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Hi. Erm. The header picture's changed 'cause I simply love these two to death. Gamer's update; KH:COM is finally completed after what, two years? Never got the chance to play it until now. Thanks a lot, Dante. DMC 4 is out, yet another game to add to my to-play-list.
Here's a quick review of the game. The new battle system is pretty tricky and annoying but it does comes in handy during boss battles. While they are reloading their decks(which takes a while 'cause they have much more cards), heal and attack with all you've got. Unless you're fighting Marluxia, that's another story. Having played part of the GBA version, I was psyched to play it on ps2, since my GBA got crushed by a pile of books. IT WAS A GIFT, DAMMIT.
The only criticism is the camera angle. While the GBA allows full-view of the surroundings, ps2 only shows a small area. Especially when you're trying to find some way to heal when Sora's health bar is dangerously low. A darn heartless pops up and the game ends in a hit. Or, you just want to get it done and over with when suddenly, a heartless pops up from somewhere not in the screen. OR you just want to get somewhere, anywhere but the camera angle only allows you to see just that much.
Other than that, it was a very enjoyable 40+ hours. Monstro was my least favourite world in KH1 due to the many confusing rooms that all look alike. Thank goodness it was so much easier to get around with the room synthesizing.
The battles with Cloud, Maleficent, Riku replica (number 4) and Marluxia were the most adrenaline pumping moments ever. Cloud was pretty fast(slow compared to Riku) with strong physical attacks and sleighs. It took forever just to get past him, so much that Atlantica became a training area. Don't be an idiot like me by not reviewing your decks or Cloud is as far as one will and can go. Although his attacks maybe deadly, they are mostly avoidable, including Omnislash. Time it right and jump in another direction just as the blade's coming down to avoid. Sonic Blade is much easier to avoid. Take note of which direction he's heading and doge roll to the left or right of it.
Riku on the other hand was really challenging and one agile dude, supposedly the hardest boss battle in the entire game. Taking a defensive stance isn't the best idea after all since running around to doge his wicked fast attacks just to reload the deck is futile. The best is go for a balance. Have these in your deck, or something similar:
11-12 attack cards(with four to five nines and five zeros)
an elixir
four cure cards(includes a 'zero' cure to break sleighs)
one 'zero' ether
two hi-potions
three Cloud cards for Omnislash(a must for all boss battles)
Vexen card
Oogey Boogie card
two fire cards(Riku may be resistant to it but it does quite a hefty sum of damage for some unknown reason. It's a fantastic way to knock the life out of him or any 'boss' for that matter.)
Make sure Sora's around level 50 near sixty, you don't want to stock up too many cure cards as they take up a ton of CP. Use the Vexen card at the start of the battle just incase. Place the zeros to the back, followed by magic the attack cards. Get used to rotating to the zeros and attack cards for this is crucial. The most vulnerable moment is when one is rotating through the cards so do it quick. Try to break the most damaging sleighs/attacks-the up-close spinning attack is one of them, sneaky and does a lot of damage. Use Cloud's Omnislash(cards 1, 4 and 7 should do the trick) to pack a punch and Fira when he's running around. Riku releases a furry of sleighs when down to the last bar so hit him with all the sleighs possible. Using card by card at this stage is not advisable. Not only is it slow, Riku can card break you easily so think fast!
Maleficent is another pain. Stock up two to three blizzard cards and fire them to card break when she blows green flames. There's a trick to avoiding these flames actually. Either card break it or or run around the back left (or right but pick one side) and let that area be covered in flames while doging them. When she's done, run behind her to heal and attack from there. Break the stun attacks when ever possible, try not to get caught up in one. She starts out with two, then four-a major killer. Friend cards are advisable except for goofy, same goes for summons- just use the Mickey card first.
Swap the Fire cards for Blizzard before taking on Axel as fire heals Axel. Cloud cards are rendered as useless due to Axel's teleporting.
By now, Sora should be near seventy(Castle Oblivion is a great training ground-just re-synthesize a couple of doors. Have Firaga Ball on hand as well as Tornado. Make great use of Trinity Limit to end the battle fast.).
As for Marluxia, the imitation is just a warm up, don't get your hopes too high. Once the imitation's done, switch back to the same cards as when dealing with Riku but swap the Blizzard back to Fire. Change a couple of attack cards so as to have enough CP for the Marluxia card.
Marluxia has to be fought twice after entering the door, be forewarned. The usual, break Marluxia's sleighs and attack. Use Fira when he's out of range. Take note when he uses Doom where you have to match or break his cards- it's one of his sleighs. Break the sleigh or his cards if not, death awaits you. There's another sleigh that you must take note of: one where all your cards are scattered round the area, leaving Sora hopelessly vulnerable. If you're caught in this situation, do not despair. Auto-lock on Marluxia, hold the R3 button to scan and retrive the cards. When he uses a sleigh during this moment, break it with a zero. Make great use Cloud's Omnislash when fighting Marluxia's imitation and Marluxia himself, since there's only one target and it's not an easy sleigh to break. Before using Omnislash or any other powerfully deadly sleigh(eg. Lethal Flame, which is more damaging than Cloud's Sonic Blade) or Cures, use the Marluxia card to do that particular sleigh twice.
Unfortunately, I did not get the Sonic blade upgrate so Omnislash and Lethal Flame is the next best thing.
Time to play Riku's part.
[Edited on 19th, added more details.]
Ciao.
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