Mother, or Earthbound Beginnings, is a complicated game. I feel like the themes the story goes for, and the vibes it achieved, are much more interesting and impactful than Mother 3 in comparison. On the other hand, the battle system is extremely simplistic, fitting with its age, and the random encounter rate is way too high. This game also has a really high level of difficulty here and there. What I'm getting at is that this game has aged well when it comes to the narrative and atmosphere, but bad when it comes to the gameplay. Ultimately though this has my favorite story in the series and I genuinely think it has more heart than the sequels, so I have to give credit where credit is due. It's also not unfun, just very slow and challenging at times, so my two playthroughs were years apart.