Anyone able to answer this? Want to be sure before I start.
I plan on doing proud I'm just not sure if I want to do a normal run first.
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Kingdom Hearts HD I.5+II.5 ReMIX |OT| Kingdom Hearts Final Port
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Anyone able to answer this? Want to be sure before I start.
I plan on doing proud I'm just not sure if I want to do a normal run first.
Nope it sucks watch the 3hr movie online and no I'm not joking
Staff will make your magic quite strong late game, but makes early game kind of hellish on Proud. If you do want Second Chance earlier, and more items slots, you're fine going Shield.
Re:CoM is probably the worst of the mainline titles (followed by DDD in my opinion). It's a slog to playthrough, and it really feels like playing to just get to the next cutscene. I mean KH games in general are that technically, but... at least they're fun.
Thanks, so it sounds like Shield + Dusk might be the way to go on Proud? Would you say that's the best route for normal as well?
(And if I plan on doing a Beginning run for a couple specific trophies, would you say to just fuck it and go with Sword?)
If you want, sure.
Honestly there is nothing wrong with going Sword, it's just that most of your support abilities are WAY late (including things like Second Chance, Leaf Bracer, MP Rage), as you get a lot more of your attack abilities first.
Seven Force
Banned
Beat KH1FM yesterday, and beat all five superbosses tonight, so it's on to Chain of Memories for me.
I still maintain that Lingering Will is the best boss fight in the entire series (and honestly a contender for one of the best optional bosses of all time) but god damn does KH1FM Xemnas make a good case for that too. It's all of the franticness and visual spectacle of a KH2 boss fight (No, seriously. All these years later and his attacks look cool as fuck) while pushing the mechanics of KH1. And unlike LW, the fight itself has a tense, almost foreboding atmosphere to it. It's one of the few times KH has absolutely nailed foreshadowing.
I love that despite being the game's ultimate challenge, like nearly every other KH1 boss, he actually has an elemental weakness that can be exploited (and blown right open with the proper execution).
And god damn man, that fight is amazing at 60fps.
I still maintain that Lingering Will is the best boss fight in the entire series (and honestly a contender for one of the best optional bosses of all time) but god damn does KH1FM Xemnas make a good case for that too. It's all of the franticness and visual spectacle of a KH2 boss fight (No, seriously. All these years later and his attacks look cool as fuck) while pushing the mechanics of KH1. And unlike LW, the fight itself has a tense, almost foreboding atmosphere to it. It's one of the few times KH has absolutely nailed foreshadowing.
I love that despite being the game's ultimate challenge, like nearly every other KH1 boss, he actually has an elemental weakness that can be exploited (and blown right open with the proper execution).
And god damn man, that fight is amazing at 60fps.
Always sword. Live on the edge.
That or play the GBA version, which is a significantly better game. Otherwise it's just too fucking unwieldy in full 3D.
You could just give up and read the manga. It's what I did when I first attempted to complete the game. Was a much more enjoyable experience, and it was much shorter as well.
got to level 69 with leaf bracer. beat him in 2 tries, the rest was cake. done!
Nope, the rest of the fights were super easy.
damn, really? that's sad. maybe I'll do that.
The Organization stuff is fun but everything else is ass.
The whatnow?
How close is the manga story to the original game story?
Japan seems to love having manga, anime, OVAs, live action and games of the same IP with completely unrelated stories...
People getting mad at RECOM dunno how to play cards or stack decks? 
Granted they could have cut out the disney worlds and make a much more contained and shorter product by combing both riku and sora's stories but the gameplay itself i'll always like for being more in depth than a standard press x to battle.
I'll never get the overwhelming hate to towards that game myself. Now games like 358 and recoded i can understand...the repetition in those games makes COM look absolutely inoffensive.
Granted they could have cut out the disney worlds and make a much more contained and shorter product by combing both riku and sora's stories but the gameplay itself i'll always like for being more in depth than a standard press x to battle.I'll never get the overwhelming hate to towards that game myself. Now games like 358 and recoded i can understand...the repetition in those games makes COM look absolutely inoffensive.
badcrumble
Member
Elemental weakness? What?
NullKaze
Member
Gravity stuns him. I believe Gravity Break and Zantetsuken also stun him.
It's an adaptation of the game. It follows the same overall story and has most of the same plot beats, but the individual events are much different than what appears in the game. It condenses the worlds, focuses more on character interaction, and creates a little of it's own original plot elements. It also adds a lot of humor and gags to the story. Like I said, though, it's still the same overall story as the game, so it will tell you everything important that you need to know.
papertoonz
Member
ah man Lingering Will down at level 52
fuck man i still love that fight, but i hate that they fucked up his 3 punch combo in this version also i ketp on getting blizzaga bike right near the end of the fight and it made me mess up so many times
it's kinda shame he is loop able sadly, pretty much but the cheese is real
fuck man i still love that fight, but i hate that they fucked up his 3 punch combo in this version also i ketp on getting blizzaga bike right near the end of the fight and it made me mess up so many times
it's kinda shame he is loop able sadly, pretty much but the cheese is real
What happened to the punches? Can you not block them and somehow end up behind him anymore?
papertoonz
Member
no you end up in front of him no and you will get hit, i just ended up uses a reflect and just going from there
TalentAlwaysWins
Banned
Lingering Will 2 hit cheese win is just sad...
GreenMakoEyes
Member
what is this? I know you can jump/hit him to death but never heard of 2 hit win.
Perhaps Talent meant how he can beat you in two hits?
For me personally I originally didn't like CoM (as a kid) due to not understanding how cards worked or the sleight system. With the new sleights in Re:CoM I love it because it's so fun to play around with them and make a powerful deck, and then you have Riku mode to enjoy.People getting mad at RECOM dunno how to play cards or stack decks?
I'll never get the overwhelming hate to towards that game myself. Now games like 358 and recoded i can understand...the repetition in those games makes COM look absolutely inoffensive.
The original CoM aswell is great due to being the only proper sprite based Kingdom Hearts game we got. (chi doesn't really count)
Eyyyyyy nicely done! Leaf Bracer is amazing. Cannot tell you how many times that got me out of trouble.
Welp. That's that. I'll watch the movie (or if I can, I'll find the manga) and go that route. I don't want to force myself through this game.
At least this gets me closer to KH2, cannot wait to get back into Tron World. Lost my mind when I first found out I was going in there.
Seven Force
Banned
Blow out all of the torches in Olympus with Blizzaga, and you get a piece of equipment with 40% ice resistance. Probably put there with Ice Titan in mind.
TalentAlwaysWins
Banned
Sorry I means the jump hit thing
Hyrule Warrior
Member
Finally completed the campaign for Kingdom Hearts 2 (again since the first time 11+ years ago). It's definitely been long enough where I didn't remember a whole lot except bits and pieces replaying this. I am so grateful that they put these collections out on PS4, because being able to watch the narrative unfold in a coherent manner has made the experience a lot more enjoyable. I appreciate KH2 a lot more than I did originally, and just found the whole game to be more fun because of that appreciation. I'm all caught up mentally whenever I want to start Birth by Sleep.
I was so close to trying to get the 100% jiminy's journal myself, but looking at some of the requirements, I couldn't do it...I did a bunch of the optional bosses, and got stuff like all puzzle pieces and chests, but I just couldn't try finishing that stuff before ending the game anymore. I've had Persona 5 waiting for a week now, and I'd like to get started on that soon.
I REALLY hope we see some of Kingdom Hearts 3 at E3...I wonder if end of 2017 is a possibility for it...
I was so close to trying to get the 100% jiminy's journal myself, but looking at some of the requirements, I couldn't do it...I did a bunch of the optional bosses, and got stuff like all puzzle pieces and chests, but I just couldn't try finishing that stuff before ending the game anymore. I've had Persona 5 waiting for a week now, and I'd like to get started on that soon.
I REALLY hope we see some of Kingdom Hearts 3 at E3...I wonder if end of 2017 is a possibility for it...
Yes.
Finished CoM yesterday and went straight into KH2FM. Currently finished the first 2 worlds so far. First time playing the final mix version of 2 and I'm actually really surprised at some of the new cut scenes they added. There really nice additions to the overall game compared to the ones that were in KH1FM
I especially liked the scene with
I especially liked the scene with
The Organization members speaking to each other after introducing themselves to Sora for the first time in Hollow Bastion. Just nice to have them talking to one another, since in the original version, you never really see them together at all.
lol playing this again I wish the checkpoints were better in the game.
are you talking about vector to the heavens? I haven't played 358/2 but I love that piece.
Napalm_Frank
Member
Oh god I always forget that KH2 has some REALLY bad lines.
I don't feel like cooperating with destiny! That's bottom of the barrel anime dialogue.
I don't feel like cooperating with destiny! That's bottom of the barrel anime dialogue.
KH2 dialogue for me sometimes borders the so bad it's good category due to cheesiness.
The fact that so many worlds end with a group laughter scene especially.
oreomunsta
Banned
It wouldn't be the same without the cheese factor every now and then :]
Chaserjoey
Member
Man, Ursula 2 is such a breeze at level 63 lol
oreomunsta
Banned
Yeah... If you picked Proud for your first run, maybe reconsider. Even as a veteran player, Guard Armor was whomping me
If you want to persist, though, grind a little bit to get some munny, and purchase a Def accessory from Cid
Also, for that boss, learn to parry his attacks, because you don't have dodge roll or block at that point in the game.
I meant in Wonderland, but yeah might need to start over.Yeah... If you picked Proud for your first run, maybe reconsider. Even as a veteran player, Guard Armor was whomping me
If you want to persist, though, grind a little bit to get some munny, and purchase a Def accessory from Cid
Also, for that boss, learn to parry his attacks, because you don't have dodge roll or block at that point in the game.
oreomunsta
Banned
Oh okay. Well, if it helps, that boss is a plain old rat bastard
His hitboxes are so high off the ground and it's hard to land a hit from off the floor
The worst part of the fight is the camera. Trying to jump on top of the table and hitting your head like 6 times before getting on itOh okay. Well, if it helps, that boss is a plain old rat bastard
His hitboxes are so high off the ground and it's hard to land a hit from off the floor
oreomunsta
Banned
Lol it was almost torture when he flattens the chair and you can only hope to catch the table edge
Huh, never tried the torches with anything other than first-stage Blizzard and I surely don't recall such a good accessory being the prize at such an early stage... does it actually reward you multiple times throughout the game depending on what tier Blizzard spell you use?
Seems like something they'd do.
Undeniable proof that they totally owned you lamers
yeah, y'know!