Hi, I just joined this week, figured I'd introduce myself. I found this forum through the internet, just by pure coincidence. I figured I'd join and check it out, why not? I've been a big fan since the release of KH1. I was about six years old when it came out, and it was really the first video game that I completely got into in a big way, and I totally immersed myself in it. I had played some games here and there and enjoyed them up until then, but nothing before Kingdom Hearts really stuck with me so well. After Kingdom Hearts is when I would say my love for gaming in general really took off. I moved onto all of the Final Fantasy games afterwards, and loved them as well.
I found out about Kingdom Hearts one day as a young kid when I went to my cousin's summer cottage for the weekend. One night, we went into their living room, and he had the PS2 hooked up. He was playing a game and I decided to sit and watch. It was Kingdom Hearts, of course. The more I saw, the more I wanted to play it. It was fascinating to me. A few months later, I found a copy used when a store I went to frequently was going out of business. Got a copy for cheap on clearance. I immediately came home and played and played for months. Nothing else. I loved it.
So, anyways, apart from KH 1 and KH 2, I've of course owned and played and beaten all of the other titles as well. BBS, DDD, Chain of Memories, ReCoded, 358/2, you name it, I have it. I know some people are picky and dislike and like some more than others, but I enjoy them all. I also have HD 1.5 Remix for my PS3, and just pre-ordered 2.5. Pretty excited for that. Funny thing is, as a kid I was rather lazy as a kid, and never beat the final boss battle for Kingdom Hearts 1. When I got HD 1.5 Remix, I realized how stupid and lazy I was as a kid. I had gotten to Ansem on only level 35 or so, because I used to just stock up on potions for boss battles, and run past all of the basic enemies in worlds. Kinda stupid now that I look back at it, haha. So, I grinded up to level 88 on 1.5 Remix, and sure enough, Ansem was easy enough for me to dispatch. That was actually the only title I hadn't beaten at that point, so it was like closure on my childhood.
Anyways, enough pointless rambling and talking about boring stuff that probably won't interest any of you. Just saying hi and that I enjoy the site