I disagree. The first game was very straight forward and had a decent overarching plot, which was interesting enough to make getting through Monstro world doable. The plot became nonsensical in Chain of Memories and every release after it tried to outdo the previous ones on that front. At least most of the worlds in II had relatively interesting subplots and memorable art directions.
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But no one picked up the game for the plot itself. Youāre lying to yourself if youāre saying āMan, I canāt wait to get KH1, the story must be FANTASTIC.ā
Everyone got KH1 because of the concept of playing an Action RPG (a concept that was still raw during that time period) in Disney Worlds while also interacting with certain Final Fantasy characters. The plot being solid was only a bonus.
Ever since then, you either get KH because of the new Disney worlds to roam around in, or the new gameplay mechanics.
Even the most dedicated fans, while they certainly care about the story, itās not the reason they play the series. Itās not worth it and never was from the start. And with KH, thatās fine. Itās only a stupidly complex story as a design edict from Yamaguchi (back when he was in charge) because he believed the series wouldnāt sell otherwise. But ultimately the plot always was on the backhalf of why anyone cared about the series or chose to play it.
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Well, it is safe to play Gears 4 again; the exp glitch has been resolved as of a little while ago todayā¦ surprisingly they even made it so people got ācaught upā on the exp they missed! I didnāt expect that, so it was a pleasant surpriseā¦ Heavy is now level 5 and already about midway to level 6. I went for the āMarked Damageā for my 3rd card choiceā¦ thatās giving me +40% damage on any marked enemies, with any weaponā¦so you can imagine that is quite ridiculous to stack onto +100% Boomshot damage. Itās insane, manā¦ this is definitely a big-time boss-killer now. I canāt get enough of this.
*noteā I played Zombie Minh, and apparently they changed it so zombie characters have normal voice-linesā¦? Thatās definitely good, because nobody wanted to hear these characters constantly saying āā¦brainssssā on repeat forever.
You mentioned playing for the story not the story being the main selling point. However, after playing KH2 I did lose interest in the franchise due to the lack of a decent story. The novelty and quality of the first game sold me on the second game, but that was as far as I would care to venture. If the second game had a better plot I would have no doubt been less reluctant to invest in the spin offs.
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I think everyone lost interest in the franchise. I love the franchise, but Iāll never defend it, nor will I ever suggest to someone to get into it themselves.
I definitely forgot about Kingdom Hearts after a while. I stopped caring after birth by sleep. My interest in the series has always been on the Disney characters and worlds. I ignore the original characters and overarching plot.
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People got a hold of KH because of
āOMG FiNal FaNtAsY cRoSs DiSnEy gaymz PLOXā
Most of the Kiddes that played KH in their pre-teens and teens never played a Final Fantasy older than FF7.
Final Fantasy fans got it for Final Fantasy, and Disney fans are stupid for anything Disney
Nothing but facts.
Is Fighting EX Layer going to have a psychical copy or download only? Iāll be getting this either way.
I got kh1 cause that song was fire.
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I played staring with CoM in KH. I read the story of KH1 to get myself in. I own KH2 and got a free copy of DDD (which I never finished).
I USED to play for the story butā¦not so much after soo many convoluted twists and turns. I also was drawn in for the Disney far more than the FF char especially since I never played a numbered FF game.
Dice responds to people upset over āauthenticityā
Pretty much all that needs to be said on the matter really
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Wanting realism in a video gameā¦thatās funny.
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I think I would have put females in battlefield, but dressed them like WW2 nurses in all white for the lulz. I think harvesting noobs as nurse Jenny would be good times.
Dark Souls remastered tomorrow dawgs. This will beā¦the 4th time Iāve bought the game. 
Sadly itās only getting a digital release. Nishitani said if it sells well, it could see a physical release as well as a Steam release.
Thereās going to be a 39.99 version and a 59.99 version of the game. 39.99 version has less Gougi decks and is missing Shirase, whereas the 59.99 has more Gougiās and Shirase. I think itās lame that theyāre locking some decks with the higher priced version, but I want to support these guys for making a fighting game that feels oldschool and new at the same time so Iām 99.9% sure Iām going with the 59.99 version(which I imagine will be 69-79.99 here in Canada. Rekt.)
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I had no idea the Mega Man X legacy collection was being split in 2. That makes things easy. Vol. 2 has the two of the worst games in the series. Makes it real easy to pass up
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X8 is atlesst playable. Itās bad but itās not x6 or x7 bad
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X8 is decent game but itās bundled with two shit games and a mediocre one. I donāt think X8 by itself is worth my $20.
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