Zilla Fieri
[Kingdom Hearts] I am sorely tempted to pick up 3 so I don't have to worry about youtube recs spoiling shit for me
Zilla Fieri
I really appreciate everyone on my timeline keeping spoilers under the header, so none of this blame falls on any of you
Zilla Fieri
But holy fuck, I go on youtube a lot and would. Like to go in as blind as possible
Zilla Fieri
At this point I might just fucking cannonball in, despite being decently behind on lore shit
Zilla Fieri
Haven't played CoM yet, haven't seen the 358/2, Coded or KHUx movies yet...0.2 I've seen enough to get the gist of, at least
BERSERKER
okay let me lay this out real simple
BERSERKER
99.9% of CoM's plot is covered either in 358/2 or in KH2
BERSERKER
CoM is raw pain to play
BERSERKER
avoid com like the plague.
Old Wolf Winter
okay, having just finished my playthrough I can say
Old Wolf Winter
a lot of the major things from there are kind of...not that wholly important?
Old Wolf Winter
all three of the mentioned games
Mega
CoM has a good story
Mega
I'd say watch the cutscenes for it?
Mega
unpopular opinion: 358/2 HD movie cuts out a LOT of important story and emotional context
Old Wolf Winter
there are three major notes from them: Riku got a replica in CoM that never technically died; Xion existed but no one remembers her; and...KHUx exists
Mega
I highly recommend watching this video that combines HD with the DS story material for the optimal experience
Old Wolf Winter
I agree with Mega, the movie cut out way too much of Days
Mega
'cause otherwise, the Days movie is just... kinda hollow? It cuts some really adorable character development moments
Old Wolf Winter
including some of the funniest parts
Mega
ROXAS, THAT's A STICK
Mega
Oh!
Mega
Also
Mega
KHUX
Old Wolf Winter
like "Roxas, it's a chest. They have stuff in them."
Mega
watch everglow's timeline videos for that
Mega
they are excellent
Mega
they cut out all the filler and construct the story from KH-X, KH-UX, and Back Cover in a way that is chronological and consistent
Mega
when you trim the filler? KH-UX is actually really neat
Old Wolf Winter
you won't need to watch the back cover movie to worry about KH 3 though
Zilla Fieri
hmmm
Old Wolf Winter
so as-is, you could get everything out of 3 except for some of the Roxas, Axel, and Xion stuff
Mega
I could comment on the importance of KHUX to KH3, but I don't wanna accidentally spoil stuff. It's not as essential, but.
Old Wolf Winter
and maybe some context for riku replica
Mega
You can probably just watch cutscenes for CoM and get the important stuff
Mega
the main story bits are lovely, but a lot of it is filler (the disney worlds)
yaknog
Watch cutscenes for CoM definitely
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Youtube is the plague
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They put spoilers in the titles
Old Wolf Winter
and yeah...KHUx has more stuff going on that they reaaaaaaaally didn't tie in well, because I haven't touched it and I lost some context for sure
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And in the thumbnail
Mega
there's secret reports, but idk how to unlock them in KH3. just know they exist
Old Wolf Winter
I can't...entirely explain what I mean without a bit of spoilers, which is annoying
Mega
Yeah
Mega
KH games always have reports, though
Mega
I like them, but at the same time it can be frustrating to have crucial story tucked away
Old Wolf Winter
but it doesn't really hurt the story much, so don't worry about that part
Mega
ye
Mega
BBS is probably the most important of the non-numbered titles
Mega
in terms of KH3
Zilla Fieri
BBS I'm pretty comfortable with
Zilla Fieri
I've only played Terra's story, but I know enough about the other two
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BBS and 3D are important.
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Everything else you can more or less skim over.
Zilla Fieri
3D was so dumb with its story contributions, but that means it's hard to forget them
Old Wolf Winter
it was marvelously dumb
Zilla Fieri
It's another reason why I don't mind going right into 3 since I don't expect grand things from the story except maybe wrapping up shit with Xehanort but more on the gameplay side of things
Zilla Fieri
It looks fun
Old Wolf Winter
it is very, very fun
WinterOwOlf
do the thing