LUNAR Remastered Collection

Oh my goodness. Before 2026, I had never played either Lunar game, despite hearing so many amazing things about them. Now, I COMPLETELY understand the hype, and I'm kicking myself because I had missed out on Lunar for so many years. With that said, please understand that there's NO nostalgia speaking here; and even so, I must say that these rank as some of the best games, let alone JRPGs, that I've ever played. I have now become a shameless Lunar fanboy, raving to all my friends and coworkers about how great these two games are. Eternal Blue in particular is a shoe-in for the best JRPG I've played. Everything, ranging from the upbeat messaging, Iwadare's soundtrack, the cute graphics, the gameplay loop, the humor, the plot pacing, and the lovable characters, is absolutely firstrate. It's one of those obscenely rare gems which demonstrates just how powerful a medium for storytelling that a video game can be, and which reminds me of why I fell in love with video games as a kid. I think the closest comparison from this time period would be Phantasy Star 4, which I similarly hold up as a masterpiece... but all things considered, I don't think even Phantasy Star 4 is on quite the same level as Eternal Blue. Skies of Arcadia is the only JRPG that I'd hold up as Eternal Blue's equal, and looking back, I can clearly tell that Eternal Blue had a HUGE influence on Skies. Speaking of influence, both Lunar games were monumentally important to the entire genre for years to come, even if neither of them ever got the mass recognition that Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest did. The originals, released in 1992 and 1994 respectively, were among the first JRPGs to utilize anime-style full motion video and voice acting. In other words, Lunar was arguably the first JRPG series which proposed the notion that a video game can stand on a cinematic level. Not only this, but Ghaleon was a mold-breaking character for his time, and his design was instrumental in dozens (or maybe hundreds?) of similarly-styled characters throughout JRPG history. And alongside FF6, Eternal Blue was one of the trailblazing JRPGs of its era which was pushing the envelope on how to develop three-dimensional, lovable characters. (Lemina and Ruby are my personal favorites.) Oh, and both Lunar games were some of the first JRPGs to utilize fanservice in any meaningful way, so make of that what you will. There's even more that could be said -- and that many people have ALREADY said about these games over the years -- so I'll refrain from raving more about Lunar here. I'm extremely grateful that the Lunar duology found its way onto modern consoles. It's always a good thing when older games get this treatment, both for accessibility and preservation purposes. Especially games of this astronomically high caliber.

140 часов на две игры - и честно, LUNAR Remastered Collection это не «великая классика», а тест на терпение и любовь к старым JRPG. Первая часть - максимально базовая сказка: герой из деревни, приключение, дружба, спасение мира. И проблема даже не в клише, а в том, что игра вообще не пытается быть чем-то большим - она простая до предела. Да, есть уют и шарм, но диалоги местами слабые, геймплей устарел, а данжи откровенно душат. Она держится чисто на атмосфере, не более. Вторая часть уже лучше: сюжет взрослее, персонажи живее, есть попытка сказать что-то серьёзнее, и в целом чувствуется рост над первой игрой. Но это всё ещё старая школа - затянуто, местами однообразно, и механики не спасают от ощущения, что ты играешь в улучшенную, но всё ту же формулу. Сам ремастер аккуратный, но ленивый: картинку подтянули, темп ускорили, но это не переосмысление, а просто отполированный оригинал со всеми его проблемами. В итоге первая - это сказка, которая вывозит только на ностальгии, вторая - уже что-то более зрелое, но всё ещё не уровень топов. Если ты фанат JRPG - зайдёт, если нет - устанешь очень быстро. Это не обязательная классика, а просто хорошие старые игры, которые ты либо принимаешь такими, какие они есть, либо дропаешь.

For this price i shouldnt feel like im paying a buggy emualtion the menus and ui are awful

glad I got to experience these as an adult despite missing out on them as a kid. more companies with old titles should be doing this.

Few changes to some of the writing to keep the game updated with the times kind of suck. Some of the original texts were changed and made less corny, but are not really noticeable unless you compare it side to side to the original. All and all, still a good port of the originals. Many hours spent on the PS1 and fantastic story for it's time. Really cool to see this art on Sega CD / PS1 and still look as good as it does back then.

Lunar SSSC was the first game I played with my older sister when I was 8, and Lunar 2 was the first game I bought with my own money, these games are incredibly important to me and the remasters have been done so well, so much love put into this.

When two brilliantly shine as one collection any classic RPG fan needs to play.

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It's the classic PS1 game... though I originally played it on Dreamcast so some of it is pretty different from what I originally played. Still great.

Coming back to Lunar Remastered Collection after playing it on PS1 feels like meeting an old friend. The charm, music, and heart are still there. I totally get why people call Lunar “the cozy JRPG before cozy was a thing” and honestly, the remaster keeps that magic alive without losing its soul.