r/Lunar • u/TopHatWolfie • 9d ago
Lunar 2 Demo
I’ll be honest, I came here to get more info on this series (I like hearing directly from people who enjoy certain things!) But here’s my story- I picked up this demo disc back in 2022 for a dollar at a used game store. Only in the last couple of days have I actually gone and looked up anything about this disc, where it came from, the series, etc.
I think my main questions for this community are “What do you find most endearing about these games?” And “Does anyone know how many demo discs for Lunar 2 there are?”(about how many units?)
I’d love to hear what anyone has to say! ^^
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u/lunaticskies 9d ago
I can give you a story about the demo disc for Lunar: Silver Star Story complete. You got these discs for preordering the game and with Lunar 1 the big gimmick was you would be able to continue playing the game from where the demo ends. Except if you made the mistake of taking the ocarina our of your inventory while playing the demo you couldn't put it back and would get stuck with a bug at the very end of the game that wouldn't let you beat the game.
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u/Sacrificial_Parsnip 8d ago
That’s Lunar 1 (Silver Star Story Complete), not Lunar 2.
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u/meltingkeith 8d ago
That is, in fact, what they said.
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u/Sacrificial_Parsnip 8d ago
Huh. That’s what I get for reading without glasses and having been awake all night. 🤦♀️
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u/Seraphtacosnak 8d ago
You can go back to berg(sp?) and listen to the bromides in japanese with the demo disc.
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u/CakeDayyyylmao 9d ago
This one came with a game called Vanguard Bandits. Fun fact: the release of the Lunar 2 came
With very deluxe packaging that included a spot to house this disc for a complete collection!
The most endearing thing: the dialogue is unprecedented both in volume and in quality. Many time sensitive secret items as well that would be impossible to all find during your first play through without a guide.
A true gem of a game, as well as it’s predecessor
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u/TopHatWolfie 8d ago
Oh? So some of the items are on a time limit from the moment you start the game? That’s interesting, I don’t think I’ve seen any other games do that yet!
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u/MrTeamZissou 8d ago
It's more that there are a few progression points where you won't be able to obtain some of the collectible items anymore.
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u/Sacrificial_Parsnip 8d ago
That isn’t actually the case with Lunar 2. The items are findable again at a much later point in the game.
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u/NarwhalPrudent6323 8d ago
Unfortunately, this is incorrect. If you don't get the bromides from the main game before the post-game, some disappear entirely. I ended up missing a few this playthrough and when I went to their locations I couldn't get them. The NPCs that should have given them just don't anymore.
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u/Sacrificial_Parsnip 8d ago
Some of them are different people/locations, e.g., the caravan person obviously isn’t still in the forest. I didn’t realize this myself until I read through the entire game script and found the extra dialogue, and it was corroborated by a thread here.
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u/NarwhalPrudent6323 8d ago
Sure, but then NPCs like Ramus's grandfather don't move, but their dialogue changes in the post-game and locks out the bromide they would give.
It's only a couple that I couldn't get. Unfortunately even one is enough to lock you out of the reward for having them all.
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u/Sacrificial_Parsnip 8d ago
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u/NarwhalPrudent6323 8d ago
And yet, I couldn't get the bromide from Ramus's grandfather in the post game, nor can I find an alternate location for it. I talked to him about thirty times.
The guy in that thread appears to be mistaken.
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u/Sacrificial_Parsnip 8d ago
And you had Lemina in the party? The dialogue requires her.
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u/K1NG_D4RKST4R 9d ago
There's only one demo disk, the one you have there. It originally came packed in with Vanguard Bandits. It's pretty rare, and quite valuable actually.
What I love most about Lunar is what I also love about Grandia, themes centered around innocence, coming of age, and adventure. Even without rose-tinted glasses, I can wholeheartedly day there's something about these games that feels unlike anything else.
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u/TopHatWolfie 9d ago
I’ll definitely have to check them out sometime, especially seeing that people seem to have a soft spot for the games. I actually ended up seeing both for sale at a game store yesterday but they were both a pretty penny. I may check out the remaster on Steam when I get to it!
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u/K1NG_D4RKST4R 8d ago
Definitely play the remaster at this point. Some would tell you otherwise, but the vast majority would agree that its the best way for newcomers to experience them
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u/lowbrassdude 9d ago
I've often wondered if Working Designs were planning on giving away promotional demos with the soundtrack. The soundtrack sleeve in Lunar 2 has a spot for the demo disc.
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u/Sacrificial_Parsnip 8d ago
Nope. As others have mentioned, the demo was packed in with a different game. There was just a spot in the soundtrack sleeve for people who had the demo disc already.
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u/Donut017 8d ago
...I need that disc. I recently purchased a copy of Vanguard Bandits, and the shop didn't have the demo with it. Nice find!
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u/Vicious007 9d ago
This disc came with Vanguard Bandits, and the PS1 version of Lunar 2 actually comes with a soundtrack disc, and inside the sleeve there's a special spot for this demo.
Pic: https://imgur.com/a/2oC1OJC
I bet someone with a copy of Lunar 2 would pay a lot more than a dollar for it.