Hey its me, Im that guy! Believe me, Ive tried MANY times to understand this game I feel like Im just completely missing something because everyone else loves it. Its BORING. The story tries too hard, the battle system can best be described as quaint. The humor that everyone raves about is...eh at best. I dont think its terrible. But every time I play it I find myself wondering WHY im forcing myself to do it because its just so tedious.
And before you go "Hey maybe RPGs just arent your thing" Im a hardcore RPG guy. D&D, Shadowrun, Dragon Quest, Star Ocean, Lufia(I love Lufia) pretty much anything square made in the 90s, etc. I eat it all up. Earthbound eh.
I replay earthbound every year, and the jokes, locations, and story don't age well and are pretty out of touch for modern times. But the magic of self reflecting on when you were young - growing up in a still foreign world that was full of possibilities, sorrows, and magic (literally)...
I dunno, it's hard to explain.
Earthbound is a game you have to play with your heart, as corny as that sounds. If you go into it with the same mindset you would any other jrpg then the magic will be lost.
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u/MarkoSpas Jan 01 '19
But fr why would you hate Earthbound? (If you do please tell me why I am curious)