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[electroplankton]

Hmmm, my impressions of the game aren't very good right now after playing the first hour or so. Will delay detailed impressions until I have a better understanding of the game. The early parts of the game seem very poorly paced, and the way tutorials are introduced and balanced in the narrative aren't exciting at all. This could be the least interesting start to a KH game I've ever played... including 358/2 Days.

I really, really hope it picks up quickly.... ;_;

Yeah, the first world is quite boring, also because you have to get used to many new stuffs, such as the Spirits, the Flowmotion, the Drop System, the Reality Shift... From the second world onwards, all becomes better and more playable.

 

[Knux-Future]

Yeah...I'm having trouble getting any motivation to even play this game.

KH2 is probably one of my favorite games ever (flaws and all) but I think I might have soured on the franchise...that or I just don't like playing them on portables (didn't beat BBS either...watched a lets play).

 

[darkjedi187]

Seems to be a lot of hate for the story. I have always enjoyed the story even though at times it is so convoluted. I think it works well with all the Disney integration.

As for DDD I'm still on the fence with it. The graphic are good and the sound seems on part with the series. I also like the flowmotion system as it does help improve the gameplay since it can get stale after countless hours. The two thing I have issues with so far is the pet/partner system and the drop system.

The pets as partners are ok I could just do with out the whole interacting with them. Let me use them in battle maybe feed them and get new skills from them. But the petting/poking and playtime seem unneeded. As for the drop system so far it just seems to happen at the worse points. I'm in the middle of something than drop into the other character. It breaks the flow.

In the end it does seem like a solid entry and I will be playing the crap out of it and maybe the area I have concern with will go away, time will tell.

 

[Aeana]

Hmmm, my impressions of the game aren't very good right now after playing the first hour or so. Will delay detailed impressions until I have a better understanding of the game. The early parts of the game seem very poorly paced, and the way tutorials are introduced and balanced in the narrative aren't exciting at all. This could be the least interesting start to a KH game I've ever played... including 358/2 Days.

I really, really hope it picks up quickly.... ;_;

What about KH2?

 

[darkjedi187]

Yeah...I'm having trouble getting any motivation to even play this game.

KH2 is probably one of my favorite games ever (flaws and all) but I think I might have soured on the franchise...that or I just don't like playing them on portables (didn't beat BBS either...watched a lets play).

BBS was an excellent entry and should really be played if you liked KH2.

 

[Knux-Future]

BBS was an excellent entry and should really be played if you liked KH2.

too late now...psp is dead and I already saw everything.


I did enjoy what little I did play but it never really grabbed me to beat it before my psp died.

 

[colormage1]

Stupid question...how exactly can I drop back to the World Map? Im trying to get Riku out of

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Traverse Town

and back to the world map but I can't figure it out >.<

 

[Murrah]

Stupid question...how exactly can I drop back to the World Map? Im trying to get Riku out of

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Traverse Town

and back to the world map but I can't figure it out >.<

Find a save point

 

[Milkncooke]

Stupid question...how exactly can I drop back to the World Map? Im trying to get Riku out of

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Traverse Town

and back to the world map but I can't figure it out >.<

You can return to the World Map from save points. There's one in the First District.

 

[KillGore]

By mistake I picked "no" when it asked me if I wanted to turn streetpass on after the firstworld. How do I turn it on now?

 

[Mario007]

What about KH2?

It actually had probably the most interesting opening out of all KH games.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

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Thirteen Xehanorts?

I fuckin lost it at that line. This fuckin game lol.

Also:

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I'm surprised Nimoy returned to do MX voice. I'm pretty sure he said that it was his last role in BBS. I guess nobody refuses Disney.

 

[botty]

It actually had probably the most interesting opening out of all KH games.

Yep, Kingdom Hearts 2's tutorial/prologue is the best in the series.

 

[GoshaDole]

http://www.gamestop.com/nintendo-3d...-drop-distance-mark-of-mastery-edition/102045

Gamestop has teh MoM edition in stock again. My guess is that its leftover stock/unfulfilled/cancelled preorders. Theres probably some free shipping of 10 off whatever coupons out there as well.

 

[The Last One]

Just saw that Gamespot gave the badge for Bad Voice Acting to the game... How is this possible? I didn't start to play KH 3D yet, but c'mon, the series has great voice acting.

 

[Mario007]

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Thirteen Xehanorts?

I fuckin lost it at that line. This fuckin game lol.

Also:

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I'm surprised Nimoy returned to do MX voice. I'm pretty sure he said that it was his last role in BBS. I guess nobody refuses Disney.

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well I think he might have signed one of those contracts where he agreed to voice the character forever and at the time there wasn't supposed to be another appearance of MX and then Nomura's like...13 Xehanorts!!!!

 

[Aaron Strife]

Just saw that Gamespot gave the badge for Bad Voice Acting to the game... How is this possible? I didn't start to play KH 3D yet, but c'mon, the series has great voice acting.

Well, the FF characters in KH2 sounded pretty shit (Aerith in particular), but that's not pertinent to this game.

I do feel like the voice acting has deteriorated with the regulars. It was at its best in KH1.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

I'm now at the

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end with questions.

Can someone whos done this part help?

 

[Mario007]

I'm now at the

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end with questions.

Can someone whos done this part help?

I finished the game, so lemme know what you're having troubles with.

 

[The Last One]

Well, the FF characters in KH2 sounded pretty shit (Aerith in particular), but that's not pertinent to this game.

I do feel like the voice acting has deteriorated with the regulars. It was at its best in KH1.

I agree, FF characters are not that good, but the disney's characters were great, actually, the original characters from the series as well.

 

[Mario007]

Well, the FF characters in KH2 sounded pretty shit (Aerith in particular), but that's not pertinent to this game.

I do feel like the voice acting has deteriorated with the regulars. It was at its best in KH1.

The 'nodding' scenes are a pain to watch, you know where everyone's like 'yeah', 'hm', 'mh-hm' etc for 20 seconds. Though that's not the fault of the voice-actors, those kinds of scenes shouldn't be in the game.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

I finished the game, so lemme know what you're having troubles with.

I'm literrally at that part

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and want to know the right answers for the questions so I don't need to do it again- I guess its the third one since that answer was in KH1 or something lol

 

[bigDdestruction]

I'm literrally at that part

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and want to know the right answers for the questions so I don't need to do it again- I guess its the third one since that answer was in KH1 or something lol

The questions are mainly for the secret ending, assuming you answer correctly. Here are the correct answers.

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1. "Losing something that's important."

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2. "My Close friends."

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3. "To recover something important."

You also need a certain amount of trophies to get the secret ending

13 trophies on beginner mode
7 trophies on standard mode
5 trophies on proud mode
Just beat the game on critical mode

 

[Mario007]

Damn, beaten.

 

[Kagari]

Anyone know if anywhere is still selling the Mark of Mastery edition? Looking for a friend.

 

[Gradivus]

The questions are mainly for the secret ending, assuming you answer correctly. Here are the correct answers.

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1. "Losing something that's important."

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2. "My Close friends."

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3. "To recover something important."

You also need a certain amount of trophies to get the secret ending

13 trophies on beginner mode
7 trophies on standard mode
5 trophies on proud mode
Just beat the game on critical mode

Thanks for that bit of info!

 

[Cheska]

Does anyone have the link to that Kingdom Hearts timeline? Want to send it to my boss since she's going to be starting DDD tomorrow.

 

[Seven Force]

Anyone know if anywhere is still selling the Mark of Mastery edition? Looking for a friend.

Gamestop still has it in stock on their site. The prices everywhere else seem terribly inflated.

Does anyone have the link to that Kingdom Hearts timeline? Want to send it to my boss since she's going to be starting DDD tomorrow.

This one?

 

[Kagari]

Gamestop still has it in stock on their site. The prices everywhere else seem terribly inflated.



This one?

Except... it's not.

Currently KINGDOM HEARTS 3D Dream Drop Distance Mark of Mastery Edition is not available for purchase and has been removed from your cart.

 

[Cheska]

This one?

YES! Thank you so much.

 

[Aeana]

It actually had probably the most interesting opening out of all KH games.

Yep, Kingdom Hearts 2's tutorial/prologue is the best in the series.

That's not an opinion I've seen expressed very often.
I found it incredibly boring, myself.

 

[Seven Force]

Except... it's not.

Currently KINGDOM HEARTS 3D Dream Drop Distance Mark of Mastery Edition is not available for purchase and has been removed from your cart.

Huh. A friend of mine ordered it without any problems an hour ago. Maybe it sold out that quickly and they neglected to change the listing?

I know Toys 'R Us had it in stock yesterday, but the listing for that is gone today, too. Weird.

 

[Famassu]

I don't understand. I think most KH Intros were kinda boring and that 3D's beginning is the best yet. At least 3D begins with a bang and let's you do some cool stuff (aka flowmotion) from the start instead of you feeling gimped for hours before you start to get to the good stuff. Granted, I did none of the tutorials, so I'm not sure how long those are. But all in all, I thought it started with good enough pace and I was kicking ass soon enough. Even BBS had you just spar against Terra & Aqua, which isn't the most spectacular way of beginning a game.

 

[Thoraxes]

Yep, Kingdom Hearts 2's tutorial/prologue is the best in the series.

Twilight Town was a great way to make a tutorial section last way longer than it should've. I really disliked KH2's opening because of how long it took to get into the actual game.

 

[Seven Force]

KHII has one of the worst, most drawn out tutorial sequences I've ever experienced in a game. KH3D might drop you right into the game without any context at all, but at least it kicks things off with a good ol' Disney boss. (Of which this game is seriously lacking... >_>)

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

Got my MoM from Amazon earlier:

 

[Mario007]

That's not an opinion I've seen expressed very often.
I found it incredibly boring, myself.

Twilight Town was a great way to make a tutorial section last way longer than it should've. I really disliked KH2's opening because of how long it took to get into the actual game.

KHII has one of the worst, most drawn out tutorial sequences I've ever experienced in a game. KH3D might drop you right into the game without any context at all, but at least it kicks things off with a good ol' Disney boss. (Of which this game is seriously lacking... >_>)

The beauty of KH2 was that you actually got very important story bits in there. Roxas also grew character-wise with new skills and abilities. Plus it introduced Axel and Namine to me (i haven't played nor heard of COM before it) so it was super-awesome in that regard. Also the battle of Roxas v Axel when suddenly Roxas pulls out 2 keyblades was epic. I genuinely didn't want to play as Sora after all that time invested in Roxas.

EDIT: Also I prefer the 'Station of Awakening' set-up.

 

[Aeana]

I just started the game with the Circle Pad Pro. It's my first time using it. I thought it would make the game easier to control, but I kind of don't like it. Setting the control mode to type B and just using L to re-center the camera seems like it'll work out better for me.

 

[Seda]

The only part I liked about the KH2 opening tutorial were the parts where Sora's memories would return to him in between the days.

 

[Meccanical]

Yep, Kingdom Hearts 2's tutorial/prologue is the best in the series.

It actually had probably the most interesting opening out of all KH games.

No.

Definitely not.

 

[Mario007]

The only part I liked about the KH2 opening tutorial were the parts where Sora's memories would return to him in between the days.

No.

Definitely not.

Honestly I felt Roxas was a much better protagonist than Sora managed to be based on the first game and its prologue when I was playing it.

 

[Murrah]

KHII has one of the worst, most drawn out tutorial sequences I've ever experienced in a game. KH3D might drop you right into the game without any context at all, but at least it kicks things off with a good ol' Disney boss. (Of which this game is seriously lacking... >_>)

Seriously. No

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Frollo fight?

What a waste

 

[Milkncooke]

Seriously. No

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Frollo fight?

What a waste

I wanted to fight

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CLU too.

But instead I got to fight a dream eater. :/

 

[Brandon F]

Has there ever been an official statement on why BBS is not on PSN? I only have a PSP Go and am shocked it never released digitally.

I've been pretty down on KH as I really disliked 1 and only mildly enjoyed parts of 2. Given the furious love of BBS I would like to try it before 3D.

 

[dragonlife]

There are people that like KHII's tutorial/intro? Most boring 3 hours I've ever experienced in any game.

 

[electroplankton]

Has there ever been an official statement on why BBS is not on PSN? I only have a PSP Go and am shocked it never released digitally.

I've been pretty down on KH as I really disliked 1 and only mildly enjoyed parts of 2. Given the furious love of BBS I would like to try it before 3D.

Duckroll wrote there were some issues with Disney being reluctant on digital delivery

 

[toadster101]

The lack of Honest John, Gideon, and The Coachman in Prankster's Paradise is extremely disappointing.

 

[Ghost23]

I cannot find the "sad" music that plays multiple times. It happens once when

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tron falls out of Sora's hands.

Does anyone know which song that is?

 

[Brandon F]

Duckroll wrote there were some issues with Disney being reluctant on digital delivery

Except when it comes to all the PSOne shovelware they throw on the service it seems!

 

[Aeana]

I think I changed my mind about the CPP. I didn't like it at first, but after playing without it for a while, my hand cramped up, so I tried it again and it seems to work better after all.