Lunar: The Silver Star offered a better realized version of Dragon Quest's aesthetics and excelled in charm. Despite the lackluster battle system and uninspired premise, the goofy characters, lighthearted witty humor, and memorable soundtrack helped to convey the sense of a grand adventure. But mostly, its strengths are owed to the hardware, The Sega CD - graphically and performance-wise, brought the quality standard and polish of PC games over to the console generation.