I remember being 16. I was just beginning to become interested in girls. I was grossly overweight, too. Not a good combination, I know. I was also pretty much into fist-fights back then. I had no interest in basketball whatsoever, and I was the King of the Table Tennis, ruling the tables with my paddle, the Lucky Duck.
But it was a time in my life that will always be remembered for ONE thing.
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete.
Because I live in a tropical country which is so corrupt we cannot even have proper sewage systems, we had a lot of occasions when school would be canceled because of flooding. During days like those, I would wake up at 530am, head down to the den, and fire up the Sony Playstation. I would stay burrowed in there until lunch time, with the rain crashing down on the house. You can’t buy that kind of happiness.
Lunar was, IS, a masterpiece. From the opening credits to the end, I was hooked. I cried a few times playing that game. I related with Alex. I had a crush on Luna. I collected all the pin-ups of the girl characters. I watched them all take baths. I saw Alex make a choice between saving the world or saving the one you love.
I didn’t want it to end. And I cried AGAIN when it did. I thought the adventure was over.
HOWEVER..
Thanks to the PSP and glorious, shameless piracy online, I am now playing LUNAR: SILVER STAR STORY COMPLETE AGAIN!
9 hours in, 20 more to go.
WOOHOO!
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