My Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days rant/mini review

this topic was doomed to begin with xD

My only gripe with this game is that it did get a tad repetitive. Then I uncovered character mods and the game got cool again.Similarly, the only gripe I have with this topic is that the OP is an idiot. An arrogant, opinionated idiot who thinks it's perfectly suitable to trash a game based on the first two hours of gameplay. The only point I feel like addressing is to do with the music. You're obviously not bright enough to realise that the constraints on the sound quality are a direct result of the speakers - I used headphones to listen to the music, and I never got bored of the splendid, high-quality music being poured into my eardrums. Of course they're going to re-use the music, idiot. They did the same with some of the music from KH1 being moved to KH2.tl;dr kill yourself.

Come on, is this game really that bad? It is one of the greatest game ever to come out on ds man!

Even if the music did sound "midi-ish" to the OP or anyone else, its still really nice and in a rather good quality. I mean, why would you starting bagging this game if you thought it was going to be exactly like one of the ps2 releases. Comparing them is ridiculous. I haven't gotten too far in the DS version but the graphics are great and the music brings back a lot of memories so its really sticking to me. However i am not too fond of the grid panel system. Maybe i just have to get use to it.

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Malice_DragonSo you've seen this and thought 'SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T LIKE TEH KINGDEM HERTS? BLUSPHUMPY!'
No.
I love Kingdom Hearts 1&2, the battle system, music, graphics and even the rather...odd characters.
Like anyone else I started up this game thinking 'It's Kingdom Hearts! What could possibly be bad about it?' Oooh boy I was wrong.
So you play as Roxas when he's in Organization 13 (Which has 14 members, by the by) You've just joined said Organizatio-...well, Cult really. You've just joined Cult 13. So you get into the gameplay, this is where I think the game shines, or should.Now, people always say 'TEH GRAPHICS ARE AWESHUME' but they aren't. They're grainy as hell, and no where near as good as the PS2 graphics. Then you play 'Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road' which has MUCH better graphics in my opinion, and wasn't hyped to high hell.The music is also terrible. Hate me not, SE fans, I love the KH music, some of the best I've heard. What I don't wanna hear is crappy midi versions of the music. The game has what, 3 tracks that aren't just midi versions of the PS2 game?Then there's the inventory system...oh my god the inventory system. You have a 'Panel' system. You have to install your items into panels, or you can't use them. Oh yes, you also have to INSTALL your level ups.
What.
The.
Hell.
At first I thought 'that's stupid, but fair enough, I can roll with it' I keep playing, then I get to Agrabah/Beast's Castle with Xion being completely useless. I stopped playing when I saw that I was doing all of the same stuff that I had done in Twilight Town, except I was in Agrabah/Beast's castle, with an annoying little girl at my heels who was tossing the occasional fire ball at the wall.This game is bad, very bad. If this game was, say 'Disney Adventures' or something, with no KH characters no one would play it...well people would but not as many. Personally I think Square Enix couldn't care less about this game, they just wanted to give their rabid fans something to devour while they concentrated on Birth by Sleep, which looks amazing, by the way.4/10, only because it's a KH game.
'Disney Adventures' gets an unplayable 0.5/10

I think you expected far too much from a ds game.From what I seen, it's not bad-it's way better than the gba game.I'm not a total fan of the game mechanics though-it the fighting were more like...say god of war-I'd enjoy (yup-even without the violence-just comical noises, and some other filler XD)I have kingdom hearts 2-and I think it's a bit harsh to compare a ds to ps2 game.Same with v8 super cars-if someone brands the ds port "crap" to the consoles versions...that ain't right.Or even one that I'm currently debating about-the port of dead rising on wii...OF COURSE THIS AIN'T GONNA BE AS GOOD LOOKING OR HAVE 800 ZOMBIES ON SCREEN!...you treat it like another seperate game.THEN-it's a good effort.The ds is WEAK anyway-despite the fact it's 64 bit it can't do psx game-or do snes game right without additional power!No offence, but comparing a ds game to a ps2 game is an injustice.Your hopes are too high up-compare it to other ds games-and you see where they are.Though the panel system does sound annoying...I seen worse-try resident evil with chris-but they way those sytems are designed for a reason...I would advise bringing your ps2 standards down-if I hadn't brought mine down for dead rising I would have missed out on a great gaming experience (it still has the main mechanics of the xbox360-just lower graphics-and some bosses made into newer tougher enemies o keep you going).
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Suiseiseki · #22My only gripe with this game is that it did get a tad repetitive.

I got bored of the ps2 game...The starting towns were seriously under populated-the side quest dull...I only liked SOME of the story-if not for the bargin bin price I paid for a new copy ($25aud-GO figure) I would have returned it...or ripped it then return it.But that is a bit harsh...after all-I just beat god of war 1 and 2 before I tried this.At least the game kept me running.

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Not those zombies again, lol ;D

Only problem with the game I'd say is lack of Wifi Co-op

Rysio · #27Not those zombies again, lol ;D

I love dead things man XDBut still-I have a point.While having an opinion isn't a bad thing-you have to think if it's safe to post soemthing like this-it's like comparing David and Golith!This game (kingdom hearts 358/2 days) is good looking FOR A DS GAME!Compared to other systems, of course it looks/sounds/plays like crap!It's A PORTABLE GAME!!!...btw-I am not a fan-I like the concept but I didn't enjoy my short time on kingdomhearts 2-It bored me quickly-now it lies in dust...I'm just defending the fact that it shouldn't be compared to other full console adventures.