1. What did you like about the game?
Almost everything really, except for the things I disliked.
The battle system was an improvement, and I enjoyed the gummi ship battles too.
2. What did you dislike?
The game seems to be split into two sections: the disney-based section, and the Organisation XIII section. I didn't feel that the two came together as well as they should.
The idea of the Reaction Commands, although useful, were basically button-mashing, not waiting for just the right time.
I also miss the old Hollow Bastion - I loved that place, and knew my way around it completely, but now it's completely different.
3. Anything particular you'd like to point out.
Play it on hard mode first time, because otherwise it's too easy, at least for the first half of the game.
4. In what ways does it improve over the original Kingdom Hearts?
The storyline is better and feels right when you're playing - I always felt that fighting Ansem at the end of KH1 felt a bit tagged on, but maybe that's just me.
The battles are faster than the first one, which is mostly an improvement too.
5. How much have you been enjoying it?
An awful lot.
6. Did it live up to the hype?
Yes, and no. The hype seemed to focus greatly around Organisation XIII, when in reality disney still dominates almost the entire game. I'd have been just as happy at points to play a completely original game just about Sora and Organisation XIII.
However, it's still as great a game as you could have imagined.
7. Are you loving it?
Yeah, of course!
8. Feel free to share anything with us!
- The pics on the save slots change too, mostly between the 3 main characters, although I do have a save that has DiZ's face on it...
- The Organisation members also make for quite nasty boss fights - they're all quick with their attacks and movement.
- Everyone here will probably hate the Dancer-type nobodies as much as I do - they can pick you up and damage you, meanwhile you can't fight back. Try enjoying a fight against five at once...
- 1000 Heartless, 1 battle!