Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
by Square Enix
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Video Game Reviews of Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
Customer Review: It's a nice follow up to the orriginal
Summary: 4 Stars
Yeah, this is a pretty fun game, it's just a shame that it was orriginally made for the gameboy because as you are playing it you're thinking - Man the graphics are kind of choppy and there is hardly any dialogue, which is what I fell in love with on the first two. It's a good buy for the kingdom hearts enthusiast and I would recommend playing it but it could have been so much better if they would have orriginally made it for the playstation.Customer Review: an awesome game
Summary: 5 Stars
Awesome game, battles are different than the 1st and 2nd games, you use cards to battle enemies. Graphics and characters are awesome. It is worth buying. I have the first and second game of this.Customer Review: TOTALLY FREAKING AWESOME!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I should warn you up front, I am a MAJOR Kingdom Hearts buff, so expect this review to be biased accordingly.
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is the game that bridges half of the gap between Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II. (The rest will be explained in Kingdom Hearts: 385/2 Days, to be released in Japan in February, North America ???) This is the story of Sora's trek through the mysterious Castle Oblivion, his search for the friend he forgot he had (Namin?), and his encounter with the mysterious "Organization" of "Nobodies."
The original KH:CoM was released on the GBA system. Kingdom Hearts: Re:Chain of Memories is a complete 3D remake of the GBA game (Originally released in Japan w/KHII Final Mix +)--including VOICE OVERS!!! That's right, the cutscenes between the floors/worlds are completely voice acted. Beautiful, right? It also incorporates new features to the game, like reaction commands with some attacks.
KH Re:CoM also includes a remake of the Reverse/Rebirth mode, also mostly voice acted. (Sadly the actual worlds in both game modes are "bubbled" not acted. *sigh*) This game mode also includes a new Card Duel system. Play the same ranked card as your opponent, and you're given the opportunity to unleash some seriously bad sleights.
Oh, I should have mentioned that Re:CoM (as the original CoM) has an entirely different gameplay system. In Castle Oblivion, every action is controlled by the Cards. What world you go to, generating new areas within the world, and even fighting. You have to construct a deck of Attacks, Magics, Items, and even Enemies to match your fighting stle and destroying your enemies. It took me the first floor or so before I got the hang of it, but it's really not that much harder. One aspect is that you can "stack" one-three cards and play them all simultaneously, resulting in a destructive combo, or ocassionally an even more powerful attack called a "sleight" that can have devestating effects.
Bottom line: if you like Kingdom Hearts, BUY THIS GAME. If you don't like Kingdom Hearts, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? (Just kidding! :p) If you've played the original CoM BUY THIS GAME. If you haven't, BUY THIS GAME!
I rate it two thumbs up (but only because I don't have a third!)
Customer Review: A Wonderful Game, But Worth The Price?
Summary: 4 Stars
Pros:
A full 3-D remake of the GBA classic
Great Voice Acting
Cons:
Retains the card battle system
A few years too late.
With that said KH:CoM is a must own game if you already have Kingdom Hearts 1&2 for the PS2 and have never picked up the GBA original, or if you have the original and loved it, pick this up too, its amazing in 3-D.
Gameplay wise its exactly like the GBA game you use cards to battle, It very different from what KH 1&2 fans are used to, but the learning curve isn't to steep and a person should have it down within the first few floors of Castle Oblivion, still like many others, I would have preferd the original battle system...
Graphically KH:CoM is a step up from KH, but not quite as good as KH 2, the environments are shockingly different from KH they are stripped down, and feel rather empty, This KH is lacking a certain flare that KH1 had that captivated me so years ago.
My Final thoughts: I find it very pleasing that the original voice actor who plays Sora has came back a 3rd time to reprise his role, altho he sounds too old for the young Sora portrayed in this game, it would have fitted perfectly in KH2.
Prise wise, this game is definitely worth it, new games for the PS2 are still ringing in @40-50 dollars, while this one is only 30, I should mention that this game was actually bundled with the the final mix version of KH2 in Japan, this was not ment to be a stand alone game and it kinda shows here, but still a perfect example of a Kingdom Hearts game even though its not as amazing as Kingdom Hearts was, its still one for the collection ;)
Customer Review: A Really Bizarre Departure in Gameplay
Summary: 3 Stars
The Kingdom Hearts series is synonymous with fun gameplay, eye-catching environments and an interesting story. Unfortunately, Square/Enix & co. decided to throw one third of that mix out the window when they made this game. This game (which is a remake of the Game Boy Advance title Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories) features a truly odd spin on combat, in which cards are required to do ANYTHING in battle. You can't even swing your Keyblade without using cards to make that happen! It hampers the fun, action-intensive element of combat with a whole lot of fumbling around to get the right cards lined up at the right time.
The game still features pretty (if somewhat limited) scenery, and of course it's great to fill those pesky story-gaps that were left between KH and KH2...but why did they have to do so in some sort of bizarre Yu-Gi-Oh card-flinging fashion?? I'm sure there's those out there who enjoy this change but I feel that it's an unnecessary revamp of gameplay that detracts from the overall experience, instead of adding to it. In a 3-D world with full range of motion, restricting even your most basic attacks to what cards you have in hand is ridiculous. Imagine...you're in mid-air, pounding some justice into an enemy, when suddenly you run out of cards and can't do much of anything until you've had a chance to run away a bit and reload your deck.
I do like the story and I will get as much use out of the game as I can, but I really don't like the changes. It's like having a driving game which you control with your abdominal muscles, or a facial-gesture-controlled martial arts combat game...an unneccesary amount of abstraction from the natural jumping-dodging-and-swinging-my-weapon-at-lightning-speed action/adventure vibe.