AlexFlame116
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Wonderland kinda drags on for me.
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Kingdom Hearts HD I.5+II.5 ReMIX |OT| Kingdom Hearts Final Port
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Novel Mike
Member
Just run through it, its super short.
Mustang 00
Member
Its so weird playing KH now for me.
I don't remember how I played it way back in the PS2 days but now I approach KH boss fights and one on ones like I am playing a souls game. Always managing the positioning between me and the enemy. Always being conservative with my combo attacks. Avoiding being greedy. Managing the small amount of potions I have.
I really like the one on one fight with Rikku. I dont think I was able to beat him before as a kid. Now its a piece of cake as long as I approach it like I am playing dark souls. Fighting cerberus in the Colosseum was rough the first time, then I applied the dark souls approach again by managing my positioning and it was not so hard albeit a bit too long without a health bar.
I don't remember how I played it way back in the PS2 days but now I approach KH boss fights and one on ones like I am playing a souls game. Always managing the positioning between me and the enemy. Always being conservative with my combo attacks. Avoiding being greedy. Managing the small amount of potions I have.
I really like the one on one fight with Rikku. I dont think I was able to beat him before as a kid. Now its a piece of cake as long as I approach it like I am playing dark souls. Fighting cerberus in the Colosseum was rough the first time, then I applied the dark souls approach again by managing my positioning and it was not so hard albeit a bit too long without a health bar.
It is fixed...
FF Seraphim
Member
Same for me. Just rush pass it and it gets better.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
When did this collection come out? The last thing I remember hearing about KH was 2.8.
Has anyone experienced any of the audio problems in this video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaMcGIJiWVM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaMcGIJiWVM
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
It's kinda bad because I'm simultaneously playing kh1 and bbs so for example being on a boring pirate ship in never land compared to the actual never land is getting to me(kh1 let's you fly tho so instant points towards that
Everyone has those audio problems. The sound effects he mentions consistently don't play in any of the HD ports, while they do on PS2.
bigDdestruction
Member
It's on a wall near a fence, i don't get the reaction command to do the trinity. Unless i'm doing something wrong. I cleared out all the enemies and i still can't do it.
AlexFlame116
Member
Eh? Eh? Get it? Pirate ship?
I'll stop now. Just need to get through 1 and Chain of Memories before I can hit 358/2 Days (adventures of Roxas and tsundere Axel. No one else) and Kingdom Hearts II.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Pirate ship ahh ahaha ha yohohohoho
Eh? Eh? Get it? Pirate ship?
I'll stop now. Just need to get through 1 and Chain of Memories before I can hit 358/2 Days (adventures of Roxas and tsundere Axel. No one else) and Kingdom Hearts II.
AlexFlame116
Member
I'm so sorry. It's still a hard time.Pirate ship ahh ahaha ha yohohohoho
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Indeed it is too painful
FF Seraphim
Member
I feel the same way. Debating if I should just skip to the next game because certain fights in KH1 on Proud feel like a chore
It...just...won't...end.
It's weird that the in-engine cutscenes are 30fps where it seems like they shouldn't need to be and then it switches to 60fps.
I was going to 100% KH1 (again) but the end-game grind is killing me. I may just move on to the next game.
KH1 is the only KH game I've finished previously. I played about a third into KH2 way back in the day but forgot most of it. Never played the others. Kinda anxious to move on.
KH1 is the only KH game I've finished previously. I played about a third into KH2 way back in the day but forgot most of it. Never played the others. Kinda anxious to move on.
J_ToSaveTheDay
Member
Earlier last week, March 28. I think it was announced back in November? Or somewhere around then.
So yeah, I.5, II.5, and II.8 all available on a single platform now. As someone who hadn't played a Kingdom Hearts game to completion since the original release of KH2 on PS2, to me it seems like these ports are solid. I came real close to importing a PS2 for cheap from Japan in 2008 along with the Final Mix versions of KH1 and KH2, but I'm glad this is the way that I'm now playing the Final Mix versions now. Also nice to play BbS and DDD in high def on my monitor with a proper controller rather than on portables -- never finished either one.
I'm not a fan either. Hollow Bastion and the Halloween Town are alright, kinda like the Peter Pan world too though probably mainly for the story content, but other than that, my KH1 replays always go like, start a world -> after 5 minutes start going "oh yeah oh christ this is how this world was" -> rush through the world and finish, thinking "thank god that's over and done with, finally on to the GOOD worlds"
Rinse and repeat
And so I've never 100%'d KH1, either. I always get myself all pumped up for it before starting a series replay (usually actually just KH1 and KH2 lol) and then the above happens. Not sure if I've ever beaten even one of the optional super bosses. I usually play most of the Coliseum stuff, though. I'm kind of a sucker for that sort of optional content in JRPGs.
brickarts295
Member
They're fine on my end. But don't get me starter with those gummi ship missions...
AlexFlame116
Member
I think that for the first time in forever I noticed just how jarring the camera is at times in KH1. I rarely if ever notice these kind of things so it's really mind boggling!
It's the literal worst. At least in 2 you can skip its crap mostly from what I remember.
AlexFlame116
Member
Nope. All must see and hear the wonderful song "Swim This Way" and bask in it's glow! Also, poopsies.
the_batman
Banned
if i was Sora, i would've beat Neptune's ass after he smashed the crystal trident. could've locked up the world ages ago.
I love Neverland even if it is just a ship. Being able to fly around Big Ben is something else. Plus it gives you the greatest summon in the history of summons, Tinkerbell. I don't think I would have been able to beat Parasite Cage or Dragon Maleficent when I was little without her mesmerizing power.
I don't think you even get anything else out of Atlantica in KH2 but the Orichalcum+? I guess there are a few puzzle pieces too, but you don't have to endure the fuck-awful songs to get those.
I noticed there's one good thing about the sequel Atlantica, though - the prompts during the songs seem randomly placed and not really to the beat at all, so they're still super easy even when muted.
I fucking hated Neptune as a kid lmao
I noticed there's one good thing about the sequel Atlantica, though - the prompts during the songs seem randomly placed and not really to the beat at all, so they're still super easy even when muted.
I fucking hated Neptune as a kid lmao
It's not my favourite, but Akiyama literally begged to get it in / only worked on the game because he adored the animated Tarzan movie so much and wanted to do the cutscenes for it.
Also, KH2 Atlantica is too surreal for me to hate. It's just so fucking bizarre, and they really went all in on it.
The only 'gimmick' world I absolutely adore / won't let anyone besmirch is Winnie the Pooh. Sora randomly fits in so well with the cast, and it's soooooo fucking adorable. Forgetful Pooh in KH2 is also really, really sad
EDIT: The original Monstro level is probably my least favourite in the series, despite being a rad idea for an area. They could have really played around with what you encounter in there, but it just ends up being a series of lookalike rooms.
the_batman
Banned
that kind of shit is something you have to go through while no one else is in the house.
oreomunsta
Banned
Agreed;getting caught watching porn is not as embarrassing as being watched while you play Atlantica
Don't really have a problem with that aspect - it's just lame you don't find any cool shit he's swallowed outside of Gepetto's ship.
Okay.. level 90 and I've synthesized every item, beat Hades Cup, Ice Titan, Kurt Zisa, the Phantom, Xemnas, and am at the end of the world. Sleep time for now and then I'll attempt Sephiroth again and finish all the way to 100. And then I'll beat the game. And then I'll do the solo and timed challenges of the Hades Cup which is already freaking me out.
SoulUnison
Banned
The only 'gimmick' world I absolutely adore / won't let anyone besmirch is Winnie the Pooh. Sora randomly fits in so well with the cast, and it's soooooo fucking adorable. Forgetful Pooh in KH2 is also really, really sad
Sora is Anime!Christopher Robin.
Progressing through KH1 pretty well so far. About to go to Hollow Bastion.
Had minimum issues so far tbh. No crashes yet.
Only things I'm not so sure about if they are real issues or not is it feels orbs disappear quicker than I remember and the ursula boss fights seemed worse than I remembered. Musing magic on the cauldron didn't always cause the blast (not really sure how that mechanic works though), and Giant Ursula sometimes didn't play her line when she does the lightning attack around her and in general, the lightning attacks that happen throughout the fight seemed to happen more than I remember, so that you couldn't attack her as much. It's all based on my memories of it though, so hard to tell if they're really issues or not.
Had minimum issues so far tbh. No crashes yet.
Only things I'm not so sure about if they are real issues or not is it feels orbs disappear quicker than I remember and the ursula boss fights seemed worse than I remembered. Musing magic on the cauldron didn't always cause the blast (not really sure how that mechanic works though), and Giant Ursula sometimes didn't play her line when she does the lightning attack around her and in general, the lightning attacks that happen throughout the fight seemed to happen more than I remember, so that you couldn't attack her as much. It's all based on my memories of it though, so hard to tell if they're really issues or not.
That's an odd way to spell Stitch.
I know it's a summon from KH2, but still it's the best summon ever.
Wouldn't have beaten
Lingering Will
It really isnt, especially when 2 and BBS came out.
It's by far the worst of my all-time favorites lol
It's kind of weird to call it one of my all-time favorites, cause I really do find it merely tolerable these days, and the only reason I replay it is to make playing KH2 feel more natural. I guess it's up there only because of nostalgia, but it'd be even weirder somehow to not include it in my favorites.
2FM, on the other hand, is easily one of my favorite JRPGs gameplay-wise alone, and I love the convoluted story even though some parts of it, particularly all the friendship is power stuff, have started getting a bit more eye roll-y for me in recent years.
TalentAlwaysWins
Banned
Yes it's garbage and IIFM+ is better