BBS and KH2 make this a 5/5 alone. Overall worthwhile package of games.
KH1 became an instant classic for me after beating it. The worlds are great except for little mermaid and the combat is simple but still really combative. The final boss was hell for me but made me feel super cool for beating.
Rechain is a very different game. I had dropped the game after getting 10 hours in because I wanted to move on with the story without the frustration of the bullshit bosses. Besides the bosses, I was able to get the hang of the combat system and it made for some really cool battles. I will come back to this game one day.
358/2 is depression core. My fellas are going through it in this one. Also the game provides a lot of context for KH2 in regards to Roxas.
KH2 is phenomenal. A huge step up from KH1 with a combat system that feels so smooth and sexy. The worlds are better, the characters grow, etc. The story is basically just the organization gaslighting Sora.
BBS - I LOVE THIS GAME SO FUCKING MUCH. Playing through every episode felt fresh because each world reserved an act of the story for each episode. I personally love the Sonic Heroes styled structure. The command deck is also really awesome and fun to play too. It's slower than KH2's combat but by no means does that make it worse. There's still a good combat flow. The characters are also really charming and sibling like. Protect them at all costs.
Recoded - honestly skipped and watched a recap on YT
KH1 became an instant classic for me after beating it. The worlds are great except for little mermaid and the combat is simple but still really combative. The final boss was hell for me but made me feel super cool for beating.
Rechain is a very different game. I had dropped the game after getting 10 hours in because I wanted to move on with the story without the frustration of the bullshit bosses. Besides the bosses, I was able to get the hang of the combat system and it made for some really cool battles. I will come back to this game one day.
358/2 is depression core. My fellas are going through it in this one. Also the game provides a lot of context for KH2 in regards to Roxas.
KH2 is phenomenal. A huge step up from KH1 with a combat system that feels so smooth and sexy. The worlds are better, the characters grow, etc. The story is basically just the organization gaslighting Sora.
BBS - I LOVE THIS GAME SO FUCKING MUCH. Playing through every episode felt fresh because each world reserved an act of the story for each episode. I personally love the Sonic Heroes styled structure. The command deck is also really awesome and fun to play too. It's slower than KH2's combat but by no means does that make it worse. There's still a good combat flow. The characters are also really charming and sibling like. Protect them at all costs.
Recoded - honestly skipped and watched a recap on YT
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These games still have a unique graphical style that holds up today.
Final mix is still a fun game, but compared to what games come later it doesn't age well, the combat feeling stiff early on, the gummi ship sections are in their infancy with how slow and boring they are. But later the game picks up more with the more spells you get, your expanded roster of abilites.
RE:CoM is boring. I've never enjoyed it and I don't think I can, sadly.
2 Final Mix is an overall improvement to the first game, from combat, to movement, to environments, and the gummi sections are a lot more visually interesting (though still pretty simple). It falls off with certain worlds not being the most entertaining and lot of the later content being revisits to worlds you've already finished.
Birth By Sleep is a bit of fun too, though the movement/combat is sluggish and restrictive - there is a QOL mod that allows for animation cancelling that makes things less constrictive. Aside from that, the game is still charming like the rest.
Final mix is still a fun game, but compared to what games come later it doesn't age well, the combat feeling stiff early on, the gummi ship sections are in their infancy with how slow and boring they are. But later the game picks up more with the more spells you get, your expanded roster of abilites.
RE:CoM is boring. I've never enjoyed it and I don't think I can, sadly.
2 Final Mix is an overall improvement to the first game, from combat, to movement, to environments, and the gummi sections are a lot more visually interesting (though still pretty simple). It falls off with certain worlds not being the most entertaining and lot of the later content being revisits to worlds you've already finished.
Birth By Sleep is a bit of fun too, though the movement/combat is sluggish and restrictive - there is a QOL mod that allows for animation cancelling that makes things less constrictive. Aside from that, the game is still charming like the rest.
Great collection of games
Kh1, first game syndrome, great start for the series
KH RECOM. mid ass game, a few select parts that got frustrating
KH 258/2. incredible plot I love the trio of axel/xion/roxas sm
KH2-Best game the series has to offer, amazing plot, hype ass moments, great music
KH BBS, not the place I expected the series to go however incredible plotline
KH Re:coded, really just an ok story till the very end
Kh1, first game syndrome, great start for the series
KH RECOM. mid ass game, a few select parts that got frustrating
KH 258/2. incredible plot I love the trio of axel/xion/roxas sm
KH2-Best game the series has to offer, amazing plot, hype ass moments, great music
KH BBS, not the place I expected the series to go however incredible plotline
KH Re:coded, really just an ok story till the very end