Not Satisfied With 1.5 and 2.5? Come, I Shall Quell Your Anger and Rage

[jj the jet 19]

Don't worry. I'm not hating on either one of them. And I'm not trying to talk as if this is some new revalation that only I discovered lol. It was in my head and I just wanted to talk about it is all.

 

We all know that the whole "HD Remake" is just a gimmick which I'm sure most of you know by now after playing 1.5. Don't get me wrong, of course they brightened up the colors and some other minor things but some of the more detail like the "Lame Face", the unspoken lines for the Final Mix English version, weren't changed along with other things. Most of the times when they release these "HD" screenshots, it's pretty much false advertising to get people hyped up.

 

There have been some people that were really upset because they spent good money on the game. If you're upset, I want to try to quell your anger. First off, think about what these Remixes actually mean. These games came out years ago on system of the past, the lovely PS2. By today's time Kingdom Heart's franchise has grown and expaned causing it's fanbase to increase. Many younger people or those who don't have their old PS2 anymore have no way to get caught up. If people don't have many systems, they are also missing out on other Kingdom Hearts titles.

 

So how can we get them involved? You know the answer, you know exactly what I'm going to say. By condensing the entire Kingdom Hearts series onto one platform that they know most people already have, the PS3. Not only are they reaching out to newer fans, but also to old ones. Most have never played the Final Mix versions of games unless your PS2 could play discs from all regions. This is all in preporation for the PHEONOMINAL sales they are going to make for KIngdom Hearts 3.

 

What's that? You're still angry? You still paid good money and should have gotten more out of it?  That's fair and true enough but look beyond the Remixes. Kingdom Hearts 3. The more side jobs they have to work on, the less they can work on Kingdom Hearts 3 and the longer we have to wait. In my personal opinion, I get the feeling Kingdom Hearts 3 is being rushed beyond belief due to us fans. Hopefully I'm just being paranoid.

 

From the time they began working on 1.5 to the time it was released I'm not sure how much of that time frame it took to get 1.5 and 2.5 onto the PS3. I'm hoping they spent very little because that means Kingdom Hearts 3 was being focused on. So as most of us already know, just like with anything a company sells, they have to hype it up and get people into it. I don't think they should have baited us with the fake screenshots though, because fans would have bought it either way. I think they should have just focused on it being an HD version and not a "Remastered" one. It can give the wrong impression.

 

Hopefully I managed to get rid of some of your anger. Will 2.5 be the same way? My guess is yeah. It'll take more than a side by side comparison to convince me. I also say yes because they want to focus on you know what. I wish they could do an actual full remastering of it but I'm ok with it just the way it is. It's still nostalgic to play either way.

 

Anyway, that's it for my little rant. I hope I'm not being redundant and forgive me for typing this long novel.

 

Hope you all have a good one!

Edited July 9, 2014 by jj the jet

[Cucco 1,907]

Yeah, they are lackluster in many places, but overrall I'm happy with them

[KHUndertaleFan25 2,858]

Very well said, my friend.

[TerraRedeemed 255]

Wall of text/10

[jj the jet 19]

Wall of text/10

 

it's what I do

[Hero of Winds 2,576]

Wait there are still people upset about that? I've yet to see anyone complain since the release of 1.5, which is just 2 months away from being a year old.

[Kaweebo 3,617]

I don't know who in their right mind would be disappointed by 1.5. It's beautifully made, one of the best collections I've seen. Everyone who assumed that they'd fix the 2D faces were fooling themselves. (And really need to get over that in general. It's really not that bad.) The false advertising was wrong, and I stand by that, but to ask for more than what we got is just being greedy. It's 30 bucks, guys. I think we got our money's worth.

Edited July 9, 2014 by Kaweebo

[peronmls 45]

First of all the collection wasn't made to just look pretty. It's main point was for the people who have missed out on it the first time to have the chance this time to play it. If people care about graphics so much then they can play a PS3 or Xbox or watch a movie. A game is about gameplay not graphics. "Game"

Edited July 10, 2014 by peronmls