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Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

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# ¿ Jan 2, 2019 07:18

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 04:21

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Wasn't there a line in the first KH game where the Disney villains comment on the Keyblade.

Something along the lines of:

"That's the power of the keyblade. The Child's Strength is not his own." or something like that.

Sora obviously uses the power of God and Anime to cut buildings because it'll look cool and will help sell more Pop Viynl Dolls.

# ¿ Jan 4, 2019 19:00

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Tired: Put Sora in Smash
Wired: Put Riku/Aqua/Terra/Ven/Kairi/Mickey/Donald/Goofy in Smash
Inspired: Put Pete in Smash Bros.

# ¿ Jan 4, 2019 21:32

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

bobjr posted:

For the censoring they do later on with guns in KH it�s kinda surprising they let Clayton just use a regular shotgun

This was one of my favorite parts of the first KH. You've got all these other typical JRPG tropes like swords, shields and magic being used, and then when you get to the second world, the villain there can just shoot you with his gun.

# ¿ Jan 9, 2019 16:29

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

One of the best things in KH is that in all the worlds where talking animals don't exist, when Donald and Goofy show up, no one bats an eye.

Especially in the Pirates world. You think at least one person would be like:

"That duck is talking and wearing a stupid hat!"

"Yup, that's Donald. Everything you know is a a lie, a-hyuck!"

# ¿ Jan 9, 2019 17:25

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

sout posted:

Is there a German word for the startling realisation that Kingdom Hearts doesn't make any sense.

Xadenfreude

# ¿ Jan 9, 2019 17:42

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

TheLoneStar posted:

My favorite bit of just ignoring how out of place Sora, Donald, and Goofy are is in The Land of Dragons where Shang allows a talking duck and dog along with a very clearly non-Chinese anime Tropical Islander in the strictly Chinese army.

I like how the game can't fully decide what kind of technology-savvy Sora has. Like, when we see his room it looks like a fairly bog-standard early-2000's tween room, and he's savvy enough to pilot a space ship, but has no idea how a computer works or what data is.

Though, legit one of the most charming and best scenes in all of KH is in KH2 when first introduced to a super-computer, Sora's first instinct is to just mash on the keyboard while screaming "BRING ME RIKU AND KAIRI!"

# ¿ Jan 9, 2019 18:01

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Rirse posted:

But human chinese girl, nope.

There's nothing in the rule book that says a dog ~~can't play basketball~~ go to war so long as he's male

# ¿ Jan 9, 2019 18:20

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

TheLoneStar posted:

There was actual ship teasing for this in the manga.

There�s no end to the depths of weird this series is willing to go

# ¿ Jan 14, 2019 08:01

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Rirse posted:

Forgot how awful the final boss was in Kingdom Hearts 1. I don't mean the big ship which isn't that hard outside of the spam lasers. I mean the solo fight against Billy Zane where you can't ever get touched by his [STAND] or it pretty much death and back to fighting that utterly pointless waste of time Darkside refight.

So glad to be moving on to 2.

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# ¿ Jan 16, 2019 15:36

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

I can't believe Donald is loving dead.

# ¿ Jan 17, 2019 18:26

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Standing in the middle of a volcano, Sora sees Mike Wazowski furiously punching a boulder.

# ¿ Jan 17, 2019 22:08

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Meeeester Lightyear, still alive I see

# ¿ Jan 17, 2019 22:20

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Oxygen Deficiency posted:

All of the characters grew up in an orphanage and Malificent was their matron.

I still tear up during the scene where Goofy can't bring himself to shoot her with the sniper rifle.

Sora can't remember any of this because he allowed Chicken Little inside his head and in doing so tore out a piece of his memory.

# ¿ Jan 22, 2019 17:47

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Piglet's Stand [ W A R P I G S ] has no weaknesses!

# ¿ Jan 24, 2019 19:22

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Looking forward to the series wrapping up as KH3 is supposedly the 'last' in this current saga.

Which of course means a few years down the line we'll get a reboot except this time instead of Disney Characters and Final Fantasy it's a mixture of the Looney Tunes and Dragon Quest.

# ¿ Jan 27, 2019 02:28

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Understanding the plot of KH games is irrelevant for enjoyment of them.

When you're playing the game, you'll eventually figure out who are the good guys and who are the bad guys. The bad guys you hit with your magic key.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2019 22:13

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Nomura you gently caress, let Donald and Goofy both be in the photo. I know you�re in love with all your anime tweens but Donald And Goofy are 2/3rds the reason I�m here. Actually the Disney characters sitting aside for the anime is a good metaphor for where the series currently is

# ¿ Jan 29, 2019 09:41

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Onmi posted:

https://twitter.com/RyanAmercy/status/1090457276400500736

Kingdom Hearts III: The Second Most Annoying Donald on Twitter

# ¿ Jan 30, 2019 16:50

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

I don't know what you guys are talking about, I had a blast in the Toy Store from start to finish.

Still, not giving us Sid's house or Pizza Planet is unforgivable.

# ¿ Jan 30, 2019 18:05

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Macaluso posted:

I refuse to believe anyone enjoyed this section with the blocks

edit: Is this like, a JRPG problem? Persona 5 had an issue like this to where they'd have a mechanic in a dungeon and then drag on the mechanic for WAYYYY too long (I'm looking at you, rat hallways). I'm feeling this way about the block moving in this room, even though it doesn't last nearly that long

edit: Okay the end of the block thing is pretty funny but even still *taps watch*

edit: Woody and Buzz doing their Toy Story thing in this final fantasy rear end realm of darkness and Woody stomping his foot down and dispelling the darkness around him is

I liked fighting the robots with my Robots. Plus where you went into the playroom, it reminded of the cheap play places my mother would take me as a kid for my birthday. And what is KH if not a dive into nostalgia (and anime) filled waters?

Plus, like you said, the payoff for it was really cute.

I dunno, maybe I'm just easy to please.

# ¿ Jan 30, 2019 18:20

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Oxxidation posted:

billy zane why did you leave us

Zane saw the flood of anime that the series was becoming and got out while he still could.

# ¿ Jan 30, 2019 19:24

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Nostalgia4Dogges posted:

man no final fantasy huh

Cloud and Auron get a shoutout during the Olympus intro I suppose.

I do miss seeing the FF guys, but it's nice to see the series not rely on them so much anymore.

# ¿ Jan 30, 2019 22:12

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

I have to say, it's nice to see Disney characters take more actual agency when some Org anime shows up and starts mucking with things.

It makes them feel slightly less unimportant to the grand scheme of things and that they weren't just an afterthought.

# ¿ Jan 31, 2019 17:48

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

I've been watching videos of the KH games I've missed in order to be fully caught up playing this game, and hoo-boy.

Kingdom Hearts' plot is like the QAnon of video games: it's all just being made up as it goes along, the creators of it think they're some kind of mad genius, and it's full of all kinds of crazy shape-shifting monsters, secret wars and crazy weaponry.

# ¿ Jan 31, 2019 21:47

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Minor Pirates world spoilers I really enjoyed that Sora got so upset at Will Turner dying he just LOST HIS poo poo and starts punching Davy Jones in the face. Also Sora's pirate outfit is the most normal clothes he's ever worn.

Augus posted:

I still haven�t forgiven Nomura for what he did to Setzer

Bring back Vivi, Nomura you coward.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2019 21:12

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

I guess I'm in the minority in that I liked Arendelle, but mostly because I'm a fan of Ice Worlds in general in games. I grew up in an area where after it would the woods would look like Arendelle, so I guess it makes me feel at home.

I agree the plot feels shoehorned in, but I feel like that was the case for a lot of Disney games. I wish it was like KH2 where you revisited the worlds, maybe you'd get to do something unique.

That being said, I do have issues with it. Hans basically shows up so he can die and turn into a cool boss fight, and you have to put Olaf back together instead of killing him instantly with fire magic.

# ¿ Feb 4, 2019 17:02

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

PantsBandit posted:

Ok but really WHY does Donald have a zipper on his hat.

It's where he keeps all the bottle rockets for when you cast Flare

# ¿ Feb 4, 2019 17:15

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Late game spoilers watching Donald cast the Forbidden Magic to nuke Terranort out of existence is everything I could have asked for I love this dumb series

# ¿ Feb 5, 2019 08:40

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Thumbtacks posted:

I love that Donald and goofy can go to toe to toe against someone that nearly nuked the entire time at once, they�ve really grown as characters.

Donald, at least, has grown. Goofy�s always been this powerful, he went ultra instinct against dark riku in KH1 but Donald�s a cool dude now

Donald casting THE FORBIDDEN MAGIC and nuking Terranort was legit the best cutscene in the game. Well that, and Sully tossing Vanitas out the door

# ¿ Feb 6, 2019 06:32

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Donald is powered by his rage from all the �no heal lol� memes

# ¿ Feb 6, 2019 23:00

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Kingdom Hearts 4 World List:

New Worlds:
Moana
Zootopia
Coco
Wreck It Ralph Arcade
Wall-E
Finding Nemo

Returning Worlds:
Toy Story
Timeless River
Big Hero 6

Trust me guys, my uncle is Nomura

# ¿ Feb 7, 2019 17:43

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

The Cars world would be a racing-specific world and it would be known as "Kingdom Karts"

# ¿ Feb 7, 2019 20:28

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Gologle posted:

How much of Nier would they have to tone down to get it into the game?

Put Grimiore, Emil, and Kain� in the game and allow her to curse as much as the developers see fit. Daddy Nier too.

The sexy robot from the sequel I can take or leave.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2019 20:31

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

I had a ton of fun with the games combat, but then again I�m one of those guys who �mash x and occasionally triangle� is enough to keep my dumb anime brain satisfied

# ¿ Feb 10, 2019 00:56

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

If they�re going to Wreck it Ralph world They should all have outfits that mimic classic game characters.

So Sora would be dressed in a Green Tunic like Link, Donald would have overalls and a hat with the letter D on it, and Goofy would have a red headband and White Gi on.

Or if we�re doing classicism SE only Sora is dressed like a Red Mage, Goofy a Night, And Donald as a black mage

# ¿ Feb 10, 2019 18:01

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

I managed to get the Ultima Weapon purely by luck. I was fully ready to soft reset with all the post cards I got and then the game gave it to me first go.

The quest for getting all 7 though did lead me to realize I should have spent much more time on the gummi ship. I completely ignored it and did no upgrades to the base ship. Then, when I was hunting for constellations and fighting bosses I realized I was missing out on one of the best parts of the game.

# ¿ Feb 11, 2019 16:54

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

Augus posted:

Cloud and Sephiroth have barely any resemblance to their characters in FF7

This isn't really endemic of just KH though. Everything post FF7 seems to have entirely forgot what made Cloud cool and interesting.

In FF7 Cloud was cocky, brash, a bit dorky, and tried to hard to be cool. He wasn't incredibly deep, but he had some personality too him.

Everything post that he became just another to-cool-for-school anime who spends all his time against the wall with his eyes closed thinking about how sad he is.

# ¿ Feb 11, 2019 20:19

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

The Madter Chef or whatever it�s called is the best because there�s nothing like defeating the Ultimate evil with a comedy sized frying pan

# ¿ Feb 12, 2019 05:22

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 04:21

Rich Uncle Chet: Jan 20, 2005; The Law? Law is a Human Institution.

I had a blast with this game and all the ridiculous anime melodrama is all just part of the charm.

I totally get why people might not enjoy it, but I had a big dumb grin on my face from start to finish.

# ¿ Feb 12, 2019 21:46

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