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[duckroll]

7.5 is a bit ridiculous, but they did tap into a pretty serious problem with SE's PSP engine. Crisis Core obviously looked spectacular, but the environments were flat and dull. BBS looks pretty great to me, but the environments look flat and dull. 3rd Birthday looks great to be, but the environments look flat and dull.

I refuse to believe that 3 games with 3 sets of creative staff all suck at designing environments, so I'm assuming the engine sucks at doing them

But none of those 3 games run on the same engine. None of those 3 games are even developed in the same office or by the same people.

 

[RPG_Fanatic]

Yes



Crown Stickers are similar to the Puzzle Pieces in KH2: Final Mix +, they are around the environments, you get them, and place them in an album. When you have enough, you get a certain bonus.

I like the sound of the bonuses. I hope the crown stickers are well hidden.

 

[CryptiK]

Been waiting oh so long.... I bought a PSP for this shit! BRING IT! This will redeem the piece of shit DS game that called itself Kingdom Hearts.

 

[darkjedi187]

Sounds like their are alot of great additions to this game, but since it's 3 separate stories I wonder if some items are permanently missable.

 

[darkjedi187]

no relase day delivery from amazon. : (

ops Needed to remove and re-add it to my cart.

I do wonder how release date delivery will work as Monday is a holiday.

 

[Spiegel]

Gamespot review - 7.5

http://www.gamespot.com/psp/rpg/kingdomheartsbirthbysleep/review.html?page=2

358/2 Days scored 8.0 :lol

 

[Takao]

7.5 in graphics??

Oh, IGN

I don't really even read reviews for handheld games, and just go off of impressions. Some western reviewers seem to have some sort of warped vision when it comes to handheld games. My favourites are always in the handheld iterations of a franchise that was on PS3 or something. There's almost always a line about how the game doesn't look any where near as good as the PS3 iteration. No way, that can't be possible. Ugh.

 

[Peff]

Uh, frame rate drops? Not on 333 Mhz...

 

[Jeels]

Gamespot review - 7.5

http://www.gamespot.com/psp/rpg/kingdomheartsbirthbysleep/review.html?page=2

358/2 Days scored 8.0 :lol

I really can't believe that. =/ There's something wrong here. This has gotten a lot of the KH kiddies in a fuss.

 

[darkjedi187]

That's both IGN and Gamespot with sketchy reviews. Makes no sense to me.

 

[Fimbulvetr]

Sounds like their are alot of great additions to this game, but since it's 3 separate stories I wonder if some items are permanently missable.

It's not like their stories all have to be on one save file you know.

 

[darkjedi187]

It's not like their stories all have to be on one save file you know.

I didn't know that. thx

 

[black_vegeta]

Uh, frame rate drops? Not on 333 Mhz...

When I played it at Comic-Con, the framrate was glorious. That build was the retail build as well.

Fuck both ign and gamespot reviews, day motherfucking 1!

 

[darkjedi187]

I know gamestop is evil, but should I get it from there knowing I can get it around lunch or do release day from amazon and get it around 6pm. That's if the holiday doesn't screw it up. One is a better deal and one I get earlier.

 

[Tailzo]

I am not hyped for this game. But I justplaced a preorder for it. I've wanted to give a Kingdom hearts game a try for a while, but never got around to it (and had some trouble tolerating the Disney characters mixed with FF ones.).

3 PSP rpg games in ~a month !

edit: streching the period for longer than a month I've got;
Ys SEVEN, VC II, soon Kingdom Hearts BBS and Phantasy Star Portable 2 and later Ys: III Oath in Felghana. Amazing!

 

[mello]

Just pre-ordered my special edition.

Hype!

 

[Brandon F]

I'm always a bit surprised the Final Fantasy aspect of these games never enters beyond an occasional cameo appearance or boss fight. Disney world's are retreaded and revisited ad-nauseum, which is surprising(Olympus Colosseum again??). I'd bet fans would get a real kick out of a Midgar world, or visiting a FFVIII Garden.

For a franchise built on it's crossover appeal, it never seems to have taken great advantage of it. Especially considering how terribad the 'original' Square cast ends up being in these games. Actually, does FF even enter the equation anymore? The whole Roxas/Sora/black-robed clan and their confusing and ill-purposed 'narrative' is so prioritized that I don't even see how Disney factors much into it all anymore, beyond delivering really poor stage design.

Just curious(and I'm not trying to be a hater), what is the grand appeal anymore for fans? Is the Sora/Roxas/XIII clan that compelling? It seems anything FF/Disney related is never discussed anymore when it comes to Kingdom hearts topics.

 

[Spiegel]

Uh, frame rate drops? Not on 333 Mhz...

Yeah, the reviewer must have not even tried the configuration menu.

I love gaming press.

 

[Seda]

Wow I'm late. Spent too much time this week away from GAF with classes starting up again.

Anyways, my PSP will be getting a lot of attention this fall, with this and VCII.

After the disastrous collapse of Mistwalker (circa 2014), the Gooch decided to pursue a career in Keyblade fighting and promptly went off to the Land of Departure. Over time....

:lol :lol

I know gamestop is evil, but should I get it from there knowing I can get it around lunch or do release day from amazon and get it around 6pm. That's if the holiday doesn't screw it up. One is a better deal and one I get earlier.

You get 10 dollars credit from amazon. That's worth a few hours in my book.

 

[Jeels]

Added the G4 Review.

Disney and Square Enix make for the weirdest pairing since Danny Glover fought a Predator in a sensible pair of herringbone slacks. Kingdom Hearts series newcomers might be left in the dust by the hefty mythos, but inspired storytelling and deep, deft combat make Birth by Sleep a niche JRPG game with mass appeal.

Read more: http://g4tv.com/games/psp/48272/Kingdom-Hearts-Birth-by-Sleep/review/#ixzz0yV67B4eP

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

This is gonna be great. Still wish we would have gotten the final mix games.

The game now features:
2 new Keyblades
A new Command Board (Neverland)
4 new songs in the Ice Cream Beat game (Blast Away! -Gummi Ship II-, Dessert Paradise, Destiny Islands, Hand in Hand).
1 new D-Link (Pete)
Crown stickers
New Deck Commands
New boss ("Mysterious Figure")

Please tell me this isn't another card game... Fuck. i was under the impression that this was like 1 and 2 as far as combat goes.

 

[Jeels]

Please tell me this isn't another card game... Fuck. i was under the impression that this was like 1 and 2 as far as combat goes.

It's not a card deck. It's much different, very hard to explain. But it's not a card game and that's what matters to you so I'll leave it at that.

 

[jj984jj]

niche JRPG game with mass appeal

Someone got paid to write this.

 

[Fimbulvetr]

Please tell me this isn't another card game... Fuck. i was under the impression that this was like 1 and 2 as far as combat goes.

It takes ideas from CoM but is not a card game.

 

[farnham]

i thought i saw zack from FF VII. but then i realized that he is another character.
i thought i saw roxas from KH II. but then i realized that he is another character.

oh kingdom hearts

 

[Bebpo]

I get the feeling from the reviews the reviewers are finishing it with 1 character and writing the review (which is fair from a gameplay perspective, but not really story). If you do all 3 like you're supposed to (since they are almost 100% unique game paths) the stories all feel full-length and the main plot is very full and satisfying.

Also I don't remember any loading issues if you install the game. No framerate drops or camera problems either. Graphically the best handheld title there is.

I honestly think the only complaint you can level against the game is that like KH2 it's mash-friendly if you don't want to build awesome attacks and chain them into each other on purpose.

Otherwise I think it's very much the best KH game to date and as close to a console experience as any handheld rpg has ever been.

 

[Urban Scholar]

Also I don't remember any loading issues if you install the game. No framerate drops or camera problems either. Graphically the best handheld title there is.

how big is the install if I may ask sir?

 

[Jeels]

how big is the install if I may ask sir?

I think you have four options 200 400 600 800 mb or something like that and obviously its better the more you install.

 

[Bebpo]

how big is the install if I may ask sir?

less than a gig for sure. I think it's around ~700megs.

 

[Urban Scholar]

I think you have four options 200 400 600 800 mb or something like that and obviously its better the more you install.

less than a gig for sure. I think it's around ~700megs.

Thanks gents, I think I need to spring for an 8gb or higher now.

 

[Y2Kev]

358/2 days is total garbage so I have no idea what was going on

 

[mjc]

I only played through KH1. That being said, theoretically, I could play this game and understand the story right? Like this takes place before every other KH game?

PS - I thought Nimoy and Hamill being VAs in this game was a joke. Imagine my surprise when I checked imdb..goddamn.

 

[Peff]

I only played through KH1. That being said, theoretically, I could play this game and understand the story right? Like this takes place before every other KH game?

PS - I thought Nimoy and Hamill being VAs in this game was a joke. Imagine my surprise when I checked imdb..goddamn.

You'll miss the connections to stuff from the following games, but you should definitely be able to follow the story.

 

[Fimbulvetr]

i thought i saw zack from FF VII. but then i realized that he is another character.
i thought i saw roxas from KH II. but then i realized that he is another character.

oh kingdom hearts

Spoiler

Zack is in the game you moran.

:lol

358/2 days is total garbage so I have no idea what was going on

This is way better. Would I lie to you?

 

[Clott]

This may be a bit out of place of a question but in the last few months I have been really itching for a PSP, I have finally had enough and would like to catch up on games such as Crisis Core and have lots of Jrpg's in my pocket on the go.

I really want a white PSP but I think it's only available in Nippon, would I be able to import it which i have nothing against, and be able to play state side games on it?

 

[Varth]

Uh, frame rate drops? Not on 333 Mhz...

Uh? I've seen two of those in like 40 hours of playtrough, and even those were only with the detail and color maxed and during high intensity fights with LOTS of special effects going on.

I really want a white PSP but I think it's only available in Nippon, would I be able to import it which i have nothing against, and be able to play state side games on it?

White PSP should be available in the west. Maybe it was only for psp-1000, though.
However, games are all free region, so go.

 

[Clott]

Uh? I've seen two of those in like 40 hours of playtrough, and even those were only with the detail and color maxed and during high intensity fights with LOTS of special effects going on.



White PSP should be available in the west. Maybe it was only for psp-1000, though.
However, games are all free region, so go.

But would the menu's be in Japanese? would I be able to update the PSP state side and change it to the American firmware?

 

[Spiegel]

But would the menu's be in Japanese? would I be able to update the PSP state side and change it to the American firmware?

Don't worry, menus will be in english (and many other languages) and the firmware updates are the same.

 

[seady]

Is there a timeline to KH?

I only played the first game and the GBA one. Have not touch any other since as the story got too convoluted in KH2 for me to go far into it.

 

[Peff]

Is there a timeline to KH?

I only played the first game and the GBA one. Have not touch any other since as the story got too convoluted in KH2 for me to go far into it.

Sure

KH: Birth By Sleep ->(Ten Years)->Kingdom Hearts->(Right after)->KH: Chain of Memories->(Right after)->KH:358/2 Days->(Right After)->KH2->(Some time later)->KH: Coded.

 

[D23]

oh man im in rpg heaven!! persona 3, ys7, VcII, and this!!

hugs my psp!!
cant wait!!
hypedddd

 

[Crash Station]

Sure

KH: Birth By Sleep ->(Ten Years)->Kingdom Hearts->(Right after)->KH: Chain of Memories->(Right after)->KH:358/2 Days->(Right After)->KH2->(Some time later)->KH: Coded.

Pretty sure Coded is right after 2 since it deals with the

Spoiler

letter Mickey sent to Sora.

 

[Bebpo]

358/2 days is total garbage so I have no idea what was going on

I'm probably one of the few who really liked 358/2 days since I love Roxas and daily icecream scenes made my day but it's still nowhere near the quality of BBS, so yeah! Reviews are weird!

 

[Peff]

Pretty sure Coded is right after 2 since it deals with the

Spoiler

letter Mickey sent to Sora.

Spoiler

But Mickey is in Destiny Islands during the ending of KH2, so we don't really know how long it is until Jiminy finds the "Thank Naminé" line and they receive the letter

EDIT: I mean, sure, if you take that scene as the ending of the game then it's right after, but either way it's just a detail

 

[Y2Kev]

I'm probably one of the few who really liked 358/2 days since I love Roxas and daily icecream scenes made my day but it's still nowhere near the quality of BBS, so yeah! Reviews are weird!

when does "i am playing this game to watch ice cream cutscenes" classify you as crazy

cause the gameplay was sooo bad

 

[FatalT]

These games have the most convoluted plot ever now. I just read wikipedia's synopsis for it and had my mind blown.

 

[xKilltheMx]

Have to choose between this and Phantasy Star Portable 2 for release buying...ughhh. PSP2 is edging out right now.

 

[Bebpo]

Have to choose between this and Phantasy Star Portable 2 for release buying...ughhh. PSP2 is edging out right now.

depends on if you want:
single player story-game vs. multiplayer loot/quest game

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

Call me crazy but I enjoy the crazy story of KH as does my wife.

It's a big lighthearted yet very dark conundrum and that's probably my main draw to it. If it was something simplistic, I'd most likely have passed on the series after 1 so I am grateful for its zanyness.

 

[Varth]

Is there a timeline to KH?

I only played the first game and the GBA one. Have not touch any other since as the story got too convoluted in KH2 for me to go far into it.

BbS is the right one for you, then. Story is very straightforward, and even the nods to what-happened-here-and-there are pretty much self explainatory in the whole game.
As a plus, I think this game has by far the most likeable characters in the series.