>>718348898
>is Earthbound worth playing?
Yeah, but it's a slog to play through. Expect to spend hours until the story actually progresses
The HP meter is a pretty neat mechanic

>>718349908
Then play Mother 1 with patches since the vanilla game sucks
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5193/
Mother 1 is worth playing because Earthbound doesn't even bother explaining who the fuck Giygas despite being a rehash of Mother 1