WrenchNinja
Member
I played the Command board a few times. Got tired of how rigged it seemed. Maybe I'll try it later. Is there any moves that are exclusive to the command board?
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It All Began With... Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep |OT|
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Got my white PSP-3000 and the game today. My wife immediately commandeered the system and game from me. She pretty much made me buy the PSP for this game... I think she sees the game as this, and not as the game we all know and love:
Joke's on her, though. Don't have a Memory Stick yet :lol
Joke's on her, though. Don't have a Memory Stick yet :lol
WrenchNinja
Member
No, I haven't. I'll give it a try again with the hands. It just seems like the computer always gets the exact dice rolls they want while avoiding all of my panels. There's some sort of trick here that I'm missing.Aeana said:
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
16-bit versus 32-bit comparisons from the beginning of the game, taken in RemoteJoy Lite
16-bit, followed by 32-bit:
16-bit, followed by 32-bit:
16-bit, followed by 32-bit:
The dithering is pretty noticeable in 16-bit mode. I haven't noticed any slowdown in 333Mhz 32-bit mode, playing off of an ISO copy on RemoteJoy Lite. Thus, I'd recommend the 32-bit mode.
16-bit, followed by 32-bit:
16-bit, followed by 32-bit:
16-bit, followed by 32-bit:
The dithering is pretty noticeable in 16-bit mode. I haven't noticed any slowdown in 333Mhz 32-bit mode, playing off of an ISO copy on RemoteJoy Lite. Thus, I'd recommend the 32-bit mode.
There's no point in not maxing everything to get the best experience.
I did:
-max data install
-32-bit
-333mhz
and I still got ~3 hours battery time per session on a PSP-1000 launch battery. Since I don't really play handheld games in sessions more than 1-2 hours at a time, it was never a problem.
I did:
-max data install
-32-bit
-333mhz
and I still got ~3 hours battery time per session on a PSP-1000 launch battery. Since I don't really play handheld games in sessions more than 1-2 hours at a time, it was never a problem.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Went out and bought a PSP (used, 1000) and this game. It took Kingdom Hearts to finally push me over the edge. I'm enjoying it so far, although I've only just started playing. It seems like there's a lot going on with the gameplay systems, and I can definitely see myself spending an obscene amount of time with this game.
Freyjadour
Member
Shipping box from Amazon was ripped to hell. Compressed and ripped open on one side. Game case was bent and UMD was split in two 
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Getting UPS to return it tomorrow and picked up a copy from GameStop. First time I've ever had problems with Amazon shipping.
.Getting UPS to return it tomorrow and picked up a copy from GameStop. First time I've ever had problems with Amazon shipping.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
I just experienced three lockups in a row using RemoteJoy Lite and Prometheus firmware running off a self-ripped ISO copy on a PSP-1000 and attempting to save in a map. The first save in the tutorial segment worked fine and world map saves worked fine. Attempting to save inside a map worked fine without RemoteJoy Lite connected, but with it connected, instant lockup.
I hear that BBS doesn't play too nicely with CFW plugins.
Being a plugin, RemoteJoy would be the culprit, as you've find out.
Has anyone with CFW been able to complete the data install?
I tried on 3 memory sticks (two actual Pro Duos), and it fails with an error each time.
Not a big deal, I suppose, but still irksome.
Being a plugin, RemoteJoy would be the culprit, as you've find out.
Has anyone with CFW been able to complete the data install?
I tried on 3 memory sticks (two actual Pro Duos), and it fails with an error each time.
Not a big deal, I suppose, but still irksome.
Some initial thoughts. So far this game virtually fixed everything I had issues with in KH2's battle system (mainly about locking the cool stuff under forms that take forever to charge and end way too quickly). Decided to play with Ventus first, I felt more attached to him and
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Proud mode, 333Mhz and 32-bit, game is smooth as hell. Died twice in the first boss until I abused Aqua's D-link and died a bit more against a mob at Castle of Dreams (mainly because I'm still not 100% used to some commands and I ended up making too many of them appear at once). Liking the difficulty so far considering it's possible to play KH2 on Proud with a single hand and your eyes closed. I'm actually feeling motivated to play with my resources and use everything that's at my disposal during every battle since filling bars is quick and the charge times are reasonable. I was worried about lack of enemies on screen but it's been good too.
I thought I'd be bored with the board thing while I was reading the instructions but it's surprisingly fun (after I changed the walking speed to fast). I actually almost won the second time I played the first board but Terra got Lucky right before my last round (I used the 3 dices hand and 1 gave me a 6 but the other two were 1 and 1, then he landed on the panel that takes you anywhere and won the game :lol).
Sooo many features that are fun to mess with, it's really the evolution of the ideas they've been toying around with the other games.
I think it's more interesting to go after Terra while having no clue what's going on with him
Proud mode, 333Mhz and 32-bit, game is smooth as hell. Died twice in the first boss until I abused Aqua's D-link and died a bit more against a mob at Castle of Dreams (mainly because I'm still not 100% used to some commands and I ended up making too many of them appear at once). Liking the difficulty so far considering it's possible to play KH2 on Proud with a single hand and your eyes closed. I'm actually feeling motivated to play with my resources and use everything that's at my disposal during every battle since filling bars is quick and the charge times are reasonable. I was worried about lack of enemies on screen but it's been good too.
I thought I'd be bored with the board thing while I was reading the instructions but it's surprisingly fun (after I changed the walking speed to fast). I actually almost won the second time I played the first board but Terra got Lucky right before my last round (I used the 3 dices hand and 1 gave me a 6 but the other two were 1 and 1, then he landed on the panel that takes you anywhere and won the game :lol).
Sooo many features that are fun to mess with, it's really the evolution of the ideas they've been toying around with the other games.
ExtraKr1spy
Banned
Playing on Critical with Terra. Was gonna play Ventus but Terra was first on the list so I just went by that order. Tried command board once but didn't have time to learn to play but I'll mess around with more later.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Mejilan said:
Aeana said:
It's definitely the RemoteJoy plugin, which is a bummer because it's impossible for two people to play a PSP without RemoteJoy, but I guess we'll just remember not to use save points with RJ connected.
The save lockup doesn't occur with the plugin turned on but the cable not connected, so no harm no foul.
Freyjadour
Member
After playing Ys Seven, Terra feels slow as shit and the camera feels like it's riding his ass. Kinda miss zoomed out view.
Otherwise having fun.
Otherwise having fun.
Freyjadour
Member
hamchan said:
It's just the nature of Kingdom Hearts compared to the nature of Ys. Nothing wrong with one or the other, just jarring after Flash Guarding Mania.
ExtraKr1spy
Banned
Just beat the first boss playing as Terra. Critical is pretty hard but I leveled up some of the skills a bit and having the skill that makes enemies drop more health spheres helps a lot.
Is there a way to make blocking faster? seems like theres a huge delay when I press Square to when Terra actually blocks. Blocking animation is slow as hell too.
Is there a way to make blocking faster? seems like theres a huge delay when I press Square to when Terra actually blocks. Blocking animation is slow as hell too.
Gametrailers gave Birth by Sleep an 8.8, excellent score, and felt like the review really knew what it was talking about: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-kingdom-hearts/704138
Jeels said:
Except for the part where they said that the writing was 'Excellent.'
I am sorry, but this shit is terrible. It is not SO4 terrible, but it is bad nevertheless.
Still a good score.
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.
Dead Prince
Banned
i didn't have any plugins (i don't think) and data install didn't work.Mejilan said:
Fimbulvetr
Member
Jerk 2.0 said:
1) Did you see GT's best stories for GOTY? :lol
2) Aqua's VA is pretty meh in the beginning and middle, other than a few parts where she's supposed to sound aggressive or confused/awkward.
Near the end she is great.
Edit: Apparently that was her VA's first time doing, well, voice acting. At least she gradually improved.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Beat the boss of the first area with Terra. Gave me a little trouble (needed two tries), but I managed to pull it off.
Game is really fun so far. I'm getting the hang of playing around on the Command Board (which is a really cool feature), and I made my first meld. I still feel like there's a lot left to discover game play wise, but everything is really fun so far. Combat is definitely improved from past games.
Game is really fun so far. I'm getting the hang of playing around on the Command Board (which is a really cool feature), and I made my first meld. I still feel like there's a lot left to discover game play wise, but everything is really fun so far. Combat is definitely improved from past games.
lolez2matt
Member
just finished playing it in the multiplayer world trough ad hoc party <3
we could play it some time guys, its fun and it haves some exclusive bosses <3
we could play it some time guys, its fun and it haves some exclusive bosses <3
Crash Station
Member
Jeels said:
How many spoilers? I want to watch it but I'm cautious.
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
Just to confirm, I am once again reminded that getting a pspgo was one of my worst life decisions ever, right? As in not going to be on the PSN store anytime soon?
Gazel Ministry
Banned
Picked this game up yesterday and I am really enjoying it. I haven't really been into a KH game since the original. I played the hell out of the first KH game and thoroughly enjoyed it. I never did finish KHII for some reason and I only stabbed at CoM and the DS days game or whatever. I am definitely not nut bag about these games, but I do generally enjoy playing them from time to time.
But holy shit are the gameplay improvements in this game awesome! I started on Critical Mode with Terra and I am 4 hours in with two worlds completed. At first it seemed pretty brutal, but once I started Melding Commands and grinding a bit the game clicked. I love all the combat systems in this game. Zero Gravity is the way to go on this mode so far! So awesome!
But holy shit are the gameplay improvements in this game awesome! I started on Critical Mode with Terra and I am 4 hours in with two worlds completed. At first it seemed pretty brutal, but once I started Melding Commands and grinding a bit the game clicked. I love all the combat systems in this game. Zero Gravity is the way to go on this mode so far! So awesome!
darkjedi187
Member
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!
Really excellent Kingdom Hearts game!