Thanks to everyone that voted! We have our first Game Club! There were 32 entries and the winner was randomly selected.
The game selection for the month of July: EarthBound
Play how you choose: classic hardware, emulation, etc.
This thread can be used to discuss our time playing the game, questions, etc.
I’m a BIG Earthbound fan. I don’t know if I have the bandwidth to replay it this month, but for those that are, here are my “notes”:
- The pacing leaves something to be desired until you hit the third town. It feels a little bit of a slog, but it’s great once you’re past it
- Talk to people! Knock on doors! Read signs! It’s such a ridiculous game, don’t miss the ridiculousness
- For what it’s worth, try remembering the context the game came out in. While there’s a decent amount of games out now that have taken inspiration, this really was one of a kind for a long time
- Check out the amazing strategy guide. I don’t know if it’s vital per se, but it’s such a fun document that to this day I still enjoy referencing it. Related, what happened to all the fun manuals/strategy guides with custom art and everything? Such a loss.
Hope everyone enjoys as much as I do!
Aren’t there only four towns?
The short version: no.
Slightly longer version, with extremely minor spoilers
There’s four (or five) towns with numbers in their name, but there’s a bunch of other locations. The pacing is a little wonky in the very beginning in part because you’re still assembling your party
I really need to finally play this game
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Earthbound is one of those games I played halfway through 10 times, but never finished. Of course I didn’t have a copy when I was a kid.
