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Xaldin is possible.
Xigbar you would have to be patient.
And I think he admited he DOESN'T use X all the time (Sephiroth, for example)

Hmph. For Xigbar you would have to use triangle, whether you like it or not, he ain't easy, just mediocre.

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Originally Posted by Mercen-X

So you've beaten Xigbar, Xaldin, and Sephiroth on Difficult without so much as touching any other buttons beside X? I suppose you've never had to heal yourself either and that Donald, Goofy, and Mickey just got in your way, right?

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There is no Difficult, there is Proud. Difficult is what you get when you play Starcraft without using micromanagement. Proud is what you get when you take the platforming out of an RPG. I would never criticize KHI for not using the best of what it could out of its buttons, but KHII takes way more from its RPG roots than its platforming, the one flaw (albiet major) that I found in the game. Mashing the same button over and over is a characteristic of; not an actual problem.

I stopped using Mickey (which I did have to do twice) when I realized that the other buttons were getting me killed more often than I would have liked. Yes, I did. Well, maybe I snuck in Triangle or Circle once or twice, but the percentage is low, compared to anyone else, and most certainly much lower than what I do now (which is to avoid the X button altogether). However, the experience of playing at level 99 is much, much different than playing through the game.

For movement, if you go for a melee build, all of your passives take care of your movement for you by level 30. After a certain point, I didn't even need the control stick, but I still used it. Fortunately, I usually ran when Xaldin used Aero, so I didn't have to use Jump too often, which would still require the X button. Dodge Slash? GG the ground! Explosion and Guard Break take care of maneuvering, as anti-strike armors are instantly bypassed.

My allies took care of the healing, oddly enough. What people don't realize, is that allies are there to be used. I never claimed that allies get in the way, that's Cid's Knights, which are NOT allies. If you customize them correctly, not only do you have extensions of yourself, but you have two yous thats are both independently commanded, and serve your purposes as necessary. Goody stun-locked the enemy, and Donald healed me. What else would I have to do? When you don't have them, you are either fighting simple enemies, have an uber ally, or Sephiroth.

Have any of you also caught on, that shortcuts can have the X button? You know, customizing as you need per situation, also can be of help. Spam Cure, spam items, whatever you need, it's still one button and L1.

I think this conversation has gone from answering a persons questions, to people saying their way of playing is best....I say that to no one in particular, you know who you are....

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Originally Posted by Tavrobel

Regardless of difficulty level. It is, in fact, as easy as mashing X.

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So, would you at least admit that this is an exaggeration.

I'll admit that like any damned RPG, the higher your level is, the less you need everything else. But trying to X-mash, button-mash, triangle-mash or even run away while your allies bring down your enemies' HPs would be a longer boring process IMO.

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Originally Posted by Tavrobel

Regardless of difficulty level. It is, in fact, as easy as mashing X.

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So, would you at least admit that this is an exaggeration.

I'll admit that like any damned RPG, the higher your level is, the less you need everything else. But trying to X-mash, button-mash, triangle-mash or even run away while your allies bring down your enemies' HPs would be a longer boring process IMO.

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In the immediate sense, yes. There are other levels of necessity, particularly, gaming minimalism.

It's quite exciting. You should try it.

But then again, maybe the novelty of easy games is lost on people when you don't play against others via internet.