With the April 18 launch date for Lunar Remastered Assortment developing, author for Lunar: Silver Star Story and Lunar 2: Everlasting Blue, Kei Shigema, has expressed his pleasure in regards to the basic RPGs being remastered. Chatting with GamesRadar, Shigema additionally confirmed some apprehension about Lunar Remastered Assortment‘s success, since each of the video games within the assortment are fairly outdated and should not go well with the tastes of contemporary audiences.
“Once I noticed Grandia being remastered first, I believed, ‘That’s so good. I’m jealous!’” mentioned Shigema. For some context, Shigema additionally labored on the basic Grandia collection, which was launched again in 2019.
“I had been hoping for a Lunar remaster as effectively, so I used to be thrilled when it was introduced,” mentioned Shigema. “On the similar time, I can’t assist however surprise – will in the present day’s gamers nonetheless get pleasure from a sport from 30 years in the past?”
Shigema additionally spoke about how merely watching a playthrough of basic video games like Lunar: Silver Star Story wouldn’t fairly be the identical as truly taking part in them. Whereas watching movies of another person taking part in video games can assist an individual perceive some elements of the title, to truly expertise the sport correctly, they must play the sport.
“Films, novels, and manga will be loved of their authentic type, however video games require the {hardware} they have been initially launched on, making them far much less accessible,” he defined. “Whereas watching outdated playthrough movies can provide you a basic thought of what a sport is like, because the query suggests, video games are in the end media that have to be ‘skilled.”
“Nothing compares to choosing up a controller and taking part in for your self. That’s why this remaster is so thrilling – it brings that have again for a brand new technology. I hope that after taking part in Lunar, gamers will search for on the moon and suppose, ‘Ah… in order that’s the place my journey occurred.’”
Lunar Remastered Assortment is coming to PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S and Nintendo Change in April. The title will probably be accessible digitally, in addition to bodily. Bodily copies are solely accessible in North America, nonetheless.
The sport was introduced all the best way again in September 2024, and can embrace trendy options like assist for widescreen shows, HD animated cutscenes, and new English voice performing.
Whereas there will probably be loads of quality-of-life options in Lunar Remastered Assortment, GungHo On-line Leisure has revealed by way of an FAQ that it there will probably be no possibility for gamers to alter the issue of the basic RPGs. However, the video games will permit gamers to play by way of the RPGs in Traditional Mode, permitting them to expertise the video games with their authentic visuals. Gamers may disable the blur impact that’s in any other case current on the highest and backside edges of the display screen.
The story of Lunar: Silver Star Story revolves round a younger boy, Alex, who units of on an journey. Issues rapidly take a flip, nonetheless, when the Magic Emperor arrives. Lunar 2: Everlasting Blue is a follow-up that takes place 1,000 years after its predecessor, and incorporates a new protagonist named Hiro.
