After playing through the demo the other night, I am a tad bit disappointed in what XSeed has delivered in terms of balance between new translation and keeping the old WD charm.
First thing though, what did they do to the opening song! I am all for accuracy in translations, but as a writer myself, words are not always the most important aspect of a story. The lyrics just seem generic to me now. No sense of the themes of Lunar.
Lunar: SS, to me, has always been about two things. Alex fulfilling his dreams, becoming a Dragonmaster, like his hero Dyne and the trials and tribulations of love that Alex and Luna experience together.
In what they offer in the demo, the script seems very dry. The line with Quark near the end, referring to his diamonds, feels forced to appease to the nostalgia of the WD versions. I hope the text gets a little more editing.
I will hold off my final judgment until I play the final version. I will still be buying the game as a fan of the Lunar series, hoping for a true next gen sequel one day. I just wish this demo showed me that XSeed has love for Lunar like Vic does. First impressions leave me feeling that XSeed is just trying to bank on nostalgic, rather than bring Lunar to a whole new generation.