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Honesty is the best solution. If you're convinced that you're not into him, don't prolong telling him. Do it as soon as possible - the longer you wait, the harder it will be on him and on you. Especially if you go on a date with him. If it were me, I'd feel crushed and lied to. It will still be difficult for him, but if you're honest to him now he'll respect you much more and will have an easier time moving on.

Not totally out of the question. Although I'd be more inclined to say, as someone mentioned above, that the Guardian is somehow related to Xehanort's darkness, perhaps subduing Terra's heart and allowing for control over Terra's body. Who knows. But I am inclined to believe that the Guardian has some greater significance than we think.

Shoot... gotta start making some money, fast

Sure. May or may not be. Either way, the DDD trailers thus far have made it evident (both with Young Master Xehanort telling Sora about those inside him and Yen Sid saying that he must enter the realm of sleep to awaken those inside him) that the game will have an intent focus upon precisely that - the awakening of those memories, or whatever.

What? I didn't ask that... Yikes, I'd read more carefully if I were you. I was reiterating that the end of Re:Coded makes it clear that Sora is harboring the memories and "sufferings" of not only Roxas, Xion, and Ven, but Terra, Aqua, Axel, and Namine as well. On a side-note, you're not entirely right. Ven's heart is in Sora, yes. Now you must remember that Roxas' heart IS Ven's heart. Although they appear to have their own sovereign identities. That's yet another mystery to be resolved - how to reconcile the 2 separate personas of Roxas and Ven, when they are the same heart (remember that the reason Roxas took Ven's appearance is because, when he was formed as a Nobody, he took Ven's heart with him). As for Xion, we don't even know that she HAS a heart (though we'd like to think she does). But that's beyond the point. The point I was making was that Namine esoterically tells us that the "memories/sadness/hurting" of those 7 are "sleeping" in Sora. What that means is still a mystery, but I reckon that by unlocking the 7 "keyholes of sleep," he will awaken those that are "sleeping" - as Yen Sid says that he must "awaken those in sadness and open the 7 keyholes of sleep" - whatever that may imply. Geez, this is becoming so redundant.

I've played BBS 3 times, KH2 6 times (plus one KH2 FM+ play through), and Days twice. Now could you explain the relevance of the question?

lol not seeing the relevance

You're misunderstanding. It's not about "bringing them back." Look, I don't know exactly what Nomura means when he says that there are hearts/memories asleep inside of Sora (and if you watch the Special Trailer, Young Master Xehanort, at the beginning, tells Sora he has hearts asleep within him - undoubtedly referring to the same thing) and that he must "end their sadness." It's incredibly esoteric. I'm quite aware that each of those 7 characters are in an entirely different situation, that Aqua hasn't lost her heart, that Lea is back in his original form, etc etc. Unfortunately, we cannot disregard the entire purpose of the plot of Re:Coded, which was ultimately that those 7 personas are "hurting" and certain "memories" of theirs are "sleeping" within Sora - culminating in Mickey sending Sora the letter which informs him of this (esoteric though it may be) - whatever that may mean. You should know by now not to take the concept of "sleep" literally. You must consider the as-yet-to-be-revealed significance of this expanding motif of sleep. The meaning of "birth by sleep" has still yet to be revealed, but is clearly important and related to Terra, Ven, and Aqua. Then we had, at the end of Re:Coded, the recurring mention that certain memories and sufferings of TVA/Roxas/Xion/Axel/Namine are "asleep" within Sora. (Of course, we also had Sora sleep for a year to recover his own memories). Can you really, now, say that it's merely a coincidence that the entire premise of the upcoming game is based on the Realm of Sleep??? Talk about faulty logic.

...Have you played Re:Coded? Naminé: "Mickey, maybe you know how much they're hurting. These three were keys, too. They were connected to the truth behind the Keyblade. And, they're still connected, Sora, somewhere way down deep inside of you." That is Namine referring to all 3 - Terra, Aqua, and Ven - as connected to Sora, not just Ven. And I'll repeat: "Sora must be the key to saving the people you saw... and the ones you're about to see," and she proceeds to say, "These people are waiting for Sora - the only one who can put an end to their hurt." Mickey then sends his infamous letter: "I wanted to tell you right away, About memories from the past that sleep within you, And about the pieces that will tie you to your future. Sora, Riku, Kairi, the truth behind the Keyblade, has found its way through so many people, and now I know that it rests in your hearts. Sora, you are who you are because of those people, but they're hurting, and you're the only one who can end their sadness. They need you. It's possible that all your journeys so far, have been preparing you for this great new task that's waiting for you. I should have known there were no coincidences, only links in a much larger chain of events. And now the door to your next journey is ready to be opened."

Sure he would. http-~~-//youtu.be/N8r9yn_xQB4?t=4m42s Start at 4:42. Namine says "Touch this, and the memories locked inside [sora] will flow into your hearts." Then you see Axel and Roxas, with Namine saying "These are hidden truths that Sora has been keeping locked away deep inside him," followed by Xion and Namine herself, and Namine continues, "These people are waiting for Sora - the only one who can put an end to their hurt... Sora must be the key to saving the people you saw - and the ones you're about to see," as Terra, Ven, and Aqua appear. You really think it's that simple? Nomura doesn't do that. The World of Sleep would not be included blithely, without any further plot significance.

Not sure how I didn't make this connection before... hopefully this isn't some well-known fact that I've just been missing. In the Special Trailer, Yen Sid tells Sora and Riku that they have to awaken those in sadness and open the seven keyholes of sleep. "Those in sadness," of course, refers to the 7 mentioned in Mickey's letter to Sora at the end of Re:Coded - Terra, Ven, Aqua, Roxas, Xion, Axel, and Namine. There are 7 hearts in sadness and 7 keyholes of sleep... and Sora is going into the World of Sleep in order to awaken those hearts and unlock those keyholes. I reckon each keyhole (harbored in the 7 worlds that Sora visits in DDD - Nomura has confirmed that there will be 7 playable worlds to unlock in the Realm of Sleep) must unlock one of those 7 hearts, whatever that might imply.

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This is along the lines of what I'm thinking. I don't think Sora will fall into darkness so much as fall into himself - only this way can he, I think, confront those whose hearts are supposedly residing within his (TVA, Roxas, Xion, Axel, Namine)

Don't care much for Disney wielders... I'd like to see some FF Keyblade wielders, though. Cloud, Leon. It'd be sweet if they developed Tidus a bit - made him older. Gave him a Keyblade. Ya know.

Been thinking this for a while. It's not unlikely, and perhaps even necessary in order for Sora to confront the many hearts that are supposedly seeking refuse within his - to fall inwards. Riku's role in subsequent titles may be even more important than it'd previously been. I'm excited.

Uhhh well I'm already a student at Boston University, but just applied to transfer to either McGill or UBC (I just got a Canadian citizenship - dual citizenship with the US - which will save me BUTTLOADS of money/loans if I go to a school there). Fingers crossed.

Amazon Prime. Is the best thing that's ever existed. There's no better way to save time and money (buying things - obviously the best way to save money is not to buy them to begin with).

Look, if they wanted to, they could release all the games on one or two systems, not 5. Furthermore, re:Coded was entirely empty and unnecessary. I care almost as much about BBS and DDD as I do about the numbered titles. That goes for CoM and Days to a lesser degree, as well. Story-wise, they're all fantastic and incredibly relevant. The part that bothers me is that they divide them between as many different game systems as they possibly can. And I really don't think any of them (the ones that matter story-wise, at least) should be on portable systems.

I mean, look, I'm in college and I work, but I still play, sparsely, during the school semester. And a bit more during breaks. I'm not a serious gamer anymore, but considering the pace/how often I play now, I don't see any reason not to keep doing it.

I have only one wish for this game (and KH3 even more so): I hope it's darker/more serious than the games in the past have been. I mean, Days and Birth By Sleep were significantly darker than the first 3 games, but the series needs to stay on that trajectory. There's such a beautifully tragic story beyond all the Disney characters and silliness. I just hope that comes out more with this one (although these Dream Eaters aren't making me too hopeful).

Pissed myself when I saw the new CGI.

I mean, the thing is, I understand mediocre/bad voice acting for the great many unimportant characters. But they really should put more effort into getting people who know how to voice act for the more important characters.

How about we just list the GOOD English voice actors, since most of them are really bad? Leonard Nimoy, Christopher Lee... just goes downhill from there. (The absolute worst being Terra's voice)

Sounds intense. Let's just hope we get some Aqua in there, too.

I don't know. Unify the world.