Let's get off the Blue Star for a little while and take up an adventure
In Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete, a lot of the scenes are nicely done to put that anime affect into it. Mostly when characters are introduced or when an important event occurs, these cutscenes are triggered. This is just one of the great things that Lunar carries within itself.
Graphics aren't much of a big deal since this is a classic, and the way Lunar portrays it's world is much better done than anyone could have hoped for in this game. The character designs are unique and match the story and settings well but character avatars aren't so great. They are displayed as chibi characters, they look like that for the entire game besides the cutscenes. During battle they still keep the same form but the enemies are well animated and most of the heavy duty bosses have great designs. Seeing little people go against a giant is pretty neat, especially when they're kicking butt.
The story follows a boy named Alex, who always dreams of becoming the next Dragonmaster, it's been his dream since childhood, and the adventure starts when a friend of his wants to visit one of the four dragons of Lunar. For Alex to become the dragonmaster, he must meet with all four dragons and obtain the pieces to create the Dragonmaster's armor. The story is not just this though, it's really complex. It also brings in the Luna, the girl that lives with Alex. She was taken in by Alex's parents long ago, and she's been with them ever since. What also is great about Lunar's story is that it focuses on other characters that join the party and not just the main story all the way, and it flows pretty smooth so that you won't get bored as easily. The quest of the Dragonmaster begins.
The gameplay just involves the classic RPG commands, such as using items to attacking enemies and gaining experience for each character. Issue commands to each of your characters and when the last command is made the battle starts, and each round goes on until all the enemies have been defeated or if all the characters are knocked out. The battlefield is pretty large (for your characters at least, considering their size) and that allows movement to almost anywhere when you attack or defend. While defending, you can choose to place your character anywhere as long as their range status allows them to while attacking moves your character up front. After the action has been made the character will remain there until the next round. This pretty much explains the classic gameplay, but it's still pretty neat and fun.
All of the characters in Lunar are easy to get attached to and while some may be annoying, you'll come to love them as they create the Lunar story. Now that I have put my opinion of this game down, it's time that you pick it up yourself, not that you'll have much luck, but you just simply can't miss out. Pick up a copy any way you can.