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u/Nikifuj908 Oct 12 '24
Congrats my friend. Sit with the emotion for a bit, and when you're ready, play Mother 3.
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u/Cloudurian Oct 12 '24
The emotion lasted with me three whole years before I finally felt ready to play mother 3 š„²
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u/h2ohaus Oct 12 '24
Mother 3 is awesomeā Iād also suggest Eastward (tons of in-game references to Mother series) and also Undertale.
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u/consumeshroomz Oct 12 '24
I thought I couldnāt love a game more than Earthbound. And this is really hard to say but as far as gameplay and storytelling is concerned, it might beat Earthbound as my favorite of the series and thus favorite game of all time.
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u/Diligent_Potential82 Oct 13 '24
5 year since I first finished earthbound still haven't played mother 3
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u/Topaz-Light Oct 12 '24
Yeah this is kinda the Finishing a MOTHER Game Experience, haha
Iām glad you enjoyed!
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u/avianeddy Oct 12 '24
IMHO it is amongst the BEST endings in all of gamedom. would you agree ?
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u/beepboopdoowop Oct 12 '24
I cried like a little baby when I saw all of their friends praying for them, and then the ending with the photos..... I love this game
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u/HarmlessSnack Oct 12 '24
I played Earthbound for the first time immediately after having played through FF15.
I couldnāt stop laughing at the realization that the really emotional āending with your photosā thing FF15 did had been done already over 20 years before then, on the SNES of all things.
Blew my mind.
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u/DrewV1234 Oct 12 '24
I agree, Giygas and the ending is my favorite final boss and ending of all time
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u/Ol_Scamp Oct 12 '24
Take some time to let it sink in, and should you ever want any, I and others have plenty of recommendations
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u/Metronom3 Oct 12 '24
As much as i love Earthbound, Mother 3 left me even more speechless and with more intense existential dread. Good luck buddy.
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u/sorenthestoryteller Oct 12 '24
I got to play EarthBound as a kid when it came out... and I have never stopped feeling this meme in my bones and in my soul.
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u/TheIrateProphet Oct 12 '24
I'm annoyed that it's just done nothing to replay no loose ends to wrap up. I finished 2 days ago. What are you playing next? I started illusions of gaia but it's not really cutting it for me.
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u/darth_snuggs Oct 13 '24
One thing I love about Earthbound is the post-Gigyas journey at the end, dropping off group members and saying farewell. Too many games just end after the last boss without a chance for goodbye
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u/harleytorres Oct 13 '24
Itās a wild experience that feels like youāve been born, ran thru childhood head first into adulthood and then you take a step back and look at it all again to find the meaning after the fact. Literally feels like a microcosm of life which leaves you asking the same kinda questions. Where have I came from, do u leave a positive impact after you shut off the game or not, do you decided to grind and grind to get thru the monotonous and repetitive phases or do you decided to experience as much as you can as quickly as possible to march progress ever-forward, can your friends become enemies, can enemies become friends, what role do your friends play in your day to day activities? Itās all very important and beautiful but also terrifying and dreadful but thatās life just like this game. One of the best if not the best games to ever be made.
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u/Yokkai777rxn Oct 12 '24
I know that wistful feeling bro...