[Phoenix Gamma]

A good videogame shouldn't have to specifically tell you where to go. That just acknowledges the fact that it's poorly designed (see: the arrows in Perfect Dark Zero). The average person should be able to figure it out on their own. It also came with a strategy guide. It's like they weren't confident in the game at all.

I seriously doubt everyone who's ever played Earthbound always knew exactly where to go on their first playthrough. It's not a bad game, the charm's definitely there and the writing is sharp, but it's marred by design flaws that should have stayed dead in the NES era (Final Fantasy, Dragon Warrior).

Mother 3 takes the good qualities of Earthbound (writing, charm, music, no random battles) and applies modern design to make it a better game.