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No, generally speaking, you do not need the GBA CoM if you have the PS2 re:CoM as it is the same game with better graphics. If, however, you are stuck in any other country besides Japan and the U.S. where re:CoM was not released and you don't have a modded PS2 to play a disk from another region: Yeah, you should consider playing the old GBA version.

Yes. Just so much yes. I hope so, too. And they can be evil with all the intensity of a religious nutcase who thinks only their way is right, even though they are light.

D: Who is that one person? Why are they here? *rocks back and forth*

Considering it was Cinderella's castle, ala 'The Castle of Dreams'. I'm sure she was simply freaked out that someplace she had visited had fallen into the Dark Realm. =/ Otherwise, I'm not quite sure I followed anything you've said and that might just be because you're missing some punctuation and its a giant run on sentence to me. As for Mickey in the Dark Realm to look for Aqua: While its a great thought, how exactly would he know to look there? No one knows that's where she is. No one. She kind of left without telling anyone where she was going.

Even if we don't get a leaked trailer I hope that means they'll throw in an update to the site within a month or two. (To anyone not knowing what I'm referring to: http://www.square-enix.co.jp/kingdom/3d/ )

Aqua's basic cartwheel provides some immunity to damage? Just keep moving/'dodgeroll' cartwheeling where you want to go. It helps a bit.

Now if only I had a Wii. But I do have a DS. Sounds awesome! /long time Kirby fan

Demented! But generally, I like it. I like the idea of a shifted reality. You definitely have a way with words - it paints and it sings. I'll repeat again, its on the demented side, but that's probably why I like it.

What if he saw her as, say, himself? Repliku~ (I don't believe it, just a thought.)

Yes - I want to watch exclusively Japanese cutscenes (those that aren't in English, eg, Final Mixes) with English subtitles. Yes - I want to watch Japanese cutscenes with English subtitles. Because I can appreciate watching scenes the way they were originally intended and in their native language. I really like some of the original Japanese voice actors. Without subtitles I wouldn't understand over half of it, despite the fact I know the game by heart. All the rest - no. I am completely uninterested in downloading any scenes with English subtitles. I would not download both English and Japanese versions of the same scene unless there was substantial reason to, anyway. I don't need English subtitles for a language I actually speak because I am not foreign and I am not seven years old. That doesn't mean other people don't. However, if they really require subtitles to understand a scene perhaps they should invest money in actually buying the game in a language they do comprehend. We are not downloading scenes here simply because it gets us out of buying the game: We are downloading scenes because we already own the game and lack the means of extracting the video ourselves. You do us a great service.

Slipknot drew me in with some of their subtler songs and then in the end I just ended up liking almost anything they made. I was always that kid everyone would least suspect to listen to that sort of music, too.

Oh yes, most of us are quite aware of this. The plot thickens. >3

=P Yeah okay, except then they have no idea how that happened because they really didn't do anything and suddenly the baby is Xehanort. Oh noes!

Stop and think about the Organization and the X's in the name for a moment. Just like the X-Blade is like controlling all the Keyblades at once, I could see a man being made to hold all of the Organization's powers at once. In fact, with Xehanort's ability to possess people, even as a Heartless rather than a man with Keyblade flailing his arms about, and the Organization's means of spitting out clones like Repliku and mashup clones like Xion, I see it this way: Master Xehanort wants a new body. He clones himself. He's young again. And look at that, he's got a whole bunch of super powers. Yay or something. I honestly don't like it, but its a theory. Mysterious Figure flows about as canon as the Lingering Sentiment battle in KH2FM. Yes, the character exists. No, the character is not supposed to exist then or there, it is there purely for the purpose of fighting. (My question is, then, why weren't Vanitas Remnant and Mysterious Figure part of the Mirage Arena then, rather than left in-play for us stumble across? Alas, that doesn't necessarily mean anything.) And with Terra's random nonsensical flashforwards are in-play in Birth by Sleep, I also think something is really fishy about all of Birth by Sleep, to the point where, yeah, what if someone is really just from the future messing up the past? On purpose? Cutting off loose ends? What if absolutely everything would have happened the same way, except for one minor detail that ruins Xehanort in the end, and he went back just to fix that one, tiny thing? I believe it, the time travelling aspect. Even before I knew about the Mysterious Figure, I had that vibe - the Hall of the Cornerstone dive-into-the-past experience in KH2 only supports it further. The potential for it is there. Do I think Mysterious Figure is a time traveller? Personally? Yes. And to me, the hourglass keychain and clock motif on the Keyblade you win just seals it for me. As for the rest of your post... um.... well your guess is as good as anyone's. I personally think the time turning point might revolve around Mickey. I think Mickey might even 'see' himself and that causes his expression in one of the secret endings as he's walking the path in the Realm of Darkness.

If we wanted to watch the scene in English, we'd watch it in English, except in those rare few cases the scene doesn't have an English counterpart - in those cases, a second download with subtitles, preferably a fansub translation of good quality, should be in place on the website. There is still a pressing need for subtitle-less video for those of us who make music vids and the like, first and foremost.

And that, in the end, is the terrible pitfall of believers to begin with: mind over matter, they make more capable vessels for trouble than non-believers. I'm not gonna lie, this is kind of a problematic move on your part, as its psychological impact has a hold over you. But never fear! Perhaps the contract can be broken, you'll just need to catch the attention of something more powerful, and I think that's always an option if you don't like the current arrangement. Sounds like a common problem to me: A stronger figure coming along and stealing souls from what collected it in the first place, screw contracts, the old dealer is no more. Depending on the details, it might not even be an option. But its always the new demons that find soul collecting savvy these days, the older, watching figures of the world sit at their decayed temples waiting to spring up and parade around like it's the glory days, but they are not sleeping so much as they're in a state that their hands were forced. They cannot enjoy the world as they once did and that sort are looking for more interesting times... they don't just want your soul, they want to bend reality around them. Man, I sound like such a nut or devil-worshipper, but I'm not. I prefer to sit on the fence, and it really is perspective from here. It doesn't take an atheist to go 'I don't want to play this game.' I can believe and still scoff at the game, because, hey, at least I'm aware of it. It's your up-bringing that you really need to think about, not your current situation. Where is the bad in your life really coming from? Do you honestly deserve it? I'm fascinated in this sort of stuff so if you want to ring me up on a messenger and chat, be my guest. (I cannot help you, per se, but perhaps I can make you feel better/more at ease about it.)

Dreams are funny like that. It wasn't a theory, just a dream. I get ones like this, too.

!! You'd practically have to replay the game to get this alternate scene as it happens to compensate for Riku being possessed by Ansem. Basically: You can leave Monstro without completing it, wait until you've completed Hollow Bastion, and go back to it. Riku isn't present in any of the assist battles and Sora goes "Wait, what are you--" whilst Riku? goes "What? You don't remember your best friend?" And Sora responds with, "Liar, you're not Riku!" And the rest of the scene is basically there but cut short. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHf0evYnvew It's just one of those lesser known oddities that happens if you don't play the game in its proper order.

....yeahhhhh... name a Disney movie where someone didn't die. It's usually the villain but then they catch you off guard with things like parental figures. Hell. Meg dies. She still comes back, but hey, she died. We don't need a graphic death. They can gloss it over with as much 'darkness' as they like. It's only relevant that she does indeed die. I mean, why is Cloud even so emo and distant? It's not like anything serious happened he's blaming himself for. He didn't accidentally help Sephiroth destroy their home or anything, unlike the FF7 counterpart. =| Aerith isn't dead, Cloud, cheer up already. I think, yeah, definitely, if they have time for it, Aerith should die. But she should come back in another form and be all 'Oh no you didn't!' But I'm also going to require Jenova gets a KH-ified explanation and have something to actually do with Sephiroth, rather than this 'I am your darkness' nonsense with Cloud. Sephiroth is as much Cloud as Ansem is Riku. Not a bit.

Package of cookies? ...worked on the last person.

Well its quite clear some Pokemon eat other Pokemon. Sometimes violently. Like nightmare fuel violently. I'm looking at you Metagross, Gorebyss, Frillish, Glalie. There's a Pokemon wiki called Bulbabedia - those Pokedex entries, man. *shudder* Metagross: "Metagross is the result of two Metang achieving fusion. When hunting, this Pokémon pins the prey to the ground under its massive body. It then eats the helpless victim using the large mouth on its stomach." Gorebyss: "Although Gorebyss is the very picture of elegance and beauty while swimming, it is also cruel. When it spots prey, this Pokémon inserts its thin mouth into the prey's body and drains the prey of its body fluids." Frillish: "They paralyze prey with poison, then drag them down to their lairs, five miles below the surface." Glalie: "Glalie has the ability to freely control ice. For example, it can instantly freeze its foe solid. After immobilizing its foe in ice, this Pokémon enjoys eating it in leisurely fashion." I want to point out most of those Pokedex entries were from Pokemon Sapphire. Don't believe me? Look it up yourself. >__> What sort of children's game was I playing growing up, again?? Anthropomorphizing small cute animals: Children the world over suddenly with a desire to be vegan.

Enjoy your stay. ^^ Things are going to get really exciting here come next time this month - there should be lots of new information coming in about the next Kingdom Hearts game from Tokyo Game Show 2011 (15th-18 of Sept) - so keep coming back for more!

As much as I'm all for a Genesis reference, its bad enough Sephiroth is present with Cloud and the others in an alter-canon that makes not the slightest bit of sense because its far from its original FF7 context. If they're not going to bother introducing an official Jenova aspect to the series, then Genesis has no place there. Personally, I've been known to roleplay into that and studied Jenova in great length to think about how her existence would best mesh with the Kingdom Hearts canon - as a world eater, similar to a giant Heartless. Do I think any of it will actually be touched on officially? Probably not, and even if so, not with any real focus. The Sephiroth, Zack and Cloud of Kingdom Hearts must be treated as completely separate from their FF7 instances, and this includes losing connections to supporting characters like Genesis. (Afterall, Aerith is still alive, why's Cloud so emo? It's not like it was his fault their world was destroyed because he accidentally helped Sephiroth do it. It's just not - afterall, something that important would have been mentioned. ) Nothing that happened in the original FF7, or any of the Final Fantasies present in Kingdom Hearts, matters at this point, and their original canons can only be used to allude vague concept overlaps. =3 I do, however, hope for more information. That feather at the end of Birth by Sleep intrigues me, too.