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Liku posted:Are you... being serious? And by brilliant I mean pure insanity in the best way possible.
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To be honest, Kingdom Hearts isn't really that crazy. I mean, it's crazy, but it is crazy in the same way a comic book or whatever is. It's a simple stand-alone concept that keeps getting retcons piled onto it because they want to keep the franchise going, each successive retcon adding a layer of bullshit on top.
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Feb 24, 2012 16:10
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When the games are played in order of release (KH-CoM-KH2-Days-BBS) you can actually make sense of it, as a kind of insane progression. Of course, it just gets more and more ludicrious the longer it goes on. What I find incredible, is that they want to continue this series after the so-called "Xehanort Saga", which will just lead to another layer of pure mindfuckery. Who'd have thought a game about a kid being friends with Micky Mouse would be so loving complicated? 
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Feb 24, 2012 16:54
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darealkooky posted:- None of the new cutscenes add anything of value. You clearly missed something then
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Feb 24, 2012 17:41
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:Does that count as My initial thought is no, since it's not a ROM or MP3 or the like, but then again, it is a mag people can buy... Hmm... I guess it's better to play it safe and assume it is until a Mod says otherwise. Ah well.
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So, I'm replaying KH1 and I've just locked Hollow Bastion. I'm now trying to finish up synthesizing everything and was wondering if anyone knew of a good spot to farm crystals? Throughout the entirety of Hollow Bastion I only managed to get a single Bright Crystal, and that was with killing everything that showed up. So any advice?
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Feb 24, 2012 19:09
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kthegreat posted:So, I'm replaying KH1 and I've just locked Hollow Bastion. I'm now trying to finish up synthesizing everything and was wondering if anyone knew of a good spot to farm crystals? Throughout the entirety of Hollow Bastion I only managed to get a single Bright Crystal, and that was with killing everything that showed up. So any advice? I just recently went through the synth crystal grind and here's my advice: Go to gamefaqs and look up the item synthesis FAQ and the mushroom hunting FAQ http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/516587-kingdom-hearts/faqs/19539. Bright crystals drop off defenders, a good place to farm defenders is in Traverse Town, a bunch spawn in district 3 and a few spawn in the hotel hallway. I got all of my bright crystals relatively quickly there. I would just wait and go through the End of the World before you start farming, because you'll need Gales, which only drop off of the enemies that appear there.
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Feb 24, 2012 19:16
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kthegreat posted:So, I'm replaying KH1 and I've just locked Hollow Bastion. I'm now trying to finish up synthesizing everything and was wondering if anyone knew of a good spot to farm crystals? Throughout the entirety of Hollow Bastion I only managed to get a single Bright Crystal, and that was with killing everything that showed up. So any advice? Echoing what DrTasty said, the hotel is amazing because it not only has 3 shields, but also 4 wizards and some dark orbs if you need stuff from them. That said, I think I ended up with about 3 of the goofy shields and 2 wizard staffs before I ended up with all the crystals I needed. It's quick to clear though once you get in a flow.
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Feb 24, 2012 20:01
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New Famitsu scans! 
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RagnarokAngel posted:And by brilliant I mean pure insanity in the best way possible. Then I agree with you 100%.
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Feb 25, 2012 04:04
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Pesky Splinter posted:When the games are played in order of release (KH-CoM-KH2-Days-BBS) you can actually make sense of it, as a kind of insane progression. Of course, it just gets more and more ludicrious the longer it goes on. The series has a huge flavor of artsy to it so the ironic thing is if you dont take anything literally no one single part of the plot is complicated, but all of them lumped together can be kind of confusing.
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Feb 25, 2012 18:38
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I got an e-mail from Sqeenix today, and one of the things in it was that some games were 50% off at their store until the 29. I saw Kingdom Hearts in the image, so I clicked the link to load the page. If you own a PSP, but don't have Birth By Sleep, it's on sale for $9.99 until Thursday. Edit: Is it OK to post a link to the store page for it?
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Feb 26, 2012 22:28
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here's the previous video, but with Subtitles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BssrlR_rdFc   holy poo poo, fuuuuuuck
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Feb 27, 2012 05:09
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Well that pretty much puts to rest any of my remaining fears that 3D will just be another 358/2D. Looks like they're actually giving it a reason to exist. Though from what I've seen of the systems, I think BBS will still be the better game. None of the systems in 3D really excite me that much so far. vvvv To be fair, anything after BBS is going to be compared to BBS, so they could still be perfectly good systems on their own, but they just look kinda meh because BBS hit it out of the park in its combat, leveling, and other systems. chumbler fucked around with this message at 07:37 on Feb 27, 2012 |
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Feb 27, 2012 07:12
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chumbler posted:None of the systems in 3D really excite me that much so far. As for the Dream Eaters and other various systems that they've barely shown in the trailers, I'll just wait and see. Nomura compared raising them to Re:Coded's system of gaining abilities, and I loved that.
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Feb 27, 2012 07:25
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:here's the previous video, but with Subtitles "Kingdom Hearts has always been there whenever I have felt that my friends or family have turned their backs on me. It's one of those games that keeps you from feeling sorry for yourself... like a really good book" Oh, youtube  Also, they finally used My Sanctuary instead of Simple and Clean!
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Okay, so I started Re:CoM today and despite playing every other KH game I have never played Chain of Memories in either of it's forms. Is there anything I should know about playing this game? I can tell the battle system will take a little time to get used to.
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kthegreat posted:Okay, so I started Re:CoM today and despite playing every other KH game I have never played Chain of Memories in either of it's forms. Stacks 0s on the other end of your deck so you can break any Sleights if/when they show up.
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Pureauthor posted:Stacks 0s on the other end of your deck so you can break any Sleights if/when they show up. also, pay close attention to the order of the cards in your deck, and basically put premium cards in slots 1, 4, 7, etc. so that they are the card you would have "lost" when using the sleight, since you would have lost it anyway. It will make sense later, I promise. Although I think there's a way to reload premium cards using an item and/or making them not the first card in the sleight? EDIT: chumbler posted:Well that pretty much puts to rest any of my remaining fears that 3D will just be another 358/2D. Looks like they're actually giving it a reason to exist. Um Nomura has been saying this every five seconds since announcing the game.
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:here's the previous video, but with Subtitles 
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burntpork posted:What I got from this is @8:48 Lea aka Axel is talking to Yensid about becoming a keyblade bearer.. right? Maybe I'm looking too into it. I just saw it as Lea wanting to redeem himself. But yeah, he might want to do that, and become a keyblader, too...
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Kheldarn posted:I just saw it as Lea wanting to redeem himself. But yeah, he might want to do that, and become a keyblader, too... ummm you cannot choose the keyblade, the keyblade chooses you.
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Feb 28, 2012 05:06
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:ummm you cannot choose the keyblade, the keyblade chooses you. You think any rule in Kingdom Hearts is set in stone?
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:ummm you cannot choose the keyblade, the keyblade chooses you. Oh please. Just a little bit of HEART POWER and they'll have thet sorted out in no time.
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Feb 28, 2012 09:29
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Pureauthor posted:Oh please. Just a little bit of HEART POWER and they'll have thet sorted out in no time. Is that Kingdom Hearts' equivalent to Midichlorians?
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no it's definitely Lea trying to redeem himself, especially now that he has his heart back I'm sure he just wants his bff Roxas back so that they can eat ice cream together forever~~~ His heart was thrust into darkness, and if Riku is any indication, it can take a lot to come back from that.
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This pretty nicely sums up my thoughts on the overall KH series right now: http://ds.ign.com/articles/121/1219540p1.html
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LemonLimeTime posted:This pretty nicely sums up my thoughts on the overall KH series right now: I'm 1/2 and 1/2 on that article. quote:The worlds in Kingdom Hearts have to match the tone of the films they represent, sometimes through a lighter, inconsequential plot, or by following the film exactly. You can see both at work in worlds like Atlantica, where dolphin merman Sora helps solve the issues of Hans Christian Anderson's misogynistic cautionary tale by… singing terrible songs about fins. While I don't want to defend finny fun (urgh that song), and the world would have been much better gotten rid of, what is the author suggesting? That Sora use the keyblade to bloodily and painfully cleave Ariel's tail into legs and rug salt into them, only for her and Eric not to get together making her fade into sea foam a la the original tale? Now if only that were one of the songs.... The rest of the article I agree with, for the most part.
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Reading that article reminded me: what the gently caress is a kingdom hearts? In KH2 it's the heart-shaped moon that they wanna use to turn into humans, but what is it exactly? And in KH it's just an... entity that is never explained beyond the villain wanting it.
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It's a macguffin.
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^^^ [e]:Beaten. It's true form is that of Scrooge McDuck's money bin, which is filled with all the money Disney and SE have made from this series. It's just a macguffin. It just serves as something that everyone wants, and is vaguely phrased as being a source of ultimate power. And that's the purpose it serves in the story.
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Two things glaringly wrong with this article:quote:It's hard to imagine a less engaging main character than Roxas, His name is Sora, generic anime kid hero who saves the world Also Kingdom Hearts is a thing, not a place. But that just goes along with how goddamn confusing all this poo poo is.
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:Two things glaringly wrong with this article: I was always under the impression it was like, the world of all the worlds? But the concept itself is pretty abstract throughout all the games, the best glance we get of it is the heart-shaped moon. So, look forward to a lunar themed final level sometime in the near future, guys!
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I thought Kingdom Hearts was the heart of all existence, and without it, game over. In semi-KH news, I just got back from doing One More Disney Day at the Magic Kingdom. I saw 5 different people there wearing KH shirts, and my kid saw a sixth. I keep hoping that Disney will catch on, and start selling KH merch at the parks (in addition to selling the games).
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I always thought Kingdom Hearts was like "The heart of all hearts" Whatever the powers of the heart are, Kingdom Hearts is like that x infinity. How do you get to it? hell if I know.
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:His name is Sora, generic anime kid hero who saves the world I like Sora. He may not be the deepest character ever, but I like his enthusiasm compared to the mopey heroes Square usually uses. Stuff like him getting excited to meet Santa in KH2 reminded me of being a kid. Serene Crimson posted:I always thought Kingdom Hearts was like "The heart of all hearts" It just does whatever is convenient for the game at the time.
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Well I thought in 2 that they were essentially creating an "artificial" Kingdom Hearts. That is, the big heart moon thing isn't the real one, they just called it by the same name.
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RagnarokAngel posted:Yeah but in the first game it was implied to be the door to a place of "pure Darkness" which notAnsem wanted to control all the worlds. In the first game there's a little flashback sequence where Kairi's grandmother tells her a creation myth about how there used to be one big world which got broken into fragments by the darkness. I think the idea is that the big Door To Darkness at the end of KH1 leads to the husk of that original world and that Kingdom Hearts is an object/location within that world.
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RagnarokAngel posted:I like Sora. He may not be the deepest character ever, but I like his enthusiasm compared to the mopey heroes Square usually uses. Stuff like him getting excited to meet Santa in KH2 reminded me of being a kid. I thought notAnsem was wrong because he got his face seared off by light. Blackbelt Bobman posted:ummm you cannot choose the keyblade, the keyblade chooses you. Actually, another keyblader can choose you. Scaly Haylie fucked around with this message at 19:48 on Mar 2, 2012 |
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Lizard Wizard posted:I thought notAnsem was wrong because he got his face seared off by light. I forgot about that part. But you look at it after and it's just hordes of heartless so unless it blew its load at that moment, it just goes back to "Kingdom Hearts is whatever plot convenience deems it to be".
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