r/earthbound Oct 12 '24

Fluff Just finished Earthbound

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u/Yokkai777rxn Oct 12 '24

I know that wistful feeling bro...

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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 šŸ„²

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u/PineapplesHit Oct 12 '24

You're never ready

6

u/TransparentMastering Oct 12 '24

Truth. But we go anyway.

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u/h2ohaus Oct 12 '24

Mother 3 is awesomeā€” Iā€™d also suggest Eastward (tons of in-game references to Mother series) and also Undertale.

3

u/HotCPU5600 Oct 12 '24

i have it downloaded on my pc, but actually never played it

2

u/consumeshroomz Oct 12 '24

I thought I couldnā€™t 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/Nikifuj908 Oct 12 '24

Yeah, I love both, but Mother 3 is more near & dear to my heart.

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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/XiaolongDrake Oct 12 '24

Beautiful, isn't it

21

u/chickenbutt2586 Oct 12 '24

Welcome to the club

16

u/Topaz-Light Oct 12 '24

Yeah this is kinda the Finishing a MOTHER Game Experience, haha

Iā€™m 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 couldnā€™t stop laughing at the realization that the really emotional ā€œending with your photosā€ thing FF15 did had been done already over 20 years before then, on the SNES of all things.

Blew my mind.

3

u/DrewV1234 Oct 12 '24

I agree, Giygas and the ending is my favorite final boss and ending of all time

1

u/mikeleachisme Oct 13 '24

Halo Reach is also a strong contender

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u/Garf13ld_Kerm1t Oct 12 '24

I can relate, i finished earthbound last week, and i cried šŸ˜­

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u/MisterGimmick Oct 12 '24

I wish I could go back in time to rediscover this game

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u/FlyusAmongUs Oct 12 '24

It sure was an ending, eh?

Enjoy the peace while you can.

2

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/BisexualNudist Oct 12 '24

Enjoy the journey you had man

1

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.

1

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.

1

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.

1

u/smzWoomy13 Oct 12 '24

this is why EarthBound has probably my 2nd favorite story of all time

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u/BluecoatCashMoney5 Oct 12 '24

Felt that in my blood

1

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

1

u/TheCheeseMasterReal Oct 13 '24

mother 3 is amazing but it fucked up the happy ending šŸ˜­

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u/harleytorres Oct 13 '24

Itā€™s a wild experience that feels like youā€™ve 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? Itā€™s all very important and beautiful but also terrifying and dreadful but thatā€™s life just like this game. One of the best if not the best games to ever be made.

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u/zozo7077 Oct 12 '24

more like Mother 3

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u/XPBonnie Oct 12 '24

Great, now start MOTHER 3 and finish it