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Post by darkbulb on Jan 19, 2010 4:08:41 GMT -5
Had a chance to play Mother 3 at a friend's place this evening....two hours later I was still playing it and didn't want to stop. What an AMAZING game!! I'm not very far, climbed the cliff and got jumped by the cyborg-caribou...  Buying it this week.....wow...I thought it looked kinda stupid from youtube videos...but it is truly as good as people said it was. |
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Post by Red Hairdo on Jan 19, 2010 12:29:59 GMT -5
Wait until you get the chance to play EarthBound (Mother 2) in case you didn't yet. xD And don't worry, there aren't many problems finishing those games out of order. Though, unlike Mother 3, Mother 2 isn't a sad, tragic game, but rather a game that's funny and wicked as hell. Mother 3 also has some funny parts, but Mother 2... omg. xD It's amazing!! Mother 2 was officially released in english as EarthBound for the SNES, though you can also find it (in japanese) on the japanese Virtual Console and GBA (Mother 1+2). Anyway, enjoy Mother 3.  It's full of deep, hidden meanings, as well. |
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Post by schlagwerk on Jan 19, 2010 13:16:28 GMT -5
I got hooked on Mother 3 at the end of the first chapter. It's been a long time since I got that caught up with a video game character's feelings like that, and it was done without him having to speak a word of dialog to boot!
I also went and picked up the fan-made strategy guide for the game. It is amazingly well done.
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Post by darkbulb on Jan 19, 2010 15:00:08 GMT -5
Wait until you get the chance to play EarthBound (Mother 2) in case you didn't yet. xD And don't worry, there aren't many problems finishing those games out of order. Thanks, never played any Mother game until this one. Now I can't wait until I get hold of a copy for myself! I can play both SNES and GBA games on my pocket Nokia N810 (best little $150 pocket tablet ever made) - is there an English version of Mother 2 available? |
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Post by darkbulb on Jan 19, 2010 15:02:28 GMT -5
I got hooked on Mother 3 at the end of the first chapter. It's been a long time since I got that caught up with a video game character's feelings like that, and it was done without him having to speak a word of dialog to boot! I also went and picked up the fan-made strategy guide for the game. It is amazingly well done. I've seen that guide, looks great. Yeah, Mother 3 blew my mind. As much as I enjoy Ys I have to say that M3 have an ability to pull you into the world and story that Ys doesn't have for me. Outstanding game that I hope everyone gets a chance to play. |
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Post by tancients on Jan 19, 2010 19:44:47 GMT -5
Though if you want, there is a non-English GBA version of Mother 1 and 2. Though if I recall, the SNES version of mother 2 is better anyway.
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Post by Red Hairdo on Jan 19, 2010 21:24:30 GMT -5
Yeah, the SNES version has better audio quality and some bugs are only present in the GBA version.
And, yeah, what an amazing localization that was.
The only thing I know that got sliiightly censored though is that in the beginning of the game when Pokey (aka Porky) and Picky are scolded by their father, Pokey says to you he now isn't allowed to eat desserts for an year or something, though in the original japanese it was clear he got beated up real hard. xD
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Post by darkbulb on Jan 19, 2010 21:58:24 GMT -5
Read harder!  Heheheh... I can play both SNES and GBA games on my pocket Nokia N810 (best little $150 pocket tablet ever made) - is there an English version of Mother 2 available? Mother 2 was officially released in english as EarthBound for the SNES -Tom Cool, thanks! I wish it was for GBA though as the SNES image on my tablet becomes a square while the GBA image becomes full-screen. |
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Post by darkbulb on Jan 20, 2010 0:19:34 GMT -5
The SNES version is also really masterfully translated/localized, despite all the character renaming. It probably has one of the most well-crafted localizations of the SNES era. -Tom Ok, you've sold me After I a) get Mother 3 for GBA , b) Solve Mother 3 I will c) Get Mother 2 for SNES |
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Post by Ascended Mermaid on Jan 20, 2010 0:20:48 GMT -5
Heads up! The version you want is "EarthBound", as that is the English version. If you pick "Mother 2", it will most likely be in Japanese! |
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It's full of deep, hidden meanings, as well.
Heheheh...
