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post #1 of 89
4/2/02 at 9:09pm
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I don't know about all of you, but this has now become my most anticipated game of 2002.

A few reasons to like it:
<img src="http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2002/playstation2/kingdomhearts/kingdomhearts_screen007.jpg" alt="" />
Donald!

<img src="http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2002/playstation2/kingdomhearts/kingdomhearts_screen008.jpg" alt="" />
Goofy!

<img src="http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2002/playstation2/kingdomhearts/kingdom_screen004.jpg" alt="" />
Purdy FMV!

Go <a href="http://www.squaresoft.com/playonline/kingdomhearts/" target="_blank">here</a> for the official site with a REALLY cool trailer.

Too bad we have to wait until the fall.
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post #2 of 89
4/2/02 at 10:12pm
It looks pretty cool, and it's an action PRG like Zelda (no random, pop-out-of-fucking-no-where turn based battles... thank God). My only problem... the Disney licensee. It's just too... sweet and innocent. I'd like to see that same game with either:

Horror Film characters
Video Game characters
The Reservoir Dogs
Loony Toons
The Sopranos
The cast of the Today Show... so I could beat the shit out of them
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post #3 of 89
4/2/02 at 10:18pm
Very excited about this one, and I'm hoping it's going to be as good as everyone says it is.
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post #4 of 89
4/2/02 at 10:19pm
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This was supposed to be the Box Art, but the link didn't work. When I find a linkable shot i'll fix this.
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post #5 of 89
4/2/02 at 10:30pm
Post the link I'll put it on my site to make it work.
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post #6 of 89
4/2/02 at 10:59pm
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Hmm. When I post the link on here, it says permission denied.

Go to TheGia.com, find Kingdom Hearts, go to Media, click on Other, and you should see a link for the Japanese Box Art.
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post #7 of 89
4/3/02 at 12:25am
Here you go.

<img src="http://www.geocities.com/gettinglostjam/Boxart.txt" alt="" />
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post #8 of 89
4/3/02 at 12:28am
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Thanks, Tony, you rule.
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post #9 of 89
4/3/02 at 8:22pm
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This forum is so dead. How pitiful that no one wants to talk about video games.

Come on, folks.
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post #10 of 89
4/4/02 at 12:10am
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A few new screens:

<img src="http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2002/playstation2/kh/kh_screen029.jpg" alt="" />
Good ol' Winnie the Pooh
<img src="http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2002/playstation2/kh/kh_screen031.jpg" alt="" />
Tinkerbell

And the release date is set for October 14th, 2002.
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post #11 of 89
4/4/02 at 3:36pm
Download the Kingdom Hearts Soundtrack here

<a href="http://www.gamingforce.com/audio/mp3/gr/kingdomhearts.php" target="_blank">http://www.gamingforce.com/audio/mp3/gr/kingdomhearts.php</a>

Best Tracks: "Hikari Kingdom Orchestra Instrumental" - Track 2 CD 1
"March Caprice for Piano and Orchestra" - Track 31 CD 2
"Destati" - Track 35 CD 2
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post #12 of 89
4/4/02 at 8:14pm
How come I can only download like 2 of the songs off that site and for the rest I get an error?
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post #13 of 89
4/4/02 at 8:29pm
Quote:
Tony Ryan:
How come I can only download like 2 of the songs off that site and for the rest I get an error?
You can only download one song at a time.
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post #14 of 89
4/4/02 at 8:32pm
Ahhh, I see thanks.
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post #15 of 89
7/9/02 at 1:12am
This game was featured in the 10:30 PM episode of Blister on G4, and they showed about 6 minutes worth of the game. It totally blew me away. I was hyped for this game before but not like I am right now. One scene they showed in that really got me was one of the very first scenes in the game. It showed Sora, Goofy, and Donald about to set of on their epic adventure. They were all talking and huddled up, and then Sora put his hand in the middle of their circle, and then Donald put his on top of Sora's, and then Goofy did. All this while the main theme was played in the background, you know what I'm talking about Verbal. I just got like this good ol' fashion tinglely feeling inside. Man this game is going to rock, I already the know the soundtrack has for a while.
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post #16 of 89
7/9/02 at 2:52am
Kingdom Hearts is definitely the next game I'm gonna buy. I've been fairly dissapointed with the games released for PS2. There haven't been many that have sparked my interest.

Kingdom Hearts is my subsititute Final Fantasy. I've gotten every FF since 7, but 11 just doesn't sit well with me. I don't like the idea of having to pay hundreds of dollars for a hard drive, then pay a monthly fee for online service, and plus I like the idea of playing an RPG for myself and not against total strangers.

FF:TSW and FFXI...I swear, if Square doesn't get back on the ball they're gonna go bankrupt, and that would be a shame.
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post #17 of 89
7/9/02 at 8:36am
I just can't get past the cutesy factor. frown
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post #18 of 89
7/15/02 at 2:42am
When it was first revealed: What the hell is Square thinking?!

Now: Must...have...game!

Seriously, this could very well be the sleeper PS2 hit of 2002 - well, okay, depending on your view.
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post #19 of 89
7/15/02 at 5:21pm
Quote:
Jacob Singer:
I just can't get past the cutesy factor.
True, but Disney & Square make some of the prettiest games around, combine there talents in art plus talent for story telling and throw in Squares domination of the RPG market and it will be tough for this to go wrong. Cutesy or not.
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post #20 of 89
7/17/02 at 4:33pm
Quote:
Tin-Lun Lau:
i hear that Haley Joel Osmont is going to be involved with the english dub of the game.
I heard that too. Games have come a long way since the Mortal Kombat guy said "Raiden wins." More and more Hollywood is using games like movies, and people are pitching in to make some really good voiceovers.
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post #21 of 89
9/11/02 at 11:40pm
Just found the confirmation that doing the voice of Aeris Gainsborough in Kingdom Hearts is going to be no other than Mandy Moore. I kind of knew it already but now I went on IMDB and they had the cast list there finally. I don't know who is doing Cloud's voice but it is damn good, it is just like I imagined it.
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post #22 of 89
9/11/02 at 11:43pm
I forgot to add, this goes to Verbal, why look at that the search engine works, you have time on your hands so use it.
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post #23 of 89
9/12/02 at 12:29am
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I don't know who is doing Cloud's voice but it is damn good, it is just like I imagined it.
By process of elimination - Lance Bass.
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post #24 of 89
9/12/02 at 3:57am
I played this at ECTS/PlayStation Experience a few weeks back and it's stunning. It plays more like Jak & Daxter, with full freedom to run, jump, crawl and climb wherever you want to go. Combat is more in the Final Fantasy style.

As for the cuteness, I'm not a big Disney fan but the game features more than just the core Mickey, Donald, Goofy characters. It features practically every character from every Disney movie ever - from the early classics right up to Tarzan and (I suspect) Lilo & Stitch. Not sure if it'll include anything from Atlantis though.

Trust me, it'll be worth the wait and unless you really, really hate cute things - the polish on the game will make up for any saccharine aftertaste.

As for applying this template to other franchises - I've always hoped that Square would finally get to work on their long-rumoured Star Wars RPG, or hook up with Marvel Comics and produce a game that truly captures the scope and interconnectedness of the Marvel Universe.
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post #25 of 89
9/12/02 at 8:15am
I for one am totally hyped up to play it when it comes outnext week. I know extended play is doing a full review friday nite at 9 pm on it.
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post #26 of 89
9/17/02 at 12:03pm
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Coming out today or tomorrow...hopefully today.

And I just found out who Lance Bass is doing the voice of......oh boy. Don't know if I should say.
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post #27 of 89
9/17/02 at 12:11pm
Pluto?
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post #28 of 89
9/17/02 at 12:15pm
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You would think, but nope.

Here, i'll tell you. I guess i'd consider it a spoiler.

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Sephiroth.
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post #29 of 89
9/17/02 at 12:24pm
The fact that the character is in it is fucking cool. The fact that he'll be voiced by one of N*SYNC troubles me...

Squaresoft raped my childhood!
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post #30 of 89
9/17/02 at 1:03pm
I'm headed to Best Buy for lunch, God help me and my Best Buy credit card. If this is there, plus the Young Ones box set, plus Monsters Inc., plus the fact I don't have Warcraft III yet, PLUS there's an Old Navy next door, cripes I'm gonna go bankrupt before I'm 30 if I keephaving Tuesdays like this...
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post #31 of 89
9/17/02 at 7:25pm
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I probably won't get the game until tomorrow, but I dlded the english version of Hikari on Kazaa and it's damn good. The version I got is techno or something but it's so good.

Just type in Simple and Clean and it should come up.....or just Hikari.
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post #32 of 89
9/17/02 at 7:26pm
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Oh, and be sure to look for the commercial in circulation on MTV and Cartoon Network.
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post #33 of 89
9/17/02 at 7:37pm
I saw a commercial for it while watching Spongebob last night. The pop song threw me off. I'm not a big fan, or very good at, of RPG's (i.e. I've spent 30+ hours on FFVII and am still on the first disc), but this game really intrigues me.

It looks pretty, word on the street is the music is good, and the gameplay seems more attuned to an action-adventure game. I may have check this bastard out.
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post #34 of 89
9/18/02 at 3:10pm
This game is great, it is just fun to look at, if you have a PS2, like RPGs, buy this. It is really fun.
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post #35 of 89
9/18/02 at 5:40pm
Really, this game deserves attention. I am tempted to start a new thread for those actually playing, but I'll wait and see.
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post #36 of 89
9/18/02 at 5:42pm
If I'm not typically drawn to RPGs will I still like it? Is it a standard RPG or an RPG with a twist(namely a more robust battle system)?
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post #37 of 89
9/18/02 at 5:51pm
Hard to say, the battle system is real time, you are actually fighting and fighting skill seems to be important. It is like playing FF with all the slick visuals but you have full control over your character, including jumping, parrying, things of that nature. At least rent it, I normally don't encourage renting RPGs, but after watching the opening, and playing for an hour or two, you will be hooked.
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post #38 of 89
9/18/02 at 6:13pm
Great game, with only a few minor disclaimers stopping it from being a classic. Been playing the living heck out of this game the past few days - expect a review in this weeks games update. I'll be reviewing Onimusha 2 as well, if Nick's got the space on the main site.
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post #39 of 89
9/18/02 at 6:15pm
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Don't worry Otis, i'll have it later tonight. I can't WAIT.

And yeah Dennis, it's definitely a departure from your standard turn-based RPG. If you're remotely interested in Disney, or great games, get it.
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post #40 of 89
9/18/02 at 6:20pm
I'd describe it more as an adventure game, with RPG and platform elements. If it's the fear of a turn-based FF combat system that's putting people off, don't worry - this is much more fluid and arcadey.
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post #41 of 89
9/18/02 at 6:34pm
Quote:
Jacob Singer:
I just can't get past the cutesy factor.
Well, I've said it before and I'll say it again.

See above.

Just curious. Do you guys still play Chutes 'n Ladders? wink
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post #42 of 89
9/18/02 at 6:37pm
Quote:
Jacob Singer:
Quote:
Jacob Singer:
I just can't get past the cutesy factor.
Well, I've said it before and I'll say it again.

See above.

Just curious. Do you guys still play Chutes 'n Ladders? wink
dick
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post #43 of 89
9/18/02 at 6:54pm
Quote:
Harmonica (Verbal):
Don't worry Otis, i'll have it later tonight. I can't WAIT.
Good deal Verbs, was hoping someone would buy. I should have known it would be you.
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post #44 of 89
9/18/02 at 10:34pm
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Oh yes..AWESOME. Played for about 3 hours, i'm so immersed in it. Just met up with Donald and Goofy and had a boss-fight, still in Traverse Town. What a blast, and that opening movie.....amazing. The music is terrific.

Voice acting is top-notch too, especially David Boreanaz as Squall. The fight system is great, and there are some neat moves to perform. And the camera is not a problem as many reviewers have said. It's very adjustable and at times can get frustrating but hardly.

This is one of the few games that you start playing and think that you want to stop, only for fear that it might end at some point. Go and get this game if you have a PS2....NOW!
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post #45 of 89
9/18/02 at 10:46pm
So if Lance Bass is THAT - then what's Cloud?

Good lord, an N'Syncer gone bad?
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post #46 of 89
9/18/02 at 11:15pm
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I'm not sure who does Cloud....nobody known, I don't think.
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post #47 of 89
9/19/02 at 2:53pm
Just sent my review to Nick...
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post #48 of 89
9/19/02 at 3:38pm
It is kind of neat, when you travel between worlds in your ship you actually have to fly and fight on your way to the next area, fun little extra.
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post #49 of 89
9/19/02 at 3:48pm
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The Abominable Doctor Whitehead:
Just sent my review to Nick...
How far did you get in the game?
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post #50 of 89
9/19/02 at 4:20pm
Can't wait to read the review. I was hardcore about buying this game but then videogames.com gave it an 8.2 and gamers.com gave it a 9 and they both cite the same faults so now I'm not as definite about purchasing the game as I once was. I could definitely use more insight.
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