Is Kingdom Hearts worth playing?
So I've known about Kingdom Hearts since it first came out, and I've heard all kinds of things about it, and even delved into the fandom (fan art, fanfics, the like). Yet I've never once picked up a game in the series.
I didn't own a PS2 until last year or so (I was a GameCube guy), don't own a PSP, lost my DS (or stupidly traded it away... don't remember), and am not getting a 3DS any time soon. From what I hear, in order to get the full experience, you need to play every single game, all of which are spread across the above platforms. I'd be fine just playing the first two games and Chain of Memories, is this okay?
I played a few minutes of the game one summer back in 2009 at a relative's house. I didn't really know what I was doing, besides, my memory's a little hazy.
I can pick up parts 1 and 2 for $15 each, and Chain of Memories for $10. Is it worth the money?
I like the idea and the concept. It seems like something I could get into.
GO GO GO
I didn't own a PS2 until last year or so (I was a GameCube guy), don't own a PSP, lost my DS (or stupidly traded it away... don't remember), and am not getting a 3DS any time soon. From what I hear, in order to get the full experience, you need to play every single game, all of which are spread across the above platforms. I'd be fine just playing the first two games and Chain of Memories, is this okay?
I played a few minutes of the game one summer back in 2009 at a relative's house. I didn't really know what I was doing, besides, my memory's a little hazy.
I can pick up parts 1 and 2 for $15 each, and Chain of Memories for $10. Is it worth the money?
I like the idea and the concept. It seems like something I could get into.
GO GO GO
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1 is better in terms of gameplay and difficulty.
2 is better in the sense that the story is longer and the voice actor went through puberty. Rather easy though.
I'd recommend playing both of them on hardest to gain the full enjoyment out of them.
Can't speak for any others personally, but I hear the later installments go down hill.
And FF7 is full of itself so if that is true, no harm done with lance bass voice acting
Kingdom Hearts I
Kingdom Hearts II
358 1/2 Days
Chain of Memories
Birth By Sleep (I still have to beat it with all three characters though, so this may change)
Coded
But yes, definitely play them. They're great. Especially if you're like me and love both Square and Disney.
Not that that is a terrible thing, in, and of, itself, but the fact that there were large interludes between levels in a "gummy ship" where it appeared impossible to die, just seemed like a stupid time waster.
Nah, you're probably right. I think the game designers wanted to create the illusion of traveling to distant worlds and figured they'd give you something to shoot at. At least later in the game you can warp, therefore skipping pretty much that whole part.
And I'd also agree that the game can come off as "juvenile." It IS a Disney game. (However, you ever see the movie "Kids?" How is that a Disney movie?)
The funny thing about my whole experience with this game is that I originally acquired it by telling my girlfriend at the time to, "See if you can find a game for yourself." She started playing it, I thought it looked cool, so I started my own save and beat it. She was pissed, "This was supposed to be my game!"
Originally posted by: p33jay
I still refuse to play after I heard lance bass from nsync voiced Sephiroth. I won't do that to myself
Sephiroth is overrated anyway. Kefka's where it's at.
As for the topic at hand, they are very much worth the money in my opinion. The storyline is well crafted, though can be as incoherent as a William S. Burroughs novel at times, and the gameplay is absolutely rock solid. If you are a Final Fantasy fan or a Disney fan or both it'll throw you enough nostalgia in the form of your favorite characters to keep you interested as well.
The story is much more interesting. Instead of "Sora goes from Disney Universe A to Disney Universe B," there's more involvement with other non-Disney characters. I don't get the whole Roxas thing... I imagine this is how it went when they came up with the idea for him.
Square Enix Employee A: Alright, let's create a new character.
Square Enix Employee B: Ooh! I have an idea!
Square Enix Employee A: Does anyone besides him have an idea?
(silence)
Square Enix Employee A: Alright, what's your idea?
Square Enix Employee B: Let's take Sora, and make an alternate version of him. Let's take his name, switch around the letters, and add an "X" to it. I think we'll call him... Roxas.
(other employees shrug in indifference)
Square Enix Employee A: Then it's settled. Roxas is our new character. As for the other characters, let's just take a bunch of Final Fantasy and Disney characters we haven't used yet and use them.
I know that's not exactly how it went down, but I have a feeling that not much originality went into him.