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MousaThe142011-06-04 19:37:12

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This game's pacing sucks

My friend is letting me borrow is PS 2 so I can play Kingdom Hearts. I am tired after all these years missing out. I am always late and miss out on everything and I hate having to tune out when everyone but me in my posse is talking about Nobodies, Axel, Roxas, and whatever. I want to be involved.

But how badly do I want it? I tried this once before. The game's pacing sucks. The unskippable cutscene was painful to watch for a third time and so is having to go through this whole beginning part. I mean really, how cheesy and sad sounding can you get? Ominous Latin chanting while you stand on the stained glass images of our useless Disney Princesses? Dark little critters trying to kill you even though they look kind of adorable? A giant monster thing that's a pain to beat even though it isn't hard to fight? And of course the voiceless text that tries to sound all deep in ominous.

And to think after all this long boring stuff is done, I'll have to go through more long and boring stuff (fetch quests, training fights with that Wakka guy form F Inal Fantasy VIII, and cutscenes) that are all mandatory before Sora is subsequently thrust into the Disney world and the real game begins? Am I supposed to be used to painfully long cutscenes by now becuase I haven't played a game with any (Except arguably Tales Of Symphonia but that was fun so I let it slide.). Perhaps I need to be a Square Enix fanboy in order to appreciate the dullness. Well sucks to be you (and me) Squenix, I've ever played a Final Fantasy game in my life, it's what happens when you're born in 1992 and your first console is a friggin Nintendo64 and your first game is Banjo Kazooie(Awesome game, perhaps I should go back and play that instead of this...).

So here I am once again dark room with no rhyme, reason, or even context. I have to choose my destiny or something, which means how I'll be playing the game. Decisions decisions, do I go Tank, Fighter, or Wizard? I pick magic becuase I like ducking behind stuff and firing spells rather than getting into the grit of the action. Which means I sacrifice the power becuase sacrificing the shield is stupid. Why would a Squishy Wizard give up defense? I mean you could be a Magic Knight but you wouldn't last and being a Glass Cannon ain't useful.

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X2X Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 9th 2011 at 5:55:57 PM
If you haven't seen Sleeping Beauty, then you can't rib on Maleficent. Nuff said.

Blizzard is coming up—Turn away from the Coliseum! It will murder you at such a low level. Go to the other world!

Also, the Org. don't come into play until Chain of Memories and II. Enjoy your relatively Mind Screw-less plot.

Also, the Gummi Ship levels get a major rehaul in KH. I have a feeling that would be more up your alley.
suspiciouscookie Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 9th 2011 at 5:56:06 PM
Maleficent can turn into a goddamn dragon. Nothing is greater than that.

You do need to complete Wonderland at some stage. I don't like it much either, but you can get Blizzard out of it.
angelistoftenshi Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 9th 2011 at 6:06:27 PM
The fact that she's awesome makes her so badass. I haven't watched Sleeping Beauty, and I love her.
She's also the smartest villain
X2X Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 9th 2011 at 6:11:34 PM
angel... leave. NOW.

...

Just kidding. But seriously.
Hobgoblin Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 9th 2011 at 6:24:16 PM
Maleficent is badass. You need to watch SB to understand why, though.

Also, you didn't recognize two of the villains. I am disappoint. >:I
Hobgoblin Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 9th 2011 at 6:27:38 PM
You went to OC already? Are you suicidal? xD

Also, Trinities can only be unlocked if Donald and Goofy are with you...but you probably realized that by now. xD
MousaThe14 Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 9th 2011 at 8:00:57 PM
Well I was sort of half paying attention because I thought it was one person originally. Also, it's like dark and stuff.
ManwiththePlan Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 14th 2011 at 9:19:47 AM
How the F*** could you NOT recognize James Woods (Hades)!? He was the first villain to speak up!
MousaThe14 Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 17th 2011 at 3:12:01 PM
I don't know, I just didn't hear it very well which is weird. Perhaps it's becuase he sounds like he's phoning it in?
ManwiththePlan Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 29th 2011 at 9:34:00 AM
even though he was a sick perversion of an actual cool guy mythology wise, I still liked Disney's Hades

Hades in mythology was badass, but he had no character. I actually prefer Disney's Hades.
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