KHDays HD cutscenes Vs The DS version

[Dio Brando 5,810]

I just finally finished watching all cutscenes of 3582 Days in the 1.5 collection

 

And while I had a blast watching Roxas,Axel and Xion in HD again,I have two problems,one minor and one major.

 

1Minor:sometimes the lip synching are that of the Japanese version where you'll notice that in some of the cutscenes the lips doesn't match the voice acting,and it's apparent in the cutscenes that wasn't in theater of the DS version.But it didn't bother me that much.

 

 

2Major:A lot,and I mean a lot of liberties had been taken while making those cutscenes,you'll notice that a large chunk of events especially the ones in Disney worlds have either been removed or been replaced with text walls instead,it might not be a big problem for some,but if you haven't played the DS version and you're watching those cutscenes for the first time it'll confuse the shit out of you since some of the cutscenes can feel disconnected without those removed scenes,some of the missions established some of Roxas's character development that isn't in all of the ice cream scenes,some of the key scenes have been removed completely,example:Remember the battle against Saix when Roxas was leaving the organization building???That battle is nowhere to be seen and you'll be confused to why such thing has been removed and if you're watching it for the first time,you'll wonder why didn't anyone try to stop Roxas from leaving.

 

I recommend for those who have the DS version to watching the cutscenes in conjuction of playing the missions it's related to.

 

The collection overall is still great and fun to play but if I had to choose between the HD cutscenes and the DS version,I'll choose the DS version(That's just my opinion so don't kill me for loving the DS version)since,despite the limitation of the DS,had everything I want to watch in it,and I can easily imagine the voices of the voice actors while reading the text.But I still had a great time watching some of the iconic scenes in HD 

[xarantrim 0]

i completely agree with you

[Alexaclmn 97]

I was hoping they remade some fights in HD, so we know what went on. After school, i'll probably watch snips of kingdom hearts 365/2 so I could see what it looks like..

[RoxSox 3,593]

For people who have played the actual game, yes, it feels like there are things missing. But for people who haven't, it will be fine. 

[ShardofTruth 22]

I'm not so sure, the ending doesn't make any sense anymore. The scene before and after the fight against Xion is shown, but there is absolutely no transition, just a fade to black.

[xemnasbane 71]

That sucks. Days was the first Kingdom Hearts game I bought and played all the way through.

[Dracozombie 4,554]

To me, the HD collection didn't have what made 358/2 days so enjoyable for me.  Probably the only advantage to the cutscenes is to allow people to watch them in HD without slogging through the gameplay if they hate it.  But, even then, while the graphics are pretty, most of the cutscenes are 1) centered on nothing but the clock tower or the Castle That Never Was (even the original had a few cutscenes in the Disney worlds), so it didn't take complete advantage of the spiffy new look, 2) the voice acting to me was below mediocre, and this is coming from someone who gives plenty of leeway to such matters; Xion sounded odd, Roxas sounded way too soft, and Axel sounded like Quinton Flynn just doesn't care about this role anymore, and 3) the near complete omission of Disney worlds where, as you mentioned, had some of Roxas's development take place the clock tower scenes don't show.

 

The HD cutscenes seem more like a summary than an actual story.  It's understandable, since they had to cram a 30+ hour game into two hours of high-def cutscenes, but there are lots of subtleties and stronger writing with the script the HD cutscenes don't have.  Seriously, they had to change a lot of the lines I guess for lip syncing or length restraints, but the dialogue seemed more sharper to me in the original.

 

I can honestly write a more detailed explanation about the difference between the original and the HD cutscenes, which I was going to after the official English release anyway, but I'll do it later.

[RoxSox 3,593]

To me, the HD collection didn't have what made 358/2 days so enjoyable for me. Probably the only advantage to the cutscenes is to allow people to watch them in HD without slogging through the gameplay if they hate it. But, even then, while the graphics are pretty, most of the cutscenes are 1) centered on nothing but the clock tower or the Castle That Never Was (even the original had a few cutscenes in the Disney worlds), so it didn't take complete advantage of the spiffy new look, 2) the voice acting to me was below mediocre, and this is coming from someone who gives plenty of leeway to such matters; Xion sounded odd, Roxas sounded way too soft, and Axel sounded like Quinton Flynn just doesn't care about this role anymore, and 3) the near complete omission of Disney worlds where, as you mentioned, had some of Roxas's development take place the clock tower scenes don't show.The HD cutscenes seem more like a summary than an actual story. It's understandable, since they had to cram a 30+ hour game into two hours of high-def cutscenes, but there are lots of subtleties and stronger writing with the script the HD cutscenes don't have. Seriously, they had to change a lot of the lines I guess for lip syncing or length restraints, but the dialogue seemed more sharper to me in the original.I can honestly write a more detailed explanation about the difference between the original and the HD cutscenes, which I was going to after the official English release anyway, but I'll do it later.

Good, since that's exactly what it's meant to be. It's not really meant to replace the actual game, it's meant to give casual fans the important parts of the story.

[kingdomlanelover 494]

I agree completely, I would have been fine waiting for an actual playable game than just watching cutscenes that fade to black everytime there's a battle. I feel that's really not fair to newcomers to the series, but hopefully they will be able to make up for it in 2.5.