Vye Brante's Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Thread

Vye Brante · Vye Brante's Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Thread

The thread where I will be talking about my progress in the game and my discoveries going through it and whatnot. Probably a good amount of just plain fan girl goodness too. I will hopefully get my copy on Tuesday when it comes out. I work that day, (darn it!) but have the next day off so expect more posts probably Wednesday.

Anyone else playing the game is free to post here too!

Be aware of possible spoilers in this thread!

I've actually been good and been keeping myself away from spoilers with this game. I don't know much about it other than it's about Roxas and junk. It's rare that I keep myself from looking at spoilers, actually, because I hate not knowing. I just love Kingdom Hearts enough to do so, I guess. So hopefully the game will be that much more enjoyable for me!

Whenever Saix can be on my team, I will totally take him. SQUEEE!

the being

Hahaha, xD
totally gonna keep an eye on this thread. ;D
the game looks liek a horrible quality version of KH2.
But do i care? HECK NO!
xD im so getting it on my birthday. hahah.
all i know is that there's a seperate mission mode where you can play as any character from the organization, not to mention soem unlockable characters. ^^ and that the camera isn't too good.
this youtube video i found explained alot. ^^;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64loJ8o9NfA

Vye Brante

There always seem to be a problem with the camera at one point in any game. At least the games that I play . . .

This game is on the DS, remember, so we can't expect just as good as graphics as what's on the PS2. What I've seen of it looks pretty dang good though.

the being

well, yes! best graphics on the ds i've seen so far. ^^
and the fact that's it's a 40 hour game is awsome, too. this'll hopefully tide me over for Birth by sleep. which will be able to stand on it's own, unlike this one. because this one is already pre-determined an' whatnot. But i honestly do not care. xD it could have the most horrid storyline ever, (that would really suck, though. D: ) the fact i can play as what ever character i want and play with friends, is good enough for me alone. ^^;

.....hurry up, birthday....o.0

Vye Brante

Guess what has been shipped! EEEee! Is it morning yet?!

I bought my PSP so I'd be ready when Birth By Sleep comes out. Granted, it probably won't be released for another year or so, and I bought my PSP a year ago . . . but nothing wrong with be being well prepared in advance!

My DS is charging right now so I'll be ready, in fact.

Vye Brante

I'm just a little bit worried. The reason I ordered from Amazon.com was because they said it would be delivered the day it came out. Usually when you have an order with them, and you go to their tracking page, it says the "Destination" is your home town. Instead this time though, it says the Destination is a town thirty miles over.

I sure hope they're sending it to the right house! I'm pretty sure they will but . . . mix ups can happen . . .

Vye Brante

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

(Translation: Guess what's here.)

It apparently came when I wasn't paying attention as it was on the table when I went downstairs. And no one told me! How rude. But I got it now. Not a lot of time to play it before work, if I end up going. Still feeling sick from yesterday . . .

I'm having flashback of when I was at work and Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories came in. I was about to cry then, and I think I might just cry now. So happy!!!

Vye Brante

Proof!

It has a cool cover/skin on it. I took a picture of with it and without it. The colors look different because one picture I used the flash, and the other I didn't. (Just sayin'.) The images are big (for some reason) and might take a minute to load. The one without the falsh is a bit blurry too. Sorry, but there was a glare.

Picture 1
Picture 2

I called in to work, (I really am sick though!) so time for me to fire this sucker up!

Vye Brante

Ha ha, the little icon when you are going to start the game? Some sea salt ice cream. Classic!

First line of dialogue? Spoken by my Saix!!! I squeed.

In game graphics are okay. Pretty good for a DS I suppose. The camera will take some getting used to I think. Video graphics are pretty good. The organization has couches. Awesome.

Edit: Saix is the one to send you on the first mission, maybe all of 'em. I'll do whatever he wants!! Very Happy

Edit: Yeah, Saix seems to be the one to send you on missions. I want HIM to go with me though! Ah well.

I fought some Heartless. Go me.

There are barriers that keep you from going areas that you don't need to go into. They are set up by the organization, it says. Xemnas doesn't want any messing around, it seems!

Edit: Zexion hits enemies with his book. You show 'em, dude!

Vye Brante

I just realized I spelled my name wrong in the thread title. Oops. I fixed it.

I'm going on a mission with Saix!!!

Lexaeus is coming too though . . . I want Saix to myself!

Edit: Ohh . . . I musta read it wrong. I thought he said he was coming too . . . It was just Lexaeus.

And he hit me! What a jerk!

Not as much of a jerk as Larxene though. What a loser she is . . . But she did just give me a potion . . .

Demyx is silly.

Edit: I want Saix with me, dang it!

Currently on Day 22 . . . I think. You don't start the game until Day 8, and the first several missions are basically tutorials.

The panel system sucks! You have to equip stuff to your panel if you want to use it and take it with you. You only have so many slots to use. Like if you want to be able to use Dodge Roll? That's a slot. Want some potions? That takes up some slots. You run out quickly. The idea is good, but I am sure I'm going to need a lot more slots. It's just annoying that I have to pick and choose. I just want it there when I need it.

I'm on the fence with the magic system. You have to equip it to panels. Like I have four Fire equiped, so I can cast Fire four times. After they are used up, I can use an Ether, but that only give me one back. One magic for one Ether isn't that good of a deal . . . At least I will use Ethers more than I did in Kingdom Hearts II. So useless.

There is still a shortcut system, which is nice. In order to scroll through the menu thingy, you press the X Button. Shortcuts are faster, but I keep getting mixed up on what I have equiped to which shortcut.

I am gathering Munny, but have yet to find a shop to spend it all. I have quite a bit too. Then I am gathering Heart Points and that says I spend that at shops too, but still nothing. Ah well.

I am at level 2 currently. Leveling takes a while, it seems.

There's some updates on the game for you. Heh.

Vye Brante

I took a break and am playing again now. I teamed up with the new organization member, Xion. She's just kinda there though . . .

I've unlocked shops! It's the most awesome thing ever: A Moogle in a black organizaiton coat!! Ha ha. He sure does jack up prices though! 800 Munny for a Hi Potion! Holy crap!

You can unlock more panel slots, but apparently one at a time. You have to equip your levels or you are only a Level 1, and that is annoying to have to take up a slot like that.

Axel is currently at Castle Oblivion. Apparently, Chain of Memories has started in the background. It's like three weeks after Roxas was first born. Who knew Sora was wondering around for so long? I mean, Roxas was created and then Sora beat Ansem not too long after, so how long was it before Chain of Memories happened? Few weeks it seems.

This means that Larxene will be dead soon! Mwahahaha!

Heh, I like Larxene and her design. She's just a jerk to me so I'm a jerk back.

Edit: I wonder if "days" is the same as our measurement of time. If so, Sora was in Castle Oblivion for weeks! And Roxas apparently slept through a lot of that time . . . for . . . some reason.

the being

heh. jeeeez!
this is what i get for not looking at the forum for three days!?
well, least it seems you really enjoy it.
The panel system looks interesting to me, and i like it. at least....ill see how bad it is when i get it...doesn't seem bad though.
heh. saix. you know why they have him giving orders, vye?
Square enix wants to torture you. eyup. you don't get to have saix with you for a loooooooooooooooooooooooong time. ;D
(just teasing, how the heck would I know?)
Anyway, um, technically, sora was in castle oblivion for a year. :/ the egg thingy namine made counts.
I hated laxerene. she was a tough boss to beat in KH:COM on the GBA (my first KH)
Roxas...slept? hm. i mean, he was created pretty much the instant sora was turned into a heartless.
The magic system dun sound too good. D:
I got a question for ya-
are items used up the first tiem you use 'em?
i mean, the cute lil org' moogle sells high potions for 800 munny, i'm betting you put it in the panel thing, and when you use it on a mission, you lose it until you go on another mission. is that right? cuz if not, that stinks.

Well, thanks for the loads of squeeing and information. ;D hahah, can't wait for more.

Vye Brante

I posted these all the same day. Just some times I edited and sometimes I posted again.

Yes, that must be why it's Saix! Square Enix is trying to keep me away from my true love!!

The magic system itself is getting better. You can get multipliers that give you more magic. The multiplier itself takes up a slot, but then it gives you more magic in return, so who is complaining? Like my current multiplier gives me three magic for each one I equip to it. Not bad. The Ethers still suck though.

Casting magic itself, I actually like. Fire is back to being a fire ball that actually seems to home in on its target. Blizzard is funny. It is in a little ice ball that flies out, stops for a moment, and then hits a target. It's a bit slow that way, but it's still pretty cool. Those are the only two I have at the moment.

And yeah, once you use an item, it's gone for good. So you have to get more. I'd like to use Hi-Potions, but that's just too pricey right now! I'm not like broke or anything because I'm cheap and only bought a few things, but I would like to hold on to money until something else comes along.

Roxas is asleep during the time that Sora is active in the castle. Or at least most of the time. He wakes up as soon as Sora is in the pod. I'm theorizing the reason he was asleep was because only one of them could be active while Sora's memories were messed up . . . but beats me. They later move Sora to Twilight Town, so he's not really in the castle the whole year, but yeah.

My current level is 5 andI have like 69 attack and 60 magic or something. And then I have 20 defense. *cough* I should probably work on that.

I saw Aladdin. Apparently sometime after Sora left, Agrabah was hit by a buncha sandstorms that messed up the town, so they are rebuilding. So THAT'S why Agrabah looks so different in Kingdom Hearts II . . . Wonder if something similar will be explained with Halloween Town?

Took another break to eat some dinner and *gasp* draw some Just Gotta pages, (I actually built up a buffer again, how did that happen?), and I took a shower. Now to start some laundry and get back to playing!

Edit: The way it's going, I'm never going to be on a team with Saix!! Ah well, I'll just force other people to buy the game so I can play with them and BE HIM!! Ultimate fan girl stalker move. Heh.

There's something trippy with Xion's hood. It's up one second, and down the next. I thought at first it was a glitch but it's too consistant. Hmm . . .

Everytime I get my panel the way I like it and it works, I get something new that I want to add! Ugh! What makes it even harder is that some panel square thingies can be linked together, but they have to be the right kind and they have to be placed in a predetermined order. Hard to explain, but you have to make sure there is enough room for them. Think like Tetris, sorta.

For a Nobody, Roxas sure is an emotional little bugger.

And you know that scene from Kingdom Hearts II? Where Roxas and Xemnas are talking and Xemnas is all like, "I've been to see him. He looks a lot like you." It's in this game too, apparently placed when Roxas was six days old or something. That scene didn't make sense before, and it sure doesn't make much more sense now! Just taken in context of what's going on, why the heck is Roxas looking for Xemnas who is sitting out in the middle of no where for no reason? And when Xemnas is talking about "him," why doesn't Roxas ask, "Who?" He questions everything else the Organization tells him!

So yeah. That scene doesn't make sense. I don't know if they will go back to it and explain more or what . . .

You know what else sorta bugs me story wise? (It's something little.) The Organization is using Roxas to gather hearts. If they defeat the Heartless, it doesn't do any good. They need to be destroyed by the Keyblade so the heart can be captured. They know this and that's why they need Roxas. But does that stop your party members from taking the final blow? Heck no, you'll be hacking away at it and then they will defeat it at the last second so the heart wouldn't be able to be captured then. Stupid guys, I thought they wanted hearts! You still get heart points it seems though so doesn't really matter game wise.

Also, they send Roxas out to gather hearts, but the mission is done after you defeat like 10 of 'em and so you would get 10 hearts that way. That's not near enough to make Kingdom Hearts! As Sora, you defeat thousands of 'em, thus getting thousands of hearts for the Organization. Roxas collecting a few here and there would have taken them forever! It's good that they got Sora back to do their dirty work then. With that, Roxas seems to move slower than Sora. Running across screens seems to take longer. Roxas also seems smaller than Sora was, in proportion to his surroundings. Meh.

I just nitpick sometimes. I love the game so far though. I can pick out the flaws but doesn't stop me from likin' it!

Vye Brante

Gah!! I haven't gotten to play today! What with the page and that dessert and then a church thing . . .

Where's my DS?!!!

the being

okay, thanks for the more info!
;D good to hear the magic system is working decently.
urm, i'm wondering, you HAVE to have friends to do mission mode? D: i mean, it doesn't seem so. or are you just wanting to play it with friends?
oooh, thanks also for the spell descriptions! xD you're getting into all the stuff i wanna know. wodner what thunder'll be like? or anyother magic? is curei n there? cuz potions are expensivish and i'd like to be able to use that magical alternative that's made items useless in KH1 and 2! xD
Stinks that ethers suck. D:
oh, leveling up.....sounds interesting. um, how do stats increase? you say your 69 attack and 60 magic or something. And then you have 20 defense. how does that work? do you get to increase the stats? it'll be uber if that's the case.
lul. tetris. i like tetris. ;D
mm. more and more is gettign clarified, and i want the game! D: i only need $10.....o.0 oiwell. ill have to wait patiently for my b-day, unless i get $10 magically before then.

Vye Brante

I now have Thunder and Aero but haven't tried them yet. Aero says it throws enemies up in the air, and while they are up there, they take triple damage. Nice.

You can get panels that "level up" your magic. Like I have my fire and blizzard up to Lv. 4. Blizzard will now hover, hit them, hover again, and hit them again. Three times I think. Fire just does more damage, I think. You can also get Cure and stuff. But I have like a billion Potions, (you find several throughout your missions, so you don't need to worry about buying them,) so I generally use them instead of Cure. I am beginning to find more Hi-Potions as well so that cloaked Moogle ain't getting my Munny! For those anyway, I'll save 'em for like weapon upgrades and stuff.

Leveling manually takes a while, but you can get these panels that will double your level ups that you equip. So right now I am at level 19. Nice. My defense is still in the 30's. Not sure why that goes up so slowly. I am always looking for stuff that raises my defense, but there's not a lot of 'em.

I have been to Agrabah, Beast's Castle, Olympus Colesseum (or however that's spelled,) and now I've been to Halloween Town. Oh, Twilight Town too. That's your first place, actually, so . . .

Ha ha, you take Xaldin to Beast's Castle to gather information about the beast. Awesome . . .

I got my strategy guide today. I was going to be careful and not look at the last part of the story mode so I wouldn't spoil anything. Unfortunately, in the very back of the book is the beastery with details about all the enemies . . . and I seem to have accidentally spoiled what seems to be the final, or close to final, boss. There goes my theory . . . Ah well, I usually guess wrong with Kingdom Hearts stuff anyway. That's what I love about it! Keeps me guessing!

I just saw Riku kick Xion's butt. Go Riku!

I'm theorizing that Axel and Saix were friends before they were Nobodies . . .

the being

well....
to increase stats you have to find items? D: awe.
anyway, yeah, i'd believe the saix and axel were friends. it makes sense, comparingthat in KH2 saix wanted axel dead. heh. I believe it, though.
still wondering if you NEED other people for mission mode. ^^;

heh. now i want the guidebook. D:
heh. the onyl game i've gotten a guidebooks for is for D/P.
D:
argh.

Vye Brante

I don't know about Mission Mode. Haven't tried it. Can't stay away from the Story Mode.

And yeah, you can only raise stats by attaching things in your Panel. It's annoying that one of the main things that raises Defense are things called Rings, but you can only have one Ring on your panel total. How cheap is that?!

I am currently Lv. 24, I think. Double level panel things help a lot. I think I will try leveling up a little more before going onward. I like to be on the safe side. The strategy guide says I am about halfway through the story. I've been playing 15 hours, so roughly 30 hours playing time, give or take extras. Not too bad.

I have no life.

I got to watch the whole video of Riku kicking Xion's butt. Voice overs and all. Heh, it was awesome. Xion is okay but . . . meh, kinda bland. Just takes away from the Roxas and Axel story that could be happening, I think. Or we could spend more time on Saix!!

Xion, get out of the Kingdom Hearts universe NOW!!!

I've been to Wonderland. Haven't done much there except fight a boss. There are a lot of bosses and mini bosses in this game. Kinda fun. A lot of them are like "recolored" versions of other Heartless or bosses you have seen before or have fought. For some reason, that doesn't bother me in the slightest.

It is annoying to be walking on your merry way and you are attacked by a Gigas Shadow. Ugh, you're annoying when you're little, and you're still annoying when you're giant!

Something they have added that I hope they keep are status condition thingies. If you have played Final Fantasy games before, you know that there are status conditions like Silence and Blind and stuff. Silence makes you unable to use magic while Blind makes your accuracy go down. Now, granted, it is annoying when a boss hits you with an attack and you go Blind and then you keep missing him . . . but I liked that they added them. Adds more of a challenge or whatever. I hope they keep them.

They have a status that the guide calls "sticky shoes" where you can't jump. Makes it annoying to hit flying bosses and whatnot. There is also a confusion type status where you run in the opposite direction that you press. When you get lit on fire, you lose health. You can also be frozen by ice and can't move. I think they are nice little additions.

I could lose the panel system. I doubt they would keep it as stats and stuff stayed the same between I and II, so I don't think I'll have to worry. Just hope I'm right.

the being

*uber final fnatasy gamer nerd/whatever*

yay! they added status ailments! ;D
(why should a person be happy to say that?)
heh. the stat things sound...pretty lame. D:

Vye Brante

Yeah, I don't know why I like them so much either . . . They just get in my way usually . . . Ah well.

I just got glide so I'm going back through all the levels and getting chests that I couldn't reach before. I've been to Neverland, (where you get Glide,) and I totally abandoned Tinkerbell. Mwahahahaha! I'm a Nobody, so why would I care anyway?

The fact that Roxas has emotions though kinda bugs me. I know that with Sora still around, he is still connected to a heart and stuff. But he's still a Nobody and should have feelings. I think the main reason he has them though is because it makes it easier for the writers to explain what he's thinking and the player can relate to him better. I think it'd be cooler if he was a total Nobody with no feelings though. But maybe that's just me.

My copy of the game came with that cool slip cover. The one I took a picture of before. But the ones we got in at Wal-Mart don't have that cover. Weird. Guess that's just another reason I'm glad I ordered mine!

the being

Oooooh, yesterday night, i was re-playing KH2 on proud(hard) mode, and i was at the part near the end of the game where you fight Xigbar. i can't remmeber exactly, but before you fight him, he say soemthing like-
"man, did it(referring to the keyblade) pick a dud this time. you don't look like half the hero the others were." or soemthing like that.

....So, i think Xigbar knows something about previous keyblade-weilders. (eg.Ventus, Terra, Aqua)

have you gotten anything enteresting to say about Xigbar, vye?

Vye Brante

Uh . . . he . . . shoots things?

The game actually doesn't reveal much about the organization members besides Roxas and Xion. A little bit about Axel and Saix, but not much. Xigbar was one of the founding members though. Xemnas used to be a keyblade user back in the day it seems. Aqua, Terra, and Ventus were looking for him. So maybe Xigbar knows about them through Xemnas. Or something.

the being

xigbar...shoots thing?! OMG I DID NOT KNOW THAT!!
xD kidding. heh.
so xemnas was once a keyblade-weilder? ...
if that's the case, then i already know how BBS will go.... >.>
and, unfortunatley, i decided to accidently spoil myself of the ending of KH 358/2 days. *sigh* the sense KH ever makes....
but hey, was disney ever meant to be with final fantasy? no. but it's strange things like that that addict you. ;D

PS- ^^ i'll be getting my copy of KH this week! ....maybe....x3

Vye Brante

Yeah, sometimes I wonder if they are just going for the most cool sounding and complex storyline they can come up with, whether or not they can actually make sense out of it.

I do usually understand what happens though.

Don't spoil it for me! I haven't played for a few days though. I kinda am putting it off because there's a mission I want to unlock before moving on but to unlock it, I have to go do another annoying mission. Man . . .

the being

hah. no worries. ;D i won't spoil it for you.
an' guess what? i'm getting da game this wednesday! YAY ME!

Vye Brante

Yay! Congrats!

Predictions? More than likely you will hate the panel system, and you will also quickly come to hate the targeting system. My hatred for the targeting far outweighs my hatred of the panels.

the being

oh, dear. the targeting system sucks? D:
well, as for panel system, i like the looks of it at the moment. it looks interesting to me. but hey, i won't know until i get it.

Vye Brante

The Panel system is easier to get used to. But Roxas never seems to target what you want! And then when he does, it will easily un-target itself at times. It is way annoying!

the being

really? oi.
hah. what bites also, when i first saw the game and stuff, i presumed that you can level up ALL the characters and customize them to your liking, but it doesn't seem to be that way. :/ owell. at least i still get to play as them all. ;D hah. they have all the characters from KH you could possibly want to play as! (final fantasy characters dun count) hah. though, once my brother gets it cuz i force him to, i bet he'll complain about everything. xD expecially the status ailments. xD

Vye Brante

I think you can equip what you want to other characters in Mission Mode, but I haven't done anything with that yet so I am not sure.

the being

*squeeee!*
yes! i got the game! ^^
and it has the same cover like yours! ;D thank you Amazon.com!
great! Now, tiem for me to go and go nerd all over it. ;D ill come back tomorrow and say what i think of it so far.

Vye Brante

Yay, congrats! And yay for the special cover!

Enjoy!

the being

okay, i'm on day 58 or something. (too lazy to check) but, so far, the panel system and controls are a hit & miss.

the panel system- it's pretty nice, but i always feel like i need more room. xD at least i get another free panel after like, every mission. xD and, i have the guard panel, and it has an empty space connected to it, but what links to it? i have no panels that let me link to it. >.> another problem, is the leveling. xD i...kinda don't like the weirdness of leveling up. in one mission, i went from level 4 to 9! (thanks to the panel system)
but eh, it's still alright.

The cotnrol- i wish there was a way to customize the controls to your liking. sure, they give you controls type A & B, but eh. I prefer type A, but who knows, i might switch around. the only annoying thing is that my D-pad isn't too responsive when i press the right directon on the d-pad. owell.

at first, i was a tad annoyed that the game starts off at day 255 and goes back down to like, 7, but then, i was comfortable with it. so far so good. ;D

Vye Brante

You will be able to get the panels that link to guard later. The abilities get special link things. Like Glide has two level up link panels.

The ones you don't have the link panels for yet are annoying because they just take up an extra space you could be using for something else. But what can you do?

the being

yea, after playing to day 99, i see now. ;D
still, now i'm leveling up too slowly.
and, also, to save you some time, yes, mission mode can be solo-player.
But i tell you what- mission-mode holo-missions are difficult. D: enemies do ridiculous amounts of damage to you, even if it's the first mission in the game. but i guess they do this so when you're level 50 or whatever, it isn't too easy.

I'm still a little peeved at the fact the organization members who went to C.O. aren't developed that well. I mean, i still barely know crap about Leaxeus.(is that spelled right?) and, even if you played C.O.M., they still aren't that developed. gah.

owell. hah. i bet i'll beat the game before you, vye! ;D
....i probably will...at the rate i'm going. xD and the fact you have a job and i have no life. xD

Vye Brante

I have no life either. But yeah, I tend to play kinda slow. I go back and level up and junk.

Someone I know who got the game says the ending is great and it explains lots of things! That's good to know. He said it also brings up more questions that will probably be answered in Birth by Sleep.

I also feel like their characters weren't developed enough. Maybe they just made thirteen members so there could be that many boss fights, but then didn't have the time to look into their characters more. Or maybe they figured that since Nobodies don't have hearts or feelings, no one would really care. I dunno.

the being

mmm.
well, for me, i take games slow usually...buuut, one thing about KH, you never really have to go back and train like most gamesi play. which is good. every now and then i play mission mode. (I unlocked riku! yay!) yea, at level 28-29, misson mode is finally not ridiculously difficult. im like, at a point to where enemies CAN kill me, but that's only if i get careless.

So the ending reveils more? well, that's good to hear. i only spoiled the final battle, and a plot point, so i hope that's right. xD

Vye Brante

I am like 13 or 14 missions away from the end right now. Getting pretty close. I think I want to go level up some. I know I don't really need to, but I like to just to be safe. I also want to find something I need in order to make a better KeyBlade, which would be very nice.

I like Mission Mode with more than one person, except that it is annoying that we compete against each other for points so only one person can really get the rewards. I might just do it myself to level up and get some crowns. I don't like Challenge missions though. Those things is tough.

I just unlocked a new character in Mission Mode. I think it was Donald, but I'm not positive. I didn't notice if he was there before. His magic is good, but the rest of his stats suck. Doesn't matter though as I only play as Saix. Saix is interesting because he just lunges in whatever direction he is facing when he attacks. I like how I can just keep mashing attack and he does it though. Roxas stops at the end of a combo, but I can keep Saix going until I want to stop. It's nice. He's slow at casting magic though.

There is a video with Saix and Axel that reveals Axel's real name! I dont' know if I want to spoil it here though, if you guys don't already know. I shall just keep my mouth shut for now. Don't know Saix's though. And I guess it doesn't really go into their relationship much. We are hoping they will in Birth by Sleep, but who knows. Terra reminds me of Saix, actually. I don't think he is Saix, but maybe they are related somehow. It's all just guesses at this point.

From what I've heard of the ending, it's really sad! But we already kinda know what happens because of the start of Kingdom Hearts II.

Vye Brante

Spoiler warning!

It seems Xigbar knew Ventus. Or at least knows of him. He says whenever he looks at Xion, that's who she reminds him of. Does that mean Roxas does too? I'd hope so.

Saix really doesn't like Xion. Heh, all the more reason I love him.

I am on Day 357, so only the final boss fights left, really. As usual, King Mickey doesn't show up 'til the end of the game. (Well, okay, he was there off and on in Kingdom Hearts II, but that doesn't count.) Xion seems to have a conscience, and wants to be destroyed to save Roxas. She knows that if she is, then no one will remember her. (In a hard way to explain.) She is still willing to go through with it, so far though. There was a really cool scene with her and Axel. Poor Axel is losing his buddies.

There is a fight with Saix when you try to leave the Organization. It's a lot easier in this game than it was in Kingdom Hearts II, I tell you what.

the being

hah.
So i WAS right about my xigbar prediction! ^^ i fel so smart. hahahah.
I'm on like, day 250-something.
hah. glad to hear saix is easier than his KH2 counterpart. >.< fighting saix on proud mode on kh2 was very hard.
Weell, i knew from the start xion'll die or whatever.
but, i have no darn clue as to why you hate her so much. D:
I wish she could live.
and, i HATE SAIX. he's so meeeeeeaaan. D:
heh. what level are you right now, vye?
I'm level 39 right now.
I'd like to know so i can make some sort of goal to be whatever level you are before the final boss.

Vye Brante

Heh, okay, well I am at Level 55 right now. I hope I'm at a high enough level. I think I'll be okay though.

I don't know why I don't like Xion. I guess she seems boring. I like her a little more. She's willing to disappear and not be remembered. That takes guts and sacrifice. But I dunno. She's just not all that interesting to me.

Saix is mean. Yep. That's what makes him HOT!!

the being

>.> O-kay. I officially don't understand you.
but,. whatever.
i'll leave you to your videogame character fandom alone. ;D
I'm on day 302-something, and i feel smart again! ^^

the begining of KH2?

Xemnas: I've been to see him....he looks alot like you.
he was referring to VENTUS. ^^
...
mind if i make a prediction? about lord xehanort?
well, too bad.
I think Lord xehanort(i dun care about spelling at this point) in BBS will some how be turned young, and gets found by Ansem the wise.

But what about ventus, though? what's so special about him?
i'd like to know. as well as the reason why he looks like roxas.

oh, and i'm level 49 right now. xD

I've kinda given up with magic. I just have 6 uses of fire, blizzard, thunder, cure, and cura. they're all at least level 3. soem are level 5.

Vye Brante

Ah, Ventus might make sense . . .

I mainly use Fire and Cura. I don't like how Fira doesn't home in like Fire. Blizzard spells are too slow. Thundaga has potential but I haven't tried it yet.

I haven't beaten it yet, even though I'm right at the end. Haven't played Just haven't gotten the chance. I might in the morning.

the being

Well, i beat the game. D:
the ending was very sad, and all makes sense. except for ventus.
So, was this game worth playing for storyline?
In my opinion, YES.
I want to play as king mickey, sora, and dual-weild roxas, though.
I dunno how to unlock them exactly. :/
*sigh* at any rate, yup. beat the game.
Figured out alot.
but, it just makes you think, what was the point of it all?
it's like Chain of memories. absolutely no point.
they could've just as easily made kh2 with out sora waking up, but then it fits together so well with what they have now, it's obvious it wouldn't have been as good if they didn't do all this.
So, i'm satisfied.

one other thing that urks me is that i STILL have one empty slot in my backback doubler! xD I wanan know where the last one is!

Vye Brante

I think you pick up the back pack thing in a world somewhere. Can't remember where, but that sounds familiar to me. I have mine full. Heh.

I still haven't fought Xion. Can't get enough time in one sitting to commit to it. I thought I'd do it last night but I made something else instead and that took a lot longer than I thought it would. So yeah. I want to make sure I can give it my full attention and whatnot and haven't really gotten to.

And like I said, I'm slow at finishing games. Usually.

You get King Mickey by finishing all the missions, even the hidden ones the other members unlock for you. Then after you beat everything, you can buy a special item from the moogle that gives you Mickey. King's Awakening, I think it's called. In order to get Sora, you have to not only do every mission, but do them all to 100%! You can use duel weilding Roxas in mission mode if you have the panel equiped.

the being

um, what is that panel called?
oh, well, then i'm not gonan be able to get sora of king mickey. >_>;
i decided to blow off 2 missions the org members give.
oh, in a bbs trailer, i saw leaxeus and xaldin's, and vexen's actual selves!

Vye Brante

I want to say it's called the Zero gear, but I'm not sure. I don't have it myself.

Vye Brante

He left him the WINNER stick!! WAAAAAaaaahhhh!!

Yeah, I finished it. I cried. Kinda figured I would. I'm a bawl baby sometimes.

I keep wanting Sora to be able to turn into Roxas for Kingdom Hearts III. Like a Drive form or something. That'd be neat. Can't say that it'll happen but . . . I've just gotten attached to the little bugger so I don't want him to be gone from the story. I also wish Axel and Saix could come back. But that might be a bit harder. They just have more story in them, I'm sure. And I love Saix anyway so I'd like to see him again.

And Xion's gone! Mwahahahaha!

Meh, I liked her a bit towards the end, but still, I'll be okay without her.

What I'd like to know though is how she got away from Xemnas, and how come she said that she didn't think Roxas was ready to go back into Sora, but was going to take him by force to get him there. Kinda rude of her.

I had wondered why Roxas ran away from the Organization but then was captured in their world by Riku. Now it all connects. It was a bit odd that Roxas didn't want to listen to Riku though. He said he wanted to know who he was and who Sora was. Riku was telling him. I guess he was upset about Xion?

And yeah, that gear is the Zero Gear. It's weird, in the guide it has three different Keyblades listed as Zero Gear 5, so I don't know how to tell them apart. But it says you can buy it at the shop to be able to equip at anytime in Mission Mode.

the being

D'awwwwwwwww.
*hugs you*
You cried, too? x3 i was actually waiting to see if you did before admitting that i did. ^^;
hahahah. aww.
Well, BBS is sure to have more on Saix, but prolly as his 'somebody' though. wonder what his name would be? perhaps Isai? since saix has 2 dots on the i so it'd sound like two I's?
anyway, i actually like your idea. ^^; being able to change from sora to roxas in KH3.
that'd be neat. ;D
and, unfortunatley, i've listened to too many BBS theries about ven and roxas and sora. and why ven/roxas look alike. >_> and it's pretty believable, andi don't want to believe it.
bleh. i'm just gonna sit and wait until one of my sibs gets the game so i can force them to do the multiplayer. i'd probably beaten all the missions and stuff by then, so i'll let them get the rewards.

Oh, i ought to tell you about xion.
You know how axel recaptured xion, and brought her back and fainted?
Xemnas picked her up, and activated a mechanism inside her to go crazy, so roxas and xion would fight, forcing one of them to dissapear. (remember during the fights with xion, those weird machine things set up like the one in agrabah? those like, controlled her or something) Stupid square enix cut those cut-scenes out for everyone but japan, i think. D< meanies.

Can't wait to play BBS though. but now im mad 358/2days isn't gunna last me. xD

Vye Brante

Oh, they made her go crazy? I knew there was a connection between her and then but didn't realize that was it.

You think Saix will be in Birth by Sleep? I guess maybe. I hadn't heard that, but I guess I'm trying to keep myself away from all spoilers so that would be expected.

Someone told me they had begun the recording for the English dubs. So maybe we're not too far away!

the being

trust me.
stay away from predictions and stuff.
and jest wait til the game comes out. ^^
but you want to hear my biggest peev?

I want to know WHY 80% of the fans of the KH series get everything WRONG. it's so annoying. they're toom any people out there who are still stupid enough to think that 358/2days will either
A- come out for ps2 "because COM did it"(yes, i know why it was released for ps2) or
B- has cards like COM

don't get me started with BBS, though.
people can not possibly be more wrong. they have stupid crap going around saying
1. Sora is ventus' son. (omg, that is soooooooooo stupid. >_>)
2. it's comign out for ps3. (very stupid) (there was a guy saying it's coming out on "3 discs" i was like, "what system do YOU think it's on?
3. and people still think it's kh3, and that Lord Xehanort's apprentice is riku's dad, or is riku. (oh so stupid)

It just urks me how people just can't grasp the story line. (matter of fact, there are still people who've beaten kh2 and don't even know what they're saying) but hey, the game is a first of it's kind. but it's not hard to get, though... i mean, what other game has so many stupid fans? i can't think of any.

nough of the rant.
well, yea. i think it will go into the "sombodies" of the organization 13.
(meh, i get annoyed with the dumb fans that are like "omg, there's no sora in this KH game waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah" jesus. KH isn't all about sora. >.> matter of fact, i despise sora with a passion.)

Vye Brante

You don't like Sora? I like him. There are times I think he's out of character and stuff. Like Pride Lands? I HATE that level solely because of how they have him act. But normally I quite like him.

Yeah, I don't see how Ventus could be Sora's dad. He's only a teenager it seems in Birth By Sleep. Sora would be like 4 or 5. Not going to work.

What I want to know is if there is a connection between Terra and Saix. I don't think they are the same person or whatever. Terra just reminds me so much of Saix. But I know my own characters can look similar, even when I don't mean to, so it's possible I'm wrong. Very possible.

I know my own theories tend to get squashed by Kingdom Hearts, so I don't really blame people for guessing and guessing wrong. Well, there are the theories out there that don't make sense at all, but they are still trying I guess. I do it a lot myself. That's what makes it such an awesome series. It keeps you guessing.

the being

heh. ;D i was in a ranty mood back there.

I don't hate Sora. i was just annoyed that people think it's not KH without him.

Saix and Terra, hm?
They might relate. Who knows, really? ;D

and yea, sora kinda....does get out of character from time to time.

I perfer Roxas a bit more than Sora, mainly because he gets angry, unlike Sora. heh. He kinda acts like how i would, most of the time. xD

And, i do agree with the "keeps you guessing" thing. that's what i really liked about KH2. i kept playing it because i really wanted to know what would happen next. ;D

heh. random questions-
What disney world in KH do you like best?
and what world do you think they should put in? ;D

Vye Brante

Mm . . . well, I'd like to say my favorite world was Agrabah, because I love Aladdin and stuff. That world is fun, but I have to say my favorite world is Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden. Story wise, it's more interesting.

The world I'd like to see added in would either be Gargoyles or Lilo and Stitch. I know they said they didn't want to use TV shows, but a lot of people want it so maybe they will cave. Also, I doubt it would happen, but since Disney now owns Marvel, I wouldn't mind seeing a Spider-Man world . . .

I have a lot of world wants, now that I think about it. Heh.

There is a rumor that in the next one you can take characters from world to world. I want a scene with Sora, Jack Skellington, and Jack Sparrow.

Sora: Jack!
Both Jacks: What?

Heh heh, classic. (To me.)

the being

mm?
Well.
Surprise for you!
Birth by sleep has Lilo & Stich in it!
Minus the Lilo, it seems.
I looked back at KH2, and reread the ansem reports.
The first 6 members (including Xemnas) were Ansem the wise's apprentices as nobodies.
And, i still think Namine's name means something. :/ wish i knew what.
Also, why would Saix be the 2nd in command when xemnas knows the first 5 members more? since he knew them before being a nobody? annoying thing, too. you know how if you take away the X in the member's names, you get their real name after switching them around? well, what's annoying is that members 2-6 have different letters in their name. I also learned Ansem the wise governed Radiant Garden. ...but that could've been easily guessed though. and, that princess' can't have heartless, so that's why Kairi doesn't have a heartless.
Anyway,
In birth by sleep, the enemy is called the Unversed. I haven't gotten used to the corrected translation, because it was first translated as "the Unbirths." meh.
ooooo!
While playing 358 today, i got 7 of the organization emblems, and i unlocked the "secret reports" that appear in roxas' diary. now, after readign through them, the perspectives of the reports change. but that's annoying, because i don't know who exactly is talking. >_>
But, so far it seems the secret reports are through the perspectives of Xion, Axel, and maybe Saix or Xemnas. :/ there's soem third person, i just can't tell who it is, though. maybe there's even more. Dx
well, i hope to unlock more of them.

Xion=no.i
that, means she's like the first replica, or soemthing? I also learned axel sometimes saw xion as roxas, or the way roxas sees xion.
Anyway, members 7-13 were gained by just being found.

DiZ=Darkness in Zero
Ansem gave himself that name, because he was losing his sanity or something. but, if you notice, his eyes as Diz are the like of Xehanort's heartless/terra/Xemnas/Lord Xehanort. there HAS to be soemthing that links it all.

I like Zexion's name as a human! xD "Ienzo" hah.

Vye Brante

Kairi doesn't have a Heartless because her Nobody was created when Sora became a Heartless. So Sora's Heartless was Kairi's Heartless too, in a way.

Yay for Stitch! I'll take it.

the being

sorry to sound mean, but, the 7 princesses CAN NOT have a heartless, due to the fact their hearts are pure light. read the ansem reports in KH2.
^^;

I thought that too, before i read it yesterday. that's what makes namine' special, she's a nobody of a princess.

Vye Brante

I know they can't have a Heartless. That's why I said that Sora's Heartless was kind of like Kairi's Heartless too. I didn't mean literally. Just in a way because Sora becoming a Heartless resulted in Namine being created as well.

the being

hm?
weeeell, i thought kairi lost her heart much before sora released his.
um, i actually have no darn idea HOW kairi's heart got in sora in the first place. >_>
But, her heart got released, and found it's way into sora, so..

Vye Brante

Well, techinically, yes, Kairi somehow lost her heart much earlier, but Namine didn't get created until Sora became a Heartless. That's how she has power over him. Her and Roxas were created at the same time, from what I understand.

the being

yea, that's what i thought. ^^;
But seeing that kairi got her heart released before sora kinda got me to thinking, is all.

oooh, favorite keyblade? ;D
Mine is "Two become One"
I haven't gotten to use it yet, but i'll experiment with it, at some point.

If you're a lucky lucky luck person, it's in KH2FM+, but it's also in 358/2days. I've had Roxas hold it, but only Roxas can hold it, due to the fact it's the Kingdom key+ with 2 ability panels in it. (put in 3, you get dual-weild Roxas)

Vye Brante

Yeah, that ones pretty fun to use.

I had another Kingdom Hearts 3 dream the other night. Some girl in Halloween Town turned Sora into some Halloween monster thing and she was trying to hide him from everyone. Donald and Goofy had gotten separated from him and were looking for him. But then a big Heartless monster attacked and Sora was trying to warn everyone.

That's when I woke up so don't know how that went down. Heh.

I'm getting a PS3 on Black Friday! (Day after Thanksgiving.) It's going to be awesome! I'll be all set for when Final Fantasy XIII comes out next year, and for Kingdom Hearts III whenever the heck that comes out.

the being

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
good luck with gettign a ps3 on black friday. ;D
people die alot on that day. ;D
Anywho, you're making me very jealous.
Final fantasy xiii...................aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh.
Me want... Dx
Ugh.

ANOTHER kingdom hearts 3 dream?
care to Pm me all of them? xD i'd be happy to read.
uuuugh.
I can't get a ps3 til next year. >_>
uuuugh.