(I know there has been umpteen "ARE YOU IMPORTING BBS???!!!!" threads, but consider this one a place for those who aren't and those who are willing to resist the temptation of spoilers. A group rally.)
In just over two months, Birth by Sleep will be released in Japan. That means, for the folks not importing/willing to get spoiled, the FoKH (and the upcoming BbS section) will have to be avoided.
People will deal with this differently. Some will only stay outside of those two sections, some will ignore all of the KH sections, and still some won't even go near any KH sites. For those who are a part of this group, how are you going to particularly deal with the hiatus between the Japanese and English release of Birth by Sleep? Where will you draw the line between being spoiled and not spoiled (For example: Will you listen to the OST before you play the game? Will you watch playthroughs of at least the first world?)? Any advice you want to tell fellow FoKHers, or perhaps something you want to say before you leave?
As for myself, I think I'll probably leave the site altogether. Not entirely sure yet. I occasionally partake in non-KH sections, but it's not enough to keep me here. KH, and this site, is my guilty pleasure.
And I'd be a liar if I said that, being a KHfag, it would be easy to do this. The months will eat me up, I can tell you that now. BbS is the game I've been waiting for, the game many of us have been waiting for. This is probably what one would call an unhealthy addiction.
One of the worst parts of the wait will be knowing that others can speculate beyond BbS. How much were our theories put to shame? Is the truth something better or worse than what we've theorized? How will this reflect on future theories? If and when I come back, I'm sure I'll feel the unfamiliar feeling of being behind, in both news and theories.
In the past, I've been pretty good at keeping promises to myself concerning spoilers, in and out of the KH fandom.
For KH2, I was only spoiled on a couple things:
- Roxas was Sora's Nobody (SHOCK! An accidental confirmation of something so obvious.
- Caught a few second crappy quality glimpse of the final boss battle on YT. I admit, I broke. Looked it up. Luckily I could barely see what was going on since it was recorded on a camera. (Riku and Sora? Why are they spinning around everywhere?- Turns out it was the beginning of the battle where Xemnas produces the Nothing Vines. Sora and Riku were doing their limit). And I stopped myself.
Also listened to the soundtrack and watched the intro. Loved the intro, was disappointed by the soundtrack (aside from a few tracks, like the return of the 13th Struggle, a Fight to the Death, Sunset Horizons). But out of the context of the game, I realized that, in retrospect, I got the entirely wrong impression. The synchronizing was worse than KH1, sure, but not the actual songs. After playing the game, I found that my opinion on the OST had changed for many tracks. So I'm not really sure what I'll do with the BbS soundtrack.
As for KH2FM, I spoiled everything because, you know, it's the same game. And Days, spoiled rotten. Didn't really care, and I decided to spoil everything a long time ago. I do not at all regret that decision. However, for BbS, I want the whole experience and to be kept in the dark.
So, to recap, for BbS I will:
- POSSIBLY listen to the OST. At least a few tracks.
- Watch the intro. Maybe Land of Departure too but... ehh.
- I'll be careful in searching for non-spoiler reviews.
What about you? Share your story about KH spoilers in the past and how you'll deal with them in the future.
In just over two months, Birth by Sleep will be released in Japan. That means, for the folks not importing/willing to get spoiled, the FoKH (and the upcoming BbS section) will have to be avoided.
People will deal with this differently. Some will only stay outside of those two sections, some will ignore all of the KH sections, and still some won't even go near any KH sites. For those who are a part of this group, how are you going to particularly deal with the hiatus between the Japanese and English release of Birth by Sleep? Where will you draw the line between being spoiled and not spoiled (For example: Will you listen to the OST before you play the game? Will you watch playthroughs of at least the first world?)? Any advice you want to tell fellow FoKHers, or perhaps something you want to say before you leave?
As for myself, I think I'll probably leave the site altogether. Not entirely sure yet. I occasionally partake in non-KH sections, but it's not enough to keep me here. KH, and this site, is my guilty pleasure.
And I'd be a liar if I said that, being a KHfag, it would be easy to do this. The months will eat me up, I can tell you that now. BbS is the game I've been waiting for, the game many of us have been waiting for. This is probably what one would call an unhealthy addiction.
One of the worst parts of the wait will be knowing that others can speculate beyond BbS. How much were our theories put to shame? Is the truth something better or worse than what we've theorized? How will this reflect on future theories? If and when I come back, I'm sure I'll feel the unfamiliar feeling of being behind, in both news and theories.
In the past, I've been pretty good at keeping promises to myself concerning spoilers, in and out of the KH fandom.
For KH2, I was only spoiled on a couple things:
- Roxas was Sora's Nobody (SHOCK! An accidental confirmation of something so obvious.
- Caught a few second crappy quality glimpse of the final boss battle on YT. I admit, I broke. Looked it up. Luckily I could barely see what was going on since it was recorded on a camera. (Riku and Sora? Why are they spinning around everywhere?- Turns out it was the beginning of the battle where Xemnas produces the Nothing Vines. Sora and Riku were doing their limit). And I stopped myself.
Also listened to the soundtrack and watched the intro. Loved the intro, was disappointed by the soundtrack (aside from a few tracks, like the return of the 13th Struggle, a Fight to the Death, Sunset Horizons). But out of the context of the game, I realized that, in retrospect, I got the entirely wrong impression. The synchronizing was worse than KH1, sure, but not the actual songs. After playing the game, I found that my opinion on the OST had changed for many tracks. So I'm not really sure what I'll do with the BbS soundtrack.
As for KH2FM, I spoiled everything because, you know, it's the same game. And Days, spoiled rotten. Didn't really care, and I decided to spoil everything a long time ago. I do not at all regret that decision. However, for BbS, I want the whole experience and to be kept in the dark.
So, to recap, for BbS I will:
- POSSIBLY listen to the OST. At least a few tracks.
- Watch the intro. Maybe Land of Departure too but... ehh.
- I'll be careful in searching for non-spoiler reviews.
What about you? Share your story about KH spoilers in the past and how you'll deal with them in the future.
~ But the game'll stay in it's box. And not get opened. EVAR. D:< Or at least until I beat the English version. :d
