Don't believe Gamespot when they say Kingdom Hearts II is easy...

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#1 255Loner
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I've never played a more difficult game before. It's not that it's generally tough to beat, but to do anything big past playing through the story is supremely aggravating. The mini-games are the worst! The second half of Space Paranoids is harder than the last level! F-Zero GX, which I 100% conquered, can't hold a candle to KHII...and that's saying something.
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#2 XIIAxelCrossIIX
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Agreed. After playing half way through Standard and Beginner mode I found it was far to easy on Beginner and a little to easy on Standard. But my God, Pride is awesome, both in a good and bad way. Sometimes I like how hard it is, other times I want to pull my hair out (once again, sometimes out of joy that it's finally tough, other times that it's too tough). But yes Space Paranoids has some agrivating parts in it. My favorite level is still Timeless River, even though the leve itself isn't that good, it's just the sheer nostalgia and crazyness of it that's so funny and great.
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#3 255Loner
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I recently got a S+2 Rank on Star Dust Sweep, mission 3! 1,500,000 points! It was amazing! The Gummi Ship stuff is UNBELIEVABLY awesome! On Kingdom Hearts(1), I 100% beat the game, maxed out my characters, and got all 30 blueprints, all on hard mode, and clocked under 40 hours. On this game, it's been a little past 40 hours with 8x the amount of story, adventure, and stuff you actually want to do, and I'm still only level 50 with a long ways to go...
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#4 BurntToast
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Maybe on difficult (which I haven't tried yet), but at Normal it's way easy. When you can basically chain 20 hit combos and with the fast-recharging mana (to use those limits, love Donald's limits and how effective they are compared to Goofy's)... the game is a big "X" button-mashing fest with an occasional limit.

****SPOILERS****
I used a summon once... I only died twice, bringing out good old Mickey, at the boss when you revisit Beast's Castle. Other then that, I was never challenged at any other time (save Sephinroth).
****ENDSPOILERS****

Beat the game at around 36 hours at around level 51 or so. Did all of the critical path (obviously), all the pre-level 60 Underdrome tournaments (which are optional) to completion. I'll have to play it on difficult, but seeing how Normal was a piece of cake... I can't imagine how simple the game would be at Easy.

I'm currently working towards getting up to max level right now... up to 42 hours or so now, level 65ish.
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#5 argianas
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The Solar Sailer in the 2nd Tron level was just aggrivating for me, would always just miss the limit before I finally just made it.  But yeah, some of the bosses could really lay out some damage in the second half, the boss of Beast's Castle actually KO'ed my characters a few times which was something I wasn't used to, and that huge boss from Pride Lands took some getting used to.  It's like the previous two KH games, lots of smooth sailing just hitting attack over and over, and then you get a random boss who could bring down some serious hurt (though nowhere near as bad as the CoM bosses).
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#6 gamerrgurrl9
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Sequels tend to be more harder in the majority of cases.Jak and Daxter The Precursor Legacty was easy,very easy.Jak II was quite difficult.(For me altleast)
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I shall test this theory while drunk and extremely underslept in the following few hours, I'll report back in three years.
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The Solar Sailer in the 2nd Tron level was just aggrivating for me, would always just miss the limit before I finally just made it. But yeah, some of the bosses could really lay out some damage in the second half, the boss of Beast's Castle actually KO'ed my characters a few times which was something I wasn't used to, and that huge boss from Pride Lands took some getting used to. It's like the previous two KH games, lots of smooth sailing just hitting attack over and over, and then you get a random boss who could bring down some serious hurt (though nowhere near as bad as the CoM bosses).argianas
When three devastators come out, are they the last bit of enemies you have to face?
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#9 theBrownone
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I think it's more difficult than the first but not by much
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#10 argianas
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[QUOTE="argianas"]The Solar Sailer in the 2nd Tron level was just aggrivating for me, would always just miss the limit before I finally just made it. But yeah, some of the bosses could really lay out some damage in the second half, the boss of Beast's Castle actually KO'ed my characters a few times which was something I wasn't used to, and that huge boss from Pride Lands took some getting used to. It's like the previous two KH games, lots of smooth sailing just hitting attack over and over, and then you get a random boss who could bring down some serious hurt (though nowhere near as bad as the CoM bosses).255Loner
When three devastators come out, are they the last bit of enemies you have to face?

Ya, make sure you have Setup or whatever Tron's limit up and ready.

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#11 255Loner
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Phew! I got so much done. Now all there is left are the minigames, Sephiroth, the Coliseum, the Synthesis stuff, and the Gummi Ship stuff.
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#12 ffsage
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I'm planning on getting this game tomorrow. I am looking foward to it, but i can belive its easier than the first, when you compare Xmen Legends II to the first one its such a disapointment. It confuses me though, why is tron in the game? I don't remember it as a disney movie. 
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#13 kingdom09
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I'd say its been pretty easy so far in the game.  I haven't had many problems yet, only lost once and then I beta that spot on my next try.
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#14 Enterprise-E
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I am glad someone cleared that up for me. Because i was holding back buying it because i hear people say it is to easy. Now only have get past the theme song and i will be alright.
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#15 manhunt1001
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All you American players are making me jealous...the game is seriously delayed over in Scotland.
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#16 HaDoKeN_NaTe
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yea its tough gettin all the minigame and missions done for me at least...not a walk in the park....i'm also tryin to do as much as i can witout help from gamefaqs lol
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I think I'll wait toward the end of the game to do some of the mini-games. I know I need a better weapon/ability to do some of them. Hitting that garbage on wheels in 15 seconds aint happening for me right now. The fastest I did it was 19 seconds. And hitting the junk in 6 swings or less, not happening either. The poster run is hard as well, any tips on doing it in 30 seconds or less?
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#18 255Loner
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I think I'll wait toward the end of the game to do some of the mini-games. I know I need a better weapon/ability to do some of them. Hitting that garbage on wheels in 15 seconds ain't happening for me right now. The fastest I did it was 19 seconds. And hitting the junk in 6 swings or less, not happening either. The poster run is hard as well, any tips on doing it in 30 seconds or less?CMakaCreative
To do the "destroy junk in x amount of swings"(5 hits) and "hit the garbage into the garage"(15 seconds), you need two things. One, you need the keyblade you get from Tifa for beating Sephiroth, the keyblade called Fenrir. You need it for it's ability, "Combo Minus". You will also need to level up some to get Combo Minus as a standard ability. With no ability plus's equipped, Combo Minus equipped, and Fenrir equipped as well, all your hits will be combo finishers. That's the key to both of those events. For the junk, you know what to do. For the garbage up the ramp, you need to only do aerial combos finishers repeatedly. That's it. Super easy. For the poster run, emulate this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrZ7dQ23GAo As you saw, you'll need maximized growth abilities you know you'll get from the fully-leveled forms. Right now, personally, the very very last thing I need to do in the game is beat the Hades Paradox Cup with 15,000 points. That's it. The very last "Mickey Completion". I'd be so happy if I wasn't so intimidated. It's harder than Sephiroth, and he's not in it.
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#19 argianas
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[QUOTE="CMakaCreative"]I think I'll wait toward the end of the game to do some of the mini-games. I know I need a better weapon/ability to do some of them. Hitting that garbage on wheels in 15 seconds ain't happening for me right now. The fastest I did it was 19 seconds. And hitting the junk in 6 swings or less, not happening either. The poster run is hard as well, any tips on doing it in 30 seconds or less?255Loner
To do the "destroy junk in x amount of swings"(5 hits) and "hit the garbage into the garage"(15 seconds), you need two things. One, you need the keyblade you get from Tifa for beating Sephiroth, the keyblade called Fenrir. You need it for it's ability, "Combo Minus". You will also need to level up some to get Combo Minus as a standard ability. With no ability plus's equipped, Combo Minus equipped, and Fenrir equipped as well, all your hits will be combo finishers. That's the key to both of those events. For the junk, you know what to do. For the garbage up the ramp, you need to only do aerial combos finishers repeatedly. That's it. Super easy. For the poster run, emulate this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrZ7dQ23GAo As you saw, you'll need maximized growth abilities you know you'll get from the fully-leveled forms. Right now, personally, the very very last thing I need to do in the game is beat the Hades Paradox Cup with 15,000 points. That's it. The very last "Mickey Completion". I'd be so happy if I wasn't so intimidated. It's harder than Sephiroth, and he's not in it.

You don't need the Fenrir, I did it without.  What you do need is Negative Combo equipped, and none of the Combo Boosts that increase the combos.  This should give you a two-hit combo, which is still doable.  I ended up getting the junk up the hill in like 15 seconds (isn't 20 or something the goal?), and beat the junk in 4 swings (could have done it in two but I was lazy).  For the junk, keep in mind that you can push the junk into a line...

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#20 Dark_Kain
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I can understand where some people would find the game difficult during some of the mini games and miscellaneos stuff. I, personally, found the game to be a joke. I started and only played the game on proud mode. I found the game to be relatively easy and yes I did 100% complete the game. I do recognize where people could have difficulty, but I completed this game without any problems and was disappointed by what I thought was a lack of difficulty.
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#21 Soulja_West
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Its pretty easy but some of the bosses are hard..
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#22 Dark_Kain
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From what I understand, a lot of people had trouble with the last few boss fights. I found with careful dodging and spamming the triangle button, it was a little too easy. Sora is like a God at the end of the game with some of the stuff they allow him to do, at least in terms of his counterattacks.
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#23 kingdom09
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Well for me with not paying attention to the Triangle that much i had a hard time ,but once I use it liek i should thne I do alot better.