Earthbound

Earthbound:
Overall: 4.7
Story: 5
Gameplay: 4
Micro-Narratives:4
Immersion: 5
World: 5

Synopsis: A boy named Ness, with an affinity towards psychic powers, finds out from a warrior (who comes in the form of a bee) from the future that he is one of four chosen children who must eventually come together to find 8 spiritual sites in order to oppose the evil alien forces of the Gigyas.

           A Miyazaki film in  a video game. That is the best way I can describe Earthbound. It is a an RPG that is all about the story and doesn't need anything else. It is also one of the games out there that's really making an argument for video games as a function of art. But I won't get into how Earthbound speaks particular messages in this post. Instead I'm just going to make it easy for you, the random reader, to decide if Earthbound is a game worth spending your time on. While Earthbound is one of the best games I've ever played, anyone can recognize only a specific type of gamer is going to enjoy Earthbound. That's because Earthbound is only set out to tell a story.
          If you play your RPGs for the normal fantasy based, customizable character get up, where you can outfit your character in the best armor and class just to have the satisfaction of knowing your player is the Mufasa of your world (essentially what I'm saying is if you like Elder Scrolls), then this game is not for you. Earthbound is a game of peculiarity so if you want a run of the mill experience, don't pick up this game. In fact Earthbound starts slow so if you're expecting a fantastical world from the get go, this game will disappoint you. Earthbound is like those books that you begin reading and you find the first two chapters insufferable, but then suddenly you find yourself paying attention a little more and then the true magnificence of the book opens up to you. Earthbound is exactly like that.
       If you're trying to find a game that's going to compel you, Earthbound is definitely one of them. Anyone who wants to take a leap of faith and get transported to a wacky world of small armless creatures with ribbons and Dali clocks that will attack you upon sight, Earthbound is the game for you.

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