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Simply Amazing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 12
Date: November 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I have no idea how I found it, but to tell you how good it is, I don't know how I'd pass the time without it.

Major RPG Areas:

Graphics: Only decent. You do have to remember though, this was originally for the Sega CD. The best visual displays are shown in the awesome anime sequences, new to the PS version. The rest of the grahics are a little low resolution, but as everything in the game is 2D sprite based, it animates well.

Story: Ohhhh, my sweet lord! Thank you for giving Working Designs the gift of good translation. Dialogue is downright great. This is one of the few RPGs that make me laugh while playing. The story is epic, and it seems amazing to me that the quest is only 30 hours long. But to catch all the nuances in the game, you'll probably replay it. I did.

Characters: Just like the story, WD knows how to deliver here. The characters really have charisma, and they evolve nicely through the story. (Oh yeah, and the female characters are puurrty- try finding the bromides + reaching the secret spring.)

Sound: Let me just say one thing; I have never heard better voice acting in any game I've ever played, it really boosts the story and character development. The music is also quite good, especially the two spoken songs. Sometimes I even find myself humming in the shower.

Battle System: A little above average. Somewhere between Grandia and Star Ocean lies Lunar's battle system. It seems a little dated, and it is, as many battles are just tap-tap-tap. Pretty straight-forward, too. You can defend, attack, use items, perform magic, set automatic battle tactics, or run away. And I really like the fact that you can see enemies in dungeons so you can avoid battle as you please.

Other Notables: It also comes in a nice collector's box with a cloth map, leather-bound instruction manual, a music CD, and a 'Making Of' CD. Definitely worth it.

Overall: This game is so much more than a sum of its parts; its an experience. Its American, but its still so Japanese. This one ranks up there with FFIII and Grandia as my favorite RPGs of all time.

Good RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: January 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ahh, Lunar. I never played the game on the Sega CD system, but it proves well worth the wait to Playstation owners. The graphics of the game itself are pretty much intact from their original form on the Sega CD. However, with the recent glut of RPGs that are all graphical flair and NO truly great gameplay (paging FF8), it is nice to see a game from this genre that doesn't hold aesthetics as its utmost feature. There are however, some darn spiffy anime sequences dispersed throughout the game that help flesh out the plot. These cutscenes salvage the overall graphical situation, making the SNES-looking sprites bearable.

The gameplay is awesome. Many accuse Lunar of being too simple but after horrendously complex systems like those in FF7 and FF8, it is nice to see that the original turn-based, menu-driven style of the very first RPGs is still as elegant as ever. You can progress through the game and focus on the story and other great features of any good RPG; there is no Materia or Guardian Force to bog you down here. There are a few puzzles and other related diversions but otherwise the game is pretty straightforward: fight to gain experience, progress through the levels and defeat the bosses. The control, as in most RPGs is solid and easy to deal with.

Without revealing too much, the story is standard RPG fare. It revolves around love and the fate of a world, which is already territory mined over and over by countless RPGs.

Overall, Lunar is an old game turned into a slick package with anime and all the goodies you get when you buy it (which includes a cloth map and hardcover, leather instruction book along with the soundtrack CD and a "making of Lunar" CD). It is a great reminder of how great RPGs used to be.

A Refreshed Classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: October 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I never played the original "Lunar" but this Special Edition makes me wish I'd been there when the saga started. This package is amazing, it includes:

Book: A small but thick hardback book full of artwork and infomation about the game.

2 Game CDs: Only because the anime cut-scenes take up so much disk space, this game could fit on one CD without them.

Making Of Featurette: On it's own Playstation CD that you can play like a movie in your Playstation.

Fabric Map: A nicely illustrated material map.

Soundtrack CD: The music from the game, which is is pretty good but features some "Disney" style tracks.

The game itself is great. The graphics might not appeal to everyone. I'd go as far to say that ZELDA for the SNES looks a lot better. But that's not the point here, the game itself is very involving. It has nice character development and you feel very compelled to complete it.

There is one thing I must warn you of, this is the kind of game where you can get STUCK and have no choice but to start the game again, this is because you can SAVE anywhere... so watch it. Also, the game's battles WILL annoy you at first, but you'll grow to them after time. The battles will get on your nerves but everything else makes the game a real journey.

You'll recognise things from modern RPGs which is a clear reference to how influential this game was as an RPG. The power/magic system is very close to games such as "Secret Of Mana" and the "Final Fantasy" series.

There's a LOT you can miss in this game. Every character in the game says something new after every event occurs, it's outstanding the amount of work and effort that's been put into giving this game new life, and it works.

So, if you like RPGs, and especially if you like keeping your games in good condition and love extras, this IS the game for you. With over an hour of new anime-style cut scene footage and a very amusing script (which can be suprisingly dirty at times). This makes for a great RPG adventure that you won't forget, and may after time wish to play through again.

My Favorite Game So Far

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: October 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Lunar:Silver Star Story Complete was my first foray into the world of RPGs. First of all, I have to admit that it wasn't the chubby, badly drawn characters that drew me to the game, or even the wonderful cgi, complimenting the animation sequences, or the music, both of which are reasons in themselves for giving this game a try. What drew me to Lunar, was the thought of dragons, and the cat-like creature, Nall. That changed as soon as I got into the storyline. Alex had lived in the small town of Burg all his life, with his companion, Nall, and Luna, a lovely young woman who Alex's parents had taken in. Luna possesses a wondrous singing voice that ultimately gets her (and her friends) in quite a bit of trouble. What I liked was that rather than set her up as the helpless damsel, Working Designs allowed Luna to accompany Alex on his quest to meet the white dragon. She isn't much for fighting, but that magical voice of hers can charm, or frighten away most enemies. Along the way, we meet new friends, and new enemies. Ultimately, it leads to (doesn't it always?) a battle between good and evil, with the sake of the world hanging in the balance! If you enjoy Ranma 1/2, Jade Coccoon, or just like dragons and cat-like creatures with bad attitudes, then this game could be exactly what you're looking for! On last note: Please play this before you buy Lunar:Eternal Blue, because this is the original game, and it might help to clear some things up.

Laaaaaaa... La la la laaaaa.... La la la la la, la la la...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: October 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

One of the best games I've ever played. Get it on Playstation if you can! Or, wait later untill it comes to PC!

The Best RPG in Playstation History

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Alex idolizes Dragonmaster Dyne, greatest of the Four Heroes responsible for saving the world from destruction. He wishes that one day he can be like Dyne and become a great Dragonmaster. He sets out on an adventure to White Dragon's Cave with is lifetime friends: Luna, Nall (a baby white dragon), and Ramus. He thinks that his life has no significance in what the future holds for the world of Lunar, but he soon realizes that everything he has known since birth is entirely false. Ghaleon, Dyne's best friend in his travels, is not quite what he appears to be. Also, a man named the Magic Emperor has recruited the help of the Vile Tribe (the species banished by the Goddess, Althena 500 years before hand) to kidnap all of the singers that populate the world looking for the one singer that was born on Dyne's last day of life. Little does Alex know, but one of his closest friends is the next target of the Magic Emperor. Alex now must find the courage and power within his own heart to prevent a great disaster from happening.

The only RPG that every kid should have

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: October 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When i first played this game i didn't know what to expect but when i did get into it it made me want to try to find it so i could buy it thats how much of a hold that it has on gamers.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I just loved this game; it really blew me away. The cut scenes were awesome and well done, and the characters were well done. You really get an understanding of the characters and you'll laugh at the conversations between the major and minor characters.Also the mood pics of the main characters and of the ones that are most crucial to the plot are great. At the end of the game, the outtakes will make you chuckle; the mistakes that the actors and actresses made were funny. The music on the soundtrack is great. I especially liked luna's boat song and the opening theme because I liked the way it was sung because it really expressed the mood of the songs. Also included is the making of the Lunar game; it's just a short 30 minutes behind the scenes thing about how the game was made. The combat system is almost like Chrono trigger: you can attack, use magic and the AI method, except that you make the moves in advance. If you haven't played this game, I suggest that you buy it.

Story GOOD , the graphics...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome but I (unfortunatly) played lunar 2 first so I knew who the bad guy in this game was *sigh*. It took some of the fun out, but it was still good. The graphics however were not so great but this game was origanaly on the sega cd. My favorite charactor was denfinatly Ghaleon! If you play lunar 2 you'll understand. The gameplay graphics are undated but the anime graphics were awesome. The story was very very good and the voices for the charactors were perfect, and yes Ashley Angel is the voice of Alex the main charator.( tho, I didn't really care!!) The girl charactors kick butt, finally some girls who aren't scared D.I.D's.!! So if you haven't played lunar yet do it as fast as you can, which might take a long time since it's ridiculously hard to find ( I got mine used from half.com, no offence amazon!!)Lunar 2 on the other hand is fairly easy to find on the internet. (I got mine from amazon.com)

Possibly the best game I've ever played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete has to be the best game I've ever played. It has amazing gameplay, breath-taking music, memorable characters and a mighty fine presentation to wrap it all up. Lunar: Silver Star Story is the story of young Alex, a boy from a small village called Burg who looks up to a world-saving hero, Dragonmaster Dyne. One day, his friend Ramus suggests that they go to the "White Dragon's Cave" to find and claim a legendary Dragon Diamond, and Alex and his friends are swept into a fantastic adventure.

Each minute of this game is interesting. While playing, I laughed, I smiled, I frowned, I cried, I screamed. I felt every emotion possible during the 40 hours I spent first playing the game, and the second playthrough was no different. Very different from classical roleplaying games, yet so much better.

Lunar is a must-have for all RPG fans.

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