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Balla-balla trifft es sehr gut. Ich habe es dann wirklich einfach mit Shotlocks beendet, ich hatte da auch gar keine Lust, ewig rumzudodgen, bis mal ein Moment kommt, in dem er angreifbar ist. ^^'

Moorhuhnjagd, oh mein Gott. :'D Aber ja, so ging es mir auch. Allerdings war das für mich immer noch erträglicher als damals dieses Mini-Game in Re:Com, wo man 200 Gemüse sortieren muss, und Winnie Puuh die ganze Zeit dazwischenrennt, wodurch man quasi machtlos ist. Da wollte ich Moorhuhn spielen Ich denke, bei Spaß in Eistüten hatte ich das Glück, dass ich die Lieder vor Jahren mal mit Freunden bei Osu! gespielt hatte.

Ich finde auch, diese Zeitintensität hat nichts mit einer Herausforderung zu tun. Deswegen hat mir auch die Final Fantasy XIII Platin gegen Ende kaum mehr Spaß gemacht. Es war nur noch stupides, super-einfaches, blindes grinden, um das Kristarium vollzubekommen.

Ich habe das Feature bei FF XV benutzt, und auch ein paar hübsche Bilder gemacht, ehrlich gesagt habe ich aber noch keinen USB-Stick gefunden, um den ganzen Kram auf meinen Laptop zu übertragen. ^^' Also fliegt das da nun alles auf der Festplatte rum. xD

Man macht auf Proud und besonders Critical mehr Schaden. Hat mir den Kampf in Phase 2 auf Critical massiv vereinfacht. Wie sehr es Proud verändert, weiß ich allerdings nicht.

Ach so, okay, ich hatte immer zuerst mit allen das Spiel durchgespielt, und dann alles der Reihe nach gesammelt. xD Ich spiele eigentlich auch immer auf höchster Schwierigkeit, habe Terras Story auch auf Critical beendet, aber da ich Mysterious Figure mit allen drei nacheinander gemacht habe und mein Hass auf das Gameplay nach Aqua und Ven einfach zu groß war (und ich endlich Re:Com weitermachen wollte), hab ich dann einfach noch mal auf normal durchgespielt bei Terra. Das ging auch super-fix, Eraqus war da tatsächlich nerviger. o0

Ich denke mal, so Trophäen wie "spiele Re:Com sechs mal durch HAHA" werden rausgenommen, aber ja, ich habe auch keine Lust auf "kein Cross Save". Die KH2 Platin würde ich mir jedes Mal wieder holen, da sie recht einfach ist und ich das Spiel liebe, aber BBS? No way. Und Re:Com-Riku eigentlich auch nicht.
An die Screenshot-Funktion habe ich noch gar nicht gedacht. Mich hat primär 60 fps gereizt, und die Hoffnung, dass die Lokalisierung nicht so furchtbar ist wie auf der PS3, wobei ich ohnehin überlege, die japanische Version zu kaufen. :/ Hm...

Ha..hahaha.
Ich war ja auch so klug, das auf Proud zu machen, noch bevor der Patch rauskam. So einen schlecht gemachten Boss habe ich selten gesehen. Aber ich würde in der zweiten Phase einfach alles raushauen: Shotlock, Elixier, Final-Elixier. Gibt zwar ja noch nen Secret Boss, aber der ist wenigstens fair und lernbar.

Na ja, solange Terra geschafft ist...ich musste für seine Secret Bosses noch mal neu anfangen, weil mir das auf Proud damals zu blöde war. Hat meine Spaßdefinition nicht so ganz umfasst.

3D hat sehr simple Trophäen. Kein "unbesiegt", also durchspielen ohne Retry, kein Proud oder Critical-Durchlauf. Man muss halt die Reports vervollständigen und einen Dream Eater auf Max Affinity bringen, aber das geht eigentlich.

Yo.
Ich habe gerade die letzte Trophäe in 0.2 bekommen und oh boy...
Ich wünsche dir vorab schon mal sehr viel Geduld, denn bei einigen Objectives wollte ich irgendetwas sehr stark verletzen. zB eine Wand oder den Controller. F u r c h t b a r.
3D ist zum Glück ein Witz dagegen. xD

Dem kann ich mich nur anschließen.
Auf KH2 bin ich gespannt, aber Days habe ich schon durchgelesen - hat meine Meinung über Xion und RAX generell eigentlich kaum geändert. ^^

Ja, sein Wille ist wirklich sehr stark. Da fällt mir ein, Terras Wille müsste doch eigentlich auch sehr stark sein, immerhin kann sich seine Rüstung ja immernoch bewegen und ist fest entschlossen, Xehanort aka Sora niederzubringen.
Generell, die Rüstungen von Ven und Terra scheinen ja immernoch "intakt", mehr oder weniger, zu sein. Aquas Rüstung hingegen verstaubt nur.
Hmmm, ich frage mich, ob es daran liegt, dass die beiden keine Kontrolle über sich selbst haben? Ventus kann sich ja immerhin auch kein Stück bewegen. Aqua hingegen ist noch auf ihren Beinen. Hm.
Achh, das ursprüngliche v2. Ich muss zugeben, ich bin immernoch ein Fan von dem Trailer und hätte wirklich gerne gesehen, wie sie das ganze umgesetzt hätten, aber naja.

Be mir wären das:
1. Aqua, Sora, Naminé
2. Roxas, Ventus, Riku
3. Donald, Goofy, Mickey
3. Kairi, Demyx, Xemnas
4. Lea, Xehanort, Braig,
5. Dilan, Ienzo, Isa, AtW
6. Terra, Xion, Luxord, ASoD
Joa, dem kann ich mich nur anschließen. ^^

Ich hatte Ven auch imer als etwas "ernster" als Sora gesehen, wobei der auch ganz schön ernst werden kann, wenn er mal wütend ist.

Ah, okay. Ist ja auch verständlich. Ich werde jedenfalls dann Freitag anfangen, mir alles durchzulesen.

Stimmt. Ich sag's immer wieder: Wäre BBS auf der PlayStation2 gewesen, wäre das Spiel bestimmt sehr gut gewesen. Durch so manche hardware limitations musste man ja viele Ideen verwerfen.


Auf die bin ich auch gespannt! Die KH1 und CoM Romane haben mir wirklich gefallen, also kann ich gar nicht erst abwarten, wie BBS wird. Aber leider wird das wohl noch etwas dauern. ^^'


Hachja, dieses ganze "Mysterium", wenn man es denn so nennen kann, um Ventus ist schon echt cool. Ich frage mich immer noch, wie er das geschafft hat -- vielleicht starker Wille? Sein Herz? Der Talisman?
Das ist so das, was ich an KH mag - man kann so viel theorisieren und es gibt einfach viele verschiedene Möglichkeiten, wie die Dinge sind drehen und wenden können. Davon haben wir zwar in 0.2 wenig mitbekommen, aber trotzdem…

Also bei mir wären ja auf Platz 1 Aqua, Sora und Naminé, also sind wir zwei uns da ja schonmal einig.

Ich mochte echt, dass Kairi selbst meinte, dass sie auch gerne helfen würde. Es gibt mir einfach dieses Gefühl dass sie doch nicht einfach nur "da" ist in den neueren Teilen.

xD
Auf Jaja, die erste Phase ist echt kein Problem, aber bei der zweiten weiß ich einfach nicht, was ich machen soll, wenn er mich hochkatapultiert und mit Bällen auf mich eindrescht. ^^

Ah, stimmt, da war ja was. Ich hab' mal gehört, dass VMs vor in paar Jahren ziemlich beliebt waren - kann ich aber selbst nicht einschätzen, also von daher... ^^

Puh, du hast ja 215 Seiten. xD Ich nehme mal an, dass das bei dir auch häufiger vorkam?

Miist, ich wusste doch, dass ich irgendwas vergessen hatte!
Als ich deine Nachricht bekommen hatte war ich unterwegs, also konnte ich nicht wirklich ausführlich daruf antworten. Deshalb beschloss ich, zuhause zu antworten... hav's aber wohl total vergessen. xDD

Entschuldigung jedenfalls. Ich antworte aber sobald ich zuhause bin (bin gerade in die Bahn gestiegen), versprochen!

Oh, kann man den denn auch herunterladen, ohne das Spiel zu besitzen? Falls ja würde ich das natürlich machen.
Joa, ich selber halte es nur eine Stunde und 40 Minuten aus, konstant auf den Fernseher zu starren, ab da muss ich mir nämlich einfach eine Pause gönnen, sonst würden mir die Augen ausfallen. :')

Ach, an deine FanFic kann ich mich erinnern! Ich wollte schon seit einiger Zeit anfangen, sie durchzulesen, damit ich auf dem neuesten Stand bin, aber das hebe ich mir dann doch für die Semesterferien auf. Wobei ich sagen muss, dass diese… Fragezeichen-Fehler-Dingens… etwas den Lesefluss stören, aber dafür kannst du natürlich nichts.

Da kann ich nur zustimmen! Ich mag TAV ja eigentlich, nur wirkte die Freundschaft in BBS tatsächlich etwas aufgezwungen, vor Allem weil Aqua bei gefühlt 2 Flashbacks dabei ist. Sie wird einfach nicht eingebunden in die Freundschaft, jedenfalls kommt es mir so vor, da es im Grunde genommen nur heißt
"Terra und Ven werden getrennt, Ven rennt Terra hinterher und Aqua… sie ist auch dabei!", was ich wirklich etwas schade fand.

Tatsächlich ist 0.2 wirklich sehr toll was Charakterentwicklungen angeht, natürlich besonders bei Aqua und generell TAV. 0.2 bringt halt wirklich die Message über, dass sich drei liebende Freunde getrennt wurden und leiden. Wirklich schön.
Ich nehme mal an, dass du noch nicht ganz durch bist, also das Ending nicht gesehen hast, aber Kairi gefällt mir auch sehr, ohne was vorwegzunehmen.

Ja, genau die Schattenwelle. Sie hat einfach immer noch diesen BBS/DDD-touch, finde ich.

Ach, stimmt ja. Viel Glück dabei und hoffentlich wirst du sehr bald mehr Freizeit haben.
Da fällt mir ein, WoFF wollte ich mir auch noch besorgen, aber Geld wächst nicht an Bäumen. €5 Taschengeld die Woche sind nicht viel :S
Also mit dem schnellen Durspielen kann ich mich nur anschließen. Denke aber auch, dass die meisten sich wahrscheinlich hinhocken und durchspielen - in dem FFXV Thread hab ich gelesen, dass Leute das Spiel (mit Sidequests und dem ganzen Drum und Dran) in weniger als drei Tagen durchgespielt haben.

Wow, das ist heftig! 850 Charaktere… ich wüsste garnicht, was ich mit so vielen Slots anstellen sollte. xD
Klingt jedenfalls sehr aufregend. Bin auf deinen Thread echt gespannt!
Na dann mal viel Spaß mit 0.2! Ein sehr feines Spiel, auch wenn's natürlich die einen oder anderen Macken hat (vor Allem beim Endboss) - aber das ist ja auch zu erwarten. ^^

Hey! Wie geht's dem KH-Profi denn so?

Hab' da ein bisschen herumgestöbert und deine nachgestellten KH Charaktere gesehen. Machst du das mit irgendwelchen mods oder mit einem Character Creator/Editor? Würde mich echt interessieren, da sie zum Teil wirklich glaubhaft aussehen!

Wha... I didn't even think that beating Trollanort with Terra was even realistically possible. That guy's already enough of a luck-based nightmare when you have the agility and invincibility-frames of Aqua and Ventus, but Terra's slow and his dodge is... Terra-ble. I have no idea where you found the patience or a PSP that could handle that much square button mashing. o-o

Yeah and even if there aren't any good videos, we're sitting in one of the biggest KH fandom hubs around. It'd be hard to not get any answers out of the mods or staff alone.
I've already pretty much decided that I'll get the PS4 collection. I might already have both collections for the PS3, but I'll be leaving for college next year and I won't be taking the PS3 with me. I still sometimes get the urge to play KH1 or II, so I might as well give myself the opportunity in the future. I just hope SE will take the time to eliminate glaring technical issues this time around.
... Besides, it's historical in a way. For the first time in 15 years, all the canon story threads, in some form or another, will finally be all together on a single console. 8D

Ohhh right! I remember this, you showed me your renditions of Xemnas, Ephemer, and Skuld a while back. And yooo it's the earth boys! Riku was instantaneously recognizable.
So your project is creating a small Chinese army of video game character lookalikes. Don't see something like that every day. :'D Have you made other characters aside from KH and FF?

Kitkat said cleaning up your thread would take several days. Considering the size of your story, I was honestly expecting longer, lol.

Ah, I see, so like standard DC spandex. I'll see what I can do. I've mostly ignored clothes and fashion while learning how to draw, so I'm kinda trying to teach myself as I go along. x'D

At this point, I'm hoping for concept/official art plus maybe a few new Stations of Awakening. So far, we've gotten a lot of renders and not much else, aside from promo art that you mentioned.
... Besides, more art means more opportunities for Nomura to literally draw parallels to FFXV. =w=

I'm still holding out for a Shibuya world where all the newly-awakened/saved/reborn characters get dragged off by Shiki to update their wardrobes. TAV's outfits are literally over 10 years out of style after all~
To be fair, Nomura's "surprises" have somewhat reinforced that way of thinking. iirc, the same guy who created the Rebirth theory was the same one who guessed Vanitas' color-swapped Sora appearance based on nothing more than the angle of a few strands of hair that were briefly revealed in the trailer. While a lot of appearance related theories floating around now are bigger reaches (like Ephemer and Braig being biologically related solely because of their scarves, or Ephemer being Xehanort because of the silvery hair and color of his clothes, or Skuld being Xehanort because of the color of her eyes... which honestly seemed more light brown than amber to me), it's not hard to see how people might believe such ideas in a series where almost all character connections post-KH1 are denoted by visual cues.

... Aaaand then you have the "Aerith is a PoH" type of theories that hinge entirely on the belief that it's possible just because an author can make seemingly nonsensical things happen in a work of fiction. No excuses there. Though I always enjoy watching what happens when someone spins an incredibly elaborate what-if scenario to explain something, only for someone else to Occam Razor with a simple fact or two, leaving the theorizer speechless.

It's amazing, the lengths some people will go to look stupid. Must suck when those spikes are too tall for doorways.
And many years later, with an incoming FFVII remake, we're gonna get several times more Sephiroth than AC ever had, and I'm willing to bet his hair will be even more physics-defyingly fabulous. Technology is incredible...

Yen Sid: As Xehanort's power grows, so too does the darkness. The light is waning. I am certain you have seen its effects... the growing number of Heartless... the abandoned and empty worlds... and the fact that nothing looks properly lit or normal anymore.

Wait, when did Nomura say that Riku's hair would change again? I don't think hair can grow out that quickly (unless you're a super saiyan but that's neither here nor there), and there's not a whole lot left for another trim.
Earthy birb it is! Too bad 'tiels don't come in shades of brown, the only time Terra could really resemble one is with Geezernort in control. :'D
Ohhhh ok I've heard of what you're talking about. Unfamiliar abbreviations, lol.

Riku didn't even seem to have problems before he turned Ansem. Story-wise, the only explanations I can think of are that he got used to controlling that Ansem form and is now trying to readjust to having a teen's body with a considerable drop in darkness power, or he was more severely wounded by that fight with Roxas than we thought, and by transforming, his teen body is only now beginning to recover from the damage.
Honestly though, it's more likely that there was no story reason for it, since KH2's story is a disjointed mess, and Riku got a slouch 'cause he's a teen and that's just what they do. x'D

That IS kinda weird. D'you think it's some sort of cultural thing that we've never heard about? Kinda like how a predominantly black design in the West usually means nothing but trouble, unless you're the angsty teen protagonist?

Funny thing about all of those wizards, excluding Yen Sid, is that they're mysterious to the point that it throws their good-guy stance into question. Disney Merlin might be an uncomplicated protagonist, but I've heard that other depictions of him are a pretty far cry from a cooky old magic man, sometimes placing him as an antagonistic force in the story. Dumbledore has an icky past involving being best friends with a dark wizard who was all gung-ho for world domination. Gandalf... I'll admit, I haven't watched or read enough to judge him, but there's the common theme that "long silvery grey hair = highly intelligent, long-lived, powerful (and probs magical) BAMF." As for whether they're helpful, hindering, neutral, or operate on a completely different sort of logic than normal people, that varies from story to story.

Meanwhile, long silver hair in Japanese media can be found on the young and old, stupid or wise, and powerful or... not so powerful, but it almost always signals bad news.

Seems like I gotta wait a few more hours for mine to show up. TuT

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Oh good lord, the world is NOT ready for that dynamic sunshine duo. :'D

I'll get to that fight someday... someday when I get the patience to learn absolutely everything about KH2 combat and learn the thing's attack pattern. (Revenge values this, revenge values that, I don't know much of anything about the technical side of gameplay honestly...) I know from past experience that fighting secret bosses can be pretty rewarding if not downright thrilling at times. Before I got my PS4, I'd boot up KH1 from time to time just to re-challenge Xemnas again. That Nil spell might be a cheap minigame trick (if you can call it that, since it just scrambles the command board and you just gotta hope and pray you'll hit the release and not a shock) but the rest of the fight is manageable, fair, and downright fun. And it's all capped off with that nice tense battle music.

Yep, that one. I've also had trouble with Shroom number one. And there's an ideal route for the poster job?! I'll have to find this guidebook when the big collection releases in March!

Waaait wait wait you've got another project in the works? Awesome! I guess it's not exactly another fic if you're not sure which section it belongs in... w/e, I'll be looking forward to it.
Sheesh, the forum software sure is sensitive. It's even flipped out on really simple things like quotation marks and apostrophes too. It's not really a problem in the rest of the threads, but it's extremely noticable in the fic section because a lot of the stories are several years old and are chock full of characters that got "blasted." -.-

Oh yeah, quick question on the guild-FF characters' outfits. I scrolled through the chapters and found the description. You call their clothes "suits." Just wondering, what kinda suit are we talking about here? Is it like a form-fitting suit of armor, or is it just clothes?

lmao I've seen a comic that showed the exact opposite. Ven jumps out of bed and his hair isn't all fluffy, so he fixes his "bedhead" by running to Terra and Aqua like an excited puppy to get his hair ruffled up.
With the way his art style is evolving, I'm actually pretty disappointed that upcoming KH titles seem to be using 3D models for the HP gauge instead of 2D Nomura art. We can all go back and forth about the merits of this series all day, but if there's one thing that's stayed the same (if not improved), it's the quality of Nomura's artwork. I want moooore. Unreal Engine 4 is nice but 2D is better. ;-;
I didn't think that TAV's appearances would be altered much in 0.2. Might as well keep their looks consistent with the rest of the series until they get an actual design overhaul. I think we both know how even the most subtle appearance changes can be a massive red herring for over-analytical fandoms like this one.

Or they could keep everything the same and just lampshade that such hair is possible only with absurd amounts of hairgel like in FFXV. =w=
Seriously though, there have been some rare occasions where I've seen hairstyles that were even more insane than Sora's or Cloud's in real life. And not at a convention or anything, these were just people wandering around a public space with hair that stuck up in half-meter spikes. I think I would've found Sephiroth's physics-defying mane more believable than those real-life guys...

I would say that the fluctuating hair color's a side effect from lighting (like it is in real life), but KH hasn't had that excuse until 0.2. owo''

You definitely don't have to ask yourself questions like "what would this mess look like from *this* angle" or "how would this actually move with the rest of the body" when dealing with baldness, that's for sure...
Yeah, and everyone looks great so far if you ask me. Even Riku looks alright, and I wasn't too fond of that look when I first saw it in DDD.
Ha, maybe the larger cockatoo would work better? ... Nah, Terra's much better as a cockatiel. 8D
When I think albino, I just remember that one African-American albino I saw on a college basketball team. Never heard of the character or series you're referring to, tho.

Hahaaa KH2 wasn't the best game for cohesive narrative or practical character designs. Despite how useful he was in-game, the best way to describe KH2 Riku is "disheveled mess." It's actually kind of weird to look at, especially after playing him in DDD and Re:CoM. His posture is a constant slouch, in pretty much direct contrast to his upright, shoulders-back pose in all his other appearances. How the heck did that kid not trip over himself? Or not get back pains?

Uh... there is exactly ONE general exception I can think of to the "long silver hair = evil" thing, and that's Western wizards. You'll have a few who don't want to kill everyone, and a few that do, but the long silver hair only implies great age/wisdom/power rather than a moral code (or lack of thereof). Even then, they tend to be those "mysterious types" whose sidings and past actions are all ambiguous.

I pre-ordered the game over Amazon, so it should be at my house by the time I get home today.
Yep, all he needs is some 4th wall breaks and we'd be golden. I don't think I'd be looking forward to BC as much if he wasn't there.

Also, nice new avie. Ephemer somehow became even more adorable.

I've never seen or heard any pro-KH2 gameplay gush that did not include the Lingering Will, usually going on about how the structure of the fight forced players to take advantage of every aspect of the combat system. It seems like one of those rare examples of bosses that are incredibly tough without resorting to cheap tricks... though I'm not sure why KH1 Xemnas' ability to lock up the command board was considered "unfair" while the LW can do it without criticism...
I can deal with needing specific setups to beat certain challenges (the internet exists and can give all the answers you'll ever need, after all), but when success is also completely reliant on luck, I start getting very mad. A couple mushrooms were like that, like the one that needs to be air-juggled for a certain amount of time. Aaaand then there's the TT poster job, which can't be helped by any setup so you just gotta hope your skateboarding skillz and luck are top-notch and retry several dozen times. Ugh.

I'll see what I can come up with based on the descriptions. Kitkat might also fix up all the broken characters in your fic thread soon too. ^w^
Yep, once you know which way the spikes are going, they're not so bad. Rox/Ven's hair is basically a spikier version of someone with severe bedhead, so it's not as completely unnatural as some of Nomura's other designs. And Nomura himself has significantly downsized that particular hairstyle's complexity too. I mean, just compare Roxas on the original KHII cover art to the Roxas on the 1.5 cover. It's now just otherwise normal hair that has a few tufts sticking up here and there rather than organized anime chaos.

I think the hardest part about dealing with Protagonist Hair (aside from getting the spikes to be in the right places) is making it look sort of believable. I mean sure, no one's hair is gonna stick up like THAT, but if I could just make it look like actual hair with a couple exaggerations and not polygonal blocks...

Eh, it's probably a side effect from me seeing enough fan art of both that take artistic liberties with things like how the hair works. They're not too hard to differentiate when you take a good second look (there're details like the bangs that you mentioned, plus the faces are structured pretty differently), but it's caught me a little off guard more than once.
lol, Lann. I noticed his chocobo-hair too. Though it kinda helps that his hair's more on the orange-gold side than the other guys' pale blonde. ... Well, at least Rox and Ven's hair is pale blonde in 2D art. For whatever reason, their 3D models give it more of a dirty-blonde look. *shrugs*

The egghead look can usually be avoided if you know how human heads work, but it's still an issue for some people, it seems. owo''
There's something to be said about the simplicity of their hair. Some artists out there know how to make it look really good. Their in-game models really don't do them justice, especially Kairi...
Ha, I think Terra's a bit debatable. Ever since I've seen his 0.2 model, I can't help but think of a cockatiel whenever I see the spikes at the top of his head. Ephemer and Riku hair definitely wouldn't be too out of place though, aside from the silver color... Though it could work if the person had that super light blonde color or was albino.

I think KH2 Riku was designed to look like a shaggy mess on purpose (he'd spent the whole year walking the world and was probably neglecting to care for himself too), but ironically, it's such an immaculate mess that half the fandom thinks it makes him look fabulous.
Though if anyone was trying to rip off Sephiroth's hairstyle, it'd be Xehanort. I mean look at the guy, His Heartless form has the straight, neat mane down his back, his Nobody and teen self got the crazy bangs, and all of them have the silver color. Just goes to show that folks with long silver hair can't be trusted.

It's ok, I couldn't be in the KH fandom if I couldn't wait for things. And honestly, 2.8 is probably going to take priority over most of my freetime starting tomorrow.
... It's finally started to sink in that this game is releasing tomorrow, holy crud. I am so ready for unbridled Noctis-Coaty sass.

I've never really been one for completionism. Whenever I start trying to collect trophies, I usually become very distracted and eventually start playing a different game. I think the only time I actually succeeded in a completionist-like attempt was that one time I completed the National Pokedex.
From what I've heard, LW is one of those bosses that you just have to fight over and over again just to learn his behavior and attack patterns... or you could just cheese your way through the fight by flinchhaxing him with Fenrir, which doesn't sound all that fun. I think I would've tried to beat that thing if it weren't for Mushroom XIII and a couple minigames that I just could not beat. LW is insanely tough but fair. Those other things... god I hate time limits.

Oh right, Lightning and Hope were wearing outfits like those when they first showed up. I'll have to re-read to get some specifics on what exactly they look like.
Honestly, Roxas/Ven's hair is difficult only if you're trying to imitate Nomura's work line for line. Once you have a general idea of where it sticks up and where it doesn't, it's pretty easy to make it look "right." On the other hand, I'll be drawing Sora, and I'll have to stop and think, "wait, just how does this kid's hair work again...?" The biggest challenge with Roxas' hairstyle now is differentiating it from Prompto's.

Hey, you'd be surprised how hard it can be to get the old bald look just right! But yeah, Xion and Kairi's hair definitely behaves the most like normal hair compared to everyone else. There's not much to it aside from knowing where the hair parts and where to place the bangs. Riku's hair isn't much more difficult either, especially in his KH2 and DDD variations. Though I'm constantly questioning how he manages to keep his KH2 hair mostly against his back instead of... all over the place. I know from personal experience that hair that length will do anything to get over the shoulders and all in your face...

So how close would you guess you are to releasing the next chapter? Just wondering. :3

Hah, I love KH but it's never been enough to get me to commit to platinuming to either remix collections. I'll do things like collection or gameplay challenges (trying to complete both Unchanging Armor and Undefeated in KH1 was quite an experience), but as soon as I see the challenges based on minigames, I just stop. To this day, there are 3 reasons why I haven't 100%-ed KH2: Lingering Will, a stupid mushroom, and that poster-placing challenge in Twilight Town. I don't wanna go anywhere NEAR those Gummi Ship-based trophies in KH1 either.

True, you've included so many characters that I could probably use your story as an excuse to draw the entire main protagonist lineup of Final Fantasy.
Speaking of Foretellers, I'm actually really looking forward to having Back Cover so I can have a better idea of how they move around and emote. For whatever reason, I really like their designs, but KHX and UX don't really give us much more to go off on other than 2D sprites that usually just wave their arms a little or shrug their shoulders.
Ha, if I managed to figure out how to do the likes of Sora and Cloud, I think I can deal with most spiky hair, barring maybe some of those super saiyans I've seen.

Better to take your time to preserve quality than rush it. Getting lots of updates doesn't mean much if they aren't just as good as the rest of the story.

It's funny, I remembered your fic mostly because Gram and I were brainstorming ways to give Kairi a unique battle style that didn't rely on a Keyblade just yesterday. I think we settled on her movement being skater-like a la Wisdom Form, making her surprisingly sturdy particularly against Heartless because of her dark-resistant PoH heart, and having her wield a shaft of light that could work both as a spear and quarterstaff. Essentially, a hockey player who can get hit by the darkness equivalent of a truck and be relatively fine. I think we were mostly trying to avoid making her another "agile mage" type like Aqua, or worse, a Squishy Mage like Donald. Neither really fit her description as a so-called tomboy or her very direct approach of clobbering Heartless during those brief moments in KH2.

Of course, that was all just stuff for combat and gameplay. I can understand why this arc has taken so long, because it's focusing on a character who has almost no characterization to speak of in canon, but still has *just* enough there that one needs to be careful not to write her OOC. Of course, the one source where she has the most personality is the manga, which isn't even canon and probably should be considered a gag manga if it weren't for those moments when it takes itself more seriously than the actual KH2 game ever did.

Yeah, I was actually planning on re-reading myself. I need some refreshers, and I've never had a problem with reading a good story several times.

Yeah I guess, I hadn't been visiting the forums as frequently for the past month and a half because of various shenanigans. Seems like 2.8's release is bringing a few people back though. Including me.

Alright, thanks! This all just hypothetical, though. I'm still working on getting basic human drawing down and I REALLY need to work on things like action or placement or other things that anything more complicated than a character profile might need, but you got some good stuff in there, and more importantly, I can actually imagine a lot of that stuff in my head as I read.

Oh, I was wondering about that. Rewrites, huh. At least real-life issues aren't totally to blame, I suppose.

Yeah, you could even argue that smaller details like believable dialogue and plain visual detail is more important than the overarching plot, at least in terms of making a story enjoyable. Anyone can tell a story of how xyz character did something. It takes a writer to make the character come to life inside the story and be convincing enough that people become emotionally invested in them or the world around them.

Haha... geez, I really dropped the ball on keeping this conversation going, didn't I?

I got a quick question for you. For future reference, would you be ok if I drew some things based on scenes and stuff from your KH fic?

None of us have the Japanese release but a few of us watched the streams that released (not me).

Uh, it's hard to say. Message me on the 25th about it and I'll be better informed to tell you if it's okay. xD

It's okay, I know you didn't do it on purpose. *sob*

I know Tinny posted in the Award thread already and I did but refrain from sending an award request with spoilers until the game has been out a few days. The only two of us who approve awards (me and Ethy) will have played it by then. xD