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August 11, 2019
Full disclosure: I have a bias toward Working Designs because I became attached to their games at a young age.
Let's start with the positives. I love that this strategy guide was produced in-house. The fact that it was made by the people who made Lunar makes this perfectly compatible. The strategy guide and the game seem to communicate with one another, using the same humor, language, and references to create a sort of meta-experience. I can't imagine playing Lunar without this companion.
A few negatives: It wasn't exhaustive. There were some moments where I was thinking "what was this" in the game, so I flipped to the book and I couldn't find my answers. This was true in a few boss fights—which are really easy, so that's no big deal. The worst part is that some information wasn't conveyed in chronological order, so I found myself missing out on two collectibles due to the missing information.
Which brings me to my next (and perhaps most important) point: This is not a suitable reference for finding Bromides unless you're interested in extensive bookkeeping and cross-referencing. In all seriousness, I would recommend any internet guide over this as far as locating Bromides.
The binding is pretty weak, so I've had to use various methods to stick the pages back into the book. This problem seems to be exclusive to the paperback copy (the sequel is available in hardback).
Overall the guide still belongs with the game; I believe that it's the proper and intended way to play Lunar. The jokes, interviews, and retro-checks were a great way to annotate my experience and immerse myself in the creation as I went. I can't even say that it lacks effort, because clearly they went above and beyond when it comes to content. I just wish it had about 5% fewer mistakes.
Let's start with the positives. I love that this strategy guide was produced in-house. The fact that it was made by the people who made Lunar makes this perfectly compatible. The strategy guide and the game seem to communicate with one another, using the same humor, language, and references to create a sort of meta-experience. I can't imagine playing Lunar without this companion.
A few negatives: It wasn't exhaustive. There were some moments where I was thinking "what was this" in the game, so I flipped to the book and I couldn't find my answers. This was true in a few boss fights—which are really easy, so that's no big deal. The worst part is that some information wasn't conveyed in chronological order, so I found myself missing out on two collectibles due to the missing information.
Which brings me to my next (and perhaps most important) point: This is not a suitable reference for finding Bromides unless you're interested in extensive bookkeeping and cross-referencing. In all seriousness, I would recommend any internet guide over this as far as locating Bromides.
The binding is pretty weak, so I've had to use various methods to stick the pages back into the book. This problem seems to be exclusive to the paperback copy (the sequel is available in hardback).
Overall the guide still belongs with the game; I believe that it's the proper and intended way to play Lunar. The jokes, interviews, and retro-checks were a great way to annotate my experience and immerse myself in the creation as I went. I can't even say that it lacks effort, because clearly they went above and beyond when it comes to content. I just wish it had about 5% fewer mistakes.
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