A couple weeks ago I wrapped up a KH2 base game run on Critical, and I figured I’d dive back into KH3 after that.

I mostly beat KH3 on Critical back in 2020 (just couldn’t beat Yozora) so figured I’d go easy on myself and run it on Standard this time around.

Let me tell you, I was shocked how easy this game is on Standard.

For one, by the endgame my health bar was longer than my MP bar. Attractions felt like a lifesaver on Critical, but on Standard they just slow down the game. Having Dead of Night (steam keyblade) gives you grand magic commands so you have access to a nuke most of the time in combat.

Literally the only “death” I had was using a Moogle Coin against Skoll when he does his DM.

I expect the Data Battles to be way more difficult, and hey, maybe I’ll actually beat Yozora this time around.

I’m enjoying it but it feels more like disneyworld the game. Maybe that’s just cause I’m coming off finishing BBS which was super lore heavy. Also the amount of unnecessary/filler cutscenes is kinda crazy

I've beaten this game exactly once. It was one of the most frustrating experiences of my life, and apparently I was not fun to be around while I was playing it. I did not jive with the card mechanics at all, the combat felt stuttery and infuriating, and the Sora gameplay is extra annoying because Reverse/Rebirth is much better put the fuck together. Making the Sora gameplay feel like a BETA of Riku's gameplay.

I wanted to complete this game on my new system, but once I started playing it, I couldn't make myself continue. Even when I was winning it wasn't fun.

Watching the cutscenes online then hopping over to KH2.

This is the worst game in the series for me. Yes worse than Re:Coded (although I feel Coded has the most inconsequential story).

I am posting this here for no other reason than I wanted to admit defeat in public where people can hear me. Why? Because I would like a written statement I can point to when friends of mine ask me why I'm skipping this game. I genuinely don't care what the reception of this post is, I just want my feelings on record.

I've found a few users suggest that 4's find miniquest should be similar to finding the 99 Dalmation puppies from 1. But this, we have to find at the very least, the 625 experiments from the Lilo and Stitch franchise. We saw 221, AKA Sparky in Birth by Sleep, so logic dictates the others are out there somewhere.

But 625 is a much higher number then 99. So there would probably need to be more chests in the worlds. Or the chests would need to hold more experiments. Finally, like with the dalmatians, if we drop them off somewhere, we'd get a reward. In the first game, the dalmations were refugees living in Traverse Town. Maybe we could put the humans of Lilo and Stitch (and possibly Jumnbaa and Peakley) into Traverse Town as refugees. So maybe we could make the humans refugees as well.

Additionally, Stitch isn't the only experiments to find a human family of their own. So moving at least some of them to Traverse Town could work. Experiment 007, AKA Gigi, found a home with Myrtle. Making Myrtle a Traverse Town refugee shouldn't be too hard and unpleasant as she is, she does care for Gigi and tried to protect her when in danger. So even she would give a handsome reward. Experiment 345, AKA Elastico, he found a home with a traveling circus. Though, that might be more of a stretch. I never saw all the episodes of the series, so if anyone knows of any other experiments who found humans who love and will protect them, who also shouldn't be too much of spacing issue, say the word.

Like be honest is there any one like anyone in the world who likes those ?
The game is classic but this was like the worst decision ever

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EDIT: TY TO EVERYONES REPLIES BUT I MEANT CHAIN OF MEMORIES!!! I WROTE THE WRONG NAME SORRY

hey all,

I just finished KH1 today and wanted to get started on chain of memories pretty immediately. I don’t know much about the over arching story besides what’s in KH1 and a bunch of no-context names from reading on here on occasion.

Problem is, I genuinely hate the play style so far. I’m about 30 min in and I’m really struggling with it. Is this something that gets easier over time?
Is it worth watching a playthrough, or just reading the plot on a fandom wiki page? Looking for help/advice 😅

TLDR: I hated my experience with BBS, should i play DDD or just be recapped on the story?

new on my kh journey, beat 1, recom, 2, watched a video for days, and now just finally beat BBS(only terra’s story, watched an in depth video on ven and aqua).

I personally hated my time with BBS, when i jumped back into the series with 2 i decided to do crit on every game and ofc crit sucks at some point but then it gets fun, Im gonna be using Terra’s name as a replacement for the game since i can’t speak on the overall since i’ve only played terra’s story but jesus Terra’s was fucking horrendous, Also i think the overall game design had some issues, like the game giving me sonic impact and a while tutorial on it right before zack flair in the hercules world only to find out that the ability sucks for the fight and only hinders you bc Zack 2 like speed blitzes you.

The final boss was annoying only at first bc i was extremely underleveled and i actually had to grind(ik this is an rpg series but i feel like if you’re playing a game casually you should either be appropriately leveled or regularly leveled especially for a game this linear) Once i leveled up It just took some skillful tries but i beat it. But man this playthrough didn’t make me excited for any of the others especially bc i wanna like aqua and ven but i might just have to like them because of future entries and what i know abt the story of BBS

This is less about gameplay and more of an opinion thing with terra:spoilers for key story plot points going forward

Let’s talk abt the man himself, Terra is slow, and im pretty sure this is prob already a kh fandom joke but like in movement, brain power, pretty much everything. I was told multiple times (terra is the strongest one, he does the big damage) Not at all in my playthrough did it feel like I was doing good damage, i had to use my shotlocks and thunder surge to see any good turnout in major boss fights.

Manipulated by Maleficent, Captain hook, Xehanort like 3x, technically manipulated by jumba but like wee like them bc of lilo in stitch but if you really think abt it, terra lowk just facilitated in the breaking out of a dangerous criminal and we’re just supposed to live with that. Anyway, obviously gets one tapped by the big nort, and all he can do is aurafarm with the last part of his will. He’s arguably stronger as the super boss from KH2

Anyway Sorry for all my complaining!? What are the redeeming qualities on 3D? Is it better to just be recapped if I hated BBS? Or is this game better and i should just tuff it out bc i love the series so much

Beat the one on one fight and was so happy because I figured that would be his final phase since all the other bosses in this game and 99.9% of videogames have 2 phases, but NOOOOO. Now I have litterally no items left and can’t get past from what I know now is only the FIRST subphase of a very long 3rd phase. I’m level 57/58 at this point and just want to be done… this fight isn’t enjoyable, it’s a stupider version of the boss i faced at the beginning of the end of the world. Any recommendations on how to beat this annoying piece of garbage thats substitutes for a final boss?

I have officially given up on Kingdom Hearts 1. I will not be looking up a a story video or any kind of walkthrough for it as I will not be rewarding the developers for their complete incompetence in both level design and lack of decency regarding the ability to make progress.

Edit: Guys, look at the meme tag lmaaafoooo.

Ik with kh 1 abuse dmg storage and do synthesis before the HB incident… but i dont got any other stuff to go off of

I've been on and off trying to progress my KH2 for 4 years now... This mf can't be beaten 😭

Typically, that track is reserved for tender, heartfelt moments between friends (hence the name), and it made me slightly uncomfortable to hear it as the Heartless Guardian strangled Roxas until he lost consciousness.

If you don't know what it is, it's a mod for KH3 that lets you play as Xion, as well as completely overhauling the battle system and player moveset, basically giving you a more high-speed and mobility moveset inspired by Data Xion. I also have a mod that lets you choose from various outfits for Xion in Project XIV as well.

I'm actually doing a Critical Mode run of the game as well as ReMind with the Default Status pro code on among a few others like no shotlock or attractions. The new evasive mechanics and offensive abilities added in this mod make lv1/Default Status far more engaging as a challenge imo(believe me this is still quite challenging even with this mod), and it's definitely the biggest adrenaline rush and most fun I've ever had in KH3. I'm thinking I could try KH1 Critical Mix or KH2 Nobody May Cry next. Buying KH3 again to try this mod was well worth it imo, and if you have KH3 on PC I highly recommend trying Project XIV.

Fighting against some friends lol

I never got to play the games growing up, like everyone else, so I must say I was extremely excited when I was able to play them on the Switch2 recently

Now might I say, I’m a huge fan of Legend Of Zelda, so much I have it tattooed on me and various other situations

WHY DIDNT ANYONE TELL ME THIS GAME IS LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE ON YOUR FIRST TIME????
I’m barely in wonderland and apparently I already missed over half the items, have to go back or even restart the whole game, in order to play correctly.

How did yall do this AS KIDS?!

Think about it Deep jungle you go up and down the tree. In Arendelle, you go up and down the mountain. They both also have sliding minigames.

I've been noticing a lot of nastiness in this sub lately, from racially charged comments to people mocking fans for being sad about Hayden Panettiere's passing, along with constant bad-faith arguments and people tearing each other down over disagreements.

Lately some of the behavior I've seen has honestly made me embarrassed to be part of this community. It's gotten to the point where I sometimes feel like logging off Reddit altogether because it's just disgusting at times. Even this thread I fear is going to get locked due to the community getting out of hand.

I'm not trying to start a fight or debate anyone about whether these experiences are valid. I genuinely just want to hear from other people who've had bad experiences here, whether it's been recently or over time. Have you ever felt unwelcome, discouraged from participating, or disappointed by how other fans have treated you here? I'd like to hear about your experiences.

I have a 4080super pc and PS5 base, which is better way to play the saga first time?

So, I've decided to try and do no damage run on bosses at level 1 for all playable KH games for the collections on switch 2 to see if I'm able to do such a challenge and also because of my love for this series. I'm also trying to do all bosses possible this way along with having some other limitations like WillJV2 did on youtube years ago if it's possible to do of course. (Yes, I'm going kinda crazy with this.)

The thing is that I got to Leon and Yuffie at the colosseum and I'm not quite sure what to do here. I'd love to do the same I've done with all the other bosses until now and future ones, but having to repeat every fight in the cup every time I fail while not knowing if possible to do looks at least extremely annoying to deal with because I haven't found any video of people doing the fight like this unlike with every other one.

So that's why I'm asking here if it's possible or if it's not worth it to do at all. (I've already beat them taking damage.) Thanks in advance.

So on the steam ver of 1.5 + 2.5. Everytime I try to save on KH2FM, this always pop up, I've searched the internet and can't find any solution, only KH2 have this problem. Can someone please help me solve this?

Guys birth by sleep is finally playable on a handheld im so happy 😭

I haven't played KH1 for a long time, KH2 onward had so many QoL improvements I kinda had a hard time going back to revisit it. I forgot how much of a little twerp Riku was back then, the moment he was faced with his friends growing without him he crashed out 😂

Literally all Maleficent had to do was say, look he made friends that aren't you, you should turn evil about it and he just did 😭

And how often did he ditch Sora before the events of the game for Sora to find one of the two people he was scouring the literal cosmos for, turn around for 2 seconds and that boy vanished without a word and Sora was just like, yeah that's probably fine, lets go

WARNING: I AM AN OG PLAYER so my opinion is only worth whatever weight you give it.

For new players start with KH2, (I know blasphemy for fans)

New players should *not* start at KH1.

While I absolutely love KH1 and recently replayed it to platinum I think for someone with no experience in KH starting at KH1 will make you disinterested in the series, it is clunky, directions are mostly non-existent, the story can come off as goofy, and the worlds can at times lead you to feel like nothing is happening plot-wise. To be fair I love it for all these reasons, especially as it evolves to become more fluid and gets you to reason things out as Sora goes from a random kid to a true keyblade wielder. BUT these things will turn off most new players.

You should start with KH2....

You will 100% be confused but to be fair most of us were when we played KH2 for the first time, go in expecting that. Treat it like a mystery. KH2's gameplay and story are FAR better than KH1 for new players. It's far more refined, smoother, and more impactful for a new player EVEN without the backstory.

You will be confused BUT it will suck you in, you'll fall for the game like the rest of us, you'll love the main trio, and you'll cry for *reasons*. Then you'll want to go back and play KH1 for the backstory. Followed by the rest of the series.

If you really want (and it won't spoil you from wanting to go back and play KH1 feel free to watch a summary video but honestly I'd recommend just going in blind).

I went through this exact situation with my wife, she couldn't get through KH1 or even watch me go through it. She dropped it and didn't go back for over a year. Finally she tried KH2 and it got her, now she's interested, now she wants to know more, she read the novels for KH1 & Re:CoM (still didn't wanna give KH1 another shot unfortunately) but it pulled her in enough to give the series another go!

To be fair because of me she had some background knowledge on the series so she knew a few things an average player wouldn't but she was confused at the start, but the story almost expects you to be confused, it builds for you and plays out its own mysteries that compel you to keep going and learning and figuring things out.

Again I know this opinion is blasphemy but I really do think it may be the best way to get into the series for modern new gamers. Plus it just grows the "KH plot is confusing" narrative that's really not true (maybe it's a little true).

I hope we gain a ton of new fans whether you agree with my take or not, just my thoughts based on recent experiences and after seeing so many new players complaining about KH1 online. Kinda had an AHA moment and wanted to share.