The sprites are really fucking well animated, seriously. I've had a great pre-taste of this game throughout the wait, but now it's time to go at it full-on. I just got home, so I'm gonna get the patch real soon and start playing.

i wonder what Nintendo of America will think about this... 

They don't care one single bit. Their loss.

Anybody else get the hang of combos yet? I've done up to a dozen hits so far, but it's tough because I haven't memorized some of the songs and the songs I do have memorized I only know certain parts of. I end up guessing most of the time, but it's a pretty cool feature in the game overall.
It's amazing how much emotion sprites can show. This game is filled with unique little poses for the characters. Little things like that make the game a lot more lively.

What's this? A commercial RPG that's actually good? I must be dreaming.

I haven't gotten very far, but already this game has far more substance and style than most of the generic filth that's been released this past few generations. It's been a good long time a commercial RPG has kept my attention for two+ hours. I literally had to force myself to stop playing this.

From the sounds of things it sounds like you haven't tried the other 2. (time to see what all the commotion is about...might be misconstruing this!)

If this is true, go do it. Now!

I can now die happy. 

I'm probably going to commit suicide once I finish because there's nothing else in life to look forward to.

Man, everybody here who is into game design needs to read the translated Itoi interview they put up, too. The dude is basically a genius and every time I see or read anything by him I get so PUMPED ABOUT MAKING VIDEOGAMES!!!.

- The way you learn PSI is portrayed a little differently this time.

Itoi -  It's like, umm... It's like menstruation.

- ???

http://handbook.fangamer.com/

ordered.

What... what other game has fans THIS dedicated?

My God, Nintendo.  You are passing up a gold mine and you DON'T FUCKING CARE.

I can now die happy. 

I'm probably going to commit suicide once I finish because there's nothing else in life to look forward to.

The instant you do, Mother 4 gets announced.

Sweet.

EDIT: hahahah my PSP has so much dust on it.  I am looking forward to playing this big time.  Mother 3 really is a tragedy though!

I am currently contemplating ordering 5 copies of the Handbook.  Call it an investment but I know in a year's time I can probably nab 10x what it's worth now.  I already have multiple copies of the Famicom Mother, Earthbound (complete packaging) and the special edition Mother 3 with the stupid mini gameboy advance...

selling everything in one huge lot $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

My only complaint is running. It took me a while to figure out you have to stand still then hold B and release it. I'd rather just hold B to run.

Hopefully I can get $20 set aside to get that booklet before while they're being sold.

What is so interesting about a strawberry slime?

Seriously a ROCKET RHINO is far more interesting.

Man, everybody here who is into game design needs to read the translated Itoi interview they put up, too. The dude is basically a genius and every time I see or read anything by him I get so PUMPED ABOUT MAKING VIDEOGAMES!!!.

He noted Twin Peaks in the interview. If that doesn't give Itoi skreet cred on GW.....

:edit: I just came across an enemy from the original Mother game. And not in the same vain as the starmen either.


Cool beans.

...

While I'm here, does anyone know how to initiate the combo? I know how it works... I'm just having a hard time starting if off.

I'm amazed on how the characters stories intertwine, it has a simalar thing to Treasure of the Rudras and Dragon Quest 4. It will all come into place! I'm at Chapter 3, where I named the monkey............ Monkey!

Did you guys see how, as soon as they got finished doing Mother 3, they shifted to Mother 1+2 on GBA? I don't expect them to put alot of effort into it, but they are messing with it nontheless!

Also yeah, the quality of EB community and the stuff the people there are capable of is amazing. They have this halloween contest and this guy is making a life-sized Starman figure with like a metal-chain-whatever frame.

Just to say the people there sure are capable of doing great things. Some of them at least.


Also, combos ARE hard. I tried banging my head in accordance to the beat and try to press accordingly, but that didn't work. So what I did was once I had put up all my commands for my turn I'd start tapping the button accordingly(it sorta skips the action text but eh, whatever) so that when my attack came up i'd already pressing it to beat.

Worked some times.