Sega CD Lunar SSS vs PSX Lunar SSS

[Arkhan]

I always though it was funny that SoV had a town called Parma.

Thats the town I live in, lol

[geise]

You live in Parma Ohio?  I lived near there.  Well Medina.  Anyways getting back on topic I finally started playing the Sega CD version of Lunar SSS again.  I like it a bit better when it comes to the battles.  They seem faster.  In the PSX version I do like how you can see the monsters and try to run away from them to avoid a battle.  That was kind of nice.  I did also pick up the Sega Saturn Lunar Silver Star Complete.  I haven't played it yet though because I need a saturn video card to play the upgraded MPEG's of that game.

[Arkhan]

You live in Parma Ohio?  I lived near there.  Well Medina.  Anyways getting back on topic I finally started playing the Sega CD version of Lunar SSS again.  I like it a bit better when it comes to the battles.  They seem faster.  In the PSX version I do like how you can see the monsters and try to run away from them to avoid a battle.  That was kind of nice.  I did also pick up the Sega Saturn Lunar Silver Star Complete.  I haven't played it yet though because I need a saturn video card to play the upgraded MPEG's of that game.

wtfs everyone lives in or used to live in Medina.

lol

[geise]

wtfs everyone lives in or used to live in Medina.

lol

Really?  Haha that's kinda funny.  It's been years though.  Was there for 11 years then moved to good ol Columbia, South Kakalaky in 92'  Most of my family is still up there though.  Anyways...I just bought a Video card so I can play my Saturn Lunar with the upgraded video quality.  So that will be nice.  I've never played the Saturn version.  I also want to get the PC version.  Is there supposed to be any differences between the Saturn and PSX versions?

[Arkhan]

yeah a ton of people i meet on the interwebs tell me DUED I WAS FROM MEDINA AND STUFF



personally, i cant stand medina, but its because I dont like rural-farm-town things....

maybe there is a suburblike area there.  Dunno, but it must have something im missing since tons of people are from there!

[geise]

All Medina is is suburbs.  It's grown like crazy since I've been there.  Anyways on the Lunar topic I just got Lunar SSS for PC.  Gonna try it out this week and see how it is.  I'll be playing Lunar SSSC for Saturn when I get my Saturn video card in the mail.  I'm just about to finish the Sega CD version so I'd be nice to compare with the others.  I've heard the Saturn SSSC with the better quality MPEG's is the best version.  I just want to see what WD left out, besides the script. 

[Arkhan]

All Medina is is suburbs.  It's grown like crazy since I've been there.  Anyways on the Lunar topic I just got Lunar SSS for PC.  Gonna try it out this week and see how it is.  I'll be playing Lunar SSSC for Saturn when I get my Saturn video card in the mail.  I'm just about to finish the Sega CD version so I'd be nice to compare with the others.  I've heard the Saturn SSSC with the better quality MPEG's is the best version.  I just want to see what WD left out, besides the script. 

heheh the medina i was in was all grassy and outsidey.   


The saturn version is the best of the 3.  the PSX one is damn good anyways though.    working designs "americanizes" the script and crap, but its still fun

[geise]

I never personally had a problem with Working Designs scripts.  There were however times I felt there was unneeded humor.  At least they didn't do literal translations.  I felt they did a good job.  Others will say otherwise though.  At least they brought games over other companies were afraid to touch with 10 ft pole.  I have to give them credit.  Plus they went all out with their PSX releases.  They gave us 3 fairly good RPG for the Duo, Parasol Stars and Cadash.  So I cut them some slack.  I actually wish they were still around.

[Arkhan]

I never personally had a problem with Working Designs scripts.  There were however times I felt there was unneeded humor.  At least they didn't do literal translations.  I felt they did a good job.  Others will say otherwise though.  At least they brought games over other companies were afraid to touch with 10 ft pole.  I have to give them credit.  Plus they went all out with their PSX releases.  They gave us 3 fairly good RPG for the Duo, Parasol Stars and Cadash.  So I cut them some slack.  I actually wish they were still around.

me too.  The americanizing wasnt a bad thing at all.  i bought the strategy guides just for the captions and jokes.

[ParanoiaDragon]

I NEVER have understood peoples hate for WD, never.  I LOVE the humor, man, there's one line where a guy starts saying that he's Steve & is looking for Guy Kazama, that right there made them one of my favorite companies EVER!  That might've been Lunar 2.  My wife just started Lunar 1 but she didn't find that guy.  Also, I have the original Saturn version & I recall not being impressed, it has slow down, which, I don't remember the PS1 version having

[geise]

Is your saturn version the complete one with the better quality MPEGs?  Maybe the complete version has no slowdown.  I will find out when the Saturn video card comes in the mail.  I've always heard of the Saturn version being a bit better minus an english translation.  Maybe that was being said by Saturn fanboys though. 

[Arkhan]

There was a Michael Jackson joke reference in Lunar 2 on SCD's manual.

In PSX Lunar 1, after the machine blows up and the dresser survives you're treated to "That must be some strong wood!" and laughter ensues....

A wheaties joke, a clinton joke.... the guy kazama thing

tons of goofy humor.

and thats just in Lunar games.

WD never released a bad game really

[Joe Redifer]

Exile 2 isn't so hot...

[Black Tiger]

Is your saturn version the complete one with the better quality MPEGs?  Maybe the complete version has no slowdown.  I will find out when the Saturn video card comes in the mail.  I've always heard of the Saturn version being a bit better minus an english translation.  Maybe that was being said by Saturn fanboys though. 

The Saturn version is noticeably better. The battle bgs are hi color while on PSX they're low color, effects were downgraded or removed for PSX, PSX loads longer and has an extra disc(?), saving takes way too long on PSX, english battle voices are annoying on PSX... there's more but I can't remember at the moment. The map effects are really noticeable for Lunar and Grandia PSX. I don't know if it's hard for the PSX to do infinite 2D bg effects or it's all bad programming or what.

There were however times I felt there was unneeded humor.  At least they didn't do literal translations.  I felt they did a good job.  Others will say otherwise though.  At least they brought games over other companies were afraid to touch with 10 ft pole.  I have to give them credit.  Plus they went all out with their PSX releases.  They gave us 3 fairly good RPG for the Duo, Parasol Stars and Cadash.  So I cut them some slack.  I actually wish they were still around.

This is kinda how I feel. Even in the worst cases, it was worth it to get the games at all and some of the "improvements" were genuinely positive. But I still don't blindly love everything and anything by anyone/thing, WD or otherwise.

[ParanoiaDragon]

Is your saturn version the complete one with the better quality MPEGs?  Maybe the complete version has no slowdown.  I will find out when the Saturn video card comes in the mail.  I've always heard of the Saturn version being a bit better minus an english translation.  Maybe that was being said by Saturn fanboys though. 

I'm sure mine is just the regular version.