LykanthrocideFinished EarthBound for, like, the fourth or fifth time!<br><br>The game still has a ton of charm and is much, much easier than I remember it. I realized that Nintendo made an RPG that is stimulating and fun to play by tweaking the combat and overworld movement in unique ways. SaGa and Final Fantasy had the overworld enemies and Active Time Battles respectively, but EarthBound took what worked of those and made them better with the green/red swirl mechanic for sneaking up on enemies and the rotating HP numbers as a timer. The combat visuals are still amazing and delightful. It was absolute genius to make the final boss a background thus equating him and his evil influence over people and objects with the backgrounds when fighting them.<br><br>Playing it emulated helped speed things up with battles and movement and such. The game could have been the base for so many future games, and the engine could have been a base for so much more. It's such a shame the sequel was such a disappointment.<br><br>Overall 8/10. The charm, the visual appeal, and the base engine have all aged very well.<br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://shitposter.world/tag/gamecomplete" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GameComplete</a><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://shitposter.world/tag/2025sofar" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#2025SoFar</a><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://shitposter.world/tag/earthbound" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EarthBound</a><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://shitposter.world/tag/mother2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mother2</a><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://shitposter.world/tag/snes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SNES</a><br><br>CC: <span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://shitposter.world/users/coolboymew" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>coolboymew</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://shitposter.world/users/noyoushutthefuckupdad" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>noyoushutthefuckupdad</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://shitposter.world/users/sun" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sun</span></a></span>, @supersnekfriend, <span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://amami.paradigm-x.tokyo/users/Tsuki" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Tsuki</span></a></span>