TheSlySoul
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Mirage Arena is not that bad. Proud/Critical has easy Secret Ending req. since stickers just means all the crowns in each world.
KH2 requires all the mini-games, even in Proud mode. That is lame.
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KH2 requires all the mini-games, even in Proud mode. That is lame.
Seven Force
Banned
Stats don't really mean much for the Data fights. You have to actually learn how to take each one on. If you don't learn, they'll wreck you just as badly on Level 99 as they will any other level.
I only did a minimalist run. The only thing that I did outside of rushing through the story was getting two Mega Flares, which leveled me up enough to get through to the endgame.
To be fair, the boosts to defense do increase the margin for error quite a bit.
Seven Force
Banned
True, but it kinda depends on the difficulty. Standard? Definitely. Proud? Marginally. Critical? Forget about it.
TheSlySoul
Member
I found a good YT channel. The skateboard achievement technique is pretty useful.
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 - Synthesis Guide (Part 1): http://youtu.be/inviaYMGftQ
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 - Synthesis Guide (Part 1): http://youtu.be/inviaYMGftQ
For most of the Data fights, I used Decisive Pumpkin.
Each fight kinda requires your own set up of abilities and items IMO. Like I'd fight Axel with the keychain from Atlantica and actually use Blizzard.
This is what I've been using and I think it's great. Right now I'm leveling up Final Form so I can finally continue my world tour collecting puzzle pieces.
For the Synthesis trophy, we need to make one of everything?
Each fight kinda requires your own set up of abilities and items IMO. Like I'd fight Axel with the keychain from Atlantica and actually use Blizzard.
This is what I've been using and I think it's great. Right now I'm leveling up Final Form so I can finally continue my world tour collecting puzzle pieces.
For the Synthesis trophy, we need to make one of everything?
Just now noticed I unlocked Credits in the main game menu.
Wow, so we're really getting Dream Drop Distance in HD?
I think she sounds better later on. The beginning though? No bueno.
Wow, so we're really getting Dream Drop Distance in HD?
I think she sounds better later on. The beginning though? No bueno.
Seven Force
Banned
I tend to use Decisive Pumpkin for fights where I'm mostly using ground combos (Roxas, Axel when I'm looping him, Marluxia, Luxord, Saix, Lexaeus, Xemnas 1), Guardian Soul for Xaldin (for Reaction Boost), Bond of Flame for Vexen and Demyx, and Ultima Weapon for Larxene, Zexion, Xigbar, and Xemnas II, since MP Hastega comes in handy there.
S ranking on all 3 regular missions on every route? I thought you only had to do that for the final route.
If you're only going for the trophy, sure. I'm going for full 100% completion.
Technically you can be any level, that's the beauty of KH2FM, lol
But the higher your level, the more survivability you have.
Oh I thought reports meant the journal. I'll def do it regardless since I've heard good things.
SoraanTribal
Member
I personally like her voice and think it fits her character, but I can understand some of the complaints.
peronmls
Member
I love her voice to. I don't think she sounds bored. It's just... idk. It fits her personality because Aqua doesn't really get excited in the game as in angry, frustrated, etc. Aqua not the VA.
TheSlySoul
Member
Yeah, you get all of them via story except one. Luckily you can save after getting the on after Mirage Aerna.
Think the boss is Iron Side II IIRC.
Go to Mysterious Tower or the underground section of Twilight Town and there is a Nobody which mimicks Luxord's games. They spawn much munny so it is worth it for that alone. I have bad luck with dice.
Dougieflesh
Member
I'm so bad at Luxord's data battle when I have to get the 4 O's. Any tips?
So now the Twilight Town Mysterious Tower run for Final Form is taking forever. Anyone have any better routes to run for Final Form leveling?
That always boiled down to luck for me.
That always boiled down to luck for me.
Head to TWTNW if the tower is taking too long.
Seven Force
Banned
Mysterious Tower is about as good as it gets, unfortunately. Nobodies in TWTNW have higher HP, and you need every second of Final Form you can get. Mysterious Tower is a little more monotonous (You'll be exiting and exiting the world quicker), but a little quicker.
Cool. Any good routes in the castle?
This is true. However, you're just getting 30 nobodies dead if you're able to make it to the top to kill everything.
Seven Force
Banned
The ones in TWTNW take longer, though. Berserkers and Assassins in particular have those attacks with invincibility frames that you have to wait out, whereas Final Firaga tears through everything in Mysterious Tower. Comes down to preference, really.
Yeah, i thought about this and I think you're right. After doing some math, I can clear out the Tower quite fast and it's 30 per run. Right now I only need to do it 4 more times. That should be easy.
Only pausing the game helps me against him. That shit is annoying.
how hard is proud mode with Ven/Aqua? I might start it with them, standard mode is quite easy.
you can't give up when you need just one trophy, come on.
but Axel (3DS game spoilers)
isn't actually dead, if I'm not mistaken? I don't remember however how he gets saved and then becomes the next keyblade master or whatever you see in the 3DS ending.
damn, you sure love to get platinums.
you can't give up when you need just one trophy, come on.
Yeah I already got that one with Terra. Yay.
oh, right. did they ever show his heartless being destroyed?
I assume that
in the 3DS game you see his 'original one' magically becoming the next keyblade master.
Rapscallion
Member
I've played all the games in this collection, but have no idea about much of what is said in this OT in terms of secret bosses and moves.
I guess I don't pay attention...
I guess I don't pay attention...
Aside from Xehanort's Heartless, all other Heartless are just generic creations, be they pure-blood or symbol, so it's assumed you probably destroyed their Heartlesses at some point.
IE:
What happened to Sora in the first game
I... uh.
used a couple of rubber bands, then attached left stick loosely to rotating heater so that it would nudge the stick every 20 seconds or so. A little more crude than a drinking bird but it worked.
Except I came back 5 hours later and gained all of one level so I said "screw this shit" and grinded Terra to 99 manually.
Then I felt stupid because when Terra hit 99 and no trophy popped I realized there was no max level trophy in BBS (WHAT A SURPRISE HURR)
lol.
after 40+ it's pretty useless, or rather, it takes too much time.
one thing that works well without all of that stuff is going to Neverland and stay on that jumping thing, one jump = one step = 1 exp = 2 seconds. much slower than walking but at least the character doesn't stop. (seriously why would they fix that? What the fuck)
You're not going to do Sephiroth, the data fights, and Lingering Will?
Block EVERY SCYTHE.
;_;
I will later on.
I played the original FM seven years ago, so I've experienced them, but I have no confidence of beating them at lv.1 right now, so I'm gonna take a breather and move onto BbS, lol
TheSlySoul
Member
I always do 100% for RPG's later so I won't get burnt out. Trying to wrap up KH2 this week.
I kind of want to give critical a try for shits and giggles
I dunno, maybe I should. I suddenly lost interest in doing a chronological series playthrough I was planning, finished BBS and got midway through KH1. Probably wouldn't even play CoM, Days or DDD anyway so whatever.
e: fuck it. i'll start a critical playthrough right now. gonna keep a death counter.
darkjedi187
Member
I too went with critical and feel like everyone here is right. It is the best way to play KH2, it not cheap or unfair at all. I was dreading the Xaldin battle and I was at the level suggested and it only took me a couple times to beat him.
Xaldin is the one storyline boss I'm also dreading, after all these playthroughs he still gives me a hard time even on the lower difficulties. What's the suggested level for that battle?
e: actually, what i want to ask is, how should i prepare for critical and are there any specific things i should keep in mind? obviously at the very least i need to learn how to block and use reflect, two things i've very rarely done in any kh game
badcrumble
Member
Man, I'm kinda rusty. Level 66 on Critical difficulty and I totally forgot how to block/evade Sephiroth's normal ground combo in his first stage.
For Xaldin level 35 is fine. Boost defence as much as possible and use reaction command learn to damage him. Xaldin is a strategy fight but not a necessarily hard one. When you get him into his last 2 bars you should store your learns to 9 before attacking him as you'd want to finish the fight in that instance. At low health he becomes hard, you need to finish him quickly at that point.
What is this "it's not cheap or unfair at all" stuff?
I died several times on that first giant nobody fight simply because I have to spam triangle to avoid the hits from the smaller nobodies and those stringy nobody beams. If I let go of triangle to land a hit, the chance is very likely that I will be hit during my attack and lose most of my health. I can handle 2-3 hits before dying, and I don't have block yet.
Of course the game gives you more options in combat later, but at that point I was pretty frustrated. Finally beat it when I leveled up some.
MrMatt555
Member
Oh man what a treat this game is. I always wanted to play KH2FM+ as a kid and yet here i am, almost 10 years later. One thing i do find cool is the ability to finally fight off againast each of the Organization XIII. I'm only level 21 right now though and have gotten my ass handed to me on many occasions via critical mode attempts at a few different members of the Organization. Still, I can't stop playing this simple and clean sanctuary.
Yes I know, the pun is bad. But hey! I love me some Kingdom Hearts! 