badcrumble
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I'm not sure whether I actually want to bother beating BBSFM on Critical. It's so much less fun/interesting than it is in KH2FM.
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Kingdom Hearts Community Thread: Now everybody can be a Keyblade Wielder!
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I'm not sure whether I actually want to bother beating BBSFM on Critical. It's so much less fun/interesting than it is in KH2FM.
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edit: and the video of unboxing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjV4YiKsY-c
one-handed vertical video; i'm pretty much the worst person on the planet
Apparently they changed the way zero EXP works in it. Supposedly you can beat
No Heart
badcrumble
Member
Ah, so sort of like in KH1.5, Zero Exp actually invisibly boosts your stats a bit even if you equip it at max level?
Don't fuck your plushie.
GetDigitized
Member
Alright, I have a couple of questions above 365/2 Days:
Why/how does Roxas get Xion's keyblade? Wasn't it a fake? Can they just make keyblades from memories now :S?
Why does Roxas toss Riku his keyblade at the beginning of the "fight".
What are Mickey and Riku doing for most of the game..."Investigating" the organisation for a year?
Why/how does Roxas get Xion's keyblade? Wasn't it a fake? Can they just make keyblades from memories now :S?
Why does Roxas toss Riku his keyblade at the beginning of the "fight".
What are Mickey and Riku doing for most of the game..."Investigating" the organisation for a year?
That's not Xion's keyblade.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Riku is helping out DiZ. Mickey is just off doing his own thing.
ladyluthien
Member
The steelbook looks fantastic, wish they would have added 1.5 to the binding though since it literally contains both 1.5 and 2.5.
My collector's edition should be delivered Monday. It's already in town! Yippie!!!
My collector's edition should be delivered Monday. It's already in town! Yippie!!!
GetDigitized
Member
That's what I thought but the kingdom hearts wiki says that it is =S - Is this a crappy source of info?:http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_358/2_Days
And ends up regretting it immediately after...
Does this get explained further or is it just helping out with Xion - I'm not sure that helping with Xion could go on for that long,but if he's monitoring her 24/7 I guess so...
Thanks for the answer.
Big Papa Husker
Member
How long is Reverse/Rebirth on Chain of Memories? I just beat the regular mode and was wondering if I could beat it before 2.5 is out.
No clue how reliable the wiki is. If I had to guess, the story portion of the article was added around the time that the game came out and was never updated once we found out the truth.
Yep! It's obvious that the only reason that's in there is because people would complain if that scene wasn't like Deep Dive.
Kinda
It's pretty short. You should be able to beat it before 2.5 if you get a good handle on Riku's sleights.
As Kinsei said, not that long. Should take about 12-13 hours if you're slow (I finished in a bit under 10)
Seven Force
Banned
Yeah, meaning that bosses don't take 15-30 minutes to beat on Level 1 runs while enemy mobs are still a threat, though that's mostly negated by spells like Magnega, Zero Gravity, Poison and Ignite. Should be pretty fun this time around.
GetDigitized
Member
This other one:http://www.khwiki.com/358/2_Days
Is saying the same thing ... Is there more than 2 -_-?
IIRC, Nomura has implied in the past that Mickey's doings between I & II have some significance and that he would have liked to delve into all of it somehow. The impression I've gotten is that Mickey has travelled the Realm of Darkness (in addition to keeping an eye on the events of Days/ReCoM and helping out at times) and we might've seen more of that had Birth By Sleep 2 ever happened. Just speculating, but I'm fairly certain what he has been doing is tied to saving Aqua from the Realm of Darkness and trying to figure out how to get Ven out from Castle Oblivion.
Riku, on the other hand, was mostly tasked with helping DiZ, protecting sleeping Sora and trying to make it so that Sora gets all his memories back.
Seven Force
Banned
I usually have a deck full of high level magic sleights (Firaga, Blizzaga, Firaga Burst, etc.) for his second form, and enough cards for about 4-5 casts of Lethal Frame for the final form. Wrecks Marluxia on pretty much any difficulty.
It's Xion's Keyblade in the sense that she is the one carrying it at the time.
Seven Force
Banned
Pretty sure Roxas has only ever had access to two keyblades: His own (Which is Sora's) and Ventus' (Which he can wield because he more than likely has/had Ventus' heart). The only thing Xion did was awakeni Roxas' ability to access that second keyblade.
Napalm_Frank
Member
Wow, pretty neat trick for leveling Summons in 2FM. Didn't know that worked.
WHAT?
Why wasn't I made aware of this?
Maybe this will help me beat Sephiroth on Proud
So am I the only one who didn't have a problem with vanilla KHII's difficulty level due to "artificially" making it a bit harder? You could basically emulate the Critical mode, in a way. What I did was I didn't use things like Exp Boost and I also limited the use of some of the other damage/defense boosting abilities when I felt Sora was becoming a little too powerful or too hard to kill + didn't always use the best equipment (especially defensive ones). I DID use all the abilities that added to my offensive/defensive move repertoire. This way it's not that I had to actively not use something like Drive forms or that I couldn't use every offensive or defensive skill in my disposal (in fact, strategic use of Drive forms was often a saving grace in boss battles and learning to guard well was essential), it's more that Sora just didn't become so overpowered as quickly as you normally do in KHII.
The only downside to this was that sometimes killing enemies became a bit slow, which wasn't too much of a problem because then you could just activate the EXP boost ability temporarily and grind 2-3 levels (which is pretty easy when you are a little underleveled) or just equip some stronger keyblade. On the other hand the fights were a lot more exciting because you really had to pay attention since you could be killed pretty quickly.
Some people complain that it shouldn't be their job to balance the difficulty and while they are right, I just kind of think some of the abilities like driving assists are in driving games. I just simply don't "turn them on" when they become available. Of course the properly balanced Critical Mode in Final Mix is superior, but this way didn't require all that much effort & stressing your brain on what you could and could not do, so I felt it was worth it for the added challenge that made it not-as-much-of-a mindless button smasher.
The only downside to this was that sometimes killing enemies became a bit slow, which wasn't too much of a problem because then you could just activate the EXP boost ability temporarily and grind 2-3 levels (which is pretty easy when you are a little underleveled) or just equip some stronger keyblade. On the other hand the fights were a lot more exciting because you really had to pay attention since you could be killed pretty quickly.
Some people complain that it shouldn't be their job to balance the difficulty and while they are right, I just kind of think some of the abilities like driving assists are in driving games. I just simply don't "turn them on" when they become available. Of course the properly balanced Critical Mode in Final Mix is superior, but this way didn't require all that much effort & stressing your brain on what you could and could not do, so I felt it was worth it for the added challenge that made it not-as-much-of-a mindless button smasher.
RPGCrazied
Member
2 more days!! I really want to play BBS first, cause I never have before. Not like I know what happens. I've played all the rest in the series countless times. Probably just do 2 first.
What is your favorite world in 2 GAF? Its Tron for me.
What is your favorite world in 2 GAF? Its Tron for me.
Seven Force
Banned
I think you'll probably get a lot more out of BBS if you play it right after II.
As for my favorite world, it's probably either Timeless River or Space Paranoids. I think the best KH worlds tend to be the really unexpected ones where you question how the hell it could even be adapted to KH prior to playing through it. (The Grid and Symphony of Sorcery in KH3D were similar pleasant surprises)
Napalm_Frank
Member
#teamcodedfirst
Favourite KH2 world is Olympus (not the arena events tho). Perfect mix of KH OG, Disney and Final Fantasy. Plot is kept simple and served in a good package, scenario writer knew what they were doing unlike in some other worlds *coughpridelandscough*
Also the first visit especially is just non stop cool situations with THREE bossfights (four if you scrap the barrel and count Demyx). James Woods is the cherry on top.
Plus in FM it's the first world with Absent Silhouette.
The only real downsides I can think of with the world is that the music is not top tier and the Underworld could have made a bit more interesting looking.
edit:I'm also a little dissapointed that they didnt take the chance with BBS HD and pull the camera further from the character. They kinda should have done it with KH1 but BBS has much more open areas where the camera gets stuck to walls way, wayyy less.
Favourite KH2 world is Olympus (not the arena events tho). Perfect mix of KH OG, Disney and Final Fantasy. Plot is kept simple and served in a good package, scenario writer knew what they were doing unlike in some other worlds *coughpridelandscough*
Also the first visit especially is just non stop cool situations with THREE bossfights (four if you scrap the barrel and count Demyx). James Woods is the cherry on top.
Plus in FM it's the first world with Absent Silhouette.
The only real downsides I can think of with the world is that the music is not top tier and the Underworld could have made a bit more interesting looking.
edit:I'm also a little dissapointed that they didnt take the chance with BBS HD and pull the camera further from the character. They kinda should have done it with KH1 but BBS has much more open areas where the camera gets stuck to walls way, wayyy less.
NoctisVsStar
Member
any impressions from people who got early copies? i'm quite hype since it is my first time playing KH2 and i get to play the definite edition it's even more sweeter.
Played the JP version. Being in HD and Final Mix it's pretty much the best experience for KH2 outside of loading times which are a little longer than on PS2.
Also would repeat the advice of staying away from KH Community OT as spoilers are dropped left and right. Actual KH2.5 OT goes up in a couple of days, I believe.
Also would repeat the advice of staying away from KH Community OT as spoilers are dropped left and right. Actual KH2.5 OT goes up in a couple of days, I believe.
Napalm_Frank
Member
I'll post it tomorrow evening/night local time so in about 24+ hours give or take.
NoctisVsStar
Member
Pride Lands. I love running around as a lion cub.
fuck
RPGCrazied
Member
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l6oC9lw8mk
Unboxing of the EU limited edition. Not my video, I live in NA. The NA version will have a black label instead of white.
But could they really not have put a 20 page softcover artbook in that box with the pin? So much wasted space.
Unboxing of the EU limited edition. Not my video, I live in NA. The NA version will have a black label instead of white.
But could they really not have put a 20 page softcover artbook in that box with the pin? So much wasted space.
NoctisVsStar
Member
blah there's nothing limited about that lol The pin should've been an actual keychain for your keys, wasted potential oh well.
badcrumble
Member
Do we know if the textures glitch got fixed for the NA release?
Napalm_Frank
Member
Not 100% sure but I haven't seen anyone who has got an early copy to report them so that's a good sign at least.
Napalm_Frank
Member
I'll just play Knack until it arrives. It's the second best thing.
Reviews for 2.5 are starting to appear.
review thread incoming?
Napalm_Frank
Member
Well if someone wants to then go ahead. It's just a HD collection tho so I dunno how much use it will get. I will post the reviews on OT tho.
Soon
Knack? Never thought I'd hear that and best *something* in (almost) the same sentence.