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I will get started on Earthbound tonight. I've played this many times over the years but never finished it. Not for lack of enjoyment (not even close) but just due to other distractions. Now's my chance.

In the meantime...

Rime...

I really had to be told (by you guys) exactly what that ending was. I figured that the kid really was on an island and the dad assumed he was gone and I got a bad ending where he didn't make it back home, hence the name of the achievement at the end when he jumped into the abyss called "No hope left" or something like that. I figured I needed to get all the collectibles or something, and I didn't even come close. The "it was all a dream" thing DID briefly pass through my mind but the five stages of grief thing didn't even remotely register, and looking back on the game's events I certainly don't see it (maybe the bird represents anger? but that's all I can think of).

Another big criticism I have with the game is the final section which is pretty much just walking around with a few navigational puzzles. Gameplay-wise it felt like a really anticlimactic ending and I really didn't believe it was the end. I thought for sure there had to be another section left.

Honestly though I did enjoy the game overall, especially the graphics, environment, and music. But some parts were very tedious and I don't know that I'm itching to play it again, at least not anytime soon.
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darkx
Score: There goes bracket