Oh man, decade old thread! (Though has been revived a few times i guess)
Anyway, to me personally, WD was not too free with Eternal Blue.
What would Lunar 2 be like if another company had translated it? It would probably be known as "That great game hurt by a barebones rushed translation".
I loved reading in this game. Dated references? No problem! I'm not a dumbarse to expect a 1995 game to talk about things that are still relevant today.
I loved the pop culture references when they were fresh, and I love them now, 20 years later. Yep! Lunar Eternal Blue is ... 20 years old right now.
It's fun discovering things that belong to the game's era. If I'm not already familiar with it, I can always research and learn something new, and be teleported to a different time in existence. That is extremely positive.
*sigh* How can I put it... I'll make a picture comparison of how I see Lunar 2 next to other RPGs...
When I say Most RPGs, I include:
Lufia
Lufia 2 (though it tried not to be in this list)
Secret of Mana
Phantasy Star 2 or/and 3
Breath of Fire 2 (haven't played but it has bad reputation translation)
Breath of Fire 3 (I played this game and can't believe the translation)
Legend of Mana
FF8
FF9
FFX
FFX-2 (don't need to finish it)
FFXII (haven't finished)
FFXIII (haven't finished)
Legend of Dragoon
Legend of Dragoon (again because it deserves more than 1 spot on this list, this is the Dark Link of Lunar EB.)
Wild Arms (1 and 3. Havent finished any, but what i've played has made me fall asleep on my chair)
Omg Tales of games
Omg Neptunia games
All Dragon Quests are an exception, those games have great art in those darn text boxes. But Dragon Quest V felt really odd the first few hours even though it's an epic game.
This list doesn't necessarily mean that all those games are bad. I still like Wild Arms, Lufia and Secret of Mana for example, but their dialogue is either BLAND and unfunny or the content is weak, not very original, spread too much apart in between, etc.
Imagine I made a graph where I judge unnecessary and painful grinding of RPGs compared to Lunar EB?