This is my Second time beating this "mother". Pun Pun If your not familiar with Earthbound, you really owe it to yourself to play it. It is a masterpiece.
ACE SAMM Plus not many kids had interest in this game back then. Popularity rose when Ness was playable in Smash and many wondered where the heck he came from.
First time I fought it I had no idea that you had to pray and I spent hours upon hours using every last attack and healing item I could. I felt like such an idiot not having looked up the solution.
@@user-wd4yd9qz3w the game basically trains you to not use pray because it can randomly instakill party members and then forces you to use it to defeat the final boss. and it's such a lovely way to tie in the emotional impact of all the connections you made with people along the way. it's a fucking brilliant mechanic
You know what just occurred to me? Pokey taunting you by saying you should call for Mommy and Daddy is the game's hint that you need Paula to pray every turn until you get to Ness's parents. Genius, Itoi, genius.
This boss is one of the most epic bosses in history. Not because it looks nice. Because of how creepy they made it. You feel helpless, stuck in another dimension with only you, and a mindless demon with the power to plunge the world into darkness.
_"If you played this as a kid, in the middle of the night, and you saw this, then... you would no longer be playing video games, my friend."_ - *Vinesauce Joel, December 6, 2015 (Earthbound Part 14 - Finale)*
@ChevyTheCat Whaaaaaat? Nooooooo. They're not 12. No idea why you would think that. That would be horrible for 12 year olds to be experiencing THAT much pain. They're actually 13.
An alien that eventually gains so much power he goes mad and can't control himself anymore, literally becoming the most "evil" thing there ever was, or as Pokey says "Giygas is no longer the wielder of evil..He has become the embodiment of evil itself..which he cannot control on his own. He is the evil power"
@@aaronfortson682 The ESRB does not play the games. The developers have to send in footage of the game that might be deemed controversial or otherwise. There's a good chance Giygas wasn't shown to the ESRB for whatever reason.
Tip: There's an "alternative" ending scene. If you want to see it, you can teleport to Onett instead of leaving Paula at home. If you do it, Paula will ask if it's okay for her to stay. Then, say yes. Paula will stay with Ness's family and will be introduced as his gf.
Porky just revealed his refrence to the Next Mother game. He also revealed that he will be back... and 1000 years is plenty of time....Someone make a Fan game on this!
SPOILERS FOR MOTHER 3 Sorry to burst your bubble, but Porky will never return. At the end of Mother 3, he unwittingly locks himself inside an ABSOLUTELY SAFE CAPSULE THAT WILL NEVER OPEN AGAIN. He cannot escape it and no one else can get him out. s o r r y
@@gxv4078 At the end of Mother 3 everyone gets teleported to this place waiting for recreation of the world. Porky is seen outside capsule meaning the capsule got destroyed.
@@kjone5086 Sadly. The recreation in the White Ship they spoke of in Mother 3. Too retaliate against what the people you see in Mother 3 already have experienced. They may have relived Pokey god like destruction many times. But the final time they board the white ship to reshape and FORGET everything, Pokey cant distort their life. As he is now trapped in the capsule for all of time and space. So they will get to relive another life time again without the memories of Mother 3.
Some small tips for Giygas, buy night pendants from the Mr. Saturn merchant and equip them to everyone to be immune to what is essentially PSI Flash Omega (most powerful version of flash that can auto kill or inflict ailments like paralysis) and also have Poo use PSI Freeze a to try and solidify Giygas to keep him from moving and to get a free pray with Paula. So every turn of the battle should be; Ness, heal or defend. Paula, Pray. Jeff, almost always defend or heal with items if needed. Poo, use PSI Freeze a to try and solidify Giygas, if you run out of PP, then either defend or use an item to restore it.
__l o_ u_ kept oraying *2019 damage to giygas* Al_ _f u_ kept praying *5728 damage to giygas* _ll __ u_ kept praying *9291 damage to giygas* *all of us kept praying for the safety of ness and his friends* *18292 damage to giygas*
Since Giygas cannot think rationally, his attacks are pretty much random. They could do just 1 damage point or instantly kill some party members at the same time.
Giygas used PSI Flash which has a chance to instantly defeat an opponent. You can’t get insta-killed by damage, since it always takes time to roll down. Hope you’re still curious after 2 years :’)
random panda Nintendo isn't just about child friendly Mario and Pokemon games. Ther Mother series is more in the Teen range (despite it being E or E10+) and it's emotional. (Kinda similar to how Bayonetta is Mature because of it's mature themes)
If they make a remake out of all these games from 1 2 and 3 they can translate it all to english and turn offensive things into harmless humorous things like in the occulists part make it as a painting the town blue event instead of a ku kluz clan event and so on
Fun- wait... No... I mean. Not so fun fact: this final boss is based on the creators traumatic experience of entering the wrong theater as a kid and seeing horrors worse than torture that lost his innocence Oh what's the point... Nobody will find this.... It's too hidden by the top comments to be found. Well. If anyone does, just say hi.
I fell in love with this battle the 2nd or 3rd time I saw it, then I showed it to my poor friends with little context. Also, to make this battle more depressing, enter Ness' name as "Maria". (For those of you who don't know, there's lore. You won't regret reading it. You'll never look at Giygas the same way again.)
This boss scared the shit outta me when a kid. The game is all cutesy the entire time, then out of nowhere it throws a satanic courage the cowardly dog villain at you. Didn't sleep for days lmao
THAT badly huh? If I had seen this when I was kid, it might have been WAY too unnerving It's one of those times when you get so scared as a kid but get used to it as you get older. But considering Giygas (when you learn his backstory in Earthbound Beginnings) It takes away some of the horror as he has his mind and body destroyed against his will. He isn't totally evil at the beginning, but became a horrifying abomination when he didn't want to, which _terrifies_ us to many with the graphics, and music, and how he repeats "Ness" and "it hurts."
I remember the first time playing Earthbound, it was past midnight and i was alone, really anxious fighting Giygas and didn't know what to do, i had to look on the internet (i already knew that you had to pray but i forgot it) and started praying and i forgot that you enter your name and the begining of the game and when the game started to call me for my pray i was really scared.
Growing up, I always felt that the method to defeating Giygas reminded me of using the Spirit bomb from Dragon Ball Z, but maybe that's just because as a teen, I got exposed to tons of media.
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i still think pokey's dialogue (both opening and closing the first phase of the battle) isn't appreciated enough here. Hard to describe why, i just think it suits this battle and earthbound as a whole.
Probably the only reason why Earthbound is somehow popular this Boss Fight. It's bizarre and is somehow based on a true Story. The Mother series is pretty much mediocre compared to other RPG Series but this Boss Fight is very unique and memorable
Earthbound was a game made like something from the imagination of a child. In a way, Giygas makes since in this theme. It looks like the result of a child seeing something he wasn’t supposed to see and letting his imagination go crazy.
'Yeah so earthbound is kinda like dragon quest but set in a modern setting with alot of enemies being just animals and stuff and the main party just being a bunch of kids' 'Hmm sounds interesting whats the final boss then?'
When Pokey says, "Why not call your mommy, Ness!" You now have to choose Paula, in order to pray. Because that's how you would make Giygas's defense lower, in order to beat the game.
Earthbound as a whole really pushed the SNES to it's limits, definitely not to the extent star fox and pilotwings did but the soundtrack alone makes this game a real powerhouse
