I am over the moon that Lunar is coming back! And on all platforms, and it seems to be getting a normal physical release! I've never gotten to play Eternal Blue before, so I'm really excited about that especially. And Atelier Resleriana getting a single-player console game is wonderful as well, and I'm so happy to see the Mana series and the Pixel Remasters on Xbox! It seems like Square Enix is already putting their multi-plarform plan into action, and the more people that these games are available to, the better!
Seriously! I am so grateful that we even have lunar discussions in 2024 and have a new release in 2025! I was so emotional and hyped Wednesday morning when I heard the announcement since I missed the state of play. Just so thankful!
This is the first I'm hearing of this. Lunar is the game I have the most nostalgia for. I played the first one for what seemed like my entire seventh grade summer on the Sega CD. It's very exciting news to me.
Ive been waiting for you to go over Lunar. I first played Lunar 2 in 2001 and it has been my favorite game to this day, I played Silver Star the following year :D. I loved all the weird quirks of the ps1 version. I was so happy when i seen this announcement. It sounds like a different vocalist singing the Silver Star opening music to me but didnt sound bad. Im hopeful for this and will be getting it as soon as possible. Overall im just happy GungHo listened to fans and brought it back after they brought grandia back. Also really love that they arent (from the looks of it) trying to change the game from what it was/is allowing us old fans to still enjoy it with some QOL changes.
4:00 I agree and not only the subreddit, the jRPG crowd has been really terrible as of late. Not sure what happened. My guess is that there are so much games readily available on all platforms that we feel really stuffed and not wanting. This helps us be very dismissive of everything that is not suited exactly to our taste and is not looking top notch at the same time. Having good amount of choice is not bad by any means but it seems that it shows how much the western jRPG crowd was not one crowd and actually more separate crowds brought together by their love for vague similar underserved niches. 13:20 And that... THAT, man! That's the worse. I hate how some people start feeling like creative writing and localization experts just because they watched 5 animes in the past.
"Some people got a stick up their butt about localization at this point". Absolutely agree. Be happy we're getting these games. DQ III is another great example. I'm thrilled that we're getting a remastered version. Stop complaining about the translation of a stinkin' video game.
@@jakemartinez9597 I disagree. You need both for a balanced discussion. I tire of people pretending bad games are good. Complaining legit points are fine. Dont just wave off criticism because you like a product.
@@jakemartinez9597 And many gamers are tired of developers and publishers pushing their own ideologies onto them through localization that intentionally misrepresents the source material.
lunar's localization was a masterpiece. Didn't change anything meaningful in the story but sure as hell made every NPC worth talking to at least twice. If the NPCs aren't fun to talk to, I'd rather just play the original
@@SuperDerek Base on what you shared in the video I am guessing the reason Lunar is getting a new English translation could be due to that some of the dialogue in the original translation is likely dated at this point. You did bring up there were pop culture references in the original translation, but I can imagine that people picking up this game who were not around during that time might either not get the references or it might go over there heads. So in this case Lunar getting a new English translation would make sense. Besides if the story is good I trust the NPC dialogue from the original Japanese version would be entertaining enough as well. I look forward to playing this remaster as I always been interested in giving the Lunar series a try.
If they do retranslate Lunar, my guess is that GungHo thinks all the 90s references and jokes won't really land for younger players who may be picking Lunar up for the first time. I watched a younger millennial play the PS1 version and there were a lot of lines and gags that went over their head, and they weren't even Gen Z or Gen Alpha. Either way, I'm pumped for the remaster, especially Lunar Eternal Blue!
I'm one of those people who have a stick up their butts about localization. That includes old-school Working Designs and modern day PC-culture vandalism. I just want it to be true to the Japanese. I think we live in a world where we should finally be getting that, but in some ways, we've looped back around with these localizations. No political agendas, self-indulgent humor, censorship, or "jelly donuts" for me.
Working Designs JRPGs were always fun to play. Other JRPGs from other companies had bland translations that never quite made sense like a character laughing about something being red probably was some Japanese pun that doesn't directly translate well and they never did try to convey the same feeling with something just as funny.
“Lunar: Silver Star Story complete “ for PS1 timeless. Happy to see Lunar comes back every decade or two. To good of a game to be forgotten. Never played the second one. But the first one, wow.
Every time I go there, I realize that some people will _never_ be pleased, by anything, ever. Where have all of the people who actually _like_ RPGs gone???
@@SuperDerek It's just another manifestation of toxic, obnoxious elitism imo. It seems to gradually infect and spread through every fandom eventually. I appreciate that you choose not to engage with it and push positivity rather than feeding into the negativity circle. 😊
I will definitely buy the Lunar collection next year for the Switch! Also, I hope Aquaplus releases the Utawarerumono trilogy in English on the Switch!
I don't understand a lot of people's takes on games... Everyone can have their own opinion for sure and every game is not for everybody. It's absolutely fine to not like a game. And there are some really bad games out there. But people who absolutely trash certain games and bully and spit on everyone who likes a game they don't like and throw temper tantrums like spoiled whiny babies is absolutely intolerable and it just stinks like doodoo. I am a big metroidvania fan and I see people say things about certain games and not only the games but the people who like those games. It's bullying and anyone older than 10 years old acting like that shouldn't be talking with others online and anyone younger needs a good ol whooping 😊
Recently got Lunar Silver Star Story Complete on ps1 (literally a couple months ago). Ive been taking a break from my first playthrough, and was thinking if just waiting now for the collection to get back to it. Although now since you mentioned theyre doing new voices, I'll probably continue the ps1 version. The stuff they say and some of the jokes are absolutely hilarious. Some jokes a definitely on the line of what offends people nowadays, but that's absolutely a lot of the charm of the game imo.
I've never beaten either of them but I gotten pretty far through Eternal Blue with the Sega CD version and have played the original and some more accurate translations. Honestly, I dunno if I'll miss the old WD translation. Maybe because I still have it somewhere I can always go back.
Super hyped for the Lunar collection and DQ III HD-2D After finishing the demo for Metaphor i couldn't help but feel extremely disappointed. It just feels like a PSP RPG with its small areas and constant loading screens. The story seems decent, but I wasn't a huge fan of the characters or art style
I already own and experienced the rewrite of Lunar and the games still work on a PS3. I'm more interested in a fresh experience with a more accurate translation this time around.
Had to stop the video just write Derek i am so happy that you playing DnD again! Because i remember you saying that you were feeling down since you moved to the new house that you had to leave your old table behind and man that just sucks. I am happy that you are playing again.
Lunar 2 Eternal Blue is my favorite game of all time, so I am very excited to finally see it get to modern consoles! Whenever people ask me what my favorite game is, I always say "It's on PS1 and Sega CD, so you'll probably never play it", but not anymore!
The Lunar Remastered is a dream come true. Lunar is probably the game i have the most nostalgia about. I spent my whole seventh grade summer playing it on the Sega CD, it was one of the very few games worth owning the system for. Then played both one and two on the Playstation in my early twentys. Now if only we can get a Skys of Arcadia reremastered for a newer generation my life will be complete lol.
I played the Metaphor demo and enjoyed it quite a bit! As someone who isn't a fan of modern settings in games this change to fantasy with the persona formula helped me like it a lot more. If I have one major complaint, its the main character who screams wussy boy of the year. If I had not named him Poopboy he would have absolutely zero redeeming features. With that even if he is a remotely controlled pure ball of cringe, he can at least make me laugh when someone uses his name in the serious dialogue. I understand why atlus needs to make their protagonists gender-neutral since its supposed to represent you the player who could be male or female. But I wish they would just give a male and female version skin, so I could pick the female version, who would somehow still seem more manly.
You sure they're not using Working Designs original script as a base? The opening track has the same lyrics as the Complete version. Is there something about the song rights that lets them use the lyrics and not the game's script? I need more info on this! :)
Ive always looked at this rpg lunar' with so much curiosity and fascination, but the time, money and console triangulare lock, always found me unnable to play it. It's time i get my revenge on fate 😁
The Lunar Remastered Collection looks really interesting. I'm not familiar with these games, but their art style caught my attention because I find it very charming.
I am really looking forward to the Lunar remaster I remember getting these on PS1 and enjoyed that version but I still would like to get this one on new steam platform. I have been follwoing the Threads of Time on their Discord server, they are still uncertain if they are going to do a Kickstarter but the game looks great and the world they have written so far seems very interesting.
Lunar was the game that got me into JRPGs if the VO is different it is gonna be super sureal for me. I'll be picking it up no matter what, but it may feel not quite right. Like a fever dream.
IMO, the JRPG subreddit is flooded with trails fans who criticize anything whose narrative isn’t as good according to them. I too stopped going on that subreddit.
Man I really want Decapolice, "mystery RPG" is an underexplored concept, but it would be better if they took their time and not put out something undercooked.
Threads Of Time looks good but I'd rather we get like an HD-2D remaster of Chrono Trigger with the anime cutscenes remastered maybe with even the Japanese voices. The next best thing would be to remake Chrono Cross as well with the 'fat' trimmed from the game (i.e. all of those optional recruitable characters and instead stick with the main ones only) and maybe change the battle system back to CT style. They should definitely do a PS5 re-release collection of Adventure of Mana, Secret of Mana, and Trials of Mana (the remakes). Why is Triangle Strategy coming to Meta and not PS5? 🤦♂ Who would've thought they would remaster the Lunar games? I'm excited. Maybe they'll do the Arc The Lad games too later? I am surprised that they're next release isn't a Grandia Xtreme and Grandia III remaster collection. Dragon Quest III HD-2D looks good and I hope they keep up with these releases with the others.
Your desire for a Chrono Trigger remake is completely irrelevant to Threads of Time existing. It's a completely different game from a different studio that is just heavily inspired by CT.
Great news, everyone! I am a long time Lunar fan, even covered like 95% of its OST (a little self-promotion). But I was actually hoping they would do a complete remake in the 3D environment, as I have played every possible version, even the GBA port))
That jrpg subreddit is a toxic echo chamber, to be honest. If you dare to say any game they decided is the worst thing ever because of reasons is actually not that bad they lose their minds. I got downvoted to oblivion and insulted for saying that I didn't understand the complaint about how Sea of Stars sucks because the main characters have no personality coming from the same people who love Chrono Trigger because, though I in no way claim Chronno Trigger is not a better game by far, Crono is a complete blank slate who doesn't even speak at all.
This is _such_ a cathartic comment to read. That place feels like the upside down! I think I stopped really caring about that place when I started seeing people push conspiracies about reviewers getting paid to like the game. 🤦♂️
You said it - the Reddit JRPG is so damn depressing and TOXIC (and dull sometimes!) I am so glad you brought this up because I've been feeling exactly the same and I honestly feel a bit validated now :)
I own both the Lunar games for PS1 and the PSP game. I'm excited to play the game the way Game Arts intended for a change and see the og dialog. If I want stretch armstrong jokes I still have the ps1 versions.
I appreciate when people can take that approach to remakes and remasters. The OG exists for people who require it, but playing it in a new way is also exciting. :)
I'm just happy we're getting a playable version of Eternal Blue on modern consoles. Lunar SSS already has an abundance of ports and remakes, but nobody ever bothered to touch Eternal Blue in all that time
I totally agree with everything you said about Lunar remastered! The way I see it, it didn't really need updates aside from speeding up battle (optionally). A port with that feature would have been fine.
But you know, I'm glad more people are going to have a chance to play the games anyway, even if I'll do still end up preferring my PS1 releases in the end. :)
I always want to play some retro games, but in over half the time, the moment I'm thinking about playing on some weeks later a remaster or remake is announced. Which helps with my video game goal to at least play 1 entry of ever good or big JRPG series, on the other hand I almost never play a game I bought immediately. So it ends up in my backlog. But I might play Metaphor ReFantazio at release, even tough the stuff about walktroughs. It's just so fun.
Someone else told me this the other day, and I'm inclined to agree -- sometimes, buying and collecting RPGs is just another hobby in and of itself. Playing the games is just the cherry on top! 😅
Thanks James! I've been taking some time for myself these last few weeks, embracing some other hobbies and considering the future of the channel. I have some really neat ideas that excite me, but I wonder how well my viewers would take to them. I think I'm approaching a new evolution point for the channel I think, and it's exciting, but also kinda scary. :)
@@FoxbatStargazer Oh that's a really interesting take, and entirely possible that it's being delayed due to the coordination efforts. Multimedia endeavors have a LOT of moving parts!
When Derek talks about localization, i felt kinda hit. I was pretty mad about it in Eiyuden Chronicles. The response i got was that it wasnt better before, and people are right, it wasnt. BUT. There was no political agenda, i just want to play an rpg without politics. There was no politics in the old localization, just bad translations. Just wish that wasnt the case. Love the video tho, lotta hype!!
Dude, the Lunar Complete games are great. Fun fast, well-balanced difficulty with fun combat mechanics and some good classic romance. Also amazing music. That said... chances are I won't get this. The games will likely be censored with 'offensive' language changed and censored or removed bath scenes. I also don't have a PS5 so I suppose I wouldn't buy it unless it's also coming to PC, but if it is coming to PC I'll only buy it if they're free from censorship. Graphically they don't really look better than the PS1 originals anyhow, might as well replay them on my Miyoo Mini Plus if they're gonna go the censorship route.
I got this weird feeling that Derek kinda likes Lunar and is excited about it?
You know, upon retrospection I do find myself slipping deeper into a hype tornado for LUNARRR!!! LET'S GOOO! 😁
Can't wait for Lunar.. Played Silver Story on the Sega CD and Sony PSP. Never played Eternal Blue. Old man very excited.
Eternal Blue is actually way better! It's another heart tugger with a better/deeper cast. (in my opinion)
I have to say Lunar remaster was a very welcomed surprise.
I am over the moon that Lunar is coming back! And on all platforms, and it seems to be getting a normal physical release! I've never gotten to play Eternal Blue before, so I'm really excited about that especially.
And Atelier Resleriana getting a single-player console game is wonderful as well, and I'm so happy to see the Mana series and the Pixel Remasters on Xbox! It seems like Square Enix is already putting their multi-plarform plan into action, and the more people that these games are available to, the better!
I love all of these new indie JRPGs. We are in a truly special era. I hope people recognize it now and not 20 years from now 😊
Dude, it's a whole new era for JRPGs, and Indies are driving us forward!
Seriously! I am so grateful that we even have lunar discussions in 2024 and have a new release in 2025! I was so emotional and hyped Wednesday morning when I heard the announcement since I missed the state of play. Just so thankful!
This is the first I'm hearing of this. Lunar is the game I have the most nostalgia for. I played the first one for what seemed like my entire seventh grade summer on the Sega CD. It's very exciting news to me.
Ive been waiting for you to go over Lunar. I first played Lunar 2 in 2001 and it has been my favorite game to this day, I played Silver Star the following year :D. I loved all the weird quirks of the ps1 version. I was so happy when i seen this announcement. It sounds like a different vocalist singing the Silver Star opening music to me but didnt sound bad. Im hopeful for this and will be getting it as soon as possible. Overall im just happy GungHo listened to fans and brought it back after they brought grandia back. Also really love that they arent (from the looks of it) trying to change the game from what it was/is allowing us old fans to still enjoy it with some QOL changes.
Glad to see you talk about this, only one of the dozen jrpg channels I follow has talked about it lol
Threads of time that is
@@Xebusc lol, when a game this pretty gets announced, am I even a JRPG channel if I _don't_ talk about it? 😅
4:00 I agree and not only the subreddit, the jRPG crowd has been really terrible as of late. Not sure what happened. My guess is that there are so much games readily available on all platforms that we feel really stuffed and not wanting. This helps us be very dismissive of everything that is not suited exactly to our taste and is not looking top notch at the same time.
Having good amount of choice is not bad by any means but it seems that it shows how much the western jRPG crowd was not one crowd and actually more separate crowds brought together by their love for vague similar underserved niches.
13:20 And that... THAT, man! That's the worse. I hate how some people start feeling like creative writing and localization experts just because they watched 5 animes in the past.
"Some people got a stick up their butt about localization at this point". Absolutely agree. Be happy we're getting these games. DQ III is another great example. I'm thrilled that we're getting a remastered version. Stop complaining about the translation of a stinkin' video game.
People can complain if they want. Toxic positivity is just as bad. Let people form an opinion and purchase as necessary
@@omensoffate people complaining are part of what's wrong with the gaming industry tho.
@@jakemartinez9597 I disagree. You need both for a balanced discussion. I tire of people pretending bad games are good. Complaining legit points are fine. Dont just wave off criticism because you like a product.
@@omensoffate I'm tired of gamers always acting entitled acting like devs owe them everything.
@@jakemartinez9597 And many gamers are tired of developers and publishers pushing their own ideologies onto them through localization that intentionally misrepresents the source material.
Beyond galaxyland is one of my favourite games this year.
It's been really great! I think people are gonna kick themselves if they let this slip by!
lunar's localization was a masterpiece. Didn't change anything meaningful in the story but sure as hell made every NPC worth talking to at least twice. If the NPCs aren't fun to talk to, I'd rather just play the original
Yeah, I'm definitely team Vic on this game. Why have generic throwaway NPC dialogue when you could instead make every line fun and memorable?
@@SuperDerek Base on what you shared in the video I am guessing the reason Lunar is getting a new English translation could be due to that some of the dialogue in the original translation is likely dated at this point. You did bring up there were pop culture references in the original translation, but I can imagine that people picking up this game who were not around during that time might either not get the references or it might go over there heads. So in this case Lunar getting a new English translation would make sense. Besides if the story is good I trust the NPC dialogue from the original Japanese version would be entertaining enough as well.
I look forward to playing this remaster as I always been interested in giving the Lunar series a try.
If they do retranslate Lunar, my guess is that GungHo thinks all the 90s references and jokes won't really land for younger players who may be picking Lunar up for the first time. I watched a younger millennial play the PS1 version and there were a lot of lines and gags that went over their head, and they weren't even Gen Z or Gen Alpha. Either way, I'm pumped for the remaster, especially Lunar Eternal Blue!
I'm one of those people who have a stick up their butts about localization. That includes old-school Working Designs and modern day PC-culture vandalism. I just want it to be true to the Japanese. I think we live in a world where we should finally be getting that, but in some ways, we've looped back around with these localizations. No political agendas, self-indulgent humor, censorship, or "jelly donuts" for me.
Working Designs JRPGs were always fun to play. Other JRPGs from other companies had bland translations that never quite made sense like a character laughing about something being red probably was some Japanese pun that doesn't directly translate well and they never did try to convey the same feeling with something just as funny.
“Lunar: Silver Star Story complete “ for PS1 timeless. Happy to see Lunar comes back every decade or two. To good of a game to be forgotten. Never played the second one. But the first one, wow.
Lunar is coming out!! (finally, gung ho talked about it since they ported Grandia...)
I love the Lunar games. They are such a fond part of my childhood.
Lunar games are classics, played them on both Sega CD and PS1.
You are making it damn hard to hype responsibly.
Legend and trials of mana are out on game pass
Literally the only voice I'm worried about hearing is Ghaleon. John Truitt is a gem.
@@kaylee42900 he did mention that if gung ho wants, he’s willing to come back to do a vo
100% agree about the jrpg subreddit
Every time I go there, I realize that some people will _never_ be pleased, by anything, ever. Where have all of the people who actually _like_ RPGs gone???
@@SuperDerek It's just another manifestation of toxic, obnoxious elitism imo. It seems to gradually infect and spread through every fandom eventually. I appreciate that you choose not to engage with it and push positivity rather than feeding into the negativity circle. 😊
I will definitely buy the Lunar collection next year for the Switch! Also, I hope Aquaplus releases the Utawarerumono trilogy in English on the Switch!
You look like the sort of guy who burns in-scents and asks for fronts on quarter bags
I don't understand a lot of people's takes on games... Everyone can have their own opinion for sure and every game is not for everybody. It's absolutely fine to not like a game. And there are some really bad games out there. But people who absolutely trash certain games and bully and spit on everyone who likes a game they don't like and throw temper tantrums like spoiled whiny babies is absolutely intolerable and it just stinks like doodoo. I am a big metroidvania fan and I see people say things about certain games and not only the games but the people who like those games. It's bullying and anyone older than 10 years old acting like that shouldn't be talking with others online and anyone younger needs a good ol whooping 😊
Threads of Time was also announced for the Xbox Series.
The game's page is live for wishlisting.
I want one thing from the Lunar remaster... The Working Designs version (lyrics) of Luna's Boat song.
One of my favorite series but I'm tired of remasters. They are nothing but cash grabs.
So retranslate in remaster is viable so ..trails cold steel 1&2 can happen.../compium
Thanks for masterfully delivering these exciting news. I love how you set up the JRPG Weekly Update with background music, visual presentation and all
Recently got Lunar Silver Star Story Complete on ps1 (literally a couple months ago). Ive been taking a break from my first playthrough, and was thinking if just waiting now for the collection to get back to it. Although now since you mentioned theyre doing new voices, I'll probably continue the ps1 version. The stuff they say and some of the jokes are absolutely hilarious. Some jokes a definitely on the line of what offends people nowadays, but that's absolutely a lot of the charm of the game imo.
I've never beaten either of them but I gotten pretty far through Eternal Blue with the Sega CD version and have played the original and some more accurate translations. Honestly, I dunno if I'll miss the old WD translation. Maybe because I still have it somewhere I can always go back.
Super hyped for the Lunar collection and DQ III HD-2D
After finishing the demo for Metaphor i couldn't help but feel extremely disappointed. It just feels like a PSP RPG with its small areas and constant loading screens. The story seems decent, but I wasn't a huge fan of the characters or art style
I already own and experienced the rewrite of Lunar and the games still work on a PS3. I'm more interested in a fresh experience with a more accurate translation this time around.
Had to stop the video just write Derek i am so happy that you playing DnD again! Because i remember you saying that you were feeling down since you moved to the new house that you had to leave your old table behind and man that just sucks. I am happy that you are playing again.
Lunar 2 Eternal Blue is my favorite game of all time, so I am very excited to finally see it get to modern consoles! Whenever people ask me what my favorite game is, I always say "It's on PS1 and Sega CD, so you'll probably never play it", but not anymore!
The Lunar Remastered is a dream come true. Lunar is probably the game i have the most nostalgia about. I spent my whole seventh grade summer playing it on the Sega CD, it was one of the very few games worth owning the system for. Then played both one and two on the Playstation in my early twentys. Now if only we can get a Skys of Arcadia reremastered for a newer generation my life will be complete lol.
I played the Metaphor demo and enjoyed it quite a bit! As someone who isn't a fan of modern settings in games this change to fantasy with the persona formula helped me like it a lot more. If I have one major complaint, its the main character who screams wussy boy of the year. If I had not named him Poopboy he would have absolutely zero redeeming features. With that even if he is a remotely controlled pure ball of cringe, he can at least make me laugh when someone uses his name in the serious dialogue. I understand why atlus needs to make their protagonists gender-neutral since its supposed to represent you the player who could be male or female. But I wish they would just give a male and female version skin, so I could pick the female version, who would somehow still seem more manly.
You sure they're not using Working Designs original script as a base? The opening track has the same lyrics as the Complete version. Is there something about the song rights that lets them use the lyrics and not the game's script? I need more info on this! :)
Ive always looked at this rpg lunar' with so much curiosity and fascination, but the time, money and console triangulare lock, always found me unnable to play it. It's time i get my revenge on fate 😁
The Lunar Remastered Collection looks really interesting. I'm not familiar with these games, but their art style caught my attention because I find it very charming.
I am really looking forward to the Lunar remaster I remember getting these on PS1 and enjoyed that version but I still would like to get this one on new steam platform. I have been follwoing the Threads of Time on their Discord server, they are still uncertain if they are going to do a Kickstarter but the game looks great and the world they have written so far seems very interesting.
Lunar was the game that got me into JRPGs if the VO is different it is gonna be super sureal for me. I'll be picking it up no matter what, but it may feel not quite right. Like a fever dream.
IMO, the JRPG subreddit is flooded with trails fans who criticize anything whose narrative isn’t as good according to them. I too stopped going on that subreddit.
Man I really want Decapolice, "mystery RPG" is an underexplored concept, but it would be better if they took their time and not put out something undercooked.
Definitely agree with you about sticky butts! I loved the Working Design translations. They were charming!
Man all these new JRPG announcements coming out left and right, what an amazing era we’re living in!
Thank you for the news Derek!
I also was playing in Lunar back in the day, so I happy to see this announcement!
I missed out on Lunar as a child and am curious to check this out.
Looking forward to more coverage here.
Threads Of Time looks good but I'd rather we get like an HD-2D remaster of Chrono Trigger with the anime cutscenes remastered maybe with even the Japanese voices. The next best thing would be to remake Chrono Cross as well with the 'fat' trimmed from the game (i.e. all of those optional recruitable characters and instead stick with the main ones only) and maybe change the battle system back to CT style.
They should definitely do a PS5 re-release collection of Adventure of Mana, Secret of Mana, and Trials of Mana (the remakes).
Why is Triangle Strategy coming to Meta and not PS5? 🤦♂
Who would've thought they would remaster the Lunar games? I'm excited. Maybe they'll do the Arc The Lad games too later? I am surprised that they're next release isn't a Grandia Xtreme and Grandia III remaster collection.
Dragon Quest III HD-2D looks good and I hope they keep up with these releases with the others.
Your desire for a Chrono Trigger remake is completely irrelevant to Threads of Time existing. It's a completely different game from a different studio that is just heavily inspired by CT.
Great news, everyone! I am a long time Lunar fan, even covered like 95% of its OST (a little self-promotion). But I was actually hoping they would do a complete remake in the 3D environment, as I have played every possible version, even the GBA port))
Let's hope they port Walking School Lunar next! ;)
Derek, please make some room for Triangle Strategy. The game is fantastic!
Pixels remaster is already out on xbox. Bought it yesterday...lol
I still can't believe lunar is coming back, I'm still in disbelief
Loving the remasters!! Sega! Do Panzer Dragoon Saga!!
TGS and Playstation SOP showed so many turn based RPG games.
how do you feel about the dragon quest 3 censorship controversy
Now all we need is vanguard bandits
IT'S LUUUUUUUNNNNNNAAAAAAARRRRRRR!!!!!!
I'm loving the titles!! Hahahahahaha!!
While editing, I was gradually getting myself more and more hyped about this collection coming out! :D
That jrpg subreddit is a toxic echo chamber, to be honest. If you dare to say any game they decided is the worst thing ever because of reasons is actually not that bad they lose their minds. I got downvoted to oblivion and insulted for saying that I didn't understand the complaint about how Sea of Stars sucks because the main characters have no personality coming from the same people who love Chrono Trigger because, though I in no way claim Chronno Trigger is not a better game by far, Crono is a complete blank slate who doesn't even speak at all.
This is _such_ a cathartic comment to read. That place feels like the upside down! I think I stopped really caring about that place when I started seeing people push conspiracies about reviewers getting paid to like the game. 🤦♂️
You said it - the Reddit JRPG is so damn depressing and TOXIC (and dull sometimes!) I am so glad you brought this up because I've been feeling exactly the same and I honestly feel a bit validated now :)
I thought _I_ was the crazy one for feeling this way!
I own both the Lunar games for PS1 and the PSP game. I'm excited to play the game the way Game Arts intended for a change and see the og dialog. If I want stretch armstrong jokes I still have the ps1 versions.
I appreciate when people can take that approach to remakes and remasters. The OG exists for people who require it, but playing it in a new way is also exciting. :)
I'm just happy we're getting a playable version of Eternal Blue on modern consoles. Lunar SSS already has an abundance of ports and remakes, but nobody ever bothered to touch Eternal Blue in all that time
Absolutely! Eternal Blue is so under-rated!
I totally agree with everything you said about Lunar remastered! The way I see it, it didn't really need updates aside from speeding up battle (optionally). A port with that feature would have been fine.
But you know, I'm glad more people are going to have a chance to play the games anyway, even if I'll do still end up preferring my PS1 releases in the end. :)
Stoked for lunar.
Dooooobs!
Lunar really diserved a good remake. Not a FF7 type remake but a Trails in the Sky type remake.
I won't be able to hold myself here: LUCIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just found your channel & clicked on it for the Lunar news. I subscribed because of your laid back attitude 😊
Welcome aboard!
i came here because i thought there was a new lunar silver star story. but wow i'm not disappointed!
GameArts, the developers, went under a long time ago. Remasters are about all we can hope for at this point. 🥲
Been playing as a bard eh......
SPOONY BARD!!! 😂
We're only 2 sessions in, but I'm getting waaaay too into it!
Not get weird on you. I just listen to you the happy console gamer all day
I really need to do another collab with John sometime. Hopefully next time I'm back in the Pacific northwest. :D
I wonder if the Lunar remaster is going to have the bromides too!
It's got to, right? It's a _core_ gameplay mechanic, right? 🤣
I always want to play some retro games, but in over half the time, the moment I'm thinking about playing on some weeks later a remaster or remake is announced. Which helps with my video game goal to at least play 1 entry of ever good or big JRPG series, on the other hand I almost never play a game I bought immediately. So it ends up in my backlog. But I might play Metaphor ReFantazio at release, even tough the stuff about walktroughs. It's just so fun.
Someone else told me this the other day, and I'm inclined to agree -- sometimes, buying and collecting RPGs is just another hobby in and of itself. Playing the games is just the cherry on top! 😅
@@SuperDerek Can't deny that. Bought some games I was never going to replay or not even start.
Thank you for the update Derek.
You bet! Thanks for watching Steven! :D
Relaxing and watching the JRPG weekly update on a Saturday morning. It doesn’t get much better.
Hope you’re doing well, Derek.
Thanks James! I've been taking some time for myself these last few weeks, embracing some other hobbies and considering the future of the channel. I have some really neat ideas that excite me, but I wonder how well my viewers would take to them. I think I'm approaching a new evolution point for the channel I think, and it's exciting, but also kinda scary. :)
I'm psyched for that possibility. It's very clear that you're passionate about the work you do for your channel, so I'm sure it'll be great.
I wonder if holding to 2026 decca police is to avoid politics? Similar to advanced wars on switch, which came out much later due to Ukraine etc.
Its because they are spinning up an anime for release at the same time. I bet the game is done well before then.
@@FoxbatStargazer Oh that's a really interesting take, and entirely possible that it's being delayed due to the coordination efforts. Multimedia endeavors have a LOT of moving parts!
No PS4 version for Neo Fantasian.............. in the grinder with them!
When Derek talks about localization, i felt kinda hit. I was pretty mad about it in Eiyuden Chronicles. The response i got was that it wasnt better before, and people are right, it wasnt. BUT. There was no political agenda, i just want to play an rpg without politics. There was no politics in the old localization, just bad translations. Just wish that wasnt the case. Love the video tho, lotta hype!!
Wasn’t a fan of chained echoes or sea of stars 🤷. The story and characters were just lacking but maybe that’s me
threads of time looks like a cheap knockoff lol
That forge of the fae interview slapped, ESPECIALLY when he said there WILL be waterfalls with secret caves! :O
I know! So incredibly stoked! I hope there are town wells in need to exploring!
@@SuperDerek For sure! One of the best parts of the DQ series imo haha
I replayed it two years ago, with no nostalgia, having never played the originals back then..
It was basic at best, boring at worst...
Dude, the Lunar Complete games are great. Fun fast, well-balanced difficulty with fun combat mechanics and some good classic romance. Also amazing music.
That said... chances are I won't get this. The games will likely be censored with 'offensive' language changed and censored or removed bath scenes. I also don't have a PS5 so I suppose I wouldn't buy it unless it's also coming to PC, but if it is coming to PC I'll only buy it if they're free from censorship. Graphically they don't really look better than the PS1 originals anyhow, might as well replay them on my Miyoo Mini Plus if they're gonna go the censorship route.