mother mother role playing video game mother series developed published nintendo game boy advance game final entry series directed written series creator scored composer story follows lucas young boy psychic abilities attempts prevent invading army destroying world game themes include human physiology renewal moral nature technology capitalism game development spanned years consoles beginning console transitioning nintendo add cancelled mother restarted development game boy advance finally released japan april mother critical commercial success release critics generally praised game graphics music story believed gameplay offered innovations role playing genre game released outside japan unofficial english fan translation released internet community october december game released japanese virtual console wii gameplay mother single player role playing video game similar previous games mother series player controls party playable characters explore game dimensional fictional world primarily shown perspective navigating player non player characters obtain items encounter enemies winning battles enemies awards experience points party required character permanently individual attributes maximum hit points power points offense defense weapons armor accessories equipped character increase certain attributes player restore characters heal status visiting hot springs placed game world player save game talking frogs currency introduced later half game dragon points earned winning battles purchase items player deposit withdraw frogs mother retains turn based battle system featured player comes contact enemy game transitions battle screen battles viewed person perspective showing enemies distorted animated background player assign character party perform action attacking enemy items restore characters utilize psychic based abilities referred psi includes stronger attacks healing abilities require execute like combat uses rolling health system player characters injured gradually roll similar immediately allows mortally wounded character perform actions like attacking healing long player acts quickly character loses unconscious participate revived character player loses battle characters unconscious player given option continue play nearest save point half person combat mother includes unique musical combo system seen previous mother games player characters directly attacks enemy weapon repeatedly attack enemy pressing button time beat background music enemy possessing musical theme different rhythms system player attack enemy sixteen times row correct beat apparent player enemy sleep beat music plot game takes place unknown years events mother mother story told chapters including prologue game begins starts forest fire small town islands flint ventures protect friends family twin sons lucas wife found dead flint imprisoned flint tool escape disappearing flint sets find chapter thief breaks castle find egg keeps world secrets meets princess separated flood castle chapter pig mask leader orders monkey player character desert escapes forest fights lucas saves lucas flint protect town look chapter years passed modernized lucas game main protagonist lucas learns psychic powers creature known recovers life chapter lucas recover egg meet masked man chapter seven separated lucas dog learn seven kept seven quell sleeping dragon underneath earth prophecy chosen come pull wake dragon determine fate world racing masked man search lucas battles laboratory reunites meets saturn chapter pig king master returned mother invites lucas residents relocated lucas learns islands protected dragon egg contains destructive outside world subsequent power masked man lucas pulled seven lucas fight able defeat protect seals absolutely safe capsule lucas friends harm harm revealed unable leave capsule later lucas reunites flint prepare pull final needle lucas party hurt masked man revealed voice attempts talk flint sacrifices battle boys fight commits suicide death lucas mother lucas pulls final needle lead islands result awakening dragon pitch black epilogue player assured characters survived final frame mother logo shown metal restored nature development mother began development game producers team consisted members involved development inspired nintendo launch title super mario development team transitioned newer console believing creatively flourish making world technical restrictions early specifications exceeded capabilities memory limits console halfway development team scaled large scope changed platform nintendo expansion peripheral later released japan mother expected launch title peripheral development shifted nintendo considered commercial failure demo mother showcased nintendo space world trade game expected released north_america title game stated released cartridge similar legend time ign reacted favorably demo compared multi character narrative japan famitsu readers ranked game anticipated end announced late august mother cancelled following number delays clarified interview resources moved development gamecube nintendo console stated additional years required finish game complete time cancellation stated focus graphics project overly complex stated mother franchise abandoned interested bringing game fruition mother later announced restarted development game boy advance handheld console japanese commercial mother earlier assumed project impossible later decided continue following encouragement mother fanbase nintendo subsidiary developed game input graphics changed game original story altered mother complete july released april japan design thought concept mother end mother production detective story city main character thought hack small time private investigator big murder case story young female clerk flower shop slowly recall parts story plot city appear grow idea single place changing time central mother unlike previous saw road movies little reason wanted player town gossip grow departure series development team questioned fans consider series intended game chapters game mechanics rotating player characters development moving realizing degree programming required development wore reduced scope chapters seven left uncomfortable beauty multiple creatures fused central game idea metallic wooden mother logo served manager role team member previous mother development cycles saw simultaneously making game wanted play setting traps player making game nintendo chose use style mother game boy advance mother computer graphics trends series games written alphabet instead chinese characters remain accessible young children described game world governed equals right power struggle antagonist designed symbol view evil morality spectrum crimes extremes compared way characters realize psychic powers added human physiology themes players sweat learning ability based belief physical struggle growth included characters like bad leg value having friends different qualities themes seriousness games added death scene chapter nintendo version ending darker final version changed little concept attributed change tone growth character composition new development team later reflected ending lesson virtue helping bad people felt ending renewal theme reflected time earth light planet inevitable end rest script written hours local hotel continue work music video game composer previous works include music composed mother soundtrack stated chosen role given deep understanding game story series general addition fact composers unavailable worked music feel similar previous entries series mother soundtrack released compact disc november rpgfan wrote game retained previous soundtracks series despite change composers found second half album included classics series strongest love theme main theme mother composed late game development earlier development intended use theme main theme game creation important scene game asked create song greater impact theme creation chosen main theme instead song claims given quickly composed song waiting order song like love theme requested love theme playable piano finger melodies theme mother gained popularity played elementary schools simplicity plays player chooses character recorded knowledge decade release mother release mother released japan april bestseller prior release game wanted games famitsu japanese game charts point leading release game love theme play music hold limited edition produced special edition pin game marketed japan television commercial japanese actress verge tears explains feelings mother said performance fan translation mother receive official release outside japan october released fan translation patch applied copy mother rom image translates game text english founder stated realized nintendo going mother decided undertake task fans game translation team consisted dozen individuals including project lead clyde professional japanese english translator project took years thousands work hours complete estimated theoretical freelance cost translation project included translating writing pages game script addition extensive rom testing ensure game properly correctly displays translated text translation included minor original localization place names dramatic changes characters locations renamed example character loosely derived greed renamed loosely derived french word façade incidentally arabic word corruption rom entailed assembly level changes game code support features variable width team reported highest levels knew project intervene localization team planned end project nintendo announcement future game acknowledged legality localization unclear final translation required use localization patch downloaded times week following release translation team announced mother handbook english player guide game development june wired reported color page player guide akin professional strategy guide quality par games verge cited year fan translation mother proof fan base dedication called best known fan translations existence active languages reception mother sold copies week sales japan japan games half received platinum hall fame score japanese reviewer ended year copies sold 36th highest year japan called perfect game boy advance role playing game reviewers praised story game available japanese graphics lamented 1990s role playing game mechanics critics complimented music famitsu reviewers noted level detail game direction accessibility wit story unconventional art style conventional game mechanics considered timed battles useful difficult eurogamer detailed year development series legacy japan beloved video game sacred cow endurance fan community impressed quality fan translation described chose japanese role playing game medium tell story noted excellent script straightforward tale breadth depth quality titles times budget achieve affecting scenes unexpected impact compared chapter approach method dragon quest wrote script allowed somewhat heavy handed nature technology capitalism individuals community considers trick useful later game wrote game felt like mother look feel consider negative albeit somewhat said mother surprisingly darker eurogamer wrote unusually western graphics similar flat textures devoid background art life character described cutscenes animations rare bit role playing games greater dramatic impact wrote visuals typical series fit game mood website criticized inventory limits carried previous game green said game mechanics basic advanced role playing games eurogamer felt role playing game elements interesting added mother standout selling points attention detail innovation rhythm based battle system praised system gamespot compared mario series jackson wrote music catchy previous games despite completely new agreed calling stunning noted overtones wagner jackson said game somewhat easier rest series somewhat shorter hours length reviewers noted mother penalties death jackson reflected game humorous grows enjoyment somber moments cited importance mothers key theme game revolves preferred mid game insanity final plot twist wrote game filled memorable moments including character criticizes player frogs progressively silly costumes save game reconstructed battle bad scene game lent raw instead elegant simplicity legacy multiple critics wrote mother best role playing games game boy advance gamepro listed best unreleased japanese role playing games script attention detail video game journalist mother closest games come literature fighting game features mother protagonist lucas playable character alongside perennial series character protagonist mother sets similar based psychic powers thought characters dropped future games adding lucas similar characters returned sequel nintendo 3ds main game lucas available downloadable content nintendo criticized mother lack international release ign referred mother series neglected regards time game released outside japan wrote mother game history time garnered demand translation wrote lack official mother english localization worst said fan translation massive undertaking stands massive success begin nintendo wouldn fit release game west stated plans create fourth mother title
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