EarthBound

Rating: 89.6%

Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii U, Super Famicom and New Nintendo 3DS

Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS) and Adventure

Themes: Action, Fantasy, Science fiction and Drama

Keywords: aliens, ghosts, martial arts, dinosaurs, time travel, 2d, invasion, 16-bit, turn-based, 20th century, 1990s, robots, mummy, ufo, female protagonist, insanity, religion, multiple protagonists, psychic abilities, apocalypse, satire, time machine, teleportation, pizza, good vs evil, cult, alien invasion, meditation, darkness, nintendo power, leveling up, corrupt government, damsel in distress, party system, virtual console, descendants of other characters, save point, young protagonist, robot protagonist, saving the world, royalty, male antagonist, self-referential humor, real-time waiting, submarine, new protagonist in sequel, kidnapping, fire manipulation, escaping imprisonment, censored version, status effects, prince, cryokinesis, psychics, corruption, white magic, exploring yourself, year x, in-game anti-piracy effects, male protagonist, retroachievements, shigesato itoi, fan translation - english, fan translation - polish, fan translation - brazilian portuguese, nintendo 3ds virtual console and wii u virtual console

Perspective: First person and Bird view / Isometric

Developer: Creatures Inc.;Ape;HAL Laboratory

Publisher: Nintendo

EarthBound

Summary:

A turn-based JRPG and sequel to then-Japan-only Earthbound Beginnings (1989) in which Ness, a young boy living in a land based on the USA, leaves home to go on an adventure through strange locations, get to know quirky characters and defeat an unknowable alien threat called Giygas while facing up to the realities of growing up and becoming familiar with the real world.

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