The Kingdom Hearts Megathread: Darkness, Darkness and Darkness still Edition

[Halflight]

Alright, I know for a fact that there are many closet Kingdom Hearts players on this board and several genuine fans, so this was long overdue.

I think the recent E3 Kingdom Hearts III event is the perfect opportunity to start this, so here goes nothing

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Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ, later renamed as Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross], is a Kingdom Hearts game exclusive to the iOS and Android smartphone platforms. It features plot and gameplay elements from the Japan-exclusive web browser game Kingdom Hearts χ, and it is free to play but contains in-app purchases. It is the first Kingdom Hearts game to be released on smartphone platforms.

In April 2017, the game was rebranded and renamed with the Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] content update, featuring multiplayer and a theater mode.[5]

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Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX, stylized as Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX, is an HD remaster compilation of the Kingdom Hearts series, made in celebration of the series's tenth anniversary. It includes full HD remasters of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories with added PlayStation 3 Trophy support. It also includes a collection of cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days up-scaled in full HD within the compilation's Theater Mode. It marks the first time Kingdom Hearts Final Mix was made available outside of Japan, and the first time Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories was made available in Europe and Australia.

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Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX, stylized as Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX, is a compilation of various games from the Kingdom Hearts series that have been fully remastered in HD. It is a follow-up to Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX and includes remastered versions of Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix. It also features a collection of HD cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts Re:coded. The release of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX marks the first time Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix have been available outside of Japan.

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Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX, stylized as Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX, is a combo pack comprised of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX.

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Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance is the seventh game in the Kingdom Hearts series, exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system. It is a direct sequel to Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts coded, and the epilogue of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.

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Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, stylized as Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue, is an HD remaster compilation of various games from the Kingdom Hearts series. It is a follow-up to Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX, and includes a full HD remastered version of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, titled Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD as well as a followup chapter to Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, titled Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A Fragmentary Passage-, which follows Aqua's journey in the Realm of Darkness. It also features an original HD cinematic movie related to Kingdom Hearts χ, titled Kingdom Hearts χ [chi] Back Cover.

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Kingdom Hearts III is the upcoming eighth game in the Kingdom Hearts series. It was officially announced at E3 2013, and will be the first Kingdom Hearts game available on multiple platforms at launch, releasing on both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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All the text and media above were taken on [URL="http://www.khwiki.com/Main_Page"]the Kingdom Hearts Wiki[/URL]

Feel free to tell me if I should update the OP with something else, it's my first time doing this

[Ms. Gyroscope]

This game was my childhood. I love em! Kingdom Hearts III has me excited!

[Zadrave]

Get up on the hydra's back.

[Halflight]

My plan has come to fruition and now I can finally confess my greatest sin as a gamer
I literarly ragequitted Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix because I couldn't make a dent into [sp]the majority of the Organization data battles and the Lingering Will[/sp]
I haven't touched the game in four months

[Ms. Gyroscope]

[QUOTE=EliaMoroes;47990791]My plan has come to fruition and now I can finally confess my greatest sin as a gamer
I literarly ragequitted Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix because I couldn't make a dent into [sp]the majority of the Organization data battles and the Lingering Will[/sp]
I haven't touched the game in four months[/QUOTE]

That shits optional.

[Halflight]

I don't like loose ends

[ペゴボド]

[QUOTE=Zadrave;47990767]Get up on the hydra's back.[/QUOTE]

you dick
i even heard it in his voice
dear god why

[Rainy]

[QUOTE=Zadrave;47990767]Get up on the hydra's back.[/QUOTE]

[video=youtube;E3pfPaoHteY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3pfPaoHteY[/video]

OT: I'm so hoping for a reunion of the original Trio warriors, and that UT4 engine? oh god <3

[Halflight]

I'm thinking about going back to the 2.5 HD Remix, farm power ups like hell in order to max out everything and try the last secret bosses again
About the Mushwooms XIII, now that's another story entirely

[Ricenchicken]

Director of KH3 said:

"For the most part, we've established the foundation - the basic system and mechanics of what's going to go into the game... The development of that is close to complete."

Which is great, now they can expand on adding the other worlds, villains, etc.

[Sgt.Kiddles]

Obligatory
[video=youtube;_2e7bX2oVlQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2e7bX2oVlQ[/video]

[Halflight]

Then let me drop my own two cents too

[video=youtube;xQdBVAmOqeE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQdBVAmOqeE[/video]

[Linkuya]

Excellent OP.

To this day, when someone asks me about the plot of the game that's precisely what I say.

"You see, the light in my friends links the past to the future friendship, regardless of the darkness in the heart of your bonds of friendship causing the darkness to linger on the heart of light and darkness."

[Halflight]

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This is the farest I came to defeat all the Organization XIII data replica
I'm seriously starting considering farming Saix for defense boost, but I'm playing on critical, so I doubt they'll be of any comfort

[AbeX300]

Didn't think there would be a megathread for Kingdom Hearts, and sorry if saying what I'm about to say is frowned upon, but I'd like to mention some of my favorite KH speedrunners: Bizkit047, SpikeVegeta, Zetris, and TehRizzle (though, Spike is currently running Rayman in the mean time to practice for SGDQ).

[Ms. Gyroscope]

I'm going to try and beat all the absent silhouettes

ON PROUD!!

[ペゴボド]

[QUOTE=Ms. Gyroscope;48023066]I'm going to try and beat all the absent silhouettes

ON PROUD!![/QUOTE]

Marluxia is the hardest
no matter what difficulty

[Halflight]

[QUOTE=Ms. Gyroscope;48023066]I'm going to try and beat all the absent silhouettes
ON PROUD!![/QUOTE]

Oh please, I've beaten them all on Critical

[ペゴボド]

[QUOTE=Pigbear;48023077]Marluxia is the hardest
no matter what difficulty[/QUOTE]

Vexen or whatever his name is also p hard just because he spawns those shitty anti-form clones

[Halflight]

This morning I made an interesting discovery thanks to TV Tropes
A reward from beating Marluxia's absent silhouette is the recipe for an earring, Full Bloom
The item is only fairly powerful: it grants you 3 points in strenght and 5 ability points
The interesting factor comes with the improved version of the earring, Full Bloom+, which you can craft with the proper Moogle level
The item grants the same stats, but also MP HASTE, meaning you regenerate your MP 25% faster
Given you can wear four earrings in total, you can craft four Full Bloom+ and double your MP regen rate, which of course stacks with the other mp haste/hastera/hastega you already have (like the one from Ultima Weapon)
Granted, the synthesis materials are a bit uncommon, but easy to get at that point in the game
Using the four Bloom+ greatly improved my chances with the secret bosses

[Rainy]

[QUOTE=Sgt.Kiddles;48005634]Obligatory
[video=youtube;_2e7bX2oVlQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2e7bX2oVlQ[/video][/QUOTE]

I was cringing no less then 2 seconds in. D:

Have some dual-wielding crossbow art.

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[Halflight]

Already?

[Ms. Gyroscope]

[QUOTE=Trixxter;48025216]I was cringing no less then 2 seconds in. D:

Have some dual-wielding crossbow art.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/Zaf9Dd0.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

He looks soo fucking good in that outfit. way more mature too.

[Halflight]

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[Sweater]

[URL="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8cPyvE2GTjOMzE4MTVlZTctMjE5Yi00YzAzLWJjZTAtZTllODY2OTc2MTMx/edit?hl=en_US"]Kingdom Hearts Summary. "Simple and Clean"[/URL]

[Halflight]

I wanted to bump this to ask people advices about how to beat [sp]Data Xemnas[/sp]
Something I never got about the whole boss fight is that at the beginning I'm supposed to use the reaction command reversal several times, but I'm playing on Critical and using it ends up with the boss handling my ass to me and I die

[ペゴボド]

[QUOTE=EliaMoroes;48312009]I wanted to bump this to ask people advices about how to beat [sp]Data Xemnas[/sp]
Something I never got about the whole boss fight is that at the beginning I'm supposed to use the reaction command reversal several times, but I'm playing on Critical and using it ends up with the boss handling my ass to me and I die[/QUOTE]

i'd think the same way as before

[Halflight]

The problem is that in the second round he begins that grab plus thorns-swings spam that keeps killing me if I use the reaction command as I'm supposed to

[Sora3100]

There's a bug in 2.5 where sometimes the RC doesn't appear, there's a workaround where you use Riku's session to survive the entire attack, try that. And sorry for the bump

[Dr.Cola]

Why are assault riders so much pain in the ass? Can't even block their attacks or get close to them, seem really OP for early level because everything else dies easy.
Don't even remember them being this hard in the original but then again I played that like 8 years ago