Lufia was certainly an interesting series. It came out during a much simpler time, in what I like to think of as the golden age of RPGs during the SNES era. I always enjoyed the puzzle-based dungeons, and of course Yasunori Shiono’s excellent soundtrack for the games, although I never did manage to beat them when I rented them as a kid.
The soundtracks have always been immensely popular. The soundtracks for Lufia and Lufia II (the series is called Estpolis in Japan) were released way back in 1996, and quickly became hard to find. The soundtracks were then remastered and re-rereleased in 2006 along with the Lufia GBC soundtrack and a few bonus tracks. Well, three times must be a charm, because here we are again looking at a Lufia soundtrack, and while this album is two discs, we’re only getting the original Lufia soundtrack, redone for the DS, along with a second disc containing vocal drama and a lengthy list of arranged tracks that should be a huge draw to fans of the series.
Is the album worth your time if you already own one of the past Estpolis soundtrack releases? Find out in our review after the jump. (more…)
