Essentially what I was going to post. My issues with the game for the most part are due to the PSP not the game, I'd love to be able to play this with a DS3, I'm not going to say it would be enough to sell me a Go, it probably wouldn't, but it would make me consider it if it was available on there.darkjedi187 said:Played a couple hours last night. Plays wonderfully and the combat system is great. Tried the command board once, it was ok. I'll give it another go later.
Really excellent Kingdom Hearts game!
CryptiK said:The only thing that strikes me as off about this game is the lack of life in some of the environments. TakeIn the town square it is completely empty..(the unversed do not spawn here) they could have added some extra Disney characters like Pluto etc...Disney
Maybe that will improve in time for Agito, Tomb Raider Anniversary is amongst the most technically impressive games on the PSP I think, the texture detail and complex geometry in that game with relatively sparse loading is very impressive.Stumpokapow said:Play Crisis Core or look at videos of The 3rd Birthday; their PSP engine is gaaaaaaaaaaaaarbage at environments, so you end up with relatively flat, huge, open, and barren environments.
That is the main problem of the KH-serie for me. I really love Kingdom Hearts, but I just don't understand why the towns in KH are always so empty. The PoTC, Alladin, Halloween Town, Mulan, Disney castle, Twilight Town, Radiant Garden, the Colliseum, The little Mermaid, etc. would have been so much better with a little more 'life' in it. And really how hard can it be to add a couple of NPC characters? And apparently we see the same problem in BBS...CryptiK said:The only thing that strikes me as off about this game is the lack of life in some of the environments. TakeIn the town square it is completely empty..(the unversed do not spawn here) they could have added some extra Disney characters like Pluto etc...Disney
Yeah finished Crisis Core the other week. I am just saying it was the only thing that struck me as off. in KH1 and 2 there we people seen wandering some streets where the shops etc where.Stumpokapow said:Play Crisis Core or look at videos of The 3rd Birthday; their PSP engine is gaaaaaaaaaaaaarbage at environments, so you end up with relatively flat, huge, open, and barren environments.
KH2 actually had really lame environments too, but it at least had the courtesy to make them smaller so that they didn't feel vacant.
Roxas said:Just went on the command board for the first time. I have literally no idea what the fuck is happening.
cosmicblizzard said:How many spoilers? I want to watch it but I'm cautious.
What is B+ if you turn it in a score?Jeels said:what i end up doing is leaving it on and going to another tab, basically, listening to it only like an audio review.
BTW, 1up Review: http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3181187
Fans have been clamoring for a new Kingdom Hearts game on the current generation of consoles, and we keep hearing vague promises that it's coming eventually. In the meantime, Birth by Sleep is the next best thing. It recaptures the fun of the console games, while adding features that make it a worthwhile entry in the game's canon. This isn't a little sibling; it's a true, if slight, evolutionary step for the series. Whenever we do finally see a Kingdom Hearts 3, it's bound to have taken lessons from this portable prequel.
B+ is a score.Kingsora said:What is B+ if you turn it in a score?
A score in numbers...StuBurns said:B+ is a score.
Stumpokapow said:Play Crisis Core or look at videos of The 3rd Birthday; their PSP engine is gaaaaaaaaaaaaarbage at environments, so you end up with relatively flat, huge, open, and barren environments.
KH2 actually had really lame environments too, but it at least had the courtesy to make them smaller so that they didn't feel vacant.
ExtraKr1spy said:Aw shit I think I just made Critical Mode a little too easy for me. Combined a bunch of Zero Gravity(Magnet in other KH games) and now I hate Zero Graviga/ra and easy to abuse the spell like previous KH games.
Metacritic say it's 83. 1up.com scores system goes like this:Kingsora said:A score in numbers...
duckroll said:It's not Magnet though. Magnet spells are still in the game. Magnet draws enemies into the point of the spell, Zero Gravity creates an area effect where all enemies in it are suspended in the air for a period of time.
Zero Graviga + Thunderga placed in that exact order on the deck = fun times for running into large groups of enemies.
ExtraKr1spy said:So is Critical mode basically Proud mode just with the Exp Zero ability?
IIRC, Easy eliminates the chance to get the secret movie, whereas the increasingly difficult modes improve your chances.Jeels said:Easy - You deal 50% more damage, all damage dealt to you is halved.
Normal - Normal
Proud - You deal normal damage, all damage dealt to you in doubled.
Critical - You deal half the damage, all damage dealt to you is doubled.
Mejilan said:IIRC, Easy eliminates the chance to get the secret movie, whereas the increasingly difficult modes improve your chances.
What exactly is the Zero Exp ability? No leveling at all?
hmm k thx ^^StuBurns said:Metacritic say it's 83. 1up.com scores system goes like this:
A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-, F
However C is actually considered half way because they equate it to the logic they claimed to hold for a 5/10. So there are basically seven divisions in the top 5 scores, so yeah, it is about an 8/10.
Roxas said:Just went on the command board for the first time. I have literally no idea what the fuck is happening.
It's fun, but it's just a gimped Itadaki Street. I wish English speakers could play those and see how much fun they are.Freyjadour said:Why the fuck is the Command Board so much fun? GREAT idea for short bursts of play while commuting, etc. It's like Monopoly and Mario Party melded in to a great little skill leveling system.
StuBurns said:GameTrailers said all three campaigns are about twenty hours, is that accurate? I would have just played the girl knowing that.
It's been pretty straightforward by KH standards, but perhaps it gets worse later on. Closer to KH1 than 2 at the very least.seady said:So... is the game's story just as convoluted as the other recent KH?
Aeana said:It's been pretty straightforward by KH standards, but perhaps it gets worse later on. Closer to KH1 than 2 at the very least.
Volcynika said:So I did the super basic tutorial, and that's all I've done, but can Aqua lock on while running around? I thought L+R did it but that went into her scanning...thing for crowds of enemies. Again, I have really no idea due to little playtime :lol
Ick. Proud mode, it is.xero273 said:Yes, no leveling
Mejilan said:Ick. Proud mode, it is.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka said:Are there a lot worlds to visit and good variety? I hope it's not repetitive.
Alright. Thanks for the info.Peff said:Honestly, it's not as bad as it's being made out to be. Yes, you do revisit several places with more than one character, but some areas are exclusive to a character and some of the worlds are completely different between two characters while the other visits a mix of both. There are very few repeated bosses, the storyline is also different and each character has different strengths and exclusive commands, styles and Shootlocks. If you thought going through the worlds twice in KH2 was fine you shouldn't have a problem here since it's similar to that counting the three characters.
Ah. Thought it was mandatory.Volcynika said:No Exp skill thing comes unequipped by default. I'm not using it.
ExtraKr1spy said:Using Exp Zero/Zero Exp ability to level/learn skills/magic without leveling up so I don't get too over powered.
Jerk 2.0 said:P.S. Am I the only one who really like's Aqua's VA? The entire cast is much better than I thought iit would be (still not quite up to KH standards) but she stands out.
KuwabaraTheMan said:So, who the hell had the bright idea to put an escort mission in this game? I am not amused. At least I managed to get by it on the first try.
So far the game hasn't been giving me too much of a challenge playing on Normal, outside of the first boss battle. I hope the difficulty ramps up as the game goes along. Game play systems are all highly enjoyable, and I'm spending lots of time playing around with the command board. So far I've gone through two areas (Enchanted Dominion and Castle of Dreams). Not a whole lot of story so far, but I'm interested to see where it goes.
Bebpo said:It gets easier. The first few worlds are the toughest because your character is so weak. Once you get good spells you are fine for the rest of the game outside a mid-boss and final boss.
Then again I dunno why people are surprised the game is easy like every other KH game. These aren't supposed to be Ninja Gaiden and make you die a hundred times until you become a master keyblade gamer. They're just fun action games for the average gamer skill level.
Bebpo said:It gets easier. The first few worlds are the toughest because your character is so weak. Once you get good spells you are fine for the rest of the game outside a mid-boss and final boss.
Then again I dunno why people are surprised the game is easy like every other KH game. These aren't supposed to be Ninja Gaiden and make you die a hundred times until you become a master keyblade gamer. They're just fun action games for the average gamer skill level.
You can't actually have all of the characters on the same save file. When you finish a character's story, you save clear data for that character, and you can start a new game with another character. So you'll have to have a different save for each character.Tranced Shadow said:Argh,is a bloody awful boss. I can just about deal with most of his attacks, but the bit where heExperiment 221 with Terrais awful - one wrong move and I get combo'd to death.takes over the machine guns
Enjoying the game apart from that though. One question - is there a benefit given to playing the three characters after another on the same save file, or might I as well have three different saves for each character and play them at once?
Could do with a breather after trying to take that bastard down
Tranced Shadow said:Argh,is a bloody awful boss. I can just about deal with most of his attacks, but the bit where heExperiment 221 with Terrais awful - one wrong move and I get combo'd to death.takes over the machine guns
Enjoying the game apart from that though. One question - is there a benefit given to playing the three characters after another on the same save file, or might I as well have three different saves for each character and play them at once?
Could do with a breather after trying to take that bastard down