GungHo has announced it's bringing a Lunar Remastered Collection to the Nintendo Switch in Spring 2025. This collection will be comprised of Lunar: Silver Star Story and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue.
'90s JRPG fans can expect this modern remaster to include enhanced graphics, audio and various quality-of-life improvements. More specifically - players can expect things like widescreen support, enhanced pixel art, HD animated cutscenes, English voice acting, the ability to swap between the "old school" and remastered visuals as well as the ability to speed up battles.
Here's the rundown about each game in this collection, courtesy of the PlayStation Blog:
Lunar: Silver Star Story begins in the quiet village of Burg, where a boy named Alex dreams of grand adventures inspired by the tale of Dragonmaster Dyne. Enticed by adventure and treasure, Alex and his friends set off on a quest, but with the sudden emergence of the Magic Emperor who wishes to control the world, it’s up to them to fight the rising evil and save the world from peril.
Set 1000 years after Lunar: Silver Star Story, Lunar 2: Eternal Blue follows a young adventurer named Hiro, who encounters a mysterious visitor from the Blue Star while exploring an ancient tower. Named Lucia, she insists that she be taken to the ruler of their world, Goddess Althena. Together, Hiro and Lucia encounter the best of allies, the worst of enemies, and the darkest forces of destruction that threaten the whole of creation.
Would you be interested in this upcoming collection? Let us know in the comments.
[source blog.playstation.com]
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No way!!! Day 1 baby!! I have the Sega CD and PS one copies of both games!! Great games!! Sega cd version blew my mind when it dropped!!
I literally just died. I can NOT wait
Definitely day one buy.
I love these games. I still have my complete PS1 copies. I still even wear Lucia's pendant sometimes.
These have been so neglected over the years.
FINALLY
Ah, those are the games that are on the Sega Genesis Mini 2, that are unfortunately not on the English version. I’ve been getting into more RPG games as of late so I wanna try it out.
I do love old RPGs and never played these two . Price will determine how quickly I get it. $40 day one for sure, $50 means it'll depend on what else is coming out at the time. Anything higher will be a "wait for sale" thing .
As if the Rhapsody sequels getting a western release wasn't amazing enough, they shock us with this miracle.
I just wish PSP's Silver Star Harmony is included as well. It has far better models and animation IMO, plus an interesting prologue exploring the four heroes' past.
Great news! The inclusion of these 2 Lunar Sega CD games was a big reason why I got the Mega Drive Mini 2 without hesitation.
Another great late addition to the Switch library!
I was screaming when I heard this announcement.
Wooow, so many classic games remastered lately... This is heaven!
day 1 buy for me.. great news..
This is amazing. Had no idea this was in the works. Two classics every JRPG fan needs even if for just historical purposes.
[screaming intensifies]
Any word yet on if it's physical?
Woo never been so happy to have passed up a CIB in my life! Local retro store wanted $500 (for both games). DAY 1!
Please, for the love of all that is good in this world, give us a cart release that I can sit alongside the Grandia and Cosmic Fantasy collections.
Talk about great news!!!!!!!!!!!
Having these games on a modern system will be perfect! Can't wait for it
I'm very curious to learn if they will use the original Working Designs localization / translation, or an all-new translation...
The GOAT returns! Please have the original WD translation!
Nice. I've wanted to play these for a while, but I haven't had access to them, the PS1 discs are kinda pricey secondhand. And annoyingly the Mega-CD versions contained in the Japanese Mega Drive Mini 2 are unfortunately Japanese only, despite other games in the MD Minis having all regional variants. They wanted to make extra sure I wasn't able to play it I guess.
I did play a tiny amount of Lunar Legend for GBA, but that version had buggy saving... the game doesn't save your inventory properly and I ended up losing a good armour. So I stopped playing cause I didn't want to deal with that lol. Glad that I'll be able to get a nice new version.
I truly hope that they keep the Working Designs versions away from this.
@EarthboundBenjy Undoubtedly negotiations with Victor Ireland didn't go well and that was how the English versions of Lunar were left off the Genesis Mini 2.
I'm concerned about "remasters" as it sounds like the game has already been remade several times and it's been said it gets worse each time.
I just know the PS1 version took out overworld battles and the GBA took out the overworld entirely.
My wife has the PS1 version and she literally had a “shut the front door” reaction to this story. I married well! ❤️
So is this going to be a remaster of the psp silver star harmony? Best version of the boat song too!
Day one purchase for sure. I’m not even a huge fan of JRPGs, but Lunar was amazing.
@GameOtaku It looks like it's just HD remastered of the Sega Saturn versions which are great cause the 2D style of those ones were fantastic. My only gripe is that we would probably never get the original Sega CD versions re-release in any form, those versions are the only ones that allow you to explore and had random encounters on the map similar to Breath of Fire and Final Fantasy whereas all the remakes just let you select from one destination to another on the map similar to Super Mario RPG. The difficulty on those remake versions were also tone down so it's very easy to beat those games without grinding too much whereas on the Sega CD versions, those you had to grind to be at higher levels cause the random encounter rate gets worst later on in the game.
I wonder if this means Lunar 3 is in the works.
we have to wait and see about the quality of these games since gungho is doing them there grandia remasters games were not done well..
I've been waiting! I was hoping the new android and Steam ports of Vay and Lunar SSS meant they'd target consoles finally. But I didn't dare hope they'd go for EB! I thought that entry was lost to time (and Sega CD or PS1 emulators lol)
Happy for the fans, great games.
i love it when old games come out of nowhere to be remastered that you never dreamed it would happen...
@Emmerichcoal Come on! Get back on your feet! (Nall voice)
If the PlayStation versions of these didn't exist then there would be a reason to buy it if you havent an already played it by now. I can conveniently play all 4 versions if these on my 3DS so I'm good.
I cannot believe we're getting Suikoden 1 & 2, AND Lunar 1 & 2. These are at the top of my playlist for RPGs. So excited.
This is one of those 'finally' moments!
Did I miss a Direct? Couple of decent announcements yesterday?!
A while ago I googled for lists of the best Sega Genesis games. I looked for long lists each at least 50 games long, that were ranked. I assigned points based on rank and added them all up. I was left with 16 lists, 396 unique games and 1,465 total entries.
Lunar: The Silver Star ended up #90
Lunar: Eternal Blue / Lunar 2 ended up #53
Worth noting that not every list included Sega CD games, so they probably deserve to be even higher.
Cool. Now Gung Ho please do a Grandia III + Grandia Xtreme Collection too!
@JJtheTexan I can’t imagine they have the rights to the WD version. Cheaper to just do a new one. They’re apparently doing new voice work. I’ll enjoy playing in Japanese for the first time.
@Gamepro500 well, for those of us not using hacked emulators etc…
@bert0503 highly doubtful
Looks very beautiful. I am definitely interested. I just love the atmosphere of old JRPGs.
Reading the comments reminded me, that I really have to get the Grandia games for the Switch. And it feels good to see so much love and positivity.
@wuntyme8 You had to realize why they won't give us Grandia III or Lunar III or even Suikoden III. That's cause those three sucks. Grandia III wasn't as good as the first two, Lunar 3: Dragon Song for DS was terrible, and Suikoden III on PS2 was awful.
Not my favourite game ever, but it has very certain charms that make this a definite buy for me. Though I am not looking forward to that wizard's tower? Can't remember exactly, but it had a sequence of doors you had to do correctly, and I never got past it.
@Serpenterror - Suikoden III sucks? Well, I beg to differ, my good sir. Sure, it's not as great as Suikoden I or Suikoden II, but that's okay. The story for me was incredible, and I LOVED how it wrapped up some stories starting even from Suikoden I. Very emotional ending.
@Serpenterror i played suikoden 3 for ps2 i would not call it terrible just different then the first 2 suikoden games..
Glad they’re sticking to the original translation.
Never played these games but always knew that the games were beloved by many. Time to add another game to my huge JRPG backlog on Switch. Looking forward to trying this out next year.
It won’t happen but I’d like to think I can play through the Sega CD version before the release
Played and finished the first game way back on psone, played the second game on psone too but I forgot whether I finished it or not, I think I'll play this remaster. Hopefully on switch 2 😃
Yeah. Look at my username. Look at my avatar. I screamed. Not gonna lie. 😎 I got the news while I was in a parking lot, when the temperature was over 100°F. And yet the revelation cooled me like the sweet blessing of the Goddess Althena! Huzzah!
Love to see it, one more series I missed back in the day that I've been quite curious to try and now finally can thanks to this collection!
Definitely on my wishlist! Didn’t think they’d revisit this, so I’m pleased.
They're really bringing everything back. Now I'm almost starting to hope we might get Wild Arms at some point too.
This is fantastic news, especially for those who missed them back in the day. My PS1 WD collector editions are still highlights of my vg collection.
@Serpenterror
It’s been a while since I played silver star harmony on psp but I seem to remember having random encounters and exploration between areas. That and the boat song was superior too although @Ralizah will disagree with me till the end of time.
For those looking for a cart, Play Asia has store pages up, although you can’t preorder just yet. Not sure what other stores have them up yet.
Nice! I never played these, but watched my brother play on PlayStation way back in the day. Definitely ready to play Lunar for the first time!
Ahhh jeez, I just found the Saturn version of Lunar for around 500 Yen a week or so ago and was thinking that I'd love to replay those games. But having them on Switch means I HAVE to replay them, which is not good news for my backlog.
Wonderful! I love these games so much. Was first introduced to them on PS1, eventually scrounged for the Sega CD versions to play later. Also played the GBA one.
Probably the best news from the presentation. Totally surprised and delighted. Never had Lunar on PS1. Can't wait to play and own the physical versions.
Amazing, I honestly thought this was impossible. I’m curious to learn some details like are they doing a new localization or reusing the working designs one? I’m not the biggest fan of the blurry top and bottom of the screen. I’m wondering if when you switch the graphics to the old style it’s the sega cd graphics or the player ion graphics? The screenshots are clearly based on the PlayStation graphics. Anyway these are great games, highly recommended to anyone who wants a straightforward traditional JRPG. They are pretty lighthearted, fun adventures.
@eltomo It was revealed in the Sony State of Play yesterday. I sat RIGHT up when I saw it come up on the screen. Knew immediately what it was. Can't wait!
You hear that? My wallet just died. Lunar, Lunar, Lunar-- This is a series I always was on the outside looking in at. I got a taste with Lunar Legend which was an abridged version of SSS, and I loved it's fun, low bar of entry... It's just a fun 90s RPG. And now I get to play the true SSS along with Eternal Blue at last. Wow, what a day.
I remember picking up lunar as a kid along with my sega cd and instantly falling in love with it. Then years later playing the psx versions of both.(I prefer sega cd lunar to psx lunar because lunar complete was edited)
This combo is probably the best news of the year for me. I’m awestruck it would come bac.
Never experienced these games back in the day and I'm always looking for excuses to play more RPGs. I think I may have found one.
@Runex2121 I still have my Sega CD versions, and i do like playing them along with the PS1 versions. The differences alone in Lunar 1 make me wish that it were also getting a port. I kinda want to go through the Mine again.
OMG hECK YEAHh!
Man the Switch and these remakes and collections is off the chain awesome! It's getting to the point to where almost all of the older classics are on this system. I don't think there's a better system really. Nothing comes close. Eventually we'll end up having ever rpg and fighting game from back in the day on here. And then some.
Holy mother of pixels! This is a dream. It has to be. April Fools? No!?
This announcement was a dear wish for me that lay far beyond the possibility of any hope. I LOVE Lunar. Played the first one on Sega CD sooooo long ago and every second of the game was pure magic. From that opening animation ('Fighting, through the darkness, all is evil...") to the first time Lunas voice rang out in crystal clear CD stereo, to Nash whipping out his comb to keep the hair in check, through Ghaleon's nasally whine and beyond. Pure. Magic. These will be an immediate part of my collection.
Wishing on a dream that seems far off, hoping it will come today....
It has.
@Manah YES! A Wild Arms collection. I never would have thought it possible, but now...? Switch is the RPG dream machine!
@Kisame83 They brought Vay to Steam!? Didn't know that!
Fantastic!!! This has been one of my most hoped-for releases for years! I played the originals on Sega CD and have been a huge Lunar fan ever since. These games have heart like nothing else.
I just need to log in to this:
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! YEEEEEEAAAAAAH!
I feel much better. And, yes Day 1 purchase physical.
Yes. Yes. This is the collection I have been waiting for. Beat the Silver Star Story on PS1 as a teenager. I cannot wait to replay this and finally Blue too.
@jesse_dylan hacked emus🤭
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