Kindom Hearts: Chain of Memories (GBA)

[Cdub39]

Hello, there! I am Cdub and this is my review for Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for the Gameboy Advanced (yes they still make them!). Let us begin!








To start off I just want to say, I have never played a Kingdom Hearts game in my life. That being said I want to say that even though I've never delved into the world of Kingdom Hearts, CoM's storyline is very easy to get into. It's about a typical spiky hair protagonist name Sora who end in a giant castle called Castle Oblivion, with Donald the Duck and Goofy hanging onto his coattails. They're only a few lines into the game and wouldn't you know it the shit hits the fan. They end going on an adventure to find Sora's friend Riku and end up hurdling through countless Disney movies to get there. Now that the story explanation's done with let's move on to ACTUALLY REVIEWING IT.

I'll keep this short, the graphics are incredible for a Gameboy, the battles only sometimes get boring, the boss battles are usually very fun, and the plot line is alright. Although I must admit, as much I like this game the base of the storyline sounds like it was made up a stoner four-year-olds. I mean REALLY Goofy? And while we're on the subject of Goofy, while the hell do the give him ONLY A SHIELD? Did he aspire to be a Captain America? Did he get to the weapons pile last? Or are the designers just hatin' on Goofy? I mean Donald gets a mace and Mickey gets a....... coat.



Bottom Line: Rent it, if you like it buy.

 

[AndyFromMonday]

Rather short...Dude really it was VERY short. I just felt no actual "motivation" to read it. When you review something, try and make it has interesting has you can. For e.g. use pictures? Bigger fonts? Make it so that when someone clicks on the thread they will be like "Wow, this review looks awesome".

 

[Nox13last]

Goofy hates weapons. For all hostile purposes, he's a technical pacifist. You'll need to give King Mickey's martial captain some form of weapon. A shield counts, because Goofy's so damn selfless. In KHII-

Spoiler

-he pushes King Mickey out of the way to take a boulder to the head (one which'd have crushed Mickey entirely.)

This makes the next battle intensely awesome, because everyone's so pissed off with pity and vengeance. It's here that Mickey loses the hooded trenchcoat that he wears throughout the game. He's going "I cannot kick ass with the heavy robe!" It's the only time I've ever seen Mickey furious. I've seen him angry, but this is the first, in Disney or Square-Enix, that he's gone on a warpath.
And Donald had a scepter, he's a court wizard who uses his magic flamboyantly (such as waking Goofy with the Thunder spell to the backside).
Mickey also wields the Inverse Keyblade. It is very similar to Sora's. While Sora's has a gold handle and silver neck, Mickey's has a silver handle and,... you get it.

Yes, this all comes from someone has more KH Save Files than red blood cells.

 

[Beowulf DW]

Too short.

Don't be afraid of being verbose in a review!

 

[Takoto]

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is the only one (thats out) that I haven't played. I have been meaning to play it but I've never found a copy of it.

Also, reviews a tad too short. Elaborate on it more.

 

[megapenguinx]

Little short on the review, but at least you were honest. Just try to expand it more.

 

[Nova Tendril]

I played that game. It made me realize just how stupid Kingdom Hearts is.

 

[RoBoFish]

It was really nice graphic wise for a GBA game, surprisingly so actually, so I totally agree with you there. The card system I could have done without, esp figuring out which combination of cards did what; I usually just randomly picked cards and hoped for the best.

And losing a boss battle was out of the question, since I had to go through the cinema every time... and I lost a lot toward the end, probably because of my habit of randomly selecting battle cards.

All-in-all, I liked it. But I wouldn't play it again just for fun.

 

[Nox13last]

I played that game. It maid me realize just how stupid Kingdom Hearts is.

How about some justification? Or are you intending to start a hateboy thing?

 

[Say Anything]

the graphics are incredible for a Gameboy

Why is that?

the battles only sometimes get boring

Why? I'm not even sure what the game's battle system is...

the boss battles are usually very fun

...And then you tell me there's boss battles? What are these about?

Wayyyyyyy to rushed. You're trying to inform people why they should or shouldn't buy a game. The only new opinion I've gotten from reading this article is that the storyline is poor. If you're trying to sell me on either buying or staying away from this game, you oughta give me reasons.

 

[Nova Tendril]

I played that game. It maid me realize just how stupid Kingdom Hearts is.

How about some justification? Or are you intending to start a hateboy thing?

Without going into to much detail I'll just make a quick list of the things I hated in the game.

-Stupid plot
-Unlikeable characters
-repetitive combat
-poor level design

Overall it was just a very dull game that I felt like I was forcing myself to play.

 

[Mockingjay]

Could have done with some elabouration sweetie =]

 

[Nova Tendril]

far too short and grammatically incorrect. Try again when you want to actually put in some effort.

Without going into to much detail I'll just make a quick list of the things I hated in the game.

-Stupid plot
-Unlikeable characters
-repetitive combat
-poor level design

Overall it was just a very dull game that I felt like I was forcing myself to play.

- can't argue with you there.
- except, you know, all the disney ones.
- The combat was very strategic for an action title, if that's what you mean.
- The levels are essentially randomly generated, not a valid complaint.

The combat was repetitive for me because you fight the same enemies over and over again in each fight. The combat itself was fine but it got old fast (much like the combat in Assassins Creed. I can tolerate it most of the time but when I have to do it constantly it ruins the game for me).

 

[KamachoMcSagget]

The port for the PS2 isnt as good as the GBA version because I cant see all my enemies at once due to the 3d figting.
But I still think Chain of Memmories is an awesome game.

 

[DreamKing]

Chain of Memories was my favorite Kingdom Hearts game because of the of the combat system. I felt relieved and empowered when I broke an opponent's combo with a simple zero card. The combos felt great to use because they were useful and attractive to look at.It was was annoying because of the fact you lost the first card in the combo but I can see why that was put into the game. The story was ok but was improved when you completed Riku mode. As for characters, I really liked Axel and DiZ gave the series a nice dose of mystery.