I've mentioned this on a few threads before, but I dunno if I've ever talked about this in its own thread, and I felt like sharing it because I was reminded of it and was thinking about it...
...I don't really care for Earthbound.
Wait, what?
I'm serious.
I was reminded of this just now. Joel from Vinesauce is playing some SNES games with a widescreen hack, and he starts playing Earthbound, a game I know he likes. But all I am reminded of when I see him play it is that I just... can't get into it.
I'm a big fan of RPGs, and I've gotten into many of them, but for whatever reason, with regards to Earthbound... I just can't get hooked. There's something about it that... just hasn't drawn me into it like plenty of other RPGs.
Throughout some years, I've attempted three playthroughs of Earthbound on an emulator (which is fairly neccesary it seems, as this game goes for hundreds of dollars on ebay and such) but every time, I don't get far.
There's the intro with the bee, then you have to go to the first town and find the Giant Step to find one of eight songs. But I've never even found the Giant Step.
I've tried to think of why I'm not into this game. For one thing, the battle music. I'm very used to battle music being cool and catchy, but music that plays in Earthbound, I think might be some of the least engaging battle music I've ever heard. And I get that the game is supposed to be weird, but the enemies are just TOO weird. Plus, everywhere to try to go, there's these gang people who are too strong that beat you all the time.
Between that, and getting lost, and the general atmosphere of the game being so different from all the Final Fantasy games I'm so used to, I'm not drawn to this game or engaged at it like any other RPG.
And this is one of the most lauded RPGs ever, people consider it one of the best SNES games. But I don't see that. I just find it annoying, and I have sort of a weird grudge about it. I've tried playing it. I may try again at some point. But it seems that I'm one of the very few people who would say something so scandalous as to think Earthbound isn't very good.
However, consider that I've played Undertale, and really like that game, and Undertale supposedly has a lot of Earthbound inspiration, so there is that to think about... (though Undertale has way better music, too...)
Thoughts?
Suggestions?
...I don't really care for Earthbound.
Wait, what?
I'm serious.
I was reminded of this just now. Joel from Vinesauce is playing some SNES games with a widescreen hack, and he starts playing Earthbound, a game I know he likes. But all I am reminded of when I see him play it is that I just... can't get into it.
I'm a big fan of RPGs, and I've gotten into many of them, but for whatever reason, with regards to Earthbound... I just can't get hooked. There's something about it that... just hasn't drawn me into it like plenty of other RPGs.
Throughout some years, I've attempted three playthroughs of Earthbound on an emulator (which is fairly neccesary it seems, as this game goes for hundreds of dollars on ebay and such) but every time, I don't get far.
There's the intro with the bee, then you have to go to the first town and find the Giant Step to find one of eight songs. But I've never even found the Giant Step.
I've tried to think of why I'm not into this game. For one thing, the battle music. I'm very used to battle music being cool and catchy, but music that plays in Earthbound, I think might be some of the least engaging battle music I've ever heard. And I get that the game is supposed to be weird, but the enemies are just TOO weird. Plus, everywhere to try to go, there's these gang people who are too strong that beat you all the time.
Between that, and getting lost, and the general atmosphere of the game being so different from all the Final Fantasy games I'm so used to, I'm not drawn to this game or engaged at it like any other RPG.
And this is one of the most lauded RPGs ever, people consider it one of the best SNES games. But I don't see that. I just find it annoying, and I have sort of a weird grudge about it. I've tried playing it. I may try again at some point. But it seems that I'm one of the very few people who would say something so scandalous as to think Earthbound isn't very good.
However, consider that I've played Undertale, and really like that game, and Undertale supposedly has a lot of Earthbound inspiration, so there is that to think about... (though Undertale has way better music, too...)
Thoughts?
Suggestions?