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 : If I haven't finished the main story of this game by the end of march 2021, i will buy a keyblade and take a video of me swinging it around. Art by twitter user Handdrawnsquare. Headers and update banners by fellow goon shadowmar. 2nd thumbnail by twitter user HamousTruck Kingdom Hearts 2 is an Action JRPG developed and published by Square-Enix and the third game in the Kingdom Hearts franchise. Released in Japan at the end of 2005 and the rest of the world in 2006, the game was met with rave reviews, with critics mainly citing its improved combat system and the graphics, pushing the PS2 to its limits. Kingdom Hearts 2 returns to 1's action roots, and chooses to focus solely on it, forsaking the first game's platforming for more arena-like gameplay. Cards are also out. Sorry, pokerheads. Along the way a Japan-only rerelease was brought out called Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix. This added a whole slew of bonus bosses and rebalanced and added a bunch of abilities. Later on, this version was brought to the west in both the PS3 and PS4 collections.  Hello, I'm FutureFriend and I've already let's played two of these dang games. Just like those two Let's Plays, we're joined by chuckleheads ChorpSaway, Madithen and a_raving_loon. Loon and Madi are both mostly blind to this game, whereas me and Chorps are the lorelovers in this group. This playthrough will be on Kingdom Hearts 2's famous Proud Mode difficulty. I'm also playing on the PS4 rerelease.  I thought you were a gamer, why not the most famous of Kingdom Hearts 2's difficulties: Critical mode? Critical Mode is a very different beast that I feel has several factors, that while interesting for a challenge run, also gives a poor showcase of how the average playthrough of the game goes. Also, I can't beat it. You mentioned post-game bonus bosses? Are you going to fight these in the videos? Yea.  1. No Spoilers! Please don't post stuff we haven't seen yet in the videos. I'm not gonna be very heavy-handed about this, but I'd still like any posters blind to this game to be able to read the thread in peace. 2. Don't talk about future games! (But past ones are okay) As far as this thread is concerned, its still 2006. Ska is still cool as hell, its the year of Happy Feet and we're still years away from Dick Cheney winning an Oscar. Addendum: As we have broken that cardinal rule in one of our videos, talking about the DS game is fine, just keep it insanely fake, pretend the game is still upcoming with barely any info. I think this thread is funny enough to make it work.   Yen Sid's powerpoint presentation by Digamma-F-Wau  FeyerbrandX makes a good summary of the FutureFriend brand marketing scheme!  Portrait of a Dogman by Digamma-F-Wau  An Ode To Canon by FeyerBrandX                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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Apr 29, 2019 22:45
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I was looking forward to this one. I still really like KH2, it's just really fun to play, y'know?
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Apr 29, 2019 23:01
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Always great when a Kingdom Hearts series LP manages to get past the tower what eats memories and the drive to continue LPing the series.
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Apr 29, 2019 23:15
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I've never actually seen the story of 2, so I've been looking forward to this.
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Apr 29, 2019 23:16
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Admiral H. Curtiss posted:I was looking forward to this one. I still really like KH2, it's just really fun to play, y'know? Probably the most fun in the series to play IMO. The others either have their issues (KH1’s focus on platforming and stilted controls) or are completely different beasts in their entirety (the entirety of (RE:)CoM) without getting into the later titles. Not to say KH2 doesn’t have it’s flaws, mind, but those aren’t -as- pronounced as the latter two.
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Apr 29, 2019 23:18
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Gonna toot my own 8-bit horn a bit and let y'all know that the chiptune remix of Sanctuary I put together to fight the Square-Enix YouTube lawyers is available here for listening. Anyways this LP seems cool so far, can't wait to see all the lamers get owned by the good commentary and gameplay on display here.
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Apr 29, 2019 23:38
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Oh, Christ, I was one of the translators for this game and I still hardly know what the hell was going on--even all these years later. 
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Apr 29, 2019 23:43
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Alright so this Roxas guy took over Kingdom Hearts and thats why Sora had to pick up a job as a bouncer. Got it.
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Apr 29, 2019 23:48
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I wonder what Christopher Lee brought with his paycheck for this gig.
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Apr 29, 2019 23:53
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ChorpSaway posted:Gonna toot my own 8-bit horn a bit and let y'all know that the chiptune remix of Sanctuary I put together to fight the Square-Enix YouTube lawyers is available here for listening. "Check out my soundcloud" actually got me to check out the soundcloud. drat millennial are killing the crystal avocado market.
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This dialogue is really something.
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EasilyConfused posted:This dialogue is really something. The dialogue sure is ------- something alright and I can only imagine it will become even more ------ as the game goes on.
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HELL YES HELL YES I been waiting for more Cartesian bullshit!FutureFriend posted:
ChorpSaway posted:Gonna toot my own 8-bit horn a bit and let y'all know that the chiptune remix of Sanctuary I put together to fight the Square-Enix YouTube lawyers is available here for listening.  This is pretty impressive, nice one Chorps!
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Apr 30, 2019 00:55
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FutureFriend posted:
OHHHHHHHHHHH MY GODDDDDDDD
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Apr 30, 2019 01:47
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Hirayuki posted:Oh, Christ, I was one of the translators for this game and I still hardly know what the hell was going on--even all these years later. This is cool Did you translate any of the other games?
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Apr 30, 2019 02:03
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Just like with the last two FutureFriend Kingdom Hearts LPs, I'm going into this one completely blind. I am ready for even more insane plot bullshit
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Apr 30, 2019 02:09
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Hell yeah Kingdom Hearts II owns, gently caress the haters
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Did you translate any of the other games?
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Last time I played this game was 13 years ago, so I barely remember anything that happens in it. Looking forward to seeing more!
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Hirayuki posted:Oh, Christ, I was one of the translators for this game and I still hardly know what the hell was going on--even all these years later. 
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ChorpSaway posted:Gonna toot my own 8-bit horn a bit and let y'all know that the chiptune remix of Sanctuary I put together to fight the Square-Enix YouTube lawyers is available here for listening. Also this is pretty cool!
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I tried playing through this with a friend guiding me but even with her enthusiasm, somehow the sheer act of physically playing this game was tiring. So I'm eagerly looking forward to actually seeing what I kept falling asleep during!
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Oh man, I loved this game, but holy poo poo is this intro long. I'm so glad to get in on the ground floor of this, because gently caress if I know the story, too busy killing things.
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I'm not seeing it in the OP, what're you aiming for as far as updates, Sunday or Monday?
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Hirayuki posted:Oh, Christ, I was one of the translators for this game and I still hardly know what the hell was going on--even all these years later. drat that kicks rear end. i know its been a long rear end time now but if ya got any stories from that time or insights into particular parts of the translation as we go along in the LP, id love to hear and put them in the OP. RareAcumen posted:I'm not seeing it in the OP, what're you aiming for as far as updates, Sunday or Monday? i'm aiming for monday, but honestly don't take that as a hard "always monday", cuz my weekends can kinda get too busy on-and-off to edit much.
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Why is Square still obsessed with taking down their content years after it's been released? They do the same thing to the full ending of The 3rd Birthday, and that game made Metroid Other M look like feminist literature.
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May 2, 2019 17:05
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The art for that thumbnail is hilariously horrifying
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FutureFriend posted:i'm aiming for monday, but honestly don't take that as a hard "always monday", cuz my weekends can kinda get too busy on-and-off to edit much. Okay gotcha, every Monday and you'll miss an update over Chorps' dead body.
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I don't think I've ever been this hype for an lp before. Also I'm pretty sure I haven't seen a KH2 cutscene in 13 years.
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Did the thread title get changed or was it always Kingdom of Hearts?
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May 4, 2019 14:49
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its monday, ya know what that means. its time to further the mini-game economy.
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One thing I never got is, you have a Keyblade, and Keyholes, yet you open them by shooting a laser beam out of the Keyblade instead of... I dunno, using it like a key?
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Fun fact: The sea salt ice cream is actually a Disney reference! It's a treat sold at the Tokyo Disney resort that Nomura was inspired to put into the game after visiting between the two games.
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Wow, Twilight Town, that place from Chain of Memories that meant absolutely nothing turned out to be a teaser for the next game! And small fun fact, I don't know if it was in the original but you don't have to grind for money if you don't want to, you can just go to the train station and talk to Hayner and move on. RareAcumen fucked around with this message at 02:00 on May 7, 2019 |
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May 7, 2019 01:57
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Hey FutureFriend, I think something's wrong with the tracking on your VCR.
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I really like the way the gray enemies move, it's weird and kinda unsettling.
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KHII's plot is really bonkers, even if you've played Chain of Memories, but the opening is one of the strong points I'd say.
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get that OUT of my face posted:Why is Square still obsessed with taking down their content years after it's been released? They do the same thing to the full ending of The 3rd Birthday, and that game made Metroid Other M look like feminist literature. If you were involved in creating The 3rd Birthday, you'd do it, too.
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