Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep

[DJ_RockmanX]

Well this game sure was fun. The main bosses are actually challenging compared to previous installments in the series, even considering the Final Mixes, which I had the luxury of playing recently as well. And of course, I'm buying this again when it comes out in English.

Originally Posted by jonli

Can anyone explain to me how the control works?

I'll do that right now.

Originally Posted by jonli

I've been watching videos and reading about the battle system, it seems to be a great addition to the series and it makes everything more action-packed and faster.

It's much better than mashing the attack button during the course of the entire game to say the least.

Originally Posted by jonli

I'm assuming X is jump, O is attack and triangle is triggering skills in your deck. R i'm assuming is Lock-On? What is L? How do you cycle through your deck? The D-pad? Wouldn't that be a bit too slow in urgent times (which as why the original KH had the L1 short cut).

The shoulder buttons are for rotating the camera, which can't be helped given the lack of a second stick. L and R together lock on to targets, and then pressing either of them will cycle through the enemies in range. L and R again will cancel lock.

Cycling through the deck is the D-pad, just up and down. It's actually not all that difficult to get used to cycling while moving around or even attacking once you get the hang of it.

Originally Posted by jonli

What button do you use to trigger D-Link and the Shoot Mode? Are they just slots in the deck as well?

Pressing the right button on the D-pad gets you to the D-link list, pressing left brings you back to the commands. Shoot locks are triggered by holding down L and R while locked on to an enemy, then pressing Circle.

Originally Posted by jonli

How do you trigger finishers? As your bar fills up I know that u can either switch to a different mode or attack with your finisher move. I can read Japanese and I realize that your O button transforms into another command as they keep attacking. I was wondering if you're forced to execute the finisher if you don't change forms. Can you not save the finisher for a better timing and go back to normal attacks? Or do you have to do it then and there or it'll be lost?

The combo bar fills up every time you hit an enemy with a regular attack, Keyblade technique, or magic. Generally if you just attack, when the bar fills up you'll be allowed to use the finisher that is currently equipped. If it's the finisher, you have until the bar empties completely to perform it, so you don't have to use it immediately, but you shouldn't waste too much time.

Activating command styles is based on if you used other commands to fill up the bar. Fire related magic activates Fire Blazer, Blizzard and Freeze starts Diamond Dust, Thunder gets you into Thunder Bolt, etc. And if you use a combination of lots of different types of commands, the style that is chosen is based on which type filled up the bar the most.

And then there's second tier command styles, which of course are activated in the same manner, except that it's done while in a first tier CS.

[Tyabann]

Two words: Leonard. Nimoy.

[Kyero Fox]

Ooo Whos voice was that?

[DJ_RockmanX]

Master Xehanort. Or Evil Spock. Whichever you prefer.

[Von Himmel]

I think MX's voice in the english version is much more memorable because of his unique..tone ?
Anyway, I've tried BBS at last, but I still can't understand how to learn some finishing moves >_>; There are many that won't got increased their exp no matter what I do

[SilverSyko]

Well, at least I know who to blame when all the Kingdom Hearts and Star Trek crossovers start popping up. =p

Live long...and Heartless.~

[Kyero Fox]

i just hope they dont stoop to FFxiii

[DJ_RockmanX]

Did we mention yet that Mark Hamill is listed in this too?

[SilverSyko]

Originally Posted by DJ_RockmanX

Did we mention yet that Mark Hamill is listed in this too?

Ah the famed actor of Luke Skywalker and VA of The Joker eh?

I am intrigued to hear which character he will be voicing. All my bets toward that it'll be Vanitas. =p

[DJ_RockmanX]

Unknown at this point. More people are guessing Terra or Master Eraqus though.

[Kyero Fox]

WIP my OC

[Sempie]

English Gameplay of all TAV

Terra sounds alright. Since the press release goes ( Mark Hamill - ??? Willa Holland - Aqua, Jesse McCartney - Ventus.) I'd like to assume Hamill is Terra based on a TAV order. That, and we'll probably get an actual english trailer at the upcoming E3 in a week.

[Kyero Fox]

lol i wish this game would hurry so i can beat it and get my OC's personality etc etc 100%. hard to go by what i hear without too many spoilers. so far he's pretty much the Axel of the team (but not really axel clone) but he does say "got it memorized?" before he dies

[Sempie]

Originally Posted by Kaisos Erranon

Two words: Leonard. Nimoy.

That one leaves out the actual real release date of

9/7/10 for the US

9/10/10 for the EU

Long ass wait is long. Sure I have Persona 3 Portable, and BlazBlue Continuum Shift to work with in video games, but when a company says 'Summer 2010", and with placeholders all around from June-July you assume August at the latest instead of a procrastinating excuse of "September 22nd being the real end of summer." ugh.

[Kyero Fox]

comes out my BDday

[Shiroth]

Yeah i'll agree that Terra doesn't sound that bad, along with Aqua. Though i'd rather be playing the game hearing Megumi Toyoguchi.

Only a few months wait. Great to hear that the EU release date is just a few days behind.

[Kyero Fox]

woot the picture is done. what do you guys think?

[Sempie]

Originally Posted by Kyero Fox

woot the picture is done. what do you guys think?

The design kind of reminds me of Asch/Luke from Tales of the Abyss, I like his ducktail hairdo, but don't necassarily enjoy the fur on his coat, other than I'm loving those fine legs you gave Aqua.

[Kyero Fox]

Originally Posted by Sempie

The design kind of reminds me of Asch/Luke from Tales of the Abyss, I like his ducktail hairdo, but don't necassarily enjoy the fur on his coat, other than I'm loving those fine legs you gave Aqua.

their supose to fire up when in battle and in when Beserk.

[Sempie]

Originally Posted by Sempie

That one leaves out the actual real release date of

9/7/10 for the US

9/10/10 for the EU

Long ass wait is long. Sure I have Persona 3 Portable, and BlazBlue Continuum Shift to work with in video games, but when a company says 'Summer 2010", and with placeholders all around from June-July you assume August at the latest instead of a procrastinating excuse of "September 22nd being the real end of summer." ugh.

I forgot to add also that the part after "Behold" was taken down of the NA site. To those who still oppose Nimoy as MX you might be more satisfied now with knowing that the line was indeed an earlier recording used for the teaser.