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Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (Playstation)
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The SEGA CD Sequel Remade
While we’re still waiting for the U.S. release of Lunar: Silver Star Story for the PlayStation (ahem), gamers in Japan are already tearing through the sequel, Lunar 2: Eternal Blue, which was recently released for the Sega Saturn in Japan. While the Saturn version certainly won’t make it to the United States, don’t be surprised if a PlayStation version surfaces in Japan in the coming months, with a U.S. version to follow soon after.
If you’ve played the Sega CD version, then you already know that Lunar 2 is a great game. The Saturn version offers a host of improvements. All of the game’s animation has been redone, and there’s a LOT more of it, too. Best of all, a lot of it has CG mixed in with the anime, and the result is spectacular. The game is actually two CDs now because of all the animation (about an hour’s worth in total). Also, like Silver Star Story, enemies are now visible in the dungeons, so you can try to avoid battles if you wish. On the downside, some sub-quests were taken out (again, just like Silver Star Story), and some of the larger dungeons have been cut down a bit (don’t ask us…). The music is enhanced, but the soundtrack itself is the same as the original (this is a good thing-some of the music of Lunar 1 was complete changed, mostly for the worse).
Lunar 2 is a worthwhile import for fans of the original, but like we said earlier-we’re betting on the announcement of a Playstation version in Japan soon. If so, don’t be surprised to hear something from the Working Designs camp here in the United States soon after.
Commentary
I’m including this because it seems to be the first mention of Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete for the US release of the Playstation version since the Preview in the April edition. I remember the games being wildly delayed by Working Designs, but this is the first evidence of that in print.
At this point in time, the Saturn versions were out in Japan and those of us in the United States had to be patient.
Posted on: 29 October 2024
