>listened to /v/
>went proud mode, staff/sword and 333 because this is apparently the most fun
>can't beat wakka
Where is the fun, guys?
>>341845060
Learn to either dodge or hit his blitz ball back at him
And if you can't beat Wakka good luck beating Riku
>>341845060
>can't beat wakka
holy fuck how can someone be this bad
>KH2 CM
the most fun i ever had in a KH game, 2 really did have the best gameplay in the series
>>341845060
>can't beat wakka
HOHO what a scrub
>>341845202
>>341845445
>he needs 3 balls
>I need one million attacks
>picked staff
>there is no magic
>>341845136
Hitting the blitzball back worked. I even got a level up for some reason. Now gonna beat Tidus ass.
>>341845892
Tidus gives the most exp and is much easier to fight than Wakka. If you beat Selphie too, you can fight them all at once which gives a nice amount of exp for countering their attacks and if you succeed you get a Hi-Potion.
>>341845779
>getting hit
many of us sacrificed sword, choose staff and slow leveling while beating those 3 fuckers simultaneously and riku.
git gud
>>341845779
You don't need to beat him and it is easier of you bounce back his balls
Next you're gonna be bitching about how you can't beat Riku because you can't count to 4.
Anyone know if jump attacks make more damage? They are a lot faster.
How do I beat dragon maleficent?
>>341846365
By giving me your asshole.
>>341846365
Kingdom Hearts is still an RPG, when you're stuck the answer is always grinding.
>>341846546
makes sense
Does KH1 actually have a good combat system?
I remember it being really clunky, especially with the camera.
>>341846713
No, play KH 2 FM
>>341846713
it was ok
>>341846713
2 is arguably better but it's still great. They made it so you can use the analog stick to control the camera in 1.5 HD re:mix but on any other version the camera is still shit and even with better manoeuvrability the camera is not that great.
>>341846713
the whole game is shit. Played kh2 for years and just recently decided to buy KH1.5 and i hated every second of it. KH2.5 on the other hand is a joy to play through.
>>341846365
Aero, gliding, and fire resistance.
>>341846713
I played through every KH title in order of release last year. The original is still my favorite game, although 2 and BBS are tippy-top-tier as well.
>/v/ didn't believe in you
>you proved them all wrong
>>341845060Most fun is proud, sword/shield, 333
>>341846365
Equip Spellbinder, Put Stop on your quick magic, equip Ethers/Hi-Ethers and a couple Hi-Potions just in case
>Cast Stop
>Do a combo or two
>Cast Stop
>Do a combo or two
>Cast Stop
>Do a combo or two
>Use Ether/Hi-Ether
>Repeat
>>341847936
Now you just have to beat him 32 more times to come out on top.
>>341846196
>1 to 9
>not 100 to 0
>laughingwhores.jpg
>>341848403
What is the reward? At this point I just want to leave this shitty island behind.
Don't worry OP, I couldn't beat him either.when I was 6
>>341845060
>>341848150
What does 333 mean?
It was pretty fun beating them though. I guess on standard it wouldn't have felt half as good and you wouldn't need to figure out every single pattern.
>>341848998
The three kids ask you three questions at the beginning which determine at what rate you level troughout the game. 333 is slow experience gain till level 50 and fast experience gain after that.
>>341848998
The questions that Tidus/Wakka/Selphie ask you. Answering with the 3rd option for the majority of the questions I think sets you at dusk (slow lerelling early, fast later), whereas mostly 1 sets you at dawn (inverse) and 2 is midday (balanced).
proud more +sword -shield is most fun, it's edge of your seat
you don't get leaf bracer until it's time to fight sephiroth and the black robe guy, so throughout the whole game you have to git gudder than you ever got, every last dodge roll feels amazing because you know what you evaded would have killed you
>>341848708
It's literally pointless
>>341845060
The fun is you fell for it faggot lul
>>341846713
Final Mix fixes the camera issues. Combat is a little dated but still good fun to play through.
So what is the novelty of playing on proud and critical mode?
Do you deal/recieve more damage? Are there secret bosses?
>>341846713
I liked it, playing it the first time on the HD collection.And when you get the hang of it it throws you into fucking water or flying battles where you can't use half your moves. Fuck that.
>>341850752
Same way it is in every game. The added challenge.
KH2 Final Mix's Critical mode is actually a mode that's balanced. Unlike most games where it just makes you do chip damage and enemies damage sponges. The 13 data battles and Lingering Will are some of the best challenges.
>>341850965
Can I do those on standard as well?
>>341850752
The game is piss easy otherwise
Not that hard on highest difficulty either until secret bosses but better than easy
>>341851105
If you wanna be a bitch, yeah sure.
Man this reminds me of that one guy who was absolutely shit at this game and then proceeded to stream his playthrough. Don't remember if he actually finally beat Sephiroth in the end.
I've been using PCSX2 to emulate Kingdom Hearts 2, I tried to change the resolution from the native setting to custom settings but nothing changed but now the game doesn't run as well as it did before even after changing it back to the native settings. Can anyone offer any insight on what has happened?
>>341845779
If it makes you feel better, it doesn't really make that much of a difference that early in the game. Maybe your attack stat will be one or two points lower?
>>341846363
I think the damage is equal, but yeah they are faster. Speed runners spam jump combos almost the entire game
>>341851201
Well if all it does if nerf me, then it doesnt seem that fun.
I read how you get 3 AP every level instead of 2, but also half the health gain every level. Doesn't seem that fun.
>>341846713
its pretty fun, i think the game has an unbearably slow start though. the first few worlds are really shitty, especially the tarzan world and the gummi ship shit is a waste of time. the camera in the original version is complete putrid ass but its was fixed in the remix.
>>341851446
I just said it isn't like most games where hard = no fun. Critical is actually how a hard mode is supposed to be. Sora actually has his damage output increased alongside enemies.
As for half health, that doesn't mean anything. The data battles will take you down to 1HP (so long as you have Once More/Second Chance equipped) anyway. Also, the superbosses have caps on them so you can't just power level your way over them.
are the handheld games worth playing? i wanted to catch up on thestorybefore kh3. beat kh1 and then tried chain of memories and just couldn't get into that at all, decided to just watch a youtube vid covering the plot. are the others just as mediocre?
>>341851849
The spin-off games are all shit. The main games + birth by sleep are the only KH games worth playing.
>>341851928
>The spin-off games are all shit.
>spin-off
>>341851201
>The fucking honey slider
>THE FUCKING TRIAL AND ERROR TARZAN ONE
>>341851849
Don't listen to this anon here >>341851928 anon. They're all main games, the only one that most people would really describe as shit is Days and maybe Re: coded but that one is more divisive.
>>341851849
>are the others just as mediocre?
Yeah. Except for BBS, which could have pretty much been called KH3, the spinoffs have VERY little story impact, and the amount of important canon information they cover could be summarized in a paragraph, but they stretch into a whole game.
Depending on your boredom/standards, DDD might also be worth a playthrough, but at the very least you should read a synopsis on that one
>>341851849
Do you like card based gameplay? Then you should enjoy Chain of Memories (GBA). Re: Chain of Memories (PS2) is hit or miss. If you're just playing through it once for story it's fine. If you're a collector, welcome to hell.
Many people believe that Re:coded had some pretty good gameplay but I never played it. Maybe some YouTube videos will help?
You can safely skip 358/Days. That was trash. Just watch the movie version on 1.5 or YouTube.
Birth by Sleep is definitely worth a play through. Although in my opinion it's a level under 2FM in terms of gameplay.
>>341852128
>hang up 20 posters in twilight town on the skateboard
I forget if it was in 20 or 30 seconds but it had me raging like no tomorrow.
>>341852157
>the spinoffs have VERY little story impact
>>341852146
This is bullshit. The main games, 1 and 2 are by far the best games in the whole series and actually feel like a complete Kingdom Hearts experience. Birth by Sleep is good for the combat and story but everything else is lackluster compared to the main games. Every other game is fucking shit and not even half as good as birth by sleep.
>>341852229
I forgot to add Dream Drop Distance. This is like BbS but with Pokemon instead of two companions. I enjoyed it and would say give it a play.
>>341852157
>the spinoffs have VERY little story impact
>spinoffs
>VERY little story impact
Oh boy are you going to be confused come 3. BbS and DDD are VERY important. As was the Castle Oblivion to Ending parts of Re:coded.
>>341852229
>>341852364
>he hasn't played re:coded
>>341852364
Literally every game is a main game, try again.
>>341852448
I'll get around to emulating it one day. Too busy with other games at the moment.
>>341852468
Literally only 1 and 2 are main games. The rest are side games.
>>341852440
He's really gonna trip out when he finds out thatChi and Unchained are techincally main games too.
>>341849076
>>341849156
333 is also the least total exp needed for you to reach 99
>>341852440
>are you going to be confused come 3
Everyone is though. No way you can retain all this fucking bullshit, I've just given up on the dumbass plot at this point - it's not even good enough to justify piecing it together.
>>341852536
Every game is a main game. They're all equally important. Just because 1 and 2 have numbers in them doesn't mean shit.
>>341852157
>the spinoffs have VERY little story impact
>>341852539
Whilst they are canon, I feel as if they won't play the biggest part in the story of 3. They're more along the lines of simple backstory as to why the war happened.
>>341852607
Everything you need to know is told in the games. I don't understand where this confusing plot meme comes from.
>>341852157
>the spinoffs have VERY little story impact
Watching my bro go through Proud Mode right now in the 1.5 remix.
Are there seriously people who do a full run of the game at lvl 1? I saw that AP skill that turns off exp and assumed it was for spergs speedrunners.
>>341852620
They're not equally important, Re:coded has virtually no effect on the story which is a shame since it's so fun.
>>341852607
It's literally not that hard. If you have questions, ask away.
>>341852682
Nomura has hinted a couple of times now that they're gonna have some relevance in 3. Especially if that theory regarding Xehanort's Keyblade holds out to be true and if the Rebirth theory is comes out to be true too, though I hope that one isn't.
>staff/sword
>Not anything/magic
Fags
>>341852805
>Re:coded has virtually no effect on the story
The ending sure does.
>no trouble with dragon maleficent
>get to ansem-riku
>shit gets kicked in
>don't want to grind
I haven't touched the game in months because of that shit. It's too fucking frustrating.
>>341852620
Who gives a fuck about the shitty story? From the quality the main games, 1 and 2 and birth by sleep are the only ones worth playing.
>>341852812
Are there good summaries of unchained or chi or whatever? I'm not playing a shitty cell phone KH game
>>341852785
Yep. It happens all of the time.
>>341852805
Everything from Castle Oblivion through to the secret endings sure do.
>>341852917
You have to really learn his patterns and when to block/dodge.
>>341852607
>No way you can retain all this fucking bullshit
But plenty of people do
I mean it's easy when you've been following along for over a decade and have played each game over multiple times, and talked about it on /v/ for years
But seriously the story isn't even remotely difficult to grasp. Every single game's self-contained story is straightforward and told in a way that even a child can grasp the core events and relationships.
How each game connects to each other is about as complicated as your fourth grade English tests.
Anyone complaining about the story is either genuinely stupid or hasn't played all the games.
>>341852748
And that requires me playing through a bunch of middling handheld games to absorb it and it just ain't worth it.
I wonder how many kids/parents are going to pick up Kingdom Hearts 3 because of cool Disney characters and are going to be absolutely mind-fucked playing a game that requires 10+ years of heavy lore to fully understand.
>>341852948
KHInsider has posted videos of the more story relevant cutscenes.
>>341852892
What did it show? I don't remember it being important but I haven't played it recently.
>>341852805
>Re:coded has virtually no effect on the story
Except the part where Re:coded's events inform the basis for the entirety of DDD which itself is engineered to set the stage for KHIII.
>>341852938
So it goes from "KH1 and KH2 and MAYBE BbS are the main games" to "1 and 2 and BbS are the only ones worth playing"?
>>341853031
Then don't bitch when you don't understand the story then. The 1.5 and 2.5 collections were made for this exact reason.
And who the hell picks up a series 7 games in?
>>341849076
>slow exp until lvl 50
>tfw I picked 333 and am already fighting Dragon Maleficent
Also only lvl 44 right now, the game is pretty much nearly over at this point right? Just a fight with Riku and Ansem plus the Peter Pan phantom and the Aladdin special boss left if I remember. It's been a while since I played it.
>>341846365
>>341846546
>>341847405
>>341848319
Or you know, you could just summon tinker-bell and constantly get auto healed for the entire battle. I swear that one summon was made for that fight alone.
Also Aero on the side.
>>341852892
I dare you to prove that. Isn't that the one where everyone said you had to play it, because it revealed what mickey's bottle letter said, and it was just a bunch of pretentious 2deep4u shit?
>>341846713
Feels floaty, blocking is clunky since you can't block mid attack so you'll find yourself getting hit most of the time because blocking requires precise timing, its like parry in Dark Souls
>>341853098
I meant the main games 1 and 2. Everything else is a serious step down in quality.
>>341853060
Mickey is caught up to speed, which prompts the ending of II (the letter), leading to DDD.
Maleficent goes off searching for a book, presumably the one from Chi/UX.
Is Ariel worth using in 1.5 Final mix?
Im on Proud going for 100%.
>>341852968
I get that. I've learnt how to dodge most of his shit, when to attack and all that. But then he decides to inject darkness straight into his veins, and becomes almost impossible to beat. And that's only because he abuses the FUCK out of that move where he bounces across the arena. And the only way to defend against that is to be lucky and be standing in a place where he isn't going to hit, or fly around and hope you're not hit(but you will get hit anyway)
It's just frustrating when you've had almost no trouble, and then you hit some wall because the boss decides to snort a line of pure darkness or whatever Riku powers himself on.
>>341853108
You have End of the World to play through. The Chernabog boss. Ansem SoD 1/2, Darkside and then Ansem SoD & SS Darkness.
Optional: Unknown, Phantom, Kurt Zisa. Plus Ice Titan and Sephiroth if you haven't faced them.
>>341853098
Maybe you can add DDD, but ignore the anime reaction faggots, anyone who tells you coded or days or chi is a main game that you need for KH3 is retarded.
Even DDD doesn't really add relevant shit until the final world of the game
>>341853119
Because of this >>341853168 and because the Secret Ending that was added is foreshadowing spooky shit with Xehanort's keyblade more of which is gonna be reveal in Chi and Unchained X and have relevance in KH3. Though the Destiny cutscene is slightly different in Japanese I believe.
>>341853225
Goofy is literally useless until he get MP-gift. So always switch him out when you can until he learns that ability.
>>341851348
Should I just try to continue at 80% speed? I was able to get it to look good but cannot seem to fix the speed problem.
>>341853225
I'd say almost all of the temporary member are worth using. Better than donald at least
>>341853272
Ah thanks m8, good to know I'll get to enjoy the late game advantages.
>>341853257
Yeah that last phase is definitely some kind of bullshit. I always had the most luck where I counted his aggressiveness with my own. Although a short grind will always help things, especially in KH1.
>>341853306
Oh, shit i've been doing the opposite and switching donald out. Thanks for the help.
>>341853273
>days
I'll agree with this slightly, only because they've clearly set up Roxas and Xion to make a comeback.
>chi is a main game that you need for KH3 is retarded.
Considering how the Foretellers/the Master of Masters/what's going on with Xehanort Keyblade is probably gonna be brought up before Chi ends in September and sometime in Unchained, I'd say knowing what happens would probably help not hinder you. Though X Back Cover may have the section cover, though there are supposed to be differences between all 3 versions.
>>341853273
>coded or chi is a main game that you need for KH3 is retarded.
>Chi was written at the same time as KHIII, Back Cover is in the FINAL CHAPTER PROLOGUE
>Re:coded in 2.5 got new scenes that connect to Chi specifically to cement it in the canon
W E W
E
W
>DDD doesn't really add relevant shit until the final world of the game
You say that as though it isn't a staple of Kingdom Hearts to backload almost all of the relevant plot.
>>341853452
>Xion returning
>>341853306
>>341853402
So it just preference then?
Or is the drop Donald assuming that I already have access to mp gift.
>>341853659
One you get MP gift never switch Donald and Goofy out.
If you change Donald to heal only and Goofy to Support abilities only, you become an unstoppable tank.
Here's how it works
Donald heals you immediatley when less than 40% HP -> runs out of MP -> Goofy gifts his MP to Donald -> Never die -> By the time Donald loses all MP again Goofy would have gained his back -> rinse and repeat
>>341853518
Yeah, and I'm sure they were writing Days at the same time they were writing 2, and there were scenes that cemented days into canon. Doesn't mean that it isn't entirely skippable, and unless you are incompetent at filling in the blanks, all it does it flesh out some vague backstory, just like Chi will do
>OH NO, BUT THEY KEEP SHOE HORNING IN A SPOOKY GHOST XION, SO IT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT TO CANON AS THE FIRST GAME!
>>341853929
>I'm sure they were writing Days at the same time they were writing 2
Actually there weren't, Days wasn't originally planned and Nomura passed off the scenario to the woman who writes the novelizations.
So if you wanna talk shit you better know shit you shit
>>341854043
>Xion probably got Namine original role for Days
>Xion wasn't even thought about until Kanemaki stepped in
It hurts. Namine being in Xion's role makes a lot more sense.
>>341853850
Doesn't ariel (and several other party members) also have healing abilities?
It's been forever, so I could definitely be wrong, but I remember ariel basically being better than donald in every way
>>341854043
so who cares when they wrote it? How does that invalidate my point? It still doesn't do anything other than flesh out shit you could have filled in the blanks on your own, and it introduces xion, which will probably just be yet another person hanging out inside of sora
>>341854197
You're right, Ariel is the only better Donald in the entire game. But for the on-land sections I suggest Donald and Goofy always after MP gift. Otherwise always switch Goofy out.
>>341854294
Your point was
>all it does it flesh out some vague backstory, just like Chi will do
And you hinge this point on equating Days's timeframe in relation to II with Chi's timeframe in relation to III.
Not only are they not equivalent, but they are not even written by the same person.
Hence, the correlation is completely farcical and you have no point.
If you bothered to do any sort of fact-checking or research you would see a wealth of interviews where Nomura repeatedly mentions how he views Chi as an important story and one that connects not only to KHIII, but possibly the future of Kingdom Hearts beyond III.
Even this most recent interview, just yesterday, Nomura claims to view 2.8 collectively as a new entry because of Back Cover and 0.2, and wants the fans to put their focus on 2.8 instead of III because of its importance.
But I see you simply sidestepped the whole thing to change the topic to Xion, a tangent that's more easily defensible so you don't have to admit you fucked up.
As expected of someone "arguing" on /v/.
>>341853850
Beautiful.
Thanks for the heads up.
>>341854585
>man who wants to sell video games says that this video game is definitely important
Nah. I remember when he also said he was done making new games after DDD.
>>341854719
>I remember when he also said he was done making new games after DDD.
Source?
>>341854719
>I remember when he also said he was done making new games after DDD.
This literally never happened.
Not once.
I dare you to provide a source.
>Finally bought the remixes
>Check the package an hour ago
>Arrived in my town at 5am EST
I'm not sure if I'm getting it today or Monday. I wanna beat up some Heartless, mang.
>>341853308
>>341851348
What?
What graphics card do you have man?
I dont have kingdom hearts but I can run games in hardware no problem with higher internal resolution unless the game has problems with hardware mode
>>341855013
If it isn't at the carrier facility yet, you probably aren't getting it until tomorrow.
Post office starts up around 8, carriers are out by 10 or so
Your item has to be sorted which could take who knows how long.
Are the any basic tips for a 100% Proud run?
Like missable items, best spells, etc?
I went Shield/Sword, if that matters.
>>341845060
There is no fun in Kingdom Hearts: just flashy animations, pretty colors and pretentious dialogues.
>>341855676
Sounds fun to me
>>341855651
By not choosing the Rod you miss out on +1 MP that you can never get. Other than that I can't recall any missable items since no worlds get locked out.
>>341855676
k
>>341855335
I have no idea what graphics card I have, I'm a poorfag so I'm using my laptop. This is what the plug-in settings are but I know jack shit about what any of this stuff means.
>>341855335
>>341856192
upgrade your pcsx2 and use opengl
In case any non KHfags wander into the thread
All the decimal-numbered titles are just compilations of existing games. If you play 1.5 and 2.5 you'll be completely ready for 2.8 and 3.
1 and 2 are the only true core titles to Sora's story. CoM is plot-relevant and serves as a bridge between the two, but you can just read a summary for the most part and a lot of the threads end up getting discussed in 2 anyway.
BbS and X[chi] are prequels and provide history on the nature of keyblades, Kingdom Hearts, why all the wielders disappeared, who Xehanort really is, etc. These don't deal with Sora but they're extremely plot/exposition heavy. BbS in particular has literally been called equivalent to a mainline game by Nomura both in terms of gameplay and story. Chi is shaping up to be really important too but the cinematic included in 2.8 will probably be enough to cover you.
coded is a contrived plot device to bring all the stuff in BbS(and to a lesser extent X[chi]) into the main timeline/canon since a lot of stuff that happens in those titles seemingly contradicts stuff that happened in 1 and 2.
DDD is a continuation of coded and is basically the prelude to III from Sora's perspective. It's also the game where "I'm already half-Xehanort" comes from. In other words it's really stupid. You can probably get away with reading a plot summary for this.
Days is completely irrelevant sentimental bullshitbut some people say the story is sad/moving
0.2, which is exclusive to the upcoming 2.8, is essentially Days except it does have some plot relevance and focuses on the aftermath of BbS and the bad end of one of the protagonists. Due to DARKNESS timey-wimey shenanigans, it spans the entire period between BbS(ten years before KH1) and KH III.
>>341856247
What is opengl?
>>341856630
holy fuck this made me maximum kek
>>341856192
I should probably mention that it was using the custom settings but I changed it back to native since it was even slower than I thought, it's playable now but textures on walls and floors have minor problems, nothing too severe but it didn't have any of those problems before I tried to change the resolution.
>>341856323
>>341856630
Are you okay anon?
>>341856323
And I'm guessing unchained chi and chi are the same essentially?
>>341846365
Standing on the edge of the map by the statues and waiting without getting hit or killed whilst Dolan and Gooby knock her down to 1hp
>>341846713
the lock on mechanics alone makes it almost unbearable. it's terrible on both auto and manual settings
also Sora is way too slow for it to be reasonable to dodge some of that shit the game throws at you. I ended up tanking Dragon Maleficent because I simply couldn't see anything through all that green fire
>>341856630
Not this shit again
>>341856795
Actually they've diverged a bit and are supposed to have some notable differences. Ch is supposed to end in September and according to Nomura's interviews this past week, Unchained is gonna be an on-going thing for a while.
>>341856795
There's some weird fuckery going on with the plot that implies X and Unchained X are actually separate stories that happen at different times, but the overall framework is almost identical. It's not actually finished yet though and it seems almost like the full resolution will only come when 2.8 is released so...
>>341857001
>>341856925
Are you serious with this shit? This is just getting retarded now
>>341857140
The signs were there with II/BbS but we reached critical mass with DDD. III is going to be a beautiful disaster.
>>341856192
>I have no idea what graphics card I have, I'm a poorfag so I'm using my laptop
Its safe to say you dont have a graphics card then and you are working off intergrated graphics
I'll try to break it down for ya, I'm no expert either I just fiddled with the settings in game.
>Adapter = Your graphics card, you basically use this to tell the emulator what to use to render stuff.
>Renderer This is pretty much DX9 and DX11 , hardware means it runs off the graphics card and software runs off the CPU. Hardware allows higher internal resolution which makes the game look better and software is basically how it looks and runs on a ps2.
>Interlacing = Hard to explain but if the entire picture is moving or looks really shit you pick what I have selected as it looks the best and usually solved and problems with the picture displayed but doesnt improve the graphics and in some cases dulls them a bit.
>8 bit textures = Havent a clue doesnt seem to do much
>Internal resoultion = Higher pixel count and better looking image
>Texture Filtering = Hard to explain but on nearest the picture is fuzzy and its a bit blurry on the others
>Anisotropic Filtering = Havent a clue , cant get it to turn on but whatev.
>Rendering threads = Set this to as many threads as your CPU has for something I dunno better performance maybe?
The rest I dont really know about but you basically should play around with them while running a game as some do other things to some games (ie. looks good for some but shit for others) Also since you have a craptop you should probably do as >>341856247 says and run the Renderer option in OpenGL Software and then try out the mipmapping and edge antialisaing
>>341856728
If you have texture problems then thats prob because you are using the Direct3D9 Hardware Renderer, set it to OpenGL Software or any software though OpenGL runs better
>>341857637
The problem with the textures is that it didn't happen until I tried to change the resolution, until I did it was fine. Though saying that, it may have already been like it is but I may have only just noticed it.
>>341854782
>>341854854
Guess he didn't nt have one. Of course after he kept moving the goalposts that was to be expected.
>>341858007
Ok try setting your renderer to a different setting and then changing back that might work. Also if you have any speedhacks on that can cause glitches
>>341858393
I tried putting the renderer on OpenGL Software and the texture problems were fixed but it ran at 50%, when I tried OpenGL Hardware it crashed.
>>341846713
I always love the gameplay in 1 for the emphasis on weapon clash mechanics and timing your blocks properly.
>>341856445
It's sad that this is your average /v/ poster nowadays
>>341845060
>not exploiting Tidus' AP clashes to grind on destiny island
>not grinding until level 99 before leaving destiny island
Pathetic. I did that shit back on PS2, before they added in double exp skills.
>>341858747
>I tried putting the renderer on OpenGL Software and the texture problems were fixed but it ran at 50%
Damn it usually runs better on OpenGL, stick to DX9 Software then i guess
>when I tried OpenGL Hardware it crashed.
Fuck
Well reboot the emulator and set it to DX9 Software and see how that goes
>>341858393
>>341858747
I just changed it to Direct3D11 and now it runs properly without any texture problems at least none that I have seen.
>>341858804
>people actually use guard in KH games
wat
>>341859059
Why wouldn't you use it? It's very handy in many situations.
>>341859035
Nice, How is its speed? Ideally it should be about 60 frames. Also you wanna go to your audio settings and set Synchronising mode to Asynch which gets rid of that annoying slowdown audio if you drop frames and makes the audio run at full speed. Its a must have
>>341858910
How goddamn long did that take you?
grinding those last 40 levels in Hades Cup with all exp accessories on still took a decent amount of time
>>341859223
it's handy in that one optional boss
otherwise dodging away or mashing X is much more effective
>>341845060
>completely breeze through proud mode
>stuck at the heartless fight in the room before the final rest
>>341846365
Style edition:
Stack MP, equip ethers, cast stopra on dragon, do a 3 hit air combo, cast stopra again, repeat until you win. Maleficent will probably finish one or two animations at most before dying.
>>341859404
>mashing X is much more effective
>>341845060
How hard is KH2 on critical? My old save got wiped so I might as well start on that
>>341859557
Yes. Yes it is.
You don't do shit what that puny little block.
>>341859562
Hair pulling frustrations at time, but doable. Some of the bonus bosses will be shittingly cheap.
>>341859301
The bit in brackets by the speed is FPS isn't it? If so then it is about 60. I've changed the audio settings now, but I'm a bit wary as it says it breaks some games.
>>341859660
So how many times have you died anon?
>>341853257
You can dodge Riku's desperation move completely if you sit yourself snugly next to one of the computers next to the railing. Pick a corner and wait it out; you will not get hit.
>KH1
The first game in the series. Not chronologically, but unlike what some retards may think you should always be playing in release order. Jesus, I have a friend who not two weeks ago advocated playing BBS first. Anyway, the plot here ain't too complicated by any measure.
>Chain of Memories
This is where the "KH story is confusing" shit got started. People just couldn't wrap their heads around the idea that a non-numbered title with a card-based battle system released on a handheld could have relevance, so they skipped it. Little did they know that this would be KH2 and KH2 would actually be KH3 if Square Enix was doing game titles the boring way. I personally watched the story cutscenes on Youtube (or was it Google Video or whatever?) in its early days before the release of KH2. Anyway, the story here sets up the main villains and some other characters for KH2, and at the end Sora ends up in a rather weird spot. Also character development for Riku.
>KH2
So yeah, at this point anyone who didn't pay attention to CoM is fucked. Some plot details are dumb especially in retrospect but things aren't actually *complex* if you still have a clue. Villains introduced in CoM go down for the most part, and the series could have ended here if they'd wanted it to.
>BBS and Days
BBS is KH4. That's the gist of it. It's a prequel that tells us more about the KH world in general and the Biggest Bad Guy. Starring Kids Who Get Fucked Up, and who may get less fucked up in future games.
Days is *sort of* a side story that fleshes out KH2's villains and Roxas. Also introduces a character who for contrived plot reasons everyone forgot about outside the events of this game. Said character may have relevance in the future, but it may be better if not.
>>341860089
>>341853257
Gliding around also works. Replaying FM during that fight, he rarely touched me.
>>341859740
>The bit in brackets by the speed is FPS isn't it?
Yup thats it
>If so then it is about 60
Good stuff, you are pretty much sorted then, might drop in some areas with heavy effects or high amount of enemies like that area event in Hollow Bastion but you should be fine and a bit of tweaking usually helps.
>I've changed the audio settings now, but I'm a bit wary as it says it breaks some games.
Ah you should be grand, I have been using that setting for ages and I cant stand not using it, I run all my stuff on it and never had a problem
>>341859406
Dodge roll and just taking it easy by picking one enemy off at a time is key to that battle.
>>341852812
i got you senpai
>>341859562
It's pretty fulfilling. You actually have to learn how enemies move/attack/react and plan how you'll react to them.
>>341860384
Personally I don't like using that version because the End of Pain keyblade kind doesn't have as much going for it as the other ones. I mean yeah, it has the Eye of Darkness bug that's really it. Not to say that it might have importance later.
>>341860202
>Coded
Another sort-of side game. It explains That One Thing about KH2's ending cutscene and shows us that Maleficent can still attempt relevance. Also some of the stuff occurring in the endgame may arise in the future, but I'd say it's nothing too big.
At this point the series is spread out on a fuckton of platforms and although it's still easy enough to follow it gets fucking expensive and exhausting to get the full picture. So get the PS3 collections.
>DDD
The Thing That Happened In KH2's ending cutscene and was explained in Coded leads to the events detailed here. Is once again a pretty important game, you could call it KH5 I guess. Sets up for KH3, and is also where the series fully embraces the memetic idea of the story being hard to follow and goes batshit crazy.
>Chi
I don't actually fucking know, maybe I'll find out with 2.8.
That's my take on things.
>>341860384
Anguis keyblade a best. Closely followed by Unicorns. Vulpes a shit.
>>341860671
>Anguis keyblade a best
My nigga.
>>341849547
Choosing +sword is so boring, all the spells in KH are so fun to use and if you don't go wand you will never have the mana to really cut loose and have fun, also it makes the phantom clocktower boss miserable.
>>341861241
I think he meant, picking the sword is the ultimate hard mode in the game.
>>341861241
>Picking shield lets you carry more items and equip more shit
>Picking staff gives you an extra 2 MP by endgame, and LOT more AP
>Picking the sword...does nothing.
>>341861875
Picking the Sword gives you fuckhueg damage and access to all the physical combat skills early on, but in the end is useless because you can just synth Attack Plus with the moogles. I would consider it a hard mode.
>>341861875
>Picking the sword...does nothing.
It gets you a boost in strength which gets you through the lame early game and all the good combat abilities
It's the choice for speed
>>341862221
yes, but long term, you're gimped.
hell. Hard more: Pick sword, drop staff, Proud Mode. EXP0.
your boosted attack means nothing since everything is % based. you can't take hits. ever. you don't have any MP to manage spells.
>>341862351
>yes, but long term, you're gimped
In a normal playthrough this means nothing because the game really isn't that hard
And making up the lost damage in the other runs requires a grind, for abilities and Attack Ups, so I'd actually call them harder.
At least, when I did a Proud +Staff-Sword run, it felt noticeably more difficult and I had 100%'d my Proud +Sword-Staff run with little to no difficulty outside of Xemnas
>Hard more: Pick sword, drop staff, Proud Mode. EXP0.
Nah nigga, that's Sora Must Return to Darkness Mode
>>341845779
>>341845892
You get experience for blocking/reflecting attacks so you don't even need to win to get stronger in the beginning
I would spend countless of hours grinding those 1xp Wakka balls on all my playthrough as a kid. I usually left Destiny Islands on lvl 30 or some shit.I do something similar to this in every rpgI don't have diagnosed autism
>>341862728
>Tech Boostx3
>Block an attack
>You get more EXP for Teching than you do for killing.
>Tfw grinding by deflecting shit
>tfw gain 2 levels fighting RikuAnsem
>>341862993
I'm the same, anon, I don't dare leave DI without at least achieving lvl 15.
>>341846365
Just summon Tinkerbell and cast Aero . You can't lose
>>341863635
>wasting MP on Aero
just fucking dodge it's not that hard
>>341863635
I remember this strategy
I also remember it not working
>>341863087
Gotta get that guard yo.
Anybody remembers that guy that started KH1 out of /v/'s suggestions and made a thread calling it shit and artificial difficulty, getting called out on being shit and then streaming himself playing to prove that it was the game's fault for being bullshit? Then got gud, enjoyed the games and kept streaming the whole franchise for a month or two with anons.
>>341846365
equip exp zero, land a finisher, summon genie. win
