This is easily one of the best games I have ever played in my life. It is an amazing combination of what made the previous games in the Mother series great along with the best story telling any of them have ever seen by far. I adore Earthbound, it being one of my favourite games of all time, and writing this just after beating Mother 3 for the first time, I can say that Mother 3 does almost everything Earthbound does and more. This game is far from a direct sequel to Earthbound, with any direct similarities within the game (besides some minuscule details such as the chests being presents) do not show up until late in the game. If you come to this game looking for a sequel to Earthbound, you may be disappointed to find such a lack of similarity. I honestly cannot think of another JRPG better. 100% recommend that any fan of JRPGs try this game. It was worth every hour of my life that I put into it.