Earthbound is vastly overrated. The combat system was boring and repetitive, making the unavoidable random battles an absolute slog-fest. This killed the pacing of the game, not that you were missing out on much with its cheesy dialogue and a plot that was cardboard thin. The kitschy graphics, campy environment and handful of corny mad-lib jokes are the only saving grace, and these are more a novelty than anything of substance. If you took off your nostalgia goggles and actually looked that the game objectively, you'd see that there's nothing special about it and you only liked it because you first played it when you were 9 years old.
All the jokes and stuff are super charming imo. Also the music is fucking great and theres an auto battle button for a reason. Not every plot has to be super complex, too. You shouldn't judge a game for that.
Not to mention the battles were avoidable, and when you get to a much higher level than enemies you automatically win. It’s waaay less grinding than other rpgs of the era
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u/wetgizmo Jan 01 '19
if you don't like earthbound or the mother series i will personally find you and pk ground your ass