avoid enemies and Ruby is a lot more proactive in battles than Nall.

@jessefisher1809

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShinjiIkari1 Personal opinion but I don't think lunar 2 can match 1 when it comes to charm. Also it was really missing an intro song. Helps get me in the mood and also if it's catchy, it's kind of encourages you to boot up the game. I know both games broke the 4th wall but I think eternal blue did that just a bit too much. I wasn't able to finish it.

@nathan-tz9ow

2 жыл бұрын

As I'm struggling to determine what supposed to be enjoyable about the "innovative" FFVII remake combat system atm, I can't agree with this statement more. There's something to be said for doing the simple things right rather just throwing a bunch of "innovation" at RPGs.

It was my first JRPG and honestly, I am not a fan of JRPGs but this game and Eternal Blue complete are among my favorite games to this day. I love them so much that I even have dreams of finding Lunar 3 in retro video game shops or a thrift store and getting to play it. Lunar 3 will probably never exist, but it is something I will always hope for.

2:04 are you high?! The game is nothing like any other jrpg on the PS1, or any other console or generation. LUNAR 1 and 2 are 1 of a kind. The music, story, battle system, English voices, dialogue, localization, everything is excellent. Top tier if there ever was one.

I played this back when I was 16. Still one of my favorites today.

@retroboomer3197

2 жыл бұрын

This girl is comparing it to games that came after and calling it "basic" lol

This review is from a 2022 perspective. When you knew nothing other than N64 games and then played Lunar your socks were blown off when you saw those animations and experienced the gameplay. Sure in retrospect there may be other games that were “better” but that doesnt mean that today gamers should disregard this game in favour of others (your final comment). Another thing you didnt mention was the beautiful soundtrack. The music coupled with the story immersed the player and It was so emotional. Overall I think you were a bit too hard on Lunar but I still love your reviews Pam!!

@Cannotbetamed1

2 жыл бұрын

Without a time machine it's hard to write from the perspective of any other year. I am just comparing it to games on the same system around the same timeframe though.

@oon3laststando

2 жыл бұрын

Right, but it came out a generation before those games… so not a 1:1 comparison

The translation is what sets this apart. Just bizarre and fun in a way that most RPGs from the era weren't. Beautiful pixel art too. Was very disappointed that the PSP version dropped both the translation and the art style.

@FredHerbert999

Жыл бұрын

And Nalls voice in Xseeds Silver Star Harmony was god awful. It was cool SSH fleshed out the 4 heroes back story more tho.

@Wiseman108

11 ай бұрын

People that dislike the PS1 version tend to like the PSP version more. I've played both and I think they both have their ups and downs.

Wow, no mention of the beautiful soundtrack? Who can forget "Wind's Nocturne"? There are not many soundtracks I'd put above it! At the end of this game, I felt a deep connection with the characters, and didn't want the story to end. The story really tugged at my heart strings, and I remember watching the closing moments of the game with a lump in my throat.

A tad bit harsh of a review but overall good points made. I always thought this game was criminally underrated to be honest. It's not groundbreaking like you explained but not every game needs huge innovative features to be fun and interesting. The music is SO good too.

this game is actually a port of Lunar Silver Star Story, originally released as an exclusive for the Sega Saturn in Japan and only later ported to the PS 1 I don't know why your calling Alex a "chosen one", NO one in the game calls him a "chosen one" as if he was pre-destined to be a Dragon Master, it was Alex's dream to become a Dragon Master and he became one on his adventure... and the character archetypes where kind of fresh and original for JRPGs back when the game first came out on the Mega CD/Sega CD.. and only became more common in anime and JRPGs over the years. This remake introduces mechanics in battle that where not common to other JRPGs from the mid 90s. The whole point of the game is the thrill of adventure and traversing across Lunar's world, and the growing friendships between the characters. I don't think any of the characters where "boring" at all and they all had their own memorable personalities given life by the excellent voice acting...

@n8ivegogo1

Ай бұрын

Yea I always find it funny when KZreadrs go back & review older games & than there opinions usually go “ I see why people love this game but it just feels so archaic/ unpolished/ unoriginal” well yea it’s 20+ yr old game lol They review by comparing them to current day games & that’s not how these older game reviews should be

@Cannotbetamed1

Ай бұрын

@n8ivegogo1 point out a spot where I compared this to current day games.

I recently started recollecting retro videogames. I'm 35 btw I got a old paw and just bought and played this. I truly loved the story and the characters music and the universe in general. I thought it was funny and had good humor. The rpg elements were not too in-depth and nothing was too easy or difficult. I recommend any rpg fan or anyone wanting to try a rpg to play this game. P.s. I really miss switching discs in games. It was like getting the next episode in your favourite show or sequel movie. It's a special feeling forever lost to the future lest we go back to the past

It IS a nice box. My favorite's probably Nall, too, but I also loved that Jessica is such an atypical healer, being fast and ready to scrap.

@Cannotbetamed1

2 жыл бұрын

I liked Jessica too, especially when she talked to anyone other than Kyle.

Omg what an Awesome RPG, I forgot all about this! :) The music comes flooding back. This is a surprise, thank you \o/ When this 1st was released, 92, the western market was starved for RPGs, & there was Nothing artistically compared to Lunar. The 96 remake was a labor of love. The animation and Music set it apart, Working Designs elevating that made it very appealing (alongside the top-notch packaging).

OMG I haven’t thought of this game in ages. Lunar was the first JRPG I fell in love with back in ‘94. I had the Sega CD version and would play it for hours on end. I bought its sequel, Eternal Blue (?), in ‘95 and loved that as well. I remember me and my brother each had our own playthrough of Lunar and somehow my brother’s got deleted. The Sega CD had notoriously small storage, you could literally only save three Lunar files and the memory would be full, so accidental deletion happened from time to time. Anyway, we decided to team up on my playthrough and finished it together. Days of our mom bringing us Gatorade and scrambled egg sandwiches in my room as we played because we wouldn’t leave. Fantastic times. Thank you for this lovely video and the great memories it brings up. You’re awesome. Big Ups!

Don't let Nall hear you calling him a cat! Always loved the Lunar games since i got them back in the 90s for the Sega CD. Actually just last year i finally coughed up the dough to add Lunar and Lunar Eternal Blue Complete to my small library of PS games. I sure hope you got a nice slipcase for that box to keep it protected (it was nice to see that someone did indeed make custom slipcases for both the Lunar boxes). Working Designs has always made great cover art for their games but those Complete releases were extremely nice. Cloth map made me feel like i was opening up an Ultima game heh.

@Cannotbetamed1

2 жыл бұрын

I'm probably going to trade my copy in now that I've played it and don't feel any particular attachment to it.

I'm wondering why you didn't mention the music of lunar. That in my opinion is the highlight of the game. There isn't one bad piece of music score in lunar. In fact music and singing is one of the major focal points in the 1st half of the story of the game. Good review, although I was confused when you said it released in 96. Yes it did but, in Japan for the sega Saturn. You were reviewing the playstation version. It didn't release on playstation till 1999. Just thought I'd let you know.

@Cannotbetamed1

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't really care for the music. Most of it was fine, but anything with lyrics was not at all my jam.

@nessadvantage9447

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cannotbetamed1 I liked the boat song but, I don't like alot of rpg music with words. My favorite music is the battle music against the last boss. The suikoden games had great music. My all time favorite rpg as far as storytelling, characters and music would have to be chrono trigger. What are some of your favorite rpg's and music to rpg's?

Lunar is definitely is one of my top RPGs of all time, top 5 even. I loved it because of it's simple but effective storyline, and the fact that you get to be a Dragon Master is so cool! I bought this game on the Sega CD and I loved it so much that after more than a decade, I got it on the PSP. It's honestly one of my favorites. The intro song is incredible!

I have extremely sweet, fond memories of this game and Lunar: The Silver Star. I had loved the Sega CD original, which was a standout in its time, and I was so excited to play the remake for the Saturn (Luna actually travels with the boys to Meribia rather than stay behind in Burg? Wow!). Of course, the Saturn version got canned outside of Japan, but thankfully I had a PSX, too. I preordered this game (maybe the first game I ever did that with), and I still have the Ghaleon punching puppet preorder bonus to this day. The game sticks to the classic RPG formula, but I loved the characters and the humor and just the adventure overall. I do like the Sega CD version a bit more though, as it's shorter and less filler-ish.

Played this on the Sega CD and every time I see it come up, I hear that intro song in my head again. "FIGHTING! IN THE DARKNESS/ALL IS EVIL!"

@chaospoet

2 жыл бұрын

"ON THROUGH THE NIGHT! KEEP MARCHING ON!"

Blessed by the algorithm. I just recently finished this game. Loved it. Currently replaying Eternal Blue Complete.

I absolutely fell in love with this game. I was blown away by the cut scenes and I was on a mission to get the soap to see the bath cutscene. I still have my OG copy of this today.

Lunar Silver Star Story and Eternal Blue were amazing games. The developer Working Designs made some awesome RPGs back in the day.

@harpoonspecter2

Жыл бұрын

working designs was not the developer. They just ported the game over from Japan. Their translation was legendary but they also screwed with the difficulty too much. Working Designs also ported over Dragonforce for the saturn, so yeah... they did some pretty cool stuff back in the day.

@nathanthompson742

Жыл бұрын

@@harpoonspecter2 Very cool I did not know that, thanks for sharing! 👍

By 96, it had been passed up. In 93, it would have been great.

Lunar is easily one my top 10 JRPGs of all time. I bought it day one on the Sega CD and the enhanced version on PS1 and PSP. I still love to go through it from time to time. That said, I bought it when it was new and at the time it was the best the genre had to offer in 1992, IMHO. I played just about every JRPG on SNES, and Genesis/SegaCD at the time. I think if you played it back then it had more of an impact and lasting impression.

@godshardchronicles

Жыл бұрын

Sega Cd version of Lunar is our favourite version. The pacing of the game was much quicker.

@PyMoondra

Жыл бұрын

I played it on the Sega Cd as well.

It would be a total shame if the Working Designs translated Sega CD version and its sequel don’t make it onto the US Genesis Mini 2…. Amazing adventures and stories on both games.

@ShadowWolfRising

2 жыл бұрын

Still holding out hope for it And Popfull Mail given the Japanese one has all 3.

@kainemaxwell

2 жыл бұрын

And popful mail and vay

@MiBrCo4177

2 жыл бұрын

This is one series that I never got into. I really want to though.

@kainemaxwell

2 жыл бұрын

@@MiBrCo4177 do it

@MiBrCo4177

2 жыл бұрын

@@kainemaxwell I looked on eBay and cib version on PS1 isn't that expensive. I like to buy the physical to have before I emulate it lol and play on a TV with speed boost and such.

Pam!! Great video. I have so much childhood nostalgia attached to this game. There was a shop called “Game X-Change” down the street from us back in the 90s/early 00s and the collectors editions from Working Designs were displayed in the glass case up front. My brother and I would marvel at them, and after saving from our birthdays we were able to get both Lunar SSSC and Lunar 2. I’m happy to say that I STILL have both of these boxes to this day. Though I haven’t played either game in well over a decade, they both have a special place in my heart. The mana issues were definitely an annoyance and inventory management was tedious for sure. You know what actually had me stuck for a good hour? The very end when you ascend the stairs toward Luna and have to play your ocarina. 10 year old me had no idea what to do and I kept dying over and over 😂 I’m really glad to see one of my favorite KZreadrs/Game enthusiasts cover games from my childhood. You do a great job! Take care.

@Cannotbetamed1

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome that you hung onto both of the games. I got really worried at the end of the game that I was going to die because I did not think to save my game after defeating the boss.

Great video. Such a great game. Thanks for this reminder.

Words can't begin to express what a massive crush I had on Luna as a kid.

Bought this verdion of the game for $49.99 decades ago. I owned the two Srga Cd games, too. I sold them all to Funcoland around 2001. I had a nice little collection of physical games for NES, SNES, Genesis, Sega CD, 32x, Saturn,PS1,Gameboy. I sold them because I was running out of space to store them, and I somehow knew that at least some of them would be easy to get back. I have never been attached to physical copies. As long as I can play the games, I'm happy. Let's just say that there are many ways to play many of the classics, and it is with that I am satisfied. But still...that really was a.nice collection I had. Great memories. Oh, I still have that Lunar book and map in a plastic bin somewhere. Didn't sell the game with those. I knew their value as collectibles, I suppose.

Played through this way back in '96/'97 and it was wonderful!

@Cannotbetamed1

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it.

Love this absolutely amazing game & series so very much! New subscriber just discovered you the other day but I can safely say you’re also absolutely amazing and cool as all hell. Pleasure to watch your vids about games that came out when I was a kid but also newer ones too

@Cannotbetamed1

Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks so much. Welcome to the channel!

@evlinalw325

Жыл бұрын

@@Cannotbetamed1 thank you! Pleasure to be here! I was born in ‘82 so there’s a ton of stuff here right in my wheelhouse!

One of my favorites!!!!! I still have both games that came out a long time ago for the sega cd that I saved up money for as a kid sitting on my shelf here in my game room

@Cannotbetamed1

2 жыл бұрын

That's cool you hung on to them.

Lunar Silver Star Story and Lunar Eternal Blue is the best RPG of All Time..

This is my favorite game out of every one of them. The story and character development are wonderfully done, the battles and level scaling feature for bosses are fun and do require a bit of strategy to keep you on your toes, how beautifully done the world design and animations along with the voice overs were really good. Maybe its my bias because my name is alex and the mc is alex but this is 1 of 2 games i can play over and over again and still enjoy almost moment exceot myghts tower ughhhhhh i hate that map.

there is the "Un-Working Designs patch" too.

@chadfugate564

2 жыл бұрын

yea see that, but i haven't played it

Thank you very much for playing this game. It reminded me I hadn’t touched it yet myself lol.

Probably one of the greatest role playing games ever made, and I’ve been lucky enough to experience and own both the original SEGA CD versions and the PSONE remakes. younger generations need to experience this. If not on the SEGA MEGADRIVE/GENESIS MINI 2 then these games should be released in a compilation for the SWITCH, PS4, and XBOX ONE.

@Mintcar923

2 жыл бұрын

I have the PSP digital version.. I definitely have to do a second play through one of these days.. It was one of my favorites.. I actually got a kick out of Kyle!

@CAiNiAC

2 жыл бұрын

Not even close to the best ever made. Hard to even make a subjective argument in that regard.

@chairs9459

2 жыл бұрын

@@CAiNiAC I have my opinion and you have yours.

@CAiNiAC

2 жыл бұрын

@@chairs9459 Agreed. There just isn't any objective criteria to support yours.

Thanks for this wonderful review! 😝

Lunar is my favorite game of all time. Played it in several iterations over twenty years

Glad to see I'm far from alone in saying this is one of my favorite RPGs of all time.

Of all the hundreds of rare games I lost in a house fire, this game, Shadow Hearts, Alundra, Azure Dreams, and a few others are ones I miss most because I never finished them.

@glenngriffon8032

2 жыл бұрын

Those are excellent games. I really miss playing Alundra. LoZ gameplay, with a jump button and a story as dark and soul crushing as the void itself. Shame it never got a sequel. "Oh but actually-" SHAME. IT. NEVER. GOT. A. SEQUEL.

@Kadaspala

2 жыл бұрын

@@glenngriffon8032 I actually enjoyed Alundra 2 for what it was. Issue is it should've never had the Alundra name.

@Sric360

2 жыл бұрын

If you can get your hands on Vita or PS3, you can get Alundra dirt cheap digitally

@MattCayen

2 жыл бұрын

Emulation, if finishing the game rly is what you want

@Ponaru

2 жыл бұрын

I too lost my childhood collection in a fire. My condolences.

As a kid I would pronounce it loon-er. Then my friend said it was Loo-Nar. I was a confused kid.

this is my first ps1 rpg game when i was in HighSchool. growing up i still played this in my pc using emulator... and now i still play this in my android phone using emulator.

Thanks for the suggestion! Playing through it now

@Cannotbetamed1

2 жыл бұрын

Have fun!

As a 6th grader in '99 this game blew my mind. I still hold it in high regard, though it's mostly nostalgia.

Great review! This one has a special place in my heart, since I played it when I was a kid, but having replayed it just a year or so ago, I can definitely agree with all your points. 😅

@Cannotbetamed1

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I got it when it came out on ps1 and I still own it. It's one of my personal prized possessions. I'll never get rid of it lol I'll be an 80 year old man still holding on to that game.

Another great review that includes a bonus for me. I can happily take this one off my backlog now that I know that it's a bit generic overall. Thanks! Love the channel!

@Cannotbetamed1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video as always, Pam!

@Cannotbetamed1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

The ‘oh no’ I uttered when you said sister-girlfriend.

I agree with your review, it hasnt aged all that well. But after a break you should try Eternal Blue as well, it's quite abit better, both when it comes to story and gameplay.

Still has one of my fav cheesy quotes "Not Ghaleon... Magic Emperor Ghaleon!"

I remember crying lol and a really really cool intro and cut scenes

Not related to Lunar, but because of your tshirt and after some researches, now I understand what is emotionally unavailable ! Thanks for that.

Having never played the game before, I decided to look it up after watching this, and your video was the 3rd result on Google. I'm already a subscriber but thought it was pretty neat.

One of the few JRPGs of the time I actually enjoyed reading the dialogue. And who can forget that cheeky case art.

Yeah, the Luna/Alex romance, while sweet, is a bit weird for the reason you mentioned. Also, that basically everyone kinda treats it as a foregone conclusion they will get together. Like the romance is actively encouraged.

@chaospoet

2 жыл бұрын

All they had to do was make Luna be adopted by the neighbors and make Alex and Luna best friends since childhood. Problem solved. That's always been the one aspect of the story that made me scratch my head and ask "why?"

The art is so good.

While I never played this game, I played the heck out of its sequel, Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete back in the day. Awesome game! And you get even more stuff when you purchase that game than you did in the first one! I really need to play the first one as they make a lot of references about this one in Lunar 2. I agree with you. Lunar 2's battles were also a bit tedious and repetitive throughout the course of the game. While I enjoyed the game tremendously, I much prefer Skies of Arcadia for the Dreamcast if I were to pick a JRPG. I highly recommend it!

Your tshirt cracks me up 😄😄😄

Great video ! Love old school rpgs

@Cannotbetamed1

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I just restarted a playthrough of this last week!

Pam, I love Lunar! Thanks

Who doesn't love a nice box.

i never played this one, but i loved playing Eternal Blue for my sega CD

One of my fave RPG's!

Pam is the best at retro video game reviews. This game kind of reminds of, Secret of Mana I also think that the art box was one of the best for a ps1 game. Hi Pam, I love the color of your hair.

@Cannotbetamed1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Top two PS1 games on my list - Lunar Silver Star Story Complete and Vagrant Story. Stories are just the best and it's not all about graphics and what people would expect from a game today.

I have so many things to say. "It feels like a game made in 1992." I agree. I've always said this game is more like a "best of"/highlight reel of rpgs before Chrono Trigger and the PS1 rpg era. Like if you never played any of the original, old school console rpgs and you were to pick one to give you a sense of what they were like this is the one you would want. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it takes what worked in those early era rpg games from the 8 and 16 bit generation like Final Fantasy, Phantasy Star 2-4, Dragon Warrior NES games, Ultima, and YS among others) and puts the best aspects of those games into this one. YS 1 and 2 in particular in terms of the story as Game Arts was founded by former Falcom employees who had a falling out after YS 3 (long story short that wasn't supposed to be an YS game but the higher up's went behind the developers backs and altered their game into an YS game and it really pissed them off). In essence this is almost a traditional rpg version of the original YS 1 and 2. Similar themes and premises just done a little different. Personally this is my favorite rpg (though I like the sega cd original intro music more but that is a me thing for sure) It is also the most relaxing rpg I've ever played due to the presentation and music. I have listened to the soundtrack in my car many, many times. It also has my favorite video game moment of all time when the singer's band (no pun intended) together in an act of defiance. That part was pure video game magic and gave me the feels. Though I will confess the combat does get mind numbing after a while. I usually just watch stuff on KZread while playing through parts I know I'll be battling for a good chunk of time. And, yes, the inventory is the one thing I hate about it no questions asked. It is atrocious. However it's actually an improvement over the sega cd version as that one allows you to get rid of an item you need to beat the game and it's literally seconds from the very end of the game when you need it making it unbeatable if you removed it for inventory space. This version doesn't let you remove that item, thank Althena!

I liked Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete more.

@dust_bin_gaming7319

2 жыл бұрын

Certainly has more to it. Story, characters, depth. Illustrations that are just crisp-er enough without being a completely new style. Hate the way they handled saving though. 'hmm.. should I level this skill, or save?' Should have been free, and it's own thing. But I guess it makes you think just a little more about what might be up ahead. (can't remember it the remake changed that though)

@LeoMidori

2 жыл бұрын

@@dust_bin_gaming7319 I've played Eternal Blue Complete several times through. I have zero idea what you're talking about, you could save anywhere.

@dust_bin_gaming7319

2 жыл бұрын

@@LeoMidori I was talking about the original (sega CD), and said i didn't remember how the remake ('Complete') handled it. You could still save wherever you wanted, but the original had the Mp/Xp used for both leveling your spells, and as a Save Currency. It really sucked sometimes.

love to see you play Brave Fencer Musashi

Damn, I like that she rip this one apart. I know lots of people like this so I'm imagining the tears

I will be streaming this on Twitch starting tomorrow. I love this game, and been a long time since Ive played it.

Very good review!

@Cannotbetamed1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I sold my PS1 copy to a record exchange years ago and still cry that I did

Nice video Pam. From jRpg you should try the Grandia series. Is pretty cool and I'd love to watch a review of it. ;)

@Jedah86

Жыл бұрын

Is this a spam?

Great vid! It seems the appeal was in the swag, more than the gameplay itself.🤔

By modern standards, Lunar is very much the epitome of mid-tier JRPG By 1992 standards, when the competition was Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Lufia, and Breath of Fire, Lunar was a solid 9-10/10, with it's animated cutscenes, and voice acting, being revolutionary.

One thing I really love about playing this game is the auto healing you get, but the first cave is brutal with the low levels the characters start with.

Hey I'm one of the folks behind LunarNET and I really enjoyed this (quite fair!) review! Some aspects par for when it was released in Japan have aged pretty poorly. I enjoy all of it regardless but find myself enjoying replays of the original TSS for Sega CD much more -- the design had fewer quirks and a lot of aspects that made it interesting for its time still held up. SSS for PS1/Saturn updated things but lost some of the feel of it. One thing notably that changed in the remake, is that the battles were quicker and had more distinctive strategies in the Sega CD original (no Sword Dance, had to be judicious about magic use). They ported over a lot of Eternal Blue's interface but didn't quite redesign the rest of the game to suit it, imo. Oddly, I enjoy the sequel (Eternal Blue) much more, which has fewer changes between the original and remake, and a more similar battle system, but it seems to work better. I got much more into the world/story for that one also.

@Kizyr

2 жыл бұрын

( Also if anyone else is about to ask, yes our site is about as outdated since the PSP remake came out ages ago and that was the last update of note. we're aware, sorry 'bout that =/ )

@dynelol

2 жыл бұрын

How are the forums going? Last I saw, things had slowed down a lot.

@Cannotbetamed1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting and pointing out some of the differences between the versions.

I have so many great memories of the original Sega cd version.

I loved this game. As someone who doesnt have any retro consoles I wish I could get a PC release.

What game is that at 4:27? Gives me tales of phantasia vibes and I need it!

@Cannotbetamed1

Жыл бұрын

Star Ocean Second Story

This was the first RPG I ever played and I loved it as a kid. It's nostalgia talking to some degree, but I love this game.

I remember playing this back when it came out. I don't think I could play it again though. I do remember that bosses scaled to Alex's level which is probably why the final boss took me nearly 45 minutes of constant healing and reviving.

@Cannotbetamed1

2 жыл бұрын

The final boss took me a few attempts, I was also running low on mana and health items after the giant dungeon and two other bosses beforehand.

I was 9 when I played this game. I absolutely loved the story. I hate to hear that it wasn't challenging enough for you. I don't remember just spamming sword dance. This is hands down one of the best RPGs I've played among the FF games, Chrono Cross, and on.

Did you collect the bromides? You mentioned in the review that you enjoyed something in your other favorite RPGs that made each unique - bromides were unique to Lunar. Thanks for the review.

@Cannotbetamed1

2 жыл бұрын

I got some of them. I wouldn't really call them a mechanic that makes the game unique.

First, I love the shirt. It's quite funny. Very good review. I haven't played the Lunar games yet. I'm not the biggest RPG guy, but I like things simple as long as it's not too much of a slog. In a case like this, when it's a re-release, the dilemma is how much enhancing should the game get. If you do too much, it's perhaps too different from the original. In the case of some of the graphics, I speculated that some of the simpler sprites on the Sega CD version were done to keep load times to a minimum. While the PS1 has more RAM, it still wasn't a ton and the system was known for long load times in many cases, so that's possibly another reason for what seems to be restraint when it came to the updates. I'm going to watch this again later to get an idea of whether I think I'd like this, but I always appreciate the way you review games and the issues you point out.

When i was 17 I had this n the 2nd one but right before I moved it miraculously went missing

Excellent review as always and it's nice to know that I wasn't the only one a bit underwhelmed with some of the gameplay elements in Lunar: SSS. However, I did enjoy the music quite a bit and the cut scenes were very enjoyable to watch...especially considering that they were quite the novelty at the time. I am actually playing Lunar 2: Eternal Blue presently and I have to say...I am really enjoying that game a lot more than Silver Star Story so far! It just feels more polished as a whole, I am enjoying the dialouge/humor quite a bit, and the soundtrack is even better than SSS! They fixed the inventory issues you mentioned about SSS as well. Definitely give that one a try sometime if you can! It's no Chrono Cross or FFIX but it's still very enjoyable to play!

Still have this in my backlog as well. I did finally get around to beating Grandia a couple weeks ago and thought that was pretty good. Would you say Lunar is better or worse than Wild Arms?

@WhatAboutZoidberg

2 жыл бұрын

Both are great, simple adventures. Both have great music

@damonke79

2 жыл бұрын

@@WhatAboutZoidberg Of the RPGs I've played for the PS1, Wild Arms is pretty average but I still liked it. That's why I asked. Some people might hate on me but I did not like Brave Fencer Musashi.

Had this as a kid. There's a secret hidden on one of the discs in the edition you have, and I must admit, I spent more time on that than the actual game. One of the characters will tell you how to access it at some point in-game, so I'm withholding spoilers in case someone cares.

@Cannotbetamed1

2 жыл бұрын

I remember the character telling me how to access the secret, but I never actually tried it.

@ViciousDLicious1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cannotbetamed1 It's nothing super special, and it's best with other people, but things like this feel like relics of a bygone era and I can appreciate that. It does say quite a bit, however, that even as a kid I had more fun with an easter egg than this remarkably mediocre RPG.

I still have the OG Sega CD version. One day i'll find the power cable for the system and play it again... Some day. I had the Playstation version too but the discs got stolen. I didnt even get to play it. So all i have left is the box and stuff in it. Ah well. I still get that battle music stuck in my head sometimes. Crazy as i havent played the game since it came out on Sega CD.

How does this compare to the sequel?

Im gonna let my nostalgia take over here for this comment. This game is one of my all time favorites when i was a punk kid getting into rpg everything. Its easy to play it now and he like, "meh". But if you played it when it was out in 99 or 2000 thus game really hit you hard in so many ways. The best parts of this game are the story and the music! The ending is so beautiful and powerful for its time it still gives me chills when i think about it to this day. Obviously therr are some other fantastic JRPGs that were available at this time but Lunar was and always will be one of the best games I ever played in my youth. Buy an original PS1 and buy this game and play it the og way.

your opinion would be vastly different had you played the original back in 92. it was truly ahead of its time.

This review is on us fans. Gushing about a series endlessly gets a hype train rolling that can't be lived up to. People hear our rave reviews endlessly and when they load the game up and haven't came their pants in the first hour, they aren't pleased. When you miss something when it was new and try to jump into it after things have changed, even if you can recognize why it's so revered, you won't be able to see it the way the fans do. Ocarina of Time and Super Mario RPG get the same and, like I said... we're to blame.

@EhHold

2 жыл бұрын

The games hit different when they were originally released for the Sega CD in the 90’s. They were magical experiences back then.

@dynelol

2 жыл бұрын

@@EhHold I've played them recently. The world of Lunar feels more alive than any FF and that's because the NPCs felt human.

@siamesegiant

2 жыл бұрын

I think most people who come to Lunar dig it, but no game is for everyone.

@chaospoet

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know about that. I played it for the first time about 5 years ago (or whenever the Switch was released) and it became my favorite rpg. Some games just connect with others and other games don't.

@DSan-kl2yc

2 жыл бұрын

Some people .is understand a recommendation. It's not like everyone built it up. They just genuinely enjoyed ir