Yes, I played and finished Lunar: Dragon Dung (SPOILERS)
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:44 am
Okay, now I see the reference moreso to Lunar: The Silver Star/SSSC. I feel they wrote this game very sloppy (obviously) and Lucia/Goddess Althena talks about wanting to perish from Lunar so humans, beastmen, and even the Vile Tribe can live and rule together. As a prequel, this game takes place even before the legend of the four heroes. Iit isn't until that story that Althena should have wanted the people on Lunar to believe in themselves and not require her existence, but if the ideology is to follow Dragon Song's story then Althena's rebirth in every game is ruined by an evil wanting to recall the Goddess' powers so they can rule over Lunar.
I will say the ending of Dragon Song did delve more into Althena's true intent for the people of Lunar, but the game itself was like walking through dog sh|t. The ending is a major dose of "WTF" and Ignatius was a pathetic excuse for an ancestor of Ghaleon. Also, it was a bit confusing when walking into Vile Castle, then into the Chamber of Rebirth, and then outside into four stupid towers that warp you to enemy infested dungeons where you only win collection cards, and then go back to the Chamber of Rebirth with the characters wondering what it was ("This must be the Chamber of Rebirth!" DUHHHHH). So, how do we end up in the Chamber of Rebirth in the Vile Castle, which takes us to the Goddess Tower, which takes us to the Cathedral of Althena? We're meant to believe the Chamber of Rebirth only exists in the Cathedral of Althena, not in the Vile Castle. The connection just didn't work for me.
Okay, so at the end we see Peles and Titus talking. I think it's actually supposed to be Peres, Flora's brother. They're standing on a bridge talking, and Peles/Peres is amazed at how beautiful everything is outside of the Talon Mines, or whatever the hell they were called by the Lind Village. He makes no mention of the mines, but you pretty much get the point. Titus talks about Althena being reborn as Lucia, and then Lucia shows up and tells one of them to hurry up you slow poke. I assume she means Titus, who then morphs into a fairy! What the hell is going on!? Then you see Lucia run past Gabryel and Flora who are talking to someone, and she runs up as Jian turns around. The screen pans as the fairy flies away and then THE END.
Of course before it says "The End," we see the Blue Star and the text rips off the opening theme to Lunar: The Silver Star and some lyrics from Winds Nocturne. I especially liked the "When the time for valor has returned again" bit. I have to say that the end of the game really made me wish for the true Lunar sequel we've all been waiting for, and I'm still waiting for a Lunar game that had the magic that The Silver Star on Sega CD left me with. It was the awesome fully orchestrated music along with the story that I want to experience again. I loved Eternal Blue, but TSS had the magic.
Btw, I saw your names in the credits; Mickey and Kaiser.
I will say the ending of Dragon Song did delve more into Althena's true intent for the people of Lunar, but the game itself was like walking through dog sh|t. The ending is a major dose of "WTF" and Ignatius was a pathetic excuse for an ancestor of Ghaleon. Also, it was a bit confusing when walking into Vile Castle, then into the Chamber of Rebirth, and then outside into four stupid towers that warp you to enemy infested dungeons where you only win collection cards, and then go back to the Chamber of Rebirth with the characters wondering what it was ("This must be the Chamber of Rebirth!" DUHHHHH). So, how do we end up in the Chamber of Rebirth in the Vile Castle, which takes us to the Goddess Tower, which takes us to the Cathedral of Althena? We're meant to believe the Chamber of Rebirth only exists in the Cathedral of Althena, not in the Vile Castle. The connection just didn't work for me.
Okay, so at the end we see Peles and Titus talking. I think it's actually supposed to be Peres, Flora's brother. They're standing on a bridge talking, and Peles/Peres is amazed at how beautiful everything is outside of the Talon Mines, or whatever the hell they were called by the Lind Village. He makes no mention of the mines, but you pretty much get the point. Titus talks about Althena being reborn as Lucia, and then Lucia shows up and tells one of them to hurry up you slow poke. I assume she means Titus, who then morphs into a fairy! What the hell is going on!? Then you see Lucia run past Gabryel and Flora who are talking to someone, and she runs up as Jian turns around. The screen pans as the fairy flies away and then THE END.
Of course before it says "The End," we see the Blue Star and the text rips off the opening theme to Lunar: The Silver Star and some lyrics from Winds Nocturne. I especially liked the "When the time for valor has returned again" bit. I have to say that the end of the game really made me wish for the true Lunar sequel we've all been waiting for, and I'm still waiting for a Lunar game that had the magic that The Silver Star on Sega CD left me with. It was the awesome fully orchestrated music along with the story that I want to experience again. I loved Eternal Blue, but TSS had the magic.
Btw, I saw your names in the credits; Mickey and Kaiser.