I haven't even begun work on the over-world sprites at all, and it took me a year just to get this far. Similarly, I have no ETA to when this would happen. (AKA, to make the sprites look better while retaining the Vanilla look and art-style of the game)

In future updates to the hack I would also like to revamp the over-world sprites similarly to how I've done the battle sprites. A few battle theme changes to add more variety to battles and better fit the enemy you're fighting Please report any bugs you may notice or encounter in the hack while playing.ĮarthBound: Enhanced, Version 1.1 () PK for offensive attacks) I can be contacted on (Either by PM or a reply to the hack's thread) or Discord at Howisthisaname#7965 if need be. This is a romhack for EarthBound made by Howisthisaname.

If anyone reading this readme understands how to properly edit EarthBound's tileset sprites, please contact me on Discord. Even better, when you enter combat with an enemy that’s far below your experience level, the combat ends instantaneously, netting you the XP and potential item rewards with none of the potentiality tedious combat.NOTICE: I would like to extent this romhack's changes into the area of tile editing. Unlike in Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, or many other RPGs of the time, enemies appear outside of the battle scene, allowing the player to try to avoid them or even surprise them before battle. The music similarly defies conventional characterization, coming across like the sonic sketches from a composer who is skilled to the point where even their most effortlessly constructed melodies are endlessly infectious.īeneath all that is a turn-based RPG that works to correct many of the genre’s flaws. The graphics often look like discarded doodles from a technically accomplished artist’s sketchbook, which matches perfectly with the reams of NPC dialogue that lack even a hint of self-awareness or self-consciousness. The tone of sweetly strange obliviousness to convention is retained in every aspect of the game.

EarthBound does not look impressive, but the game’s unified melding of music, writing, and visual design is masterful.

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