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Kingdom Hearts
What do you guys think of the Kingdom Hearts series? I personally love them and they are some of my favorite games, of course I'm a Disney and Square-Enix nut so... it worked perfectly for me...
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I'd still like to see (and possibly even play?) a third (major) title.
I tried playing the GBA version, but could never get into it.
I only touched KH2 for like maybe 2 hours. This was during my WoW addiction period, so I pretty much didn't play KH2. Eventually I will play this game, however there are just too many other games that are on the top of my list. ^^;; >.>
But yeah, you pretty much can't beat Halloween Town and Hollow Bastion. The last level in KH1 was neat, too; simple, but spooky in a cool way.
Shadow of the Collosus if a much better game :P
I myself haven't played either KH1 or KH2, but have played KH:CoM in a GBA emulator. Was nice, never finished it. I find it to be very nice games though, the worlds are beautiful (I have seen KH1 and 2 in action) and the mix of characters is awesome.
Of course cool Disney characters = win. So yeah I will probably find a way to play the 3rd one.
of course, I prefer slightly slower-paced games, and I'm also a total wimp at horror games.
I only have the first game, but I really like the way they work all these familiar, nostalgic characters in the game. I'm actually just about to finally finish it, which would make it the third console RPG I've ever beaten.
The combat, while cleverly presented in all areas (except the bitch of a camera), suffers from button mash syndrome. While there's some variety tossed in by how you can dodge/cast, most fights amount to either spamming the attack button or alternating between mashing the jump and attack buttons. The only battles that forced me to stay actively on my toes were the Sephiroth fights in both console games. Arguably, KH2's combat system's improvements are questionable as you can hit triangle from time to time to execute "neat tricks". While these are cool once or twice, you they become progressively irritating as their novelty wears off quickly during extended fights. Seeing Sora run up a building isn't neat when I see it for the fifth time.
In KH1, what little I understood of the story was cute. Obviously not award-worthy, but cute. After that, however, things got out of hand and I just gave up.
All the english VAs for the non-original characters were well-done (especially the Disney voices, but the Square ones held up fairly well). However, the actors for Sora, Riku, and Kairi give some of the most uninspired acting i've seen. Sure, the 6th Sense kid was a good choice for that film, but you can't just stick him in any role! 1) This ain't the 6th Sense and 2) He can't act . . . AT ALL.
Level-wise, the KH1 stages were swell appearance-wise. Halloween Town and Hollow Bastion were great-looking in particular. There were issues regarding camera positioning and the periodic unreliability of the platforming elements, however. Monstro, anyone?
Overall, i'd say the series deserves some props for what it's done, but it's legendary status among fans is greatly exaggerated.
On a different note, I find it a bit ironic that the English versions of the Hikaru Utada songs used for the openings were less grating than the original Japanese ones. Passion (aka Sanctuary) made me want to slam my head on my desk.
Anyway, I'm playing through 358/2 Days and love the panel system. It's so different from any other stat system I've seen in a game and the idea of equipping levels just blew my mind when it was first presented. What do you guys think about it?
Also, I wonder if Square is going to stick to Kingdom Hearts III being a PlayStation exclusive. It doesn't sound like them to turn down an opportunity to make money and the trend of most of their console games being multi-platform really made me start thinking about it.
One last thing, what the hell happened to Ars Arcanum? Remember that attack from the first game? It was basically the best attack in the game and never really showed up in any of the other games in the series! I miss that attack...
I think KHIII might wind up being PS3/360, not just one. I also expect a Wii spinoff someday.
I love the panel system. It's so much fun. Trying out all of the character's different weapons is a blast. There's so many different styles in this game, it's great!
I'm pretty okay with this. The standard worlds are just getting old at this point.
I'm really hoping we get some of the worlds that were dummied out of other games, like the Jungle Book, the Sword in the Stone, and Pinocchio (as in his actual world and not just Monstro).