One of the biggest cult Nintendo classics ever, Earthbound is a game I honestly don’t know how to describe. Despite being an RPG.. there’s next to no story here, yes there’s identifiable characters, some of which are pretty memorable, but even within the main cast there’s literally no development or even any interaction between them.. which is so weird for an RPG.

Every town you visit has its own conflict l, and like how trippy some of these parts get, there are memorable moments for sure, but with no narrative driving it forward, I find it hard to care about anything or anyone in this game.

I do like the world design, the contemporary setting is really charming, I love how this game looks and the atmosphere it brings. The final boss is also awesome, so visually striking and alien.

The gameplay is a pretty simple RPG, you explore the overworld which is well designed, and work your way towards linear objectives.

Enemies roam the overworld, so you can choose your battles and even ambush enemies. Battles are simple but there’s a really interesting mechanic where your HP actually rolls down when you get hit. So if your able to use a heal spell before the number hits 0, you can actually save that party member. I really liked that, but otherwise these battles are pretty simple. This is a very simple game that has charm, and it’s good, just not great - 7/10