/vr/ - Retro Games

>Do I just suck at videogames?
Yes.

Also, avoiding the enemies is virtually impossible since they move so much quicker than you. I feel like there's something I'm missing. Doesn't seem like others had this much trouble with it

The game's annoying until you get party members.

There's also some weird difficulty spikes here and there (those weird living inanimated objects in the mall do a lot of damage). I wouldn't call you bad if you think the game tough sometimes.

>>1714232
don't avoid the enemies
there's literally only one part that I found difficult in that game (I played it few weeks ago for the first time), and it was around the time you get Paula (outside the towns, where you get attacked by flying saucers and plants).

Holy crap, op, I JUST started playing this last week and I'm at the Department store blackout. Dramatic spike in enemy difficulty out of fucking nowhere.

Currently getting my ass handed to me. Either I need to equip an assload of bottle rockets or I need to spend another hour grindan.

That's what happens when you play overrated, badly designed games.

>>1714250
overrated, badly designed games

enjoy the part to where when you get to the end of the game and it deletes your save file

>>1714274
OP you sure you're not playing -that- version?

are you by chance playing an "illegal" version of the game? game's softer was able to tell if your copy is "legit". if not, game difficulty will GREATLY increase.
also >>1714274 with an illegal copy of the game this will happen

>>1714285
*software. my keyboard is crappy and sometimes it doesn't type correctly. also i seldom control what i write :P

The very beginning can be a little bit tough, then the Grateful Dead Valley, and then the Department Store blackout, but other than those you really shouldn't be having problems.

git gud

>>1714248
That part is really short, run from battles and stock up on some items.

I was about to say basically this >>1714305

>>1714226
Watch out for the trees, they explode and pretty much kill you after you beat them

never run from a fight
heal yourself
buy appropriate items
etc.

When you get strong enough, enemies run away from you. Just keep fighting them. It's a JRPG. You're meant to grind.

You have to grind a bit in the beginning. It gets easier later on but there's still some areas with difficulty spikes.

>>1714226
I couldn't even get past the first 30 minutes of that game it's so horrible, but that might just be because I don't have any nostalgia glasses handy.

>>1714226
it's word because a couple parts are extremely difficult and others are just tedious. you can grind a few places (happy happy village, fobbys behind the waterfall, desert caterpillars) if you want to make the game easier

>>1714226
>I find Earthbound to be incredibly difficult
Well if you're looking for an easier RPG that's fun to play, try out The 7th Saga. You'll like it.
Get to it anon :D

>>1714238
>>1714305

Even more annoying in difficulty spikes?

The enemies during the Onett invasion just to get to the damn meteorite piece.

>>1714854
That's just cruel, Anon.

>>1714226
I am shit at most RPG's and didn't think earthbound was difficult.

Playing this game for the first time I finished with my party being in the 80's.

Is this very high? I got the game done in about 30 hours.

>>1714819

I'm 31 and I'm only just now now playing it. Quit talking out of your ass.

>>1715072
It's a game a lot of people likes, so he has to call it trash so he seems cool on the internet.

>>1714865
PK Shield Ω until you run out of PP. You 1HKO all the Starmen.

>>1714865
>not grinding fobbies in the Tenda Caves to lvl 99 all your characters before going back to Onett
It's like you've never played EB before.

>>1714232
actually, there is a trick to get enemies to disappear. If you move just far enough from them and then return, there is a possibility new enemies will be there or no enemies at all. That's how I got out of really hard parts or parts I was sure to die

>>1714585
That's what made me quit the game. I tolerated it to get my first party member but that part was fucking awful, the trees plus the direction changing mushroom bullshit

Sorry, but that's not fun in the slightest, and neither was the parts before that. It's such a shit game, I hate it and EB fanboys

>>1715296
dude, you're still pretty early into the game. don't fucking quit that early. did you even try leveling up so you can kill them first round?

the rom might be bugged to appear pirated

it's like an anti piracy measure

>>1715308
I didn't avoid a single enemy until I got to the trees, which were basically unavoidable anyway

I'm not grinding to circumvent shit game design

>>1715312
>its like
earthbound had several anti-piracy measures, a rom downloaded today should have them all eliminated.
did it do anything similar to this?:
http://starmen.net/mother2/gameinfo/antipiracy/

>>1715314
you can avoid trees, there is a trick to avoid enemies like I mentioned above.

also
>I'm not grinding to circumvent shit game design
are you stupid or is this bait? "I don't wanna grind in a role playing game" give me a break.

>>1715324
I guess you are used to playing shit games because I've not had to grind on any classic RPG, ever. If the game is good, every enemy will have a trick to avoiding or defeating regardless of your power level

Earthbound is a shit game

>>1715332
dude, It's not earthbounds fault you suck at it. get off your lazy fucking ass and do some grinding if you're getting beaten.

>>1715332
lmao this bair

>>1715350
if this is bait, it's pretty bad. I just assumed it was some idiot from /v/ who got lost and ended up here.

>>1715348
>hurr do some grinding because these badly designed enemies force you to 1HP after every fight durr

>>1715348
>you suck at this game
>i dont suck because i grinded to one shot everything!
You're a total retard

>>1715351
Like yourself you mean? /v/ jerks the fuck out of this crappy game. They think it's fine art or something

>>1715359
yup. confirmed bait.

>>1715350
>>1715369
>bait lel bait
Nice shitposting guys, you are really doing your argument some favors

>>1715332
You can beat the game with a full party at around level 40. Just because you suck dick at this game doesn't mean you actually have to grind to beat it.

>>1715376
By the way, considering you've never actually fucking played this game, I'll explain that that is pretty much the level you'll be around if you only fight mandatory encounters.

>>1715376
dude, he's bait. please don't give him any attention

>>1715382
>durr u've never played the game becuz i say so durr
Just the usual shit I expect from this terrible fanbase. Go back to /v/

>>1715387
Well considering that you were completely convinced that grinding was absolutely necessary in Earthbound, it seems pretty likely that you haven't played the game.

I never found it very difficult aside from the very beginning but then again I usually overlevel early so I can buy the house. I don't even care if it's supposed to be a disappointment, I'm a ten year old with fucking real estate!

>>1714226

most of the game is pretty easy, but i know what you mean OP, there are parts that can be a bit unforgiving from a pure numbers standpoint.

easiest way to "grind" is to just find those places where you can fight big groups of weak enemies. this will give you big XP for easy fights without having to spend a lot of time fighting.

most notably, the slugs in the 1st dungeon are a really easy way to level up early & fast. they dont even attack you most of the time and you can easily take on 5+ slugs. though not as reliable the ants can call for help and net you a whole bunch too.

another good example are the fobbies in one of the last dungeons.

I've never played this game before. What am I in for?

>>1715478
dragon warrior esq battles set in fictional america in an ambiguous time period.

and charming as fuck dialogue

>>1715408
It was the other guy telling me to grind. I never said I needed to, just that the game design is shit. His response was 'well the trees won't blow up if you one shot them after grinding!!' Which doesn't excuse anything about the game. It's total ass and the age old 'you got to reach x location before its good' says a lot about what even the fans think of this crap. Then the endless goalpost moving of where x actually is in the game

>>1715494

i'm not the same dude who you were talking to before, but i love this game from start to finish, and i loved it from start to finish the very first time i played it.

it's unfortunate you don't like the game, but saying its "bad design" makes no sense, because it follows most JRPG standards of its time. personally, i dont see why anyone would prefer FF6 or CT (highly praised games) over EB for "game design". i like those games too, but they're all JRPGs with the same fundamental mechanics.

if you don't like JRPGs from this time period in general, then I don't know why the fuck you would ever think to play this game, or why you would even post in this thread.

>>1714243
Yeah, in my last playthrough that was about the only real difficult part for me also.

Oh, and I think I had some trouble with the Fourside sewers on the way to that sanctuary spot too.

>>1714248
There is never a problem in Earthbound that cannot be solved with more bottle rockets

>>1714250

>>1715296
>I suck at videogames
>I hate it, it's a shit game!

You're entitled to your opinion but you're still a faggot.

>>1715065
>finished with my party being in the 80's.
I think I finished it around the same level
except Poo, he was in a much lower level

It's also funny how anon never gives solid evidence as to why he thinks the "design is shit", but just keeps baiting and saying "the design is shit".

>>1715587
truth

>>1714226
Are you at either the department store or Peaceful Rest Valley? Those are the hardest parts of the game.

>>1715672
Are you quite done shitposting yet?

>EB fan
Never mind

Inb4 I get accused of being the same guy because that's what all shitposters do

The only area I was ever caught on was near the beginning, when you had to make the trek to Happy Happy Village.

With the trees and other enemies, I just despawned them by travelling out of viewing distance and walking back. Managed to clear it in a few minutes. The rest was easy enough.

You should play the unhacked version of Mother 1. It'll make Earthbound seem like a pleasant dream.

Unless you're somehow playing the game with their sadistic copy protection enabled, yes, you suck at video games.

>>1715689
The department store isn't too hard actually, it's just a bit tedious without Paula.

Honestly, I was only troubled by everything up to Giant Step, and after that it was a breeze. Still one of my favourite games of all time, anyway.

>>1715689
>peaceful rest valley
>hardest part
u wot m8? dude, I found the final sanctuary location and magicant to be the hardest parts of the game.

>>1715704
dude, until you provide reasons why you feel earthbound is a shit game, we will think you're a faggot who's baiting us. also, we all know you're the same guy who's been shitposting that earthbound is a shit game.

>>1715760
>only one person can ever dislike EB
As I predicted, gotta have that lone boogieman eh kids?

>>1714248
Grind in Dust Dunes Desert near the worker's house where you can rest. PSI Paralysis works on the Bad Buffalo pretty well.

>>1715785
*Dusty

>>1715760
not that person you're quoting, but peaceful rest valley is hard as balls compared to the parts before and after it. Magicant, you just need to think your battles a bit (in fact that applies to most of the game, just clicking A all the time a la Chrono Trigger isn't the wisest choice) and use items.

>>1715769
>kids

But I though the people who liked Earthbound did so because of nostalgia goggles?

>>1715415
What is the point? You can come back and buy the house later to get that extra picture

>>1714226
>Do I just suck at videogames?
Yes. Don't worry it's not a bad thing. You can still have fun with an RPG, just grind more.

We're all about having fun here.

>>1714226
No OP. I stopped playing Earthbound twice because the early game got really difficult fast. Just grind up and realize the game doesn't stay that way

>>1717749
git gud u casual piece of shit lmao

I remember the 3rd sanctuary boss was hard as fuck for me to the point i gave up trying and realized that i didn't need to complete that part to advance the game, and several other sanctuaries either, in fact i think you could go all the way to the Deep Darkness without beating other but the first sanctuary

Shortly after beating the game, i did a replay but this time i did the Sanctuary dungeons until the very end (when i couldn't progress any furhter) and surprise ! the game was extremely easy !

Either way you can already buy bottle rockets by the time you reach Threed, bottle rockets are so OP that Jeff can kill most bosses alone

>>1715415
That said, why does he go home in the end?

Depending on how much money you have left, you're probably Richie Rich.

>>1717932
He misses his mom and sister, probably.

Just got done with the Department Store blackout. I kept getting my ass handed to me, mostly because the monsters on the way to the manager's office kept using up my resources. So I bought a Skip Sandwich DX to avoid them, and all it took to beat the main guy were two super bottle rockets. Only two!

>Lol I bet you gave the franklin badge to Paula too, faggot
>have some coffee asshole

>>1721049

Doesn't Escargot Express give you important items if they're on one of your party members when they leave?

>>1721158
Franklin Badge is not important enough for them to send it to you.

>>1721049
Ugh. Fuck you, coffee cup.

>>1715296

Turn your text speed to Fast.

It helps with exploding enemies a lot.

>>1717932

>Depending on how much money you have left, you're probably Richie Rich.

Eagleland's economy is absolute shit. Look at how much things cost, and how much money you have at the end of the game.

You could have $500,000, but as burger is like $15.