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I might be able to meld some, cuz on the wiki you can meld focus barrier.

From what I'm seeing it can be used as an ingredient, but not melded?

Hmm.

Once you get the first copy, like other commands you can buy more from the moogle shop.

https://www.finalfantasykingdom.net/bbsmelding.php I usually use this cheatsheet for melding tbh.

You are a savior!

And it doesn't have a recipe for focus block or barrier.

Which inclines me to think all three need to get their defensive focus restoring command from the board, sadly.

And then buy more copies if they need to meld them for something.

So, they're rng on the bonus panels?

The orange 700 cost one should have it, and Cinderella has it in her deck, so you can steal it from her if she places it on a tile and you can buy that tile.

According to the wiki cinderella might only have it in the mirage arena though.

The tile in question definitely should no matter what, though.

OKie dokie!

Really it's a matter of RNG as per usually for it though, have to land on one with enough points to buy it.

7 hours ago, Kylvex#3759 said:

Ahh, okay! Yeah I'm right before the KBG battle and I've been grind heavy with endgame moves at cinderella

KBG?

Some shotlocks require completing specific matches in the Fruitball minigame (I think Chaos Snake is one) and Mirage Arena challenges. At least one command style is unlocked at the Mirage Arena for Ventus iirc, and you need to complete the Sinister Sentinel challenge to get one of the Xehanort Reports in Terra's storyline. If you're going for 100% you need to get good at Ice Cream Beat, because there's a command style locked behind one of the songs on higher difficulty, meaning at least two rounds of that minigame. It's definitely worth farming the Prize Pods because by getting all eight ice cream flavours you can get the Sweetstack keychain, which is surprisingly one of the best endgame keyblades you can get if you don't want to run the gauntlet of the Mirage Arena. Terra also has a keyblade that's unlocked through the Mirage Arena, the Darkgnaw from the Dead Ringer challenge which is a good one for the mid-game and can carry you through the second half until you get Ends of the Earth or Sweetstack.

7 hours ago, Aqua_Wren said:

Really it's a matter of RNG as per usually for it though, have to land on one with enough points to buy it.

Getting those panels can definitely fall to luck. The Keyblade Board is easiest to achieve this on because of the two Keyblade Glider panels (although there is the risk of getting Captain Dark, which is extremely risky on that board if another player has him due to how small it is compared to the others). It can't be done in the Mirage Arena, it has to be opening the menu while situated on a save point.

Dude the wave surfer link for Riku is awesome

1 hour ago, ElectriCole said:

Dude the wave surfer link for Riku is awesome

That's the Zolophant link, right?

Yeah it's any aqua based dream eater

The passage of time in Birth by Sleep is weird. Terra's done his first ring by the time he meets up with Aqua when she begins her first world at Castle of Dreams, yet he visits Yen Sid and has a chat with Xehanort in the time it takes Aqua to do her three worlds. Destiny Islands is bad for this, where Terra and Aqua seem to visit on the sunset of different days (when Terra visits Sora seems to be rushing Riku because they need to get to the main island), and Ventus arrives during the day after this. No wonder Xehanort looks ancient and older than Eraqus even though both are around the same age.

The passage of time world to world is canonically weird. This is referenced in 3D when they rather casually mention time between worlds flowing at different rates as if that's common knowledge.

...Huh
Never really thought about it before

Heh, good old KH

they bring up the time flow thing some more in DR too

I finally reached my first blockade. Commantis

original or in general? including Didney?

Original would be Namine for me

Just finish Birth by Sleep on Critical Mode. Not the most challenging Critical Mode (KH2 and KH3 seem to have the best Crit Modes).

> what surprised you most when playing the games in the series

Call them what you will with gameplay choices and plot, KH games definitely are one unique set of games on that to some degree they are all genuinely fun
They have good music, someone somewhere enjoys its mechanics, and they all have this "KH" feel that no other game series really has nailed down

Compared to other A/JRPGS

I think that comfort in knowing what you're gonna get is why I'm still with the series to this day
"I'm just excited for more KH content"

that one has already been posted in Memes Chat

Yeah I'm pretty sure it's not original LOL

I'd like to see Keyblade Gliders and Keyblade Armour return in some form, explored as either gameplay and/or lore. It'd be cool if maybe post-game or once you've completed a world you can explore it using the Glider, a useful way to backtrack to specific areas and have items and areas available only when the world's main story is done. Sora has definitely earned these upgrades as well.