BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
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Were the DS Kingdom Hearts games any good?
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I was very pleasantly surprised by Re: Coded when I played it. I'd heard a lot of negatives about the game but really enjoyed it. The combat is fun but the story has you going through a computer simulation of the original game, which means the same damn worlds again.
Haven't tried 358/2 Days yet.
Haven't tried 358/2 Days yet.
Megalosaro
Banned
358/2 days is crap. I was severely disappointed by it, especially since Roxas and his scenario at the beginning of KH2 is what made me like the game. I hated KH1, but at my friend's request, I played 2. I loved how it started off and it made me excited to play through all of KH2.
So I was pretty pumped when I heard Roxas was getting his own game. It's so dreadful, full of terrible writing (even by Kingdom Hearts standards). It controls poorly and it looks bad.
I rather liked the 3DS game though
So I was pretty pumped when I heard Roxas was getting his own game. It's so dreadful, full of terrible writing (even by Kingdom Hearts standards). It controls poorly and it looks bad.
I rather liked the 3DS game though
Gintoki313
Banned
I've only played 358/2 Days.
It was pretty fun, and it was cool to work with some of the members of the Organization. Only problem I had with the game, was the camera. It was really bad sometimes. I always lost my enemies, even with lock-on on.
It was pretty fun, and it was cool to work with some of the members of the Organization. Only problem I had with the game, was the camera. It was really bad sometimes. I always lost my enemies, even with lock-on on.
Perfect Cha0s
Member
Both are decent. They won't blow you away, but they aren't upsettingly bad, either. Days in particular fleshes out some of the characters and gives more information about the time between KH1 and 2, but both stories aren't 100% critical to the overall arc in the same way 3D/BBS/1/2 are, IMO.
fredrancour
Member
I've been told to skip them and just play dream drop distance and birth by sleep, but I haven't got around to actually trying any yet.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
BBS
bobawesome
Member
As someone who now loathes the franchise, Birth by Sleep was pretty fantastic, I thought.
Phineous_2
Member
Played about 3 hours of 358/2 Days hoping it would get better. It's crap.
Perfect Cha0s
Member
Actually, in its defense, it does get better, but only after throwing hours of tutorial missions and other boring things at you.
Coded has better combat than 358/2 Days, likely thanks to the influence from Birth by Sleep's superior combat system.
The 3DS game has a better battle system than both DS games. (The stories in all three games are pretty wacky though, particularly the 3DS one)
If you're not a fan of the KH series, you probably wouldn't enjoy the games themselves very well. But if you just wanna play for the combat, and the 3DS one isn't an option, I'd go with Coded (although multiplayer missions were pretty fun in Days).
The 3DS game has a better battle system than both DS games. (The stories in all three games are pretty wacky though, particularly the 3DS one)
If you're not a fan of the KH series, you probably wouldn't enjoy the games themselves very well. But if you just wanna play for the combat, and the 3DS one isn't an option, I'd go with Coded (although multiplayer missions were pretty fun in Days).
Hyperactivity
Banned
It's decent, and I liked it, but that game is a very slooooow burn game
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vagabondarts
Member
I had fun with them both, despite the insipid stories. I knew what I was getting into though.
They were also amazing examples of DS games you didn't think were possible. They kind of blew me away at the time, technically.
They were also amazing examples of DS games you didn't think were possible. They kind of blew me away at the time, technically.
subtleglitch
Neo Member
358/2 was okay, but I found the controls to be cumbersome at best. If you really want the story line though, just watch the "HD" cutscenes from the KH HD 1.5 ReMix.
Birth by Sleep, on the otherhand, was an excellent game, and I highly recommend that.
Birth by Sleep, on the otherhand, was an excellent game, and I highly recommend that.
The Spoony Hou
Member
I've played 358/2 or whatever the name and it's decent enough, so it's way better than KH2 at least.
this is basically my thoughts.... I haven't gotten around to actually playing the 3ds game yet, but the demo was at least way way better than the DS versions.... Birth by sleep was a solid handheld KH game though.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
358/2 Days was horrible. Just not fun at all.
They're definitely the worst games of the series. But I guess if you want some hack-n-slash combat, it's decent. 358/2 Days's pacing though, feels very slow. It's like a 30 hour game that should have been 10 hours. There tons of quests but it most feels like filler. I actually enjoyed Re:Coded more. Better combat and it's not as padded out.
Barrylocke
Member
Re:Coded's combat is really underrated, I feel. It's a fun twist on what BBS did, and in some ways manages to surpass that. Re:Coded relied on gimmicks for its worlds, which were decent. Hallow Bastion (where you play a passive role and send Donald and Goofy out to kick ass) and the Hercule's Colosseum (which plays like a Mario RPG) were high points in that sense.
358/2 was ok enough. The biggest tip I always give people is to play it in small doses, (ie a few missions a session). Do NOT rush 358/2 or it will almost certainly bore you. The story near the end is pretty cool, by KH standards, but it takes a long time to get there.
358/2 was ok enough. The biggest tip I always give people is to play it in small doses, (ie a few missions a session). Do NOT rush 358/2 or it will almost certainly bore you. The story near the end is pretty cool, by KH standards, but it takes a long time to get there.
Andodalf
Banned
If you like the way games play on ds, and look on ds, then 358/2 and re:coded are good games mechanically. And they have good soundtracks. Re: has just about no plot till the end, other than a weird frame tale. IMO, 358/2 has a great, emotional story. I loved it. Some don't. It isn't über important in the grand scheme of things, but is a nice story, and gives some interesting hints if you look for them.
Also I personally rank 358/2 as my favorite ds game of all time. I might be crazy, but I love kh, and it's a game worthy of the name to me.
Also I personally rank 358/2 as my favorite ds game of all time. I might be crazy, but I love kh, and it's a game worthy of the name to me.
Barrylocke
Member
I should add that for a person like OP who claims to want to play for the gameplay, KH: RE Coded is perfect for that. No one ever really knocks on the gameplay of Recoded (after all, it's pretty much a modified version of the gameplay in BBS). It's the story, or lack of story rather, that people dislike.
2 times I tried to play 358/2 days, first time I dropped it after 2 hours, second time after 30mins. The game is just unbearable boring, I don't understand the logic of making a portable game so freaking slow. Having mandatory tutorials is not a good thing, they taking more than 30min is a show of incompetence in game designing by itself, they taking more than 2 hours in a portable game is unbelievably stupid.
Edit:
Now I remembered one thing, since the main KH team is working on Final Fantasy XV, the "mobile" team is the one developing KH III, this "mobile" team is the team that worked on the DS titles? Does anyone know which team worked on BbS?
Edit:
Now I remembered one thing, since the main KH team is working on Final Fantasy XV, the "mobile" team is the one developing KH III, this "mobile" team is the team that worked on the DS titles? Does anyone know which team worked on BbS?
Blackstarhat
Member
the combat on Dream drop distance was amazing.
Yet it still wasn't as good as Birth By Sleep.
This post is probably the most honest and reasonable as far as opinions on 358/2 days goes.
Japanmanx3
Member
I appreciated Days for what it was. Roxas story wasn't really plot moving,
, but overall it was alright for its time. The combat was flashy and the way you could lay your skills in the grid created many different builds to use. Also the Co-op mode was something I actually wanted to see in the HD Remix because it was quite fun to experience the unique powers of the Organization XIII and some others
. But yeah ymmv dependent upon what you look for in a KH game. Story is okay, combat is okay, game is okay.
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Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Birth By Sleep and KH2 Final Mix are fantastic.
358/2 Days gameplay is abit tedious if you're planning to do all the sidequests.
But I thought the story is really good as it tells you what the hell Organization XIII is actually doing behind the shadows and it shows you what kind of character the rest of the members are.
And the ending...oh man, it was totally unexpected to me.
I'd recommend playing Re-Chain Of Memories & 358/2 Days back-to-back.
But I thought the story is really good as it tells you what the hell Organization XIII is actually doing behind the shadows and it shows you what kind of character the rest of the members are.
And the ending...oh man, it was totally unexpected to me.
I'd recommend playing Re-Chain Of Memories & 358/2 Days back-to-back.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
not a big fan of the mandatory pokemon shit.
Napalm_Frank
Member
The team that made Re:CoM, BBS and DDD are making KH3. The guys who worked on Days/Re:Coded are a totally separate team and not part of SE.
The KH3 team is the team that made BBS/3D both. They didn't do 358/2 days, and they helped a little in re:coded, I think?
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. But teah, that basically.Action combat doesn't fare well on DS, imo. Plus, 358/2 and Re;Coded were basically outsourced spinoffs, while BBS and DDD are from the real deal. Play those.
Well, no combat in the history of combats is, was, or ever will, so, yeah.
Well, no combat in the history of combats is, was, or ever will, so, yeah.
Death Penalty
Member
Yes, I thought they were both phenomenal as DS games go. If you enjoy Kingdom Hearts, I don't doubt you'll enjoy them, especially since at this stage they must go for pennies on the dollar.
OneEyedKing
Member
358/2 Days gets too much hate in my opinion. I really enjoyed it.
Yep, those two are my favorites, which is why KH2.5 HD is going to be a pretty amazing experience.
KH3D is number 3 though in terms of gameplay, I really enjoyed the combat, it was a ton of fun.
Did not care for the story however. Inclusion of TWEWY characters was pretty freaking cool though.
I honestly can't say I'd replay 358/2 Days anytime soon. I haven't played it since I finished it near launch. It's the only KH title I haven't played to 100% completion. I'm not really sure why. Roxas is my favorite KH character, and I liked the story at the core of the game, so it wasn't that I was uninterested. Then again, I did just watch the HD cutscenes from 1.5 not too long ago. I'm sure that with time I'd like to go back to it someday. It's such a shame the game didn't get the full remake they initially planned (right?) for the HD collection, with the right time and resources, I'm sure it would have been amazing.