Comments on: Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories http://toase.net/2005/01/22/kingdom-hearts-chain-of-memories/ Love/Hate Video Games. Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:05:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: gatmog http://toase.net/2005/01/22/kingdom-hearts-chain-of-memories/#comment-314 gatmog Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:42:50 +0000 http://toase.net/wp/?p=248#comment-314 The card-based battle system is probably the only reason you should try this game. There really isn't much else to it. The Heartless enemies are way too repetitive, and the fact that they will occasionally re-spawn (or add reinforcements?) into an ongoing battle make it all the more frustrating. I found the first few battles I was in involved constantly tapping the attack button, not even caring what cards were being dealt. The real-time execution of each card's action makes it really challenging to be successful, and so you end up relying on a few, powerful cards. A nice feature that I forgot to mention is the ability to create up to three decks. Because you can re-use cards you already have, you can have a "General Combat" deck, a "Spell Deck" or a "Boss Deck", that can be equipped as long as you aren't already in battle. The card-based battle system is probably the only reason you should try this game. There really isn’t much else to it. The Heartless enemies are way too repetitive, and the fact that they will occasionally re-spawn (or add reinforcements?) into an ongoing battle make it all the more frustrating. I found the first few battles I was in involved constantly tapping the attack button, not even caring what cards were being dealt. The real-time execution of each card’s action makes it really challenging to be successful, and so you end up relying on a few, powerful cards. A nice feature that I forgot to mention is the ability to create up to three decks. Because you can re-use cards you already have, you can have a “General Combat” deck, a “Spell Deck” or a “Boss Deck”, that can be equipped as long as you aren’t already in battle.

]]> By: Tony Walsh http://toase.net/2005/01/22/kingdom-hearts-chain-of-memories/#comment-313 Tony Walsh Tue, 25 Jan 2005 02:19:38 +0000 http://toase.net/wp/?p=248#comment-313 Hrm... sounds worth picking up used. Filler, maybe, but some potentially-interesting gameplay. The "just a dream" theme is echoed in the orginal. Kingdom Hearts was a superb game. I hate Disney as much as the next guy, but somehow they made it cool. My fiancee's got a pre-order in for KH2, but I doubt we'll see it until this fall. Hrm… sounds worth picking up used. Filler, maybe, but some potentially-interesting gameplay. The “just a dream” theme is echoed in the orginal. Kingdom Hearts was a superb game. I hate Disney as much as the next guy, but somehow they made it cool.

My fiancee’s got a pre-order in for KH2, but I doubt we’ll see it until this fall.

]]> By: obi-walrus http://toase.net/2005/01/22/kingdom-hearts-chain-of-memories/#comment-312 obi-walrus Mon, 24 Jan 2005 06:03:27 +0000 http://toase.net/wp/?p=248#comment-312 The cards are the exact reason I lost interest. The game itself with all the worlds is fascinating. The cards however are just annoying. The cards are the exact reason I lost interest. The game itself with all the worlds is fascinating. The cards however are just annoying.

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