The Mother Series: Non-Human Characters and Humanity
The Mother series of JRPGs offers incredible depths of thematic discussion thanks to its enormous cast of characters, and tens of hours of gameplay. I intend to slowly pick away […]
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GEEKY SHIT: Mother (EarthBound) series figures by Banpresto
My house is something of a shrine to the Mother series of videogames. I have fan art, figures, plushies and various official and unofficial publications all dedicated to this disarmingly […]
Mother 3 Chapter 3: The Suspicious Peddler
We’re getting into the meaty parts of Mother 3 now, as our discussion arrives at the animal-abuse themed chapter. There’s very little that’s as affecting as a monkey in a […]
Mother 3 Chapter 2: Thief Adventure
The mysterious group which has tinkered with forest animals as if they were toys has set its sights on the hearts and minds of the townspeople… …However not everyone is […]
GEEKY SHIT: Hobonichi “Techo” Planner
You’ve reached 2015! Congratulations! But what now? Now… we plan. My favourite way to simultaneously look to joys ahead and reflect on days passed is to scribble and draw my way […]
Mother 3 Chapter 1: Night of the Funeral
“What is Mother 3, you ask? It’s strange, beautiful and heart-breaking. It was never released in English (and probably never will be), so fans created an unofficial English translation. It […]
A brief history of Mother
I am in fact referring to Nintendo’s Mother series, whose most visible legacy is a strange assortment of items and characters scattered through the Super Smash Bros. games. Remember Ness, Lucas […]
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