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Kingdom Hearts Community Thread: Now everybody can be a Keyblade Wielder!
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Well, I hate the it was all a dream trope, but I'd be okay with this
What commands are you using? If you don't have at least one seeker mine in your deck you're using Aqua wrong.
it was all a nightmare.
Oh no I meant more my regular attacks. Magic stuff - especially the mine commands - are wrecking.
Managed to beat
finally. Sonic Shadow is a lot more useful than Dark Volley in that fight. It's difficult to lock onto him during the meteor because he teleports when you try, but if you stand far enough away you can get it to work. For some reason, sonic shadow takes a really long time to connect between each strike so you can remain invincible throughout the entire attack without maxing out the lock on. You only need about 5.
That's one Proud Mode run down. I've already started on Ven's. Haven't gotten that far, just beat Dwarven Woodlands.
Terranort
That's one Proud Mode run down. I've already started on Ven's. Haven't gotten that far, just beat Dwarven Woodlands.
Seven Force
Banned
I used to just use a Shotlock to dodge the Meteor attack, until I realized that if you position yourself far enough from the meteors in one of the corners of the arena, you can simply block the whole meteor assault. Blew my mind when I pulled it off.
NHarmonic.
Member
Vanitas is so fucking evil, lol.
I've liked every playthrough in BBS. Loved Terra's powerful destroy-them-all-commands, Aqua's magic and Ven's natural Haste.
This game made me fall in love again with the story and the lore.
Destroyed him in that fight with mickey
This game made me fall in love again with the story and the lore.
Yep. I beat the secret episode last night and it made me so hype for KH3. My first time playing that and it was super cool. Very interesting boss fight too, but it was dragged down by shoddy frame rate.
Edit: I got to say though, shotlocks trivialise critical mode. I used them way too seldom than I probably should've, but they make it very easy to cheese bosses.
NHarmonic.
Member
A question for the erudites on the KH lore. What xehanort said about Eraqus succumbing to light, is that possible? I mean, it makes sense that if it happens for the dark side, it could happen for the other side too, doesn't it?
Yep. Succumbing to light is a big driving point of the Keyblade War/Kingdom Hearts Chi. Even Eraqus flat out admits that
his intentions of preserving the light by killing Terra and Ventus
This is a plot point of Star Wars too if I remember correctly. The Jedi were overstepping their bounds a bit with what they asked of Anakin, and Mace murdering Palpatine instead of leaving him alive to face trial, while more logical, probably goes against the Jedi way.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Just beat Kingdom Hearts 1: Final Mix on Standard difficulty (didn't 100%).
Seems like everything kills in 2-3 hits without Aero. End-game bosses are just ridiculous.
Invisible heartless and those pink monkey snipers can go to hell.
Pretty much all of the worlds had some bad level-design and/or puzzles.
Still enjoyed it; probably moreso than my play-through waaaaaaaaaaaaay back when KH1 first came out.
Seems like everything kills in 2-3 hits without Aero. End-game bosses are just ridiculous.
Invisible heartless and those pink monkey snipers can go to hell.
Pretty much all of the worlds had some bad level-design and/or puzzles.
Still enjoyed it; probably moreso than my play-through waaaaaaaaaaaaay back when KH1 first came out.
This sounds like you were horribly underleveled. Standard difficulty shouldn't be that hard.
I beat Kingdom Hearts BbS with all three characters. Aqua being the easiest playthrough (Mine commands are so overpowered
). I still have to beat some stages in the Mirage Arena to get the last Xehanort report and get the Secret Ending (really looking forward to that).BbS is definitely one of my favourite KH games. The characters are cool and play very different to each other. The story is also very interesting. There's still some questions that have to be answered, but I'll wait with that until I really complete the game
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Really? I thought I was over-leveled (pushing 60 by the final boss)
Even had two Omega Arts equipped and spent every stat-boosting item on Sora alone.
Wuuut? I played on Critical and beat every boss + the optional bosses on lvl 55. I don't remember being killed after 2 hits
*shrug*
I'm just going by what I saw.
Wait...Critical? KH1: Final Mix just has Beginner, Standard, and Proud difficulties.
Wuuut? I played on Critical and beat every boss + the optional bosses on lvl 55. I don't remember being killed after 2 hits
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I still wish I had known about this before I bought my ticket 3 months ago. At least it won't just be for Japan's D23.
I still wish I had known about this before I bought my ticket 3 months ago. At least it won't just be for Japan's D23.
NHarmonic.
Member
The BBS OST is something else..
Tracks like "Master, tell me the truth" (with it's dark use of the same theme you hear at the beginning of the game) or "Black Powder" with it's epicness...
Just masterful work, can't stop listening.
Tracks like "Master, tell me the truth" (with it's dark use of the same theme you hear at the beginning of the game) or "Black Powder" with it's epicness...
Just masterful work, can't stop listening.
Blood Diamonds
Banned
So you watched the best cutscene in KH history?So I watched through all the DDD cutscenes yesterday.
I... I can't.
Seven Force
Banned
KH soundtracks really reached a whole new level once Ishimoto and Sekito started sticking around.
I finally finished Birth by Sleep
That Secret Chapter was really hard, especially the final boss. But I really like the story. It feels consistent and planned, not like the mess that is DDD. Aqua is a strong character and I really liked her.
One quick question:
I'm really hyped for Kingdom Hearts 3 now
That Secret Chapter was really hard, especially the final boss. But I really like the story. It feels consistent and planned, not like the mess that is DDD. Aqua is a strong character and I really liked her.
One quick question:
Where did Aqua arrive at the end? What was that castle?
nutted but Roxas still suckin
I was gonna make a gif of that too but got lazy, good thing you did!
What a fucking weird scene
When I expected Sora to meet Roxas after KH2 I did not expect it to go down like that.
Granted I didn't expect DDD at all to go down like that, so it's not surprising.
It never amounted to anything though so we shall never know until Nomura finds a way to tell bbsv2's story.
Granted I didn't expect DDD at all to go down like that, so it's not surprising.
If I recall correctly it wasI finally finished Birth by Sleep
That Secret Chapter was really hard, especially the final boss. But I really like the story. It feels consistent and planned, not like the mess that is DDD. Aqua is a strong character and I really liked her.
One quick question:I'm really hyped for Kingdom Hearts 3 nowWhere did Aqua arrive at the end? What was that castle?
Cinderellas Castle/Castle of Dreams in the realm of darkness. The general assumption was you were going to wakeup some of the worlds that had fallen into darkness with Aqua in it.
Roxas spends a good chunk of his screen time hung up on that question of why it has to be Sora. Their encounter in KH2 was the realization and DDD was the acceptance of that.
My entire problem with Aqua is that she's voiced by Thea Queen from Arrow, which retroactively ruined the character for me because now I can't unhear Thea.
You're right. The difficulty is called different in German, but KH2 and BbS had Critical (Veteran in German), KH1 didn't. Sorry^^
I was just surprised by how hard enemies hit you in Standard, might have come out wrong.
That was my first thought, too, but it didn't make sense to me. I would love to get BbS 2, I really liked that game.
I didn't like her voice tbh. She sounded like she didn't open her mouth properly most of the time. Nothing wrong with her voice really, just her way of speaking
Cinderella's world was gone buy KH1 and Aqua's been gone an unspecified amount of time. Entire worlds have come and gone and cone back in the time that she's been gone, so it's fairly plausible.
did it preorder?
I'm on mobile, sorry. To be honest I wouldn't mind KH DLC.
oreomunsta
Banned
I think that a Bbs2 would be... odd. Part of the charm of the first one is seeing the story of three friends unfold. In this one, it would just be Aqua doing her thing. Mickey could be in it, too.
Then again, I guess KH is a series that doesn't always do the most logical thing - been more than a decade between II and III after all
Then again, I guess KH is a series that doesn't always do the most logical thing - been more than a decade between II and III after all
Feel free to make a better one. The entire game was weird as fuck.
Andrefpvs
Member
On the topic of BbS v2...
Would you guys be okay with it being a collection of cinematics (like Days HD and Re:coded HD)? Included with DDD HD, perhaps?
When I think about it, ssome parts of Re:coded HD were made from scratch, so I don't think this is impossible. If BbS v2 reused assets from the fallen worlds in BbS and the RoD, the number of new assets needed could be decreased.
I guess it depends on what kind of story Nomura wanted to tell with Volume 2.
Would you guys be okay with it being a collection of cinematics (like Days HD and Re:coded HD)? Included with DDD HD, perhaps?
When I think about it, ssome parts of Re:coded HD were made from scratch, so I don't think this is impossible. If BbS v2 reused assets from the fallen worlds in BbS and the RoD, the number of new assets needed could be decreased.
I guess it depends on what kind of story Nomura wanted to tell with Volume 2.
I'm not any good at this stuff, your gif is great. It'll most likely be a perfect reaction gif to some of the inevitable KH3 plot twists too.
NHarmonic.
Member
Is DreamDrop still around? always trusted him with his Chi insights...
Napalm_Frank
Member
Got banned for like, 15th time in 1 month timespan. I guess some mod had enough.
Speak of Chi it added a Unchained Chi option to get a code to transfer your avatar look between both after maintenance the other day, plus the player survey also mentioned it so I get the feeling Japan's getting it soon.
And funny you mention that, I started watching Arrow after playing Birth By Sleep a bunch of times, so I can't unhear Aqua when she speaks.
And Re:CoM and Re:coded happened, so a rehash of worlds and going through the same thing slightly different wouldn't be too foreign in a non-main KH game.
I should have specified a bit more. I expected it to happen like that, but the way the scene turned out was extremely weird.
And funny you mention that, I started watching Arrow after playing Birth By Sleep a bunch of times, so I can't unhear Aqua when she speaks.
I'd take it in any form rather than not at all, and that seems to be the only way we'd get it without taking too much devtime away from 3.
I still retain the notion it was a planned Vita game that got scrapped after publishers did a 180 on it way back when.
And Re:CoM and Re:coded happened, so a rehash of worlds and going through the same thing slightly different wouldn't be too foreign in a non-main KH game.
After playing 358/2 days a long time ago on my ds, i suddenly had the itch to play the Kingdom Hearts series So i bought the two hd collections(1.5 and 2.5) and just finished Kingdom Hearts for the first time. fun game, although the combat was a bit clunky. story was nice though. completed the game on lvl 54. Only had problems with
, but to me it felt like a git gut moment. the final boss was damm easy though.
So, reading the OP of this thread, it says Chain of memories isn't a must and i dont have that much time to game, so i was curious that if i skip it, i would still follow the story well enough? any insights on that?
So i bought the two hd collections(1.5 and 2.5) and just finished Kingdom Hearts for the first time. fun game, although the combat was a bit clunky. story was nice though. completed the game on lvl 54. Only had problems with
Hollow Bastion Riku fight
So, reading the OP of this thread, it says Chain of memories isn't a must and i dont have that much time to game, so i was curious that if i skip it, i would still follow the story well enough? any insights on that?
After playing 358/2 days a long time ago on my ds, i suddenly had the itch to play the Kingdom Hearts series, but to me it felt like a git gut moment. the final boss was damm easy though.Hollow Bastion Riku fight
So, reading the OP of this thread, it says Chain of memories isn't a must and i dont have that much time to game, so i was curious that if i skip it, i would still follow the story well enough? any insights on that?
Chain of Memories serves as the midpoint between 1 and 2. I played 2 before I played Chain and I was a bit lost, especially because of the intro.
Napalm_Frank
Member
After playing 358/2 days a long time ago on my ds, i suddenly had the itch to play the Kingdom Hearts series, but to me it felt like a git gut moment. the final boss was damm easy though.Hollow Bastion Riku fight
So, reading the OP of this thread, it says Chain of memories isn't a must and i dont have that much time to game, so i was curious that if i skip it, i would still follow the story well enough? any insights on that?
My recommendation: Try it out. Can't stand it? Proceed to either:
1) You care about the story. Watch the cutscenes or read a short summary.
2) You don't care about the story. Skip straight to KH2.
Yeah. Unless you really like card battlers (and Re:CoM is more of a hybrid) there's not much point to actually playing CoM as to watching the cutscenes through.
As far as the leadup into KH2 goes, since you've already played Days, it wouldn't be nearly as confusing if you skipped CoM outright. I think it's still worth watching though since there's quite a bit that Days didn't cover.
As far as the leadup into KH2 goes, since you've already played Days, it wouldn't be nearly as confusing if you skipped CoM outright. I think it's still worth watching though since there's quite a bit that Days didn't cover.