Lunar takes my prize for Pleasant Surprise JRPG, with a special emphasis on the "pleasant" cause this is nothing but an easygoing time all around. Everything’s nicely balanced; the magic and item economy is simple but designed such that I was regularly using both; the pacing of towns and dungeons felt just right

It’s a lovely little world they’ve put together here, with a surprising amount of detail. The translation is a bit sophomoric, but I didn’t mind as it also managed to pretty regularly put a smile on my face. And the voice acting is so atrocious that it makes the full circle around to being charming

There’s also some surprisingly forward thinking design decisions here that keep it from ever feeling sloggy too, like just saying nope to random encounters and allowing you to save anywhere anytime. And lastly, it’s amazing how much a simple thing like adding x-y positioning to your party and enemies in the turn-based battles can make even simple encounters much more engaging. Looking forward to the sequel

Reviewed on Jun 04, 2023


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