The Disney worlds are there solely to give Riku things to fight in between more cutscenes about the Organization.Īgain, those cutscenes were interesting enough that I kept playing. Remember how well I said the Disney worlds integrate with Sora’s story? They don’t even try in Riku’s. Unfortunately, Reverse/Rebirth has even less exploration than the main game. In general, I enjoyed Riku’s combat slightly more, except for two things: 1) I was so bad at duels, the duel tutorial boss almost killed me, and 2) the lack of a “cure” card really hurt.
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Breaking enough cards in a battle triggers Dark Mode, where he has access to powerful sleights. He can also engage in “duels” when you and your opponent use a card with the same number. While the card system is more or less the same, his decks are locked and the cards changed automatically during the course of the story. It’s technically known as Reverse/Rebirth according to the title screen, which means I was playing Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories – Reverse/Rebirth as part of the 1.5 Remix. The second part of Chain of Memories follows Riku. I enjoyed the characters, the questions raised about memory and identity, and the vague hints dropped about Nobodies.Īnd when I finally made it to the end, after an admittedly awesome final battle, it unlocked a second story. (It also makes me wonder again why Kingdom Hearts includes Disney and Final Fantasy when it obviously has its own original story it wants to tell… but never mind.) The plot takes some nice twists and turns, and it intrigued me with its larger universe and world-building. The problems faced by the Disney characters, and the slight alterations of their stories, all work to complement Sora’s story.Įven though the Disney stories are integrated well, the real story in Chain of Memories is Sora’s journey through Castle Oblivion, and his interactions with the aforementioned cloak-wearing weirdos. The Disney stories fit in thematically with the main plot of Chain of Memories so well, it’s admirable. The repetition didn’t bother me, because I felt Chain of Memories actually used them really effectively. Each floor of the castle is a Disney world… the same worlds from the first game, in fact.
Of course, Disney was still involved, beyond just Donald and Goofy.
These people, and the story, is what really kept me interested in Chain of Memories. Every time it forced me to endure a battle so terrible I wanted to abandon the whole game, it introduced another character in a black cloak from the “Organization.”
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Trying to manage my deck, pick the best cards, set up sleights (special attacks formed from multiple cards), and react to my opponent’s cards, all while running and dodging like a traditional action RPG drove me crazy.įortunately, Chain of Memories knew how to handle me. I despised Chain of Memories’ combat system. Ironically, the combat system inspired the combat in The World Ends With You, which I love. In theory, I love the strategic thinking this system requires. 0 cards can break any number, but also can be broken by any number. Cards with higher numbers “break” cards with lower numbers (stopping your action), except for 0. I enjoyed that, although it took away most of the exploration.įor combat, cards are used for everything: attacks, magic (even cure), summonses, and items. You sort of build your own dungeons, picking which room goes where as long as they’re a high enough value to get past the door. Guided by people in black cloaks, Sora ascends Castle Oblivion in search of the truth, though he loses his memories along the way.Ĭhain of Memories uses cards for both its maps and combat. He, Donald, and Goofy are looking for Riku and King Mickey, and their search takes them to Castle Oblivion. The core storyline follows Sora, immediately after the events of Kingdom Hearts. Since the game is split into two sections, let’s talk about each separately. Or, to be even more specific, Re: Chain of Memories from the Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Remix, just like how I played the first game. To be more specific, Re: Chain of Memories. After the first Kingdom Hearts got me hooked on the series, the next step in my journey was Chain of Memories.
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