Summary
- Lunar Remastered Collection will launch on April 18 for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC, with support for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
- The collection will include fully voiced dialogue, a classic mode, and additional quality-of-life features like faster combat and auto-battle.
The release date of the Lunar Remastered Collection has been announced, and it's set to launch on April 18. The highly anticipated remaster is being developed by Game Arts and published by GungHo Online Entertainment. This duology collection will bring the first two Lunar games to modern consoles with updated graphics, re-recorded soundtracks, and several quality-of-life additions. Lunar Remastered Collection will be available across all console platforms and PC via Steam.
Lunar Remastered Collection was announced during a Sony State of Play in 2024, surprising many JRPG fans of yesteryear. The series debuted in 1992 with Lunar: The Silver Star for the Sega CD, followed by a sequel in 1994 called Lunar: Eternal Blue. Both games received remakes for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn, titled Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete. To this day, Lunar is considered one of the best RPGs for the Sega Saturn, so seeing a collection that includes remastered versions of these classics is something many fans are excited about.
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GungHo Online Entertainment recently announced that Lunar Remastered Collection will launch on April 18 for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC, with compatibility for current-gen consoles. Physical editions will be available in select stores in North America and Europe. The return of Lunar includes some expected changes for contemporary remasters, such as widescreen support, renovated pixel art, and high-definition cutscenes. However, nostalgic players can switch to a classic mode anytime, simulating the PS1-era graphics.
Lunar Remastered Collection Release Date
- April 18 for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC, with support for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Other additions in the Lunar Remastered Collection include fully voiced dialogue in Japanese and English and newly added French and German subtitles. Regarding gameplay, the collection will feature a speed-up command for combat and new strategies to streamline party members for auto-battle. These quality-of-life features, designed to optimize or accelerate combat, have become standard in remasters and remakes of older JRPGs. For instance, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake allows players to speed up its combat, and the upcoming Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster will also include a similar addition.
The Lunar series continues a trend of JRPGs from the past being given a new lease of life on modern platforms. It's unclear whether the Lunar Remastered Collection will be monetarily successful. Still, considering that Game Arts and GungHo Online Entertainment previously collaborated to bring the Grandia HD Collection to modern platforms and are now repeating the formula with other series, those results may have been positive.
- Released
- April 18, 2025
- ESRB
- Teen // Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Partial Nudity, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol
- Developer(s)
- GungHo Online Entertainment, Game Arts
- Publisher(s)
- GungHo Online Entertainment
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- PC Release Date
- April 18, 2025
- Nintendo Switch Release Date
- April 18, 2025
WHERE TO PLAY
Dive into the enchanting worlds of LUNAR: Silver Star Story Complete and LUNAR 2: Eternal Blue Complete, two beloved JRPGs that have captured the hearts of gamers for generations.
LUNAR: Silver Star Story introduces Alex, an aspiring Dragonmaster who bands together with his friends to combat the perilous emergence of the Magic Emperor and stop him from taking over the world.
LUNAR 2: Eternal Blue picks up a thousand years later, and follows Hiro and his friends as they set out in search of the Goddess Althena alongside an enigmatic girl named Lucia. On this grand quest, fend off enemies like Borgan and White Knight Leo, who hunt down the group to eradicate what they deem to be the "Destroyer of Lunar."
This definitive remastered edition features enhanced graphics, audio, and quality-of-life improvements that will satiate that hunger for 90s nostalgia--better than you remember! Embark on these two adventures with updated language support, now available in English, Japanese, French, and German.
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC
- Genre(s)
- JRPG
