I can't even read Japanese - still one of the best games I've ever played.
I'm a huge fan of EarthBound, and the MOTHER series in general, so I was expecting much from this third and final(?) entry in the series. Not only did it meet my expectations, it surpassed them. This game is truly touching. That said, I looked up translation guides online to have a greater understanding of the story, and ...[もっと読む。。。]
説明書
Mother 3 is set in a land called the Nowhere Islands. Chaos ensues in the Nowhere Islands after an invasion by the Pig Mask Army, humans in uniforms that resemble pigs. The Pig Mask Army is named for its creator, The "Pig King". The Pig Mask Army slowly constructs a police state, while performing bizarre experiments on the land's flora and fauna. The invaders also introduce new technology and infrastructure to the islands. The story unfolds in different chapters. The various chapters of the story record the trials and tribulations of a boy named Lucas, his family, and friends, who reside in Tazmily Village and band together to rid Nowhere Island of the Pig Army's influence.
Mother 3 starts out very differently from the first two Mother games. The game is set up into eight different chapters, much like Dragon Quest IV. Instead of focusing on a group of children, it chronicles the story and adventures of Lucas and his family, and the story switches perspective during each chapter. (For example, the first half of the game is played as Flint, Duster and Salsa, but the rest of the game is played as Lucas.) Nowhere Island also changes dramatically due to the influence of the Pig Army, transforming from a simple low-tech rural society to a more modern 21st Century infrastructure that's similar to the first two Mother games. (Hence the game's theme of nature vs. technology) The game also features a more traditional top-down RPG perspective, instead of the oblique projection used in the first two games.
Addictive Funny Impressive!! This game had all features required for addictive play, and lovely story featuring lots of characters, you should get it, its like one of the best RPG games for handheld consoles and so on, You CANT miss this, although its japanese for EN users, youll love it, worths!!! Very cool!
mackincheese(1) on 19, Mar. 2008 19:54 (HKT)
I can't even read Japanese - still one of the best games I've ever played. I'm a huge fan of EarthBound, and the MOTHER series in general, so I was expecting much from this third and final(?) entry in the series. Not only did it meet my expectations, it surpassed them. This game is truly touching. That said, I looked up translation guides online to have a greater understanding of the story, and if your like me and can't read any Japanese (aside from a few basic characters), I highly recommend you do so as well. Must buy!!!!
gmatt1(3) on 12, Jan. 2008 10:49 (HKT)
This game deserves 5 PK LOVEs take your average Happy story, Twist it to somethinga little bit darker, throw in a a few laughs, a pig army (not really pigs) , Psychokinetic powers, a band based on AC/DC, and a dance that an old man does to open a secret door that resembles a mouth and what do u get? what u get my friend, is MOTHER 3...and my god is it beautiful. XDD I say dont even bother waiting for an overseas version, if u want originality, get it in its pure state, and not something where they'll change it to their own appeal. (^^)v anyway brilliant game 5 PK LOVES out of 5!!! oh and Congratulations to Lucas, the main character of MOTHER 3, making it into Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii!
slimedq(2) on 29, Dec. 2007 23:53 (HKT)
Great, funny JRPG Very funny game. It even talks to the player (which can be a downer in some ways though) if a funny tone such as "Just imagine you had something like, like, a B button! Hold it down and release the B button." Of course, this is in Japanese though. One of the great things is there are 2 save slots!!! This is very useful. One file for just beating the game and another file for stuff like translating. It's all very cool. The battle system is very easy to learn, but you can always go online to find out what is what. Also, barely any kanji is used so it's much easier to read.
Olimar_91(1) on 29, Dec. 2007 09:51 (HKT)
Buy this now! Don't worry about cost, buy this, love it, and never look back to life before it. Best GBA game by far, even with the language barrior.
