Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days Thread~

[McLovin']

I watched the ending on youtube, why the hell is heartless Ansem in the ending? Didn't he die in KH1? I swear the KH universe makes no sense, after 1 they just added a million plot twists in different games on different consoles making it impossible to keep up.
"You will forget me but our memories will always be there."~Xion. WTF. That makes no sense.

[Wolf Kanno]

Actually, that Ansem is Riku once he allows himself to be swallowed by the darkness in order to have enough power to beat Roxas, most of this was explained in KH2. Xion's quote requires far too many spoilers to properly explain :sweatdrop:

[P4ine]

@ McLovin'

About the Xion matter, in the universe of Kingdom Hearts, memories aren't actually what you and me would think of a memory. In Kingdom Hearts it's something more trivial, so to say.

You may imagine each memory as some kind of a picture, which, once in your body, can't ever be removed again.
These pictures are tied together, each very single memory. And furtherly (As I interpret it) these tied memories also tie to your soul.
So there's basically some kind of chain of memories inside one in Kingdom Hearts.

Once a memory isn't actually tied to the chain, the memory's owner won't remember the memory's happenings, but the memory itself won't be gone but only untied.


I think this is what Xion meant; they will forget her (their memories will become untied) but the memories will always be there (as explained above).

[McLovin']

KH2 is too annoying to go back and play again to understand all this, like redoing the synthesis sidequest, oh god the synthesis ;_;

[finaloblivion]

Just finished it tonight...and wow, I was impressed. it was truly gut-wrenching and solid, and once you get attached to all these characters throughout this game, it makes everything that happens with Roxas in KH2 much more tragic. the game had its flaws, but overall it was a good play, with the right amount of challenge and definitely a little step up in the writing and dialogue than the previous installments. me likey. now for birth by sleep....

[x~Agita~x]

I got the game 3 days a go and so far I'm on day 127 or something like that I think....

I found it hard not to get choked up enough in KH2 when Roxas smashed up the computer in the mansion. I'll need more Kleenex once I finish 358/2 and do KH2 all over again.

[arcanedude34]

Oh yes, it does. (SPOILER)The Infernal Engine is a good example. All my healing panels were out and I was left with just minimum HP. It was a miracle. (SPOILER)I later found out you could get rid of the archers.

That's actually vying for my favorite fight in the series.

And to those complaining about the camera: SWITCH TO MODE B. IT'S BETTER. MUCH. MUCH. BETTER.

[LowCaloriePie]

Am I the only one who thinks that the entirety of 358/2 Days should've been Roxas's story in Kingdom Hearts 2? I mean, half of Sora's story is filler anyway so it's not as if you couldn't cut anything out? I've played a bit of the game at a friend's house and I don't think it's necessarily bad, however, I think it lacks much of the polish that they're putting into Birth by Sleep. A fun cash-in, but still a cash-in.

[Jessweeee♪]

Mogi and I both bought each other this game for Christmas! I'm on Day 100-ish, right after vacation time!

[Ouch!]

Am I the only one who thinks that the entirety of 358/2 Days should've been Roxas's story in Kingdom Hearts 2? I mean, half of Sora's story is filler anyway so it's not as if you couldn't cut anything out? I've played a bit of the game at a friend's house and I don't think it's necessarily bad, however, I think it lacks much of the polish that they're putting into Birth by Sleep. A fun cash-in, but still a cash-in.

I've never been especially fond of missions-based RPGs which feature a hub level from which the rest of the game revolves. That said, I think calling Days a cash-in is a bit unfair. It's more of a bridge for the series than anything else. It fills in a lot of details about Roxas's existence, but it also opens up a lot of new questions for Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, the most surprising of which, I thought, was (SPOILER)Xigbar's reaction to Xion in the end when he saw her as Ventus. I definitely think that Days 358/2 gets significantly better as it goes on. A lot of the missions are pretty dull, and it drags on at certain parts, but the gameplay is pretty solid, and there's enough new stuff in the plot that it warrants the title, I think.

[Mercen-X]

I'm always complaining about the difficulty to begin with. I'm no advanced player. I've beaten KH, CoM (on GBA), and KH2. I can't get past (who was it? Vexen?) in Riku's story. KH2: I couldn't even advance past Demyx on Normal mode (SPOILER)(necessary to unlock the "secret" footage) and I couldn't beat Sephiroth in either game on easy. There's no way I'd beat him on Normal or Difficult in order to get the extra shish.

Personally, though I haven't met her yet, I love Xion (spoilers via wiki or some such). It's not completely original but that's just part of what makes it good. Then again, I don't hate Genesis or the Tsviets either. Personally, I think they deserve another go.

(SPOILER)BTWFYI, ambiguously gay duos are what Japan are all about. Don't fight it. Don't wish on it. Just let it be and let it go. If you're balls-out enough to drag out on argument for or against then you'll merely be the cause of severe irritation to my anus and I'll be forced to drown you in rhubarb pie. Or whatever else I can find of equal humiliation.

[Fynn]

I wouldn't say it's about homosexuality. More like relationships between men are different there, because it's a different culture. In our culture, men don't often have friendships as close as women do, which is basically a relationship based on love and intimacy, but without the sexual element. I heard in Japan it's more common for guys (straight ones, I might add) to have such friendships with each other. In definition, friendship is a form of love, you know. And KH is all about friendship, not who's gay and who's not, so what's all the fuss about?

[LowCaloriePie]

I wouldn't say it's about homosexuality. More like relationships between men are different there, because it's a different culture. In our culture, men don't often have friendships as close as women do, which is basically a relationship based on love and intimacy, but without the sexual element. I heard in Japan it's more common for guys (straight ones, I might add) to have such friendships with each other. In definition, friendship is a form of love, you know. And KH is all about friendship, not who's gay and who's not, so what's all the fuss about?

Thanks for the info, I actually didn't know that.
But... just as an FYI, that thread was made as a joke.

[Fynn]

I wouldn't say it's about homosexuality. More like relationships between men are different there, because it's a different culture. In our culture, men don't often have friendships as close as women do, which is basically a relationship based on love and intimacy, but without the sexual element. I heard in Japan it's more common for guys (straight ones, I might add) to have such friendships with each other. In definition, friendship is a form of love, you know. And KH is all about friendship, not who's gay and who's not, so what's all the fuss about?

Thanks for the info, I actually didn't know that.
But... just as an FYI, this thread was made as a joke.

You must mean the other thread, the one that you made. Anyway, I know. Just thought people ought to know and I hoped this would clarify some stuff.

[LowCaloriePie]

You must mean the other thread, the one that you made. Anyway, I know. Just thought people ought to know and I hoped this would clarify some stuff.

Er.... yes.