Mother 3
Game » consists of 3 releases. Released Apr 20, 2006
Mother 3 is the third game in Shigesato Itoi's critically acclaimed Mother series. In the game, Lucas and various other protagonists fight to defeat a large army known as the Pig Army who are ruining their otherwise peaceful lives.
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5 (4) 4 (1) 3 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 4.8 starsAverage score of 5 user reviews
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Wow! 0
Each year dozens of Japanese games are passed over for release outside of the land of the rising sun, much to the chagrin of gamers around the world. One of the most egregious cases is that of Mother 3, the third game in a series created by acclaimed writer Shigesato Itoi with Nintendo. The first game had been created for the original 8-bit Nintendo Famicom, the sequel (known as Earthbound in the West) was released on the Super Nintendo, and the third game was due to be released on the ...
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There's not much reason for Nintendo to release this worldwide. 0
Of the three video game factions, Nintendo fanboys seem to be the most vocal about what they want. Once a Nintendo fan starts complaining about the lack of an English release of Mother 3 or the absence of a Kid Icarus sequel, it is hard to get them to stop. However, what many fans seem to forget is the quality of the games in question to begin with. In the case of Mother 3, the Japan only release seems reasonable, given the overall quality of the game. Unlike the previous games in the series, Mo...
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Mother 3 (GBA) 1
NOTE: I had the flu while recording this so please excuse any verbal ticks. Earthbound was always the odd-one-out in the Super Nintendo’s first-party line up. The gameplay, modeled after Japan’s beloved Dragon Quest series, was too archaic and difficult for a western audience. Not to mention the setting and humor were much too bizarre. Nevertheless, the game found its audience outside Japan and they wanted more. 12 long years later, Mother 3 is released in Japan—2 years after that, out ...
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Itoi's Crowning Work of Genius (LONG!) 0
Originally posted on my blog. Wallpaper courtesy Pet-Shop on DeviantArt Ruminations on video games as an art form – this could very well become a Mother 3 review. There will be spoilers here. Seriously, don’t read it if you want to play Mother 3 and not have the plot spoiled. There’s a trite comparison that floats around the internet almost every month that always gets my eyes rolling. Inevitably, someone will call such-and-such the Citizen Kane of video games or ask what the C...
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Localize it 0
Very impressed with this game. Itoi's writing is in a league of its own and it's both more mature and better translated here than in the prequel; witty, funny, quirky and sometimes quite touching. While the prequel also had good writing (and overall worldbuilding), here the gameplay is also good with a fun rhythm gimmick to battles and while it's mostly linear, it works better for the story and pacing I think.Furthermore, the 2D pixel art and eclectic lo-fi pop/funk/rock/orchestral mix that make...
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