Lunar Threads

Greetings Lunar-net.

I'm a long-time Lunar fan, probably about a decade, now, and I've known about this website for a long time. I never bothered to register because, by the time I did, I already finished the Playstation Lunars. My first Lunar game was SSSC; loved every inch of it. I played EBC, then. Not as good... actually, nowhere as good but still good.

However, I'm registering now because I'm playing through the original Sega-CD Eternal Blue. One of my biggest gripes with EBC was the quality on the animated cutscenes which was, by itself, not very good, and, in comparison to SSSC's, utterly hideous. I'm a bit of an art buff(drawing, painting) so I think my opinion carries some weight. I looked at EB's cutscenes at YouTube and found them far, far superior which inspired me to play through the original EB to see if I can finally hold the entirety of Eternal Blue in its predecessor's esteem.

Welcome to the boards! I'm glad you decided to register and join in after visiting for so long. :3 And YAY! Someone who prefers SSSC over EBC! I feel like such a loner in liking SSSC more than EBC.

Welcome to the forums!

I would give you a welcome cookie, but I'm currently fresh out thanks to a certain member here.

I've definitely heard that comment before about EBC's animation being subpar. I expect Shiva Indis will have something to say about that too. I tend not to notice, but that's because for me animated scenes are largely just interruptions from the actual game. Well, that and my only exposure to animation is through games, so it's just the way it is.

Welcome! Sorry about the reg delays, by the way.

I actually like EB's story far, far more than TSS and SSSC. Something about EB was always much more epic and it just completely drew me in. KF

Thanks for the warm welcome.

Kizyr wrote:Welcome! Sorry about the reg delays, by the way.

Yeah. Um, I was actually planning on doing a forum Let's Play for my playthrough of EB but since you took a while to approve me and I got kinda impatient...

Regarding EBC's animation, you might be amused at the trenchant criticism it elicted from Akari Funato, who worked quite a bit on the series starting with the MegaCD EB game, including much of the character, bromide, and cutscene design. Scroll down to the end of this page, or search for "pg. 63": http://www.sceneryrecalled.com/trans/funatolc.htm

Welcome! I hope you enjoy it. Kinda sad to miss the My Play though - I always like reading about others' experiences gaming.

Alunissage wrote:I expect Shiva Indis will have something to say about that too.

It seems my art snobbery precedes me!

But yes, fully agree that the Lunar 2 remake is lacking aesthetically...dare I say, the artistic low point of the series? Not only are the cutscenes mostly off-model, the models themselves are kinda ugly. (The characters' eyes are always too far apart in the Lunar 2 remake - it's at best a little unsettling and at worst horrifying.) To say nothing of the poorly integrated CG. I dislike the remake cutscenes so much, the possibility of them showing up on PSP in the near future bothers me. If only Game Arts could redo them...

Alunissage wrote:Regarding EBC's animation, you might be amused at the trenchant criticism it elicted from Akari Funato, who worked quite a bit on the series starting with the MegaCD EB game.

Funato's right. Zophar IS a turd.

Solidor wrote:Greetings Lunar-net.

I'm a long-time Lunar fan, probably about a decade, now, and I've known about this website for a long time. I never bothered to register because, by the time I did, I already finished the Playstation Lunars. My first Lunar game was SSSC; loved every inch of it. I played EBC, then. Not as good... actually, nowhere as good but still good.

However, I'm registering now because I'm playing through the original Sega-CD Eternal Blue. One of my biggest gripes with EBC was the quality on the animated cutscenes which was, by itself, not very good, and, in comparison to SSSC's, utterly hideous. I'm a bit of an art buff(drawing, painting) so I think my opinion carries some weight. I looked at EB's cutscenes at YouTube and found them far, far superior which inspired me to play through the original EB to see if I can finally hold the entirety of Eternal Blue in its predecessor's esteem.

Hello there. ^^
I'm a newbie in these forums too, so maybe we can chat sometime.
An art buff you say? Do tell. I'm a graphic designer and have been recently playing with animation and what not. Hope to see you around!

Welcome to the forums, yo!

Liquidpolicenaut has all the Animation Sequences up on his YouTube, I was watching them earlier.

It made me realize just HOW MUCH they cut out between EB and EBC...
And yeah, EB's animation really did look so much better.

Oh hai, by the way.

Solidor wrote:Greetings Lunar-net.

I'm a long-time Lunar fan, probably about a decade, now, and I've known about this website for a long time. I never bothered to register because, by the time I did, I already finished the Playstation Lunars. My first Lunar game was SSSC; loved every inch of it. I played EBC, then. Not as good... actually, nowhere as good but still good.

However, I'm registering now because I'm playing through the original Sega-CD Eternal Blue. One of my biggest gripes with EBC was the quality on the animated cutscenes which was, by itself, not very good, and, in comparison to SSSC's, utterly hideous. I'm a bit of an art buff(drawing, painting) so I think my opinion carries some weight. I looked at EB's cutscenes at YouTube and found them far, far superior which inspired me to play through the original EB to see if I can finally hold the entirety of Eternal Blue in its predecessor's esteem.

Amazing how everyone can have their own unique opinion Yours is interesting really.
Never thought anyone would dislike EBC's animations yet love the Sega CD ones!
Me, I love all 4 versions equally.

Just like you, my first was SSSC and loved it. Then I discovered EBC and remained skeptical the first 5 minutes, but then loved it deeply! I could never prefer any of them over the other, I think both games complement each other.
(Later I discovered SSSC borrowed some things from the Sega CD's EB!)
So yeah, to me, both are the absolute best

Then discovered the Sega CD ones, same thing! So I would never even bother struggling to find which one is better I love all 4 games 100%.