earthbound???

I just wanted to get some feedback from some people who've played the game....from everything I hear its amazing, but I've never really played the game and its about summer time and I've decided to bust out the SNES and get some cool games....is it that great??

...and ya I know its going to cost me some loot

If you like RPG's you owe it to yourself to play this game. It's my favorite game of all time. yentar480

ya i'd say i'm definitely a fan of rpgs although i can't say i've played a whole lot of them...so im going to start catching up on the classics and this definitely seems like a good start

I played it and didn't like it. I am sure a hundred others will come in and sing its praises though.

All of the swirling lights and music during the battles gave me a headache. Another strange thing about the battles is there is an auto-attack button, but it can never be cancelled and the AI never heals. I found the battle system strage, confusing and sometimes boring. I also found myself confused where to go next. I didn't like it, but try it if you are a huge RPG gamer.

Such an amazing game.

Well, let's put it this way: it makes my top ten list of all-time games and I usually can't stand RPG's.

Chrono Trigger/Earthbound.

Trigger is better, but Earthbound is great. I just bought my friends sealed copy of Earthbound off of him for 100$, I'll be holding onto it for a while.

Chrono Trigger/Earthbound.

Trigger is better, but Earthbound is great. I just bought my friends sealed copy of Earthbound off of him for 100$, I'll be holding onto it for a while.

Mau-Justice

wow sealed copy thats pretty crazy....ya i was definitely looking at chrono trigger as well....so far for my SNES rpg lineup im looking at tackling chrono trigger, earthbound, and super mario rpg (i've already got this but i haven't played it yet)...and i was thinking about trying out the final fantasies

@Lethalpuma I highly recommend adding Robotrek

@Lethalpuma I highly recommend adding Robotrek

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robotrek...that is one game i can honestly say i have never heard of....i'll definitely check it out

and did you get CT and EB off ebay??

Why does earthbound cost so much?gorillazilla28

Same reason why gas costs so much.

Earthbound is a great game, but it doesn't even compare to Chrono Trigger. They are very different games, but if you were only going to buy one off e-bay I would just get Chrono Trigger. It's actually one of the best games you will ever play. Earthbound gets boring in places and you find yourself walking around a lot doing mindless things. You should also check out FFII, FFIII, Breath of Fire 1&2, Secret of Evermore, Illusions of Gaia, and Secret of Mana. All of the games I just listed I would put infront of Earthbound. I really think that it's become one of those games that's "cool to like." I'm sure there are going to be several people that disagree, but that's just what I think. Don't waste your money. If you do waste it, just play the game once and then resell it because it has absolutly no replay value, whereas Chrono Trigger has, I think, 15 different endings.TonySoprano314

ya i'd say right now its definitely between CT and earthbound for the first i want to get and beat...i've heard secret of mana and secret of evermore were great as well...and obviously any final fantasy game is usually good so i was thinking about checking those out

...haven't heard too much about the breath of fire series or illusion of gaia though

Why does earthbound cost so much?gorillazilla28

1. it's an old game, and it's been out of circulation for a long time
2. it didn't sell very well during it's initial run and nintendo didn't make very many copies
3. recent hype because of the Smash Bros games
4. internet hype

ya i picked up mario rpg at a bargain bin for like 10 bucks awhile back and never got around to playing it....but now that schools almost out for me i'll be venturing back home for the summer and im definitely going to have to play me some mario rpg

right now its looking like the rpgs that are must plays for me are going to be

super mario rpg

chrono trigger

earthbound (gotta find out if i like it or not =)

secret of mana

those are definites and if i get through all of those this summer then i'll probably try out the final fantasies

Earthbound is a very unique game. Very weird and funny. You owe it to yourself to play through it.

It is pretty hyped, but as long as you go into it with an open mind, you'll enjoy it. In my opinion, it's in the top 10% of RPGs.