THAT ENTRAILS SMASH. THAT RISING SUN.

I've been trying to pick up a bit of Dragunov lately but can't really get into him.
My brothers have a beastly Bryan and Lars, respectively. And Asuka and Jaycee are currently the bane of my existence.
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ZapX wrote:Picking a favorite game is impossible because there are many different games I think are the best for many different reasons. However, the game I remember loving the most from my childhood, and still today, is EarthBound, aka Mother 2.
I remember getting it as a gift from my mom and having no idea what it was, just going in blind and getting hooked from the start. I poured hours into that game, eagerly awaiting every next step of the journey. I remember staying home from school on some holiday and playing all day long, the first time I'd marathoned a game like that. I love the music, the wacky humor and characters, the overall charm. It's a game that will always be dear to me. I love the other two games in the series, but EB will always be in my heart as the one that started it all.
The battle system was antiquated by 1995's standards, basically just copied from Dragon Quest. The battle system isn't where the enjoyment comes from though. It's simple, effective, and serves its purpose. It's the charmingly absurd humor and wacky characters that endear it to people. The warped view of Americana, and the fun of the journey. It was also different in that it wasn't about demons and wizards, all that high fantasy stuff that most RPGs were doing back then. It was set in the present day. You were a kid with a baseball bat, a girl with a frying pan, a kid genius with a ray gun, all on a mission to stop some evil alien overlord from going back in time and destroying civilization. All the whacked out characters you meet who are demented parodies of your next door neighbors. The present day setting was something that I found again in Persona 3 and 4, but in a different way. I can go on and on about the game, but I'll leave it at that. If any old-school RPG fans, and people who like weird, but charming absurdist things haven't checked it out, it's well worth your time.
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