Lunar: Eternal Blue
| Lunar: Eternal Blue | |
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| Developer(s) |
Game Arts Studio Alex |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Director(s) | Yōichi Miyaji Hiroyuki Koyama |
| Producer(s) | Kazutoyo Ishii Yōichi Miyaji |
| Designer(s) | Masayuki Shimada |
| Programmer(s) | Hiroyuki Koyama Naozumi Honma Masao Ishikawa |
| Artist(s) | Masatoshi Azumi Toshio Akashi Toshiyuki Kubooka |
| Writer(s) | Kei Shigema Takashi Hino Toshio Akashi |
| Composer(s) | Noriyuki Iwadare |
| Series | Lunar |
| Platform(s) | Sega CD |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Aggregate score | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 90.64% (7 reviews) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| AllGame |   |
| EGM | 7.75 / 10 |
| GameFan | 91% |
| Game Informer | 8.75 / 10 |
| GamePro | 4.5 / 5 |
| Game Players | 81% |
| Games Are Fun | 10 / 10 |
| Next Generation |  |
| RPGFan | 99% |
| Sega-16 | 9 / 10 |
Lunar: Eternal Blue (ルナ エターナルブルー Runa Etānaru Burū?) is a role-playing video game developed by Game Arts and Studio Alex for the Sega CD as the sequel to Lunar: The Silver Star. The game was originally released in December 1994 in Japan, and later in North America in September 1995 by Working Designs. Eternal Blue expanded the story and gameplay of its predecessor, and made more use of the Sega CD's hardware, including more detailed graphics, longer, more elaborate animated cutscenes, and more extensive use of voice acting. Critics were mostly pleased with the title, giving particular merit to the game's English translation and further expansion of the role-playing game genre in CD format.
Set one thousand years after the events of The Silver Star, the game follows the adventure of Hiro, a young explorer and adventurer who meets Lucia, visitor from the far-away Blue Star, becoming entangled in her mission to stop Zophar, an evil, all-powerful being, from destroying the world. During their journey across the world of Lunar, Hiro and Lucia are joined by an ever-expanding cast of supporting characters, including some from its predecessor. Eternal Blue was remade in 1998 as Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete.
Lunar: Eternal Blue is a traditional role-playing video game featuring two-dimensional character sprites and backgrounds. The game is presented from a top-down perspective with players moving the characters across numerous fantasy environments while completing story-based scenarios and battling enemy monsters. While basic game function remains similar to Lunar: The Silver Star, with story segments being presented as both on-screen text and animated cutscenes, the abundance of these interludes has been increased to over fifty minutes of movie content and an hour of spoken dialogue. Players advance the story by taking part in quests and interacting with non-player characters, which engages them in the story as well as providing tips on how to advance.
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