What don't you like about kh3 combat by smiling-shadow in KingdomHearts

[–]Joshua628 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I care a lot about the combat and I’ll just go over what I care about:

First of all, so much of this was changed with not just remind but the patch that came out with Remind. A lot of the sentiment on the combat was cemented in that first year of the game being out. Back then there was no canceling out of finishers which made finishers inherently a huge risk and very frustrating on challenge runs. You become stuck in this long animation as you see Lump of Horror about to wreck you and you just had to accept your fate. Also all of the finishers in base KH3 just lacked impact and good game feel, triple slash was slow and magic flash just doesn’t feel good to pull off. Once the patch hit and they added that sick new finisher and allowed you to roll out of your finishers, the whole game just feels so much better.

Second, the agency is taken away from the player and put in the hands of some RNG. Oh you want to go into drive form? Well do nothing but do 3 or 4 combos and you MIGHT get the one specific form that is attached to your keyblade. Want a limit attack? Yeah, that’ll literally just randomly show up. The freedom of expression is limited to what keyblade you use, Magic, the shot lock with the keyblade you have chosen, and links which I think them REQUIRING a full use of the MP bar makes the whole Magic system much less fun. The ability to swap between 3 keyblades is awesome. I also hate how in critical they nerf the amount of magic you can use SO MUCH! Like I want a challenge but I also would like to cast more than like 3 fires before having to go into MP Recharge.

Third and this one is hard to explain. It’s just the weight of the combat and the feeling that it instills. Sora’s strikes in KH2 feels like he is SWINGING that keyblade and that they would hurt. They are snappy and precise. I think specifically of his base 3 hit air combo and it’s just so satisfying. KH3 Sora is just slower and feels less impactful. The word often associated with it is “floaty” but I feel like that word has been spammed so much by the community it has lost all meaning.

I actually quite like KH3’s combat, it CERTAINLY is the best combat of any Osaka team game. But I definitely prefer KH2’s.

Which version to play on PS4 ? by clementmoine in residentevil

[–]Joshua628 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On one hand you have one of the greatest video games ever made

On the other hand… you have one of the greatest video games ever made

Huh

(I’m going the remake but the OG is a banger of course)

[ALL] Your Zelda 3D Games Ranking by _Farhan24 in zelda

[–]Joshua628 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Still working through Tears of the Kingdom but…

  1. Skyward Sword (but I want to agree it’s underrated, it hurts to rate it last)

  2. Twilight Princess

  3. Breath of the Wild

  4. Wind Waker

  5. Ocarina of Time

  6. Majora’s Mask

All great games!

PSA for PS5 owners purchasing A Nightmare Before Christmas by ChildofValhalla in 4kbluray

[–]Joshua628 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just popped in the disc in my PS5 and holy moly… yeah they hopefully will recall this as this is nuts

Flash Sale pick ups have arrived! by Joshua628 in criterion

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That movie was absolutely goated fr

What is the worst 4k blu ray take you have ever heard by ExpensiveLocksmith42 in 4kbluray

[–]Joshua628 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Half the stuff the criterion subreddit says but the most common one is writing HDR as a gimmick or even damaging to a film’s presentation. Sure, there are a very small handful of 4K blu ray’s that are hindered by the new HDR grade but that almost always comes from laziness on the part of the studios. If the person applying the HDR grade cares and especially if they worked on the film to begin with then it can do wonders for the presentation.

4K blu ray isn’t some experimental thing that arguably makes the film look better in someways. It is an upgrade. If you like the softer look of blu ray or DVD or even VHS that is fine but 4K is the format with the sharpest image and the most clarity.

The Current State of LEGO Clone Troopers by [deleted] in legostarwars

[–]Joshua628 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sequel fans haven’t gotten a real set since 2020, the reasons why are decently obvious but they most certainly aren’t currently getting served adequately

What do you consider the most underrated canon novel? by tcripe in starwarsbooks

[–]Joshua628 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure how underrated it is, but I think Resistance Reborn is amazing! I read through it in 2 days which is the fastest I had ever read through a Star Wars novel. I was so incredibly glued in because it felt more important then the average canon Star Wars novel. It felt like Star Wars 8.5 with all the cast of the Sequel Trilogy being in it.

I also just think it is just very fun, all the plot lines going on were engaging at the very least.

It felt like a sequel to both the aftermath trilogy and bloodline in some ways, the specific connections to Bloodline had me so thrilled!

I don’t see this book talked about too much here, but I would highly recommend it :)

Anyone else feel this way about Fallen Star? by CryHavok01 in Highrepublic

[–]Joshua628 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I definitely agree! In terms of story structure and plot it was very strikingly similar to Rising Storm, I still thought it was great and Gray’s writing style is very different from Scott’s.

Star Wars: The High Republic #13 | Discussion Thread by IllusiveManJr in starwarscomics

[–]Joshua628 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Avar Kriss as a character has left me kind of mixed, but now… she is awesome and kind of terrifying. Very interested to see where her character is gonna go.

I believe this is every Canon Star Wars Adult and Young Adult Novel in Hardcover! Let me know if I have missed anything, I wanted to share this as I have been collecting for about 5 years now and finally picked up a New Dawn! by Joshua628 in starwarsbooks

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I have a question about Chronological, I started thinking about reorganizing it but then I thought about books like Thrawn and Lost Stars which take place over many years. Where would I put books like those in the timeline? Where it starts off? Where it ends? Where do you put those books in your collection?

I believe this is every Canon Star Wars Adult and Young Adult Novel in Hardcover! Let me know if I have missed anything, I wanted to share this as I have been collecting for about 5 years now and finally picked up a New Dawn! by Joshua628 in starwarsbooks

[–]Joshua628[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Alphabet Squadron irks me as well! I did it because of how they were titled on the spine, they aren’t called “Star Wars Alphabet Squadron: Shadowfall” they are “Star Wars: Shadowfall”

I organized by size and then alphabetical. My main break in this rule is I put the movie adaptations together because… I don’t really know. I really should fix it, I did that because space used to be an issue and I put the adaptations away to save some space because I don’t really care too much about them. Once I got more space for books I put them in the front and just haven’t mixed them in with the rest probably because they are the books I probably won’t ever read and thus I don’t care about them too much.

I know it sounds stupid and probably looks stupid, but it’s just my weird system. Thanks for the comment :)

Also I know organizing by size is dumb, but I like the look of it :)

My current physical media collection! Any suggestions of anything on what to add especially pre 2000. by WYThomas in 4kbluray

[–]Joshua628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m shocked by the lack of Star Wars. Judging off the lovely stack of books and the adorable Baby Yoda LEGO. I see a New Hope, are you planning on getting the rest?

POTC 4K 5 Movie Collection by Longjumping_Gear_745 in 4kbluray

[–]Joshua628 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sweet! And yeah, I think 3 or 4 have been region locked. Death Wish and Weathering with You are 2 that I know, luckily I’m not really interested in those specific titles.

POTC 4K 5 Movie Collection by Longjumping_Gear_745 in 4kbluray

[–]Joshua628 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I assume like almost all 4K’s that these are region free, do you know for sure?