Just beat it last it night. Great game!!! The only real complaint I have about it is terra's VA and the load times, but I can live with both of those.
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I go with the "great" vote since I myself enjoy it very much and the story is the most dramatic up to now in the series.
Although I've yet to finish it, the Rest of Aqua's scenario after Neverland and Final Episode are still open, I have not many points to complain about.
I honestly don't get it why some people here are whining about lacking NPCs and then complaining about loading times, we have to remember that this is a handheld game and therefore is limited in certain areas. If they had put in dozens of additional NPCs and, maybe, doubled the size of the worlds then the loading times would get even longer.
One critic point I have in mind is also that the duration of the visits to the different worlds is too short for every character-scenario, but guess what, I think this is also contributed to the fact that there is limited space on the UMD.
Furthermore, as far as I recall, the single worlds in KHII weren't that much longer at all...only Difference: You visit them twice.
About the VAs I can't really complain since I know that Terra's and Aqua's VAs were first-timers, Terra sounded in some scenes as if he wasn't really interested in what's going on, but it got better in the later stages of the game.
As for Aqua, it's nice that her voice actress tried to give her a serious and collected tone, but quite a few times she overdoes it.
Emotionless isn't really fitting either, as in my opinion in the scenes at Olympus Colosseum with Zack and when Vanitas confronts her in Neverland she shows that she can get out of her calm and collected stance.
Although I've yet to finish it, the Rest of Aqua's scenario after Neverland and Final Episode are still open, I have not many points to complain about.
I honestly don't get it why some people here are whining about lacking NPCs and then complaining about loading times, we have to remember that this is a handheld game and therefore is limited in certain areas. If they had put in dozens of additional NPCs and, maybe, doubled the size of the worlds then the loading times would get even longer.
One critic point I have in mind is also that the duration of the visits to the different worlds is too short for every character-scenario, but guess what, I think this is also contributed to the fact that there is limited space on the UMD.
Furthermore, as far as I recall, the single worlds in KHII weren't that much longer at all...only Difference: You visit them twice.
About the VAs I can't really complain since I know that Terra's and Aqua's VAs were first-timers, Terra sounded in some scenes as if he wasn't really interested in what's going on, but it got better in the later stages of the game.
As for Aqua, it's nice that her voice actress tried to give her a serious and collected tone, but quite a few times she overdoes it.
Emotionless isn't really fitting either, as in my opinion in the scenes at Olympus Colosseum with Zack and when Vanitas confronts her in Neverland she shows that she can get out of her calm and collected stance.
Its amazing but its not really my favorite game ever. And what exactly is the difference between okay and so so?
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Ok I'm done with the final episode as well.
I... hate this game, is my final verdict. The characters were, for the most part, bleh. The story telling and pacing were horrible and it basically feels like it didn't have the decency to stab the series in the back; it just pissed on it as a whole.
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I... hate this game, is my final verdict. The characters were, for the most part, bleh. The story telling and pacing were horrible and it basically feels like it didn't have the decency to stab the series in the back; it just pissed on it as a whole.
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I liked being able to play as multiple characters but it did make the worlds feel very short.
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I personally didn't mind the length so much as the lack of essence so many world visits had.
I mean, Aqua's visit to the Dwarf Woodlands? God dammit.
I mean, Aqua's visit to the Dwarf Woodlands? God dammit.
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Meh, that was kind of sucky, I still think Sora visiting Atlantica for the sole purpose of sing-a-longs was much worse.
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Atlantica in KH2 was a sad case amongst sad cases. But BBS came pretty close to it several times, imo x_x
Well it was pretty fun at first, but after I beat it and just played around a bit, I thought it would get boring alot slower. I'm already looking to sell it -_-
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Since I know I'm never going to get BBS, I'm just gonna give it an "alright" based on what I've seen. It has its ups and downs, maybe more ups than downs but I think people give the game way more praise than it deserves. :/ probably not going to buy this even if I get a chance.
finally got to aqua's story
man i love doing the exact same thing three times
man i love doing the exact same thing three times
I gave it a 'Great'. It truly was the best Kh game I have played since kh1, and I found it throughly enjoyable. I loved the story, and the split made piecing the story together made it more fun imo. It also clarified my own theories and tied up loose ends. Though, it did start off slow (terra) after i got absorbed into the story, it went by at at better pace.
The battle system was great. I don't understand why people said it was the same old x-button mashing. The finish commands and special commands made it difficult to ONLY use the x button. The melding thing was the best thing they have done for the series battle wise imo. Instead of spoon-feeding you amazing commands like in the past, you had to make it, which for some commands, meant going through a chain of melding commands in order to get what you want. Granted, it could have been a bit more challenging, but I'll live.
The battle system was great. I don't understand why people said it was the same old x-button mashing. The finish commands and special commands made it difficult to ONLY use the x button. The melding thing was the best thing they have done for the series battle wise imo. Instead of spoon-feeding you amazing commands like in the past, you had to make it, which for some commands, meant going through a chain of melding commands in order to get what you want. Granted, it could have been a bit more challenging, but I'll live.
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About the biggest difference here is that you were aware you were using a finisher, whereas in KH2 you equipped that ability and forgot all about it. It didn't flash at the bottom of the screen, or frustrate you since you were aiming for a command deck style.
You just weren't aware of it in KH2, is all. It's the same thing, basically, only now you can use more spells because your command deck's bigger.
You do realize it's nothing short of somewhat fancy synthing, yes? I think it was easier for them to make the abilities like that instead of calculate abilities you got along the way in the level ups.
yeah i will say that by the time i reached ven's story they were basically nonexistent to me. except the fact that i can't shut off command styles pisses me off especially because it slows down the fluidity of combat and they aren't even that useful anyway.
might just be because i tend to grind a little bit in rpgs. admittedly, however, i found aqua and ven's stories are a little bit more challenging than terra's (which was when i typed that post up), but that was probably because it took forever before i decided to get second chance and once more with them, so mobs gay'd me a couple times. for bosses, however, nothing a little bit of reading and studying couldn't handle.
yeah split into three very choppily rushed clusterfcuks of "stories"
anyway i'm almost done with aqua's story and my opinions still haven't really changed from my post on page one. it might just be because i'm older now and couldn't give a flying balls about the series and its stupid neverending plot anymore, but this is probably the least fun i've had with a kh game, aside from days.
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You're kidding right? This is the best game we had since KH2 came out. but yeah, its still your opinion anyway...
games we've had since kh2 came out:
days
coded and whatever other unnecessary bullshit
yeahhhhh
i actually think kh2 is slightly more enjoyable [gameplay-wise] because it isn't hindered by the psp's limitations. even the story in kh2, while stupid, was far more entertaining in my opinion. bbs' plot rushes itself so quickly that i'm just left saying to myself, "wow terra ventus and aqua and master xehanort and vanitas and that weird eric fcuker sure are booooring and whoa vanitas looks like sora TWIST not really." i'm not over-exaggerating when i say that the only charm and decent characters came from disney, and even disney is getting shafted to hell in the latest installments, which i find to be quite a shame.
for a series that intended to be so extraordinary, it sure has been heavily relying on some generic ass plot techniques ever since kh2, and it's arguably even worse with this installment. it might just be because i'm getting older and have played more rpgs than i can bother to count at this point, but kingdom hearts tries so hard to be different that it has ended up as cliche and disgustingly stale as any other shovelware rpg out there.
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Overall, I thought it was okay. Not great, but okay; it didn't completely live up to my expectations. Then again, games never do. xD
Really? Well, thank you for shedding light on that.
Yes I am aware. I just wish they would have done this earlier in the series and paired it with the synthesizing. I just find it more useful that regular synthesizing. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate synthesizing and all. Making objects to protect you is very beneficial, but only achieving new attacks though boss battles, accomplishments or finding them became rather tiresome. With the melding option, new commands are as accessible as items made through synthesizing.
Pretty sure the plot always had "generic ass" techniques.
The first game was about a rivalry between two best friends that becomes a metaphor for a clash between light and darkness, and saving damsels in distress.
I see them as drawing upon universal themes like those within Joseph Campbell's theory of the Hero's Journey, though they could just as easily be considered exhaustive.
I thought it was a good game except for the long load times, the command board seemed very boring, and the worlds seemed empty because they didn't have very many characters in them, but it's on a UMD, though it was much better than Days
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