[Kairi-loves-Sushi]

Ok, so I got my copy on the release date (n the US). My brother got it for me for my birthday (yeah, i love him ^^) I'm in Olympus right now (Hades is a beast!) How do you guys like it so far?

[Ryusuke]

So far, I'm enjoying it. It kind of caught me off-guard when I first played it though. I thought it'd be exactly like the GBA version, but nope. The voice acting is well done and it's interesting to see (or have already seen) the scenes on 3D.

The camera stinks.

Full review later.

[Sailor Pluto]

I went out and bought it today at Gamestop. I've only played the game for short time then I went to work, but I made it to Halloween Town on the Third Floor. I completed Traverse Town, and Alice in Wonderland.

[Coffin Crow]

I think it's pretty good to tell you the truth. I'm impressed with everything. I'm at Atlantica right now (floor 7 for me). I burst out laughing when Axel first entered, he sounded so cool. I'm glad they kept his original voice. Larxene is excellent as well. Just what I imagined, Vexen as well.

I'm anxious to see and fight Vexen, Lexaeus, Zexion, and Marluxia though. Especially Zexion, since we can't really fight him in Final Mix seeing that its only in Japan.

Definitely something to look forward too. =]

[Pokemon Champ. Roxas]

Well so far im really into it lol

Evrything seems so easy even on proud but I have died some several times DX I really liked Larxen's voice although Marluxia hmm idk sometimes I think it was unexpected for him to sound like that.

[sakuchan]

I haven't warmed up to the card system, yet. :\
And I've gone through a bunch of Traverse Town rooms that look exactly the same but are supposed to be different rooms. *despairs*

[2005]

I got it Tuesday but my Max memory card wouldn't save, it said insufficient space which is a complete load since there's like 30 MB left. So Wed. I got a Sony card and I've been playing as much as I can. Right now I'm on the 8th floor and its really great! More room cards, better controls, easier battle system (to me). What I'm waiting on is the strategy guide, so I can find out if we get all 13 Org. cards. I hope we do, that be so sweet!

[SoraRocks]

Ok, so I got my copy on the release date (n the US). My brother got it for me for my birthday (yeah, i love him ^^) I'm in Olympus right now (Hades is a beast!) How do you guys like it so far?

I just got my copy today. Technically I didn't like the GBA version as it was too small to see.

When I played it on GBA I got stuck on Hades and lost my passion to play it anymore after what seems like a thousand tries. This format is easier and more fun than the last one. I am at the first meeting of Sora and Axel and lost, taking a break and I will go back to it shortly.

Graphics beats the tar out of GBA (though it was fine there too, one has to squint to read on GBA )
I love it so far. I love the fact that its more 2D & 3D than anything. It makes it feel like its REALLY part of the series now.

[Turtlekid1]

It's fun! I love the new map cards, the graphics, and the battle system, but most of all, I love the voices for Larxene and Vexen. Excellent voice acting, IMO.

[Ex-SOLDIER]

Ha I got it and one of my memory cards wouldn't work so I had to start the game over so I could delete some stuff off my other memory card so I could use it, but anyways I digress.

I've had the game for a couple days already have 30 hours on Sora's story and beat that, and have roughly 5 hours on Riku's and am almost through with his story.

I have to say I am loving this game it's so nostalgic to both KH1 and the original Chain Of Memories on the GBA. It's basically word for word spot on with the GBA dialogue. And the card battling is in my opinion far superior to the KH1 battle system. I mean Sora has like 30 moves not really but it looks like it haha. There is also quite a bit of strategy involved in the game as well as challenge.

You can make your character have very low HP for an even more difficult Proud Mode challenge. And playing as Riku is simply way to fun. His Dark Mode, and the way his cards function are simply awesome.

Very good game.

[DesCoteaux-Complex]

Could some body who has gotten this far tell me...
how is the Dark Aura? That was my favorite of Riku's attacks in CoM.

Is it even in there? I don't have the game yet.

[Jester's Court]

I already beat the game on GBA, so I didn't feel bad getting the save that already had Rebirth/Rebirth unlocked and the theater.

Riku's dark mode is fun.

[Kairi-loves-Sushi]

You know, after a while, I got use to the card system thing. Its pretty fun fighting heartless. But bosses, that's different story. Larxene was EVIL and now I'm stuck on Riku #1. I think I'm going to level up some more befor fighing him.

I'm loving the voice acting so far (I'm on floor 6).

[The 15th Member]

Don't talk to me. I've (unfortunately) been unable to go get the game, and it's really annoying me. Part of me just feels like asking for it for Christmas though.

[Fedric]

well,kingdom heart re:chain of memories is way better than the gba version.the ps2 version has:better graphics,new cards and riku dark power transformations.

[Luminescence]

It's amazing!!1!1!!=D
Love the 3D and the voice overs are great! But I was kindda cought off guard with Vexen's voice, I thought it would be more like Sephiroth's...
At the moment I'm stuck on 100 Acre Woods, the game keeps on freezing on the last room. Hardest boss battle was Maleficeant, hatted the battle on the GBA and still hate it

[Fedric]

the gameplay is much better than the gba.i like this game so far.good voice acting and beautiful 3D environment.

[Dark Heartless Cloud]

It beats the snot out of the GBA version. I enjoy this one more because it requires more strategy. Marluxia hyped me up. I havent had such a thrilling battle since KH2 bosses a few months back.

[Turtlekid1]

Yeah, Larxene II and Riku III and IV had a similar effect on me.

[Ursula102]

I'm at the midway point of Sora's story right now (after the first set of world cards). I really enjoy it more than the GBA--just because I hate bending over a game system to play. I don't really think Larxene's voice is the best though. And it took me a while to get used to Osment's older voice with Sora's younger body.

Overall, I think this version feels easier so far. Or maybe it's because I only played the GBA version a few months ago and I've got used to the battle system. It gives me somewhat of a challenge at least.

[Cixer]

(Spoilers may follow)

I just completed Sora's story.

I have to say, I like this game a lot. However, there are a few drawbacks:

-The camera and lock-on. In battle, the camera absolutely sucks, especially when you try to get a Friend Card. With the Sonic Blade sleight, Sora will automatically lock onto a target, even if it's flying (as in, you'll just slide right under it, and the cards will be wasted). Locking on to a specific target can be difficult, especially when there are ten enemies on the field.

-The bosses' difficulty levels jump around. I swear, Captain Hook was the hardest Disney boss, even though the ones afterward, such as Oogie Boogie and Maleficent Dragoon, were pushovers.

Also, on that note, Vexen was insanely difficult (in both times you fight him) compared to some of the other bosses. His ability to guard and his constant zero cards were the worst.
Larxene is difficult the second time you fight her, because if your deck isn't streamlined (as in, you don't have to jump around to make sleights), it's easy to get caught up in her attacks.

The voice acting was pretty good (my thoughts will be posted in the Voice Actors thread, so I won't repeat myself), I thought that Larxene's and Vexen's could've been a bit better. Melissa Fahn as Larxene would've been interesting, though I don't know if she'd sound too young (I'm mainly basing this off of Rika Nonaka's voice, from Digimon Tamers).

EDIT: One more thing--

Did the people who worked on the english version of this game do anything to make the mouths of the characters match what they were saying? It was a real eyesore to see someone say a word like "two" and have their lips be wide open, as if they were saying "la."
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...
Say, did they alter the mouths of the characters for the english versions of KH and KH2?
I wonder if I'm ranting for nothing...

[Scarecroww]

Aside from the lip syncing/awkward pause issues, it was pretty fun (easier in some places than the GBA version, Marluxia was so much easier in the PS2 version :s)

I didn't really care for Namine's new voice, aside from that the voices weren't that bad (I had no problem with Osment's voice, though that's probably because I could never see any other VA taking over English!Sora in my mind)

[oppositearmor]

I'm on the 11th floor right now, have to fight Vexen again. IMO, the game is very good (so far), but a lot longer than what I remembered the original CoM was.

[Turtlekid1]

For me, it was longer because I took more time to level up on every floor so as to be able fight bosses with relative ease.

[Goofy5555]

I finished Sora's story a few hours ago and I'm happy to say that I've enjoyed just about everything featured in the game, namely the extra dimension added into the mix.

I've also really taken a liking to the voice acting. The organization members' voices are really well done and sound exactly as I'd imagined they would (with the exception of Marluxia and Zexion, of course. Their voices could have been so much better).

The card battle system took a little getting accustomed to, but once I learned the art of deck organization, I became increasingly fond of it and the element of strategy that's been added in thanks to the cards.

There are a few nuisances in this game too, the jerkiness of the camera being one of them. I also dislike that the triangle button is being used for stocking instead of L1/R1. Early on in the game, I found myself constantly hitting the two buttons at the same time only to have my level of annoyance rise just a tiny bit each time I realized that I should have pressed triangle instead.


@Cixer: Regarding the lip-syncing: I don't think they did much, if anything, to the movement of their lips from the Japanese version. I'm a bit confused, really. They redid all of the speech but I guess they decided not to go the extra mile and tweak their lip movement to match it. D: