RinToesucka
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Itoi you madman. M3 took everything that made Earthbound great and ran with it, also managing to be vastly different than it’s predecessor.
Masterpiece soundtrack, story, boss fights, and characters. The only thing that irked me were a few dungeons that called on EB’s sadistic structuring.
Overall the most human/soulful game I’ve ever played.
Masterpiece soundtrack, story, boss fights, and characters. The only thing that irked me were a few dungeons that called on EB’s sadistic structuring.
Overall the most human/soulful game I’ve ever played.
1994
A very long acid trip, and like any trip it can go from stellar to horrible in a matter of seconds. EB follows the trend of classic JRPGs really enjoying bullying the player in the most random segments (Gold Mine and Peaceful Rest Valley are genuinely some of the most unfun parts of any game I've ever played.)
Despite the negatives, I still think this game is the shit! The music is top tier, the goofy dialogue/writing was ahead of its time, and the plot had me pulled in. On the gameplay side of things, EB was revolutionary, being the first RPG with an ambush mechanic and enemies roaming the overworld as opposed to random encounters. The rolling HP mechanic is an amazing feature and saved my ass more times than I'd like to admit.
TLDR; This game is the definition of charm, super ahead of its time, and the blueprint for several games made afterward for a reason
Despite the negatives, I still think this game is the shit! The music is top tier, the goofy dialogue/writing was ahead of its time, and the plot had me pulled in. On the gameplay side of things, EB was revolutionary, being the first RPG with an ambush mechanic and enemies roaming the overworld as opposed to random encounters. The rolling HP mechanic is an amazing feature and saved my ass more times than I'd like to admit.
TLDR; This game is the definition of charm, super ahead of its time, and the blueprint for several games made afterward for a reason
2012