Alright, now that I am well rested, have played the game for a while, and actually have access to the computer, let's do this.
Time Played: 11:28:14
Day Number: 174
Level: 20
Munny: 22,661
Heart Points: 12,225
HP: 129
Strength: 80
Magic: 69
Defense: 36
Panels:
- LV Doubler-6 (Level Up Panel x6)
- LV Doubler-5 (Level Up Panel x5)
- Triplecast-3 (Fira, Thunder)
- Double Cast-4 (Thunder x2, Fire)
- Lv.2 Magic-4 (Fire, Cure, Blizzara)
- Block-2(Block Lv. +1)
- Dodge Roll
- Aerial Recovery
- Air Slide-2(Air Slide Lv+1)
- Sliding Dash
- High Jump
- Treasure Magnet
- Auto-Life
- Scan
- Lift Gear-3 (Ability Unit, Power Unit)
- (9 slots open for assorted items, typically Hi-Potions and Ethers)
Impressions:
This game is far better than I had any right to expect it to be. Despite all of the praise that the members have given it, I felt as if there were simply some level of fan-dom bumping the score up, much as many people did with KHII when it was first released. I'm very happy to say that I was wrong; this game is fantastic.
The graphics are spot-on, the combat is the right mixture of challenging and rewarding, and I like seeing the way that Roxas has changed throughout the game, not to mention the interactions between the different Organization members. While, like many, I've been annoyed by the amount of ice cream that they eat, that's a small gripe that deep down I actually love.
Gameplay wise... I dislike the recon missions, and there was one where I had to defeat the 'shadow blobs' or whatever, and I got pissed because I would hit the wall instead. I've only died around five times; three times because I set the controls to the 'Set B' setting, and my 'R' bumper didn't work properly, so I was trying to use magic and it WASN'T HAPPENING. So, now I stick with the 'A' controls, and I've got to say: the only time the camera has bothered me was during the Antlion fight, and slightly during the Infernal Gate fight.
Which, was damned hard. Boss fights actually
feel like boss fights in this one, which is great; not to mention the general difficulty found between fighting the normal Heartless. Definitely a keeper, and far better gameplay-wise than KHII.
Sad face: I was watching a scene where Xion and Riku were fighting (this is why it's in the Spoilers section, folks) and I hit start in an attempt to pause it, and it skipped instead. Very much 'sad face' worthy.
I'm going to sit here at the computer for a while, and then I'm going to keep playing. Because I have a day off of school tomorrow, I'm guessing that I can get it done by then? Who knows. I'll keep y'all posted.
