Any idea what game might be the Earthbound of this generation?

[Khuutra]

Onyxmeth said:

Khuutra said:
Do you think that EarthBound's current cult status was supported by people who legitimately bought the game? Not entirely.

The cult status has more to do with its longevity and its presence in the discourse more than its sales, I think. Mother 3 is going to be a cult hit, at least in the West.

You're right, but Earthbound was attached to a very popular SNES emulation program preloaded. It also benefitted from incredible word of mouth from those that did buy the game originally. Even now, Mother 3 was sought after because of the allure of Earthbound, not it's own good word of mouth. Basically it's piggybacking the cult status of Earthbound, but I think it's limited availability and the fact that it requires a patch to be understood will keep it from gathering a significant word of mouth of it's own.

 

It'll be much.... uh... cultier.

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...Yeah I got nothing.