The Data Org are toast, I cleaned through them. Xaldin took around 6 tries to learn the exact guard patterns on his moves, and Luxord had some bullshittery that ****ed me a couple times, but most of them I beat on my first try. Wow, the Gummi ship stuff is all I have to do now. Ok I made the donut ship. Never done this before. Holy **** that destroyed everything. Easiest S rank of my life. Nothing notable happened on the way to the plat, I basically S ranked all the missions and got all the blueprints quickly and that was it. What a game.
Hold onto your hats, because Chapter 025 was just released
025 From the top of the volcano, Hissora had a spectacular view of the island as the sun began to drop over the western horizon. She’d listened to the chaos at the center of the forest and the gunshots that had popped from the ruins to the north. Hopefully those shots were from Boris and Deathspank and not toward them. Whatever was going on out there, no one was dead yet - somehow. The trumpets came in. Doo-doo-dah! She was getting sick of that little melody. “Player number eight - no_reality_allowed - has left the game. Player number nineteen - Explode - has left the game. Twenty-three players remaining.” Nevermind, she thought. I guess we’re down to twenty-three. Neither player was a part of the yellow giraffes, and that’s all that mattered. She hardly knew the others and didn’t feel remorse when their names were announced. You’re just a husk, a shell, a passing entity. Perhaps it was a coping mechanism. These were people she’d known for almost fifteen years, now. Keep drawing. She forced herself to think of something else while she doodled in the dirt. Jinx and Calxiyn were hiding behind nearby boulders. She watched the rocks’ shadows stretch up the slope as the sun dropped lower and lower, almost halfway below the sea. She had no clue what the night would bring, but the darkness didn’t scare her. In fact, it’s where she thrived. The gothic art she made didn’t hit the same when she worked on it during the day. Even now, the skull she’d drawn in the ground seemed to twist into a more sinister look as the last light of the sun faded away. “I don’t like how dark it is,” Calxiyn said to no one in particular. “We can't scan the slope now." “At least we have an advantage to worry about in the first place,” Jinx said. “No one wants to hike up this bloody thing - light or no light.” “We’ll be better hidden,” reassured Hissora. “Sure, they might still see the smoke from the crate, but they won’t see us.” A loud siren blasted over the island. Bwaaaaaaahhhh!!! There was a mechanical thud as a beacon of yellow light shot from the top of the crate and into the star-filled sky. More thuds followed as each crate's spotlight activated. The siren’s wail decreased in pitch and volume until it petered out. The island was illuminated with five great pillars of colorful light that marked each teams’ home base. “Better hidden my ass,” Jinx muttered. The yellow light made their hiding spots behind the boulders irrelevant. It was practically daytime with how bright it was. “This is ridiculous.” “At least we have more visibility ourselves,” Hissora offered. “Look, it’s pretty easy to see down the slopes again.” She pointed down the hill where she’d made her ascent on her way to meet the team. “You can practically see the end of the treeline over there. This isn’t too bad.” Calxiyn was still troubled. “We still don’t have any weapons!” She was right - they were sitting ducks. “****!” she exclaimed, realizing something crucial. “Why didn’t we share location data with Boris and Deathspank before they left? What are we doing?” “Damn,” Jinx said, sounding slightly defeated. “We’re amateurs.” “Let’s do what we can, then. Move away from the light. The landmines will do their job if anyone closes in.” The yellow giraffes followed each other further up the volcano’s slope. They neared the utmost peak and its cavern opened up. There was no lava swirling about inside, much to Hissora’s dismay. The volcano was more of a large hill than a mountain anyway, and only took about ten minutes to reach the crate from its base. She studied the formations on the edges of the bowl until Jinx caught her attention with a hurried tap on the shoulder. “What?” She turned, but Jinx had his finger up to his mouth as if to tell her to ‘shh.’ Her eyes scanned below, immediately aware of a potential threat. She followed Jinx’s eyes and saw someone moving up the side of the mountain alone. The giraffes jumped into the volcano’s bowl and looked over the edge. “It’s Rosey!” Calxiyn whispered. “No, Rosey - turn back!” Calxiyn stood as if to warn Rosey, but Jinx grabbed her arm and pulled her back down. “Don’t,” he said. “She’s not on our team, right?” “But-!” “We have to let the game play out,” interrupted Hissora. “Even if they're our friends.” “You don’t want to die, do you?” Jinx asked Calxiyn. “You know what happens to the team that loses, right?” He jabbed his finger into his neck. “These go boom. All of us.” Calxiyn gulped. “I get it,” she said. “Fine.” Hissora watched Rosey dart behind boulders as she neared the crate. Perhaps she’ll think things are suspicious and retreat. An unguarded crate? It’s just too easy, right? But Rosey pushed on. “Look away, Calxiyn,” warned Jinx. Rosey was unarmed. She crested the peak and glanced about, ducking behind an old, burned tree trunk. There were only six or seven meters between her and the crate now. Hissora knew where Boris had buried the landmine. It was only a matter of steps. She held her breath and waited for the explosion. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!! The earth trembled and she grabbed Jinx to keep herself from tumbling backward. Dust and dirt filled the air where the mine had gone off. Red goo rained down and Hissora watched an intact leg, split at the thigh, land on the ground a few meters away from them. Calxiyn turned and vomited and Jinx’s mouth hung open, stunned. It seemed like the whole island might have felt the explosion with how powerful it had been. If this was a film, Hissora imagined the yellow giraffes would have cheered and celebrated their successful defense plan. But as the bits and pieces of their old friend sprinkled their faces and the volcano’s barren, lifeless slope, she only felt pain. “I’ll go check it out,” Jinx said when the dust and debris had settled. “No,” Hissora said. “Let me.” She wanted to see how grim the damage was. After all, if she could survive this game, who knows how well it would inspire her future art. Jinx and Calxiyn watched her as she leaped out of the volcano’s bowl and hopped over Rosey’s leg on her way down to the crate. Hissora made sure to stay right and avoid one of the other landmines that had been buried there. She reached the crate and saw a blackened, scarred crater where the mine had gone off. The yellow spotlight gave the carnage a sepia tone. This is incredible, she thought. This is inspiration! She lifted her hands in joy. All their flags were there. “Hissora!” shouted Jinx. “Look!” She turned to her teammate and smiled. “Come down, Jinx!” she called. “It’s ever so beautiful!” But Jinx was waving at her with fear in his eyes. “Look out!” Hissora turned around, the end of a shotgun held up to her face. “I’m sorry, Hissora,” Tamale sighed. “I don’t want to do this, but I need your flag.” Thankfully, the shotgun shell was so wide she never felt a thing; she only heard buckshot before it all went black. Hissora died the way she wanted to - in a glorious, gory fashion. 21 players remaining
Watch out Spam Zone, Chapter 024 is HERE
024 Deathspank ducked as Libre popped out from behind the building in front of him. The first bullet shredded his tracksuit and tore through the skin on the top of his shoulder, but the following bullets missed as Boris tackled him behind an old newspaper stand. The ringing of metal was ear-splitting as Cia and Libre unloaded their automatic weapons. Bits of cement and metal flew everywhere and Deathspank covered his ears. His right shoulder stung but he didn’t dare glance at the wound. He was able to lift his arm now, and that was enough. “Wait for the gunfire to stop, then run for that store,” Boris pointed. Deathspank saw an abandoned pharmacy on the other side of the road. “I’ll cover you, okay? But you need to run.” Deathspank nodded. He hardly had a choice. The gunfire let up, and Boris shoved Deathspank away. He fell forward a bit, then straightened his core and looked back toward the red team’s location. Cia and Libre had retreated behind the building but he still fired a shot in their direction before he sprinted toward the pharmacy. He turned his head and focused on his destination; the door. The loud pop of Boris’s rifle echoed down the eerie, cracked street, reverberating on the hoods of cars that had been abandoned, seemingly left in traffic when this island had been deserted. Deathspank used the moment of cover to throw open the pharmacy’s door and dive inside. Sunlight streamed into a room full of dust, and Deathspank’s body left imprints in the ground as he rolled to a stop. It was quiet. He coughed as the old air filled his lungs and felt sick when he saw cobwebs draped in the ceiling’s corners. ****, I can’t breathe in this shithole. Old muck filled his shoulder wound and he lifted his fingertips to it, gently touching the blood-soaked tracksuit and pulling back the plastic that stuck to his skin. Pain rippled down into the bones of his fingers and he let out a sharp sigh as he peeled his clothes open. Thank ****. The wound wasn’t pretty, but it wasn’t life-threatening, either. He quickly glanced around the room, looking for an old gauze wrap or rubbing alcohol. There was nothing that caught his eye, so he went to the pharmacy’s counter and pilfered the computer stand for receipt paper. He unraveled it and began to wrap his upper arm and shoulder within. It was still quiet, but he listened for footsteps or voices, wondering how long he actually had to do first aid. As he was finishing up he heard a conversation begin outside, so he approached the door with his gun in his hand. The wound still throbbed but was otherwise manageable. From a dark corner of the room, he could see through the door. Boris, Cia and Libre were at a standstill. Deathspank gasped. Boris needs me. What am I doing? Deathspank edged forward, the voices more audible as he neared the pharmacy door. He was closer now and had a better look at the action. It wasn’t a standstill at all - Boris had his hands up, his rifle on his back. He listened, craning his neck. The group was talking. “Let me join you,” Boris said. “I don’t think it works like that,” Cia replied. “We said to drop your rifle.” “I’m sure Roxas can bend the rules. Surely teams can take in new allies?” “Drop the damn rifle, Boris,” Libre shouted, holding his PKM with panic in his eyes. “Don’t make me do this. Please.” He needs me, Deathspank thought. He covered me first, right? It’s my turn. With vigor in his heart, Deathspank stepped out from the pharmacy with confidence. He’d barely walked two steps when Mish’s Glock smacked him across the face, knocking him unconscious. --- “Deathspank down!” Mish called, and Boris turned his head in terror. His partner was unconscious on the ground, and Cin was hovering over his body. He picked up Deathspank’s pistol which had clattered to the pavement. Oh, ****, Boris realized. I might be clever, but how am I getting out of this? Cia walked closer to him, the uzi pointed at his face. Boris imagined what it would feel like if she pulled the trigger that close. He prayed - even though he didn’t believe in God - that it would be an instant, painless death. “If you think this’ll be quick, you’re wrong,” Cia said. He gulped. “Back up, Cia,” Libre warned. “Let’s not get crazy, here.” She stepped back but kept the gun pointed at him. “Well, I regret coming here already,” Boris tried. “If you’re not gonna let me join you, maybe you’ll let me go?” “Give us the rifle and we’ll talk about it.” “But-” “The rifle - now!” Boris conceded and put the rifle on the ground. He took his time standing up, both hands in the air. I should have gone south, to Sara. Big mistake, buddy. He remembered he could see her avatar on his map. If he could get his hands on his phone, and just see if she was on her way… Libre grabbed the rifle and threw it backward. Mish and Cin approached. “They’re nearly here,” Cin said, looking at his phone. “About a minute away.” Huh? Boris wondered what Cin was on about. ‘They.’ How many people had he exchanged location data with? “And they’re not the only ones on their way anymore, either.” Cin showed something to Mish. A shocked look crossed her face. There’s something about that phone, Boris noted to himself. He noticed Cin didn’t have a weapon, either - just Jinx’s Glock he’d stolen off of Deathspank. Boris looked at his partner, who they’d carried back from outside the pharmacy. He was still lifeless. Mish had wrapped a bandage around his forehead and between his shoulder and face, Deathspank was starting to look mummified. “Did you share location data with anyone?” Cin asked. Boris wasn’t sure what to say. Yes, he had - but did he want Cin to know that? “Because it looks like she’s on her way here," he continued. “Assuming it was Sara.” Boris laughed. He finally realized what Cin had. “A tracker, huh?” he chuckled. “Of course. You have all these guns, these smart people, and a god damn tracker to top it all off. We never stood a chance.” But Sara was on the way. She didn’t know what she was walking into, but Boris would find a way to help her help him. “And don’t think she has enough firepower to stop us,” Cin said, reading his mind. “Especially with our reinforcements on the way.” “Reinforcements?” But Cin didn’t need to answer his question. Boris heard the crunch of gravel behind him and turned his head to see who it was. Misty. Kitty. And Inasuma. “Well lookie here,” Kitty smiled. “Looks like we’ve managed to catch our first fish.” Boris was stumped. This wasn’t at all how he’d seen this playing out. “So, are you going to kill me?” he asked. “If so, then do it.” “Not yet,” Cin replied. “We need to use you as bait.” He held his phone up toward Boris, and Boris saw the avatars of Sara, C and Aelin moving through the forest, nearly at the edge of the city ruins. “Thanks,” Cin added. “You made this really easy for us.” 23 players remaining
Ok, so much just happened. I beat all the Mushroom XIII and synth’d one of everything. Literally only have the superbosses and Hades Paradox to go. But I decided to synth ALL Full Bloom+ and ALL Ribbons for Sora, Donald AND Goofy lmfao. And stat max Sora. It only took a few hours, so keep reading. I’m going to talk about that process now. These are the spots you need to grind: The Mushroom in Christmas Town for Tranquility Crystals. The Reckless in Cavern of Remembrance (one Reflect kills them) for Remembrance Crystals. Bright Crystals from The Underworld, the long hallway between the Entrance and where you fight Zexion AS. Do this for about half an hour and you should have 10ish Serenity Crystals. You need these for the Full Bloom+. Do it again and make about 10 Manifest Illusions. Now make 10 Serenity Crystals again. Grind Larxene in CoR for Lost Illusions. She’s one of the easier fights. You need 9. Now you can make 9 Full Bloom+ so Sora, Donald and Goofy all have max MP Haste. Ok, you should have most of what you need for stat maxing now. The Mythril Crystals are the only tricky part but they’re quite easy if you grind the Naught’s Skyway in TWTNW. Load in by the Moogle, then run through killing everything to the next endpoint. What about Twilight Crystals? Load in at Ruin’s Passage (might be the wrong name, but where the Org’s gravestones are) then walk out of this room into the next map. You will fight one Sorceror, then go onto the ramp and cast Reflect to kill the 2 Nobodies that drop down, then jump up and kill one more Sorceror. Easy Twilights. Good, now you can farm Stat Boosts. This took me about one hour total. I reached level 99 JUST as I was finishing this, too. Yes, you read that right. I reached level 99 AFTER synthing all the best equipment and accessories. Gotta grind efficiently, you know? I don’t want to be doing this for too long after hitting 99. Ok, now for the Ribbons. You should have everything but the Orihalcums at this point. But you can simply chase Bulky Vendors and you’re almost guaranteed one if you let the Vendors’ HP go into the last bar. This seems tedious but only took me TEN MINUTES. So yeah, I have the best equipment on everyone and maxed stats on Sora. I may eventually max D&G too, but it will be through grinding stat boosts on the Data Org, not synthesis. Ok, it’s Terra time. Wow, I beat him on my 10th try. I swear there’s some muscle memory going on from when I was 14 and played this on PS2. Either way, I got his first 5-6 bars as normal, Duck Flared him once, Duck Flared again to survive his DM, then Final Form and Firaga’d his last 4 bars in like 3 hits. Epic ****ing ****. Popped off 5 of the Data Org as well, 2 of them on my first try… on Crit lol. Ok, bed time. What a day of grinding. If you ever want to go as far as I did, feel free to ask any questions. I can share even more tips to make grinding as efficient as possible. You want it to be quick, and it can be - and yes, it’s worth it. D&G are surviving everything and it’s completely epic.
Chapter 023 out now :O
023 Libregkd emerged from the treeline, charging toward the city ruins where the rest of the red birds waited. He had both good news and bad. In his hand was the good news - a flag from the brown dogs’ crate, but on the other hand, they’d lost No Reality. He didn’t know how his team would react. He had no idea how close they were with him. Regardless, their plan had worked. Libre had to ignore the knot in his stomach that burned every time he thought of NRA. During the middle of the announcement of the capture the flag challenge, Cin told them to head for the center of the island. They ran south from the city ruins and were already a quarter of the way there by the time the brown dogs’ crate dropped. But it was horrible, Libre thought to himself, afraid to remember what happened. He’d sprayed bullets into the trees and prayed no one died. His friends… what had he done to them? What was the point of NRA dying? He wanted to mourn and grieve but he was too far gone. Separating himself from his emotions, even if only momentarily, was the only way he could function. Libre reached the end of a grassy plain and walked onto the ruined city’s first road. At the end of the three to four block downtown area was a cliff, and a plume of red smoke billowed into the air from his team’s crate which overlooked the ocean. He saw several figures standing near t, and realized it must be Mish, Cin and Cia. What’ll they say? When they hear about NRA? He looked back at the forest where he’d just stolen the brown dogs’ hopes and dreams of staying alive. Two figures caught his eye in the brush as they darted back toward the trees when he turned. …No. Libre put his PKM into the air and fired off three rounds into the sky. The warning shots were to both deter the invaders and warn his own team that someone was coming. Get down, red birds. And arm up. Bang! A return shot was fired back and barely missed Libre, shattering the windshield of a nearby car. He pulled the trigger and rattled a few more shots off toward the trees as he dropped to the ground. There was silence as both parties lay waiting. Cin’ll know who they are, Libre realized. The forum legend's weapon had been extremely intriguing - a QR code. When Cin had used his phone to scan it, it downloaded an app that tracked the location of everyone on the island. Now, everyone’s avatars appeared on his map as if he’d exchanged location data with all of them. I need that tracker eventually, Libre thought. If Cin keeps that thing to himself, I’ll never win. He glanced back, but cars and debris blocked his view of his teammates. The only thing he could see was the great pillar of smoke being blown out from the crate. Whoever was attacking them was some ways away and he had time to carefully crawl back to his team’s position. Libre began the trek, wary of footsteps or potential flash attacks. He knew of at least two attackers, but who knew who else might be coming through the trees. They’ll regret it. Our weapons are insane. With the tracker, Cia’s Uzi, Mish’s Glock, his PKM and No Reality’s flamethrower, they seemed unstoppable. But now the flamethrower was lost, claimed by another team who might come for revenge. Yet they had no clue it was the red birds who had attacked. If they were lucky, the dogs would **** off somewhere else. Anyone who came to the city ruins was asking for trouble. Bang! Pop! And if trouble is what they want, it’s trouble they’ll get. Libre heard Cia’s Uzi go off in retaliation and bullets sizzled over his head like rockets from Donald’s Flare Force. An intense firefight broke out and he half-crawled, half-galloped along the ground to get back to his team as fast as possible. Finally the road ended and he saw that no one was near the crate. They had hid behind the last building on the left, and when he noticed them, Cin beckoned him over. Libre sprinted the small gap between them and heard a couple shots before he dived and landed on the ground in front of the red birds. “NRA... What happened to him?” Mish asked. Libre brushed himself off and sat up. “A gunshot to the head.” The team went quiet. “But, I got this.” He pulled out the brown dogs’ flag. “Boris and Deathspank are here,” Cin said, moving the subject along. “It sounds like they have single fire weapons. Our plan is to wait here and draw them in, then overwhelm them in a pincer movement.” “A pincer?” “Look,” Cin said, handing the tracker to Libre. Libre trembled as he held it, its power overwhelming. He saw three people moving from the dunes toward the ruins. It was Misty, Kitty, and Inasuma. Libre looked up toward the dunes and saw blue smoke. “The blue team is coming,” he realized aloud. “Boris will be trapped between us.” “Mish and Misty shared location data, so it makes sense she’d come here,” Cin explained. “Now we wait.” Libre looked back at the tracker. Boris and Deathspank had moved deeper into the city. “We may have to fight,” he mentioned. “They’re getting closer.” “If we have to hold out, we will,” Cia grinned, holding her uzi. “Jesus,” Libre chuckled. “You weren’t so gung-ho when we set out earlier.” “It’s the adrenaline, Libre. And the confidence of having these guns, I guess.” “The flamethrower,” Mish interrupted. “Is it lost?” Libre looked down and frowned. “Gone,” he answered. “In one of the brown dogs’ hands’ now, most likely.” “It’s fine,” Cin butt in. “We have a flag, and that’s more important. The brown dogs are heading to the beach, anyway - not here.” He pointed at the tracker, and Libre followed. Avatars of Darkandroid and Risk were moving south toward the southern coast, where the green smoke was. It was all playing out live on Cin’s tracker. “This thing’s ****ing broken,” Libre said. “This was seriously your weapon!?” “Well, yeah,” Cin replied. “I spent the whole first game avoiding you all. It was easy with this thing.” Libre knew he had to get the tracker. But for now, he had to play it cool. “Heads up,” Cin said. “They’re nearly here. You two have automatics, so you should get the jump on them.” Libre and Cia looked at each other and walked to the edge of the wall. “I’m gonna count to three,” Cin said. “Then lean out and shoot.” Libre steadied. He felt Cia grab his arm. “We’ve got this,” she said. “Three,” Cin began. Libre trembled. “Two.” He heard the crunch of grass around the wall. Boris and Deathspank were right there. He heard Cia’s breaths and felt a bead of sweat fall off his chin. “...One.” Libre popped out from behind the wall and pointed his PKM at Deathspank. Bang! 23 players remaining
KHVR 3 new chapters will return tomorrow. Hope everyone had a great holiday season. I played plenty of KH lol
Look, I’ve beaten nearly every Final Fantasy and every KH game. I’m a Square simp and a huge nerd. But this game is without a doubt in the top 3 JRPGs I’ve ever played. There’s so much to collect and unlock. OG KH2 itself was great at this too, yeah, but the Final Mix edition is insane. New Forms. Abilities. Mini games. Bosses. I imported this ****, too. What a summer that was lol, and I’m having so much fun doing it all again. Except I don’t have to read it in Japanese LMFAO Cavern of Remembrance has such sexy music. I honestly miss dungeons. You don’t really see them in modern JRPGs as much as you used to. I beat Sephy at level 69 LOL Ok at this point I just have the Mushrooms, secret bosses and a bit of leftover synthesis to go. Goofy’s ultimate weapon is down, too. Ultimate Mushroom is busted. Someone should do a hack and make it so Sora learns Protectga And throw in his MAX movement abilities, too
When Saix says “A heart… if I had a heart…” when you kill him… :’( I’ve never noticed how good the scene is where Xehanort and Ansem the Wise talk to each other before he blows up Kingdom Hearts… and then the ending with the Nobodies dancing in the streets while the hearts rain down. ****ing amazing. Riku joining the party is everything. This ending as a whole is simply too good in that no other game in the series could ever reach its level. Like, not many video games in existence have an ending this well thought out tbh. Easy Xemnas kill with Gull Wing lol. I hope I remember to switch it to something good before the final boss gauntlet. I’m trying to put my finger on why KH3’s ending was such a let down compared to this. Like it had all the pieces to be good but it was so underwhelming. Scala ad Caelum not being a real world has to be part of the reason though, compared to this game where you literally get to explore the ENTIRE city and castle of the main villains. Imagine if we could have explored the room where Xehanort played chess and learned more about him in KH3 before the final fight. Yeah, that game really ****ing sucked for long time fans. I hope this plat run will help me see it in a better light, but I’m not hopeful, because right now it’s only reinforcing how many poor decisions that game made.
Game of the Year FF7R Intergrade PC Game of the Year Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters Switch Game of the Year Shin Megami Tensei V Playstation Game of the Year FF7R Intergrade Best music NEO: The World Ends With You Best story FF7R Intergrade Best art Shin Megami Tensei V Best acting FF7R Intergrade Best ongoing game FF XIV Favorite pre-2021 game you first played in 2021 Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
Gotta keep 'em on their toes I love how everyone is in the same boat, though. We're all nearing our 4th decade of existence and we all grew up with this wonderful place. Who knows what the zoomers are up to these days but it sure ain't forums and KH, because I don't see much fresh blood around here.
Wow, thank you
KH-Vids Royale 3 has spurred a **** ton of activity (well, **** ton in comparison to how much there was before). I'm not sure if that momentum can carry but I'm hoping more and more people will come back and see the story and think by god, it's happening. Then, they'll login and the nostalgia and joy will recapture them. I mean, ****, even Cin posted in the KHVR3 thread... Soon, they'll be logging on every 5 minutes to get their KH-V dopamine hit and all of a sudden it'll be 2006 again. Maybe.
vBulletin server errors lmao. RIP vBulletin
13 in 2005, 29 now. Spoiler When I joined KH-Vids, I was such a n00b I bet I only had one pube After awhile I called it my home But I was just another CFF clone...
The melding of Leon and Cid with Tron is so amazing. They did something similar in KH1 with Cloud in Olympus and again with Auron here. Where was this kind of thing in KH3…? When Hollow Bastion turns to Radiant Garden ._. Well you can fight Sephy now. And keeping with the rest of this play through, I’ve been doing everything possible as it unlocks. So… I’ll give it a try. Sephy waiting for you while he looks out over the castle is just insane. I know people complain about KH2 maps being “flat” but they have the prettiest backgrounds in the series. And they make actual sense. Managed to get a few bars of HP off him before he one shotted me. Not bad. Ok I’m moving on lmao. I’ll come back for him around level 65ish. The last visit to Twilight Town is so good. When Mickey shows up, it’s like the whole series has been building toward this giant finale. It really feels like the end. Omg, Axel sacrificing himself. This scene hits less hard knowing the future but I still give it a thumbs up. I keep forgetting to equip good Keyblades before bosses and go in with Gull Wing. Just beat Roxas taking only one hit with it on lol. Fight would have been over in seconds if I had Rumbling Rose on. Ok I have Final so now I’m commencing the level up all Forms time before I go deep into the Org’s castle. I haven’t reached the elevator bit yet and am using this area to grind Forms. It’s been about an hour and I only have two more levels of Final to go. I’m not in TWTNW anymore though, I’m in Twilight Town using the underground area + Firaga to level this form up basically instantly. It took all of an hour and ten minutes to get Final from level 1 to level 7 and every other Form from level 6 to level 7. Grind your forms, folks. I have friends who didn’t do this and it boggles my mind - you need those movement abilities. Well I’m only as far as the Roxas fight in TWTNW but **** it, I might as well collect all the puzzle pieces and then do Cavern of Remembrance first since I have full movement now. That’ll probably get me super close to being done with synthesis too. I got pretty deep into the Cavern but I’m craving the final cutscenes. So I’m turning back to do some TWTNW. Here come the wild story beats. DiZ reveal time. Xigbar’s dead. Riku reveal time. Jesus, I keep beating everything with no Cure on lol. Reflect is broken. Btw, I turned cure off everyone because I like to remain in red health for the EXP Boosts. But I never remember to menu before bosses LOL
It sounds like a rom hack situation which could introduce any number of strange bugs.
Vexen literally took 1 try lol. Wtf. That extra Armor Slot tho… I’m enjoying trying different equipment combinations vs. the early Silhouettes, cuz iykyk 4x Ribbons will be the end game setup no matter what. The ending of 100 Acre Wood is so damn cute. Omg, the scene were Sora dances with an imaginary Kairi. So cute as well. The scenes are so gooooood. Getting close to the end of the story now that I think about it. I don’t want it to end. I’m serious, if you ever play KH2 again and you’re reading this sentence, for the love of god equip Gull Wing as soon as you get it. This EXP is hilarious right now, and I’m not even trying to be low health. It just happens naturally enough on Crit that enemies are giving 1000 XP each… I have vivid memories of Pride Rock - I remember when it was discovered on the forums that it was best place to grind (I mean “train” - we didn’t say grind yet LOL) and I was in Florida on holiday using Magnega between Disney theme parks to get Sora to 99. I’m on vacation right now too so it’s kind of a weird deja vu throwback moment going on in my head. Wow. I won’t grind yet tho. I only have Tron left before Twilight Town finale and TWTNW. The trophies are finally starting to pop!
