[PS2] Kingdom Hearts 2

I picked up my copy today at EB. When I got back from class, I flew through 4 hours of the game. So far I'm impressed. The system seems refined and perfected. The camera is less annoying, the triangle button moments are pretty nifty, and I can open chests during battle! If I had a nickle for everytime I cursed out Kingdom Hearts for not letting me open a chest during battle, I'd have a shitload of nickles. Voices are pretty decent so far as well, and the intro wasn't too bad. I had listened to the Japanese version so much, I was worried I'd dislike it. The story is a little confusing so far, but I won't go into detail. I want to play more!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I have to agree with the intro being absolutely awesome. Although.. I have to admit...

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I wanted so badly to get to Sora while I was Roxas, but as I continued to play as Roxas, after I was no longer him, I wanted to be him once more. I thought the part where Sora cries when he leaves Twilight Town was kinda sad. I hope Roxas and Sora's stories continue to unfold in the game. I just now made it to Hollow Bastion...

and I plan on picking it back up tomorrow after class!

Also, as far as CoM, I tried to play it, but I couldn't get into the battle system, so I just picked up the script, and wiki'd names to get pictures. Still had the same effect honestly.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Ryuu

I love the game and everything, but I can't beat one boss.

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I'm back at Hollow Bastion right before the 1000 Heartless fight. Demyx is just kicking my ass. I've tried three times and I just can't seem to get an edge on him. The first time he just whooped me, I got him down to two health bars but his geyser-like attack thing that he does like all the time owned me. The second and third times I lost because I didn't kill the ten water-things in ten seconds.

I'm going to try again tomorrow, but I'm fearing the same result - however I forgot to go do the Pride Lands so I went ahead and did that along with Agrabah so now I'm a few levels higher.

You know, I had the exact same problem. Mine was due to the fact that it was a timed battle, and it relies on reaction commands. I had the auto-limit on for Goofy, which wasted a LOT of time, and usually resulted in me failing. I turned that off, and I activated the ability that allows you to counterattack in by hitting square after being hit. These both helped enormously in that fight, if it's any help.

Also, has anyone else found that just alternate hitting X and triangle button in battle tends to help? I keep an eye out for reaction commands and continue to smash either button so I can nail a reaction command or continue to attack. Was wondering if this was pretty common. =X

Anywho.. as far as where I'm at:

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I just finished redoing all of the worlds again. That big ass city appeared at the back of the world map behind twilight town, and I just reopened twilight town. I have to go back to hollow bastion now and finish (I assume) the tron world. Is it just me or does Mickey elude you everytime you seek answers?

Edit: My bad if anyone saw the first post, messed up the spoiler tag. =(

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

Knocksmash kept coming up in place of wild dance, and instead of doing wild dance, I'd waste a lot of time with goofy doing absolutely nothing, and losing the battle. Just offering my advice by what worked for me. ::Shrug::

Edit: I also used Master Drive form when I wasn't doing his little time game. I did this battle once and got my butt handed to me. I went out, did some other worlds, came back, and then kicked his butt.

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

Has anyone used a Drive form and...

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Turned into dark Sora? This happened to me when I was fighting Xaldin. I hadn't read the manual previous to this, and didn't know that it could happen. I wailed on him though. Dark Sora looks pretty darn cool.

How ya doing, buddy?

Just finished the game today and..

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The ending was good enough for me. It wasn't spectacular, but I felt that it wrapped up the story that I started playing in the first one. I can't really remember my battle report from the end, except for I had an 89% completion. I'm going to go back and do more, I was just eager to see the ending. Curious as to what the letter from the king said.

Had a questions regarding journal completion:

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When it says to meet Sephiroth again, does this mean you have to beat him? Or is there a way to just talk to him? I found him again in Radiant Garden at the end of that path during the 1000 heartless fight. I initiated battle and died before I could even move. ;_;

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the game, and I'm considering playing it over again to see those little things I missed the first time.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?