Kudos to the team at http://mother3.fobby.net/ for their fantastic work on the Mother 3 English translation. The game feels perfectly localized, almost to the point where if I didn't know better I'd think it was a native US/UK game.
The game itself is brilliant, and the storyline enthralling. What sets Mother 3 apart from the rest of the Mother series and other RPGs out there is the rythm and tick based battle system. What? You've never heard of either of those? Well, the way the battle system works is simple.
Rythm: When doing a physical attack you can chain consecutive hits. You can do this by hitting the A button to the beat of the song to score up to 16 hits. This can increase your damage output by up to 3x, so it's definitely a must-learn! I wasn't able to learn it though, so I focused on getting good at the...
Tick: Let's say Lucas has 100 health left, and an enemy does 101 damage. Instead of dying, Lucas' health will slowly start to roll downwards towards zero (like an odometer), giving you time to try to heal him before his health reaches zero.
Another great aspect of Mother 3 is the storyline -- It is the first in the Mother series to sport a story themed for both adults and children. The plot deals with the immediate death of two [would-be] main characters, and the fall of a peaceful village into a dystopian, brain washed, and over populated suburbian town.
But on top of the fighting and plot there is also the humor. Mother games are known for their humor. In what other series can you fight a 'New Age Retro Hippy', or have a bee from the future tell you that you are destined to save the world?
Here's a trailer for the Mother 3 translation:
No matter what age you are or what taste you have, Mother 3 is definitely warrants a play. Check out the fan translation at http://mother3.fobby.net/, and remember, grinding takes the fun out of the game!
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