The game that made me fall in love with JRPGs as a whole.

Earthbound makes every conversation a treat, every NPC has something interesting or funny to say, you can be in a small town, a big city or the middle of the jungle, and you'll still have a good time talking to the characters you find.

Gameplay-wise, the Rolling HP system makes the later encounters in the game a challenge of quick thinking and reflexes, a great way to spice up turn-based combat.

The quirky Earthbound-inspired RPG that's actually about depression, but also about finding forgiveness and self-value.

This game has by far the best narrative I've ever experienced, I can't possibly put into words how hard this game hit me, one moment I was laughing at the silly moments, and in the other, I was feeling genuinely heartbroken and sad, this game is beautiful, funny, sad, and creepy, and touches on some pretty heavy themes that can hit to close to home for a lot of people, but if you get past the Content Warnings at the beginning, you'll find yourself with one the best video games stories ever told.