Tuesday 9 January, 2007

I just arrived into the middle of the Cave of Wonders with a little over 12 hours into the game. I’ve waited forever to play this game and now I finally can by mooching my girlfriend’s PS2 and game. I have to admit that this game so far has livened up to its hype; but not without a few flaws of course.

So far I’ve found the game play it’s most addicting quality. The ability to move freely in this real-time system is an incredible breathe of fresh air from the usual turn-based battle systems. The only problem about this is when I’m trying to use magic, which gets a bit complicated once you have as many magic attacks as I do now. Leveling up is fast and thus there is always a desire to fight more enemies, despite their tediousness and low variety. Due to the fast leveling up, new techniques are learned quickly and thus the enemies are even more addicting to fight.

The storyline isn’t as great as I had hoped so far. I have to fly to worlds consisting of very few maps in which you have to run around back and forth completing tasks, all in order to find a hidden keyhole somewhere. Being only about the first quarter of the game, I’m sure the storyline will start kicking off soon. The Coliseum is the only world that has impressed me so far, the other ones were lame and annoying. The inclusion of Final Fantasy characters is one of the features of this game that even grasped my attention in the first place. Being a Final Fantasy nerd, they bring more nostalgia than the Disney characters that I grew up with do.

I will now continue through the Cave of Wonders and see if the next worlds are a bit more interesting.

believe me, the story WILL get better...remember, gotta go through the annoying parts of it to truly appreciate the rest of the game...and I salute you for even attempting to be magic-focused in that game...next time, pick the good ol' hack n' slash and let Donald do the magic. You'll thank yourself.

Also, pay attention to EVERYTHING in the game...it will lead to the rewarding experience of the sequel. And whatever you do, don't spoil things by finding a strategy guide or anything...you'll really thank yourself.

Hey, I know what you mean about the whole leveling up business. I had the same problem. Also, about the whole Final Fantasy thing... I, too, am a super FF geek. I had no real interest in the whole disney aspect of Kingdom Hearts. After I finnished the game though, I found that I had developed a whole lot more appreciation for Disney than I had ever had before. I used to be one of those people who cringed when they saw Winney the Pooh merchandise, or Mickey Mouse caps. But with the help of Kingdom Hearts, slowly my opinion changed. Anyway, enough rambling. Happy gaming! Hope you enjoy the rest of the KH!