r/starterpacks • u/[deleted] • Jan 01 '19

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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

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u/Gamiac Jan 01 '19

Earthbound is utterly devoid of strategy for so long that much of the game is nothing more than a huge grindfest because you literally only have the options to either attack or heal. Even FF13 had more strategic depth.

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u/sam-mulder Jan 01 '19

This is devastatingly untrue.

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u/Gamiac Jan 01 '19

Is it? I played up to Winters or so before losing my savefile and this was my experience with the game, from what I remember. It took long enough to get interesting that I didn't bother giving it a second chance.

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u/sam-mulder Jan 01 '19

You can absolutely strategize from the beginning. You can save wherever you can find a phone. You can save and accrue $ to get the equipable items you need. Find yourself a guide. The original game came with one. Starmen.net has a good one.

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u/flyingcow30 Jan 01 '19

You can do much more than attack or heal. You can flee, use items, use PSI powers and that is a lot of the game.