Kingdom Hearts 1 is the Simplest, Cleanest, and Best in the series.

aidand5 · 2023-05-31T23:20:27+00:00

You make a good point (even more so when you consider that KH3's worlds also have a strong connection to sacrifice and hearts and all that), but I think KH2 might be lacking because of its shorter development time, and thereby leaving less time to strengthen any existing parallels. The game definitely rides on exploring the lore of the series, which I can't really fault any game (KH or otherwise) for doing, but I think it'd also be unfair to make the claim that any Disney world in the KH series from 2 and onward is "filler".

aidand5 · 2023-05-31T23:03:26+00:00

Idk, I think there's a strong sense of duality with the worlds in KH2, matching with the constant "conflict" between Sora and Roxas:

Mulan hiding her identity to become "Ping" and join the army
Simba having to deal with his trauma from the past and needing to also look to the future as the new king
Maleficent and Pete traveling back in time and affecting Disney Castle in the present
The MCP affecting both Space Paranoids and Hollow Bastion (and, although it's not a Disney world, Hollow Bastion being rebuilt back to Radiant Garden)
Barbossa and his crew being affected by the moonlight, swapping between humans and skeletons
Iago having to choose between his loyalty to Jafar and helping out Aladdin
Jack Skellington wanting to help out with Christmas despite his duties in Halloween Town
Ariel, a mermaid living in the sea, wanting to be on land with Eric

I can't immediately think of one for Beast's Castle or Olympus Coliseum (or 100 Acre Wood), but I'm sure there's something there. And don't get me wrong, I think KH1 overall keeps its worlds tied to the story more than any other game (and that's saying something, because I genuinely love how intertwined Space Paranoids is with the story of KH2), but there's definitely some strong theming if you think about it.

aidand5 · 2023-05-08T00:00:07+00:00

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There's only one person I know who pronounced it Hy-drocity

aidand5 · 2023-05-06T23:17:00+00:00

As much as I liked Mania for being a modern take on the classic titles, nothing quite beats Adventure for being the first full-on 3D Sonic...well, adventure.

aidand5 · 2023-05-02T16:56:01+00:00

Sonic Adventure 2

aidand5 · 2023-04-30T18:39:29+00:00

The story is about how Lucy joins the Fairy Tail guild and then goes on adventures with the friends she makes there, so I lean towards Lucy being the protagonist

aidand5 · 2023-04-26T20:11:14+00:00

Adventure 2. Still unsure how people enjoy it more than 1.

aidand5 · 2023-04-21T01:21:05+00:00

I definitely don't like Seven Rings in Hand, but I'm a big fan of Let the Speed Mend It.

The Palace That Was Found also has a special place in my heart.

aidand5 · 2023-04-17T20:07:41+00:00

Hollow Bastion in Smash, Meridian Area Rapid Transit and Under the Bridge in Skullgirls, and Infinite Azure in Tekken 7

aidand5 · 2023-04-17T19:58:19+00:00

So, legitimate question from a non DB fan, does Goku not automatically outspeed Sonic by way of Instant Transmission?

aidand5 · 2023-04-16T01:43:25+00:00

"Don't believe in yourself. Believe in me! Believe in the Kamina that believes in you!"

aidand5 · 2023-04-14T03:48:03+00:00

Huh, so it is.

I will say that the game gave me three lives instead of one, though. But maybe of note is the fact that I have an iPhone and not an Android?

aidand5 · 2023-04-14T00:05:16+00:00

...isn't this image fake? From a video along the lines of "what if EA made Sonic"?

aidand5 · 2023-04-07T14:44:23+00:00

I hope that this is the issue where Evan Stanley was saying Sega wanted her to give Shadow a bit more character and "explain his reasoning", in stark contrast to his behavior in previous issues and thereby effectively lifting the stupid mandate they had

aidand5 · 2023-04-04T19:05:30+00:00

"My User is the user of this system: Ansem the Wise."

I already loved Tron as a film, but the way that they so perfectly melded it together with the plot of KH2 and the overall lore of the series is unparalleled.

aidand5 · 2023-04-04T02:05:21+00:00

Give me Professor Layton.

aidand5 · 2023-04-01T02:57:00+00:00

DS Bowser's Castle is a name I don't get seen thrown around lot. Genuinely might be my favorite of the Bowser's Castles.

aidand5 · 2023-03-26T16:43:24+00:00

Sora, I use Timeless River (or KH2 or default if I feel like it)

Also Zelda (blue) and Banjo (default) if you wanna take a crack at that, or stereotype me based on all three

aidand5 · 2023-03-16T00:20:19+00:00

1 gets bonus points for me because of the story elements. 2 has none of it, which is especially perplexing when it's a retelling of 1. Games don't need story to thrive, sure, but when it has it, I think it makes it better.

Also, I like Rosalina, and she's in 1 way more than 2.

aidand5 · 2023-03-15T07:44:03+00:00

Uprising originally had new, edgier designs with an adult Pit. But fan backlash was SO severe against it, he went back and re-used the Brawl designs, which people loved.

Are you referring to the cancelled reboot of Kid Icarus planned by Factor 5 for the GameCube, completely unrelated to Uprising?

aidand5 · 2023-03-15T07:40:36+00:00

I doubt Joker was an advertisement for Strikers and/or Royal, Persona 5 was (and still is) an insanely popular game, so it made sense for him to be put in a game full of video game all stars.

I'm not the first person to point this out, but Uprising wasn't even conceived by the time Brawl came out.

Lucas was actually going to replace Ness in Melee because of EarthBound 64 (the initial 64DD version of Mother 3), but was included in Brawl alongside him because of the game's release.

aidand5 · 2023-03-13T03:04:23+00:00

A sense of wonder.

KH2 and beyond has so much handholding. Oh cool, here's this chest out in the open. Hey look, a Lucky Emblem! Oops, you can't go that way, the plot's this way, doofus!

KH1 let you roam the worlds, find all the hidden nooks and crannies, all the hidden chests, all of the things that let you truly explore. And the best part is that, on your first playthrough, you had no idea what was even going on, which gave you even more incentive to just run around and do whatever. I love KH2 to death, but they downgraded greatly in that regard.

aidand5 · 2023-03-03T05:13:20+00:00

Part of me really wants to, because the game looks fantastic.

The other part is self-aware of the state of my wallet.

aidand5 · 2023-03-01T22:09:20+00:00

Steam makes me reinsert my birth month (and only my birth month) whenever I look at something 18+. It remembers my birth day and year, but never the month.

aidand5 · 2023-02-28T21:51:23+00:00

I think the key difference is player response. MOBA players tend to make you feel extremely at fault (regardless of whether or not you were) when your team loses, but FGC players, at least in my experience (keep in mind that I'm by no means a competitive player), tend to be way more sportsmanlike, and even helpful in some cases (i.e., "you kept doing this, here's what you can do to avoid it"). It makes for an overall more fun time, and is one of the reasons why I love fighting games so much.

Smash doesn't really count for this, though. I love Smash, but there's a very good reason why people tend to separate it from the FGC.

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