Lunar sequel with a darker story and higher stakes. Complex characters, superb music, quality production. Some prefer the first but both are excellent. Indispensable for saga fans.
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Sequel to Lunar Silver Star following Hiro as he meets Lucia, a mysterious girl from the stars. Published by Game Arts, released in Japan in 1998. New memorable cast, turn-based combat with summons, cinematic-quality animated sequences, and an emotional soundtrack. The conclusion of the Lunar saga on Saturn, with a mature and moving narrative.
Lunar 2 - Eternal Blue review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
MAX
Story
★★★★★
"Masterful"
Toshiyuki Kubooka's line matures here: more angular faces, costumes loaded with detail and a palette that darkens as the story hardens. The 2D backdrops widen their vocabulary, from bluish ruins to suspended cities, and the animated sequences, longer than before, work as genuine dramatic breathing spaces.
Still signed by Noriyuki Iwadare, the sequel unfurls broader themes and vocal songs of an overwhelming emotion, carried by the CD format. The music embraces the fate of Hiro and Lucia with a rare tenderness and grandeur. This melodic richness, a peak of the CD-era JRPG, moves the heart at every moment of the adventure.
To save a mysterious girl fallen from the sky, a boy from the remote lands confronts a god bent on annihilating the world. Vaster and more moving than its forerunner, this sequel weaves faith, sacrifice and love with rare generosity. Elevated by its animated scenes and its music, it remains a peak of the CD-based RPG.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Advancing through an adventure carried by endearing characters, where every town, dungeon and animated scene revives the urge to know what comes next, sets up a gentle, captivating progression. Growing your party and unveiling the story rewards patience. The battles remain classic, but the warmth of the writing and the epic sweep hold you all the way to the finale.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Following Hiro to his meeting with the mysterious Lucia unfolds a JRPG carried by a long adventure, rich in characters and twists. The fleshed-out main quest, the dungeons to explore and the many cutscenes feed dozens of hours. That narrative generosity, celebrated by fans, offers a lifespan RPG fans cultivate.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
Original Japanese Saturn remake of Lunar 2 Eternal Blue, distributed by Kadokawa Shoten in July 1998, a reworking of the Mega CD chapter parallel to the Silver Star Story treatment. Kadokawa Japan run was short, jewel case with intact obi, extended animated scenes and an expanded scenario distinct from the original Mega CD printing. The closing position of the original Lunar duology on the Saturn makes for Game Arts completists a complete with obi marked Eternal Blue copy a clearly valued archive object on the Japanese market.
Is Lunar 2 - Eternal Blue still worth playing in 2026?
A direct sequel to the Game Arts JRPG, Lunar Eternal Blue extends the adventure in the Lunar world with a more mature and ambitious narrative. The turn based combat system remains classic but effective, the animated cutscenes admirably benefit from the CD support and the English dub (in the Working Designs version) sublimates the experience. For anyone fond of classic narrative JRPGs and wishing to discover one of the hidden peaks of the Mega CD, an absolutely unmissable recommendation today still here truly indeed.
