To the moon and back.
In the pantheon of JRPGs, the Lunar series holds a special place for many people. From its humble origins on the underappreciated Mega CD to its remakes on PS1, GBA and PSP, the franchise offers epic storylines, great music, old-school turn-based combat and much, much more. It’s easy to see, then, why the announcement of the Lunar Remastered Collection caused such a stir; the series has been on hiatus for a while, and a whole new generation of potential fans awaits.
Lunar Remastered Collection brings together Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete, the PS1 remakes of the original Sega releases. That means both games are already starting from a pretty solid base, but, as the title suggests, they benefit from some neat visual enhancements which spruce things up a little without obliterating what made the games so charming back in the day. If you really prefer the original look, you can switch to ‘classic’ mode, but oddly, this is only possible from the main menu and can’t be done ‘on the fly’ in-game.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
To the moon and back.
In the pantheon of JRPGs, the Lunar series holds a special place for many people. From its humble origins on the underappreciated Mega CD to its remakes on PS1, GBA and PSP, the franchise offers epic storylines, great music, old-school turn-based combat and much, much more. It’s easy to see, then, why the announcement of the Lunar Remastered Collection caused such a stir; the series has been on hiatus for a while, and a whole new generation of potential fans awaits.
Lunar Remastered Collection brings together Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete, the PS1 remakes of the original Sega releases. That means both games are already starting from a pretty solid base, but, as the title suggests, they benefit from some neat visual enhancements which spruce things up a little without obliterating what made the games so charming back in the day. If you really prefer the original look, you can switch to ‘classic’ mode, but oddly, this is only possible from the main menu and can’t be done ‘on the fly’ in-game.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
