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XSeed giving LUNAR PSP a fresh translation
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Stage On said:
There's two kinds of project, our project and someone else's. On Miami Law, we were done on-time with an extremely tight schedule. Were it my project, I would have taken the time to polish a whole bunch of things, but it wasn't so we lived within the bounds presented. Timing wasn't and isn't an issue on the for-hire stuff we do.
Christopher
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I love the demo.
Vic they can't use Jennifers song from the intro as they appreantly are going to use the same intro. I'll be very sad as I thought you guys did an AMAZING job on keeping the Japanese meledy yet making an English song out of it...I hate when they just leave Japanese lyrics to music.
Point and click map? Ugh negative aspect wtf
and it seems to easy in the old game the white dragon cave would kick my ass
Vic they can't use Jennifers song from the intro as they appreantly are going to use the same intro. I'll be very sad as I thought you guys did an AMAZING job on keeping the Japanese meledy yet making an English song out of it...I hate when they just leave Japanese lyrics to music.
Point and click map? Ugh negative aspect wtf
and it seems to easy in the old game the white dragon cave would kick my ass
LunarMaster
Member
Just finished the demo and I've gotta say that I love it. The attention to detail in Burg is just outstanding. It's how I've always pictured a Lunar game should look. I was shocked at how beautifully the music was updated in Burg. I still prefer many of the Lunar TSS music tracks over Lunar SSSC, but these sound great. Overall pleased with what they've done with this remake. If Gaijinworks were doing the translation, this would be my game of the millennium, but as it stands it will just have to be my most anticipated game. If XSeed doesn't take the translation too seriously and makes the dialogue witty, I'm sure this game will rock.
RurouniZel
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I've played the demo and really like it, but what I didn't expect was that the MUSIC would be the highlight. The rearrangements are amazing! 
Christopher
Member
They need to up the difficulty though, you shouldn't be breezing through the first dungeon like that. Vic didn't you guys make the game harder? I found it much more enjoyable having to pace myself/grind more.
I always loved Silver Star Story Complete's battle music over the Silver Star and this remix totally does it justice.
I always loved Silver Star Story Complete's battle music over the Silver Star and this remix totally does it justice.
Augemitbutter
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hearing the music turned out very well makes me happy. hope they're planning to release the OST someday.
RurouniZel
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Augemitbutter said:
Well, preorders of the Japanese edition gets one a bonus CD. (mine's on preorder XD)
http://www.famitsu.com/sp/091019_lunar/02.html
Some new screens. That's a pretty interesting deviation from the original.
Some new screens. That's a pretty interesting deviation from the original.
KibblesBits
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Yaweee said:http://www.famitsu.com/sp/091019_lunar/02.html
Some new screens. That's a pretty interesting deviation from the original.
i'm very interested now.
Augemitbutter
Member
Yaweee said:
pure love.
TheChillyAcademic
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Yaweee said:http://www.famitsu.com/sp/091019_lunar/02.html
Some new screens. That's a pretty interesting deviation from the original.
Lookin good to me!!
Lumpy Onion
Member
Judging from that battle scene pic I am now pretty interested. Assuming it animates well this should be a pretty nice remake. There seems to be quite a bit of new stuff added so it looks like I will be going back into this game for the fourth time.
Lateraleye
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NO. WAY. I've waited over a decade for that screen with those characters.Yaweee said:
Augemitbutter
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Lateraleye said:
you're not the only one.
and i wish more remakes used this style, can't beat fine craftsmanship. when i look at most current DS and some PSP RPGs....damn.
GhaleonQ
Member
I'm listening to a USF rip, and the new music's pretty neat. It's very much of a piece with the rest of the game: more vibrant takes on original bits without erasing the original vision. The soundtrack's based on Silver Star Story's. The big drum beat on Ghaleon's theme sounds like a cannon is being fired at the same time, which (oddly) adds a lot to it. Magical Weapon sounds like a Ys piece. The guitar is prominent in certain places, the synth is Ys/Tales-like, and the French horns are WAY better. Before they only had "muted horn" midi tones, now they're allowed to have really loud staccato-like stuff. It's definitely better and more complicated, but it's a little too jumbled up now. They used the same instruments for "Modern Boy," his main theme. The ocarina music is WAY more interesting, too, since it doesn't just play straight notes. Someone's actually PLAYING it. "In The Darkness" is actually kind of scary now. "Go, Go, Go" is HUGE now. "Country Town" (Burg's theme) is way better. Violin and clarinet on the 2nd bit and a whole bunch of interesting flourishes make it a really classic town piece now. Basically, the whole soundtrack's like this. Better instrumentation, the right amount of new developments, a couple of instrument changes, but it's definitely a little bit muted so as not to seem too modern compared to the rest of the package. The only worse track, I think, is Alex's theme, "Determination." It's better in most contexts, but the acoustic guitar, faster drum part, and different harp glissando is worse for when it makes the biggest mark (when they
). Maybe "City Of Magic," Vane's theme, too.
There are only 4 new tracks (not including whatever's included in movie files). 1's a cute jingle. What I assume is the 4 Heroes stuff is really fantastic. One's a male choir in a minor key doing a really oppressive march that goes into a low piano riff. 1 is basically arranged Ace Attorney stuff and it's amazing. Basically, it goes Objection to the middle part of any Cross-Examination, then it cuts out into Luna's singing, back into Cross-Examination, and then in a minor key to loop. The epilogue to this bit is a waltz that goes from Russian to German/Austrian style and then lays a little electric piano over the end.
So, yeah, I'm DEFINITELY not 1 of those people who prefers old or new stuff just because of nostalgia or because more realistic instrumentation = better, but this is definitely the best version of the soundtrack to date.
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There are only 4 new tracks (not including whatever's included in movie files). 1's a cute jingle. What I assume is the 4 Heroes stuff is really fantastic. One's a male choir in a minor key doing a really oppressive march that goes into a low piano riff. 1 is basically arranged Ace Attorney stuff and it's amazing. Basically, it goes Objection to the middle part of any Cross-Examination, then it cuts out into Luna's singing, back into Cross-Examination, and then in a minor key to loop. The epilogue to this bit is a waltz that goes from Russian to German/Austrian style and then lays a little electric piano over the end.
So, yeah, I'm DEFINITELY not 1 of those people who prefers old or new stuff just because of nostalgia or because more realistic instrumentation = better, but this is definitely the best version of the soundtrack to date.
Christopher
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I just hope this time the actually can remake lunar 2
RurouniZel
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GhaleonQ said:
Playing it right now. At the Meribian Sewers. The game is easier than the PSX version, though I think that was the same in the original Japanese version (i.e. WD made it harder). The graphics are lovely and the music is orchestrated really well. Especially the boss theme. It's 1000x better with the new sound.
RurouniZel
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B.K. said:
The new scenario is right at the beginning, everything else is the same and I'm 99.9% sure it's gonna stay that way. This is basically SSSC the prettier looking/sounding version.
Not that I mind at all. The only thing even better would be TSS the prettier looking/sounding version.
Augemitbutter
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RurouniZel said:
oh my, goty confirmed.
Tokyo Rain
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Picking it up only because I haven't played anything released other than the original Lunar on SegaCD. No Eternal Blue. No Saturn. No Playstation.
So I guess that was like 17 years ago? Yeah time to revisit.
Don't really care who translates it but I'm not suprised at the snobs in the thread.
So I guess that was like 17 years ago? Yeah time to revisit.
Don't really care who translates it but I'm not suprised at the snobs in the thread.
RurouniZel
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GhaleonQ said:
Yes, the new music is for the new scenario. I actually quite like it, it's some of Iwadare's better work in recent years.
I've gotten a little further in the game (about 10 hours in) and I've encountered one new scene during the game that's not the obviously new prologue. It's pretty inconsequential (i.e. it's not an earth-shattering, game changing development), but it was a nice touch to add a little something that wasn't in the original game (and I know it wasn't in there because right before this arrived I marathoned the original PSX version just to refresh my memory about the various flags in the game to make sure I didn't forget who to talk to in what order to trigger certain events).
You know, I've always wondered about the Japanese packaging for Lunar. I own both WD's releases of Lunar SSSC and EBC, and they're really solid packages with hardcover artbooks and other goodies. What's the Japanese packaging for Lunar PSP like? Is there a substantial amount of art in the manual? Reversible cover? I heard there's a pre-order soundtrack CD bonus too, did you get that?
RurouniZel
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duckroll said:
To answer your questions, it's a pretty normal package. Nothing special. No reversable cover, the only art in the manual is the cover and character portraits.
The pre-order CD is REALLY nice though. It's 34 tracks, the first three are new, the last three are piano arrangements of the Overworld theme, Luna and Alex's Song, and Tsubasa. The rest of the tracks have most of the main arrangements from the game, including the redone Opening song and Boat song. The cover is a drawing by Kubooka, and the inside has a monotone image of Alex and Luna looking at Vane, with the track list.
RurouniZel
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duckroll said:
The Opening and Boat songs are re-recorded. You can tell because they're in a slightly lower key than in the original PSX/Saturn version.
The FMV scenes are not widescreen, so while it's a little jarring at first, it's good that they didn't crop the animation. It's very crisp and not pixelated (though there is some artifacting in a part of the OP toward the beginning when it scrolls left to right through a bunch of the secondary characters). Very clean otherwise, and now you can skip the cinemas as well by pressing Start.
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The bad guy that Dyne fights against looks nothing like Lunar characters are usually designed (no repeating geometrical patterns, etc.). He looks like a character from Persona or something. But that's fine, maybe he's supposed to look "other-wordly". Whatever the case, I wish this was on PSN I love Lunar, but never finished Eternal Blue (got to the end tho). I am guessing they'll remake EB too. But if they were to make a TRUE sequel to EB (or prequel to SS) then I think I would buy a PSP. Not gonna happen tho
I love Lunar, but never finished Eternal Blue (got to the end tho). I am guessing they'll remake EB too. But if they were to make a TRUE sequel to EB (or prequel to SS) then I think I would buy a PSP. Not gonna happen tho
RurouniZel
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Bog said:
No, SSSC. There's no Sega CD music in this game.
KibblesBits
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Ether_Snake said:The bad guy that Dyne fights against looks nothing like Lunar characters are usually designed (no repeating geometrical patterns, etc.). He looks like a character from Persona or something. But that's fine, maybe he's supposed to look "other-wordly". Whatever the case, I wish this was on PSN
He reminds me a lot of the designs for enemies you'd see associated with Zophar.
Night_Trekker
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Ether_Snake said:The bad guy that Dyne fights against looks nothing like Lunar characters are usually designed (no repeating geometrical patterns, etc.). He looks like a character from Persona or something. But that's fine, maybe he's supposed to look "other-wordly". Whatever the case, I wish this was on PSN
Probably more than once.
Augemitbutter
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Night_Trekker said:
i'm ready!
Night_Trekker
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Augemitbutter said:
So am I, if they re-incorporate elements from the Sega CD version which were changed in EBC.
But seriously: please make a new damn Lunar game, GameArts. Not that Dragon Song crap either.
Augemitbutter
Member
....and a new Grandia game. similar to part one + the battle engine of part three.
zigg said:
I still don't understand this. Especially when Xseed was the first to announce say, Muramasa. I love Xseed, and i love the quality and care they put into their localizations, manuals, etc - top notch - certainly better than the quality ignition has put out - such as with the Lux Pain localization, or the cheap quality books, or the online functionality in King of Fighters XII. So why does this happen to Xseed? Anyone have any idea?