Most people prefer Mother 3 and I can understand why, it has a way better story and it's more concise.
What I love about Earthbound is how open it feels, the feeling of being a kid just wandering around and doing whatever you want is unmatched. I think the enemies, music and random conversations were better in EB, I just really like the mundane American suburban life setting.
The "this game is so stupid" moments were more prevalent and Earthbound made me laugh so much more than Mother 3.
I also thought the NPCs were better in this game and I fell in love with Magicant.
This game just gives a very mysterious vibe and exploring the World feels so rewarding and good.
Earthbound is just a masterpiece and a lot of great games have taken inspiration from it -Yume Nikki, LISA, Undertale, the list goes on- but nothing has matched the authenticity and originality of Earthbound in my opinion.
The story kinda sucks -if it can be called a story- so I can understand why some people don't like this game as much as Mother 3.
What I love about Earthbound is how open it feels, the feeling of being a kid just wandering around and doing whatever you want is unmatched. I think the enemies, music and random conversations were better in EB, I just really like the mundane American suburban life setting.
The "this game is so stupid" moments were more prevalent and Earthbound made me laugh so much more than Mother 3.
I also thought the NPCs were better in this game and I fell in love with Magicant.
This game just gives a very mysterious vibe and exploring the World feels so rewarding and good.
Earthbound is just a masterpiece and a lot of great games have taken inspiration from it -Yume Nikki, LISA, Undertale, the list goes on- but nothing has matched the authenticity and originality of Earthbound in my opinion.
The story kinda sucks -if it can be called a story- so I can understand why some people don't like this game as much as Mother 3.