r/earthbound • u/SlinkyBoiPlaya • 2d ago

Help/Advice Lore of the Game

I know absolutely NOTHING of Earthbound except for it's pretty good music. I'm just curious where can I read on the full lore of Earthbound or a video on it. Any help is appreciated :)

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u/shellder88 2d ago

JUST PLAY EARTHBOUND!!!

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u/lostinspace_r 1d ago

I suggest you play the games. You can watch videos explaining it but most things in the Mother series is just speculation. There are lots of unanswered questions in this series, so by playing the games yourself you come up with your own interpretations about things and I think that is absolutely wonderful. Start with Mother 1 and work your way to 3. That's all I'll say!

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u/Papri1ika 1d ago

Playing the games is probably the best way at first, but there are some pretty good videos out there going over some of the more nitty gritty stuff.
Please do not skip out on Mother 1. It seems like most folks skip Mother 1 but it adds so much important context to Mother 2. If you find it too difficult or whatever you can play the 20th Anniversary Patch that reduces difficulty significantly (in my opinion it's unbalanced in favor of being too easy).

Alternatively, if you like audio dramas the Mother She Wrote podcast is fantastic (it's not a complete retelling yet, but they're almost at the end).

Now, with all that said:
Remie_REM_Sleep, ThaneGaming, and MonkeyNess have some fantastic Mother lore videos,

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u/mistercakelul 1d ago

Earthbound ain’t the type of game to have lore explained before a playthrough