If something or someone has changed location in a area always check and or talk to it as it may be important into getting a melody or be able to help progress you forward to the game. If anything seems to be moving or looks important ALWAYS check it. If you really need to get away from an enemy to progress through, then simply either use Ninten's PSI 4th Dimension Slip (if you learned it yet) or spam run from battles and hope for the best. NEVER rely on the AUTO Battle feature, unless you know you can beat the enemie(s) in 1 - 3 clean shots without taking major damage from them. Talk to every NPC you meet as they might give you useful tips on where to go next. Take your playthrough slow, don't try to rush to Point A to Point B because that is when you will get lost and be super under leveled that you will be forced to grind for level ups. (Give the localization the benefit of the doubt though since the localization was made in 1990 and is still a lot better than other NES game localizations made at the time) The game is still flawed through its aging whether it be with annoyingly high encounter rate common with JRPGs made at the time or an subpar English localization that makes the English version seem cryptic when the original Japanese release wasn't.

The game is 100% still amazing and has a unique and charming story, but don't expect it to be some masterpiece.

MOTHER 1 is an 30+ year old NES game, so don't expect too too much from it.

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