It seemed the day would never come, but after a quarter of a century a beloved cult-classic RPG series has returned in Lunar Remastered Collection. Lunar: Silver Star Story and Lunar: Eternal Blue are reborn again in one definitive package.
After all these years, I still recall staring longingly at the advertisements for both games in magazines, with their plush, collector’s edition–worthy bundles. At the time, I only managed to play Eternal Blue, rented over one fateful March Break when I’d also been sick as a dog, and since then, both games have sat at the pinnacle of my retro gaming wish list. So just having both games playable on modern consoles is very exciting.
And luckily, the Lunar Remastered Collection is worthy of its lineage. Building off the PlayStation editions (rather than the Sega versions), both games have been updated visually for modern widescreen displays—a far cry from their meagre original resolutions. Their charming sprite graphics spring to life like... Read more