Tell me a command better than Thunder Surge... You Can't.
Wow, this game hasn't aged well for me, I remember loving it back in the day as one of the best Kingdom Hearts ever made, but upon closure inspection this game has too many duct tapes and inconsistencies in it I found it really hard to get back into it, especially considering that dreadful Terra section that made me facepalm several times, I swear, the guy has the IQ of a toddler. That, and having brought Ventus back home would have avoided many things. The game's pace is also pretty weird, considering most of the game and worlds are filler, sadly, this has been a thing since KH2 mind you, where you meddle more than necessary, unlike KH1, that had something going for every world completely unrelated to the normal plot of each world (as in the movies) worst world for me was Neverland, due to Peter Pan, the only saving grace for that world is that is the best place to farm for Command XP imo, as you can just go to the indian cap, rinse and repeat and you'll be done.
That aside, I still had my fun with the game, gameplay was good, but not as great as KH2, it's too floaty and some command styles are annoying, like Sky Climber or Ghost Drive, which, might look cool, but when it comes to function, they disrupts normal movement a lot to the point of making normal attacks become a chore. Thunder Surge is still the way to go and there's simply no other way that is more satisfying than this (maybe terra's Cannon, but I still prefer Bio Barrage for that juicy dps)
Terra's Story: 4/10
Ventus' Story: 5/10
Aqua's Story: 6/10
Overall, game with some highest highs but a lot of lowest lows that can't really find a balance.
Wow, this game hasn't aged well for me, I remember loving it back in the day as one of the best Kingdom Hearts ever made, but upon closure inspection this game has too many duct tapes and inconsistencies in it I found it really hard to get back into it, especially considering that dreadful Terra section that made me facepalm several times, I swear, the guy has the IQ of a toddler. That, and having brought Ventus back home would have avoided many things. The game's pace is also pretty weird, considering most of the game and worlds are filler, sadly, this has been a thing since KH2 mind you, where you meddle more than necessary, unlike KH1, that had something going for every world completely unrelated to the normal plot of each world (as in the movies) worst world for me was Neverland, due to Peter Pan, the only saving grace for that world is that is the best place to farm for Command XP imo, as you can just go to the indian cap, rinse and repeat and you'll be done.
That aside, I still had my fun with the game, gameplay was good, but not as great as KH2, it's too floaty and some command styles are annoying, like Sky Climber or Ghost Drive, which, might look cool, but when it comes to function, they disrupts normal movement a lot to the point of making normal attacks become a chore. Thunder Surge is still the way to go and there's simply no other way that is more satisfying than this (maybe terra's Cannon, but I still prefer Bio Barrage for that juicy dps)
Terra's Story: 4/10
Ventus' Story: 5/10
Aqua's Story: 6/10
Overall, game with some highest highs but a lot of lowest lows that can't really find a balance.