Mother/Earthbound vs. M&L RPG series

[Artisan Vistra]

This just had to be a forum I wanted to see everyone argue over. What's your thoughts?

I think these games are very similar in enemy approach but the RPG elements themselves set these game styles apart. In M&L (and Paper Mario) the instant HP loss only works cause you can defend against attacks. The way HP goes down slower in Earthbound and keeps you awake if you're almost about to die but that should only happen against certain enemies and is the only way to win in M3. The moveset you have in Earthound makes this series more like a traditional RPG even though it's set in modern times. The cartoony M&L series movesets varied based on the game but I personally liked Superstar Saga's bros. attacks (and basic green shells in PiT) better than the other ones. The humor in the Earthbound series and strange enemies make this game very fun to play (and there's even a pokedex-type item called Battle Memory in M3). M&L did sort of have some humor involving Luigi or Fawful during the games but the puzzles involving certain abilities in the exploration of the game sort of killed it after the first game. Earthbound is the winner because not only did I like the traditional RPG style, I liked everything in that series.

 

[Bumblebee]

It's soooooooooooooooooooooooo obvious for me as I hate Earthbound games and love Mario games so The M&L games will definitely win for me!!!

 

[Dark Young Link]

Earthbound. M&L isn't that great of a series really. I mean Paper Mario is better than that. M&L rehash most of the jokes. LIke no one knows Luigi, but everyone knows Mario. Haha guys it's funny. Earthbound though goes as far as referencing the Beatles, it references... everything. The Hippie theme is just a remix of Johnny B. Goode. How can you hate that? Plus it's not hard. Unlike the stupid final boss of M&L Partners in Time. Get her almost killed and, "Oh I'm going to get like half my health back." Yeah that's fun. Plus Earthbound has a better story.

On top of all this I'm only going over Earthbound. Mother 3 is soooooo much better than Earthbound making it 100x better than M&L. Mother 3 is the most depressing game I've ever played and I love it for that. So before you bash an entire series, I suggest you play Mother 3 for yourself. You won't be disapointed. No-sir-ee. Not like M&L. Now I will say I have played Bowser's Inside Story or Dream Team, but from what I know from Super Star Saga and Partners in Time, the series isn't that great.

 

[Artisan Vistra]

Earthbound. M&L isn't that great of a series really. I mean Paper Mario is better than that. M&L rehash most of the jokes. LIke no one knows Luigi, but everyone knows Mario. Haha guys it's funny. Earthbound though goes as far as referencing the Beatles, it references... everything. The Hippie theme is just a remix of Johnny B. Goode. How can you hate that? Plus it's not hard. Unlike the stupid final boss of M&L Partners in Time. Get her almost killed and, "Oh I'm going to get like half my health back." Yeah that's fun. Plus Earthbound has a better story.

On top of all this I'm only going over Earthbound. Mother 3 is soooooo much better than Earthbound making it 100x better than M&L. Mother 3 is the most depressing game I've ever played and I love it for that. So before you bash an entire series, I suggest you play Mother 3 for yourself. You won't be disapointed. No-sir-ee. Not like M&L. Now I will say I have played Bowser's Inside Story or Dream Team, but from what I know from Super Star Saga and Partners in Time, the series isn't that great.



Yes... I can smell the sunflowers now... (they made a spin-off of Star Wars)

Anyway, I have only owned and played the M&L games you have played and they were decent but not really something you'd play again.