/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.7014080]

kill me.

[Anonymous No.7014103]

>>7014080
Is this earthbound? Should I actually play earthbound?

[Anonymous No.7014118]

>>7014103
Yes and yes.

[Anonymous No.7014186]

>>7014103
its a funny game, play it.

[Anonymous No.7014249]

>>7014118
>>7014186
I started it some time ago and got bored but don't normally play rpgs. I'll give it another go.

[Anonymous No.7014276]

>>7014103
No it fucking sucks. Stick to Halo and GTA.

[Anonymous No.7014536]

>>7014276

this is the level of intelligence of an earthbound fan? come on!

[Anonymous No.7014549]

>>7014276
Based Halo living rent free in trannies' heads years after it stopped being relevant, I see

[Anonymous No.7014557]

Just got to Summers, I've been trying to beat this for the first time in my life. Rented it when I was a kid and only ever made it to Twoson. Emulated it as a teen but dropped it after I got to the Desert. It feels stupid when you say you're a huge fan of something that you haven't even beat yourself. Also, did I miss a sound stone place in Twoson? I've got 3 parts of the song but it's skipped over the second.

[Anonymous No.7014605]

>>7014557
Yup, but You'll have to go back. did the same thing on my 2nd playthrough. You might want to wait until you get TP

[Anonymous No.7014612]

>>7014605
Oh wait, you should have TP already. The 2nd Melody is in the Blue Blue cultist's village

[Anonymous No.7014631]

>>7014605
TP? Is that something you get from Apple Kid? I just remembered there was a cave I didn't go into in the Happy Happy Village, is it there? Is there another statue in the way?

[Anonymous No.7014637]

>>7014549
But Earthbound is the trannyiest game known to mankind

[Anonymous No.7014640]

>>7014631
TP = Teleport
Yes, the melody is in the cave
no statue

[Anonymous No.7014650]

>>7014640
Sweet, thanks for the tips

[Anonymous No.7014956]

>>7014637
Yes. Glad we can agree

[Anonymous No.7015213]

>>7014276
Meh, never played Halo and hate GTA.

[Anonymous No.7015427]

>Poo has 0 Defense
>No defensive shit you equip will give him defense
>He's just Paula lite with a shapeshifting mechanism that barely works
I can't believe they gave me someone worse than Jeff.

[Anonymous No.7015430]

>>7015427
>worse than Jeff
Jeff is OP. Multi bottle rocket is OP.

[Anonymous No.7015437]

>>7015430
He's literally garbage unless you stock up on that constantly though.

[Anonymous No.7015443]

>>7015437
But that's like, not difficult. Also he gets the Heavy Bazooka which is as good as Big Bottle Rocket and never breaks.

[vaginaisevil !!xBEjDksE4NW No.7015449]

>>7014249
>>7014186
I stopped by the dino realm and haven't bothered to finish it.

The music and art pissed me off.

>>7014276
Not an argument.

[Anonymous No.7015452]

>>7015443
>Heavy Bazooka
>As good as the Big Bottle Rocket
Wait, is that the broken thing I found in the sewers? Guess it's time to spam sleeping at the Saturn Hotel.

[Anonymous No.7015453]

>>7015437
I do agree with you though that Poo is trash.

[Anonymous No.7015459]

>>7015452
I think it comes from the Broken Tube.

[Anonymous No.7015470]

>>7015459
I found something called a "Broken Bazooka" down there. Glad I've been keeping all the broken shit if it's actually one of the tubes.

[Anonymous No.7015473]

>>7015470
Nah that's probably it then.

[Anonymous No.7015489]

>Played Mother
>Hate the grind, and there's so fucking much of it. Even with the EXP bracelet in the Mother1+2 port
>Playing Earthbound
>For some reason, I fucking love grinding

[Anonymous No.7015525]

>>7015470
the broken bazooka is the one you want, but he needs some intelligence to make the repair

I actually got a lot of use out of the shield killer and slime generator, status effects tend to actually get the job done in Earthbound

Nothing like using Poo's Mirror to Diamondize the Diamond Dog

[Anonymous No.7015594]

>>7015525
>I actually got a lot of use out of the shield killer and slime generator
Super underrated items. Slime generator works on pretty much everything, and the shield killer is clutch against auto-shielded enemies like Chomposaur and Diamond Dog.

[Anonymous No.7015708]

>>7015594
Yeah, slime generator works up until the final area iirc. Counter-Psi Unit with Rabbit Foot is also essential in the final area for not getting bamboozled by Ghosts of Star Men.

[Anonymous No.7015717]

>>7014080
So is this the part of the game where the game goes "You honestly didn't think we'd let you beat the game without doing a complete weekend of grinding, did you?"

[Anonymous No.7015797]

>>7015717
>earthbound
>grinding

[Anonymous No.7015801]

>>7015797
It's a JRPG. It's literally muscle memory to grind.

[Anonymous No.7015814]

>>7015717
Honestly, with Earthbound and other games like it, I find that most “grinding” can be achieved simply by traveling back somewhere earlier in the game and fighting along the way. The idea of just running back and forth for 30 minutes is so unnecessary. Just take a walk and see if anyone in Threed needs anything.

[Anonymous No.7015815]

>>7014557
>It feels stupid when you say you're a huge fan of something that you haven't even beat yourself.

[Anonymous No.7015830]

>>7015815
This kind of shit has been happening so much lately, especially since LPs and streaming. I know a girl who's absolutely fanatical about Undertale but has literally never played it. She just watched someone online play it and obsesses over the AUs. I feel like I get lumped in with these kinds of faggots, so I'm finally getting around to beating it and eventually Mother 3.

[Anonymous No.7015839]

>>7015814
Actually, this is about right. This might be why I like grinding in Earthbound, it just feels like it goes faster.

[Anonymous No.7015889]

>>7015815
"play" and "beat" are not the same, although the ending after beating the last boss in EB is pretty important

[Anonymous No.7015898]

>>7015427
He's decent if you just use him situationally. Having another healer is pretty useful and if he doesn't need to heal then sometimes he can do enough damage to just finish an enemy off before they get a chance to attack again.

[Anonymous No.7016073]

>>7015801
Only for brainlets.

[Anonymous No.7016076]

>>7016073
I'm glad JRPGs can accommodate us both.

[Anonymous No.7016160]

>>7014103
a game with the most pretentious fanbase. game itself is ok, though.

[Anonymous No.7016174]

>>7014080
ok

[Anonymous No.7016216]

>>7015437
You can one-shot certain bosses with the multibottle rockets though.

Like the electromagnetic spectre for instance

[Anonymous No.7016459]

>>7015427
>Finally got his IQ high enough to repair the broken bazooka
>Now hit 200-300 + an extra 140 splash on other enemies
>Infinite uses
I take back everything, Jeff is best character. Poo is still shit though at level 40. He can at least help revive the team and has Shield Sigma

[Anonymous No.7016467]

>>7015830
>and obsesses over the AUs
That's not the same as being a fan of the actual thing at all...

[Anonymous No.7016492]

>>7016467
yeah but what if like there was a universe where kara and frisk kissed xD

[Anonymous No.7016549]

>>7016174
based

[Anonymous No.7016559]

>>7014080
>jarpig
ya, that's gonna be a sage from me brah

[Anonymous No.7016659]

>>7016559
age just to piss off this /vg/ kid.

[Anonymous No.7016810]

>>7014080
who else
>played earthbound before smash bros on N64
here?

[Anonymous No.7017094]

>>7014080
DEEEEEEEirdree

[Anonymous No.7017184]

>>7014249
Bear with the slow solo parts of the game, but it picks up the pace once you have more than one party member.

[Anonymous No.7017969]

>All that time grinding Poo up to 40
>"I must leave now to train, I will see you soon, friends"
Just stay gone, loser

[Anonymous No.7018387]

Why does the Stonehenge maze have to be so fucking long, holy shit.

[Anonymous No.7018416]

>>7014557
Oh man, I don't wanna spoil anything, but whatever: you might have missed something back in Happy Happy Village, my dude. (Don't worry, you won't need it until you find all other melodies, iirc).

[Anonymous No.7018420]

>>7017094
makes me nostalgic for the old /vr/

[Anonymous No.7018423]

>>7015427
>Worse than Jeff.
*Laughs in Heavy Bazooka/Hungry HP-Sucker/Multi Bottle-Rocket*

[Anonymous No.7018437]

>>7014103
I played it for the first time this year. I'm in my mid thirties now and missed it first time around.
I thought it was excellent and played it all the way through. You have nothing to lose. Play and enjoy.

[Anonymous No.7018448]

>>7018387
It's not that bad, honestly.
Grinding for the sword, on the other hand...
Never again.

[Anonymous No.7018451]

>>7018416
If you're talking about the melody, I went back and grabbed it. Pretty sure they wanted you to do that boss with just you and Paula, because it was ridiculously easy. I'm at Stonehenge's maze now. Got all the way to the fucking bottom, grabbed an exit mouse because I remember one of them saying "use me in the dark place," and retardedly used him once I got in the dark area. I thought they just followed your party and pointed at where you needed to go, not just teleport you the fuck out. HERE GO AGAIN, REV UP THOSE NEUTRALIZERS. Oh yeah, I just remembered I got another broken thing down there. A harmonica I think?

[Anonymous No.7018453]

>>7018448
Grinding for the SoK isn't even that bad, starmen respawn all the time.
The true pain in the ass in regards to 1/128 rare drops is the magic frypan (only dropped by chomposaurs) and the gutsy bat (only dropped by kraken bio)

[Anonymous No.7018460]

>>7018453
1/128 Chance is still 1/128 Chance, come on.
They're all fucking insufferable.

[Anonymous No.7018461]

>>7018448
>>7018453
No man. It sucks. I've been grinding the last 3 times I've booted up my physical copy and for like 3+ hours total and never got it.

[Anonymous No.7018471]

>>7018451
Yes, actually, but the only thing difficult about that fight is keeping Paula alive (and not using Paralisis).
You're close to the end, keep going.
Also, remember, this is your last chance to get the Sword of Kings for Poo, but I wouldn't recommend it.

[Anonymous No.7018482]

>>7018471
Does it drop from the Starmen or only Super Starmen? I'm not sure if I care enough to stick around in this place to do it. Does it make Poo actually viable? He at least has PK Shitstorm now.

[Anonymous No.7018493]

>>7018482
>PK Shitstorm
Lmao
It's dropped by the Starman Super, ONLY.
The best place to grind it out is the labyrinth-like corridor before the final two rooms (The one with the people in tubes, and the room with the boss).
Killing the boss will end this section of the game, so do whatever you want.
Also, Poo is the only other party member that can Revive/Heal, so he's always useful.

[Anonymous No.7019584]

Well, I think I'm about to be where the OP is. It says I can't come back, so I'm wondering if I'm at a decent place to go in. Ness is 78, Paula is 68, Jeff is 66, and Poo is 62. I was using the bat i got from the Kraken, but I finally figured out that's why Ness keeps fucking missing. Jeff has I think every possible broken device he can have. I just repaired the Defense Shower. I don't own any multi hit bottle rockets, but I also only really have space for 2 with all his stuff.

[Anonymous No.7019903]

>Monsters that can steal your shit
>Monsters that can not only fully heal itself and any other monster on the field, but you are also forced to kill last because they can explode and do massive damage to the team
>Monsters that can wipe 2/3 of your team in a single move
>Monsters that are like the last asshole but also have a shield that can reflect your physical and psychic attacks
>Oh, and the area has no regeneration before the boss, so I sure hope you didn't blow your load before getting to the boss teehee
>The boss reflects your psychic attacks and has an annoying minion that might as well be his own mini boss
>Did I mention the boss has two forms?
Kill me is an understatement. What a wonderful game with such a fucking BULLSHIT finish. If you get your shit stolen or use your heavy hitting items before you think it's a good run, the game basically locks you into "welp, hope you like grinding for a whole weekend or more. Good luck!"

[Anonymous No.7020080]

>>7018448
took me 30 minutes on my last playthru

[Anonymous No.7020119]

>>7014557
I'm in a similar situation to you, picked up and dropped the game numerous times over the years, for no reason. I wouldn't say I'm a huge fan but I've mained Ness in Smash Bros since Melee so I really should've played his game by now.

[Anonymous No.7020149]

Is this one of the worst PONR in gaming history?

[Anonymous No.7020413]

>>7018420
>old vr

[Anonymous No.7021549]

>Grinded Ness to 99
>Expected a huge dump of stat points
>Like one point on 3 stats
>Go to save
>Expect a "wow you're powerful now son!"
>You dad instead says "Ness has hit his peak...That's fine and all but.............."
Well, I was gonna grind the whole team to 99 just to do it, but it doesn't look like there's much point

[Anonymous No.7021590]

>>7020080
You got lucky. I ran the numbers and it could easily take an hour

[Anonymous No.7021663]

>>7016160
/thread

[Anonymous No.7021781]

>>7014276
actually, yeah you should.
you should also pick up Skies of Arcadia too

[Anonymous No.7021786]

Finally beat it. The boss I think was easier than I thought, I just didn't know how to properly go about it. I'm curious to know if you can beat Giygas without praying though. Feels good to finally say I beat this shit. Well. Onto Mother 3.

[Anonymous No.7021787]

is this a hack that expands the gameplay or post game?
just want to replay th game again with more shit to do.

[Anonymous No.7021794]

>>7015427
dude jeff is the strongest party member wtf
>>7014637
picrel

[Anonymous No.7021892]

Anon from
>>7018461
Finally got the Sword of Kings...
My Party is Level 98...

[Anonymous No.7021901]

>>7014103
I legitimately think it's a meme to get people to play the shittiest jrpg for the SNES

It's terrible, it looks like a 3 year old drew it. The dialogue is pants on head retarded. The inventory is shit. Combat is barely ok.

[Anonymous No.7021905]

>>7021892
>>7018461
whenever you're grinding for any of the rare drop items, yeah, you will absolutely break the level scaling in the game. And the thing with the SoK is that you can only get it once, when you beat Starman DX the chance is gone, so unless you luck out and get it without even trying, you will fuck you your level scaling for that one for sure yeah.
What I did was grind for all the 1/128 drops on my Mother 1+2 copy for GBA. I also got to like level 99 grinding for the SoK, then I started looking for everything else. Playing on the GB Micro made grinding more accessible, since I would play 10 or 15 minutes when going to take a dump, or before falling asleep on the bed, etc. As I said, the magic frypan and the gutsy bat are the ones that are the most pain to get because the enemies that drop it are rare/annoying to find/fight.
But I got them all finally, so I'm happy with my 100% file (at least of equipable items).
Funnily enough, the first time I played through Mother 2 on the Super Famicom, I got the SoK without even trying. Didn't get the other rare drops though, but I could potentially grind for them if I want.

[Anonymous No.7021906]

>>7021905
>Didn't get the other rare drops though, but I could potentially grind for them if I want.
Actually I think I couldn't get the magic frypan or any of the pendants because I'm pretty sure I saved at the cave of the past. But whatever, I could get the gutsy bat at least.

[Anonymous No.7021961]

Is the Halloween Hack even worth playing? Isn't toby so embarrassed of it, he deleted his web page for it?

[Anonymous No.7022264]

>>7021961
you're better off watching that shitshow