Earthbound is Virtual Console Bound!
That's right Mother fans, Earthbound has just been ESRB rated which means it shouldn't be too long before this grossly overrated RPG hits the Virtual Console. Sorry, but I have to take every chance I get to raz this game. In all honesty, I like Earthbound, but I would never rank it up with the elite Super Nintendo RPGs like Final Fantasy III, Chrono Trigger, or Super Mario RPG. Just wouldn't do it. But I do love to see how loyal a cult following the game has among RPG fans. Nice to see gamers rally around a title that didn't exactly light up the sales charts the first time around. Maybe given a second chance on the Virtual Console, the game will finally get some limelight. I'm playing it on the Super NES right now as a refresher to be ready when it hits the VC. I'm even going to write up a brand new review for the game on www.super-nes.com given the fact that my original review was written over a decade ago. I'll post on here when I add it to the web site.
posted by Corbie @ 6:43 PM
5 Comments:
Dude you're not alone. I've always thought the Earthbound games were WAYYYY overated!!! I'll take Dragon Quest VI or Mario RPG any day.
Earth Bound is a great rpg, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it's in the same league as Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy VI. Great addition to the VC!
Super Mario RPG is the game I found to be grossly overrated, as you put it. They're both good games though.
I think RPGs as a whole are overrated. They're boring as hell. Earthbound and Super Mario RPG are both good examples of companies using gimmicks to sell games. Pathetic if you ask me.
Earthbound is totally not overrated. It's not supposed to be like Chrono Trigger, etc. It's unique, and brilliant in that way. This is why you don't have many readers, if the lack of comments, and the fact that I came here because of a link from another site, are any indication.
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