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Quiz: Which of these dream eaters was added to DDD in 2.8? ANSWER: There are TWO Tubguin and Catanuki.

It's difficult to decide without knowing the final duel types and appearances but I'm leaning towards Sobble. I haven't gone with the water starter since my first Black file (I've got another one now in which I chose Tepig).

Proud fan from the beginning, 2002. A couple of friends and I were at the mall and saw a poster for it of the original box art hanging in the window of a Gamestop and were intrigued by the presence of Donald and Goofy. Well, my best friend and I were, while our third friend had already played and had been the one to light the actual spark when he gave us a brief description. When the first Playstation came out, my best friend and I played almost every game as a collab. Most of the time we'd take turns with the controller during sleepovers or hangouts but occasionally one of us might progress a bit alone and copy the save file to the other's memory card the next time we got together. So not long after that fateful mall trip, my best friend and I rented the game. Yes, rented. Physical media rental places still existed and even VHS tapes hadn't been entirely forgotten just yet. That's how old this franchise is. I'd stayed the night at her house and she hadn't gotten a PS2 yet so I had to bring mine. The mini she ended up with hadn't existed yet but fortunately the original was lightweight and easy to hook up. We'd chosen the staff though I don't remember what we'd relinquished. I kind of want to say the sword. I remember how long and annoying the Destiny Islands introduction was because it took time for me to appreciate the originality, at this time we were anxious to get to the Disney worlds. We also thought Sora was a weird name for a boy because we were used to it as the name of a female character in Digimon. You're wondering about the dual pronouns, the collab bit has a sad ending and I'm coming to that. We made it as far as Deep Jungle, which I am pretty sure was our first Disney world before we got stuck with the Clayton battle and after that my best friend kind of just lost interest and thus the era of our collab-ing ended. Remember that third friend who was with us at the mall when we came across the game poster and who'd played before? I called upon him to come and beat the Clayton battle for me. In retrospect, I can't believe that was so hard. I might have needed him for Ursula as well. From there I continued on alone. Fun tidbit: I was such a noob that I had no idea about the equipment or abilities and thus inadvertently Kingdom Keyed it with no armor or accessories for over half the game. I remember trying to call upon that friend again to get me through the final battles but he told me to level up more. He did go through my characters' equipment and abilities though that's how I realized just how dense I was. Admittedly, I still haven't even tried those final battles. Not even in 1.5. I've only gotten as far as Final Rest. >_< I still have the PS2, and both my memory cards with the data intact and have discovered backward compatibility on my PS3. New goal: Complete the original game twice, once on that original file and once on 1.5.

Although it's inevitable that others' opinions are influential via exposing us to multiple perspectives and can be enlightening or those with certain levels of astuteness difficult to argue but it's important to maintain our individuality. To let others dictate whether or not you should enjoy the game is giving them too much power. No one has that right but you. Nothing is perfect and as such flaws while disappointing won't always prevent enjoyment. None of us would be here if that were the case. I'm compiling a review of my own as I'm progressing through it (I'm in the final phase now, I've just arrived in Satem Ad Caelum and deciding whether or not it's worth it to attempt to go for the Ultima Weapon since the flans and especially that damn final Gummi ship mission are difficult for me) and it's more criticism than praise but I am enjoying the game immensely. Despite some holes and underdeveloped areas, I'm loving seeing all the previous games come together. Personally, I find reviews harder to compose if the praise outweighs the criticisms. If reviews bother you this much it's better if you avoid them. I haven't read any myself, I just know from the grapevine that there has been a lot of hate for this game and guess what? I don't give a shit! Don't sell your soul to be a sheep. It's not wrong to be in the minority, I'm a proud member of a few. Embrace it.

Seeing UX usernames in that legion battle made me wish I hadn't lost my save and could have had a chance at getting mine in there. How boss would it have been to see the name Ventus show up? It would have been getting help from Past!Ventus!

(If it were a possibility) What Marvel World Would You Like to See in KH4?

What Was Your Favorite Reveal From the Nintendo Direct?

I'm in standard mode and chose Balance and the Guardian. It landed me TWO damage controls before level 10 which cuts 50% of the damage taken (25% each) when HP is 25% or lower. Though the game is already relatively easy so far, this was admittedly a godsend with the tornado titan and the demon tide. That and Donald.

The pre-order my folks bought me for Christmas was delivered on Tuesday the 29th at approximately 1-1:30pm. So far it's been awesome.

I don't care. I'm not into level 1 runs, speed runs and the other likes, so I don't even need 9 slots let alone 99.

Olympus was much more enjoyable as a full plot based world rather than for the most part an optional extracurricular. The inclusion of Thebes and Mount Olympus itself added substance and the titan boss battles were, the sheer scale of them was awesome. I just have a few minor critiques:

This is a bummer but I speculate that it's been removed due to it not fitting into the story. I've only gotten as far as Twilight Town but so far The Mysterious Tower has only served as a meeting place for Sora's Party, Mickey and Riku to discuss developments and strategies with Yen Sid vs. being the subject of its own plot as it was in 3D. This doesn't merit the necessity to battle your way to up upon each visit and would just be tedious. Even those who'd appreciate the experience grinding.

Is everyone ready to take them on again in 4 days?!

I would recommend it, it's probably safest.

I do count my blessings. As for pre-ordering online, I do hope this is immune to out-of-stock situations but I don't know how it works.

That's shitty if you'd already paid for it. Were you at least refunded? I'm glad my folks pre-ordered it for me for Christmas on Amazon.

The feeling is understandable. The apparent state of Twilight Town has me concerned as well but every aspect of the game is going to be a flaw to someone regardless of time and focus put into it because true perfection is unachievable. I.e: I didn't get the two worlds I wanted most. You can't worry about the shortcomings, you just have to take what we get and make the most of it.

I as well don't believe 'rushed' is an accurate term. With source material to be compared to and no doubt the pressure of Frozen's popularity, it stands to reason that the Disney worlds are the most judged aspects of the game and thusly would monopolize the focus. Not to mention that this is the first installment to incorporate Pixar. There is also each world's role in the main plot to consider when constructing them, factors such as world size and content can be dependant on this. I.e Destiny Island's role in BBS vs. KHI vs. CoM vs. 0.2. Destiny Islands have always been more of a backstory world used to as a connection to Sora's, Riku's and Kairi's hearts vs. a world that presently participates in the plot. - In KH1, it serves as the point of origin because it's Sora, Riku and Kiari's home and thus the place from which their journey was facilitated. - In CoM, it was represented as a memory of Sora's. - In BBS Destiny Islands isn't playable because it was a short encounter location needed to connect the wayfinder trio to Sora and Riku (Kairi, as is clearly established was still living in her original home word, Radiant Gardens). - In 0.2, Destiny Islands had been trapped in the RoD and I believe it was Aqua's ending up there was her heart's way of reaching out to Sora and perhaps Riku as well. See how that works? Sometimes the plot can be adjusted but sometimes it can't. Admittedly, I am a bit worried but will not pass judgment until I play. I've learned my lesson after judging too many films as terrible based on trailers that were, in fact, fantastic when I ended up watching them. Tangled is among them.

I apologize that I'm late but I believe the end of March at the minimum and end of April at maximum is ideal as it should provide fair accommodation for everyone under all reasonable circumstances. As most dedicated fans will have pre-ordered it by this point, It should be adequate time for completion of the game with RL schedules while maintaining a safe environment for participation in the forums during progress for those who want to avoid spoilers but don't want to stay away. Taking until March just to obtain the game isn't really our problem.

San Fransokyo (Big Hero 6) - The film has great depth and themes of darkness in the heart and I'm intrigued because this will be the first city-based world other than The World That Never Was and I really like cityscapes. Arendelle (Frozen) - I find the film overrated because felt the development was lacking, leaving some significant explanations to be desired but I do appreciate the use of Elsa's insecure character as a manipulatable in response to her having a coveted power. Even though it's predictable...literally. It actually was predicted to a tee. Users on KHInsider had this pegged when the film came out and it's inclusion in KH3 mere speculation (BTW, I hadn't found KH13 yet in case this might have gotten me lynched). Montropolis (Monster's Inc.) - To be honest, I don't know what to expect here story-wise, but I like the trio's monster forms. The Toy Box (Toy Story) - Again, don't know what story to expect but I appreciate the whole new depth the unique nature of this world offers to the KHverse. It also gives me a sense of nostalgia as I was a big fan of the Toy Story video games. I've played the SNES and PS games as well as the Tiger Electronic. I still own the PS game. Kingdom of Corona (Tangled) - I'm looking forward to Mother Gothal's role primarily because she has such interesting potential. Being centuries old she has the potential to have been around during the Keyblade war, perhaps even as a participating wielder. I'm not a fan of Pirates of the Carribean, I tried to watch the first film on TV once but it failed to obtain my interest and am neutral about Olympus and The Hundred Acre Wood. I am looking forward to more aspects of the Hercules film being introduced and I love Winnie the Pooh but am hoping for a different entrance as the book being damaged is redundant and at this point is reaching.

The sword, the shield, and the staff have been a staple of the main story games that shape gameplay so I'm assuming they'll come up again in Kh3.

iPhones are apparently more popular in the US as well, every accessory found in electronic stores around here are for iPhones. I've had to purchase every single case I've ever bought for the Androids I've owned on Amazon.

How well do you know the main weapon of the series? Answer: Sweet Memories. In the vanilla #KingdomHearts 2 it's ability is Lucky Lucky and in FM it's ability is Drive Converter.

I resent the discrimination in the smartphone world. None of this cool shit is ever made for Android.

Speculation that Vanitas as the capacity to be good has interesting merit since light literally consumes darkness (i.e when one turns on a light in a room the darkness vanishes) and Vanitas is darkness personified but that just makes me think of Jack Frost being hugged to death in The Santa Clause 3 which was garbage. The whole thing just feels ridiculous to me regardless. There is already enough cheese in this game with the prospect of Roxas and Xion getting their own lives. What would be interesting to me is if Vanitas got re-incorporated into Ventus's heart where he came from. I agree.