[PS2] Kingdom Hearts 2

Sanctuary is such a step down from Passion it isn't even funny. Too bad; I really liked Passion.

Also, none of those links work.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

KH2 was never delayed in the US. It didn't come out in time for Christmas because the game wasn't ready in time and Square US had their hands full with DQVIII anyway.

And yeah, the PotC cast was off filming Dead Man's Chest. Still, the (albiet brief) clip we heard of Jack sounded pretty good.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

In typical Nomura fashion, he also has lots of zippers now.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

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(although, Large Bodies do return)

Dammit. Replayed KH1 and am playing CoM for the first time and I'd forgotten how much I hated those things. CoM itself is a chore to play through, but...

Anyone know if you can turn the subtitles off in KH2?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Watched bits and pieces of the spoiler vid, mainly to hear Christopher Lee as DiZ. I like what I hear.

I was speaking idiomatically.

What do you expect, it's Nomura.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Shonos

Can someone explain to me why the English KH2 site hasn't been updated for god knows how long? It's less than a week till release and the site still says 'spring 06'.

Yeah, that's a real WTF. I'm surprised the AC site acknowledges the movie's been given a release date.

FELIPE NO

I clicked those links expecting drunken karaoke singing and was promptly let down. For shame.

How ya doing, buddy?

Y'know, considering EB and GameStop depend on big name titles like this for business, you'd think they'd shell out the extra cash for same-day delivery. :\

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Originally Posted by SOLDIER

The other factor that bugged me was the Disney portion of the story, which was basically quick summaries of the respective movies, with some key details missing (you can't wish for a Genie to kill someone).

It's even worse in CoM. The Disney worlds feel completely useless and tacked on.

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You can't just expect people to know all the movies and get their info from just that.

Yeah, Tron says it all there.

Does anyone know exactly what was cut/altered in the PotC portion?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

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Speaking of those guys, does anyone know any of the english VA's for them? I'm curious who they hired for guys like Axel.

Quinton Flynn plays Axel. That's all I know.

Anyone know what all is needed to get the secret ending on Standard and Proud modes?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

COMPLETE Jiminy's Journal? Fuck that -- Proud mode for me.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Played up to the Mulan world. Really digging the game so far; a HUGE improvement over KH1.

That intro really dragged on, though.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Here's the full cast list for everyone curious:

Original Characters:

Spoiler:

Sora

- Haley Joel Osment

Spoiler:

Riku

- David Gallagher

Spoiler:

Kairi

- Hayden Panettiere

Spoiler:

Roxas

- Jesse McCartney

Spoiler:

Namine

- Britanny Snow

Spoiler:

Hayner

- Justin Cowden

Spoiler:

Pence

- Sean Marquette

Spoiler:

Olette

- Jessica DiCicco

Spoiler:

Ansem/Xehanort

- Richard Epcar

Spoiler:

Luxord

- Robin Atkins Downes

Spoiler:

Demyx

- Ryan O'Donohue

Spoiler:

Axel

- Quinton Flynn

Spoiler:

Saix

- Kirk Thornton

Spoiler:

Xaldin

- David Dayan Fisher

Spoiler:

Xigbar

- James Patrick Stewart

Spoiler:

Xemnas

- Paul St. Peter

Spoiler:

DiZ/Ansem

- Christopher Lee

Square Characters

Spoiler:

Setzer

- Crispin Freeman

Spoiler:

Cloud

- Steve Burton

Spoiler:

Aerith

- Mena Suvari

Spoiler:

Tifa

- Rachel Leigh Cook

Spoiler:

Yuffie

- Mae Whitman

Spoiler:

Cid

- Chris Edgerly

Spoiler:

Sephiroth

- George Newbern

Spoiler:

Leon

- Doug Erholtz

Spoiler:

Selphie

- Molly Keck

Spoiler:

Seifer

- Will Friedle

Spoiler:

Fuu

- Jillian Bowen

Spoiler:

Rai

- Brandon Adams

Spoiler:

Vivi

- Melissa Disney

Spoiler:

Auron

- Matt McKenzie

Spoiler:

Yuna

- Hedy Burress

Spoiler:

Rikku

- Tara Strong

Spoiler:

Paine

- Gwendoline Yeo

Disney Voice Talents -

Wayne Allwine
Tony Anselmo
Christopher Daniel Barnes
Jeff Bennett
Jimmy Bennett
Jodi Benson
Robby Benson
Gregg Berger
Susanne Blakeslee
Bruce Boxleiter
Zach Braff
Corey Burton
Eddie Carroll
Pat Carroll
Dan Castellaneta
Cameron Clarke
Bobby Costanzo
Jim Cummings
Barbara Dirickson
Tate Donovan
Susan Egan
Bill Farmer
Harvey Fierstein
Crispin Freeman
Jonathan Freeman
Brian George
Parker Goris
Gilbert Gottfried
Michael Gough
Robert Guillaume
Jess Harnell
James Horan
Christie Houser
James Earl Jones
Bruce Lenoil
Angela Lansbury
Linda Larkin
Susie Stevens Logan
Tress MacNeille
Cheech Marin
Kenneth Mars
Vanessa Marshall
Ming-Na
Monie Mon
Pat Morita
Mark Moseley
Travis Oates
Paige O'Hara
Ken Page
Kevin Michael Richardson
Ernie Sabella
Chris Sanders
Ken Sansom
Chris Sarandon
Eliza Jane Schneider
Glenn Shadix
Kath Soucie
Christopher Steele
David Ogden Stiers
Andre Stojka
James Arnold Taylor
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Jerry Tondo
Gedde Watanabe
Scott Weinger
Frank Welker
BD Wong
James Woods
JoAnne Worley

Additional Voices by -

Beau Billingslea
AJ Buckley
Corey Burton
Paul Butcher
Robert Clotworthy
Kevin Delaney
John DiMaggio
Courtnee Draper
Bill Farmer
Bob Joles
Rosalyn Landor
Adam Leadbeater
JP Manoux
Jon Olson
Adam Paul
Bradley Pierce
Kristen Rutherford
Audrey Wasilowski

FELIPE NO

Proud is really managable so long as you actually pay attention during battles (something I never did in KH1 or CoM, save boss battles).

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

"AT" items are reloaded into your "quick menu" when battles are over.

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Does that apply to all items? It seems a bit of a cheat to mark, say, a Megalixer as "AT", and have it reload whenever you want. Or am I thinking about "restocking" instead of "reloading"? I'm not too clear how it works.

Yeah, I meant it restocks items.

And I disagree about the Land of Dragons especially compared to Wonderland, the first Disney world in KH. Wonderland was bland, soulless, and an absolute chore to play. I had a lot of fun in LoD -- the morale battles were pretty cool, the boss battles were fun, and the animation looked stellar (which itself is a big improvement over KH1).

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by SOLDIER

There's something that I've noticed that's been bugging me, but I was hesitant to bring it up, being a rather touchy subject. I showed it to someone else first though, and he was able to spot the same thing.

It has to do with one of the wallpapers Kairi submitted in the thread. There's a pic from the intro, where it zooms in on Sora and Kairi holding hands. Well, what I noticed is that on her leg, where there should be the trademark shorts, is instead bare skin.



Instead, it looks like she's got panties on. So what's the deal, did Kairi's japanese design end up being a bit too risque, so Square USA added in some fabric?

... :|

Anyway, is it just me or is Timeless River the best world ever?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by JazzFlight

Beat the game.

It was good. Pretty much on par with the first.

More like 1,000 light years ahead of the first.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

No one uses summons anyway. Especially with the multiude of combos/drives/limits you have at your disposal, why waste MP on Chicken Little?

And I agree that the game is still pretty easy, so long as you pay attention during battles. Only fights that have given me trouble are Xaldin and the Cerberus Cup (stupid 3 minute time limit).

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Originally Posted by soulsteelgray

Atlantica's easily one of my favorite worlds just because of the musical aspect... Minus the whole "finny fun" thing, of course. It's so nostalgic to hear Jodi Benson sing Part of Your World again; I loved her acappella version in the game.

I agree completely -- nice to see I'm not alone on this. Sure Swim This Way is a terrible song, but the rest are pretty good, especially Part of Your World.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Whoppee. Let's see some SALES numbers.

FELIPE NO

Shipped != sold.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

What's to spoil -- those are all KH1 questions/answers.

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