Earthbound and chrono trigger had some of the best music for their age. I collect video game vinyl because video games are art, and their music tells a story without words
In the original MOTHER, you were collecting pieces of the melodies for Queen Mary because she forgot how it went. Later it's revealed that Mary was actually Maria, the one who raised Giegue and used those melodies to calm him. The point I'm making is that these eight melodies you collect in your sound stone belongs to someone. But it isn't for any specific character. The song belongs to you, either Ness or the player. I like to think that this song comes from the inner most parts of Ness'/your soul, manifesting within these Your Sanctuary spots, and collecting them unlocks the true potential you always had deep down inside. Forgive me if it makes no sense, as I thought of it on the spot.
The way you explained it actually sounds so beautiful! The right melodies in Earthbound are like your memories that help you realize who you truly are, and help you reach your full potential. Which ties into what you said that each melody you collect along the journey belongs to you, and they each come from yourself because they are pieces of your memories. I think that's what makes Earthbound such a wonderful experience, because it's not like other games where you collect objects that don't really correlate to the player on a personal level, or don't really tie in to why the objects show significance besides just saving the world. Anyways, it was really nice reading your idea! It made perfect sense to me, and I hope you have a great rest of your week :]
I swear, every time I hear this I keep getting reminded of Satoru Iwata. God, I miss him... On another note though, I find this track to perfectly fit scenarios where a character is going through their own distant memories... although that's probably because that is kind of what happened when this track started playing in-game.
@@saitodosan9377 Earthbound was put on Switch SNES Online. We prayed for so long to get it on a next gen console like the Virtual Console and finally we did it.
maybe in the game, you were able to reach him, and his true conscience heard this and was able to rest peacefully, while what was left died. maybe you saved him? probably not, but it sounds nice.
@@aria5981 Giygas =/= Giegue. Giygas the worst part of Giegue. The inner evil and lust for power. Giegue died before the worst part of him was contained in the Devil's Machine. After killing Giygas, Giegue rests in peace. To feel better, imagine Giegue being with George and Maria in the afterlife.
My theory is that giygas is actually Ness in a fetus, so basically they're the same person, but giygas is a corrupted Ness, and the final battle is Ness against his evil self. I find it quite artistic. So basically, Ness is the giegue with a good heart and giygas is the evil giegue.
This song gives me goosebumps listening to it. And on occasion it makes me cry. Even though I kind of just played this game recently (start of 2023), it means a lot to me. All of it. It's hopeful, it's nostalgic-- god, it's so good.
It was a long, winding road that led us here, Now in the darkness we face our worst fear. So pray for us, my friends, to go home, and we'll be together again. Tell me how long has it been since we met? You spoke to me across a dream as I slept. I knew that you would stay by my side, No matter how bad it gets. Try to be brave though I know you are scared, Not pain nor death can break the bond that you share. I'll pray for you, my friends, to go home, And you'll be together again.
Listening to this again, after so long, the memories i have with this game.. i cried my eyes out 😢. These melodies are a big part of my earlier life and hearing them now this many years later just gets me😭🙏🏻
When I first heard the full song around 12-13 years ago, it felt happy, and yet sorrowful as well. Now,I listen to it again and it has the same feeling, but calming and nostalgic as well. It is like reminding me of the whole journey of Ness, and my whole journey playing it, how I felt playing earthbound, and my whole journey up to now.
This song becomes more sad and depressing once you know the fact that Mary used to sing this song for Giygas who is the most broken and hurt villain from MOTHER... 🙁💔🖤
I can't explain it. Even to this day. The beginning ALWAYS makes me cry a bit. Very few things make me cry suddenly like that. Like, only heavy stuff like praying for someone close to me on a dire situation or something.
anyone else feel this song and "His Theme" from Undertale share a very similar emotional connection? 8 Melodies is played as everyone reaches out to Ness, who is trying to reach out to Giegue His Theme is played as Frisk reaches out to Asriel... And both of them, make you cry as soon as you hear them...
I'm in a really dark place in my life right now But there's a part of me that won't let me die That part of me lets me see tomorrow And I thank God eternally for it Pray for me
_as I was scrolling through comments in this video I found this comment, I feel sorry for them. I put my hand as I pray for their best and the safeties in their lives._
tbh i'm not even the biggest mother fan, i like it a lot but it's nowhere even close to my favourite game ever made, and yet every time i replay it i end up crying my eyes out.
"Creo que Ness es el nombre correcto para él. Ness... sonrió sólo al escuchar su propio nombre. Al escuchar su propio nombre ¿crees que le gusta su nombre? Intenta ponerle esa gorra roja jajaja Hace frío pero le queda bien. Espero que Wongus no esté celoso del bebé. Celebremos con un poco de cirno Este bebé crecerá y será un gran trabajador como tú. No creo que necesite ser rico o famoso. Pero quiero que sea un niño fuerte y valiente. Eso es extraño... el biberón que él señaló parecía moverse un poco. Hmmm"
Hey guys go tell your mom that you love her. Granted, not everyone has the best mom but for those who do, let her know you appreciate her, she works hard for you. Tell your dad too. And for those who don't, just know that I love you and think you are capable of great things, everyone is.
okay so funny story one time while I was playing I got to master belch could not figure out how to beat him then power grinded to like level 60 for like four hours with emulator speedup and did this while I had the fly honey by the way just to kill him without using the fly honey then I hopd on a discord call with my friend only for them to tell me how I was supposed to beat the boss this was a couple years ago so the details might not be right but I just thought that this was funny
I finished the game on August 6th of this year and it was definitely my favorite game of all time. I was told to play the game when I was younger for the best experience so I played it now. It felt like it would never end and the difficulty was something refreshingly new, It gets a bit boring eventually if it’s too easy. Even though I hated it while on the journey looking back it was really great. I guess I want to be a game developer eventually and since turn based RPGs are my favorite I often try them to get inspiration . Earthbound felt like a journey for the first time. I feel like Pokémon is surprisingly the worst at that. All you do is 8 fights and beat a champion to win. What they lack in that they gain in the fact that you’re raising these fictional characters. With Earthbound the adventure had such a vague and daunting goal to defeat Giygas. You start out knowing nothing about Giygas and hearing about his amazing power and such. As I focused on little tasks I constantly wondered if I was close to the end or not all the time. I was using around 4 sites for guides but still struggled at times. For the most part I went through completely blind though. In fact I died at Peaceful Rest Valley so many times because I didn’t know about the Inns. It’s just something that I can’t quite put into words and I’ve already been writing a bit much. I’m playing Mother 3 on an emulator currently but I don’t think I like it as much.
this song caused me to BAWLLLLLLLLLL. at the end of the game when it plays especially, paula was the only one left alive then the cutscene of ness mom and whatnot happened, UGH i lost it.. this game is one of the greatest games i’ve ever played, and only like 10,000 copies were sold, wwwttttffff
I don’t think much would happen because, unlike in MOTHER, Gyigas doesn’t have a connection to this song. I think this is Ness’s theme more than anything.
@@TheBrimmyRat Ok, that makes sense, I kind of do feel that maybe that one alien part of Giygas may have remembrance of the original eight melodies. I'm making the assumption that Giygas' alien half is still alive somehow beyond the insanity, in the smallest sense. I mean, seeing and hearing one of Maria's relatives singing a song maybe could spark something inside him.