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zexen_lowe on 09 June 2009

http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/Kingdom_Hearts_3582_Days/index.html

Graphics: 95%
Sound: 84%
Gameplay: 89%
Control: 73%
Story: 80%
Overall: 81%

If you've never liked Kingdom Hearts before, 358/2 Days will not sway your opinion, as it's basically the same action RPG seen on the Playstation 2 with a different (and one may argue, more interesting) customization system. However, if you like Kingdom Hearts or even action RPGs in general, 358/2 Days is a worthy game for you to spend time on. Despite obvious problems that pop up from attempting to fit a control scheme optimized for the PlayStation 2 onto the less precise DS controls, 358/2 Days is a very enjoyable, technically impressive game, and if this is the quality that Square Enix will take with its Kingdom Hearts series, I await Birth by Sleep for my PSP with much anticipation.

 

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Well, first I'd take the review with a grain of salt since he called KH2's story "a story with poor pacing, disjointed story arcs, pointless characters, and a reveal that basically invalidated the entirety of the first game", which means he's somebody who I wouldn't agree with. Still, it's a good score, a bit lower than I would have expected, but the import reviews of the site tend to be a bit harder on games than the regular ones, so I'm sure it will be a great game. I'm worried about the control issues he mentions, though




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thekitchensink on 09 June 2009

Sweet! I played the demo of this, and found it very faithful to the bigger brothers of the series.



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Majin-Tenshinhan on 09 June 2009

What's the reveal in KH2 that invalidates the first game?



Orca_Azure on 09 June 2009

I expected a higher rating on the story portion of the game :/



outlawauron on 09 June 2009

What exactly would be deducted from control?



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dark_gh0st_b0y on 09 June 2009

can't wait to get this game!



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Orca_Azure on 09 June 2009

^ good point. I didn't read about the bias the score giver has. ;o i'll just assume he takes 20% off and...:O omg 100% win.



blaydcor on 09 June 2009

^Even better this game GETS 101%!!! :0



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zexen_lowe on 09 June 2009
outlawauron said:
What exactly would be deducted from control?

"Regardless, controlling the camera while moving or attacking is completely impossible and as a result the camera becomes focused on a wall or some object blocking the view at inopportune moments, leading to the return of the dreaded camera problems that plagued the first game of the series."

This has me worried...KH1 suffered from possibly one of the worst cameras in gaming history...who the hell thought the right analog wasn't needed for camera control for the game is beyond me. If 358/2 returns to that kind of camera, I may hate this game. I really hope it was only the reviewer




xlost8 on 09 June 2009

This quote alone is what I agreed with "if you like Kingdom Hearts or even action RPGs in general, 358/2 Days is a worthy game for you to spend time on".

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