EarthBound: The Ultimate Retrospective Analysis

Obligatory comment about l being used to talk/interact

The L button is what you use to talk to people without having to open the menu that would solve the problem that you have with interactions since it also counts as checking too

10:41, Well, to be fair in the context of this battle, the Starman Jr. Only uses PSI abilities and Buzz Buzz's shield negates those, so if he is a glass cannon then that a surprise attack by Pokey's mom can kill him is not out of the question.

I can tell this was really thought out and I feel like you've caught on to a lot of small details that not everyone would notice. Well done again Sketch!

I like how you have a much more critical take on this series I want to know what you think of Mother Encore/earthbound encore its a remake that puts mother 25 anniversary addition to shame however it seems to change the tone of the game

another really well made retrospective! eb has charm but i definitely agree that in terms of story, it feels like a bit of step back from 1. i look forward to whatever you put out next!

Bruh you only have 500 subs? You deserve at least 500k with the quality I've seen just in the first few minutes of this

Dude, to address your nitpick at about 1:01:00, there IS a button to talk or check without needing to go into the menu screen. The L Button serves as both, so you can play one handed while exploring.

Well done on this video! I can see you have skill with it, and you deserve more subscribers than you have. You've definitely earned my subscription - good luck on the push to 1,000!

"But at this stage of the game you are conditioned to not read the description of most items" - Nah bro, I beg to differ. Not paying attention to what you're doing and not reading item descriptions seems to be more of a you thing. By the way, there IS an interact button, the L button, it switches between the "Check" and "Talk" options depending on what you have in front of you.

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Another absolutely fantastic video! I was so excited when I saw you had posted this. I played Earthbound for the first time a couple years ago and it was one of the most unique and fun experiences I've ever had playing a jrpg. That said I completely agree with all of your criticisms of the game, I was just too busy constantly laughing at all of the ridiculous dialogue and events to notice. Except for inventory management. The inventory management in this game is the WORST. I think my favorite moment in the game was buying the house in Onett just to realize it's a piece of junk and then having the man take your picture. I couldn't stop laughing. Did you feel like playing this game made you appreciate Smash Bros Ness any more or less? Congrats on another great video. Thank you for making it.

I watched this, then went back and watched your Mother retrospective. I enjoyed both, despite the fact that Mother is my favorite in the series (probably a top 10 of all time for me despite the massive flaws) and I bumped the OST of Earthbound almost every day in my last two years of high school 😁 your objective criticisms of both games are very valid, and even if our opinions differ somewhat on the subjective qualities of the games, I appreciate the amount of time and attention that you put into both videos. Good content, thanks for creating!

During my first playthrough I misread Eagleland as England. I went the rest of the game thinking it was England

Good stuff man! Great video

My question is where is the earthbound/mother movie

As somebody who loves earthbound and considers it one of my favorite games of all time, I appriciate you being able to look at its shortcomings as well. Most retrospectives or analysis videos say nothing but nice things about this game but its also important to talk about where it needs work. Eb is amazing but i definitely STRUGGLED my first playthrough

one thing that helped me with enemy spawns was the fact you can reload them by walking them off the screen a short distance. then walk back for less or 0 of them. also, when it comes to status effect spam. prioritizing something like the mushroom helped me with that. as for the massive explosion types. I just always killed them last.

I rarely comment, but this entire video was amazing and just wanted to send some praise your way!

Welcome back, sir. 😉