The only time I’ve ever lapsed was a period of five or so years when I could just not afford it. And even then the site kept giving to me in my times of darkness.
Now in my better financial position, I’m going to make up for the lost years and hopefully give it some runway to become something new and wonderful.
Damn, sincerely all the best to them. They deserve every success and break after this. End of an era and will be sorely missed but extremely grateful for all they've done for me.
Awesome post. Many JRPGs were great partially on their own merits but mostly having way too much free time as a kid + no years being burnt out on Japanese story tropes yet. I actually had fond memories of Nikki's concert (even to this day, humming the song once in a while) so I decided to revisit youtube while reading... nope! Keep it in the nostalgia. Don't need to see it with grizzled, experienced eyes.
Thank you for allowing me to be nostalgic while not going through the pain of actually reliving the game XD
: ( Awwwww. Completely understandable, but still super bummed. Between Ben and Abby, my favorite series was the Valentines Day week dating sim episodes.
The things you are describing about Earthbound made the game the most memorable. Talking to animals? Items that don't do anything. Signs that acknowledge that you are reading a sign in the middle of nowhere? Fighting hippies and crazy old coots? The game's imitation of real life was strange and intriguing.
Mother 3 is okay... it just has less of all the weird wonderment. The story's pacing was plain jarring. Where Earthbound's story rarely changes acts without your walking involvement, M3 changes acts, timelines and scenes whenever the fuck it feels like it. The themes are standard Japanese tropes that take precedent over the weird stuff going on. It's powerful but Earthbound is more memorable to me because in my mind, the weird stuff (especially the long ending part) just stuck out more since it was different.
Long time podcast listener. Ryan Davis was truly a talented man that make any subject insightful and hilarious. Deep condolences to his wife, family and friends.
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