Earthbound Translation Book Gets The Axe

[retro nick]

I found the game to be mostly easy, compared to it's contemporaries. I barley had to grind at all, which was refreshing. When I did, it was more to experiment with PSI attacks, and and items.

One thing is for sure, there is no other game like it!

[negative chill]

Criticizing a JRPG for style over substance is an oxymoron

Considering how many of them absolutely refuse to evolve past already set precedents, I don't think so

Most of them are so incredibly boring, that I don't even bother. It's already bad enough that I despise most JRPG mechanics like constant level grinding

But yes, Earthbound won me over with it's still of humor and emotional moments so much so that I had to force myself to keep going (even to the point of using cheats)

[KitsuneNight]

Considering how many of them absolutely refuse to evolve past already set precedents, I don't think so

Most of them are so incredibly boring, that I don't even bother. It's already bad enough that I despise most JRPG mechanics like constant level grinding

But yes, Earthbound won me over with it's still of humor and emotional moments so much so that I had to force myself to keep going (even to the point of using cheats)

jrpg's are stuck in a rut and refuse to evolve they would rather die ( kinda like nintendo )
and they dont have much in terms of game play beyond endless griding and pushinag single button to confirm an decision on an menu

most jrpg's are all style ( lots of zippers and spikey hair cuts and huge weapons ) and no substance waht so ever beyond the bullshit melodramatic pop psychology "story "that the writers cobbeld together

jrpgs are also becoming more and more insular and more of a throwback and not a good kind either

[retro nick]

jrpg's are stuck in a rut and refuse to evolve they would rather die ( kinda like nintendo )
and they dont have much in terms of game play beyond endless griding and pushinag single button to confirm an decision on an menu

most jrpg's are all style ( lots of zippers and spikey hair cuts and huge weapons ) and no substance waht so ever beyond the bullshit melodramatic pop psychology "story "that the writers cobbeld together

jrpgs are also becoming more and more insular and more of a throwback and not a good kind either

And belts. Don't forget the belts. So many. So, so many.
Why so many?

[NeoVamp]

Why so many?

[KitsuneNight]

And belts. Don't forget the belts. So many. So, so many.
Why so many?

they are channeling their inner punker ?

[magicalsoundshower]

That's a shame. I wonder if he threatened to drag some of the internal goings-on at Nintendo at the time into the limelight?

About the game - I don't worship Earthbound like some people do, but it's such an enjoyable package. It's also one of the few RPGs I like to replay every now and then, and really can't explain why. My guess is that it has to do with how varied the gameplay is in comparison to other RPGs, and how the oftentimes punishing difficulty rewards playing strategically. It does have that quirkiness everyone's raving about, but I don't think that is what keeps me going back to it. In fact, I'm playing through it again on the Wii U Virtual Console right now. Mother 3 may be great, too, but it feels a bit too streamlined and aggressively story-driven, so I don't enjoy it quite as much.

[negative chill]

Mother 3 may be great, too, but it feels a bit too streamlined and aggressively story-driven, so I don't enjoy it quite as much.

But on the one hand, it's a great and emotional story. On the other hand, I feel like it's less enjoyable overall than it's predecessor, and greatly lacking in the charm department. But I do like the "rhythmically timed" combo attacks.

[IrishNinja]

big bummer, this. i was glad they didn't go after the Mother 3 effort but now that they're making some active $ off 2 i guess this makes sense, even if it's garbage.

Earthbound is style over substance IMHO. I never went out of my way to try buying it or even to play more than a few hours of it on the emulator.

your loss, man.