Good evening, ladies and gentlemen out there in Gamespot Land.  How are you all doing this fine evening?  In the throes of moving stuff around and packing boxes of books (which lemme tell ya - they're heavy), I figured I'd sit down for a few minutes and let you know what I've been up to, Gaming wise...

In the past few days, I've actually managed to play a bit more of an amazing Game, called Kingdom Hearts 2.  I've actually managed to make a bit of progress since we last spoke, and am now playing as Sora in Proud mode.  This is giving me a bit of grief, as some of the enemies I'm fighting are kinda tough - but I'm managing just the same.

Currently, I believe I've got Sora up to Level 15, and I'm quite enjoying some of the new features.  The Forms seem kinda kewl (working on levelling up my Valor form - the only one I have so far), and even the Limits with the other characters from different worlds are kinda kewl as well.  I quite like the use of Reaction commands, and fighting with TWO Keyblades at once?  AWESOME!  :D

I've actually had a few combats where I've kicked in a Limit with one of my new friends, snotted the enemies (usually a Boss) for a while, and then switched over to Valor Form and caused some carnage.  Is it just me, or do they throw far more enemies at you in KH2 rather than in the first Game?  Might be wrong, as it's been a while, but still...

I'm also liking the new style of Gummi Ship stuff as well.  Quite liking the fact that you don't have to fly the course between Worlds so often, and that there are challenges for each section.  Been replaying some of those with better Gummi Ships to see if I can unlock some of the bonuses there, so that's kinda kewl.

Now on to some stuff that involves the use of the words:

*Spoilers Ahead*

Remember kiddies, that lil' warning just above means that if you don't wanna read NEthing about the Story in the Game, which may spoil stuff for you - then look away NOW!  :)

For the rest of you (including those who have finished the Game), I have some comments on where I am.  Currently, I've managed to complete three worlds - Hollow Bastion, The Land of Dragons and Beast's Castle.  Just about to head in Pooh's Storybook at my last save.  So I've only just started the Game really, as I still haven't figured out much about what the heck Organisation XIII is up to.

On those dudes in black, I have some questions to muse about out loud.  I'm suspecting that Ansem's renegade apprentice people are some of those who make up the Organisation, but that takes care of only about half.  I'm also gonna add Ansem himself, Riku and Sora to that list, but that still leaves me with about four members to come up with.  I'm sure I'll find out who they are in due course, but it's still interesting.

I've met (and defeated several times) Axel, and just recently made acquaintence with some dude called Xaldin.  Now I don't know if they're the apprentices Ansem mentions or not, so I'm not sure where they fit in the list.  I'm also starting to suspect that there are several different factions within Organisation XIII itself, which I hope to see confirmed as I play on through the Game.

Another point to mention.  King Mickey shut himself in the darkness with Riku in Kingdom Hearts, right?  Riku (who hasn't officially shown up yet, although I reckon I might have seen him several times) is part of the Organisation, and King Mickey has been seen (several times) wearing a black robe - like the Organisation XIII members do.  But I've previously (in a flashback) seen thirteen members - some hoods down, some up - all sitting down in some sort of meeting.  So is Mickey part of the Nobodies group now or what?  Should it be called Organization XIV now?  :)

I'm also wondering whether Namine is Kairi's Nobody or not.  If you recall, Kairi lost her Heart (if I recall correctly) back in the original Kingdom Hearts.  By the explanation given in KH2, she would prolly have created a Nobody because of it.  This would fit with why she has such control over Sora and those linked to him - given how strongly Sora feels for Kairi.

Finally, I'm wondering where the plot is heading.  To my eyes, where the evil forces (under Maleficent - who seems to be back again...  How'd that work out?) were trying to capture and use the Princesses in the original Kingdom Hearts, I'm thinking the Organisation seems to be trying to increase their Ranks (or steal the Hearts of, at least) the Hero type characters in each world.  Just a gut feeling so far, so we'll see whether I'm right or not as the Game progresses...

NEhow, that should do on my musings for the moment.  More on Kingdom Hearts 2, and various possible plot elements, as time goes on.

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Well, that should do me for the moment.  I'll get back to packing now, and hopefully managed to pack another couple of boxes before I head home.  In the meantime, make sure that you all...

GAME ON!  :D