DNSQ: Earthbound, Personality, and Game Design

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Earthbound (1994)
Duration: 9:56
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Earthbound's greatest strength is its personality, something most modern games seem to lack. But, from a game design perspective, "personality" isn't something often considered. How does Earthbound use its charm to benefit its gameplay and story? And how did this quirky RPG gain a cult following unlike so many other games that have come out before or since?

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Earthbound Statistics For The Game Theorists

The Game Theorists presently has 6,975,194 views for Earthbound across 2 videos, and less than an hour worth of Earthbound videos were uploaded to his channel. This makes up less than 0.16% of the total overall content on The Game Theorists's YouTube channel.