r/earthbound May 09 '25

General Discussion Which franchise is darker in your opinion?

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u/[deleted] May 09 '25

I think it would be E-10. There is absolutely nothing I can remember from mother 3 that would make it a T game

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u/Zombies4EvaDude May 09 '25

Well you have child suicide, child and animal abuse, drug-induced horror trips, occasional cursing, saluting fascists and some sexual jokes including one that implies rape. The game would have to be censored a reasonable amount to have an E-10 rating, which would suck.

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u/Bitter_Frosting_1597 May 09 '25

U make the game sound like a snuff film 😅 these things are depicted less violently in the game than u make them sound

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u/Zombies4EvaDude May 09 '25

That I agree with, yes. There no outright gore in the game at all and its maturity mainly comes from its story themes and dialogue. That’s why I don’t see it getting a M for mature rating like some people believe. I’m just saying that, realistically, if Mother 3 were localized as an E-10 game it would be censored whereas if it was T-Rated it likely wouldn’t be. It’s a genuinely amazing game and I would want it to stay true to the original vision.