/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.655957]

Can we talk about how great this game was?

[Anonymous No.655976]

Only if we can also talk about how incredibly overrated it is.

[Anonymous No.655989]

Sure, in either of these threads:

>>624160
>>639563

[Anonymous No.655990]

No. We've talked about it enough.

[Anonymous No.655997]

>>655976
>>655957
It's a great game but definitely overrated, as are all games that are this heavily scrutinized.

[Anonymous No.656002]

sage this shit

[Anonymous No.656045]

>>656002
sage is still not a downvote. thanks for playing.

[Anonymous No.656061]

>>655957
Have this and shut up:
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU29qo7xOTs

[Anonymous No.656062]

You're all gay. UNDERRATED. I'll get the word Earthbound tattooed on my asshole bcuz it's that good

[Anonymous No.656067]

>>655957
Can we talk about how boring it was?

[Anonymous No.656385]

>>656067
Yes we can. You get a character and what do you do if you want a new skill on most of them? You grind away to get new spells or "psi-powers". The customization came down to equipping items to your characters and giving them restorative items. You never got the feeling you are crafting your characters, they were just pre-set.

What a dull game.

[Anonymous No.656390]

>>655957

Can we talk about something else for once?

[Anonymous No.656394]

>>656390
No, /vr/ - Earthbound.

[Anonymous No.656402]

Is this a raid of /b/ or something ? /vr/ with earhtbound won I guess

[Anonymous No.656406]

The Mother series was really just a game about talking to NPCs. It was a shining gem for RPG gamers that had more fun exploring towns and talking to NPCs than they did fighting.

[Anonymous No.656408]

>>656402
>/vr/ with earhtbound won I guess
What are you even trying to say?

[Anonymous No.656414]

>>656394

Oh ok, see ya

[Anonymous No.656429]

>>656408

You know shitty threads on /b/ "trips decide what board we raid and with what" I was assuming the winner post was "/vr/ with earthbound" as it's the typical answer on these threads...

[Anonymous No.656437]

Well this thread was made to be a troll thread but ok.

I have no problems with the combat/leveling. Sure, compared to other rpgs its kinda bland, but what other rpg lets you whack a new age retro hippie with a frying pan?

Plus there is way more to this game than combat. The colorful soundtrack, engaging story, etc.

Its a great game. The people who bash it probably didnt make it past twosome or never played it in the first place

[Anonymous No.656439]

What's with Earthbound and having 3 or 4 threads open at a single time every day?
It's even worse than Final Fantasy threads. I like the game, but is it that hard to only have one at a time?

Especially since it's always meta shit about the price or being overrated, instead of ever discussing the fucking game.

[Anonymous No.656436]

>>656429
Oh.

[Anonymous No.656451]

>>656437

I have a déjà-vu impression on this answer

[Anonymous No.656454]

>>656439
Viral marketing. Earthbound is coming out on Virtual Console.

[Anonymous No.656456]

Earthbound isn't overrated. It's easily in the top 3 of RPGs in the 16-bit era, and possibly number one.

It's definitely the best written and most original rpg of the 16-bit era as well.

[Anonymous No.656462]

>>656456
>It's easily in the top 3 of RPGs in the 16-bit era, and possibly number one.

[Anonymous No.656469]

>>656456

disagreed, it's good though but far from top 3 and further from number 1.

[Anonymous No.656473]

>>655957
>Earthbound thread #whoevenfuckingknows
Can we get generals or something? I love Earthbound, but damn.

[Anonymous No.656498]

>>656385
So, every SNES RPG ever?

[Anonymous No.656502]

>>656462
>>656469

The only 16 bit rpgs I would put ahead of it would be final fantasy iv or final fantasy vi. Chrono Trigger is good, but still...

Earthbound is so original and perhaps one of the most original rpgs for its time. That puts it up there.

[Anonymous No.656515]

>>656502
But almost none of its game mechanics are original and interesting. You have rolling HP which doesn't have too much of an impact until late mid game and enemies running away from you, and that is very negligible.

[Anonymous No.656543]

Mega Man 2 is over rated
Earthbound is over rated
Final Fantasy 6 is over rated
Chrono Trigger is over rated
super mario rpg is over rated as fuck
castlevania 4 is over rated
TMNT4 is over rated


the only 3 extremely well thought of snes games that deserve it are, ALttP, Mega Man X and Super Metroid.

[Anonymous No.656542]

>>656515
I value the games themes, setting, and style above the mechanics which are serviceable and charming.

[Anonymous No.656541]

>>656502

FFIV/VI, Chrono Trigger, Secret of evermore, tales of phantasia, Dragon Quest V/VI, breath of fire, secret of mana...

There's litteraly a shit ton of 16bit jrpgs better at every level, story, gameplay, graphism... Stop overrate it. Earthbound is original and funny but that's pretty much all it got...

[Anonymous No.656549]

>>656502

I don't know how anyone could be this delusional. It's not original in terms of battle mechanics because it is a straight up copy of Dragon Quest. The rolling HP counter is a minor innovation at best, and it actually makes the game easy mode because characters can heal themselves before they even die.

It's not even original in terms of setting because it's a sequel to Mother, but nobody seems to care about that. I mean, even the main characters look nearly identical. I don't know how you can say that's original.

[Anonymous No.656551]

>>656541

>BoF better then earthbound
>Seiken 2 better then earthbound
>DQ6 better then earthbound

you have half shit taste, get that looked at.

[Anonymous No.656553]

>>656541
>>656551

[Anonymous No.656557]

>>656542
I always value what makes the game a game hence why I think it is just mediocre and shouldn't be anywhere near the top three 16 bit RPG's.

[Anonymous No.656558]

>>656551

lel go on you're making my day

[Anonymous No.656569]

>>656558

BoF1 is a bargain bin rpg at best, BoF2 is mediocre at best, Seiken 2 is complete shit compared to 3, and DQ6 is one of the weakest in the series.

[Anonymous No.656591]

>>656543

LttP is overrated compared to Link's Awakening

[Anonymous No.656594]

>>656569

I sincerely hope you're trolling. BoF are great rpg, seiken is maybe shit compared to 3 but it's still good and better than earthbound, and DQ6 is definitly the best DQ of the 16bit era...

[Anonymous No.656595]

>>656557
What makes a game a game is the sum of all its parts.
If I like it, I like it. I'm not going to deny my own opinion just because it's apparently not as much of a game as others. If it was just gameplay, I would be bored with it, and hell, most JRPGs in general. But it has a story, setting, characters, sound, and style that really entice me.

[Anonymous No.656604]

>>656591

[Anonymous No.656603]

>>656595

Good characters? Poo entices you? Your taste really is telling

[Anonymous No.656601]

>>656569
>DQ6 is one of the weakest in the series
According to some anon's chart, right?

[Anonymous No.656602]

>>656594
>BoF are great rpg
Yeah, 1 not so much. 2 was okay. 3 is where it really got good.

[Anonymous No.656610]

We can talk about how much better Mother 3 is.

[Anonymous No.656614]

>>656601

according to the fact that 3,4,5,7,8 are all vastly better then it

[Anonymous No.656616]

>>656603
Hell yes good characters.

[Anonymous No.656624]

>>656614
>fact
And herein lies the problem with this board.

[Anonymous No.656627]

>>656614
Because you said so.

[Anonymous No.656643]

>>656515
>>656541
>>656549

I'm not talking about gameplay originality...although it's all kind of the same turn based shit back in the 16-bit era. Earthbound's battle mechanics are similar enough to final fantasy or chrono triggers that it's such a trifling point that there's no reason to even discuss it.

It's not better than secret of evermore, mana, breath of fire, or any of that.

It's one of the few 16-bit games that made the case for games as art and can be discussed on a deeper level than any other 16-bit rpg. Granted, not by much, but it still can. That's why it has a leg up.

I'm off to bed, so you guys can keep arguing and telling me I'm wrong because your cliche jap-rpg BoF, CT, FFIV/FFVI, Tales of fagtasisa, etc. are better. They're not bad games, but earthbound has clearly made the most artistic and literary of them.

[Anonymous No.656647]

>>656614

Where does the 3 is better than the 6? It didn't have any story, it's almost only based on grinding and finding dungeon. 4 is where the DQ are beginning to be interesting, but except for the chapter system it doesn't have any interesting features... 6 had a story, cool character, a big overworld... 7 and 8 doesn't count there are not the same generation (though i agree they're a lot better than the 6)

[Anonymous No.656648]

>>656643
Not the best way to communicate your opinion.

[Anonymous No.656645]

>>656614
Now only if Dragon Quest was good then maybe it could matter.

[Anonymous No.656664]

>>656643
>implying other games can't be discussed at a deeper level.

Your opinion is fine, but its still just that.

[Anonymous No.656669]

>>656643

>although it's all kind of the same turn based shit back in the 16-bit era

Did you ever play another 16 bit jrpg than earthbound?

[Anonymous No.656682]

>>656643

> earthbound has clearly made the most artistic and literary of them

FFVI has donne way better than earthbound on an artistic plan (and anything else as well)

[Anonymous No.656685]

>>656551
>picking on 1/3 of the guy's choices
>as if the other 2/3 don't already slap your shit

[Anonymous No.656692]

>>656685

>can't comprehend english

[Anonymous No.656703]

>>656643

>"Look, okay, I get that the gameplay is unoriginal and didn't do anything better. But that doesn't matter at all! It's a moot point! I know that game isn't better than any of those games! Listen, the story is art. Sure, I know it's not really a great story, but it's art! IT'S ART DAMN YOU! I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY IT'S ART ENJOY YOUR FINAL FAGGOTRY!"

[Anonymous No.656707]

ITT: Stop Liking/Disliking What I Dislike/Like

[Anonymous No.656713]

>>656692
What exactly isn't comprehended? Perhaps you didn't understand me: Picking at a possible incorrect minority (the three in question still being about as good as EB if not better) as an effort to dodge a substantial argument against you (or in the case you aren't that poster, him) is a shallow tactic in debate. Perhaps you (or he) would have been better served in actually debating rather than trying to steer the topic onto a tangent.

[Anonymous No.656721]

It's only talked about/overrated because there's nothing else in the contemporary RPG space, or with a pixel art visual style.
Everything else is either DEEP fantasy or sci-fi, except Pokémon.

[Anonymous No.656725]

>>656721
So then does Pokemon not count?

[Anonymous No.656734]

>>656643
Okay then.

[Anonymous No.656736]

>>655957

Are u mad, brother?

[Anonymous No.656737]

Great game, but the battle system is a little clunky. Other than that, I don't really have a problem.

[Anonymous No.656770]

>>655957

Seriously I don't get the hype over this game, it's sure not bad, but looks like a part of this board only speak about it...

Quick look in the catalog and see this :

>>624160
>>655229
>>650675
>>639563

Enough...

[Shitbound No.656775]

I think I've chosen my new name for this board

[Anonymous No.656789]

>caring about others opinions on shit you like

[Anonymous No.657540]

>>655957
can we talk about how bad max landis ripped this off for chroncie.

[Anonymous No.661386]

Man the inventory management was so fucking shit in that game

>hurr le no space in inventory
>hurr le billions of items
>hurr le courier service you have to wait for to pick up your shit
>hurr even le courier has limited space

[Anonymous No.661485]

the only jrpg of the 8- and 16-bit eras i enjoyed is chrono trigger. i can't deal with the random battles and the writing of the rest.

would i enjoy this?

[Anonymous No.661550]

Earthbound had one brilliant gameplay innovation:

>left trigger action button

Fuck yeah playing Earthbound and eatin cheetos

[Anonymous No.661560]

>>661386
So did Dragon Quest and Phantasy Star II, and your point being...

[Anonymous No.661574]

>mfw there never fails to be an EarthBound thread on /vr/

[Anonymous No.661576]

Can we talk about how resellers (and idiot 'collectors' who bow to their prices) can go die?

[Anonymous No.661739]

So way back when I was around 8 years old we walked into BESTBUY to shop around and work off dinner. I ran to the game section to look at CHRONO TRIGGER AND SUPER MARIO RPG. Man was I pumped about them when I saw them in Nintendo power the past few months getting rave reviews. Well I never got games except for holidays and since we just got outta school for the summer I really wanted something to just sit and play all day! I begged and pleaded to get either of these games and to no success they declined my every wish and beg. I don't blame em they were about 60 70 bucks, but hey! after getting defeated I saw at least 40 copies of Earthbound sitting on display for 5 dollars each. I asked if I could get this game since hey, 5 dollars, that's even cheaper than used Blockbuster games. They said yes. I was very interested in why the box was so big! Then when I opened it up in the car, I saw it had the strategy guide in it! I quickly flipped through it to see what the game was and saw all the different zones and monsters, I found the scratch and sniffs in the back and thought man how weird!

By the time I got home I was pumped as hell. I ran downstairs and quickly put the game in and was blown away from what was actually pretty creepy. Aliens invading earth?? But I'm a boy in a robot! I don't think I even realized you never actually get into a Starman, but after talking with the cops and going back home to my mom and then being woken up again to head back to the meteorite, finding buzzbuzz! holy crapz.

It was a fantastic opening to what would be one of the greatest summers of my life.