Now I finished the first one, should I play the OG eternal blue or wait for that remaster ? I sort of can't wait. Just finished the 1st one on a 3.5" screen, it looks nothing like on a 4K screen believe me. So neat.
I'm still in absolute disbelief that Lunar is back. I am so hyped to play these games and advertise them to all of my friends. We're finally going to get a redone soundtrack for Lunar 2 (I hope!!!) and words cannot describe how excited I am for it! With Lunar, Suikoden, Trails in the Sky, and more Atelier games looming in the horizon, 2025 really just needs to arrive faster!
Same here but these days the PS1 copies cost TOO much and I can't afford to replay those versions since they never got a PSN port on the PS3/PS4/Vita ever.
I'd argue the Sega CD version is the best. The soundtrack demolishes the the remake. And the battles flow a lot quicker and SFX pack more punch making it far more satisfying and enjoyable. Silver Star Harmony looked the best...but was probably the worst...it lost it's charm somehow.
I was already in disbelief that Soul Reaver 1&2 is getting a remaster, but I nearly cried when I heard Lunar 1&2 is also getting a remaster. I cherish these games so much and sad that they seemed almost forgotten about with time, especially Lunar 2 which is fantastic game. These games are so much fun and have such an innocent feel to them that few JRPGs can't even match. From the characters to the music and setting, both are still top notch. I hope these remaster, along with Soul Reaver, renews interest with the audience and hopefully get either an official remake or sequel. I'm so excited for these remasters and I can't wait to hear the songs again, especially Lunar 2's true ending song.
@@Shinky Yep, I don’t agree with the criticism some people give this remaster. Lufia is also a good example, if it ain’t viable to remaster that gameboy game just do the two main titles. And that gameboy advance game would be a waste of time anyway. High Definition and wide screen are all I please, expecting companies to bankrupt themself hiring pixel artists and programmers will just make such releases impossible.
I have to say just to clarify, since I bought them at launch and still own them, but the original Sega CD versions... They are called Lunar: The Silver Star and Lunar: Eternal Blue. The PS1 remakes are Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete, and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete, because they added more to the original games when they upgraded from the Sega CD.
I just finished it with the Undub and fan translated version. This game is sick. 90% of the NPCs have 2 lines of dialogue, there are so many sweet ideas that just keep on appearing along the game, it's above lots of famous RPGs and still, I discovered it at the age of 33. Crazy. PS: this combat system NEEDS a fastforward hotkey, it's the only thing I would say that's not positive. Please try this and enjoy, take time to speak to everybody, many times, the work behind this aspect of the game is sick
Oh I know is this all too well, I did that back when I played it about 20 years ago or so. It’s so good! Nowadays I think I’m spoiled and need a fast forward haha
The script is said to be the Working Designs script with the pop culture jokes removed. I think if they fixed all the major issues with Dragon Song, it would be a decent RPG.
That would ruin the script honestly, and there’s no amount of fixing for Dragon Song. It would have to be rebuilt from the ground up with everything changed. That game was really something else
@@Shinky From the point of view of someone for which the pop culture references don't really mean anything, they make even less sense now and have no effect on someone who doesn't know anything about obscure pop culture references of the 90s.
We actually didn't get these games at all in Europe back in the 90s; to be fair, we got very few JRPGs in general back then. I've played through the first game in Japanese not that long ago, I'm gonna pick up the collection just for Eternal Blue (hopefully it's playable in Japanese). The first one - while sorta generic in hindsight - pulled off those tropes quite well. I've heard very good things about Eternal Blue, so it should be a fun romp!
Dang, sounds like there's a lot of memories attached to this game for you! If I played it now, it might not have the same magic for me, but it still looks like something fun that I could and would enjoy.
In defense to working designs increasing of difficulty. Eternal Blue originally had a feature where it cost XP to save the game. Part of the reasoning working design had in increasing difficulty was to offset the removal of that save feature.
@@Shinky yep lunar games were known to pioneer new mechanics and features some well received others not so much. When the game was originally released as Eternal Blue Complete for Saturn and PS1 the xp charge for saving was removed but the difficulty wasn't adjusted. Working Designs adjusted the difficulty to bring it back in line to the originals difficulty. Now silver star story was also made more difficult by Working Designs but just because they thought it was to easy. To my knowledge there was no other justification.
I vividly remember a friend of mine having one of the Lunar games, and I picked it up to look at it, and he said I have to play it. I’ve never gotten the chance all these years later. Now I finally can. I hope it’s released physically for switch
Great video I told so many people about Lunar before these were ever thought of The music was too great though the trailer has be scared as it didn't sound the same.
I own both games on my original PlayStation, box complete too. Lunar was one of the first RPGs I remember completing on the PlayStation. I love the animated cutscenes so much
I remember seeing the ads for this game when it first came out in Electronic Gaming Monthly & admiring the Japanese anime graphics, (which was a fairly new thing for us in America at the time!) It will be cool to finally PLAY it! 😀
@@Shinky Exactly. She's part of what made the games so memorable. But in the trailers of the remasters so far, it isn't her voice singing the opening song "Wing" for Lunar 1.
It did. So I’m hoping the rest of the game uses that translation, even if those pop culture references wouldn’t make any sense to a large amount of people
Ngl, I had to stop whatever I was doing at that moment to click on the picture I saw of Luna and confirm that this was true. My brother, back when we were teens, picked up a copy of LUNAR 1 COMPLETE back when it first released and we were both absolutely HOOKED. One thing that I never really forgave myself for was sleeping on LUNAR 2 because a friend lent me her copy of disc one and I fell in love just as hard. Since the release of Harmony I had been waiting for a remake of the second one and nothing. Fast forward to this year and you could only imagine the tears that sprung when I saw this news. Spring 2025 couldn’t come fast enough for me! So for now I am settling with the Touch version of the first on my iPad to tide me over until then❤
@@Shinkyactually, I saved some screenshots of that silly dialogue you were talking about and I was transported to my childhood once again. I was so happy they kept that in the game❤❤❤
Silver Star Story has one of my favorite video game soundtracks of all time. I used to listen to the music CD that came with the playstation version all the time. I still have my copies for both Sega CD and Playstation, but I still plan to pick up a copy of this remastered collection (assuming there is a physical version). I'm also holding out hope that someone uses this release as an opportunity to release the soundtrack on Vinyl, as this is one soundtrack I have wanted to add to my collection for quite some time now.
I’ve been humming the intro theme to lunar SSSC almost consistently since the announcement. So I feel you, I also really hope we can get the Lunar OST on Vinyl! I would be so happy
Such classics. I've still got the PS1 version that I got from an used game store years ago. Will be nuts to play through this again. Although if they don't drop a physical version right away I might get desperate and wait for limited run. Had mixed feelings when I got P4:Golden for the Switch there, but I did end up getting it so...I'd probably do it again for Lunar.
@@Shinky it's probably a bit rough these days. I remember renting it and playing it over a weekend. The only time I wasn't playing was bathroom breaks and eating until I beat it early Sunday morning. It was the first jrpg that I really played, I've been hooked ever since
I was just thinking as well, that they just announced Suikoden one and two a while back. And now Lunar which I was literally just saying needed a remaster about 2 weeks ago while streaming Aliens Dark Descent. I just wonder what's next... Legend of Dragoon? Wild Arms? Parasite Eve? Heck at this point I'd be tickled to see a Alundra remake. The list literally goes on and on. Old school games are making a comeback in a massive way. I hope developers can bottle up some of that old school magic for newer titles. Anyway hope everyone is good, GB
@@Shinky The best way I could describe Alundra, to somebody who's never heard of the game, would be calling it discount Zelda.... That's actually probably more difficult. 🤣
My homie Kommi recently did a lets play for Lunar Silver Star Story. Where he patched the translation over the JP version, because the localization made it impossible to get past the first dungeon in his case. We are both German though and just like with Suikoden, after he finished his lets play a Remaster was announced. In Lunars case it will finally be in German for the first time ever. And I had never heard of these games until just a few months ago due to literally not existing when it came out. But I am so excited to play these. Hopefully with an adjusted difficulty setting so the first batch of monsters doesn't kill you with 2x damage and in big waves were you get softlocked, because you just keep dying. I remember another game where they made the English version harder for no reason. I don't remember which game though. Wait, Trails in the Sky! A certain boss was buffed in the localization to make the fight even harder. This was then patched into the Japanese version later. Anyway, very excited to play Lunar for the first time. I also have Grandia HD on my Switch. Grandia 1 was amazing. I still need to play Grandia 2. Which is also an amazing game. So many good stuff from the olden days and I never got to play it. I hope we get some more amazing retro games on modern platforms. There is so much stuff I never got to play!
The translation for Lunar is what made it so special to me, of course I am a native English speaker so that might be why. Though that adjusted difficulty was something else
@Shinky I'm okay with it also. I think the recent remakes such as FF:PR, Dragon Quest 1-2-3 HD Remakes, etc.. have raised the bar high for remakes of classic games. But again, I'm also glad it is coming, and hopefully, this revives the series in some shape of non-gacha form.
@kidrobot. I don't see why "nahh". Then what's the point in remaking/remaster or even bringing the game at all when the original already exist. There's always the original to play if new graphics or changes are not what people want. I never understand the upsets about a remake.
@@rune9055 the point is for new people to play them or for old fans to play them again on modern hardware. this is a small company, they don't have the money and people to remake the game with today's graphics
There’s a listing on Play-Asia for US, ASIA, EUROPE and JAPAN. Having a us listing might mean retail release for the US. I know limited run can be a mess to deal with at time (waiting 8 months for a game), but the packaging would be a lot nicer.
Ever since the PS4 FF pixel remaster kerfuffle I’m skeptical about Playasia Pre-Orders. I hope it’s real and not a preemptive preorder. I don’t mind limited run but I wish they were more consumer friendly
Remember seeing that old advertising of the games and had caught my attention, but never had the systems for it until PS1. I had gotten the collectors edition of both 1 and two and loved them both. Sadly they were stolen from me by someone I had called a brother we were really close as friends.😢
Oh baby this is an easy day one buy. HUGE fan of old school jrpgs especially snes and ps1 style but never got to play any lunar games. I tend to stay away from emulation so really difficult to get my hands on these. Love grandia, breath of fire, wild arms etc and now cant wait to see what these games are like. Will pick up a physical copy for switch for sure :D
@@Shinky would be amazing for sure especially if they have some of that lovely combat speed up quality of life option. BOF can be snappy enough as are suikoden 1 and 2 but wild arms series can be a bit slow in combat in comparison. Regardless I would be ecstatic.
It's cool that people who missed these can get them, but I already have them on Sega CD and PS1, so I'm not sure I want to buy them again. If it had Lunar Magic School in English as well, I'd definitely go for it.
That would be impressive. I really wanna play the Sega CD version. I have the translated Saturn version but I don’t have the video card so it’s not the full experience
@@Shinky Also I really think they would consider giving us the option for SHARED inventory for both remasters. I played the PS1 version of the first Lunar, and that was my biggest gripe about that game... that each character can only hold up to 6 items, are limited to using only what's in their respective inventory, AND the same items don't stack (i.e. Herb x3, instead of Herb Herb Herb). Also the option to select from the 3 different soundtracks (Sega CD, PS1/Saturn, and PSP) is a must!
I’m excited to hear how you like them. Be sure to pop on back and let me know how you like them, I’m planning on reviewing both games once the remaster comes out
I know how u feel I only played the psp version of sliver star but eternal blue complete I played on the ps1 me and my dad played on weekends I got the ps5 hoping this would happen im so excited dodge this I will be getting this game collection
translation is gonna be a hit or miss for me. I loved the original localization. Didn't change the main story, but made all the NPCs worth talking to. If they take away NPCs being fun, I'm a just have to stick to the ps1 version
While some might see that as an oof, I feel it’s nice to have it. It’s got a great translation and as far as I’m concerned it’s a piece of JRPG history
The fact that you would haul at 15" tv to your friends is baffling to me. Kids nowadays have probably never even seen the GIANT BOX THAT WEIGHED 100 LBS that you probably took to your friends place. I ask you, out of deep concern, WHY???????
Oh it wasn’t that heavy, it was maybe 15 pounds tops. And it was just what we did haha. I look back at it now and think it’s silly but it’s a memory I don’t regret
Man I am loving it when they remaster thees amazing games I will be tossing this in my buy bin witht he suikoden 1 and 2. Breath of Fire remaster is what we need next. wishlisted it cant preorder yet. Wild arms remasters would be good too.
@@Shinky 100% or even a harder title to get would be a update/remake ,remaster of the phantasy stars 1-4 from the old sega. due to how old it is a remake might be needed over just a remaster.
Seems like a ps1 port... they have done nothing like the suikoden remaster with good backgrounds etc... this is a like for like ps1 port with wide-screen support... Not getting it. Have it on my psvita (ps1 port and psp port of the first game).
@Shinky yeah but they shouldn't call it a remaster... the psp version was OK, with new sprites and background but they shouldn't call it a remaster... feels just wrong. Praying on us with nostalgia...
@Shinky you could achieve that via an emulator... mine runs on adrenaline with wide-screen. Plus I use filters to further enhance the images. What baffles me is that they have not even invested on filters and pictures are as pixilated as you'd find on the old ps1... I'm OK... it will be available to a new generation. Fine... but I doubt the new generation will appreciate these classics in their original form. They should have done this right... instead, they port something and call it remasters... I think this is deception.
Nope I mentioned switch, it’s coming to PC, PS4, PS5, Switch and Xbox One. No word on physical yet but if Grandia HD collection is of any indication (Gung-Ho also handled that) it will probably be through limited run.
I am so excited to play Eternal Blue you have no idea!!! AHHH!!! :D
Looooooove Eternal Blue
Now I finished the first one, should I play the OG eternal blue or wait for that remaster ? I sort of can't wait. Just finished the 1st one on a 3.5" screen, it looks nothing like on a 4K screen believe me. So neat.
Me too, I played through silver star Harmony on my vita earlier in April, but never played eternal blue.
I love your channel btw!
Oh I have an idea I bought both of these games when they first came out. I still have my original copies
This announcement was far more exciting for me than anything else I've seen announced in years. Two of the best JRPGs ever made. I'm over the moon.
Last time I got this excited was the Grandia collection
I'm still in absolute disbelief that Lunar is back. I am so hyped to play these games and advertise them to all of my friends. We're finally going to get a redone soundtrack for Lunar 2 (I hope!!!) and words cannot describe how excited I am for it!
With Lunar, Suikoden, Trails in the Sky, and more Atelier games looming in the horizon, 2025 really just needs to arrive faster!
2025 is dangerous to my wallet haha
Classic games, I remember playing them on both Sega CD and PS1.
I’ve only played them on PS1 but I can’t wait to go back to them
@@Shinky Ditto! :D
Same here but these days the PS1 copies cost TOO much and I can't afford to replay those versions since they never got a PSN port on the PS3/PS4/Vita ever.
I'd argue the Sega CD version is the best. The soundtrack demolishes the the remake. And the battles flow a lot quicker and SFX pack more punch making it far more satisfying and enjoyable. Silver Star Harmony looked the best...but was probably the worst...it lost it's charm somehow.
I was already in disbelief that Soul Reaver 1&2 is getting a remaster, but I nearly cried when I heard Lunar 1&2 is also getting a remaster. I cherish these games so much and sad that they seemed almost forgotten about with time, especially Lunar 2 which is fantastic game. These games are so much fun and have such an innocent feel to them that few JRPGs can't even match. From the characters to the music and setting, both are still top notch. I hope these remaster, along with Soul Reaver, renews interest with the audience and hopefully get either an official remake or sequel.
I'm so excited for these remasters and I can't wait to hear the songs again, especially Lunar 2's true ending song.
That true ending song in Lunar 2 is amazing, and I’ve never actually played the soul reaver games so I’m excited about that too.
My favorite games of all time. Lunar 2 is the first game to ever make me cry when I saw Luna.
Being able to play the classics on modern hardware would be great for a lot of games.
Absolutely! Alundra, Breath of Fire and Lufia come to mind.
@@Shinky Yep, I don’t agree with the criticism some people give this remaster. Lufia is also a good example, if it ain’t viable to remaster that gameboy game just do the two main titles. And that gameboy advance game would be a waste of time anyway. High Definition and wide screen are all I please, expecting companies to bankrupt themself hiring pixel artists and programmers will just make such releases impossible.
I have to say just to clarify, since I bought them at launch and still own them, but the original Sega CD versions... They are called Lunar: The Silver Star and Lunar: Eternal Blue. The PS1 remakes are Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete, and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete, because they added more to the original games when they upgraded from the Sega CD.
I never played these games but I am buying this day one!
Yes! It’s 110% worth it
Fun Fact: In the Lunar 2 Epilogue, it's possible to go all the way down to the Blue and Black Dragons and have a chat. They have a lot to say!
Oh I totally forgot about that! I’m so excited to Re-experience both of these games
I’ve never exploded in excitement for a game announcement before like I did for Lunar when it popped up during the State of Play.
I thought I was dreaming honestly
Same. I even teared up a little..
This is gonna be a long frustrating 4-6 months of waiting 😭
I just finished it with the Undub and fan translated version. This game is sick. 90% of the NPCs have 2 lines of dialogue, there are so many sweet ideas that just keep on appearing along the game, it's above lots of famous RPGs and still, I discovered it at the age of 33. Crazy. PS: this combat system NEEDS a fastforward hotkey, it's the only thing I would say that's not positive. Please try this and enjoy, take time to speak to everybody, many times, the work behind this aspect of the game is sick
Oh I know is this all too well, I did that back when I played it about 20 years ago or so. It’s so good! Nowadays I think I’m spoiled and need a fast forward haha
The script is said to be the Working Designs script with the pop culture jokes removed. I think if they fixed all the major issues with Dragon Song, it would be a decent RPG.
That would ruin the script honestly, and there’s no amount of fixing for Dragon Song. It would have to be rebuilt from the ground up with everything changed. That game was really something else
@@Shinky From the point of view of someone for which the pop culture references don't really mean anything, they make even less sense now and have no effect on someone who doesn't know anything about obscure pop culture references of the 90s.
@@HymnodicI agree. Outdated material wouldn’t really make this game shine the way it should these days.
We actually didn't get these games at all in Europe back in the 90s; to be fair, we got very few JRPGs in general back then. I've played through the first game in Japanese not that long ago, I'm gonna pick up the collection just for Eternal Blue (hopefully it's playable in Japanese). The first one - while sorta generic in hindsight - pulled off those tropes quite well. I've heard very good things about Eternal Blue, so it should be a fun romp!
Big win for Europe with this collection for sure
Dang, sounds like there's a lot of memories attached to this game for you! If I played it now, it might not have the same magic for me, but it still looks like something fun that I could and would enjoy.
It’s fantastic. I actually fired it up last night and I’ve been enjoying it =)
Lunar eternal blue on Sega CD is one of the first games I remember watching my brother play when I was a kid... I'll always love it
It’s a beautiful game! I can’t wait
We have the same back story how we were introduced this game
In defense to working designs increasing of difficulty. Eternal Blue originally had a feature where it cost XP to save the game. Part of the reasoning working design had in increasing difficulty was to offset the removal of that save feature.
Oh really? I hadn’t ever heard of that
@@Shinky yep lunar games were known to pioneer new mechanics and features some well received others not so much. When the game was originally released as Eternal Blue Complete for Saturn and PS1 the xp charge for saving was removed but the difficulty wasn't adjusted. Working Designs adjusted the difficulty to bring it back in line to the originals difficulty.
Now silver star story was also made more difficult by Working Designs but just because they thought it was to easy. To my knowledge there was no other justification.
I vividly remember a friend of mine having one of the Lunar games, and I picked it up to look at it, and he said I have to play it. I’ve never gotten the chance all these years later. Now I finally can. I hope it’s released physically for switch
Me too, I just hope physicals don’t go through Limited Run
I was a Sega Genesis kid so after Phantasy Star Lunar was my favorite RPG series… couldn’t be happier to get this
I was a Super Nintendo kid so I didn’t get a chance until the PS1. Still one of my favorite RPG series along with Grandia
Great video I told so many people about Lunar before these were ever thought of The music was too great though the trailer has be scared as it didn't sound the same.
Im just really happy about the Lunar series coming back! I can’t wait
I own both games on my original PlayStation, box complete too. Lunar was one of the first RPGs I remember completing on the PlayStation. I love the animated cutscenes so much
Yes, I can’t wait. I have both physical copies I’ve kept for years that I’ve been wanting to play again.
Great memories of playing on Sega CD, Saturn and PSP. I have never played Eternal Blue .Can't wait. It's been a long time coming
Oh you’re in for a good time, I love eternal blue
I love to get a rewind feature
I’ve been wishing for this for so long ❤
Me too! I’m giddy with excitement
I remember seeing the ads for this game when it first came out in Electronic Gaming Monthly & admiring the Japanese anime graphics, (which was a fairly new thing for us in America at the time!) It will be cool to finally PLAY it! 😀
I can’t wait! I hope everyone loves it like I did when I was younger
I'd be even more thrilled had Jennifer Stigille was still the one singing all the songs in the game. Like, seriously.
I haven’t seen if she’s been replaced. I hope not, she’s iconic
@@Shinky Exactly. She's part of what made the games so memorable. But in the trailers of the remasters so far, it isn't her voice singing the opening song "Wing" for Lunar 1.
"My buddy's hose"? Yep, he's Canadian alright!
Yep. Incredibly so
Crossing my fingers for a physical release too. And that it comes with some of the goodies the originals did!!
If it has the cloth map I will be happy
@@Shinky cloth maps, art book, and Lucia’s pendant ☺️
I still have my collectors box for the original PS1 release with all those items. It would be a nice throwback to have them all included again
@@Shinky nice!! Mine got stolen sadly from someone I thought was a friend at the time. I was devastated
Need it, can’t wait
Yes! It’s gonna be great!
I could be wrong, but didn't the reveal trailer use the Working Design lyrics for the song?
It did. So I’m hoping the rest of the game uses that translation, even if those pop culture references wouldn’t make any sense to a large amount of people
@@Shinky This game is primarily targeted towards people who remember it nostalgically, so the pop culture shouldn't be a problem imho.
Ngl, I had to stop whatever I was doing at that moment to click on the picture I saw of Luna and confirm that this was true. My brother, back when we were teens, picked up a copy of LUNAR 1 COMPLETE back when it first released and we were both absolutely HOOKED. One thing that I never really forgave myself for was sleeping on LUNAR 2 because a friend lent me her copy of disc one and I fell in love just as hard. Since the release of Harmony I had been waiting for a remake of the second one and nothing. Fast forward to this year and you could only imagine the tears that sprung when I saw this news. Spring 2025 couldn’t come fast enough for me! So for now I am settling with the Touch version of the first on my iPad to tide me over until then❤
The touch version is actually really good! Though I miss the working designs translation
@@Shinkyactually, I saved some screenshots of that silly dialogue you were talking about and I was transported to my childhood once again. I was so happy they kept that in the game❤❤❤
Silver Star Story has one of my favorite video game soundtracks of all time. I used to listen to the music CD that came with the playstation version all the time. I still have my copies for both Sega CD and Playstation, but I still plan to pick up a copy of this remastered collection (assuming there is a physical version). I'm also holding out hope that someone uses this release as an opportunity to release the soundtrack on Vinyl, as this is one soundtrack I have wanted to add to my collection for quite some time now.
I’ve been humming the intro theme to lunar SSSC almost consistently since the announcement. So I feel you, I also really hope we can get the Lunar OST on Vinyl! I would be so happy
The good news is even if the WD script isn’t used we can easily mod it in in the PC version later which I am sure someone will do
Such classics. I've still got the PS1 version that I got from an used game store years ago.
Will be nuts to play through this again. Although if they don't drop a physical version right away I might get desperate and wait for limited run. Had mixed feelings when I got P4:Golden for the Switch there, but I did end up getting it so...I'd probably do it again for Lunar.
If they don’t drop a physical I’ll probably double dip both physical and digital. I need it!
I played it on sega CD. It changed me forever
I missed out on so much on the Sega CD. I wanna go back and try Lunar on it
@@Shinky it's probably a bit rough these days. I remember renting it and playing it over a weekend. The only time I wasn't playing was bathroom breaks and eating until I beat it early Sunday morning. It was the first jrpg that I really played, I've been hooked ever since
I was just thinking as well, that they just announced Suikoden one and two a while back. And now Lunar which I was literally just saying needed a remaster about 2 weeks ago while streaming Aliens Dark Descent.
I just wonder what's next... Legend of Dragoon? Wild Arms? Parasite Eve? Heck at this point I'd be tickled to see a Alundra remake.
The list literally goes on and on.
Old school games are making a comeback in a massive way.
I hope developers can bottle up some of that old school magic for newer titles.
Anyway hope everyone is good, GB
I love that you mentioned Alundra, it doesn’t get enough love
@@Shinky
The best way I could describe Alundra, to somebody who's never heard of the game, would be calling it discount Zelda....
That's actually probably more difficult. 🤣
I would’ve liked an update for today’s generation of gaming.
Well they are adding QoL changes like a fast forward mode. So at least that’s something
@@Shinky I hope they reduce the number of encounters
Yep, we need physical for sure! If so, you know I'll be picking this one up for Nintendo Switch!
You absolutely should!
I'm glad we're getting them, so people who never got to try them now can. I just wish they included the sega cd originals as well.
I never had a Sega cd growing up, I was more of a Nintendo kid back then. I do want to play the Sega CD originals at one point or another
I may be a one of a few who will miss the original English voice cast when this get released. “Alex…oh Allllllllex!”
I love the original voices
My homie Kommi recently did a lets play for Lunar Silver Star Story. Where he patched the translation over the JP version, because the localization made it impossible to get past the first dungeon in his case. We are both German though and just like with Suikoden, after he finished his lets play a Remaster was announced. In Lunars case it will finally be in German for the first time ever. And I had never heard of these games until just a few months ago due to literally not existing when it came out. But I am so excited to play these. Hopefully with an adjusted difficulty setting so the first batch of monsters doesn't kill you with 2x damage and in big waves were you get softlocked, because you just keep dying. I remember another game where they made the English version harder for no reason. I don't remember which game though. Wait, Trails in the Sky! A certain boss was buffed in the localization to make the fight even harder. This was then patched into the Japanese version later. Anyway, very excited to play Lunar for the first time. I also have Grandia HD on my Switch. Grandia 1 was amazing. I still need to play Grandia 2. Which is also an amazing game. So many good stuff from the olden days and I never got to play it. I hope we get some more amazing retro games on modern platforms. There is so much stuff I never got to play!
The translation for Lunar is what made it so special to me, of course I am a native English speaker so that might be why. Though that adjusted difficulty was something else
Between this and the Suikoden Remasters First Quarter 2025 is really spoiling us.
I haven’t played Suikoden before so I’m excited about it
im stoked, but im hope theyll allow us to disable to blur depth of field background effect in battles.
I know Eiyuden did, so hopefully this follows suit
I wish Lunar gets an overhaul on its graphic effects like the FF Pixel Remasters did, but it doesn't seem to be the case.
Yeah this one looks like a straight port but you know, I’m okay with that
@Shinky I'm okay with it also. I think the recent remakes such as FF:PR, Dragon Quest 1-2-3 HD Remakes, etc.. have raised the bar high for remakes of classic games. But again, I'm also glad it is coming, and hopefully, this revives the series in some shape of non-gacha form.
nahh
@kidrobot. I don't see why "nahh". Then what's the point in remaking/remaster or even bringing the game at all when the original already exist. There's always the original to play if new graphics or changes are not what people want. I never understand the upsets about a remake.
@@rune9055 the point is for new people to play them or for old fans to play them again on modern hardware. this is a small company, they don't have the money and people to remake the game with today's graphics
This is definitely a day one purchase for me.
Same, I’m excited
There’s a listing on Play-Asia for US, ASIA, EUROPE and JAPAN. Having a us listing might mean retail release for the US.
I know limited run can be a mess to deal with at time (waiting 8 months for a game), but the packaging would be a lot nicer.
Ever since the PS4 FF pixel remaster kerfuffle I’m skeptical about Playasia Pre-Orders. I hope it’s real and not a preemptive preorder.
I don’t mind limited run but I wish they were more consumer friendly
Remember seeing that old advertising of the games and had caught my attention, but never had the systems for it until PS1. I had gotten the collectors edition of both 1 and two and loved them both. Sadly they were stolen from me by someone I had called a brother we were really close as friends.😢
That’s always terrible, that’s how I lost my physical copy of dragon quest 7. But at least you have another chance to get it
I want to know why there still isn't a Steam page.
Hopefully soon, it’s been confirmed for steam so I’m wondering why as well
I can’t wait to play this again I still own the original physical copies on ps1
Same! Spring 2025 is gonna be wonderful
Oh baby this is an easy day one buy. HUGE fan of old school jrpgs especially snes and ps1 style but never got to play any lunar games. I tend to stay away from emulation so really difficult to get my hands on these. Love grandia, breath of fire, wild arms etc and now cant wait to see what these games are like. Will pick up a physical copy for switch for sure :D
I’m hoping we get a breath of fire and wild arms collection like this one day
@@Shinky would be amazing for sure especially if they have some of that lovely combat speed up quality of life option. BOF can be snappy enough as are suikoden 1 and 2 but wild arms series can be a bit slow in combat in comparison. Regardless I would be ecstatic.
It's cool that people who missed these can get them, but I already have them on Sega CD and PS1, so I'm not sure I want to buy them again. If it had Lunar Magic School in English as well, I'd definitely go for it.
I’m gonna be that guy, i wish they included the magic school games too😭
I’ve never actually played those, I hear they’re Japan only?
They need to include the ROMs for all versions of the game in all available languages... Sega CD, PS1/Saturn, PSP, GBA, and the remastered port.
That would be impressive. I really wanna play the Sega CD version. I have the translated Saturn version but I don’t have the video card so it’s not the full experience
@@Shinky Also I really think they would consider giving us the option for SHARED inventory for both remasters. I played the PS1 version of the first Lunar, and that was my biggest gripe about that game... that each character can only hold up to 6 items, are limited to using only what's in their respective inventory, AND the same items don't stack (i.e. Herb x3, instead of Herb Herb Herb). Also the option to select from the 3 different soundtracks (Sega CD, PS1/Saturn, and PSP) is a must!
@sdlock83 I’m pretty sure they did that with Silver Star Harmony. While that game wasn’t the best, it had some changes that I thought were great
@@Shinky You mean that consolidated the item inventory in the game or just gave the soundtrack option?
@sdlock83 consolidated the inventory
When we getting remastered Sega CD LUNAR?
I wish we would get that at some point as I’ve never played it before
Definitely looking forward to playing lunar one again. I owned it a long time ago, but I sold all of my PSP games and system.
If you’ve only played the PSP port, Silver Star Harmony. Silver Star Story is gonna blow you away!
@@Shinky yes I only played the first lunar game on PSP. But so I’m excited to get a physical version of this lunar one and two collection.
I’m excited to hear how you like them. Be sure to pop on back and let me know how you like them, I’m planning on reviewing both games once the remaster comes out
I still have the sound track
They need to make more
I dunno after dragon song I’ll be happy if Lunar never got a new release
I wanted a remake of Lunar 2. Maybe 2DHD or Similar style of Dragon Quest 11
That would be neat, but I’m just happy Lunar is back.
HD2D would have been amazing.
I know how u feel I only played the psp version of sliver star but eternal blue complete I played on the ps1 me and my dad played on weekends I got the ps5 hoping this would happen im so excited dodge this I will be getting this game collection
These were ones i wanted physical copies of for quite a while now. The price tags though 😬
Well hopefully they go down in price with the remaster
I also want a physical release I have no use for a digital only release. I have my PS1 version to fall back on if they decide to only do a digital.
I’ll probably double dip honestly. I want physical but if they release it early digitally I’ll buy it
@@Shinky , hopefully not limited like Grandia I can't find a copy for under a hundred dollars.
Yeah it’s very pricey, I don’t like limited run for this reason
translation is gonna be a hit or miss for me. I loved the original localization. Didn't change the main story, but made all the NPCs worth talking to. If they take away NPCs being fun, I'm a just have to stick to the ps1 version
Totally valid, the working designs translation is what made it so memorable for me
I'm really looking forward to this release, but I still find it hilarious how current-gen consoles are basically expensive emulators.
It sure seems that way doesn’t it?
This and FF7 remake 3 Are my top most anticipated games going forward with maybe MGS 3 Delta/
I’m looking forward to Suikoden as well as I never got the chance to play it
Would be even better if they could remake instead of remaster.
I wouldn’t trust them to remake it and maintain its charm. I’m happy with a remaster
remaster*
@@kidrobot. thanks
I will buy Lunar Remastered Collection for my Xbox Series X
PS5 for me
The game is super easy, but the story is absolutely great
I just paid $130 for the PS1 version of Lunar complete on ebay
While some might see that as an oof, I feel it’s nice to have it. It’s got a great translation and as far as I’m concerned it’s a piece of JRPG history
If you're interested, I have a near mint Eternal Blue : CE collection, with all the goodies and cd's, Im willing to sell!
I appreciate that, but I have that myself already. Thanks for the offer and thanks for watching =)
The fact that you would haul at 15" tv to your friends is baffling to me. Kids nowadays have probably never even seen the GIANT BOX THAT WEIGHED 100 LBS that you probably took to your friends place.
I ask you, out of deep concern, WHY???????
Oh it wasn’t that heavy, it was maybe 15 pounds tops. And it was just what we did haha. I look back at it now and think it’s silly but it’s a memory I don’t regret
Man I am loving it when they remaster thees amazing games I will be tossing this in my buy bin witht he suikoden 1 and 2. Breath of Fire remaster is what we need next. wishlisted it cant preorder yet. Wild arms remasters would be good too.
You read my mind, here’s hoping Wild arms happens. Though most of those are playable on PS5 I’d like a proper remaster
@@Shinky 100% or even a harder title to get would be a update/remake ,remaster of the phantasy stars 1-4 from the old sega. due to how old it is a remake might be needed over just a remaster.
Wish they had a 3rd game
I'm Buying it just to use Dollar Democracy to vote for Lunar 3.
I don’t think the team that made Lunar exists any longer
Day one purchase on Xbox and switch for me. If it's ever released physically I will buy that as well 😂
Wish was the sega cd versions
I’ve never actually played the Sega CD versions but I hear they’re drastically different
Aye sir 🫡
I don’t really care about new voices over. I just want the old translation but with better quality audio and higher resolution.
Same. I was a bit sad with Lemina saying ‘Mega Magic Flame’ and it sounding so…different
I hope they give us the option to switch back to old translation.
This is really cool, but now if they could just make Xenogears remastered all could be right in the world...
I need to give that game another shot, it’s another I haven’t finished
Really thought Ur handle was stinky jrpg .
It's a lol moment 🎉
Not silly at all
I wanna be excited. But I am waiting to find out how bad its censored. And if so, pass.
Seems like a ps1 port... they have done nothing like the suikoden remaster with good backgrounds etc... this is a like for like ps1 port with wide-screen support...
Not getting it. Have it on my psvita (ps1 port and psp port of the first game).
I’m just glad it’s out on modern hardware, and more people will have the opportunity to play it.
(Trophies are always a positive too)
@Shinky yeah but they shouldn't call it a remaster... the psp version was OK, with new sprites and background but they shouldn't call it a remaster... feels just wrong. Praying on us with nostalgia...
Well it is wide screen now and upscaled resolution, it’s barebones but it is still a remaster
@Shinky you could achieve that via an emulator... mine runs on adrenaline with wide-screen. Plus I use filters to further enhance the images. What baffles me is that they have not even invested on filters and pictures are as pixilated as you'd find on the old ps1...
I'm OK... it will be available to a new generation. Fine... but I doubt the new generation will appreciate these classics in their original form. They should have done this right... instead, they port something and call it remasters... I think this is deception.
No switch print??
Nope I mentioned switch, it’s coming to PC, PS4, PS5, Switch and Xbox One. No word on physical yet but if Grandia HD collection is of any indication (Gung-Ho also handled that) it will probably be through limited run.
@@Shinky I'm just hoping it getting a east asia print like my grandia HD Collection