The Official Kingdom Hearts 2 Thread XD

[bikkebakke]

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<Sweets> I can't wait!!!

[Gokulos]

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Its controlled with right stick, you have a full control over it. Actually I can't remember how you controlled it in KH1 Didn't play it in ages, but I think it is better this time - not counting a couple of times when camera is set on enemies and show them from weird angle if you are not near them, but thats mostly cause of obstacles - it seems the game avoid showing them.

Ah, yes I ran KH1 right now just to remember things. As KH1 was shoulder buttons, and R3 stick was menus. Now R3 stick is camera, menu are the directional arrows, while R2&L2 are used mostly for mini games.

[Pai Pai Master]

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Finally! News on the North American version of Kingdom Hearts 2!

The major cast of voice actors (except for most Disney characters, for some reason) has been announced. It goes as follows:

Sora - Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense, Pay it Forward)
Riku - David Gallagher (Seventh Heaven)
Kairi - Hayden Panettiere (Racing Stripes, Ally McBeal)
Roxas - Jesse McCartney (Summerland)
DiZ - Christopher Lee (The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars Eps. II and III)
Cloud Strife - Steve Burton (General Hospital, Steven Spielberg's "Taken")
Tifa Lockheart - Rachel Leigh Cook (She's All That, Josie and the Pussycats)
Aerith Gainsborough - Mena Suvari (American Beauty, American Pie)
Yuna - Hedy Burress (Boston Legal, FINAL FANTASY X/X-2)
Rikku - Tara Strong (Rugrats, Powerpuff Girls, FINAL FANTASY X/X-2)
Paine - Gwendoline Yeo (Desperate Housewives, 24, FINAL FANTASY X-2)
Mulan - Ming Na (ER, FINAL FANTASY: The Spirits Within, Mulan)
Hades - James Woods (The Virgin Suicides, Hercules)
Chicken Little - Zach Braff (Scrubs, Garden State, Chicken Little)

It's great to see many of the beloved characters being voiced by their very talented voice actors once again. The only notable change is the loss of Mandy Moore as Aerith Gainsborough, replaced by Mena Suvari.

And holy crap, Christopher Lee is playing DiZ.

Update: The reliable The Magic Box has posted that Square Enix will ship Kingdom Hearts 2 to North American retailers on March 30th, 2006. No solid confirmation from Square Enix, but it seems like a likely date and we should be getting something of a word from them and other press sites in the coming days.

2nd Update: IGN, Gamespot, 1UP and RPGfan have all confirmed a March 28th, 2006 release date for Kingdom Hearts 2. Huzzah!

[COSMOS]

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Christopher Lee as DiZ..O.o If Anakin Skywalker makes a cameo Im running screaming into the hills. :D

[Gobo]

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Here's info about Sora's 5th drive form, though its considered Spoilers so view at your own risk ^.^.

5th drive form

Anti Form

Changes
- You turn into a Heartless like form but remain looking like Sora
- You lose your Keyblades and you fight with claws just like a Heartless would

Pros
- This form appears when you drive a lot
- Strength increases
- You attack so fast and in large combos that the damage is great

Cons
- When merged with both Donald & Goofy, they are no longer in your party
- "Attack" is the only option on the command menu
- The Drive Gauge runs out quicker

[Gokulos]

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Its not considered as 5th drive from by most, because it works on different rules, and is actually a from of penalty.

[Gobo]

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MTV Overdrive has interviews with Haley Joel Osment, David Gallagher and Rachel Leigh Cook. Appearently Gallagher's and Cook's have spoilers (I didnt look). They also have the first NA trailer/commercial with Sanctuary (English ver. of Passion).

http://www.mtv.com/games/video_games...ow/index.jhtml

[Gobo]

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It ships Tomorrow! Hurry up time, make it tomorrow sooner.

[Pai Pai Master]

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I have an art project due Thursday, it's so not getting done.

[TheGrandMom]

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LOL Ok so....I feel really really sick suddenly....so sick I can't work on any of my projects and I must lay on the couch all day. I'll need a little something to entertain me though....wonder what I could find......

^^

[Pai Pai Master]

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Anyone else picking up the Limited Edition strategy guide?



I've never bought a strategy guide before in my life, but I couldn't resist this baby.

[Caspian]

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I guess I'm gonna have to get and play the first one if I want to end up playing this. Question though, what made the first one so good? Was it the gameplay the storyline or both?

[Joester]

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I don't have a PS2

[Nodachi]

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Was it the gameplay the storyline or both?

Kinda both yeah. I went into it with kind of a prejudice. Thinking "what were you thinking Square...?" But really ended up enjoying it. As cheesy as the Disney elements could be, it was actually kinda cool going throughout all the stuff you remembered as a kid with a new twist on it. The battle system was unique and fun. Story was pretty good. I think of it as a watered down FF story with other elements thrown in. The side quests were all pretty fun, involving other bosses and stuff you could do, so you wern't bogged down by a strict linear game without side rewards.

And th reason I'm hyped for II, is because it puts I to shame haha. And I enjoyed I so hey.

[Pai Pai Master]

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For some reason, the characters are just so charming and well-portrayed that 5 million people overlooked how retarded the idea of a Final Fantasy/Disney crossover is.

Whatever Nomura did to blend the two very different styles together, he did it perfectly.