Friday, January 16, 2009

It's Lunar-tastic!

So, you may be wondering, what inspired me to download Lunar? Well, I blame tvtropes.

Tvtropes has a page called, "Crowning Music of Awesome." I like to go there and check the youtube links. I got down to the section with Lunar music, and one link was to a cutscene that plays, "The Boat Song." I remember reading about Lunar SSSC on a website, and that this "boat scene" was the most famous cutscene in the game. So I watched it.

I was so happy.

No, I didn't cry. Although I'm sure others have. Seeing that video is what inspired me to download the game. Now earlier today, I saw "The Boat Scene" in the actual game today. It's so romantic. Video games are almost never romantic. I can count the number of games with good love stories on one hand. Well, Lunar might be changing that.

However, there is something about this game I would warn you about. It has difficult bosses. You know, like in Lost Odyssey, the minor foes are no big deal, but the bosses, even the "weaker" ones, will whip your ass if you don't know what you're doing. On top of that, in Lunar, the bosses will always be the same level as your lead character. Minor enemies don't level up, but bosses do. Oh joy. It was hard enough just beating the first boss.

But it's worth it, though! The game's just so much fun, and I love the story so much! I can't help myself!