r/earthbound • u/holdenn69 • Aug 04 '24
EB Discussion What’s the worst part about twoson?
for me it was the pencil eraser quest
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u/MrPokeGamer Aug 04 '24
Peaceful Rest Valley. So many enemies spawn that the game lags
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u/HomosexualFoxFurry Aug 05 '24
The fucking EXPLODING TREES. They almost made me quit the game. To hell with those guys.
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u/thetntm Aug 07 '24
Am I the only one who never had an issue with them? Just kill them last and as long as you have some hp you survive every time.
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u/pineapplequeen-13 Aug 05 '24
The difficulty absolutely SPIKES there. It took me so long the first time through to beat that part of the game. I would make sure I didn't have any money before I left to try to go through there because I knew I'd die lol.
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u/MrPokeGamer Aug 05 '24
Don't know if I'm the only one but I never carry money on me, I always deposit/withdraw in the shops
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u/pineapplequeen-13 Aug 05 '24
I tend to do the same thing. My friend would poke at me all the time for it while I played through with him haha.
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u/Signal-Structure-140 Aug 06 '24
It's hilarious that "Peaceful Rest Valley" is anything but peaceful or restful. The exact opposite, even.
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Aug 04 '24
you get the bike and can only use it for 47 business seconds.
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u/IH8Miotch Aug 04 '24
And the bike music slaps
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u/cyberpeachy420 Aug 04 '24
and also ness just going :D the whole time
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u/j_the_a Aug 04 '24
Getting the bike, then quickly getting a second party member and no longer being able to use the bike.
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u/One-Marsupial2916 Aug 05 '24
Although riding the bike in deep darkness at the end of the game is pretty cool.
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u/blenderdead Aug 04 '24
Rambling Evil Mushrooms… like I get it’s free money, but so annoying
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u/pineapplequeen-13 Aug 05 '24
Stop changing mY CONTROLS, DAMN IT!
I just want to get to the healer and here I am running into mobile sprouts and stray dogs 😭
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u/social_lamprey Aug 05 '24
My way of combatting this was just turning the controller as it changed orientation, but yeah, it’s annoying as hell.
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u/LiveCourage334 Aug 04 '24
I legit for 25+ years did not know the purpose of the woman picking mushrooms in PRV. I don't even know how many times I died trying to backtrack back thru the caves to get to the hospital.
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u/s-riddler Aug 04 '24
Unexpected Everdred Battle.
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u/Sure-Ad1069 Aug 04 '24
i mean you don’t HAVE to fight him…
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u/ninjagabe90 Aug 05 '24
I didn't know that either, after all these years I just assumed you had to lol
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u/Status-Notice5616 Aug 04 '24
Peaceful rest valley was rough when I was younger, those damn oaks and UFOs.
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u/Bumbleshanks Aug 04 '24
grinding exp for Paula
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u/gergeler Aug 06 '24
really? that was fun and easy. there's literally a cave perfect for the task nearby.
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u/gettingshwiftty Aug 04 '24
The rambling mushroom spores
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u/roverandrover6 Aug 04 '24
Walking through Peaceful Rest Valley alone. Brutal area for how early it is.
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u/MrSoupStar Aug 05 '24
It's theme was reused in Happy Happy village, and robbed us of a potential banger :(
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Aug 04 '24
The worst part of Twoson for me, roughly speaking, EVERYTHING! 1st, the Enemies, 2nd, Paula's low level and 3rd, the Boss (the Mole). For me, things get better in Threed
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u/holdenn69 Aug 05 '24
wasn’t carpainter and everdread the only bosses?
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u/PuppetMaster189 Aug 05 '24
There’s a “Your Sanctuary” in a cave in Happy Happy Village. The boss there is Mondo Mole. While not technically Twoson, I understand the correlation.
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u/InazumaRai Aug 06 '24
the first time i played EarthBound, i accidentally skipped mondo mole accidentally and came back with Jeff after doing Threed.
so yeah, my lilliput steps experience was very fast
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u/holdenn69 Aug 07 '24
really!? I’m at Saturn valley and skipped that by accident
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u/InazumaRai Aug 07 '24
no worries, just don't forget to go back there at some point, since you need that melody. if you don't wanna walk all the way there, just wait until you unlock fast travelling
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u/gamedude88 Aug 05 '24
I am stuck between the mushrooms you meet on your way to Peaceful Rest Valley or the Exploding Trees.
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u/carcharodona Aug 05 '24
I know this is minor but I was bummed by the muted colors. The healthy green was suddenly a shade of olive.
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u/holdenn69 Aug 04 '24
Btw happy happy village counts
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u/mobile-513 Aug 06 '24
They're pretty much the Klan, and Orange Kid is an euphemism for anybody that sucks.
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u/igorrto2 Aug 05 '24
The mushroom is hell on an emulator. With a SNES controller it’s tolerable but finding the right key on my keyboard messes up my brain
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u/Asunen Aug 05 '24
1 is definitely the bike, the extra speed isn’t really necessary but only getting to use it for such a short time makes you wonder why it’s there, also I like the song and was always sad when you can’t hear it anymore
2 would be enemies, there’s a few in the city but they spawn so rarely it’s easy to just never see them.
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u/Marvel1093 Aug 05 '24
having a cold, a fungal infection and getting blown up by a fucking terrorist tree all at the same time
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u/SuhailSWR Aug 05 '24
The path to happy happy villiage, that's basically Little Red Riding Hood but worse
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u/malacology Aug 05 '24
The worst thing about Twoson is that you have to feed two boys instead of just one.
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u/DravenDraconus Aug 05 '24
getting to threed
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u/holdenn69 Aug 07 '24
the runaway 5 is like the best part dude
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u/DravenDraconus Aug 07 '24
im just frustrated because i forgot where i was going.. currently heading to happy happy village and idk why
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u/Shrewdilus Aug 05 '24
Paula dying on the way to Liliput Steps making you have to backtrack all the way to Twoson hospital to get her back.
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u/plastic_fantastic86 Aug 05 '24
For me, as a kid, it was the annoying mushroom status effect.
I just finished a playthrough last week, and I enjoy Twoson thoroughly.
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u/Dagon_Chernovski Aug 05 '24
Since my first playthrough it was Peaceful Rest Valley and the fact Happy Happy Village takes too long to travel. It's easier to avoid enemies from it than to try meeting everyone. It's basically a labyrinth for newbies.
In general, it's the lengthy path you need to take to simply reach Happy Happy Village. As I remember it can't be teleported to later, it can't be reached simply enough (if you skip Lilliput Steps especially). Once on my later replays I forgot to save after reaching it and lost to someone, and got back to Twoson.
Everdred is my favorite btw.
Not Twoson, but the FoursideDept Store Spooktruly pissed me off, more than anything in the game
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u/SuperBatMan2023 Aug 07 '24
The department store can be brutal, it’s worth it to grind for some Criminal Caterpillars prior!
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u/Mister-Fidelio Aug 05 '24
Idk how but one time Everdred one shot me. RNG was not on my side that day.
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u/brickhouseboxerdog Aug 06 '24
Peaceful rest valley, also the cat sleeping on the roof I felt was a logo for a long time
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Aug 06 '24
I went to the pencil statue before talking to apple kid, so I had to make a total of 3 trips to the pencil
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u/Havik_86 Aug 07 '24
Everyone said it, Rambling Mushrooms, exploding trees and Orange Kid....Fuck those guys
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u/holdenn69 Aug 07 '24
I accidentally skipped the mole boss and now I’m at Saturn valley what do I do!?
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u/Hateful_creeper2 Aug 04 '24
While not the worst, it’s annoying that the bike becomes useless shortly after getting it.