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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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Hobgoblin Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 27th 2011 at 6:42:54 PM
...Hehe, you said "Torso Cannon".
X2X Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 27th 2011 at 6:46:52 PM
And yeah, you fought Cloud. How'd you forget him swinging that huge-ass sword of his and zipping back and forth while taunting you before Cerby crushed him under his paws? :P

I went for the torso. You're bound to stop his attacks and simultaneously damage his other limbs if you do. Anyway, this is where the boss battles actually start to pick up in term of cool factor. You're gonna love some of the ones down the road. :D

Simba's Proud Roar is actually useful, but you have to charge it up first. Also, I know that I'm spoiling some stuff, but all of the worlds taken by the darkness are restored at the end of the game. The Pride Lands is a world in II, and Simba even gets to join your party (unfortunately, he angsts for a bit before getting himself together). So, no need to worry.

Also, you did read my note on the forums about needing to still fly to new worlds before you can warp to it?
Serenitas Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 27th 2011 at 6:47:10 PM
...Well, as pointed out in the thread, you're not completely exempt from the gummi segments. It's just that you don't have to do them if you want to go to a place you've already been.

But still, it makes returning to worlds a lot easier (and you're going to have to do a lot of it if you want to pick up all the trinities and dalmations).
Serenitas Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 27th 2011 at 6:49:36 PM
X 2 X, you silly ninja.

Oh, and I discovered on my most recent playthrough that you can actually activate the door to Merlin's house right after your first visit to Traverse Town. I don't remember how many of the scenes you can see from there, though. You might still see the scene with Kairi.
X2X Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 27th 2011 at 7:19:49 PM
Sere, you have to be quicker. ;)
rmctagg09 Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 27th 2011 at 8:01:52 PM
Yes, you'll still see Kairi.
FreezairForALimitedTime Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 27th 2011 at 9:50:09 PM
Well, Merlin and the Fairy Godmother DO keep a fairly large sidequest for later...
Enlong Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 28th 2011 at 9:00:27 PM
Again, pickin' the stuff at the beginning does change things. Be glad you didn't choose the sword. Choose the sword, and your Defense stat blows, even if you sacrifice the Wand instead of the Shield.
SomeColorMage Since: Dec, 1969
Jun 30th 2011 at 5:16:49 AM
The Gummi Ship minigame is a lot better in KHII. Still a rail shooter, but it's actually fun. Kinda.
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