Half-birthday present go?

[MagmarFire]

And then there's Orcus....Good gods, Orcus just won't stay still.  I'm going to have to switch over to Fire for him.  To make room for all of these spells, I'm going to have to get rid of some abilities.

Orcus is easier when you remember that right after the finishing shockwave of its flying sword attack, there's a window of opportunity where if you hit it, it'll be stunned for a few seconds, allowing you to get a few good hits in.

[Hi no Seijin]

And then there's Orcus....Good gods, Orcus just won't stay still.  I'm going to have to switch over to Fire for him.  To make room for all of these spells, I'm going to have to get rid of some abilities.

Orcus is easier when you remember that right after the finishing shockwave of its flying sword attack, there's a window of opportunity where if you hit it, it'll be stunned for a few seconds, allowing you to get a few good hits in.

Yeah, I know.

Got that final sigil for Mission 89 not too long ago, actually.  Only needed 9 level 5 Thundagas to subdue the Powered Armor with as little as zero hits taken; unfortunately, on that try, Orcus gladly hit me six times.

The Veil Lizard took plenty of damage from Thunder once I froze it with Blizzard Block; he was pretty easy to avoid taking damage from.

Two quick Fire spells for the Poison Plant, and two or three for the Gigas Shadow, which screwed me up on one try because I misjudged how far away it was when I tried to let off a Fire spell while it was beginning its leaping attack.  Thankfully, I had more than enough Fire spells to take out Orcus; with that one it became a matter of keeping enough distance between us to safely cast Fire, preferably defeating it before it threw its sword.

This one time I would have had it if not for the Stalwart Blade jumping up into the air.  I had taken off the Air Dash panel, and it turns out that Air Dashing is the best way to avoid that attack.

Now I just need more Thundaga panels for Missions 74 and 75 so I can finish up the challenges in Twilight Town.

[The Glamour Nazi]

How is this on topic?

[MagmarFire]

It's about 358/2 Days, which is what Shika got for his birthday.

[DW]

I really like how this links all the games. Definitely fills in some gaps.

[MagmarFire]

Just prepare for the wham episode.

That is all I'm saying.

[Hi no Seijin]

I really like how this links all the games. Definitely fills in some gaps.

I've played most of Chain of Memories, but gave up on it because of the card battle system, so 358/2 Days is the first Kingdom Hearts game I've played through beginning to end.  Right now (at least on the Sundays I can make it over to my friend's house), I'm playing through the first Kingdom Hearts, and I'm watching the cutscenes from Re:Chain of Memories, so I'm starting to better understand the story in 358/2 Days.

Speaking of watching CoM cutscenes....Hey, Mags, in 358/2 Days, after that first mission in Agrabah (I think it's the first mission in Agrabah), Roxas faints.  Would that have something to do with Vexen creating a fake memory of Twilight Town for Sora?

[MagmarFire]

Hmm... Actually, the memory Vexen gave Sora wasn't fake. In Re:Chain of Memories, Vexen states that the C.O. Twilight Town was a result of the "other side" of Sora's memory--the part that Roxas shared, being a Nobody (well, Axel kinda killed him before he could mention Roxas's existence at all).

Personally, I think it was a result of Sora starting his year-long reconstruction of his memories. It's stated in KHII that the process of memory reconstruction affected Roxas in tandem (which, of course, you see the effects of throughout the game with those staticky flashes of Sora in the bottom screen). Assuming my memory doesn't fail me, that would probably be around the time that the massacre at C.O. was breaking news, which possibly would also be around the time Sora started his slumber or when Nami really got busy with it.

[Hi no Seijin]

Ah.

Sort of hard to line up events when 358/2 Days is the only game that distinguish between days.

[MagmarFire]

I know what you mean.

Still, at least it's easier to understand than the Zelda timeline.

[Hi no Seijin]

That goes for just about every game I've ever played.

Oh, hey, was Reverse/Rebirth, Riku's story, in the original GBA version of Chain of Memories, or just the PS2 remake?

[DW]

Reverse/Rebirth was in the original.

And yeah, Castle Oblivion was only one day, wasn't it?

Man it's driving me insane trying to figure out who Xion is a Nobody of.

Hmmm...hey...with 358/2 Days out, we can figure out how long after Hollow Bastion it took for Sora to get to Castle Oblivion...How long was Roxas around before he joined the Organization?

[MagmarFire]

Hmmm...hey...with 358/2 Days out, we can figure out how long after Hollow Bastion it took for Sora to get to Castle Oblivion...How long was Roxas around before he joined the Organization?

Roxas started on Day 1, if I recall correctly. Not that he really remembers.

As for your first question, I don't think so.

[DW]

B-b-but...how did they eat...and go to the bathroom...?

[Hi no Seijin]

Pfft, like you have time to eat and go to the bathroom when you're on a quest to save the world(s).