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https://yomuka.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/mother-1-review-by-pokemon-creator-satoshi-tajiri/
The draw of MOTHER is in its sense of cinematic camerawork, its music, and the scenarios Itoi put so much thought into. However, the game itself—the game design, I mean—presents several flimsy areas.
Take, for example, the oversized map. The map is realistically proportionate with the size of the main characters, and it apparently dazzled a lot of people. In my opinion, a video game is not something that should make its player uncomfortable. There’s no doubt that Itoi intended to portray the towns and forests realistically, but it was so spread out that people found it hard to navigate. If there’s a chance it places a meaningless burden on the player, realism needs to be toned down into a caricature. That’s one lie that’s forgiven in video games.
The draw of MOTHER is in its sense of cinematic camerawork, its music, and the scenarios Itoi put so much thought into. However, the game itself—the game design, I mean—presents several flimsy areas.
Take, for example, the oversized map. The map is realistically proportionate with the size of the main characters, and it apparently dazzled a lot of people. In my opinion, a video game is not something that should make its player uncomfortable. There’s no doubt that Itoi intended to portray the towns and forests realistically, but it was so spread out that people found it hard to navigate. If there’s a chance it places a meaningless burden on the player, realism needs to be toned down into a caricature. That’s one lie that’s forgiven in video games.
