Lunar: Silver Star Story

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Recapper(s): Sam
Begun: 2.22.03
Latest: 8.28.11
Status: Active
See also: Lunar: Silver Star Story cast

Summary

Lunar: Silver Star Story is a delightful romp through the world of Lunar, which is the moon if you haven't gotten that yet. I know, that's super creative. The story follows Alex as he quests to become a Dragonmaster in the steps of his idol and unrequited love, Dragonmaster Dyne. There's some broad with blue hair that keeps acting like his girlfriend, but pay no attention to that.

Recap terminology
Game term Recap term
Dyne's Monument Dyne Memorial Hunk of Marble
Althena's Shrine Shrine of Foreshadowing

Relationships

  • Alex/Dyne: Alex has a little bit of a necrophilia problem. It's really too, too bad that Dyne isn't somehow still alive and able to reciprocate Alex's deep, burning desires.
  • Mia/Nash: Look, don't get me wrong, Nash is super gay for Ghaleon--and who could blame him?--but it is more or less undeniable that he has a thing for sweet, sweet Mia. He embarrasses himself entirely too much on her behalf to not be in love with her.

Tropes

  • Working Designs needs to crawl out of their own assholes and stop making lame pop culture references
  • Terrible voice acting (Phacia)
  • "Celebrity" voice actors (Alex/Ashley Angel)
  • Totally one-dimensional characters (Ramus)
  • Three flavors of Mary Sue: angelic virgin love interest with beautiful/magical singing voice (Luna), innocent bookworm (Mia), temperamental slutty one (Jessica)
  • Hero has super gay musical intstrument (Alex's ocarina)
  • Totally unnecessary anime cutscenes
  • Our heroes grew up in a small BFE town and adventure so they can see the big wide world
  • Lovers looking at the full moon (Alex and Luna...I GUESS)
  • Forest dungeons are THE WORST (Weird Woods, Meribia Woods, stupid female Althena's Shrine woods)