Register a SA Forums Account here!
JOINING THE SA FORUMS WILL REMOVE THIS BIG AD, THE ANNOYING UNDERLINED ADS, AND STUPID INTERSTITIAL ADS!!!

You can: log in, read the tech support FAQ, or request your lost password. This dumb message (and those ads) will appear on every screen until you register! Get rid of this crap by registering your own SA Forums Account and joining roughly 150,000 Goons, for the one-time price of $9.95! We charge money because it costs us money per month for bills, and since we don't believe in showing ads to our users, we try to make the money back through forum registrations.
 
  • Post
  • Reply
J-Spot
May 7, 2002


It appears to be a new mobile game but I guess it’s also possible that they’re just renaming KHUX again.

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

Logical1234
Dec 3, 2013
Im sorry? Xehanort game. On mobile?

NOMURA WHY MUST YOU TROLL US SO?

Electric Phantasm
Apr 7, 2011

YOSPOS

"Guess the name"

Feels like they are loving with us.

Augus
Mar 9, 2015


On top of the new combo moves and forms, they seem to have tweaked a lot of stuff about the combat. You can cancel out of finishers you couldn’t before, you can act out of air combos faster, and everything seems to just generally move a bit faster.
The game feels a lot better than it did before and fighting in Sora’s base form feels much more satisfying and fun. Also, that new combo finisher kicks rear end and the new forms are just so insanely cool. Even before the DLC, this update’s just really good.


EDIT:

Wait what the heck lol

Augus fucked around with this message at 02:12 on Jan 23, 2020

Burkion
May 10, 2012

by Fluffdaddy
Oh what fresh new Hell awaits us this time

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

... how do you guess the name of a Kingdom Hearts game? Is this a contest only Nomura can win?

Logical1234
Dec 3, 2013

ImpAtom posted:

... how do you guess the name of a Kingdom Hearts game? Is this a contest only Nomura can win?

May your heart be your guiding key. Or just get drunk.

Fojar38
Sep 2, 2011


Sorry I meant to say I hope that the police use maximum force and kill or maim a bunch of innocent people, thus paving a way for a proletarian uprising and socialist utopia


also here's a stupid take
---------------------------->
Briefly checking the thread to ask how the superbosses and new content are accessed ie from the main menu, from a cleared save file, or from a new game

PenguinKnight
Apr 6, 2009

e: ^ menu. there’s a dlc menu that gets added to the main screen


I bet that’s the announcement the KHux team was going to make

Antiquated Pants
Feb 23, 2011

Oh god I'm so lonely in here...
:negative:

What if the name is actually “Project Xehanort.”

Biggest troll ever.

Fojar38
Sep 2, 2011


Sorry I meant to say I hope that the police use maximum force and kill or maim a bunch of innocent people, thus paving a way for a proletarian uprising and socialist utopia


also here's a stupid take
---------------------------->

PenguinKnight posted:

e: ^ menu. there’s a dlc menu that gets added to the main screen

Excellent, thank you.

DanielCross
Aug 16, 2013
Are the new scenes added to/marked in the theater, or do I have to replay the game to see them?

PenguinKnight
Apr 6, 2009

They’re marked in theatre. From what I’ve heard and seen screenshots of, it’s minor things. The ending has retouched models and lighting for instance

They also added in the missable cutscene in Final World

PenguinKnight fucked around with this message at 03:12 on Jan 23, 2020

Gruckles
Mar 11, 2013

However if you've never looked at the theater before, then ALL the scenes are marked as new.

MonsterEnvy
Feb 4, 2012

Shocked I tell you
If you play through the game are all the Remind things added in?

Gologle
Apr 15, 2013

The Gologle Posting Experience.

<3
Kingdom Hearts Mobile EdgeX

Shoehead
Sep 28, 2005

Wassup, Choom?
Ya need sumthin'?
Play weird chess in VR

Funky Valentine
Feb 26, 2014

Dojyaa~an

Now you get to be Christopher Lloyd.

Tragedienne
Sep 7, 2007

"I need your stage no longer. I dance for myself."
Xenortgears

mistaya
Oct 18, 2006

Cat of Wealth and Taste

I think the only thing I want to know is if this is all post-game stuff or if I need to replay the whole game, which I don't know if I actually want to do.

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

mistaya posted:

I think the only thing I want to know is if this is all post-game stuff or if I need to replay the whole game, which I don't know if I actually want to do.

I've seen someone say it's all in a separate DLC menu which loads your save from the main game.

PenguinKnight
Apr 6, 2009

It’s all selected through a menu. You don’t have to restart anything

Blackbelt Bobman
Jul 17, 2004

I don't need friends! I've been
manipulatin' you since the start!
All so I can something,
something X-Blade!


https://twitter.com/projectxehanort/status/1220149826710409216?s=21

MorningMoon
Dec 29, 2013
Probation
Can't post for 44 hours!
So, my PS4 updated KH3 into 1.9 sometime today, is that the latest version that adds the new moves and cutscenes? or is that coming in another patch that enables the DLC?

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007


Gonna guess "Noheart X"

Burkion
May 10, 2012

by Fluffdaddy

ArmyOfMidgets posted:

So, my PS4 updated KH3 into 1.9 sometime today, is that the latest version that adds the new moves and cutscenes? or is that coming in another patch that enables the DLC?

Everything should be ready

Larryb
Oct 5, 2010

ArmyOfMidgets posted:

So, my PS4 updated KH3 into 1.9 sometime today, is that the latest version that adds the new moves and cutscenes? or is that coming in another patch that enables the DLC?

The latter, Remind drops tomorrow I believe. The current update does add a few new abilities though.

MorningMoon
Dec 29, 2013
Probation
Can't post for 44 hours!
Okay, lets get it started.


Playin' chess with ya boy that'll kill yea in a few years.They're gonna prick themselves with those hosed up chess pieces.

This is so cliche, but i loving love seeing the fight of light and dark shown as a chessgame.

This eightgame trilogy.

Is this chess game going to end with thirteen pieces on xehanort and seven on obi windu before it gets cut off or somethi- oh jesus.

MorningMoon
Dec 29, 2013
Probation
Can't post for 44 hours!
God, this song is beautiful.

My basic PS4 sounds like an AC trying to run this motherfucker lmao

blossommirage
Nov 7, 2012

ArmyOfMidgets posted:

God, this song is beautiful.

My basic PS4 sounds like an AC trying to run this motherfucker lmao

The KH3 intro is my favorite, honestly. Seeing it go through all the games so quickly, I literally saw my life flash before my eyes. Like I remember exactly where and who I was in life when each of those moments happened. The game hadn't even started and I was a sobbing mess.

The song isn't as good as Passion/Sanctuary IMO, but it still owns. Good luck in KH3!

MorningMoon
Dec 29, 2013
Probation
Can't post for 44 hours!
Kingdom Hearts II.9
gently caress YOU, NOMURA.

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

ArmyOfMidgets posted:

Kingdom Hearts II.9
gently caress YOU, NOMURA.

Haha, you thought Kingdom Hearts 3 actually came out.

Electric Phantasm
Apr 7, 2011

YOSPOS

:sickos:

Funky Valentine
Feb 26, 2014

Dojyaa~an

ArmyOfMidgets posted:

Kingdom Hearts II.9
gently caress YOU, NOMURA.

This is maybe the single greatest moment in any Square game.

blossommirage
Nov 7, 2012

Funky Valentine posted:

This is maybe the single greatest moment in any Square game.

Uncontested.

Funky Valentine
Feb 26, 2014

Dojyaa~an

So has anyone made Loss with the new photo mode yet?

nrook
Jun 25, 2009

Just let yourself become a worthless person!
I just beat KH2 FM+ for the first time! Um, I think. I know I played it back in the day but I don't think I got to the end. I played it on Critical this time, which certainly makes things more interesting and probably more fun as well.

A few thoughts:

gently caress Xemnas's air combo move. I still have no idea how you're supposed to survive it honestly. On my successful run, I just threw out Riku's limit so I was invincible through it.

I still don't really get how you're supposed to fight Xemnas's final form, but I accidentally didn't put Reflect on a button so that might be the way. Like, he doesn't seem to actually be vulnerable in spots like after he does his lightsaber flip move. The only honest weak spot I noticed was that when he shoots the black lightning bolts you can use Reversal on while grounded, he can't punish an air combo and often staggers, but that was all I found. Thundaga... featured prominently.

I can't believe the final boss fight prominently features the secret Org XIII ability to muster thousands of interstellar warships, previously featuring only in the gummi ship minigame and never being mentioned elsewhere. Why did Xemnas think sitting in a giant chair was a good battle strategy? Where's my Data Org fight against that giant X boss from Assault on the Dreadnought mission 3?

I can't tell if Xemnas is supposed to read as a tragic figure. At a few moments he does (when he says he can't remember hearts being for anything other than rage and anger) but when he's just talking about wanting to be all-powerful... less so. He could have used a little more development given that he's supposed to be the main antagonist; I'm still not really sure whether he wanted his artificial Kingdom Hearts in order to become complete, become all-powerful, or something else. I also have no idea why people like Luxord were willing to die for Xemnas but oh well. It's Kingdom Hearts, it's gonna be mysterious to the detriment of its own narrative, that's the way it is.

To be honest I remember Kingdom Hearts being a much better-told story than KH2 is. The opening was striking, the "council of villains" makes the Disney villains feel more tied to the plot, and I still very fondly remember Sora losing the Keyblade and making do with a wooden sword in Hollow Bastion. But well, I was a lot younger when I played KH1, it might not be as good as I remember. Sora's reunion with Riku was pretty nice, as was the visual of Sora begging Saïx for information on Kairi, but nothing really comes close to the stronger moments in the first game. The heartless feel vestigial too, which is unfortunate given you spend most of your time fighting them.

Since Drive Forms represent Sora's connections with his friends, his keyblades that also represent that (Oathkeeper and Oblivion) make drive forms better. Clever.

It's funny in how many ways Roxas doubles Sora. They really went all out. He even gets an edgy hooded pursuer who wants to kill him to bring back his friend.

The Disney world storytelling really is not great in this game. It's just so soulless, and retelling movie plots just makes me compare the game to the actual movies, which is not a comparison that makes them look good. It was kinda nifty how Chain of Memories tries to have each story hook into the main themes of memory and identity, but KH2 doesn't even really try. Actually, come to think of it, what happens to Winnie the Pooh is probably intended to reference Roxas's plight, but that's about it. At least Tron being in Ansem's computer is a nice touch.

The hardest fight so far was probably Xaldin, although it would have been easier had I gotten Once More before level 47. Sword: Not even once. I'm looking forward to grinding to level 85 so I can fight optional bosses!

I miss Traverse Town.


Despite all my criticisms I really enjoyed the game! Kingdom Hearts was always fun even if the bosses were often giant HP sponges, and critical mode punches it up and makes everything feel more satisfying. There's so much goofy side content too; I can't believe they have mushroom versions of every member of Organization XIII. (I laughed a lot when I realized why Mushroom XII was ignoring my Thunder spells.)

I'll probably go back and try to finish off some stuff. I dunno if I'll go for the platinum trophy, given that the high score requirements for every gummi S-rank is triple the required score of the A-rank. But I'd like to at least fight some data org guys.

Lord_Magmar
Feb 24, 2015

"Welcome to pound town, Slifer slacker!"


ArmyOfMidgets posted:

Kingdom Hearts II.9
gently caress YOU, NOMURA.

Beautiful.

Shoehead
Sep 28, 2005

Wassup, Choom?
Ya need sumthin'?

ArmyOfMidgets posted:

Kingdom Hearts II.9
gently caress YOU, NOMURA.

Yesssss

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

Thumbtacks
Apr 3, 2013


kh in a nutshell

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Post
  • Reply