Journey back to a place where dragons yet live, and magic is valued above all else. Join Alex, the young adventurer as he begins a quest with his friends to save their land from the crushing advance of the Magic Emperor. Exciting, menu-driven combat will keep you challenged until the last. Typical RPG fodder you might well say but what separates Lunar from its more mundane peers is the storyline.
Characters are well developed and, something rare in a console RPG, pretty darn funny.
There are a few problems - for one thing, the combat can get pretty tedious in an alarmingly short amount of time. There are plenty of options and strategies available but all you'll end up doing is hitting the attack button while the rest of your party is assigned to healing and using their magic powers. Various delays and technical hiccups have prevented eager gamers from being able to sit down in front of their PlayStation and enjoy one of the Sega CD's best RPGs, but it's finally here. Dungeons in particular waste the PlayStation's abilities, but thankfully the gameplay will keep your attention for weeks to come. Nice touches are the extra goodies that come in the box, like the extra CDs and the cloth map.