The "I Wish" Thread

[omoneru]

I'd like to see a real sequal to Mother 2 (Earthbound).

I've played Mother 3 but it was a failure. It's got no captivating story. Characters were uninteresting. The game system felt nothing but half-baked RPG. The ending was fairly predictable.

Mother 2 was interesting because it was radically different from traditional RPGs like DQ series.  It was different because Mother 2 didn't try to copy them. They just ditched the whole serious RPG system, and focused more on its storyline and humor. That's what made it so fresh and fun. Less traditional RPG aspects, but with an interesting story and a lot of interesting characters = Success.

Mother 3 was different. It tried to deepen its traditional RPG aspects (combat system etc), but ended up with being a mediocre RPG compared with DQ and FF because they didn't want to make it overly difficult at the same time. It's become a half-baked mediocre RPG with an uninteresting story and characters.

In reality, I guess I won't see a game like Mother 2 in the future. But I can imagine about it just for fun.