Pookiablo Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 http://wii.kombo.com/article.php?artid=14572 So the Mother series is now 20 years old and unfortunately we have yet to see any of it appear on our European shores (and I doubt that we ever will). I've been playing through Earthbound recently once again via certain means...without going into much detail (I would love to buy a cart of it but 190 quid is a little steep!) and I love the game! Who else has played this gem of game? What are your views? As some of the smashers will know, Ness is my favourite Nintendo character, for numerous reasons asides from the fact that he rocks in Brawl. Do you think that the popularity of the Smash Bros. series might ever cause Nintendo to finally stop worrying so much about the rejection that it suffered at the hands of the US market back in 1995 (or whatever year it was) and finally give us a new Earthbound title? We can only hope that Nintendo do eventually take a similar approach to what they did with Fire Emblem. So please, share your thoughts and opinions! EDIT: Balls, just thought, this is in the wrong board - if someone can move it for me that'd be swell!
Tellyn Posted August 1, 2009 Posted August 1, 2009 Good catch, Pooki. I believe we will eventually see it (Earthbound) on the Virtual Console courtesy of Hanabi, but I honestly don't think that Nintendo will go to the trouble of any trilogy re-releases in the future. At some point I'd love to buy this, just to get an idea of what we're truly missing out on, as it looks like these fans have taken this a step further than I've ever seen Nintendo take any of their products.
Jonnas Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 I played Earthbound. It was quirky and it had charm, but I felt it was overhyped somewhat. The main plot is nothing special (even though the unimportant characters and quests were really cool) and the gameplay was a bit basic (although I may have faced it with the wrong mindset, in retrospect. It had plenty of strong points). There were plenty of situations where you really had no idea what to do, too. That's understandable, as it is meant to be a parody/variation of RPGs of the time. Afterwards, I played Mother 3, which was a parody/variation of more modern RPGs. This one actually had a good, touching main plot to go along with the quirky and charming cast, and it was much better for it. The battle system maintained the strong points of Earthbound, while making them more dynamic with that "musical combo" system. In other words, like (IMO) most modern RPGs are overall better than most old school RPGs, the same applies to Mother 3. It is one of my favourite GBA games, and among some of my favourite RPGs of all time. I strongly advise you to play Mother 3 (although playing Earthbound first may be beneficial in order to understand the many nods made throughout the game)
Emasher Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 Its too bad they just won't get rid of the pop culture references that NOA's legal team didn't like and just release the games on the VC.
S.C.G Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 They are only references... NOA should get over themselves and let it be released as is, it's not as if it's going to offend anyone, heck most people probably won't even notice such references. >.> Meh I just really want to review it for VC Weekly... I have an actual copy of the game waiting to be played so even if it does arrive in a butchered form I'll be playing the original.
Pookiablo Posted August 9, 2009 Author Posted August 9, 2009 They are only references... NOA should get over themselves and let it be released as is, it's not as if it's going to offend anyone, heck most people probably won't even notice such references. >.> Meh I just really want to review it for VC Weekly... I have an actual copy of the game waiting to be played so even if it does arrive in a butchered form I'll be playing the original. I think it's more the fact that Nintendo are worried lawyers will be trawling through all the connections found in the game to the IPs they may or may not represent and fear it might cause a barrage of lawsuits. I suppose (as stupid as it sounds, because I too think its a tad bit prudent) it's not worth it moneywise, I can't see individual VC games being huge money makers compared to most retail releases.
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