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I think that one was alright. Though I found it a bit jarring that you lost all ice cream on one of them if you made a mistake. For people lacking rhythm, this may have been the most difficult of the three. My friend had a lot of problems with that one in particular.

Same here. It would be alright if they're purely optional but the way BBS handled them was simply annoying. Especially Fruit Ball. That's understandable. To be honest, I did not think I would enjoy GoW this much since the previous titles were alright at best but I love character interaction the most, especially between family and friends and I thought that was actually rather sweet. But I can understand why it won't appeal to others.

I don't know why, but they're the bane of my existence. I'm not even particularly bad at them, I just feel like they rip me out of the story. Same . I'm no pro and have polyneuropathy and epicondylopathy,so these "cheaty" strategies are really helpful. They still take a few tries but it's better than nothing. Only beat the Valkyrie Queen with that in GoW. >_<

Agreed. I like doing what I can, even give certain things several tries like secret bosses, but when it stops being fun and/or rewarding, I'll call it quits. A trophy is not really worth the effort if I can play a whole other game in that time and it's not even fun to achieve. For example, I simply can't stand most minigames.

Good luck with that! I always find these grinding type of quests a little irksome depending on the outcome and how it's done. KH has fun gameplay so it was still somewhat manageable but sometimes I also think it's not worth the effort for a post-game item. =_= Maybe it's the reluctance to spend too much time on a task that is only somewhat rewarding because there are so many games to play.

Urgh I remember that. Dark Matter was sometimes a bit frustrating. At least for me. It may not have been for others but I always found the rather hard to get.

Well you have to. Otherwise it's really becoming a chore.

I can imagine. I don't mind spending some timenon these extra things but once it becomes a chore, it's not fun anymore.

The Final Mix version really made it a lot more tedious to obtain. I remember that it was fairly easy in the original game but quite a bit harder in FM.

dedication for as a non-professional gamer. Congrats on beating him! He's not the easiest secret boss out there.

I always liked that battle because it made little difference which level you were. He always kills you in 2-3 hits and doesn't get down much faster at lvl 99 than he does at lvl 40. The only difference is that you usually have more things unlocked if you level up normally but other than that... It's an interesting fight. Challenging, but really quick with a bit of luck and the right technique. It was nice to see a boss you did not need to level or have insane skills or dedi...

If the space is this scarce, I wouldn't mind leaving out some minigames instead of cutting other content. <_< Mainly because I usually hate minigames when they do little to contribute and often feel a little out of place. It's not like there can't be any but the Gummi Ship itself will likely be one giant minigame (that's a bit of an ironic way to put it), then over twenty really small ones to be found and if only half the worlds have another minigame or two, the game will be laden with them. Not too sure if this should be too much of a focus in comparison to story, gameplay mechanics and other features, especially if storage is a problem. Or I simply loathe minigames and am completely biased. I don't mind optional ones but I'd rather be sent on a wild goose chase to collect puppies again than be forced into these type of more or less redundant games. The Gummi Ship, while not my favorite, is a necessary evil to me but the explanation behind it works. The worlds are scattered, Sora has to reach them somehow and it also makes sense to some degree that the Heartless might appear there. Hence flying through space with a ship to reach a destination is logical. But many other frustrating minigames do not have much going for them. Well, enough of this tangent on minigames, I just found it odd that they want to add this many when they possibly have to increase loading times and cut other content (cutscenes in the worst case) because there's not enough space on the disc... But thanks for providint the interviews! Apart from trailers, they are the most interesting part, even though they are sometimes contradicting what was said months or years ago. They still provide a lot of interesting information about development we wouldn't otherwise know about,although Nomura does have a knack for ominous statements.

Are you considering the limited edition KH one should it be available or a regular one/different version?

*player's decisions and timing will have any notable impact. Of course we never know but Nomura seems to like that dramatic kind of wording a lot.

I don't think it will have those kind of choices, though. I mean, it could, but with such a vast universe, each choice will make an impact that could drastically change the narrative, not only the ending. And since it will continue after the end,it would be kinda pointless because a canon plot has to be determined. I think what Nomura meant with Aqua in particular is that it might be a hard battle and that it's not a 2 minute effort, perhaps? I don't think the p...

I'm not trying to ruin it for everyone who enjoys this type of music. But it's interesting that you say that not only this song is different compared to what she usually sings but the entire album. I'm not exactly a fan, despite thinking she's a good singer overall, so that's good to know. Makes me think it may not have been requested to be this gloomy.

It could work, but despite everything dark, it will hopefully still be KH and that always had this underlying hope. I still think there might be a better suited version for the opening,because this kinda kills the suspense for me a little. It's not even dreadfully dark but rather melancholic and thus a little boring for me. Sounds more like a love song about losing someone dear than the intro to the final clash in the Xehanort saga. But it's okay if people like this tone.

unfitting. The lyrics were always a bit strange though. But still, the song does not really suit the trailers except for the first one perhaps to reveal it. Now it just seems overused and I'd raher hear Rage Awakened for the nth time than music which really disturbs the impact of the trailers with unrelated lyrics and atmosphere.

I hope this will be the case actually. The credits songs were always rather sad versions so I hope his is the case. I don't think there's a reason to make it sound so tragic for an opening because it is still KH and it should rather hype us for an epic battle, not a funeral of half the cast. But yeah, that's only an opinion. I surprisingly didn't mind the slower versions of the other songs. But this one has such a slow pace, a strange melody and all in all feels really un...

What I heard so far is just not to my taste. I'm not thinking t's a bad song per se and people can like it because you can hardly argue about what's good or bad here. I guess it's just a bot too melancholic to appeal to me and not what I usually listen to.

Only if it's a more upbeat version. I'm not really fond of this type of pace and tone in music because I feel that this makes it more tragic than it should be. But that's only my opinion and it won't make the game any worse just because I don't like this version. It might diminish my enjoyment of the opening though because the music sets the atmosphere a lot more than one would think and a great opening doesn't make the song any better.

I still can't really warm up to KH3's theme song Oath/Chikai. The rhythm, the lyrics and the general atmosphere really bother me. Luckily, it's only one song, but I dislike all the trailers throwing it in at some point now.

It's still secret if you can't obtain it just by playing through but have to meet certain conditions and/or if the criteria for receiving it aren't revealed. Though I guess the term secret is used rather liberately with KH, which is okay for me. I rememember many people calling 0.2's ending a secret ending although everyone got it by simply playing through the game and waiting for the credits to run through. That interview part about the True Organization is indeed rather confusing and doesn't answer anything and only serves to create more questions. It could be uwed to answer why Xigbar changed this drastically from his BBS appearance to his current one, though time travel is also a possibility. Though I would still question why it would be a necessity to turn them into Nobodies again. Might have something to do with this darkness against light thing since I don't believe most members of either faction fit the initial description of how the X-Blade was split. Eh. I don't really want to put too much effort into theories somehow because the game is this close to release and things might get retconned anyway. But thanks for translating it! It's always great to read these types of things, althought it might make things more confusing. But that seems to be what Nomura likes to do anyway.

doffocult character to portray because everything happening in KHUX and 3 could throw that characterization out the window and I've taken a lot of liberties with his character that people don't like. But judging by what happens to Aqua, it doesn't seem as far-fetched. Still, everything was far more taxing than I thought and while I'm sorry it made you cry, it also gives me a sense of accomplishment that I managed to make you feel something for it.

by following trends, but it's as you said. If your heart's not into it, it'll likely become trash. Thank you >___< I am very critcial on myself with that work. Not only because Sunlight ist my first fanfiction but also because Kingdom Hearts as a whole is my dearest franchise so I have high expectations for myself. I don't deem the series perfect but I love it regardless. Ven was a particularly