Comments on: Itoi, Iwata, and Old MOTHER 3 http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/04/itoi-iwata-and-old-mother-3/ Everything EarthBound and MOTHER! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:36:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/04/itoi-iwata-and-old-mother-3/#comment-19956 Dan Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:38:12 +0000 http://earthboundcentral.com/?p=3569#comment-19956 Holy shit, that detective game sounds ridiculous(especially if it had lots of different cases/towns/endings/etc)...especially if Itoi was at the helm and it had the Mother 3 art style too. Holy shit, that detective game sounds ridiculous(especially if it had lots of different cases/towns/endings/etc)…especially if Itoi was at the helm and it had the Mother 3 art style too.

]]> By: Progression in Mother 3 - The Quixotic Engineer http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/04/itoi-iwata-and-old-mother-3/#comment-9389 Progression in Mother 3 - The Quixotic Engineer Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:16:29 +0000 http://earthboundcentral.com/?p=3569#comment-9389 [...] I was assembling my thoughts on the game into some semblance of a thesis, I happened across an interview with lead designer Shigesato Itoi in which he expressed exactly what I had been struggling to say: When we were working on [...] [...] I was assembling my thoughts on the game into some semblance of a thesis, I happened across an interview with lead designer Shigesato Itoi in which he expressed exactly what I had been struggling to say: When we were working on [...]

]]> By: dale http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/04/itoi-iwata-and-old-mother-3/#comment-8881 dale Sat, 30 May 2009 13:21:44 +0000 http://earthboundcentral.com/?p=3569#comment-8881 Itoi + Famicon Detective Club + Mother = best game ever! Itoi + Famicon Detective Club + Mother = best game ever!

]]> By: Mato http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/04/itoi-iwata-and-old-mother-3/#comment-6967 Mato Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:15:48 +0000 http://earthboundcentral.com/?p=3569#comment-6967 Keep in mind that this all took place in like 1992/1993, so while some of his ideas are old/cliche by now, back then they would've been pretty fresh. Keep in mind that this all took place in like 1992/1993, so while some of his ideas are old/cliche by now, back then they would’ve been pretty fresh.

]]> By: hollow leviathan http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/04/itoi-iwata-and-old-mother-3/#comment-6966 hollow leviathan Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:02:27 +0000 http://earthboundcentral.com/?p=3569#comment-6966 Non-linear story-telling? My word! It's like he's discovered western style RPGs. Non-linear story-telling? My word! It’s like he’s discovered western style RPGs.

]]> By: Mend http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/04/itoi-iwata-and-old-mother-3/#comment-6793 Mend Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:45:48 +0000 http://earthboundcentral.com/?p=3569#comment-6793 I'm always revisiting towns in games to see if they've changed ^^; They do in some of the good games. The whole "centred around one town" thing reminded me of Persona 3....maybe because I just beat it. (It was really good. Go play it XD) And yeah, it is a lot like Majora's mask. I was really happy that things changed all the time while I was playing Mother 3. I ran around for hours trying to track down all the NPCs XD I’m always revisiting towns in games to see if they’ve changed ^^;
They do in some of the good games.

The whole “centred around one town” thing reminded me of Persona 3….maybe because I just beat it.
(It was really good. Go play it XD)
And yeah, it is a lot like Majora’s mask.

I was really happy that things changed all the time while I was playing Mother 3. I ran around for hours trying to track down all the NPCs XD

]]> By: Darien http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/04/itoi-iwata-and-old-mother-3/#comment-6785 Darien Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:19:42 +0000 http://earthboundcentral.com/?p=3569#comment-6785 Okay, yeah. And that mask that makes you explode was pretty fun, too. Okay, yeah. And that mask that makes you explode was pretty fun, too.

]]> By: Deiphobus http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/04/itoi-iwata-and-old-mother-3/#comment-6783 Deiphobus Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:18:02 +0000 http://earthboundcentral.com/?p=3569#comment-6783 @Darien oh come on, you liked rolling over people as a goron. admit it. @Darien
oh come on, you liked rolling over people as a goron. admit it.

]]> By: DrGlove http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/04/itoi-iwata-and-old-mother-3/#comment-6782 DrGlove Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:15:34 +0000 http://earthboundcentral.com/?p=3569#comment-6782 We're on Kotaku :D Smile http://kotaku.com/5222336/where-did-the-idea-for-mother-3-come-from We’re on Kotaku :D Smile
http://kotaku.com/5222336/where-did-the-idea-for-mother-3-come-from

]]> By: Darien http://earthboundcentral.com/2009/04/itoi-iwata-and-old-mother-3/#comment-6777 Darien Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:01:26 +0000 http://earthboundcentral.com/?p=3569#comment-6777 Hey: I also thought of Majora's Mask when I read that bit. The way Clock Town changed and advanced over the course of the game, and in particular the way all the mobs went about their lives according to the game's timer and not triggered by events, was very interesting. In fact, it was the only thing I liked about Majora's Mask. ;-) Hey: I also thought of Majora’s Mask when I read that bit. The way Clock Town changed and advanced over the course of the game, and in particular the way all the mobs went about their lives according to the game’s timer and not triggered by events, was very interesting.

In fact, it was the only thing I liked about Majora’s Mask. ;-)

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