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...kinda. So, there's this show on YT called Continue? that has a podcast that is essentially a book club for games, and this month's game is Earthbound. I decided to join in and thought it'd be cool if I named all my characters after Dtoid people. Leading this band of merry men is G0bun, along with his three friends Holly Green, Mr. Andy Dixon, and Xzyliac, with his dog, Einstein (aka the name of Dale North's corgi) not far behind.



If you wanna follow along on their journey, I livetweet whenever I'm playing it. Follow me (@VoltySquirrel), or don't. I don't really care either way. I may end up taking all this shit and turning it into a cblog when it's all over and done with, or I might just make cblogs as I go along. Either way, I'm doing it. Follow along. Or don't.
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Wait, is his dog named after Cowboy Behop?
I'm also playing this for the first time ever! I've found it to be clever, but not necessarily amazing. The humor works well for me, but the gameplay is very unbalanced. My main guy is about fifteen levels ahead of everyone else and my strategy seems to depend on him defeating enemies while the others keep him alive. I still very much enjoy it.

I used the default names, because I'm dumb.

I wonder if anyone else is playing this for the first time from Dtoid?
@solidturtleman

Iunno. Ask him.

@randombullseye

I haven't gotten any of the other party members yet, so I haven't experienced this yet.
I made the mistake of over leveling early on, which seems to have spoiled the game. I feel like I did something wrong.
Ahh, Earthbound. I play this game once every few years (as if my avatar didn't tip me off already). It never loses its luster, in my opinion. When I was a child, the game was about the game, its quirkiness and odd-structure only adding to its charm. As I grew up and continued to play it, it became less about completing a bunch of goals to advance within the game itself, and exploring the larger themes that this game (which often breaks down the fourth wall) has to offer. Loneliness, friends, perseverance, trust. Disturbing metaphors for horrific situations.

Anyway, before I start really rambling, I'll just end with this:

Best game ever!
Yeah, Earthbound is an awesome game that will make you gloss over its faults. I'm sure by the end you'll be very into it if you aren't already. Also, why'd I get snubbed for the Earthbound crew? SCANDAL!
Xzyliac is a Dtoid person, huh? Haven't seen him around here in years.

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