Earthbound Beginnings: Final Week
It's surreal to make this post, but I finished Earthbound Beginnings! I knew I only had an hour left in the story, but with all the grinding and leveling up, I thought I wouldn't finish in time. Especially when you consider it took me 3 weeks overall to play the game, plus me getting distracted by the Pokemon DLC.
Well, to continue my experience, play through, review, whatever you'd call this post: I last left off right before Mt. Itoi.
I heard tales of Mt. Itoi and how difficult it was. In some ways, it was easier than I thought but also harder. First, I leveled up Carrot (NinTen) to the low 30s with Beet (Teddy), then I went through the cave, got our new weapons, and went to the mountain house.
Several things happened there I want to touch on. First, I love Potato (Ana) and Carrot's relationship development, from friends at first sight to admitting their love and dancing, it was all very sweet. Then, we were attacked by a giant robot. Onion (Lloyd) came to our rescue, but Beet was too injured to continue. This made me a bit annoyed. While I loved having Onion back, Beet's time on the team was too short, and I feel like his section was a bit of a waste of time.
Anywho, with Onion back, I started leveling him up. In fact, my goal was to get Carrot to level 36 and Onion/Potato to at least 32. It took me a long while. I had to heal lots at the house cause of all the strong enemies, but Potato's Beam Y helped a lot, especially with the Grizzly Bears. I also decided to go back to Ellay to fight the BB Gang. I got 3 Flame Throwers for Onion, one to use, one for backup in our inventory, and one at home in the closet. Since they can break, I wanted to be prepared.
Once we were strong enough, I pushed on toward the lake. Thanks to the leveling, we weren't in much danger. I found the whirlpool in the lake and decided to jump in. Luckily, that's what I was supposed to do. In the submarine, I was worried it would be another Duncan's Factory, but it was peaceful. Then I found EVE.
Eve was a great addition to the team, reminding me much of Beet. I figured that maybe this meant Beet would rejoin at some point? With Eve, we leveled up a couple more times and then found the Sea Pendant- I gave it to Potato. But then, we fought another robot.
I'll admit, I knew EVE would die, that was spoiled for me by wal throughs, but I didn't expect to get so emotionally detached to her. She was so powerful and so helpful, and all she wanted was to protect us. And she was powered by a melody.
After EVE fell, I figured surely Beet would appear and join the team again, but he didn't. And with EVE gone, the mountain was much worse. Up until now, the mountain has been hard, but I have been able to fight back. Even against Grizzly Bears, strong enough to one-shot my party members, I was starting to outspeed them and survive their attacks, but now it was crazy. The peak of Mt. Itoi was horrible, and I'm glad I never had to climb it again.
I got the final melody from the grave and then went to Magicant. I reorganized my items and went to the Queen.
The scene with Queen Mary was beautiful. She finally regained her memories, revealed the truth to me, and accepted her death. Just like Beet and EVE, another ally is gone. It's up to us now to stop Giygas.
We returned to Mt. Itoi and went into the cave, to find the parents. It was a little disturbing, but it hardened my resolve.
Now, it was time for the last battle...
I didn't look up this fight, wanting to do this on my own. I figured it would be like a normal fight, but it wasn't. Potato went down, then Onion, then Carrot. And at that last turn, I realized I had a new option in my menu: "Sing".
My second attempt wasn't much better. On my third turn, I realized I should have set up my defenses on the first turn. Everything was out of order, so I reset.
My third attempt was the final attempt.
I started by having Carrot use Defense Up B and Potato use Psi Shield B and I had Onion guard. This combo buffed us up enough to tank his hits for a few turns without guarding. I then went on a cycle of guarding, Singing, and healing when needed.
The first few turns were mostly healing. I learned from my second attempt that singing wouldn't work until he finished his monologue.
My method worked, however; and I was able to beat Giygas, sending him back to his home!
It was in this final battle and while watching the epilogue I realized something. Beet and EVE are all about dealing damage, but Beet and Queen Mary said it themselves, we need to believe in our friends and use the power of love. The melodies were her memories of love, broken into eight parts. Most were twisted for evil by those who rejected love, like Giygas, but some were used for love like EVE and the Canary Village. When put together, the full song is the power of love, the love of a mother, of friends, of family, and even the romance between Carrot and Potato. This love Giygas rejected, turning him into a creature of hate.
"When you think about it, this series is all about love. And those who understand it, and those who don't." - Mswordx23 from the YouTube comment section
One more thing though. I have an issue and it's that I had to name Beet at the beginning of the game. He was barely in this game! If they ever do a Link's Awakening-style remake, I'd love it if Beet was introduced earlier in the story. I used to think the same about Onion, and my idea was to have him replace Pippi, but I think Pippi should stay. Instead, I think It'd be fun if we got to name NinTen, Pippi, Lloyd, Ana, Teddy, and EVE since they're all party members.
Thanks to anyone who's been reading this. I might just be talking to the void right now, but this journey is something I've really wanted to do, so I ain't stopping here.
Before I leave this game behind and put it back on the shelf, I'm going to walk some retrospectives, reviews, and the sort, get some community feedback, as well as see if there's anything I left out that I want to touch on. I don't know if I'll make that a separate post. I plan on it, but there might not be enough for me to work off of. We'll just see. So expect either that or an update once I start Earthbound/Mother 2.
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SOUTH PARK 26x3 Overview. SPOLIERS FOR 26x3!!!
I'm actually writing this down while watching the episode, so there's gonna be more things I know and remember
We finally got our integrity weed episode
Randy playing Hogwarts Legacy. That's it
SHELLY SCENES! I LOVE HER!!
I like the look of their bathroom
Rest in peace "ol' blue"
Home Depot is an exact replica of my mom's work
This episode reminds me of "More Crap" from season 11 with its humor
I like how it's not a weed episode in general, it just takes place at tegridy farms
[BIG SHOT](I'm sorry, but I'm super into deltarune)
I like the look of that blonde girl
Randy being pretentious is a mood
Stan's voice sounds kinda different
JFK Randy
Randy has hemorrhoids reminds me of that vine
Butters is so adorable
Jimmy speaking facts. I love him!
What is Randy's middle name? My guess is Samuel.
Okay, apparently his full name is Randall "Randy" Marvin Marsh. Where did the S come from?
Randy muttering Japanese in his coma
Harrison Yates being iconic(The police chief)
The proctologist taking the home Depot hostage then shoots his foot.
Jimmy Valmer lore. He's an icon.
This is a really dramatic episode, considering where this episode started
We finally get Kyle in the 19-minute mark!
"Bro! I got ****ing shot!"-Randy Marsh, 03/01/23
Ol' Blue is back!
It's a very generic title
In conclusion, I really like this episode. It seems like something they would do in seasons 10-13. I think it's better than Worldwide Privacy Tour but not as good as Cupid Ye. I thought it would be a stupid episode about toilets and fart jokes, but it got dramatic super fast. Even if you don't watch recent south park, I would watch this one.
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