[PS2] Kingdom Hearts 2

Originally Posted by Hantei

Also according to SE, the LE of the strategy guide is going to come in four different cover designs.

I wonder how many are going to buy all four just to have a complete set. Although out of all of those the only one I am interested in is the white one. =/

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Originally Posted by SOLDIER

Shouldn't they be informed on how to prounounce the name before they say it? Is it written phonetically in the script for the actor to use? I would think that's the case, otherwise there would be constant screwups when the VA's try to say a difficult name. One example that comes to mind is Tenchu. As crappy as the voice acting was to begin with, it was especially hilarious when this one boss character literally stumbles as he tries to prounouce his own name. :doh:

Not necessarily, although it is still the responsibility of whoever is in charge of recording to make sure everything is being pronunciated correctly whether it means the actors are informed of how to pronounce the names before the recording, or after if something doesn't seem right.

Maybe they themselves had conflicts over pronouncing some names and just went with a majority decision (even if sometimes other ways of saying the name are used during the game)?

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Originally Posted by SOLDIER

But wasn't Romano confirmed to play Yuffie in AC? So why isn't she in KH2 (unless she gets only a handful of lines)?

Crap like this pisses me off. I'm a stickler for consistency, so it always bugs me when there's a VA change during sequels. I can learn to accpet the new VA for Squall, but why change Yuffie, especially if she's going to be in AC? I'm not going to comment on Suvari either.

This bothered me too, I just hope somewhere along the line Whitman won't end up replacing Romano for Yuffie in AC or something. But I suppose that would be better than Whitman doing Yuffie for KH2 and then Romano doing Yuffie in AC, even though Romano could probably do the part better.

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Originally Posted by Guest

Does anyone know who the uber boss is in this game? Sephiroth was god on Kingdom Hearts 1, I wonder who's it going to be this time around.

Spoiler:

Sephiroth is still there, and while he does have 15 health bars and some crazy moves, he's really not that hard... if you know the battle system well you can beat him like at level 40 or so, otherwise 60ish would put you on equal footing with him. Crazy endurance match like usual.

Sad thing is you can only fight him once and then he's gone forever ;_; so maybe you might want to make a save file for that battle.

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

Only difference in Proud mode is obviously taking more damage, and a more aggressive AI (well and the secret ending but that isn't really related to the gameplay itself).

Although in my opinion, and I guess it's from playing the hell out of the first game and learning how everything worked, Proud mode seems easier than Hard mode from the first game.

I guess it was probably due to not knowing how to do some essential survival moves back then, but now that they are second nature it's just a matter of reflexes.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by SOLDIER

I can't hold the suspense though; when do I get to see Cloud again? I just want to know if his appearance is mandatory, or if it's an optional thing that I have to seek out on my own. I went back to Hollow Bastion, but nothing new occured there.

Optional.

Spoiler:

Aside from the first time you see him, you'll never see him again except for after beating the optional boss and in the final coliseum cup. The optional boss is in Radiant Garden (play through the game and you will know where this place is), and he will require you to go find and bring back Cloud after you beat him (you get a keyblade for this). This battle is one time only, so if you want to play it again sometime make a save before it. In the Other Hades Cup, he appears three times, once with Tifa, once with Leon, and once with Leon, Tifa, AND Yuffie.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Liquid_Snack

7 full drivebars and level 5 drives, are the max. They are quite painful to get since its hard to level at stupid nobodys.

Not really hard, it's just very time consuming. Lots of emphasis on the very.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by rpgcrazied

Whats everyones max combo?

Spoiler:

345 hits with tron's Complete Compilement move, and some attks from sora.

Spoiler:

Around 400+ with Simba spamming

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Originally Posted by SOLDIER

This game is NOT as easy as everyone claims. I found myself struggling plenty of times, mostly in events where you can die due to a cheap techincality (the Light Cycles, and a battle with a certain Organization member). Not to mention that the game FLOODS you with enemies every chance it gets, to the point that you get too tired to play.

It's not a real challenge, but it isn't Wind Waker-easy either. It feels just right.

It depends on how good you were in KH 1 and how much of that knowledge you retained, or how quick you are with your reflexes I suppose.

Atlantica was 10x worse in the Japanese version. Engrish for the win, why lie.

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Originally Posted by Kuhazan

So out of curiousity... is Proud mode harder than Expert in the original KH?

I don't think so, in my opinion. Reaction commands make things way easier than what they could have been.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Yes you do, only because of the item you get afterwards that goes in that stupid journal.

No, it doesn't.

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

It's not like they came out and said why, you kind of had to think about it for a while.

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