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EarthBound / Mother 2!
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Amissapanda
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Ohhh. To be honest, I have no idea what that is, either. XD;
I finally got Earthbound from Club Nintendo. I really like the game so far, though I'm not very good. I know the basics, but does anyone have some tips for a fairly new player?
I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying it!
Have you checked out the guide? There's a full-guide to the game online that you can look at any time you want. It's very informative and helps new players out by pointing you in the right direction, giving you the details on enemies, where to find items, etc.
EarthBound does require some level-grinding sometimes. (You won't want to challenge Frank until you're around level 7, in my experience.) Also, the way the battle mechanics work are important. The scrolling HP bar makes it so that even a mortal blow may not kill you if you can heal yourself with an item/Psychic power in time. Your Guts might also save you and leave you hanging on by 1 point. Other than that, if you get really, really lost, talk to the HINT guy! It can be a little expensive and I never used him, personally, but he'll point you in the right direction if you're stuck. Another thing to keep in mind is to always carry some healing items around with you (hamburgers work really well early on in the game) and upgrade your equipment whenever you're able. Also, if you see a magic butterfly (floating little pink butterfly with sparkles), it will refill 15 points of PP automatically. Sometimes they even respawn in the very same spots/areas, so you can walk off screen, come back, and refill yourself fast by healing with Life-up and then getting the butterfly as many times as you need to get the used PP back.
If there's anything specific you'd like to know about, let me know! I pretty much know the game inside and out by now.
ShinyYoshi
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I finally got Earthbound from Club Nintendo. I really like the game so far, though I'm not very good. I know the basics, but does anyone have some tips for a fairly new player?
Escargo Express is your friend, use it! There's so little inventory room when you begin and even towards the end of the game when you have a lot of items. Using Escargo Express to take away some of your unneeded items reaaallly helps clear your item space for more items that you actually need. And that way you aren't getting rid of items you don't need at the moment but might need later.
Chibi.Hoshi
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This: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Earthbound-...712?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cf2c9f1f8
After posting I noticed the official Nintendo seal was fake. So I am thinking its a homebrew.
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Amissapanda
Manda Panda
Also sound advice! This is ESPECIALLY handy when you get Jeff on your team. If he fixes a broken thing and turns it into a weapon for himself, after you upgrade FROM that weapon, you're stuck with his old weapon because you literally can't sell it if he made it/fixed it himself. Escargo is a godsend in these cases. It's also handy for putting away items you only need at certain times (Pencil Eraser, for instance).
And while I'm thinking of it, another great thing to do for level-grinding/experience building is to beat a boss of an area and THEN grind afterward. The enemies will be running away from you if you beat the boss (like Sanctuary boss locations, for instance) and it makes for some really easy experience when you get surprise attacks on those enemies. Going one by one can sometimes get you insta-wins, too! Another thing that's handy to have with you if you're going into a somewhat lengthy dungeon, is an Exit Mouse. If you need to get out in a hurry to sleep/recover, they'll take you right to the exit. It can be a big help when you get to the Gold Digging site later in the game. (That place is murder.)
Also, if you see an enemy/group of enemies you don't like, sometimes just walking off-screen a bit can make them go away/spawn into something else. This doesn't ALWAYS work, but sometimes it does.
With Jeff, it's also really handle to stock him up with bottle rockets/big bottle rockets. They can do MASSIVE damage to one enemy and sometimes one or two-hit bosses at times, too. And they're generally not too expensive!
And I don't know if you're to Twoson yet, but don't waste your money on Orange Kid. He's useless. : (
There was one more tip I had for you, but I completely forgot what it was... I'll post again later if I remember it.
Ohhhh, okay. Yeah, that sounds like a scam, to be honest.
ShinyYoshi
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This right here.
This is how I usually survived in areas where I couldn't heal for long periods of time lol but sometimes it bites you in the butt
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Amissapanda
Manda Panda
You're very welcome! : ) I hope that all the tips you were given will be able to help you have an easier time adapting to the game and the play-style. But always feel free to ask anything you want if you get stuck or just need an answer/suggestion for something. I (and I'm sure others, too) would be more than happy to help.
This right here.
This is how I usually survived in areas where I couldn't heal for long periods of time lol but sometimes it bites you in the butt
I'd get so annoyed by the crows in the beginning, because this trick always seemed to backfire on me when I tried to get rid of them. They'd always steal my items in-battle, so I never wanted to fight them. Hahaha. (Also, the exploding trees in Peaceful Rest Valley, though thankfully those could be outrun/maneuvered around).
MOON TRIPS
dumb ass
YOOOOOOOOOOOO the Mother series is one of my faves. I now say that EarthBound is tied with Paper Mario for my fave game ever, I love it that much. but I really love all three games. since the thread title specifically mentions EarthBound, I shall not go into my love for the other 2 games. XD
I'm feeling a small urge to play EarthBound again, but it'll probably be quite a while before I get around to it. Paula is my favorite, because she's so awesome. I like that she is also a strong physical attacker, since neither Ana nor Kumatora really are. nice that at least one of the games has a female character that can be used as a physical attacker, since I don't ever really feel like PSI is something that needs to be used that much. EarthBound is just an amazing, magical experience. I've played it at least 10 times and it's not gotten old.
if I had to say something I don't like about it, it's that the beginning is always pretty slow going to me and I lose to the Sharks way too often. it's like "man, I just wanna get done here faster..."
I'm feeling a small urge to play EarthBound again, but it'll probably be quite a while before I get around to it. Paula is my favorite, because she's so awesome. I like that she is also a strong physical attacker, since neither Ana nor Kumatora really are. nice that at least one of the games has a female character that can be used as a physical attacker, since I don't ever really feel like PSI is something that needs to be used that much. EarthBound is just an amazing, magical experience. I've played it at least 10 times and it's not gotten old.
if I had to say something I don't like about it, it's that the beginning is always pretty slow going to me and I lose to the Sharks way too often. it's like "man, I just wanna get done here faster..."
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Amissapanda
Manda Panda
Hear, hear! I absolutely adore the Mother series. And I hope with Mother 1/EarthBound Beginnings being released on Virtual Console this year that Mother 3 may follow in its footsteps (next year IS the 10th anniversary, so one could hope!).
Paula is awesomesauce. Nowadays, everyone credits Rapunzel for using the frying pan as a weapon, but I'm always thinking in my head that "Paula did it first, and Paula did it better", hahaha. And her psychic abilities make her even more of a force to be reckoned with. She's my favorite of the chosen four. : )
But I agree. Every time I play EarthBound, even knowing everything that's coming and going to happen, it's always an experience. And I love it. I could replay that game twenty years from now and still enjoy the heck out of it. I've lost count of how many times I've played it already.
OH, and speaking of EarthBound---I wish I hadn't been on leave from here at the time, but I completely forgot to mention Camp Fangamer here! Did anyone get to go? I'm already taking a big trip this year, so I couldn't possibly afford to go, but I saw the livestream on Twitch and it was just... incredible. What they put together was amazing and I'm kicking myself for not finding a way to attend. They did it completely themed on EarthBound and even had a "plot" running throughout the convention and an epic final battle against Pokey/Porky. I don't have the link on-hand, but I'm pretty sure you can find it easily enough on twitch! Tomato (head of Mother 3 fan translation team) also has a recap of the entire experience with his wife on his channel, too.
