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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: Troglodyte on September 17, 2002, 06:58:13 PM
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Kingdom Hearts has finally reached the US shores, I shall be receiving my copy by post on the morrow. Anyone else snagging a copy? Or is there a thread I\'ve missed?
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UPDATE
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Scroll down for my review and final stats!
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I\'ve posted about it sometime ago.
Now I\'m about 10 hours into the game.
It\'s an okay game, if you\'re Disney fans, you\'ll be in for a treat. As far as action RPG goes, it\'s quite good. However, you need to get pass the first few worlds then only things starts to get interesting.
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i can\'t wait to play ! ill be getting it tomorrow ! in the mean time i am pplaying Jak and Daxter ( just bought it because it turned greatest hits) and its awesome ! been a while since i had so much fun !
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I\'m looking forward to renting this one. I\'m hoping the battle system doesn\'t drive me away. I\'ve always hated hack and slash action games and the time spent in turn based land was heaven.
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CastleVania: HoD 9/17.
Boo-yah!
Eat that Square fans.
;)
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Originally posted by jp6666
i can\'t wait to play ! ill be getting it tomorrow ! in the mean time i am pplaying Jak and Daxter ( just bought it because it turned greatest hits) and its awesome ! been a while since i had so much fun !
Hey man, make sure you spend the extra time to get ALL the power cells. That way you get the extra awesome, cant be missed, ending! Its worth the extra time! ;)
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Evil.
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I justed picked up the game, it was the last one that wasnt reserved....ooo yes i know... im good like that ;)
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Just picked it up...I\'ll edit in my impressions later.
EDIT:I\'m usually not very big on hack n\' slash adventures, in fact I have no interest in them. Be it the tedious gameplay or usual drab story, I just can\'t get into them.
I was reluctant to pick this game up, however I wanted to see what all this fuss was about. That and it\'s made by two of my favorite companies. Square undoubtely has a knack for creating great stories, lush worlds, and likeable characters...now couple that with a disney flavor and you have a special game.
If you\'ve ever been, or still are, a disney fan...you\'ll be reminded or taken back to that same feeling right from the opening movie. I had a big grin on my face from the get go and it hasn\'t gone away yet.
The game screams quality. The FMV is among the best I\'ve seen this generation, and directed equally as astounding. I\'ll say it again...Square is unrivaled in this department. The ingame graphics are nice, nothing spectacular, but good. What does set it apart is none other than the classic Disney look...you\'ll see it through out, and it shines. (However, I must warn those that don\'t like Disney. You\'ll want to stay far clear of this game. It even made me cringe to hear Donald Duck)
That brings me to the voice overs. Easily the best voice acting in any game. The ingame movies, while beautiful, are above average for the characters\' expressions and most of all the voice overs. Each character I\'ve encountered so far in the first 2 hours...alot...is perfect. I\'ll also hit on sound a little here...typical Square fashion. Reminded me alot of FFX actually.
You can tell alot of care and attention went into the game...but perhaps not everywhere.
Let me explain...the camera is an issue. You\'ll be manually moving it around ALOT despite having it set on auto. It makes jumping and completing some tasks seem like a chore...a problem that could have been easily avoided, IMO.
Not only that, but the hack n\' slash almost happens too often. I believe that a happy medium could be met, they went a little over board. However, I have a feeling I know why and maybe it lightens up. (It has to do with the story)
These are my initial impressions of the game, and like most games I play...my opinion changes. I\'ll be updating as needed.
Hey man, make sure you spend the extra time to get ALL the power cells. That way you get the extra awesome, cant be missed, ending! Its worth the extra time!
Yeah, it\'s really cool...bah!
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I just pick up KingdomHearts at EB and its really good ! real fun :)
Originally posted by MPTheory
Hey man, make sure you spend the extra time to get ALL the power cells. That way you get the extra awesome, cant be missed, ending! Its worth the extra time! ;)
If i get all power cells can i also see the normal ending and is it all power cells or all power cells and all precursor Orbs ? thanks
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my only problem with the game is that you attack in a 3 chain combo...(in the beginning) and unless you strike an enemy, you will only swing your sword once and pause and then be able to attack again.
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jp666....yes, you get a short extension. You\'ll be more satisfied with the fact that you have everything as the extra ending is nothing to hollar about.
I edited in my impressions for KH up above
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More Impressions-
I\'ve managed to put a couple more hours on the game and I\'m still indifferent to it.
The quality is still there...this is not a game that pulls you in for the first hour or two, then drags you through the rest. The story has kept interesting, the characters engaging, and the action has been fun.
Up to this point, I have run into Wakka, Tidus, Yuffie, Squall, Aerith, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, Jimney Cricket, Fairy Godmother, Merlin, Queen of Hearts, Alice, and Mog. (POSSIBLE SPOILER!!!!!!!-----. I\'ve also heard and somewhat seen (it was dark), Ursala, Hades, Malefecint, among a few other badies I didn\'t recognize.) The reason I point that out is because the characters voices I did recognize were done perfectly. (END SPOILER)
Donald Duck and Goofy have recently joined my party, I\'m not complaining. The number of enemies has increased significantly, as the difficulty continues to climb also. Some of the shadow enemies are just to strong...the reason I\'m complaining about that is it seems I\'m always reviving Donald and he runs out of MP all to often leaving him with his staff as a physical weapon...doesn\'t harm much. Yes, there are other weapons available for purchase but the game is very tight with money.
Let me hint a little on gameplay too since I\'ve gotten a better feel for it. You start the game and get to choose your weapon...you have a choice between a blade, sheild, or staff. You must also answer a few questions that I\'m assuming puts you on a specific path in the game. Either way...I choose the blade as it seemed the most appropriate. With that, you can obviously swing it around...so far I\'ve seen a few different moves. He has a three hit combo...bad thing is that he stalls for about half a second afterwards leaving you wide open for a hit in a room full of shadows (bad guys). I know what you\'re saying...so just hit them two times. Most of all the shadows I\'ve encountered take 3 hits to defeat, and seeing as how the screen is usually swarmed, you\'ll be swinging away as fast as possible. You do have a lock on button (R1) that works out very well and you\'ll be better off to use it rather than manually aim.
I\'ve also recently acquired magic, fire and ice. Since the game doesn\'t allow you to pause and choose what you want to do, the game makes it pretty easy to act on the fly. Once you learn a new ability, you can assign it to a button. By holding down L1, you have access to that assigned button. The other way is to scroll down the menu with the right analog, choose the element, then fire away. The latter process is more difficult when in heated battle so you\'ll want to train yourself to use the assigned buttons ASAP. Of course, this is assuming you want to waste your time with magic. I\'ve found it to be pretty ineffective in battle so far...but my elements are only at level 1. That and you run out of MP VERY QUICKLY! Ether is a rare delicacy so far, so I\'ve tried to suspend my use of magic for the time being.
I\'ve also done my first travel in the Gummi Ship. It\'s the way you fly between the various worlds. I can say that the game could have done well not to include this. It\'s pointless as far as I can tell and from the look of it, was last minute addition at an attempt to vary the gameplay. You are in a tiny ship on what seems like an tiny track. Your movement is extremely limited which can cause problems when trying to dodge the debris.
Last thing...the camera. It\'s still giving me problems, jumping is more than ever a pain in the ass. In addition to that, it seems when the their is alot of action on screen...and yes, it gets very hectic at time....instead of panning away or above the action so you can get a better look, it goes right into the thick of it making it extremely difficult to see what you\'re going for and ulitimately making the task of fighting a dreadful event.
After reading that you probably think I\'m bordering on hating the game...wrong. I\'m still very interested, charmed, and can\'t wait to continue. However, I feel the above problems I mentioned could have been avoided very easily if Square had put a little more effort into it.
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Keep your thoughts coming as you proceed Ginko. I\'m very interested in all you have to say about this game.
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OMFG!!!! I\'ve put in 34 hours so far!
I\'m nearing the end, so it looks like a 40 hour game in order to finish with all 99 dalmations found, all trinities unlockd, all Colloseum matches beaten, all postcards found, etc. etc.
With 34.5 hours in just two days I have:
Sora is at level 48.
So far, I have all but 3 dalmations.
2 more postcards to go (haven\'t been looking for them)
all summons good to go
all trinities unlocked
3 colloseum cups (1 to go)
most items synthesized
100 acre woods completed
Skipped 7 classes at uni.
Got a B on my legal studies test.
I must say I\'m quite pleased with my progress.
Sunday, when I\'ll have the game completed, I give my full impressions.
But for a taste of my impressions so far:
I absolutely love the game.. I loved kicking the butts of Disneys greatest villans. Each world was a great treat to re-live aspects of the movie. You knew exactly what to expect, and it was delived, but the game still adds enough twists and turns to keep a freshness I never thought possible. Sure it\'s a little kiddie, but the "nostalgia high" I get when playing is oveloading my senses! I mean, jeese, I\'ve spent 34 out of 48 hours playing this game!!!!! That in itself should tell you how great I think this game is.
Oh, and the Gummie ship is the best mini-game I\'ve ever seen! I\'ve must have spen over 10,000 "munny" on my gummi ships!!!
Well, I\'m gonna go pass out b/c I have some volunteering to do, but soon I\'ll type out all of my experiances of the game in a great detailed review.
Oh, and any questions on "how do I do _____?" I probably have answers, so PM me or create a q&a thread.
Catch y\'alll later!
- Trog
(To return in a day-or-so.)
UPDATE: You know what I love best? The details, from the voices of the Disney Characters to the duplication of what happend in the movies. They even have the "Worlds" set up perfectly, bushes are right where they should be, items in their right places, and you can use them all too!
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Just imagine, growing and shrinking with Alice in wonderland.
Flying with Peter Pan.
Swimming with Ariel.
Fighting all of Disney\'s greatest villans!
I can\'t believe they\'ve got just about every detail absolutely right!
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Update...wow, someone already finished it? That\'s dedication, I\'m still going to take my time as I don\'t see anything else worth playing for the next month or so.
Okay, I\'m at about 7 hours and must say that Kingdom Hearts has me on a hook. When I hit hour 5 it just seemed like everything started coming together...speaking on gameplay.
I recently got some abilities that make the game so much more enjoyable. I\'ve acquired a dodge roll, chain combo, and jackpot (more money and healing spheres), that are particularly useful. The battles are becoming a breeze and I\'m actually having fun in them...except for the boss battles. No matter how strong I am it seems that the bosses always take me down to the wire. Although I do feel a sense of accomplishment once I beat them.
I also ended up changing the settings for Donald and Goofy...Donald was always wasting all his MP at the start of every battle, so was Goofy. After I changed their settings to "Conservative", the game has been much more pleasant. However, I still think Donald dies way to often.
The Gummi ship has also managed to catch my attention. Once I found out I can build my own ships and upgrade existing ships I was all of a sudden fond of it. It\'s not necessary to delve into it, but it could be fun for some people. I still think it was a major after-thought though.
Trog, I completely agree with you that Square had managed to capture the nostalgia of those Disney films and pack them into this game. As I said in an earlier post, alot of care went into this game.
So, if any of you have the game and aren\'t to fond of it...play it for a little while longer. Like I said, when I hit hour 5 the game became a gem.
I really don\'t think there will be anything else to comment on until I finish the game, so this will be it for a while.
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**** A note about possible spoilers ****
I shall try my hardest to avoid any spoilers, I will mention the different lands and suck, but they shouldn’t be any surprise being that they are all shown or described in most of the previews/reviews of the game. With that said, here is my full review of the game.
KINGDOM HEARTS
I absolutely love this game. Traveling to some of the most favored of Disney places, defeating some of the most evil villains ever created. Details are amazing, from drinking potions in Wonderland to grow/shrink, to the ticking crocodile chasing Captain Hook. Voices are near perfect, using phrases that you would expect by watching the movies. In the beginning all of the arch-villains meet together in darkness, though I could not see them, I recognized them all by their voices.
Seeing all the characters in 3d was a real treat as well. The worlds were amazing as well, swimming with Ariel at Titan’s throne, flying around Big Ben, ringing the screaming doorbell of Jack Skellington’s house, and fighting the most evil of Disney’s villains, Maleficent.
Sure it’s toned down from FFX, but that wasn’t the intention of the game. And yes, Goofy is quite, well, goofy, but nothing anyone can’t handle. Anyways, here are my. . .
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FINAL STATS:
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Level 57 EXP: 198,731
HP: 69
MP: 6
AP: 31
STR: 51
DEF: 40
Time of final save point: 40 hrs. 28 min.
Dalmations: 99 [complete]
Postcards: 10 [complete]
100 acre woods: 6 [complete]
Trinities: 46 [complete]
Ansem’s Repots: 10 [complete]
Synthesis items: 11 [missing 14, including the Ultima Weapon]
“Hidden” Bosses defeated: 0 [out of the 4 that I know of]
I’ll be working on these stats for a little while, I must have/do EVERYTHING!