Keyblader 325 Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) (Like the alliteration in the title? Don't deny it, I know you did ;3) So, I just finished Re:Coded. I know, I'm a little late on that considering it's nearly been TWO YEARS since it came out. Yeah..I'm lazy Plus I was waiting for my 3ds because my Dsi was a piece of junk. I'm so careful with my stuff ANYWAYS!!!!1!!!@1111 ...I'll just get this over with. The Story: The Good: *cricket chirps* The Bad: Let's face it, the story is not one of it's strong points. I find that I still want to believe that the general idea had potential to be good, but this game just comes short. It is, quite literally, the worst KH plot, ever, of all time. Nice work on that one Square, glad you put your whole heart and soul into this one. At the end of the game, I didn't feel like I accomplished anything despite what I knew. It's just like, "Oh, yeah you stopped the bugs and proved you could take the hurt of the other people that you just found about and now nothing really happens, good jorb Data-Zola." I'm trying to search my mind about anything good I can say about the story, but nothing whatsoever comes to mind. Curse my tiny brain :c The Gameplay: The Good: I have mixed feelings about this. I do believe that if there was anything good to be said about the game, it would be this. I enjoyed how the commands worked, and the command combinations were a cool feature. The new variety of commands did manage to add a good combat style to the game. The Clock Gauge also added something interesting to the game. I'm not sure I really used it strategically, but with the right planning it could provide a good advantage during combat. The Slightly Uncertain: I think the System Sectors, as well as the challenges for each one, were a good idea; however, I found myself struggling with some of them, a lot. I don't know why, but I just didn't have an easy time with some of them. I guess I'm just a derp. The Stat Matrix was another iffy area for me. I thought it an interesting way to handle leveling up and controlling your stats, abilities, and gear. But there was one thing that just really irked me: The fact that you couldn't reset the matrix to replace them to your liking. I know you could rearrange them if you had enough extra chips; however, it's ridiculously tedious and it hardly helps me get what I want to accomplish done. There were points that I wanted to lower my level and such, but I couldn't because I didn't have a decent way to remove them. Once again, a great move by our best friend Square-Enix. The Bad: One thing, just one thing comes to mind that made me want to rip my face off while playing this game. In Castle Oblivion, during the Hollow Bastion portion. The parkour. The PARKOUR. You had to do that practically perfectly if you wanted to get the Extra World card. Is it a legitimate thing to rate a game by? No, but I don't care tl;dr version: The story sucked, the combat and commands were good, there should have been a reset option for the Stat Matrix, and PARKOUR PARKOUR PARKOUR PARKOUR PARKOUR!!!!!!!1!PUPuprqu983048-3u4e-qwdpA8DUpfmdp87 Conclusion: Will I be playing more of this? Maybe, but not for a while, I need a break from this game. I'll probably be playing KH3D next. Edited December 22, 2012 by Keyblader 6 Ruby, Tails, Mystics Apprentice and 3 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tails 6,690 Posted December 22, 2012 This is a really great review and I agree with everything you said. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MasterXemnas 2,285 Posted December 22, 2012 Fool. As for the story. You also save the outside world kinda by stopping that one big bug Heartless that was going to escape from the journal. So that was something important kinda. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keyblader 325 Posted December 22, 2012 Fool. As for the story. You also save the outside world kinda by stopping that one big bug Heartless that was going to escape from the journal. So that was something important kinda. Ermahgerd it ish MasterXemnas True, that was important. I find it funny how I finished playing the game over night yet I manage to forget nearly everything that happens, herp derp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReikuSSR 1,071 Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) aw okay so it didn't have the best story, but it was at least fun it is one of those games where you most likely won't be playing it for 10 hours straight, but still it is one of those games if you just want to bust up some heartless with your good old keyblade then you can. I personally liked it. Edited January 17, 2013 by ReikuSSR 1 Kishira reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xXVentusfanXx 33 Posted December 22, 2012 Well re:coded was just a remake of a some lame mobile phone game so i wouldnt really expect much story wise but gameplay wise i'd say it went pretty great sure it gets tedious and tiring but not as much as 358/2 days gets when its just "press A to win" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MasterXemnas 2,285 Posted December 22, 2012 Ermahgerd it ish MasterXemnas True, that was important. I find it funny how I finished playing the game over night yet I manage to forget nearly everything that happens, herp derp Fool. A Kingdom Hearts game that can easily be finished in one night isn't worth remembering. 1 Keyblader reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tails 6,690 Posted December 22, 2012 Fool. As for the story. You also save the outside world kinda by stopping that one big bug Heartless that was going to escape from the journal. So that was something important kinda. OH MY GOSH IT'S MASTER XEMNAS IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I LAST SAW YOU!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shazzam 142 Posted December 24, 2012 I totally agree. I finally got Recoded too, and while the story leaves a lot to be desired the, gameplay feels great for a DS game. I was actually surprised, and its kind of underated in that respect. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weiss 8,279 Posted January 1, 2013 For a ridiculous review this was pretty good. Sums up my thoughts pretty well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_The Door To Light_ 1,507 Posted January 1, 2013 The tl;dr version: That about sums it up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shera Wizard 2,736 Posted January 2, 2013 The Story: The Good: *cricket chirps* The Bad: Let's face it, the story is not one of it's strong points. I find that I still want to believe that the general idea had potential to be good, but this game just comes short. It is, quite literally, the worst KH plot, ever, of all time. Nice work on that one Square, glad you put your whole heart and soul into this one. At the end of the game, I didn't feel like I accomplished anything despite what I knew. It's just like, "Oh, yeah you stopped the bugs and proved you could take the hurt of the other people that you just found about and now nothing really happens, good jorb Data-Zola." I'm trying to search my mind about anything good I can say about the story, but nothing whatsoever comes to mind. Curse my tiny brain :c ... ... ... tl;dr version: The story sucked, the combat and commands were good, there should have been a reset option for the Stat Matrix, and PARKOUR PARKOUR PARKOUR PARKOUR PARKOUR!!!!!!!1!PUPuprqu983048-3u4e-qwdpA8DUpfmdp87 Yep, you summed everything up. Best reviews imo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites