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LUNAR Remastered Collection will launch for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on April 18, GungHo Online Entertainment announced.

Digital editions will be available for $49.99 / €49.99, while the following physical editions will also be available:​

• North America – Physical editions will be available exclusively through Amazon for $54.99.​
• Europe – Physical PlayStation 4 and Switch editions will be available via distributor Clear River Games, priced at €54.99.​

The physical editions will feature reversible covers showcasing two new key arts for LUNAR: Silver Star Story Complete and LUNAR 2: Eternal Blue Complete, both illustrated exclusively for the LUNAR Remastered Collection by Toshiyuki Kubooka.
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[amigastar]

Never played it, never heard of it.
On what console did it come out originally?

 

[adamsapple]

Never played it, never heard of it.
On what console did it come out originally?

Sega CD. The second game got a something of an enhanced re-release on the PS1 IIRC.

This remaster collection is the first two games.

 

[ReyBrujo]

Played Lunar Dragon Song for DS back in the day, not sure if it's related to this one but will be fetching this one too.

 

[jshackles]

In for the physical release!

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Why does it say ps4 and not ps5?

 

[Sooner]

Never played it, never heard of it.
On what console did it come out originally?

This hurts my heart. Also, makes me feel old as hell.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

About the European physical release, the game will be available through Amazon as well as other retailing partners:

 

[MALpractice311]

This is one of those series that have been on my list for years that I just have not managed to get to. I currently have 1 and 2 installed on my jailbroken PS4, but haven't started them. I suppose I'll wait for the official release, like I did for Marvel Vs. Capcom 2, which I also had installed on my jailbroken PS4 when the rerelease was announced.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Was Nall a pokemon? Or is Lunar older than Pokemon.

 

[JORMBO]

Why does it say ps4 and not ps5?

It's a PS4 version. The game doesn't need PS5 power to run, so they release a PS4 version that plays on PS4 & PS5. One SKU to a bigger install base.

 

[Arsic]

Any word on price?

I assume full blown $60/$70. I never completed Lunar 2 back in the day, but I've completed Lunar 1 a few times.

Time to get all those bromides! :O

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Here's another closer look at the box art:

 

[Sooner]

Was Nall a pokemon? Or is Lunar older than Pokemon.

Sure, he's a Pokémon. Why not?

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Any word on price?

I assume full blown $60/$70. I never completed Lunar 2 back in the day, but I've completed Lunar 1 a few times.

Time to get all those bromides! :O

It's in the OP.

Digital editions will be available for $49.99 / €49.99, while the following physical editions will also be available:

• North America – Physical editions will be available exclusively through Amazon for $54.99.
• Europe – Physical PlayStation 4 and Switch editions will be available via distributor Clear River Games, priced at €54.99.

 

[nial]

Why does it say ps4 and not ps5?

Because it's not releasing on PS5 (BC only).

 

[Sooner]

Why does it say ps4 and not ps5?

Why would release it on PS5 when it can obviously run the exact same on PS4 and every PS5 IS a PS4?

 

[Arsic]

It's in the OP.

Digital editions will be available for $49.99 / €49.99, while the following physical editions will also be available:

• North America – Physical editions will be available exclusively through Amazon for $54.99.
• Europe – Physical PlayStation 4 and Switch editions will be available via distributor Clear River Games, priced at €54.99.

I am blind and retarded.

 

[bender]

Not using the Working Designs translation, not using LRG for the physical release.

 

[FStubbs]

Is Vic Ireland doing this release?

 

[Sooner]

Will this game get an 11? Or not, since it isn't Working Designs?

 

[diffusionx]

I wish Suikoden I+II and this were not coming out so close to each other.

 

[bender]

Is Vic Ireland doing this release?

No

 

[graywolf323]

$50 is a bit higher than I had hoped but I’ll still buy it because it’s one of my all-time favorite series of JRPGs

I wish Suikoden I+II and this were not coming out so close to each other.

I mean at least they’re ~6 weeks apart

 

[mayham2199]

Is there anything special about these games or is it just your standard JRPG?

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Second game was one of my favorite jrpgs of all time.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Is there anything special about these games or is it just your standard JRPG?

They were legit Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest quality games in a time where those didn't exist. They hold up pretty nicely too.

 

[rubik's dude]

Lmfao did the ps4 physical version already sell out on Amazon? Says it's currently unavailable. Or did it just not go up yet?

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Is there anything special about these games or is it just your standard JRPG?

It's pretty standard JRPG but they were really, really good and they featured cutscenes and voice acting that at that time was rare because this was released on Sega CD.

 

[iQuasarLV]

Never played it, never heard of it.
On what console did it come out originally?

It was originally released for Sega-CD addon back in 1993. It saw a re-release enhanced Otaku box version for PS1 in 1999 (I still STILL regret trading those damn games in).

This game was the first I remember being introduced to animated cutscenes and full voice over work. It was so far and away, ahead of its time in 1993.

My best friend and I met through PS1 game enjoyment, but he had this game and we locked up for two days just grinding out the Lunar-1 because I had not truly known JRPG until that point. God 30 years ago and we are still friends *sniff* power of games.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Is there anything special about these games or is it just your standard JRPG?

At the time they felt like a big deal. Lunar was the first JRPG I played where it felt like an anime, it had anime cutscenes and voice acting, and lots more character development than other JRPGs of its era.

I’m not sure how it’ll hit if you play it for the first time in 2025 though. If you’re into old school JRPGs with lots of charm then you’ll like it. But it’s going to be a lot of stuff you’ve seen before (young boy from a small town getting the call to adventure and setting off with his smokin hot platonic female friend that he totally won’t get feelings for..)

 

[Jedge]

I've never played this series but am excited to jump in

 

[JORMBO]

Lmfao did the ps4 physical version already sell out on Amazon? Says it's currently unavailable. Or did it just not go up yet?

Pretty sure it hasn't gone up yet.

 

[HercRaato]

Amazon us is unavailable! This sell out already? Damn it I need this physical

 

[JORMBO]

Amazon us is unavailable! This sell out already? Damn it I need this physical

Give them some time to actually put it up for sale. The page for the game just got published.

 

[cireza]

Sega CD. The second game got a something of an enhanced re-release on the PS1 IIRC.

This remaster collection is the first two games.

Both games had remakes on Saturn, that were ported to PS. It is these remakes that are being re-released here, if I am not mistaken.

 

[amigastar]

This hurts my heart. Also, makes me feel old as hell.

Don't worry, I'm also old, lol. I just was always a Nintendo owner and did not have the Sega CD that's why i didn't know the game.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

I still have the PSX and SCD versions, but would be interested for the right price. Is this one of those situations where the "physical edition" is very limited as is common these days? Or is this more of a standard retail release that won't immediately sell out to resellers?

It would be nice if all the versions were included, but I'm sure this is just a port of the PSX titles, right?

They were legit Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest quality games in a time where those didn't exist. They hold up pretty nicely too.

???? DQ I-IV predate it (in the USA), FF was contemporary with them..? Maybe I misunderstood what you mean.

 

[Efren is G.O.A.T.]

So excited for this!

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Both games had remakes on Saturn, that were ported to PS. It is these remakes that are being re-released here, if I am not mistaken.

I’m still bummed that they went with a completely different soundtrack for the Lunar 1 remake. Sega CD version had this great redbook audio soundtrack that’s one of my favorites to this day.

Especially the overworld theme and battle theme:

 

[cireza]

I’m still bummed that they went with a completely different soundtrack for the Lunar 1 remake. Sega CD version had this great redbook audio soundtrack that’s one of my favorites to this day.

Especially the overworld theme and battle theme:

Yeah, I still own my SEGA-CD games and replay them every once in a while. Pretty sure that a lot was lost in the remakes, but well, this is a good opportunity to finally try them. So I will give it a shot.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

???? DQ I-IV predate it (in the USA), FF was contemporary with them..? Maybe I misunderstood what you mean.

I meant that other competitors didn't exist.

EDIT: Especially on SEGA consoles, though Phantasy Star and Shining Force were good.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Yeah, I still own my SEGA-CD games and replay them every once in a while. Pretty sure that a lot was lost in the remakes, but well, this is a good opportunity to finally try them. So I will give it a shot.

For Lunar 1 they expanded the story and added some new villains, I really liked that part.

What I didn’t like were some of the other changes. Aside from the music, they got rid of random encounters. Sounds good but in practice it sucked because they were almost impossible to avoid. They’d all make a beeline for you and you’d end up having to clear every room whether you wanted to or not. It also IIRC had some super aggressive EXP scaling that basically guaranteed you’re always at whatever level they decided you should be at for that point in the game.

 

[loktaiextatus]

Both games had remakes on Saturn, that were ported to PS. It is these remakes that are being re-released here, if I am not mistaken.

And saturn had an MPEG version with enhanced movies , enhanced even beyond the better PS1 cinematic cutscenes. ...But required the MPEG (VCD) card for the saturn.

 

[cireza]

For Lunar 1 they expanded the story and added some new villains, I really liked that part.

What I didn’t like were some of the other changes. Aside from the music, they got rid of random encounters. Sounds good but in practice it sucked because they were almost impossible to avoid. They’d all make a beeline for you and you’d end up having to clear every room whether you wanted to or not. It also IIRC had some super aggressive EXP scaling that basically guaranteed you’re always at whatever level they decided you should be at for that point in the game.

Pretty sure they made a major change to the story as well,

Spoiler

with Luna staying with you at some point.

 

[Roman Empire]

Played this on the PS1, never finished but the little I remember is that I thought it looked gorgeous. I was just a child so my memory of it is fuzzy.

 

[Shifty1897]

Playing these games transports me back to playing them on PS1 back in 2000 and having no responsibilities. Great JRPGs, back in the day they were known for having tons of VO and animated cutscenes, but the pixel art and gameplay still holds up too. I remember having to move my PS1 into my room to play the second game because Lucia got naked at least what, three different times in Lunar 2?

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

I meant that other competitors didn't exist.

EDIT: Especially on SEGA consoles, though Phantasy Star and Shining Force were good.

Oh definitely. Gotcha! Outside of a couple SEGA was shy of RPG, at least stateside, at that time.

 

[Gambit2483]

Amazon us is unavailable! This sell out already? Damn it I need this physical

Nah this is just what happens sometimes to a newly published Amazon page. It should be up in a day or so.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

I want this to be good so badly, but GungHo's track record with this stuff isn't particularly promising. There's no way they're going to use the Saturn versions as the base. I seem to recall that the difficulty for the US versions of these games on the PS1 was kind of off (thanks, Vic), so having that corrected would at least be nice.

So, keeping expectations in check, but hoping for the best. The underlying games are great.