| Lunar: Eternal Blue | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | Game Arts[a] |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Director(s) | Yōichi Miyaji Hiroyuki Koyama |
| Producer(s) | Kazutoyo Ishii Yōichi Miyaji |
| Designer(s) | Masayuki Shimada |
| Programmer(s) | Hiroyuki Koyama Naozumi Honma Masao Ishikawa |
| Artist(s) | Masatoshi Azumi Toshio Akashi Toshiyuki Kubooka |
| Writer(s) | Kei Shigema Takashi Hino Toshio Akashi |
| Composer(s) | Noriyuki Iwadare |
| Series | Lunar |
| Platform(s) | Sega CD, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
| Release | Sega CDSega Saturn
|
| Genre(s) | Role-playing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Lunar: Eternal Blue[b] is a role-playing video game developed by Game Arts in association with Studio Alex for the Sega CD as the sequel to Lunar: The Silver Star. The game was originally released in December 1994 in Japan, and later in North America in September 1995 by Working Designs. Eternal Blue expanded the story and gameplay of its predecessor, and made more use of the Sega CD's hardware, including more detailed graphics, longer, more elaborate animated cutscenes, and more extensive use of voice acting. Critics were mostly pleased with the title, giving particular merit to the game's English translation and further expansion of the role-playing game genre in CD format.
Set one thousand years after the events of The Silver Star, the game follows the adventure of Hiro, a young explorer and adventurer who meets Lucia, visitor from the far-away Blue Star, becoming entangled in her mission to stop Zophar, an evil, all-powerful being, from destroying the world. During their journey across the world of Lunar, Hiro and Lucia are joined by an ever-expanding cast of supporting characters, including some from its predecessor. Eternal Blue was remade in 1998 as Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete, published by Kadokawa Shoten for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation, with the latter version localized and published in North America by Working Designs. The PlayStation version was later re-released on PlayStation Network for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation Vita in Japan in September 2015.[1]
On September 24, 2024, Lunar Remastered Collection, a remastered collection containing Silver Star Story Complete and Eternal Blue Complete was announced for a Spring 2025 release on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S,[2] which will be produced by GungHo Online Entertainment.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
- ^ "『LUNAR2 ETERNAR BLUE』がPS3、PS Vita、PSP向けDLソフトとして配信開始！】". Famitsu (in Japanese). 16 September 2015.
- ^ Sal Romano (September 14, 2024). "LUNAR Remastered Collection announced for PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu.