I don't usually do reviews (or in this case, a non-review) for games I haven't beaten, but Earthbound is a special case. I have tried to play this game to completion around six or seven times in the past twelve years and it just never sticks. I see why people enjoy its tone, world, and writing, but its combat and mechanics are just so dull and one-note (especially compared to its contemporaries) that I can never power through. I'm sure that I will beat it one day, and I will come back and write a more thorough review then, but for now, this is a game that everyone loves that I just don't really get.