Just finished Earthbound. Most disappointing game I have ever played. Anyone else?

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Nirvana_Nut85 said:

outlawauron said:
Honestly, I don't think the game was all that difficult. I played through the first half of the game so many times as a kid and I don't remember fussing about how hard it was.

Seems that those of us who gamed prior to the PS2 Generation, actually played games that did not hold our hands. 

I don't think that's fair to say. The vast majority of games I have played are from before the ps2 era. I don't have an issue grinding in games. But when Ness misses three turns in a row at level 75? That's ridiculous, especially when the enemies are rarely, if ever, doing the same. Perhaps I should have said that the game was more frustrating than difficult? Except for when I went back to Onett at the end of the game and the Starmen mobs would kill me in one hit. But that was only until I realized that one of Paula's shields could negate their Starstorm attack.  

I'm all up for a good challenge. Actually, I prefer a game to be challenging. But, again, IMO, Earthbound had an unfair challenge. And I was exaggerating when I said the game is more difficult than a low level Dark SOuls 2 run. I probably should have conveyed that better.