This review contains spoilers
Moooootheeeeeerrrrr oooooooooooo!
(I hate queen)
As a franchise, mother has a weird history. In the west it’s commonly known as ‘earthbound’, the first game wasn’t localised for years, and we’re still waiting for mother 3 (earthbound 2) to come over. This whole franchise all started on the famicom with mother. It was a game based on an idea by shigesato itoi about having an rpg set in a more modern setting. Now…the question plaguing everyone’s mind…does it hold up?
The story is pretty simple: you play as a young boy named ninten who is forced to go on a journey to save the planet from the evil giygus (I know it has a different name in the game but I can’t be bothered to try and type it). On the way he is joined by a boy named Lloyd, a girl named ana, and a jock named teddy. The story is pretty simple taking them to many different places and fighting very tough enemies…which leads me into combat!
The gameplay of the game hasn’t aged entirely the best…but if you have a little patience you might find some enjoyment. The encounter rate is definitely pretty high but not ridiculously high as some people make it out to be (it’s definitely more tolerable then they make out). It’s also, compared to mother 2 (earthbound), slightly different in combat. It almost feels more refined in mother 2 than it does in this game…but maybe that’s just me.
Overall, I still really like this game and encourage others to try it even with its slight problems. Even if it’s not for the story, the music is still really great and beautiful for a famicom game.
Great story, slow gameplay, loveable characters, terrific soundtrack, ninten and ana’s dance :>
(I hate queen)
As a franchise, mother has a weird history. In the west it’s commonly known as ‘earthbound’, the first game wasn’t localised for years, and we’re still waiting for mother 3 (earthbound 2) to come over. This whole franchise all started on the famicom with mother. It was a game based on an idea by shigesato itoi about having an rpg set in a more modern setting. Now…the question plaguing everyone’s mind…does it hold up?
The story is pretty simple: you play as a young boy named ninten who is forced to go on a journey to save the planet from the evil giygus (I know it has a different name in the game but I can’t be bothered to try and type it). On the way he is joined by a boy named Lloyd, a girl named ana, and a jock named teddy. The story is pretty simple taking them to many different places and fighting very tough enemies…which leads me into combat!
The gameplay of the game hasn’t aged entirely the best…but if you have a little patience you might find some enjoyment. The encounter rate is definitely pretty high but not ridiculously high as some people make it out to be (it’s definitely more tolerable then they make out). It’s also, compared to mother 2 (earthbound), slightly different in combat. It almost feels more refined in mother 2 than it does in this game…but maybe that’s just me.
Overall, I still really like this game and encourage others to try it even with its slight problems. Even if it’s not for the story, the music is still really great and beautiful for a famicom game.
Great story, slow gameplay, loveable characters, terrific soundtrack, ninten and ana’s dance :>