Napalm_Frank
Member
I just realized the guard part of Skull Noise keyblade is Neku's headphones lol.
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Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue |OT| May our hearts be our guiding key
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They've been awake for some time by that point (they all woke up around the same time in the same room). Technically they could've gotten that shit handled off screen. And it's not like they are rushing to hug each other in that scene in DDD, they are all quite solemn & act a bit cold towards each other, so there could still be some hard feelings underneath, even if they don't show it in that scene
The tron world in KH2 is a copy of the original program. In DDD, Sora goes to the original copy. The real world outside of the program is dreaming but the data world can't so events that happen in The Grid actually do happen.
Just like how Data-Sora is connected to the real Sora and uses his keyblade, Rinzler can feel slight connections that KH2 Tron has to Sora.
Chaserjoey
Member
You can turn off all Flowmotion abilities in your command menu, so you don't accidentally activate it!
Thought I should mention it here, the Ability Ace seems tied to Proud/Critical mode as the trophy activated for me when I turned on EXP Zero. People on Standard mode have been unable to unlock it.
PKMNTrainer
Member
Completed 0.2 on Proud today (post-patch). Actually was pretty fond of the boss battles. Would have liked the camera to be a bit further back, but otherwise I very much enjoyed the combat.
I might just start Critical mode..How is it?
I might just start Critical mode..How is it?
Flow motion is OP during half of the game... but get weaker later. You will use more combo and command later on. For the exploration flow is quite nice.. you will see on big open area.
Aqua only has one combo finisher and the limited options probably play into that a fair bit, but combat does feel a little less fluid.
I imagine Sora will have more options in the final game.
Psychological Intellect
Banned
drive forms were already confirmed.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Just finished 0.2
Man, that was excellent. It might be up there as one of my favorite Kingdom Hearts experiences. I don't regret purchasing this just for that (although I still have Back Cover to watch, too). Yasue and co were on top form with that gameplay.
And the story has me really hyped up for III. Please don't make me wait too long, Nomura.
Man, that was excellent. It might be up there as one of my favorite Kingdom Hearts experiences. I don't regret purchasing this just for that (although I still have Back Cover to watch, too). Yasue and co were on top form with that gameplay.
And the story has me really hyped up for III. Please don't make me wait too long, Nomura.
Chaserjoey
Member
About 62 minutes.
This is what Im experiencing right now. If I don't use Flowmotion abilities then I feel like I'm a waddling duck most of the time. Struggling to chain combos together and not dealing enough damage (especially on Proud mode)
If I do use it. I feel like I'm using it wrong where it seem so unnatural. This is me.
*Bounce of wall, airslide, use Flowmotion ability, get hit by an enemy from behind*
Rinse and repeat.
Sure I'll win battles, but I also die to stupid things. Also camera is way too close. I get jumped on from behind by an enemy I didn't see coming.
Psychological Intellect
Banned
sora lst most of his pwer
yensid said sora knows someone who lost his power and got it back(hercules) so he said he should see him.
presumably kh3 begins with Sora taking his mark of mastery test at olympus coliseum(and phil promoting him from junior hero finally)
So let me see if I've got this straight.
Spoilers for Back Cover and Unchained
Did I get all that right? Am I ready for KH3 now?
Spoilers for Back Cover and Unchained
Master of Masters gives them the books, shenanigans happen, and he gives one the keyblade with his eye in it and tells him to pass it down the line so it can view events, and then he will somehow send it back in time to make the book of prophecy, and this is the keyblade that Xehanort will eventually get.
At this same time, he knows that they can't prevent the darkness from consuming everything so he has Ava make a contingency plan by sending off as many keyblade wielders as she can to escape the destruction, then the keyblade war happens and it turns out that this all happened in a different realm (probably the realm of sleep based on the dream eater stuff and the stuff about it all being a dream)
At this same time, he knows that they can't prevent the darkness from consuming everything so he has Ava make a contingency plan by sending off as many keyblade wielders as she can to escape the destruction, then the keyblade war happens and it turns out that this all happened in a different realm (probably the realm of sleep based on the dream eater stuff and the stuff about it all being a dream)
Did I get all that right? Am I ready for KH3 now?
I was positively surprised by quality of dialogue in Back Cover & 0.2. I mean, it's still not super good or anything. There's still a bit too much of all that "my friends are MUH POWER!" stuff and some of it is a bit non-sensical, but in less corny scenes I feel it was about as good as KH dialogue can be hoped to be at this point, considering all the... non-sensical, crazy stuff that is happening
.
There was at least a more natural flow to it all most of the time that made the scenes less awkward to follow. I'd say the worst parts were mostly just Aqua talking to herself, some a bit weirdly cut/edited scenes and Mickey is as corny as ever (whenever he's around, the dialogue too often goes to that pep-talky "we can survive this together, with the Power of Friendship!!!!" type dialogue), but a lot of the other interactions are pretty decent.
It helps that the voice acting was also really good. Not that voice acting has generally been KH's weak point, but certain characters like Terra & Aqua have left something to be desired, which is absent here, both do a stellar job. I guess I'd say the dialogue is good enough to not get too much in the way of enjoying what is happening on screen. The stuff from around the last stretch of the last area until the end was (mostly) legitimately exciting & entertaining storytelling. Even
appearance & time on screen was a bit less horrible than he has been in the past few games.
I mean, when the protagonist comes up to some sort of phantoms images of her friends and then the protagonist talks to one of those phantoms about how he is still inside the one who possessed him and the other is actually still asleep in eternal slumber hidden in a chamber in a weird labyrinth of a castle and then the possessor enters the scenes by possessing the phantom and yet another mental projection of the friend who was possessed grabs the possessor to keep him from doing anything to the protagonist, I'm not sure if anyone could make better dialogue, lol
There was at least a more natural flow to it all most of the time that made the scenes less awkward to follow. I'd say the worst parts were mostly just Aqua talking to herself, some a bit weirdly cut/edited scenes and Mickey is as corny as ever (whenever he's around, the dialogue too often goes to that pep-talky "we can survive this together, with the Power of Friendship!!!!" type dialogue), but a lot of the other interactions are pretty decent.
It helps that the voice acting was also really good. Not that voice acting has generally been KH's weak point, but certain characters like Terra & Aqua have left something to be desired, which is absent here, both do a stellar job. I guess I'd say the dialogue is good enough to not get too much in the way of enjoying what is happening on screen. The stuff from around the last stretch of the last area until the end was (mostly) legitimately exciting & entertaining storytelling. Even
Sora's
Psychological Intellect
Banned
terra and aqua's VA were fucking terrible in BBS. Aqua is better but not great in 0.2. Ven is better as well.
Chaserjoey
Member
Ven didn't speak at all tho.
Psychological Intellect
Banned
I agree
SoraanTribal
Member
To get all the trophies of 0.2, is it required you play on Critical mode?
Chaserjoey
Member
Lmao.
Yes. There's a gold trophy for completing all objectives and one of them is to finish the game on Critical mode.
esmith08734
Member
Never played a KH game so there's absolutely no way I start with this right?
SoraanTribal
Member
Awww damn. Hopefully the final boss will be easier on Critical now that I know the moves... It was pretty damn tough on Proud.
Napalm_Frank
Member
You can but:
1) It's the worst place to start with if you care about experiencing the story in a way that makes any sense. If you don't care about the details you can jump in and take it as your usual anime good vs bad schlock.
2) There is only one big game included (3DS remaster) in this package and it's mostly considered ''ok'' by the fanbase. The new UE4 Demo/Ground Zeroes/Duscae is only 2 hours long or so.
3) 1.5+2.5 bundle that comes out in March is both the best place to jump in story wise and it gives way more bang for your buck. This collection has 1 full game and 1 ''demo'' for 60$ while the March bundle gives you 4 full games for 50$.
It's about the same. Just gotta manage curaga well. It makes some of the objectives based on certain finishers annoying.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Correct. Start with 1.5 + 2.5 in March. This comes after those.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Lol cheesing the hell outta DDD on normal mode(don't feel like the headache of proud)
Balloon
Balloon
Balloon
Ballonra
Ballonra
Curaga
Is the set up lol
Balloon
Balloon
Balloon
Ballonra
Ballonra
Curaga
Is the set up lol
Hyrule Warrior
Member
Hey...questions...
So I've considered myself a fan of the KH series, I was there day one for the first game. I played KH2 when it came out, but there are still several KH games I have not played...
I wanna play the games in 2.8 for sure, but I feel I gotta get some of the previous ones done first. Should I bother playing Re: Chain of Memories, or just go into Birth By Sleep??
So I've considered myself a fan of the KH series, I was there day one for the first game. I played KH2 when it came out, but there are still several KH games I have not played...
I wanna play the games in 2.8 for sure, but I feel I gotta get some of the previous ones done first. Should I bother playing Re: Chain of Memories, or just go into Birth By Sleep??
While Re:CoM is a mainline title (in spite of it being card based combat), it is a difficult recommendation. A lot of it retreads on KH1, and you could probably just YouTube all the cutscenes. It's not a bad game, I just don't find it all that enjoyable, so if you want to do that and go right to Birth by Sleep, I would recommend that. BbS is a definite play before DDD (and then DDD before BbS0.2)
Same playing on normal. Don't feel like stressing myself before Ni Oh comes out.
The biggest problem I have with critical mode is the lack of combo master, so the attacks whip a lot (like trying to hit those bats...) and it's annoying..
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Yup alot of games I'm shuffling and since i already played this about 10 times I can kinda just cheese my way( and still have fun mind you because lol the balloon Spell to look so silly is amazing)
Hyrule Warrior
Member
I might just do that then. Everytime I tried playing reCoM, I remember just not enjoying the gameplay. I might wanna replay KH2 though, because I haven't done that one since it came out on PS2. I remember some, but not all of it.
If I wanna play games in their correct "order", should I watch the 358/2 cutscenes before KH2 or after?
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
After. 358/2 Days came out after KH2, and the story definitely spoils stuff from II in it.
If you just want to go by story order, 358/2 Days leads into KH2, but the story really relies on you having a strong understanding of that game's story.
There's debate on that, and I'm on that side that says after, but since you did play KH2 in the past, I think you could probably watch it before.
Seven Force
Banned
I personally think the HD collection order is best for someone just jumping in. Yeah, a few things in II get revealed a bit earlier by watching 358/2 Days first, but you at least get context to the ridiculous Org. XIII melodrama going on in II instead of wondering why you're supposed to care about any of those (literal) nobodies getting screen time.
I've you've played II already and just want a refresher, you could really go either way, though.
I've you've played II already and just want a refresher, you could really go either way, though.
Hyrule Warrior
Member
Hm, interesting. I mean I remember most of major plot...I remember stuff about Roxas that was in KH2, I remember how it ends...sorta. lol Its little details I can't quite remember.
BaraSailey
Member
Played through 0.2 today and loved it. The game looks great and was a nice taste of what's to come when KH3 finally comes out.
I've been playing 3D all week, and then I got to that stupid
. I would get so close so many times just to have him gain massive chunks of his health back after draining mine or catching me in that draining move and then hitting me with something right as I get unstunned. I gave up for now and am going to play RE7 and come back to it, but any tips would be greatly appreciated!
I've been playing 3D all week, and then I got to that stupid
Anti Black Coat Nightmare boss
peronmls
Member
Osaka games are stiff. Kh2 was nice and floaty for aerial reasons. BBS doesn't float. They suck you in towards enemies and hang you there. Doesn't not float or feel fluid. It just feels like i get pulled with every aerial animation.
Chaserjoey
Member
I had to exit and grind a few Dream Eater abilities so I could survive. Once More and Second Chance are vital for those last few bosses, and an extra Curaga doesn't go astray.
KingdomHeartsFan
Member
That gap closer Sora has at the beginning of his combo in KH2 was HUGE imo, they better bring that back in KH3. Also the aerial recovery didn't work at times for me in 0.2 for some reason, in KH2 I remember it working whenever I pressed the button.
I think my copy is borked
The opening of DDD is not playing at all, all I get is a black screen.
Pressing the options button sends me to the main menu, and then everything works fine.
Anyone else has this problem?
EDIT: While on topic, I do feel like KH 0.2 battles aren't as good as II.
It feels more like an evolution of BBS than anything.
The opening of DDD is not playing at all, all I get is a black screen.
Pressing the options button sends me to the main menu, and then everything works fine.
Anyone else has this problem?
EDIT: While on topic, I do feel like KH 0.2 battles aren't as good as II.
It feels more like an evolution of BBS than anything.
Psychological Intellect
Banned
after all this feedback and reading that nomura is specifically involved in the combat system i'm hopeful as well.
badcrumble
Member
i mean, last time he overruled the osaka team was to jam flowmotion into the game
RiderKairuu
Member
Really enjoyed 0.2 and don't have any real issues with the combat, I just wish it was longer. But man, I think Sora irks me more and more with each passing KH title..At this point I really only care about Terra, Ven and Aqua seeing closure
broscientific
Member
Did anybody catch that stupid 4th wall breaking line in the final cutscene?
Spoiler tag, I guess, out of abundance of caution, but it's not really a spoiler
Spoiler tag, I guess, out of abundance of caution, but it's not really a spoiler
When Sora is in the Gummi ship and he's like "Be patient these things take time!"
Psychological Intellect
Banned
fuck