![]() Nall, the white baby dragon, holds an additional 100+ items. Each character holds 6 items in their inventory, with an additional 6 items equipped at any given point. Antiquated beyond belief, it’s equally frustrating as Resident Evil’s inventory system. Lunar does have one glaring flaw, and it’s the inventory system. It’s good to acknowledge the flaws in something you love. Three hours of Lunar brings back so many memories, good and bad. Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete – Now (2018) Maybe I won’t complete a full play through, because my list isn’t complete and it’s a 25 hour long game, but who knows. I could reflect on what those experiences where like, the way my thoughts changed on the game, but I’m going to start it again. I’ve played it in the last five years, so technically I don’t have to play it again based on the criteria of my reviews. I absolutely adore Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete. Each character has unique magic attacks and stats, forcing you to learn their strengths and weaknesses to succeed. ![]() Thankfully, the battle and leveling system is more robust than FFVII. Being an older RPG, originally released in 1992, it does follow old school design and require some level grinding to progress. Enemies appear on the maps, allowing you to try and dodge them if you wish to avoid an encounter, or rush them if you want to fight and level up. Much like Chrono Trigger, Lunar has simple but well designed 2D character sprites and environments. Alex, Luna, Nall, Jessica, Kyle, Nash and Mia are a wonderful group of adventurers for saving a fantasy world. ![]() It was everything I hoped it would be and more. Lunar released in May 1998, and I didn’t get it until Christmas. The price was $90 Canadian, at a time most games cost $60. Released as a collector’s edition, Lunar came packed with a hardcover manual, making of documentary and soundtrack CD. The beautiful anime cut scenes were certainly a large draw too. Previews talked about its strengths being the charming characters, the simple but engaging good versus evil plot, and best of all no random battles. Working Designs took advantage of the popularity boost FFVII gave the genre, and translated the PlayStation version of the game. Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete is a remake of a Sega CD classic that failed to achieve mass popularity in North America. Having lost my excitement for that game, I found myself drawn toward ads and previews for a new JRPG with a classic 2D look. After Chrono Trigger, FFVIII was a massive step down. It looked amazing, but the characters and battle system did not appeal to me at all. I was so excited to try the next Final Fantasy, and when the demo was done I felt hollow. I finished Chrono Trigger in 1998, just in time for the release of a demo of Final Fantasy VIII. I turned back to the SNES for my next JRPG and dove into Chrono Trigger. Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete – Then (1999)Īfter Final Fantasy VII I was hooked into JRPGs, but the library on the PlayStation at that time was sparse. Each gets a minimum of 3 hours of game play before I compare how I remember the game and how it plays now. The protagonist Alex's side-kick Nall has now an active role in the battles: he would revive fallen characters, restoring them to 1 HP.After the announcement of the PlayStation Classic I decided to look back at my personal Top 10 PlayStation games to see if they hold up. New items have been introduced, and the properties of some others changed. The magic system of the game was altered to resemble the one from the original's sequel. Also, enemies no longer appear on the world map. The most notable difference is the elimination of random battles in the remake, enemies are visibly walking on the screen and can be avoided. Gameplay system also underwent significant changes. Some of these changes affect the gameplay as well: for example, a certain character accompanies the party during a major quest in the remake, while in the original that character remained at home. A few characters that play a role in the plot development were added. While the main storyline remains the same in the remade version, changes were made to some of the quests, dialogue, and motivations of some of the characters. The anime-style cutscenes from the original have turned into full-motion animated movies. The remake features 32-bit graphics (as opposed to the 16-bit of the original) many of the locations and characters have been re-designed. Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete is an enhanced remake of Lunar: The Silver Star.
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