<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Arts	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Studio	O
Alex	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
as	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	O
Blue	O
expanded	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
more	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
hardware	O
,	O
including	O
more	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
,	O
longer	O
,	O
more	O
elaborate	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
one	O
thousand	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	O
Silver	O
Star	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
adventure	O
of	O
Hiro	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
explorer	O
and	O
adventurer	O
who	O
meets	O
Lucia	O
,	O
visitor	O
from	O
the	O
far-away	O
Blue	O
Star	O
,	O
becoming	O
entangled	O
in	O
her	O
mission	O
to	O
stop	O
Zophar	B-Application
,	O
an	O
evil	O
,	O
all-powerful	O
being	O
,	O
from	O
destroying	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
their	O
journey	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
,	O
Hiro	O
and	O
Lucia	O
are	O
joined	O
by	O
an	O
ever-expanding	O
cast	O
of	O
supporting	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
some	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	O
Blue	O
was	O
remade	O
in	O
1998	O
as	O
Lunar	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Kadokawa	O
Shoten	O
and	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Publishing	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
version	O
localized	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Working	O
Designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
featuring	O
two-dimensional	O
character	O
sprites	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
presented	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
with	O
players	O
moving	O
the	O
characters	O
across	O
numerous	O
fantasy	B-Application
environments	O
while	O
completing	O
story-based	O
scenarios	O
and	O
battling	O
enemy	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
basic	O
game	O
function	O
remains	O
similar	O
to	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
with	O
story	O
segments	O
being	O
presented	O
as	O
both	O
on-screen	O
text	O
and	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
the	O
abundance	O
of	O
these	O
interludes	O
has	O
been	O
increased	O
to	O
over	O
fifty	O
minutes	O
of	O
movie	O
content	O
and	O
an	O
hour	O
of	O
spoken	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
system	O
has	O
been	O
enhanced	O
from	O
The	O
Silver	O
Star	O
by	O
including	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
position	O
characters	O
throughout	O
the	O
field	O
beforehand	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
AI	B-Application
attack	O
setting	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
characters	O
to	O
act	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
record	O
their	O
progress	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
during	O
gameplay	O
by	O
saving	O
to	O
either	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
internal	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
or	O
on	O
a	O
separately	O
purchased	O
RAM	B-Architecture
cartridge	B-Protocol
that	O
fits	O
into	O
the	O
accompanying	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
;	O
Eternal	O
Blue	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
artist	O
and	O
Lunar	B-Application
veteran	O
Toshiyuki	O
Kubooka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leo	O
–	O
captain	O
of	O
Althena	B-Application
's	O
guard	O
and	O
servant	O
of	O
the	O
goddess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primary	O
supporting	O
characters	O
include	O
the	O
servants	O
of	O
the	O
Goddess	O
Althena	B-Application
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
thought	O
to	O
have	O
vanished	O
centuries	O
ago	O
who	O
suddenly	O
appeared	O
in	O
mortal	O
form	O
to	O
lead	O
her	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghaleon	O
(	O
the	O
primary	O
villain	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
)	O
-	O
the	O
current	O
Dragonmaster	O
,	O
Althena	B-Application
's	O
champion	O
,	O
and	O
supposed	O
protector	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zophar	B-Application
–	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
principal	O
villain	O
,	O
a	O
long-dormant	O
evil	O
spirit	O
who	O
is	O
attempting	O
to	O
destroy	O
and	O
recreate	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
his	O
tastes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
novelist	O
Kei	O
Shigema	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
conceived	O
the	O
story	O
for	O
The	O
Silver	O
Star	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Working	O
together	O
with	O
new	O
world-designer	O
Hajime	O
Satou	O
,	O
Shigema	O
intended	O
to	O
craft	O
a	O
story	O
that	O
would	O
continue	O
where	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
ended	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
giving	O
players	O
a	O
thoroughly	O
new	O
experience	O
that	O
would	O
elaborate	O
on	O
the	O
history	O
and	O
mythos	O
of	O
the	O
Lunar	B-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Lunar	B-Application
,	O
Hiro	O
and	O
Ruby	O
are	O
exploring	O
an	O
ancient	O
ruin	O
where	O
they	O
collect	O
a	O
large	O
gem	O
,	O
The	O
Dragon	O
's	O
Eye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
their	O
way	O
back	O
to	O
their	O
home	O
they	O
meet	O
the	O
White	O
Knight	O
Leo	O
,	O
captain	O
of	O
Althena	B-Application
's	O
guard	O
,	O
who	O
warns	O
them	O
of	O
a	O
person	O
arriving	O
that	O
is	O
prophesied	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Destroyer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
they	O
meet	O
the	O
beautiful	O
Lucia	O
,	O
who	O
asks	O
to	O
be	O
taken	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
goddess	O
Althena	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
avert	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zophar	B-Application
,	O
an	O
evil	O
disembodied	O
spirit	O
,	O
appears	O
and	O
drains	O
Lucia	O
of	O
all	O
her	O
magic	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
travels	O
to	O
convince	O
the	O
former-priest	O
of	O
Althena	B-Application
,	O
Ronfar	O
,	O
to	O
heal	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
healed	O
,	O
Lucia	O
travels	O
alone	O
on	O
her	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
Althena	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joined	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
by	O
Lemina	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
travel	O
across	O
mountains	O
and	O
forests	O
to	O
reach	O
Pentagulia	O
,	O
Althena	B-Application
's	O
holy	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucia	O
demands	O
to	O
see	O
Althena	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
when	O
she	O
meets	O
the	O
woman	O
who	O
claims	O
to	O
be	O
Althena	B-Application
,	O
Lucia	O
determines	O
her	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
imposter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
is	O
freed	O
and	O
joined	O
by	O
Leo	O
,	O
whose	O
faith	O
in	O
the	O
goddess	O
was	O
shaken	O
by	O
Althena	B-Application
's	O
recent	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
determines	O
to	O
thwart	O
Ghaleon	O
,	O
the	O
self-proclaimed	O
Dragonmaster	O
who	O
is	O
supporting	O
the	O
false	O
Althena	B-Application
,	O
by	O
returning	O
the	O
power	O
he	O
took	O
from	O
the	O
four	O
dragons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
travel	O
,	O
Lemina	O
,	O
Ronfar	O
,	O
Jean	O
,	O
and	O
Leo	O
each	O
confront	O
one	O
of	O
Althena	B-Application
's	O
strongest	O
heroes	O
,	O
redeeming	O
their	O
past	O
lives	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
running	O
away	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
revived	O
dragons	O
,	O
including	O
Ruby	O
,	O
attack	O
the	O
false	O
Althena	B-Application
's	O
stronghold	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
is	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
demonic	O
monster	O
that	O
the	O
group	O
defeat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
true	O
Althena	B-Application
gave	O
up	O
her	O
godhood	O
after	O
falling	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
a	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucia	O
absorbs	O
Althena	B-Application
's	O
power	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
destroy	O
Zophar	B-Application
,	O
but	O
hesitates	O
as	O
this	O
could	O
destroy	O
all	O
magic	O
and	O
Lunar	B-Application
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucia	O
is	O
then	O
captured	O
by	O
Zophar	B-Application
who	O
drains	O
her	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
trains	O
to	O
fight	O
Zophar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
work	O
together	O
and	O
defeat	O
Zophar	B-Application
using	O
their	O
human	O
strengths	O
,	O
thus	O
freeing	O
Lucia	O
and	O
restoring	O
peace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucia	O
returns	O
to	O
her	O
home	O
on	O
the	O
Blue	O
Star	O
,	O
hoping	O
that	O
she	O
can	O
one	O
day	O
entrust	O
the	O
Blue	O
Star	O
to	O
humans	O
based	O
on	O
what	O
she	O
witnessed	O
on	O
Lunar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Arts	O
and	O
Studio	O
Alex	O
,	O
with	O
project	O
director	O
Yoichi	O
Miyagi	O
returning	O
to	O
oversee	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
scenario	O
writer	O
Kei	O
Shigema	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
of	O
an	O
oppressive	O
god	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
image	O
of	O
Sun	O
Wukong	O
,	O
hero	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	O
epic	O
Journey	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
West	I-Application
,	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
gigantic	O
palm	O
of	O
the	O
Buddha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Noriyuki	O
Iwadare	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
co-produced	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
generated	O
through	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
sound	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
features	O
spoken	O
dialogue	O
during	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
specific	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
script	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Truitt	O
also	O
reprises	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
Ghaleon	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
joined	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
cast	O
members	O
to	O
the	O
Lunar	B-Application
series	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
would	O
return	O
in	O
future	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Eternal	O
Blue	O
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
a	O
spoken	O
drama	O
album	O
called	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Prelude	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
featuring	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
future	O
voice	O
cast	O
performing	O
skits	O
and	O
songs	O
in-character	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
December	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
an	O
8cm	O
music	O
disc	O
called	O
the	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Premium	O
CD	O
featuring	O
short	O
conversations	O
by	O
Lucia	O
and	O
Lemina	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in-character	O
theme	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
sold	O
well	O
in	O
Japan	O
despite	O
an	O
estimated	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
JPY¥9	O
,	O
900	O
,	O
nearly	O
the	O
equivalent	O
of	O
US$100	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
fewer	O
copies	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
yet	O
still	O
became	O
the	O
second-highest	O
selling	O
Sega-CD	B-Device
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
third	O
highest	O
selling	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	O
Blue	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
in	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Megadrive	B-Operating_System
Beep	O
!,	O
with	O
fellow	O
Sega	O
publication	O
Megadrive	B-Operating_System
Fan	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
fun	O
"	O
and	O
featuring	O
an	O
official	O
manga	O
strip	O
written	O
by	O
scenario	O
writer	O
Kei	O
Shigema	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
several	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
experienced	O
relatively	O
low	O
sales	O
during	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
which	O
Victor	O
Ireland	O
attributed	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
32-bit	O
game	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
widespread	O
media	O
declaration	O
of	O
the	O
Sega-CD	B-Device
'	O
s	O
"	O
death	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
market	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
awarded	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Device
Mega-CD	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
review	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
larger	O
scope	O
and	O
expanded	O
features	O
made	O
it	O
less	O
enjoyable	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
better	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
not	O
quite	O
as	O
much	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
the	O
40th	O
best	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
Despite	O
some	O
gamers	O
 '	O
claims	O
of	O
the	O
dialogue	O
being	O
a	O
bit	O
too	O
witty	O
in	O
Lunar	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
is	O
fantastic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
included	O
Eternal	O
Blue	O
among	O
top	O
ten	O
Mega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
1998	O
,	O
Game	O
Arts	O
and	O
Japan	O
Art	O
Media	O
released	O
a	O
remake	O
to	O
Eternal	O
Blue	O
,	O
Lunar	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
available	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
The	O
Silver	O
Star	O
,	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
,	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Eternal	O
Blue	O
features	O
updated	O
graphics	O
,	O
re-arranged	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
robust	O
animated	O
sequences	O
by	O
Studio	O
Gonzo	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
expanded	O
script	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samuel	O
Bass	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
not	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
technologically	O
fixated	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
brilliant	O
,	O
timelessly	O
charming	O
RPG	O
nonetheless	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
