Mother 3's story is overrated.

[Mutsukki]

It was never a celebration of American culture, it was a parody of how ridiculous we all are.

Exactly.

Man, Eagleland is so over the top, do you really believe that wasn't a satire? Wild dogs, a gang of troublemakers, hippies that attack you, having to pay Runaway Five's debt all the time, Pokey and Monotoly himself. I wouldn't say it's a heavy jab, but calling it a tribute is too much.

Now to Mother 3:

How is telling a story through a modern and popular medium hypocritical? If you want your story to be seen, is there really anything wrong with that? Also it was less anti-consumerism and more anti-alienating. It was pro-nature before anything else, even. That's the concept shown on the freaking logo to begin with. It was defending the view of a simpler life, as opposed to a busy city one.

Now, the Egg, did you even read Leder's story? Basically, it's not about not learning with the past mistakes, it's about starting anew. They erased their memories and planned out new roles for them so they could live a simpler life and not commit past mistakes. But of course, they were cautious, that's why the Egg exists, so if it's needed, they get their memories back. Also, regarding Leder, he's never lost his memory, he basically keeps watch on the people and his "bell" is a warning that is sound off when the villagers start to go back to their old self. There were also the Magypsies, which were locals, I believe.

You say on the title that the story is overrated, but you actually only give points that annoy you/you didn't understand, so I don't get it.