SpoonyBard
Banned
I think it's a good idea to buy the best items when possible, you shouldn't really have much money problems in the game. Also bats and frying pans are better than slingshots and yo-yos, as you miss far less often.
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I think it's a good idea to buy the best items when possible, you shouldn't really have much money problems in the game. Also bats and frying pans are better than slingshots and yo-yos, as you miss far less often.
So sad.
I'm always bummed that you can't consume it on-the-spot instead of leaving it behind. I mean, who would honestly do such a thing?
the amount of bread and cookies I end up leaving behind when I play Earthbound is probably enough to feed several small countries lol
If Ness and company just consumed it all I bet they'd all be giant walking lard asses haha
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
Well, since you don't like grinding you'll need all the help you can get and a bat that does more damage seems like an easy way to improve your chances, doesn't it?
That's right, but since I don't earn any money in fights, I felt unsure whether I should spend my money or just keep it (as I do in most games XD) to prepare for the possibility I need it later on
.That's right, but since I don't earn any money in fights, I felt unsure whether I should spend my money or just keep it (as I do in most game XD) to prepare for the possibility I need it later on
You do earn money from fights, it just doesn't go into your pocket. Check the ATM in the hotel or drugstore.
But since he doesn't like the combat, avoids it and thus doesn't earn anything during it, things are looking bleak for his future
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
But since he doesn't like the combat, avoids it and thus doesn't earn anything during it, things are looking bleak for his future
I don't actively avoid it, I just don't like to walk around for an hour, fighting one fight after another, instead of progressing in the game.
Thanks, Aena btw, I saw that my money went up on the ATM, but I thought it was just the money my father seems to give to me for no good reason all the time ^^.
Well then, you don't really need to as I said earlier
Just take on the guys you run across during the early parts. You should be able to one-shot them pretty quickly (and then you soon transition to the auto-win anyway).
Smiles and Cries
Member
paid for this day 1 I just have not had the time to play it...
it will be my first time too :I
it will be my first time too :I
SpoonyBard
Banned
I spent 37 hours with the game according to Wii U. It was not as short as some people claimed, that's a good length for a fast paced RPG like this...
Eteric Rice
Member
What do you use to get rid of the mushroom effect? This shit is wrecking me.
Really? Damn Orange kid. Thanks for the heads up.
Is there a way to check the hit success rate of weapons? I've just been buying anything that gives me the flashing status box to let me know it's better than my current item.
What do you use to get rid of the mushroom effect? This shit is wrecking me.
Go to the hospital. Speak to the old man. He'll be totally psyched to see you! ($$)
Eteric Rice
Member
Any items or powers that can do it? I'm going through a place that seems to do it every 10 seconds.
Any items or powers that can do it? I'm going through a place that seems to do it every 10 seconds.
Dunno :/
Only happened to me once on my way to Twoson so far.
edit: have you tried your healing PSI?
Box of Bunnies
Banned
There is no item/Psi solution to mushrooms. Only Healers, the springs in Saturn Valley and one other character in a certain spot.
I learnt the hard way that there are certain points where you just need to suck it up and push on.
I learnt the hard way that there are certain points where you just need to suck it up and push on.
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
Can you also die to lose the effect?
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Affirmative, but then you've gotta pay to get your characters back from the hospital (revival spells are a way off and revival items somewhat expensive).
Man I haven't been making much progress, I just got past the part with Jeff. I really shouldn't be playing 3 games at the same time. It's okay though, it's not hampering my enjoyment or anything!
I love you, EarthBound.
I suppose I should add a link to that.
I love you, EarthBound.
I suppose I should add a link to that.
SpoonyBard
Banned
I think generally just bats and frying pans that get better hit rates.
from FAQ:
"Slingshots and Yo-yos have slightly lower accuracies than the party's standard weapons and can't get SMAAAASH!! hits, but their damage is not reduced by shields."
All in all, I'd say they are not worth it. There's also a bat later on that has low hit rate, but very high damage. It's worth checking every weapons description from to goods menu after you get them, some increase your Guts, so it may be worth keeping them even if the base damage is lower. Guts determine how often you get SMAAASH hits.
LiberaTeExInferis
Member
Those coppers!!Thinking they are Ninjas or something...
I just read the OP, and i cant understand this one..
"The most important one is that your hit points will scroll when you take damage. What this means is that you still have the chance to heal yourself if you take more damage than you can take, or even win before youre out of HP"
I am pretty sure that at a fight, my HP reached zero, but I could still input some command.So I tried to heal myself with PSI, but I died..
Is that what the quote is referring to?
I just read the OP, and i cant understand this one..
"The most important one is that your hit points will scroll when you take damage. What this means is that you still have the chance to heal yourself if you take more damage than you can take, or even win before youre out of HP"
I am pretty sure that at a fight, my HP reached zero, but I could still input some command.So I tried to heal myself with PSI, but I died..
Is that what the quote is referring to?
SpoonyBard
Banned
Yeah, it's a matter of time, if you are quick enough you can heal yourself before the HP counter rolls to zero. By the way, make sure that your text speed is set to max, it can save your life when encountering exploding trees and other enemies like that.
Starwolf_UK
Member
Here is a thing I learned quickly in DQ like games. Use healing items, don't sit on them. The limited inventory you have in Earthbound and the frequent drops compound this point.
n64coder
Member
Ditto for me. I haven't fired it up yet. Does anyone know if it has multiple save slots? My daughter is also interested in playing it.
three. like most snes rpgs.
Calamari41
41 > 38
Here's a good tip for people who are complaining about having to grind: a lot of the bosses early on have a glaring weakness to a particular PSI attack. If you can "sneak" your way to them quickly and beat them, all of the enemies in the dungeon will run away from you on the way back. Use this opportunity for easier kills, it allows you to single out enemies, and eventually you won't even enter the battle but will still get a solid amount of experience per kill basically with no time expenditure.
I remember back in the day I would sit and grind Paula up before Lilliput Steps and it would take a long time, but this time I rushed to the boss and had her up to speed in no time by using the above method.
I remember back in the day I would sit and grind Paula up before Lilliput Steps and it would take a long time, but this time I rushed to the boss and had her up to speed in no time by using the above method.
It's just stupid how weak that boss is to
paralysis
Calamari41
41 > 38
It's funny because in my old age I mixed him up with the
Guardian Diggers and used Freeze
So sad.
The word "abandoned" always made me sad.
Earthbound Miiverse-community just passed Super Metroid one in Europe. 17086 vs 17062.
One of us! One of us!
"All right well now that that's out of the way it's time to play 'Who's got the silliest thing on under their robe?'!"
Earthbound Miiverse-community just passed Super Metroid one in Europe. 17086 vs 17062.
One of us! One of us!
Was I supposed to get
the second melody
get Holly
Also: wow at those Miiverse posts.
I think that's what you're intended to do, yeah. No harm done though. IIRC most sanctuaries can be done out of order.
When you get to Happy Happy Village are you gonna pay for the eggs from the honesty store? I usually don't, but this time I did.
Yes, but it's far into the spoiler side to go into details.
I'm pretty sure I discovered this because I think the screen shot for that boss in the guide shows that psi effect on him.
You generally don't have to grind in this game (though if you're on the weaker side you'll be much more at the mercy of critical attacks and such). A lot of people I know seem to have trouble with the combat and think they have to grind but I think the core issue is that in this game the regular enemies hit hard and you have to be extremely conservative. Consider the chance of a critical attack, be conservative and heal accordingly.
Final Fantasy games with their incredibly weak regular monsters have trained JRPG gamers to mash A through battles. If you're doing this in Earthbound you're going to have trouble and as well you're missing the great battle writing.
Entryhazard
Banned
I just realized that while performing on stage the Runaway Five are actually six
PezDispenser
Banned
You're doing something awfully wrong. As long as you have the best available equipment from the store (stick to bats for weapons) and heal yourself when your HP is low you should be winning these fights at half the exp level. You don't need to grind at all in this game, just fight all (or even most of) the incidental enemies and you'll be fine, exp wise.
You don't wanna be a pack rat in this game. Keep the phone and the ATM card, and put everything else into storage unless you're absolutely sure you're going to be needing it in the next section. Like others have said a lot of people come into this game with the habits they formed in infinite-inventory RPGs, but if you just force yourself to be even a little conservative, it's not that bad at all, especially when you start getting other party members.
As for the suporma..... use it immediately.
So sad.
lol... I guess I'm not the only one who always felt a little guilty when those words came up.
Earthbound was one of if not the first JRPG I ever played and I made it through it. Of course I did have the guide.
My suggestion is to simply have a look at the guide if you ever feel lost or are unsure what to do. There are a handful of really obscure situations where I wouldn't fault anyone for looking at the guide to get past. In the game there's not a lot of stuff you can mess up or miss out on, so reading the guide ahead of time isn't necessary until you completely don't know how to advance.
I'd definitely have a read through of the first few pages of this thread as a lot of people posted great general tips for how you should play the game so as to avoid frustration.
Thanks for the advice, I'll go and re-read the first couple of pages.
FreedomFighter
Member
Can't wait to start playing this!
And how can I get a Mr. Saturn in my avatar?
And how can I get a Mr. Saturn in my avatar?
Davey Cakes
Member
It's completely broken.
But, to be honest it's one of the few times I ever use it in the game.
Now, one ability that I NEVER use is
hypnosis
Anyway, I've been doing a replay of this myself. Really trying to get most of the details. Reading pretty much ever sign, talking to every person, and exploring most of the towns. Also, avoiding enemies less and just "going for it" more. Though, in Twoson I know there's a lot of emptiness around the edges so I some of that senseless exploration.
It's funny that I feel like I'm having an easy time with the game, but still have some "uh oh" moments. I felt pretty darn confident after beating Mondo Mole and having Ness and Paula well-leveled but as soon as I walk out of the cave to go back into Peaceful Rest Valley, bam, there's a Territorial Oak right in my face and I can't escape. It one-shots Paula and I proceed to destroy it easily but man, it reminds you that there are just some enemies and situations that will makes things really bad for you. In the case of Paula she just couldn't handle the attack because that's the way it is, but up to that point I was avoiding the Oaks and basically fighting anything else with confidence.
So yeah, basically the game can be a cake walk at parts but can surprise you with some moments of devastation. In a way, that keeps you on your toes.
The thing about these Nintendo-made guides is that they're not step-by-step walkthroughs but instead nudge you in the right direction more than anything. They don't usually do all the work for you. I even remember similar things from calling their official hotline when I got stuck in OoT back in the days. They never just told me flat out what to do but suggested things to look out for.
Hmmm I wonder if the palette swaps of this boss that you encounter later in the game have the same weakness? That's something i'll have to try out this run.