A turn-based JRPG and sequel to EarthBound (1994) in which a tragedy surrounding a family in the primitive yet joyful village of Tazmily incites the coming-of-age story of Lucas, the family's younger son, who goes on perilous adventures along with his friends in order to find his missing brother and stop a group of masked men from bringing about the end of the world.
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Went into this with not many expectations ( I played and enjoyed earthbound, although it was a bit too archaic and dated for me to get around finishing) but I heard this was great so I gave it a try. Tracked down a copy for the gameboy advance and played it that way - thought it’d be fun. Played for about 3 hours and thought it was a charming little game with some really funny jokes… until the inciting incident of the game.
I wasn’t expecting this game to be mature at all, and thought it was gonna be a silly little romp. This game is very emotional😭! The scene at the grave after Hinawa’s passing caught me completely off guard, and the music was just so beautiful, and the way the npcs react to lucas and his family coping was so well written, and it made me realize that I had to lock in because this game was gonna be something good.
I enjoy that you play as a bunch of characters in the first half of this game - I think it makes you grow attached to them and you get to know everyone and their relationships. I love the section where you play as salsa because it kind of comes out of nowhere but lets you grow to truly despise fassad and the pork troopers, and makes you see the effect they have on the world. Also makes it a pretty sad when you gotta say goodbye, like ok bye you were cool😭
This game is so funny too, like every scene had some little joke that made me laugh. I love how the mole cricket from the tutorial part of the game that you beat up comes back to fight you (and then ends up helping you), the whole bathroom section had me laughing, “the squeeks” who left his wife and seven children on the highway, or when kumatora forgets boney’s name and awkwardly asks lucas in the middle of an important scene, or when Hinawa accidetally steps on the bug that gave you the tutorial, or the coffee table neighing like a horse, I could go on and on. These were all the ones I wrote down because I thought they were funny but they’re all over. Just very well written.
The story is simple but very effective. I kind of guessed that claus was gonna be the masked man but the final confrontation with him at the end was incredibly emotional and well done. The flashback scene with Flint and Hinawa had me nearly shed a tear because it was just so tender and beautiful. And the very end with lucas and claus and their final embrace was just perfect. The end of this game is truly an emotional rollercoaster and I like how it’s left a bit up to interpretation as to what actually happened. I’d like to think lucas used the dragon’s power to make a new world but you can never be sure, can you? Also porky’s demise was pretty fucked up, that was the one scene from this game i’d seen before playing it and it was just so creepy lmaoo
Loved this game. Got so much more to say but this review would be too long. Like, the music is phenomenal? Love the guitar song for some enemies, the like symphony with leder, the sorrowful tamzily song, the house theme, it’s just excellent. The battle system is also pretty fun, not super complicated but I liked it, kept me engaged. The bosses were the most fun in my opinion, it was fun to try and figure out what the most effective way to beat each one was (but towards the end of the game I really just used defense buffs lmao)
I definitely see why this game hasn’t been officially localized lmao (the magypsies and reggie’s design) if they ever bring this over they’ll probably make some changes which I get. We’ll see! I’d love for more people to play this, but yeah some aspects definitely haven’t aged well haha
Might just be a lucas main in smash from here on out I fear…
I wasn’t expecting this game to be mature at all, and thought it was gonna be a silly little romp. This game is very emotional😭! The scene at the grave after Hinawa’s passing caught me completely off guard, and the music was just so beautiful, and the way the npcs react to lucas and his family coping was so well written, and it made me realize that I had to lock in because this game was gonna be something good.
I enjoy that you play as a bunch of characters in the first half of this game - I think it makes you grow attached to them and you get to know everyone and their relationships. I love the section where you play as salsa because it kind of comes out of nowhere but lets you grow to truly despise fassad and the pork troopers, and makes you see the effect they have on the world. Also makes it a pretty sad when you gotta say goodbye, like ok bye you were cool😭
This game is so funny too, like every scene had some little joke that made me laugh. I love how the mole cricket from the tutorial part of the game that you beat up comes back to fight you (and then ends up helping you), the whole bathroom section had me laughing, “the squeeks” who left his wife and seven children on the highway, or when kumatora forgets boney’s name and awkwardly asks lucas in the middle of an important scene, or when Hinawa accidetally steps on the bug that gave you the tutorial, or the coffee table neighing like a horse, I could go on and on. These were all the ones I wrote down because I thought they were funny but they’re all over. Just very well written.
The story is simple but very effective. I kind of guessed that claus was gonna be the masked man but the final confrontation with him at the end was incredibly emotional and well done. The flashback scene with Flint and Hinawa had me nearly shed a tear because it was just so tender and beautiful. And the very end with lucas and claus and their final embrace was just perfect. The end of this game is truly an emotional rollercoaster and I like how it’s left a bit up to interpretation as to what actually happened. I’d like to think lucas used the dragon’s power to make a new world but you can never be sure, can you? Also porky’s demise was pretty fucked up, that was the one scene from this game i’d seen before playing it and it was just so creepy lmaoo
Loved this game. Got so much more to say but this review would be too long. Like, the music is phenomenal? Love the guitar song for some enemies, the like symphony with leder, the sorrowful tamzily song, the house theme, it’s just excellent. The battle system is also pretty fun, not super complicated but I liked it, kept me engaged. The bosses were the most fun in my opinion, it was fun to try and figure out what the most effective way to beat each one was (but towards the end of the game I really just used defense buffs lmao)
I definitely see why this game hasn’t been officially localized lmao (the magypsies and reggie’s design) if they ever bring this over they’ll probably make some changes which I get. We’ll see! I’d love for more people to play this, but yeah some aspects definitely haven’t aged well haha
Might just be a lucas main in smash from here on out I fear…
Fantastic but Earthbound better
yeah this one is it. #1 game of all time. fuck you play this
Um dos melhores jogos já feitos. Boa história, design, ambientação e música. Por ser um jogo de turno e relativamente antigo pode não agradar pela gameplay simples e para alguns repetitiva, mas no geral é um ótimo jogo.
Mother 3 changed my life. Before playing it, I always thought it had to have been an exaggeration when people said that. Without being fully open, yet slightly candid, I completed my first playthrough of Mother 3 during one of the most difficult and emotionally vulnerable parts of my life.
If I were to make a list of "video games that everyone should play", something akin to how everyone reads certain books during their education, this game would firmly plant itself onto the list. Mother 3 is emotional, inspiring, funny, and sad. I don't even want to blow the lid open too much further on this game, it's safe to say I love nearly every last thing about it.
The story is front and center, it's paced so well, the dialogue is so well written, and its grander themes and messages are poignant, to say the least. This game has a very strong political messaging that resonated with me deeply, and taught me a lot about compassion and the human condition during a difficult time in my life.
Mother 3 is also incredibly fun to play! With its linear, guided world design, every moment is perfectly tailored to the experience (with only a rare blip in quality during that one boss fight in Chapter 4). The run button is a godsend, the inventory management is so much better in this entry, and the timed hit combat system is very engaging.
The synthy soundtrack is such a nice listen, emboldening the silly nature of the game and the emotional impacts harder. I really love the cast and villain group here. There's room for such a wealth of analysis around the big bads that I'd love to discuss, but it just needs to be played to be seen.
Mother 3 is a shining example of the power of video games as a medium. It is without a shadow of a doubt something that everyone who enjoys video games needs to experience, and a crying shame that there isn't a way for mainstream not-Japanese audiences to do so. I implore you to find a way to do so, Mother 3 is one of the greatest video games ever created.
"Strange, funny... heartrending." - Mother 3 advert
If I were to make a list of "video games that everyone should play", something akin to how everyone reads certain books during their education, this game would firmly plant itself onto the list. Mother 3 is emotional, inspiring, funny, and sad. I don't even want to blow the lid open too much further on this game, it's safe to say I love nearly every last thing about it.
The story is front and center, it's paced so well, the dialogue is so well written, and its grander themes and messages are poignant, to say the least. This game has a very strong political messaging that resonated with me deeply, and taught me a lot about compassion and the human condition during a difficult time in my life.
Mother 3 is also incredibly fun to play! With its linear, guided world design, every moment is perfectly tailored to the experience (with only a rare blip in quality during that one boss fight in Chapter 4). The run button is a godsend, the inventory management is so much better in this entry, and the timed hit combat system is very engaging.
The synthy soundtrack is such a nice listen, emboldening the silly nature of the game and the emotional impacts harder. I really love the cast and villain group here. There's room for such a wealth of analysis around the big bads that I'd love to discuss, but it just needs to be played to be seen.
Mother 3 is a shining example of the power of video games as a medium. It is without a shadow of a doubt something that everyone who enjoys video games needs to experience, and a crying shame that there isn't a way for mainstream not-Japanese audiences to do so. I implore you to find a way to do so, Mother 3 is one of the greatest video games ever created.
"Strange, funny... heartrending." - Mother 3 advert
I can't talk about this game, I have so many thoughts about it that I simply don't have the language to explain, play this game, please