The Mother series has been something I've been curious about since Gametrailers & the early years of Youtube. I didn't like the first game & I thought Earthbound was just ok. I've heard Mother 3 was considered the best one for the longest time even from people who weren't that big on the first two & yeah it is.
I've always liked the premise of the series but despite a couple I did not care for the majority of the characters especially the main party. Mother 3 made me care about these characters a lot more especially Lucas, Flint & Claus who go through a lot & even some of the NPCs too. It helps that these characters have chapters dedicated to them.
The battle system is good too especially with the roulette HP system that can save you from dire attacks which was also used in Earthbound & the new rhythm attack which is tough to get hold off made battles a lot more fun. The boss fights were pretty good too keeping me on my toes. My biggest complaints are the limited inventory spaces but that maybe because I tend to hoard items & enemy encounters. I do think that equipment & weapons should be separated from the rest of inventory. Enemies do display on the field but with some of the more tighter areas, how fast the enemies move & having all your party displayed on the field it feels like you get caught easily when you just want to progress to the next objective. If you played the previous Mother games prior you would appreciate this game more but I would say this ain't a bad one to start with.
I've always liked the premise of the series but despite a couple I did not care for the majority of the characters especially the main party. Mother 3 made me care about these characters a lot more especially Lucas, Flint & Claus who go through a lot & even some of the NPCs too. It helps that these characters have chapters dedicated to them.
The battle system is good too especially with the roulette HP system that can save you from dire attacks which was also used in Earthbound & the new rhythm attack which is tough to get hold off made battles a lot more fun. The boss fights were pretty good too keeping me on my toes. My biggest complaints are the limited inventory spaces but that maybe because I tend to hoard items & enemy encounters. I do think that equipment & weapons should be separated from the rest of inventory. Enemies do display on the field but with some of the more tighter areas, how fast the enemies move & having all your party displayed on the field it feels like you get caught easily when you just want to progress to the next objective. If you played the previous Mother games prior you would appreciate this game more but I would say this ain't a bad one to start with.