Some of the best plot progression in the whole series that is unfortunately buried by the worst combat in the series.
The rebuilt graphics are of course fantastic, especially in the HD remasters. I applaud them for basically making a completely new game from scratch, but the change in combat is just god awful and extremely painful to get through. It's basically math: the video game, but with the added challenge of needing to dodge enemy attacks.
The bosses are fucking dirty cheaters who can move around during their reloads, but Sora/Riku have to stand in place with a thumb up their ass holding the button down for you to reload yours. The UI requires you to be looking in 8 different places at once, while still only have 2 eyeballs. It's not easy to learn, but it can be bested. There are easy sleights you can learn that essentially turn most bosses into dust, but I shouldn't feel like I have to resort to cheese in order to get to the next level.
Riku's campaign is fairly okay and I enjoy it, even with the cringelord dialogue. He doesn't get a say in the types of cards he can use, but he's significantly stronger than Sora and in turn his campaign is much shorter.
I had an extremely hard time fighting Vexen in Proud Mode and accidentally quit out of the game after finally beating him so the progress didn't save. I considered killing myself. Alas, I am still here.
I am not put off by it to try the original GBA version as it was originally intended to be played, but the PS2/HD Remaster version is two and done for me.
The rebuilt graphics are of course fantastic, especially in the HD remasters. I applaud them for basically making a completely new game from scratch, but the change in combat is just god awful and extremely painful to get through. It's basically math: the video game, but with the added challenge of needing to dodge enemy attacks.
The bosses are fucking dirty cheaters who can move around during their reloads, but Sora/Riku have to stand in place with a thumb up their ass holding the button down for you to reload yours. The UI requires you to be looking in 8 different places at once, while still only have 2 eyeballs. It's not easy to learn, but it can be bested. There are easy sleights you can learn that essentially turn most bosses into dust, but I shouldn't feel like I have to resort to cheese in order to get to the next level.
Riku's campaign is fairly okay and I enjoy it, even with the cringelord dialogue. He doesn't get a say in the types of cards he can use, but he's significantly stronger than Sora and in turn his campaign is much shorter.
I had an extremely hard time fighting Vexen in Proud Mode and accidentally quit out of the game after finally beating him so the progress didn't save. I considered killing myself. Alas, I am still here.
I am not put off by it to try the original GBA version as it was originally intended to be played, but the PS2/HD Remaster version is two and done for me.