Thanks to everyone that voted! We have our first Game Club! There were 32 entries and the winner was randomly selected.

The game selection for the month of July: EarthBound

Play how you choose: classic hardware, emulation, etc.

This thread can be used to discuss our time playing the game, questions, etc.

  • Dave@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Having never played Earthbound before, but having heard so much about it, I started playing this afternoon. Played it for about 90 minutes, so these are very much just first impressions (with no spoilers).

    • Had a lot of difficulty getting past the character naming. Asking for one character name is hard enough… this wants FIVE 😱
    • I love the atmosphere of it. It feels like an 80/90s American highschool movie. Chirping insects, spooky music, great!
    • Combat initially feels simple, as expected, but I’m not deep enough in it yet to say more.
    • After following the obvious sign-posting, I found myself free to explore, then immediately got lost. No idea what to do next, in the way that old games tend to have. I think the key is to speak to everyone and interact with everything, and something will shake itself loose. Interesting to contrast how hand-holdy modern games are in comparison! Not sure which I prefer…

    Overall, I’m enjoying it and excited to play more. I’m trying not to read a guide… we’ll see how long that lasts!

    • wavebeam@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The guide was packaged with the game and is in the style of a travel guide/magazine. Not only is there no shame in using it to help figure out where to go next, it’s an enhancement to the overall experience!