Well, how does one say it? Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete is proceeding very well. It has proven to be quite the palate cleanser after all the grim realpolitik and eldritch meddling going on in Final Fantasy XII.
I should be bored and a bit horrified; Grandia was a signal lesson that just because something is old, widely praised, and well within my gaming specialty doesn't mean I'll actually like the thing enough to make into a complete campaign. But Lunar just has that special spark. It's probably the music and writing. Yes, the dialog and random text blobs are hilarious. Working Design went absolutely nuts with the humor and the references, to the point that I'm amazed that this got a T rating--in the nineties!--which goes to show that censorious prudes are complete idiots when it comes to games.
Wheaties, Austin Powers (both the first and second movies), Chrono Trigger (anybody that doesn't think Ghaleon isn't Magus 2.0 is a fool, ditto for Vane being Zeal 2.0), Titanic, Norman Greenbaum, the list goes on, and I'm only six hours in! The Borderlands series' level of references ain't got nuthin' on Lunar, I tell you. Combine that with a simple-but-pleasant storyline, a fun battle system, and SSSC is shaping up to be quite a fun little ride.
It's good to remember that even now that there are plenty of old gems out there to unearth and admire, and just because a game is predictable doesn't mean it isn't a lot of fun. The Harvest Never Rests, and Needs A Good Laugh Anyway.
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