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 KH1 Part 1: Awakening Part 2: You Are... Part 3: Paradise Part 4: Awkward Love Triangles Part 4.5: Blast Off! Part 5: No Turning Back Part 6: Sora Discovers Ren Faires Part 7: Exposition Exhibition Part 8: TROUBLE IN TRAVERSE TOWN!! Sora’s Ultimate Three Stars Union Formation! Kingdom Hearts is an odd little game. A collaboration between Squaresoft (now Square Enix) and Disney, it combines elements of the Final Fantasy series with beloved Disney classics to make something quite...different. The first arc of the series, spanning from the first game (2002) to Kingdom Hearts III (in development, maybe?), incorporates a shitton of characters, plot points, and background into its overall narrative. Thing is, there was once a time when this series was relatively playable in its entirety, when all you needed was a PS2 and a Gameboy Advance and you were good to go. Cue TGS 2007, when Tetsuya Nomura, the series’ director, announced three new games: one for the DS, another for the PSP, yet another for mobile. A few more years and he would announce that the latest title would be on the 3DS. The story was scattered across a wide spread of different consoles. In effect, this fractured the Kingdom Hearts fanbase This LP is an attempt to put the games all in one place, especially after the latest, Dream Drop Distance, established that every small detail is vital in order to comprehend the story as a whole. Especially when the plot devolves into an incomprehensible clusterfuck only a few games into the series. Not to mention extra scenes added to Japanese-only remakes, which later games will call back to. A lot of people will argue that there’s really no point in trying to piece together the mess, but for people like me who love the crazy, never-ending rabbit hole that the narrative of Kingdom Hearts has come to resemble, the experience of putting all the pieces together is worth it. At the very least, I will go through KH1, Re:Chain of Memories, KH2, and Birth By Sleep. I’ll be figuring out what to do about 3/DS recording in the meanwhile.  Spoiler Policy This game is over ten years old now. Regardless, since this is a series LP: no spoilers, tagged or untagged! This means any detail regarding the plot, bosses, locations, etc. Please don’t pull that “Wait until you see what happens next!” bullshit, either. There is a KH megathread, if you must talk about something farther into the series than where we are, but be aware that untagged spoilers are allowed up to major plot points of Birth By Sleep and beyond (which are tagged). How is this LP set up? I’ll be covering everything outside of opening/closing FMVs in screenshots, with videos for important cutscenes and boss fights. This will not be a 100% playthrough. As far as extra content goes, I’m planning on doing some write-ups on the music of this series, because it is (for the most part) fantastic. These will probably be far and few in between until we get to later parts of the series and things begin to connect thematically. Final Mix (Japanese-exclusive) content will be covered, but all of it is likely going to come from outside sources. As far as commentary format goes: I have a co-commentator/  Everything following this image is melodicwaffle’s commentary, whereas... ...This picture indicates kuulgai’s The Characters Our hero, Sora.  Single-handedly keeps the hair gel industry going. He has a thing for symbolism and sleeping. Sometimes both, at the same time. Pretty goofy. His best friend, Riku.  Riku is the mature, coolheaded one of his friends who And their  Plucky and kindhearted, Kairi will definitely not be an object of contention between the two male characters. We actually don’t see her too often. Thinking of you, wherever you are. We pray for our sorrows to end, and hope that our hearts will blend. Now I will step forward to realize this wish. And who knows: starting a new journey may not be so hard or maybe it has already begun. There are many worlds, but they share the same sky— one sky, one destiny. quote:
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“Do you know what’s going on? The closest thing to an explanation I can gather is just ‘darkness’.”
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Thread Contributions! Waffleman_ shares a Waffleman_ posted:Did you say bad fanfiction? melodicwaffle fucked around with this message at Mar 11, 2013 around 03:29 |
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Part 1: Awakening You should probably click on that picture!♪: Dive into the Heart -Destati- (A)     Take your time. Don’t be afraid.  Welcome to the Awakening. The Dive to the Heart serves as a litmus test of sorts, both for our hero and for you. In the latter case, it’s to see if you know basic video game controls.So let’s take our first steps.     We are rewarded with more cryptic words, a flimsy cartoon shield, a glowstick, and a Master Sword knock-off. Neat!Unfortunately, we can only choose one to roll with.  The power of the warrior.Invincible courage. A sword of terrible destruction.  The power of the mystic.Inner strength. A staff of wonder and ruin.  The power of the guardian.Kindness to aid friends. A shield to repel all. The weapons establish your starting stats: the sword raises strength; the staff, MP; the shield, defense. In addition to choosing one weapon to wield, though, you also have to choose one to give up. Giving up the sword or shield decreases strength and defense, respectively, but giving up the staff decreases your Ability Points (AP) by one. This is kind of crucial, as we’ll see when this becomes relevant. Canon-wise it’s funny that this destiny-locking and ability rewriting decision is made when our young protagonist has absolutely no idea what’s going on. It’s like choosing to be an art major in a dream and then waking up to find your tuition already paid and your talents rewritten for still life painting. So of course I give up the staff, just to make things harder.  I’ll be going with the sword. Not my usual choice, but it’s fun to experiment.♪: Dive into the Heart -Destati- (B)  After we make our choices, the world decides to self-destruct.  And our hero takes another fall. This game is big on falling. The franchise in general seems to big on not only falling, but falling headfirst. It happens so frequently I wonder if the characters themselves think landing with your face is the best way to go.  fuckin rad Use this power to protect yourself and others. Or mercilessly beat up children wielding jump ropes and soccer balls, but fighting for justice is preferred.  How   Kingdom Hearts really spices up the third person hack n’ slash genre by giving you three other combat options, as seen in the Command menu, you won’t use. My younger self first playing KH really agreed with the ‘mash x’ strategy. You only need to kill one of these guys in order to advance. Or not. I’m glad Mysterious Voice is pulling for us though. Seriously, Mysterious Voice has been all omniscient and wise up to this point but now decides to be that dude in a movie theatre going “YO DAWG THE KILLER’S RIGHT BEHIND YOU WATCH OUT” Locking on helps a lot in this game because the targeting system in this game sucks. The game automatically targets whichever enemy’s closest to you (with very varying success), but hitting the lock-on button focuses it on a specific one so you can keep an eye on it. Unfortunately, this also makes the camera freak the gently caress out on occasion.   OH MY GOD IT’S DIP  Oh. Well, that was Kingdom Hearts. Good game! Would you like to roll another charac—♪: Dive into the Heart -Destati- (C)  —Oh. Well, I guess we can still get some mileage out of this one. That makes what, two stained glass floors you’ve fallen through? GET YOUR poo poo TOGETHER PROTAGONIST  “No matter how hard I cross my arms, this door just won’t open!”   This treasure chest doesn’t actually have anything in it. It’s just to make sure you really know how to use the field-contextual command.    Our hero, in response to this locked door crisis, thinks: “What would Donkey Kong do?” After a rigorous training exercise, the door materializes and we can finally get out of here.  I...I guess doors really don’t need to be physically pulled open here? These doors are of an innovative new ‘tutorial-lock’ design.  What could be behind the door? Find out next time! Theory: the mysterious voice is actually Nomura himself.Extras: ♪: Dearly Beloved (Title menu music) Simple and Clean -PlanitB Remix- (Opening FMV music, full version)  Dive to the Heart melodicwaffle fucked around with this message at Mar 21, 2013 around 00:01 |
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Hey, cool, a KH series thread! For some reason I absolutely adore the poo poo out of this series. The writing is laughable, the gameplay is simple, and the concept is ridiculous, but it just hits something that makes it amazing for me, I suppose. As such, I have near-encyclopedic knowledge of the series, at least the non-Japanese exclusive stuff. If you don't mind, can I put up effortposts about the series and the stuff we've seen when relevant?
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And there goes one of my favorite openings of any game Gotta love that song. Still gets kinda annoying that you have to do the hurr durr can you walk stuff every time you roll a new character, though.
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Whatever my opinions on the rest of the games may be, they always have excellent music. Very evocative of an otherworldly feel in the first song.
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Nooo you're supposed to pick the Staff to have the most possible MP. 
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Prythian posted:Hey, cool, a KH series thread! For some reason I absolutely adore the poo poo out of this series. The writing is laughable, the gameplay is simple, and the concept is ridiculous, but it just hits something that makes it amazing for me, I suppose. As such, I have near-encyclopedic knowledge of the series, at least the non-Japanese exclusive stuff. If you don't mind, can I put up effortposts about the series and the stuff we've seen when relevant? As we get deeper into the series, I'm already going to try and be as informative as I can about what's going on and how it relates to what we've seen already, but if I've missed something, absolutely feel free to post elaborating on it as long as it doesn't go into spoiler territory.  Drakenel posted:Whatever my opinions on the rest of the games may be, they always have excellent music. Very evocative of an otherworldly feel in the first song. This is the first game I ever bought the soundtrack for—that big box set that had the first game's and Re:Chain's OSTs, extended versions of the second game's music, and the Final Mix CD. The music in this game can be really good, both melodically and in a narrative sense, which is exactly why I intend to post about it eventually. e: Also kuulgai needs to get in here. Not much happened in this first part, so the end of the tutorial should be up tomorrow. melodicwaffle fucked around with this message at Feb 21, 2013 around 05:51 |
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I love this series. However I do like it more when it doesn't take itself too seriously. The first game is probably my favorite. There just seemed to be a sense of wonder and magic that was absent from all the other games. Call it nostalgia if you want, but I still feel like this game (and COM to an extent) have something the later ones don't. I hope everyone clicks the music links because, as melodicwaffle and others have said, this entire series is fantastic with music. Yoko Shimamura does an incredible job capturing the mood with Dearly Beloved alone.
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I've only played one of the games in this series (BBS) and really enjoyed it, particularly the music, so it'll be pretty cool to know how the others work. Also, what are with Sora's goofy shoes in this one?
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melodicwaffle posted:Not much happened in this first part, so the end of the tutorial should be up tomorrow. I take this back. It became apparent during the next section that I was recording the game with a brightness setting set far too dark. There is no option to change the brightness with what I'm recording with.  I'll be going through Avisynth with a Tweak script later and re-encoding the video/getting better pictures for this first update and the next few ones. Sorry for the delay!
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This series starts stupid, and only gets more stupid the farther down the rabbit hole you go. It's also some of the most fun I've had with a video game period, and I'm saddened to admit I think I actually understand the series' plot so far. If you've never touched the series before, rest assured that's no mean feat. Part of me wonders if Nomura expected this to be the mega-hit it turned out to be. Things like the Stations of Awakening suggest it, anyway; it's really pretty and extravagant for a stand-alone title's tutorial. It's a perfect way to set up callbacks and cheap symbolism if you planned on doing a series, though.
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Oh geez, Kingdom Hearts. I love the series, but my god, the fact that I have to regularly reference a master timeline just to understand who these people are, why they're here, and why I should even care about them? Makes me want to shoot myself. But the music is fantastic (and you should feel bad if you don't give it a chance  ), Disney characters make my brain melt into a mess of warm, gooey nostalgia, and Sora really is the biggest dork, something that I can't help but find endearing. I'm looking forward to seeing how this develops! Especially the Re:CoM section- I played the original CoM, and as such, didn't see the need to play the remake, so seeing how they differ will be very interesting.
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I played the original, CoM, and KH2 to 100% completion and was always amazed how thoroughly nutters they were beneath the simplistic surface; unlocking the bonus videos are still some of the greatest  moments I've ever had in video games. It utterly baffled me how continuity-laden Kingdom Hearts 2 was, in particular; not that many people played CoM, how are they getting away with all these assumptions you knew exactly what the hell's going on with anything? I guess it makes total sense that the series' utterly ridiculous plot complexity would eventually actually earn it a reputation beyond A Disney/Final Fantasy crossover? That's such a weird premise!!I could never keep up with things once they scattered the titles across consoles so it should be fun following this LP.
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Edit: Nevermind, could be considered spoilers. For content, this was also my first soundtrack I bought. A few fight musics and this theme were among the reasons. They really vary from meoldramatic dream state to high intensity struggles and almost all of them accomplish in evoking that emotion. Vocals in particular are very effectively used in these pieces. Drakenel fucked around with this message at Feb 21, 2013 around 08:05 |
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Falls Down Stairs posted:I played the original, CoM, and KH2 to 100% completion and was always amazed how thoroughly nutters they were beneath the simplistic surface; unlocking the bonus videos are still some of the greatest The KH series is easily one of the most continuity-dense series around. The only one I can think of off the top of my head that even comes close is the Metal Gear series, and this doesn't even have Kojima behind it. At some point, they'll try and explain some of the long-term questions the series has asked, and the trainwreck that ensues will be glorious, and completely impenetrable to all but the most  of fans.
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I always went with the choose sword give up staff combo when I played this. I am just not a big magic user.
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mateo360 posted:I always went with the choose sword give up staff combo when I played this. I am just not a big magic user. But your precious MP noooo
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ZenVulgarity posted:But your precious MP noooo I prefer the old time classic method of "Run-Up-And-Bash-Stuff-Really-Hard"
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To be honest, picking Staff is basically the best option, if only because MP and AP are harder to come by in decent amounts than strength and defense. In fact, picking Sword and giving up Staff is probably the worst possible choice.
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Part 2: You Are... Last time, we were about to find out what was beyond the door. ♪: Dive into the Heart -Destati- (D)  ...Oh. Guess not.   I’m not sure if I’m okay with getting too personal with you, Mysterious Voice, let’s keep this relationship professional.  Is being number one such a big deal? Hell yeah, screw friendship. When am I ever going to need that?  To see rare sights, huh?  Gettin’ old? Is that really so scary? It is in this economy, I tell ya’. Who are these guys? They seem like the sort of people who would have really annoying character quirks as adults... You want to be number one. You want to see rare sights. You’re afraid of getting old. Anyways, the choices you pick determine your level-up rate. Beginning your journey at dawn causes you to level up at a faster rate until you hit 40, after which more experience points will be required to level up. Midday (choosing all the second options) sets a steady, linear level curve, and night is just the opposite curve of dawn: slow at first, then faster after level 40.♪: Dive into the Heart -Destati- (E)  “And before you ask, no, I will never stop being vague and just be clear.” After a flash of light, we end up back here. Have I mentioned I really like these stained glass platforms?  Tutorial guy’s all like “You’re on your own for this one, buddy.” Since we chose to start at dawn earlier, we’ve already gained our first level-up; normally this wouldn’t occur until after the first boss. Gameplay mechanics!  Look at that loving gorgeous stained glass. As far as lengthy tutorial sections go, I like the one in this game just because it’s so pretty to look at. There’s a lot of detail that got put into these things that show up for literally 15 seconds. It’s a little hard to tell from this angle, but this is Belle. With red hair. Kind of like the brown-haired Cinderella mix-up, but hey. vvHey, are you ready for something dramatic? Video (Dailymotion)*♪: Dive into the Heart -Destati- (F)   The closer you get to light, the greater your shadow becomes.     “...just keep pressing X and you’ve essentially already beaten this game.” Sir you are not doing a good job of being unafraid   Yeah, let's put an extremely dark-colored boss on top of a black background. Good idea, Square. Anyway, this is Darkside. Here’s a better look at the guy we’re dealing with.   It’s got two attacks: the first involves slammings its fist into the ground, creating a pool of darkness. A few Shadows pop out of the darkness, which is good if you’re really desperate for HP (you shouldn’t be). But the game decided that it wants to give you a way to make an easy boss fight even easier; you can climb up the arm in order to... ...cut its face open. Tech points are a second way of gaining experience, usually doled out whenever you make an attack in some sort of strategic manner (in this case, landing a combo on the head). Usually, people just whale on the hands and ignore the head, so I guess being different counts as being strategic? Hey, buddy, if you can just let me run up your arm to cut up your eyes and not swat me off with your free hand or anything that’d be grreaat. Its other attack is launching darkness at you from its chest. You can deflect them by hitting them, but let’s not drag out a fight longer than it has to be. Dawn’s a pretty good route to go if you like being powered up early in the game.  ♪: Dive into the Heart -Destati- (G)   Dear PROTAGONIST,Your one-hour trial to SYMBOLIC WEAPONRY has expired. We hope you found our product easy to use. You can reactivate your license by not being crushed by black giants. Thank you for considering Plot-Convenient Arms. We look forward to serving your future adventuring needs.     You hold the mightiest weapon of all.   So don’t forget: Extras: *I tried to upload the Darkside video to YouTube, but YT refused to take it. Hopefully this will be the only time that happens. ♪: Dive into the Heart -Destati- (full version)  Snow White Station  Cinderella Station  Three Princesses Station  Aurora Station  Belle Station melodicwaffle fucked around with this message at Mar 21, 2013 around 00:02 |
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Darkside's got a pretty nifty design, all things considered. Somehow manages to be both whimsical, what with those adorable tiny feet of his, as well as being all big and threatening. Also, no matter how good I got at Kingdom Hearts, I could never manage to run up his arms. Dunno why. For the longest time, I assumed people were lying when they told me it was possible.
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The intro to this game is pretty good. The music, the beautiful stained glass motif, and then that ending to the opening and you have something pretty strong.
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Classy Hydra posted:
The arm running trick is deep magic. took me like 5 fights to get it...
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Classy Hydra posted:Also, no matter how good I got at Kingdom Hearts, I could never manage to run up his arms. Dunno why. For the longest time, I assumed people were lying when they told me it was possible. I didn't know about it until two years ago. I first played this game in 2006.  Dr Pepper posted:The intro to this game is pretty good. Speaking of this, I stupidly forgot to add some stuff to the end of the post.  A link to the full version of the music and some images of the stained glass stations have been appended to the end of the last post.
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Yeah, I love the stained glass motif for these scenes and I'm glad they keep it throughout the series.
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Kingdom Hearts has sucha wide pretentious streak in its narrative, especially during things like the tutorial opening here, but there's just something inexplicably endearing about it.  It is the most jRPG thing.I always used to go for the "at night" leveling curve. The way I played, it didn't make the early game more annoying to any noticeable degree and it cut down on some grindiness in the later game.
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Dr Pepper posted:The intro to this game is pretty good. No kidding. Destati is easily one of the best (if not THE best) pieces of music from the first game, and it does an AMAZING job of adding to the dreamlike atmosphere. Falls Down Stairs posted:Kingdom Hearts has sucha wide pretentious streak in its narrative, especially during things like the tutorial opening here, but there's just something inexplicably endearing about it. It's sort of like watching a movie you'd see on MST3K: ridiculous as hell but still enjoyable to watch. I say that because I feel the exact same way about this series. Edit: I know you said you're not doing a 100% playthrough of the games, melodicwaffle, so what's your plan for the bonus bosses?
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Falls Down Stairs posted:Kingdom Hearts has sucha wide pretentious streak in its narrative, especially during things like the tutorial opening here, but there's just something inexplicably endearing about it. I don't know about about you but the best part of the series is the sheer absurdity of it all. I mean, the very concept is "3D Secret of Mana clone DisneyXFinal Fantasy crossover" There's nowhere to go but embracing the insanity.
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The I'd personally suggest against giving anything but the most cursory look at the bonus bosses; given that you have a lot of ground to cover just with the main story, spending too much time on the bullshit optional stuff will just slow everything down to a crawl.
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As far as bonus bosses go, I'll at least attempt them. I've only ever beat one of them, but I'll give it my best shot. I'm definitely not going to delay moving on with the plot just to cover them in-depth, though.
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Falls Down Stairs posted:Kingdom Hearts has sucha wide pretentious streak in its narrative, especially during things like the tutorial opening here, but there's just something inexplicably endearing about it. Yeah, Kingdom Hearts tends to lose its way when it gets to the specifics of what's going on, but when it's taking the long view of things it's pretty... endearingly pretentious? I mean, it's a big journey and the stakes are pretty huge, so it's worth talking up.
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Recording's been a nightmare. There's definitely something I should be doing differently in my setup that won't get me ugly, interlaced footage even after it's been run through Yadif. I'll be tweaking my current process in order to ensure that future posts I'll be making are actually of decent quality/fixing what I have now. Until then, thread's closed. I'll be back next week. Sorry!
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Part 3: Paradise Video (Polsy) (Dailymotion)  It turns out it was all a dream. Which means that it’s time to go back to sleep— AHH gently caress WHAT IS THAT POORLY AGED MODELS AT ODD ANGLES WAGH ♪: Destiny Islands   Sora, you lazy bum. I knew I’d find you snoozing down here.  I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t— Are you still dreaming? It wasn’t a dream! What was that place? So bizarre... Yeah, sure. What was your hometown like? You know, where you grew up. I’ve told you before, I don’t remember. Nothing at all? Nomura reveals how much of Kairi’s backstory he’d thought of at this point. You ever want to go back? Well, I’m happy here. Really... But you know... I’d like to see it too. Along with any other worlds out there!   Hey, “How was my dramatic entrance this time guys?” So,  And you’re just as lazy as he is! So you noticed.  Huh? What, are you kidding? Ready?      We are in for a long journey, folks. A very long, twisted, confusing journey.   Sora, are you listening to me? What was that, again? Geez. We can’t build a raft without materials, right? Here’s what we need: Two logs. One cloth. One rope. Bring everything back here. If you need help, just ask. No more slacking, okay? So let’s go find those materials for the raft—wait why are they building a raft again But anyway, I really like the island Really, the environment is nice and has a very paradisal feel. (The music helps. Let’s just chill on the beach guys.) Cloth, check. (Isn’t this stealing? ) Oh, and here’s that kid from the dream. This is none other than Kingdom Hearts-ified version of Tidus, the main character from Final Fantasy X. He still has stupidly cut pants, even in another universe. (Rope: check.) And down here are Selphie from FF8 and Wakka from FF10. They don’t get nice pictures because they weren’t player characters. Also I’d just like to point out that the kids don’t actually live on this island, but a separate one (Destiny Islands, after all). They get here by boat. Tiny, fragile-looking boats. Which they use to cross an open ocean. ...Sure! That’s safe! Wait, why are you building a makeshift raft out of fallen branches and bedsheets when there are boats that actually work right there you use frequently to get onto this island? Guess they never noticed those. Apart from being the Final Fantasy half of a Final Fantasy-Disney crossover, we get a fun option after speaking to each character...♪: Bustin’ Up on the Beach   Okay, don't hold back! “The jump rope, like the folding chair, is one of the seven deadliest weapons!” Selphie’s original nunchaku was replaced with a jump rope. Kind of cute. She has two attacks, both of which can be deflected for a tech point. For one of them, if you wait for the whole animation to play out, her jump rope bonks her on the head, earning you an additional point. Aw, I can’t believe I lost! Selphie’s easy to beat, though. Next.   Show me your stuff! Just like in Final Fantasy X, Wakka attacks by throwing blitzballs in people’s faces. Fighting Wakka is like playing baseball: just hit the ball back at him and it’ll stun him for several seconds, allowing you to get a combo in. He gives out 1 tech point for regular throws and 2 for his charge-up throw. The Destiny Islands kids’ version of baseball is to hit the ball and then mercilessly break splinters into the pitcher’s face. Really paradisal. Aw, man... That really hurt!   You’re going down! As if   Tidus is the hardest of the three to fight, though. He’s the most difficult to read and deflecting his attacks actually staggers you for a couple of seconds. Aw, man... I’m really off today. Okay, time to finish finding those quest items— No, it’s time for Sora to prove himself king of the beach once and for all. Let’s get ‘im! Pretty much the same as the last three fights, except all at once. A good strategy is to take down Tidus, as he’s the hardest hitter, then take out Selphie, and finish off Wakka. You get a potion for beating them.But there’s one more guy we’ve gotta take down on our road to the top...  Did you get everything we need for the raft? I gave my stuff to Kairi. Hey Sora, how about a quick round? Grab your sword. Okay, you’re on! This one decides the champion! Ready or not! So the Riku fight is way tougher than any of the Final Fantasy kids; he hits a lot harder and it can be tricky to work in a full combo. I’d recommend watching the video for this one. (Where did he learn to jump like that) Sometimes, right in the middle of your combo, he’ll fall back like this, then project himself at you. It’s got a weird hitbox and is pretty difficult to avoid, especially if you’re just mashing X. The biggest problem is that Riku just jumps all over the place. When he’s not doing that, he’s just blocking all your attacks. He is definitely beatable, though; it just takes some getting used to his pattern. Beating Riku will also net you a potion as a reward. Sora and Riku have a bit of friendly competition going on; they keep track of who wins and how many times. It has literally no effect on anything for the rest of the game The last item we have to retrieve. Let’s get back to Kairi and end the day. Video (Polsy) (Dailymotion)♪: Destiny Islands  So, Kairi’s home is out there somewhere, right? Could be.  Who knows? If we have to, we’ll think of something else. “As we’re drowning on the sinking raft.” What would you do there? Well, I haven’t really thought about it. I’ve always wondered why we’re here on this island. If there are any other worlds out there, why did we end up on this one? And suppose there are other worlds... Then ours is just a little piece of something much greater. So we could have just as easily ended up somewhere else, right? Is Destiny Islands just a small planet full of tiny islands, or is Riku talking about going to different countries? Does Riku think a raft is going to take him to SPACE? Exactly. That’s why we need to go out there and find out. Just sitting out here won’t change a thing. It’s the same old stuff. So let’s go. You’ve been thinking a lot lately, haven’t you? Thanks to you. If you hadn’t come here, I probably would’ve never thought of any of this. Kairi, thanks. You're welcome. “I accept your thanks for my existence.” Sora.  You wanted one, didn’t you? A paopu fruit... If two people share one, their destinies become intertwined. They’ll remain a part of each other’s lives no matter what. C’mon, I know you want to try it. What are you talking—    Meanwhile, somewhere very far away...♪: Mickey Mouse Club March   Fantasia cameos and a guy with a stupid hat.   Good morning, Your Majesty. It’s nice to see you this morn—  Hey, cool, a letter! It’s got Mickey’s head on it, I wonder what it says inside—  You might recognize the hedge art as some older Mickey Mouse characters, as they appeared in one of my favorite shorts, The Band Concert.   Man, Donald’s got a mastery of the arcane arts and he’s at best prank shock gum? Hey there, Donald. G’morning. Queen Minnie? Not even the queen! Daisy? “Who’s much more important than the queen?” No, it’s top secret! What?  Extras:  Destiny Islands  Audience Chamber melodicwaffle fucked around with this message at Mar 21, 2013 around 00:04 |
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Sorry for the huge delay, there were...a lot of issues to work out. I'll be working on fixing the first two posts and figuring out how to deal with the fact that YouTube flagged the opening video for copyright on the music. Meanwhile, our (I'm not naming the raft Excalibur.) melodicwaffle fucked around with this message at Mar 8, 2013 around 05:38 |
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Ah, this is back. As for the name, how about Gabriel?
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Excalipoor
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I nominate Trainwreck, so the characters can ride along with us. You know, this opening segment feels like it should be incredibly boring and trite, but somehow it isn't. Maybe it's just that some of the optional fights are fun- the 3 on 1 and Riku matches can be legitimately difficult, especially if you picked the staff (which doesn't actually give any benefit until a little later) as your advantage. I also always assumed that the kids were just kind of idiots and assumed that if you went far enough on watercraft, you ended up in space or something. To be fair, their options for extraterrestrial travel are a bit limited.
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Detheros posted:Excalipoor You mean Excalipur, right?
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We should set sail on the great ship RikuxSora
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