#kh 0.2

[separatethingy]

0.2 was the first ps game I ever played. I still haven't 100% it tho

Cause of this dingus.

[xiiiwayfinders]

A Fragmentary Passage is the saddest dress-up game I've ever played

[a-crack-in-the-universe]

The fuck when you realise that Terra lied to Aqua in KH 0.2. She asked him if he was safe and he said that he thinks so. But in reality he was actually imprisoned in the Guardian and being tortured. :'(

Poor Terra.

[infinitelilith]

Mickey left Aqua trapped in the dark realm for ten years and smiled through every tragic event that happened.

IS THIS YOUR KING?

LITERALLY FACTUALLY INCORRECT. PLAY THE GAMES AGAIN AND PAY FUCKING ATTENTION THIS TIME

[rhythmmortis]

[dreamsy990]

SPONTANEOUS MINI REVIEW BECAUSE I REALIZED THAT I HAVENT FUCKING TALKED ABOUT FRAGMENTARY PASSAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok so. i actually really liked this one!

so uh. if you witnessed that incredibly long thread i made yelling about kh3 you will know that i. am not a fan of the look of modern kh. i think its kind of uninteresting compared to the delightfully cartoony style and just generally i dont like more realistic looks to games that already had a unique visual identity.

so im here to say that i think it works for 0.2! im a good way through kh3 and i dont think it works well there and ill get to that when i eventually review that game but. in 0.2 i think the new style fits the more dark tone very nicely, and the enviornments are absolutely gorgeous. like i came out of ddd thinking absolutely nothing could top symphony of sorcery in terms of world design and was proven wrong. the realm of darkness is my new favorite kh "world". for my mutuals who havent played kh, look at this!!! its absolutely gorgeous

and the environments are actually my favorite thing about this game. besides being beautiful, theyre also delightfully trippy and unsettling. theres a section where you have to climb up a seemingly never ending staircase, and every time you reach what you think is the top you hear aquas worst thoughts. a lot of the areas are twisted, destroyed versions of worlds seen in bbs. its very dark (fitting, for the realm of darkness) and honestly its a treat to just walk around admiring the view. the visual storytelling is as good as kh ever gets.

i briefly mentioned aquas thoughts a minute ago so ill bring them up again, her commentary adds a lot to the desolate atmosphere, and this game really feels like a character study. it shows her desperation, her worst thoughts, her hope despite everything, and its just genuinely good. i havent been able to say that about khs character writing since like. days. its GOOD.

i am. not a fan of bbs' writing. i think its got a good underlying concept with absolutely terrible execution, and it makes me wonder at times if the things i like about it were intentional or not. but this game takes the best written character of bbs and gives her more depth than they ever could before. i can say with confidence that aqua is one of the best characters in the series, and a lot of it is because of this game.

the tone here is very gloomy, but thats not really a complaint because the game is so short. the depressing atmosphere isnt too much to bear because youre barely in it for more than 2 hours. and i think that run time is EXACTLY long enough. it goes for exactly as long as it needs to tell the story and still give a moment to breathe.

as for gameplay. im not the biggest fan of the updated system. i like to think im open to change with kh's combat. i think the command deck has potential and the card system in com was fun and i actually liked days' panel system. but something about the way this new version of the system feels to play is just. unsatisfying. hits dont feel like they have any weight to me, and spells feel inconsequential despite being more grandiose than ever. its just not as good as it was before, and like its a sort of half assed replacement of reaction commands. the way they incorporated style changes into it was okay, but again its not as satisfying as it was in bbs. but maybe it was just satisfying in bbs because the rest of the combat there sucked

tldr, the things i care about in a game (writing and visuals) were fucking spectacular, but the gameplay definitely had room to improve. also if i ever have to fight a darkside again ill throw up and cry! 8/10, though im tempted to raise it to a 9 for the environments alone

[hitinmiss]

🌀Spellweaver🌀

[lucemferto]

Here's a fun trivia fact for everyone:

Famous Tired Man Tetsuya Nomura has a writing credit for every single Kingdom Hearts game, except one: the first Kingdom Hearts.

He served as Scenario Supervisor for Chain of Memories, is credited for "Base Story" in Kingdom Hearts II and has been credited for "Story" in every game starting with 358/2 Days.

In fact, for two games is credited as the lone writer: coded and Melody of Memory.

That makes him the most consistent writing presence in the entire series with 13 out of 14 entries to his name.

That was your fun fact for today.

[tapioca-puddingg]

Yo! I just finished another KH discussion video! This time it's about Aqua. It's unlisted for now, but I'll make it public soon. Had some audio issues, so I do apologize about that. If it ain't one thing, it's another lol. Would love to hear y'all's thoughts and opinions as well

[jellyrat-9203]

My sibling, playing KHBBS: A Fragmentary Passage without knowing what happened in BBS: what's going on with Terra???

Me, joking: He's being taken over by Richard Epcar.

My sibling: What?

Me, still joking: I mean he's turning into Daisuke Jigen from the 50+ year old anime, Lupin the 3rd

My sibling: WHAAAT????

[kitkat-the-muffin]

I was bored and decided to ruin the tone of the Fragmentary Passage intro by putting On My Own from Teen Beach 2 behind it

I thought it would be cool but it does just take all the angst out of most of it 😅

[starlightwayfinder]

[paintsplash1712]

Kingdom Hearts Fanfic Idea!

What if Aqua was able to escape with Mickey and Riku at the end of KH1/the beginning of CoM?

She was there with Riku in Castle Oblivion, watching over Sora in KH2, saving the day in 3D, etc.

[a-crack-in-the-universe]

‘What was it like, in the Realm of Darkness?’

He’s not sure what possessed him to ask that question. He knows that this is a delicate topic, and that what she went through still haunts her, just like his time as Xehanort’s vessel still haunts him.  

To his surprise, though, Aqua actually answers him.

‘Cold,’ she murmurs. ‘Dark. Terrifying.’ She shivers and tightens her grip on his hand. ‘It sucks all the light out of you, if you stay there long enough. I couldn’t sleep, or eat, or do anything except walk and fight Heartless. And lonely. I missed you and Ven and the master all the time. Sometimes I saw you and Ven there, but you were just illusions that faded away when I got too close. I… I could have died. Sometimes I wanted to die, but you and Ven always stopped me.’

‘I’m sorry,’ he says. Sorry for dredging up bad memories. Sorry for everything he did that led her to her fate.

‘Don’t be,’ Aqua says, squeezing his hand. ‘It wasn’t your fault.’

‘No?’ He looks at her skeptically. If it weren’t for him stupidly falling for Xehanort’s tricks and succumbing to darkness, Aqua would never have been put in that position in the first place. How can it not be his fault?

‘It was my choice,’ Aqua says firmly. ‘I’d do it again if I had to.’

He hates knowing that she’s right. That she willingly sacrificed herself for him, when she could have saved herself and let him sink into the darkness. Yeah, he would’ve been lost, maybe for good, but at least Xehanort would’ve been trapped. And he wouldn’t have had to be aware of Xehanort using his body for his evil plans.

He doesn’t go into that, though. It’d only end with them arguing and Aqua insisting that she could never leave him like that, not even for the greater good.

‘I know,’ he says instead. ‘Thanks,’ he adds. ‘For… doing that.’

He means it. Not that he likes that it resulted in her exile in darkness and the almost breakage of her sanity, but appreciates the thought behind her choice. That she loved him enough to brave that hell to save him.

Aqua smiles slightly and breathes out, ‘You’re welcome.’

‘I never thanked you, Terra.’

Aqua’s startlingly-loud voice jolts him out of a light doze. He opens his eyes to find Aqua gazing at him expectantly, as if waiting for him to say something.

‘Hmmm?’

‘You guided me,’ Aqua says softly. ‘In the Realm of Darkness.’

He looks away. ‘It was Namine,’ he tells her. ‘She’s the one who convinced me to find you. To help you.’ He swallows hard. ‘It’s her you should be thanking.’

‘You still came,’ she responds. ‘In Enchanted Dominion and later, at the Dark Margin. It was your heart, and Ven’s too, that helped guide me to Destiny Islands and stopped me from drowning. That helped me break through the wall between the Realm of Nothingness and the Realm of Light. So… thank you.’

‘Ah… you’re welcome.’

‘And… thank you for tonight. For being there for me.’

He keeps his eyes away from her beautiful blue eyes, lest they wreck him completely. Instead he keeps his gaze locked on their joined hands.

‘You’re welcome,’ he repeats.

[infinitelilith]

This area was so sick, I specifically remember seeing it for the first time and just having to stand still to admire how intimidating it was

[rhythmmortis]

"to spend one more night beneath the stars with my best friends."