I cannot believe that this game has not aged even a little bit. What a perfect experience from start to finish. This game even got me to enjoy turn-based combat, which is normally my least favorite thing in gaming. The writing in this game is better than basically every other video game ever made. In most rpgs, I try to avoid talking to NPCs as much as possible because they often have nothing to say and add nothing to the experience. However, in Earthbound, every character has the opportunity to have a witty line just waiting for you to find, if not having a helpful tip to guide you in the right direction. Also, the final boss is probably the best final boss I have ever encountered in a video game. This game is just perfection from front to back.