New user, Hi to you all!
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 6:18 am
Hi! New member here, discovered this forum recently and thought it was a great place to discuss Lunar lore/memories.
So I guess I'll start with how I got into Lunar:
My first exposure to Lunar was Lunar Legend for the GBA about 10 years ago (I remember finding it in the KB toys section of used games). With no internet and basically 0 context on what a good game is, picking out random used games was usually more of a miss than a hit on my part. However, Lunar Legend stands out to me as one of the better games I picked. The battle system isn't that complex (which to my younger self was a plus) although I did miss out on a lot of gear/strategies due to my ignorance. What made the game stand out to me was the story itself... Finding Dragons, becoming a Dragon Master, fighting for a literal Goddess, plus all the humor and events (and the Music!) was really exciting! However, I do remember getting stuck on the final Ghaleon fight and just giving up... About 3 years later I came back to the game and managed to grind enough to beat Ghaleon (not having the charge amulet on Mia helped a lot during that run lol). As I kept replaying the game throughout the years I learned to love the lore of the game and finding out new stuff (wether its a game-play mechanic or lore wise) always made each play trough unique in some aspect. Of course, I always wondered of there was a sequel or a prequel but never really found anything on the GBA. About a year and a half ago I did another play trough (managed to get all of the unique gear for the characters and the bonus boss) and decided to do a semi thorough search on the series (after all, I had heard of the series on youtube videos, so I knew something had to be out there) and found Lunar: Eternal Blue Complete.
So Lunar Eternal Blue... I gotta say, originally I was a little skeptical, I liked the cast of SSS to the point where I was getting worried I wasn't going to be as invested in the new characters, however, the game did not disappoint me. Lucias innocence and determination... Hiro's thirst for his own adventure, yet in a different path than Alex had once taken, Ronfars backstory with Mauri, Jeans tragic childhood, Leminas greedy yet hilarious act and Leos honor, loyalty and friendship... I just liked these characters. Not to mention that the switch from GBA to PS1 definitely gave me a much better impression of the game and the soundtrack, just beautiful. Gotta be honest, as I progressed I was afraid I was going to finish the game to soon... But the game was just long enough to satisfy me. The post game also lit a fire in me. I just had to reunite these two lovebirds no matter what! No sad ending for Hiro goddamit! Figuring out how to reunite the party and the callback to previous dungeons to find the remaining orbs definitely felt rewarding after all we went trough in the main story.
So I finished the game and found out about Dragon Song, which apparently was terrible. I'm still probably going to play it due to lore reasons but I am sad that the series has just faded like that. I recently bought the appstore version of SSS and found this website looking for a bromide guide... The Lunar world definitely has enough lore to expand a few more unique entries. I think I've read something about a manga and fanmade games? If so, I'd appreciate if you could direct me to them.
I'm excited to discuss the lore and games with you all!
So I guess I'll start with how I got into Lunar:
My first exposure to Lunar was Lunar Legend for the GBA about 10 years ago (I remember finding it in the KB toys section of used games). With no internet and basically 0 context on what a good game is, picking out random used games was usually more of a miss than a hit on my part. However, Lunar Legend stands out to me as one of the better games I picked. The battle system isn't that complex (which to my younger self was a plus) although I did miss out on a lot of gear/strategies due to my ignorance. What made the game stand out to me was the story itself... Finding Dragons, becoming a Dragon Master, fighting for a literal Goddess, plus all the humor and events (and the Music!) was really exciting! However, I do remember getting stuck on the final Ghaleon fight and just giving up... About 3 years later I came back to the game and managed to grind enough to beat Ghaleon (not having the charge amulet on Mia helped a lot during that run lol). As I kept replaying the game throughout the years I learned to love the lore of the game and finding out new stuff (wether its a game-play mechanic or lore wise) always made each play trough unique in some aspect. Of course, I always wondered of there was a sequel or a prequel but never really found anything on the GBA. About a year and a half ago I did another play trough (managed to get all of the unique gear for the characters and the bonus boss) and decided to do a semi thorough search on the series (after all, I had heard of the series on youtube videos, so I knew something had to be out there) and found Lunar: Eternal Blue Complete.
So Lunar Eternal Blue... I gotta say, originally I was a little skeptical, I liked the cast of SSS to the point where I was getting worried I wasn't going to be as invested in the new characters, however, the game did not disappoint me. Lucias innocence and determination... Hiro's thirst for his own adventure, yet in a different path than Alex had once taken, Ronfars backstory with Mauri, Jeans tragic childhood, Leminas greedy yet hilarious act and Leos honor, loyalty and friendship... I just liked these characters. Not to mention that the switch from GBA to PS1 definitely gave me a much better impression of the game and the soundtrack, just beautiful. Gotta be honest, as I progressed I was afraid I was going to finish the game to soon... But the game was just long enough to satisfy me. The post game also lit a fire in me. I just had to reunite these two lovebirds no matter what! No sad ending for Hiro goddamit! Figuring out how to reunite the party and the callback to previous dungeons to find the remaining orbs definitely felt rewarding after all we went trough in the main story.
So I finished the game and found out about Dragon Song, which apparently was terrible. I'm still probably going to play it due to lore reasons but I am sad that the series has just faded like that. I recently bought the appstore version of SSS and found this website looking for a bromide guide... The Lunar world definitely has enough lore to expand a few more unique entries. I think I've read something about a manga and fanmade games? If so, I'd appreciate if you could direct me to them.
I'm excited to discuss the lore and games with you all!