Mother, the oft overlooked first game in the series that includes Earthbound, turns 35 tomorrow. It still needs to be played, decades later.
a try. I was told to not expect much, and in some ways felt warned away from it. It was the one you didn’tto play; they hadn’t quite figured it out yet. It was hard without being rewarding, the forgotten sibling in a legendary trilogy. Having now played through it I see that I was misled. This game isn’t the scrappy sibling ofdiverted from norms by grounding itself in a version of modern day America.
While this game is known for being surreal and goofy, I think it’s the tenderness of it that has immortalized the series. Dispatched enemies are said to “calm down” or “come to their senses” rather than faint or die. It features almost no boss fights, with an emphasis placed on exploration and random encounters. It does feature some of the most oppressive random encounters I’ve ever faced, with enemies at times coming at you every step, but that fits its grander narrative.
While I’ve said that Ninten is adventuring with his ragtag group of friends and no supervision, that’s not entirely true. To save your game, you call Ninten’s father, who is kind enough to save your progress and put a little money in your bank account. During one of these calls, Ninten’s father will ask to speak to you, the player. He asks you to enter your name, so that he can address you when he thanks you for keeping an eye on Ninten and his friends.
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