Mother 4! (NEW GAMEPLAY VIDEO ADDED 2/24/15!)

[Chibi.Hoshi]

That part cracked me up. Hahaha. You literally drag fallen party members behind you, apparently. I bet it looks extra funny when you have more people in your party (and more who are dead/fainted).

That right there is pretty much my word of the day. This gameplay trailer has been everything I could have hoped for and more. Everything.

I guess no more fallen angels. But man I love this haha, yes yes! Along with the rest of the changes!

Ditto! I'm so excited for June!

 

[toxapex]

I am so psyched for this game omg

Whenever the hype starts to fade they do something like this

Ahhhhhhh

 

[Amissapanda]

I am so psyched for this game omg

Whenever the hype starts to fade they do something like this

Ahhhhhhh

I hear you 100%! I'm really curious about the setting, too. All signs so far point to it taking place in the 70's. An iconic decade, but one I didn't live through, so I honestly don't know much about it. Should be super interesting to see how it factors in!

I admit my hype for the game hasn't even really died, since I can only imagine how much they're putting into this and doing it all for not even a scrap of profit whatsoever. But now that they ARE releasing more and it surpasses basically everything I could have imagined, I'm feeling impatient for June to arrive. Hahaha.

I'm so ready for this game. I wonder if Shigesato Itoi himself might play it if it's translated into Japanese (which looks like it may be, from the Japanese hype I've seen in the mother4 tag on twitter). Imagine what an honor that would be for the team!

 

[Amissapanda]

Bumping this because I'm still so incredibly hyped.

This is a thing that is really happening.

And on a note of interest, I noticed when browsing the #mother4 tag on twitter today, it's FLOODED TO THE BRIM with Japanese posts. Apparently word of the new trailer is exploding in Japan and I'm guessing they're likely going to be translating it into their language once it's released. After all, the Mother 4 team stated that they're making it easy to translate Mother 4 into other languages.

This hype is so real that it's reaching across the globe.

 

[ShinyYoshi]

And on a note of interest, I noticed when browsing the #mother4 tag on twitter today, it's FLOODED TO THE BRIM with Japanese posts. Apparently word of the new trailer is exploding in Japan and I'm guessing they're likely going to be translating it into their language once it's released. After all, the Mother 4 team stated that they're making it easy to translate Mother 4 into other languages.

I'm actually surprised Mother 4 wasn't started by Japanese fans. I figured we would have to have someone translate a Japanese Mother 4 for us like we did with Mother 3. That's pretty sweet that Japanese fans are going to want a Japanese translation of the new game!

 

[infinikitten]

I still haven't even played the first one. I'm suitably ashamed.

Wish I could get in on this excitement T_T

 

[Amissapanda]

I'm actually surprised Mother 4 wasn't started by Japanese fans. I figured we would have to have someone translate a Japanese Mother 4 for us like we did with Mother 3. That's pretty sweet that Japanese fans are going to want a Japanese translation of the new game!

Haha, yeah. Usually they're making the stuff and we're having to get it translated. Kind of funny for it to be turned around. But that was pretty awesome of them to include the tools for easy translation.

I still haven't even played the first one. I'm suitably ashamed.

Wish I could get in on this excitement T_T

You have time! Mother 4's potential release date is in June at some point!

 

[Silversea]

I've never played any game in the series but it looks really cool and well done so far. Shall keep an eye on it.

 

[Amissapanda]

I've never played any game in the series but it looks really cool and well done so far. Shall keep an eye on it.

It really does look amazing. I was already impressed by the first trailer, but now I'm legit blown away, because this is a fan-game. And it's near completion. And it looks like it came right out of the series itself.




Also, this was just confirmed, apparently:

The game DOES take place in the 70's in vintage America! Specifically, they're using the EarthBound approach with the date. It takes place in the year 197X.

So apparently all those little hints with things like Columbo, Pink Floyd, Groovy, Far out, etc, were right on the money!

 

[Amissapanda]

A lovely boop for the snazziest fangame of the year.

 

[toastia]

boop for the deepest games ever

 

[Amissapanda]

boop for the deepest games ever

They are the best. <3

 

[Silversea]

Well one thing I do know is that it must take a lot to replicate such a unique game, and make it feel like a sequel. Kudos to the team working on it. It really does look like it could have been an official sequel.

 

[Amissapanda]

Well one thing I do know is that it must take a lot to replicate such a unique game, and make it feel like a sequel. Kudos to the team working on it. It really does look like it could have been an official sequel.

Yeah, I feel the same. We've seen very little of it and yet the music has a very similar feel to it, there's obvious humor involved (chatting up enemies IN battle? and dragging dead/fallen partners around), the style of art is like it has been polished with new coats of paint (and unique enemies that feel very Mother-series-like), and even Japanese people on twitter and in their own articles have been saying it feels and looks almost like it could be the real thing. High praise to the team, indeed.

 

[diogocrossing]

h y p 3
i really can't wait to play this, the biggest of kudos to the guys behind it because mother 2 & 3 basically wrecked me in ways and i can't wait for mother 4 to wreck me as well
i hope itoi senpai acknowledges m4 as a trve sequel 2k15

 

[Amissapanda]

h y p 3
i really can't wait to play this, the biggest of kudos to the guys behind it because mother 2 & 3 basically wrecked me in ways and i can't wait for mother 4 to wreck me as well
i hope itoi senpai acknowledges m4 as a trve sequel 2k15

Same! Man, it's been about a week since the trailer came out now and I'm still so extremely hyped for it! I was similarly destroyed by Mother 2 and especially Mother 3 and even just through the bits we've seen, I get the same sort of feel from the game's design, music, and general appeal. It really FEELS like a true Mother game.

Hehe, did you know that Itoi has tweeted about it before and even said that he loves the soundtrack? : ) That must be an awesome feeling for the creators of the game to be receiving praise from the head honcho, himself.

 

[Amissapanda]

Hey guys! The Mother 4 Team is answering a lot of questions over on Reddit!

Here: http://www.reddit.com/r/mother4/comments/2xskl4/zane_from_mother_4_here_ill_be_answering_the_most/

You can learn a bit more about some questions you may have had about the game and its mechanics, yourself. : ) They're interesting to read and give a little more insight about the game and what's to come!

 

[Yuni]

I know this is a Mother 4 thread but.... MOTHER / Earthbound Zero soundtrack on vinyl ... probably. To be funded on kickstarter.

I got really excited until they mentioned that they'll only be shipping to North America and Europe.

 

[Amissapanda]

I know this is a Mother 4 thread but.... MOTHER / Earthbound Zero soundtrack on vinyl ... probably. To be funded on kickstarter.

I got really excited until they mentioned that they'll only be shipping to North America and Europe.

Ooohhh! Awesome! : ) Thanks for sharing!

 

[toxapex]

I saw somewhere that people have been noting resemblences between the modern mind and the movie poster for "The Thing".

Also, those enemies that Travis and co. are seen running from seem to bear some resemblence to the pump chimera ("Mr. Pump") from Mother 3. Likely no actual relation, but just something I noticed. Maybe it's just the snout.