Kingdom Hearts 50%

I am going to be starting up my copy of Kingdom Hearts 3 this March but to get ready and go back over the story, I've been working on platinuming Kingdom Hearts games from the 1.5+2.5 Remix collection. Here is where I am so far.

I've actually gotten pretty decently far into this. I am doing everything on Beginner Mode but I have started a Proud Mode run. I've been grateful that the PS4 version of K.H.F.M. has stacking difficulty trophies and I got all of the Gummi ship trophies, something I failed to do on the PS3 version. Though Gummi Ship Collector is the only trophy on my first account I didn't have due to having to complete EVERY Gummi Mission and some are just jerkwad stupid. X(

I've done better in my Proud Runs of this game than I did Critical Runs on KH2. And yes, the first account I ever made I was surprised to have beaten Ansem's World of Chaos on PROUD Mode. :O Let's hope I can copy that task this time.

EDIT: I might do the hardest difficulty runs of these games on a blank account. That means I have to delete my account to transfer the trophies and I'll lose all my PSN purchases but... I will deal with that soon. Hit Level 100 recently so I have no excuse to avoid the Hades Cup challenges and then face the Ice Titan, Sephy, and Unknown to get the last set of trophies.

Even though I burned all of my Elixirs, I managed to defeat Xenmas and get the credits. I also got all of the puzzles, maps, Nobody entries, and even completed the tough Gummi Missions though I did Dreadnought EX Rank 1 instead of Rank 3 because I was able to modify my donut ship enough so I wasn't totally crippled. Even so those EX missions were tough!

I ended up getting Anti-Form a LOT more often than usual but I still haven't gotten the Corroded By Darkness trophy. I ended Anti-Formed against Demyx(which sucked) and Xaldin(which also sucked) but not my 13th time? SHEESH!

And I don't care what you think of me after I say this, but I f'king LOVE the songs you have to bop to in Atlantica. The best of The Little Mermaid OST. ;)

EDIT: Updated to 53% as I completed two more trophies. First, the 13 Anti-Forms, turned out I only had to Anti ONE more time for the trophy to pop. Then I ran through Paradox Titan to get that out of the way. All that's left are getting the high score for Goddess of Fate, Paradox Cerberus, Paradox Titan and go through the final 50-round slog with no breaks for Paradox Hades and get the high score on THAT as well. Then it's only to level grinding, not Level 99 yet...

YES, I FINALLY HAVE A PLATINUM IN THE KINGDOM HEARTS SERIES!

To be honest, I went through this faster than others because I just wanted to play it and get it done.

Props:

1. Good story, great characters.
2. The worlds were fine and at least they dressed up Sora and the gang in their costumes unlike the original Chain of Memories when Sora and the gang were in their normal clothes. I know the GBA couldn't program in Sora/Donald/Goofy in their Halloween Town costumes but...

Slops:

1. This 100 Acre Woods was the worst Winnie the Pooh world I have ever played. I am looking at you, Veggie Panic and Bumble Buster. X(
2. I died too many times to the final bosses in both stories. Lethal Frame is not a magic bullet as Marluxia the jerk can break out and teleport far away wasting your cards and then one-shots you with Blossom Shower. You have no choice but to break cards as Marluxia, Zexion and Ansem finale are impossible to beat if you do not break their cards. I was very lucky with Zex - he stole Riku's cards but Riku had enough to destroy his books and get the cards back and avoided Zex's sword sleight that one-shots you on Proud Mode. Not so much with Ansem.
3. Level Master = Worst Trophy. I don't mind maxing my level but when you have to rely on RNG to give you good mobs for Riku since he can't use sleights unless he's in D-Mode, he can't kill all the enemies before they get him. Even with Lexaeus and Strong Initiative rooms, it took me all night to get 12 levels to Level 99. And even at Level 99 with all upgrades, Ansem one-shotted Riku. I hate Ansem. :( Sora had it easier but I kept eating inputs and accidentally summoning Mushu instead of using the Mega Flare Sleight.
4. I know that the remake of Chain of Memories was an afterthought so they couldn't call in voices and it was remade after KH2(which is why Sora sounds like KH2 Sora instead of KH1 Sora despite him being KH1 Sora), but they could have hired scabs for the voice acting instead of having text dialogue. I am certainly glad you no longer have text dialogue for KH3!

Overall, re:Chain of Memories deserves black sheep status. I wouldn't say that it's the worst KH game in existence(that honor goes to re:coded) but it is meh. I know that there will never be a re:CoM platinum speedrun because it's impossible due to the fact that Level Master is a thing. I am never playing this again except on blank accounts for self-torture. :p

The fact this is my first KH platinum on my true account shows how desperate I was to get a KH plat before I started up KH3.

Others:

Birth by Sleep: 11%

Completed my Terra Critical Run and started my Ventus Critical Run. BBS has the easiest time with Critical, though I am sure Aqua is gonna die a zillion times AGAIN in Critical Mode. Better fuse EXP Walker and leave it overnight again! :(

Dream Drop Distance HD: 7%

Just started it, defeated Hockomonkey with Sora.

I have deleted my save because I bought the physical copy of 2.8 and want to start over. I still have all of the trophies up to that point so I can avoid using paint ball on the Dream Eaters. Following a guide to 100% the game fast.

Yes, I will eventually play Kingdom Hearts 3, don't yell at me! :(

(No pic here, sorry)

First off, I am glad Nintendo finally squelched the 'Bowsette' character by having their game (which I got and played until Soda Jungle, which sucks) by saying that the Super Crown only works with Toadette. Peachette is cute and great for jumps but you lose her so often after World 2 because you get hit so much more often. :(

But back to Kingdom Hearts 3. Yes, I have the game, still wrapped, on my kitchen counter. I do not plan on touching that wrap until March 1st.

Why? Several reasons:

(1) I am getting way too many spoiler videos showing how to platinum the game. I have already learned how to craft the Ultima Weapon and make an uber Gummi ship as well as learned about Lucky Emblems and what so not. I know that it is my obligation not to watch those tip videos if I don't want to be spoiled before I play the game but...
(2) I have other obligations. Now that I have a second HD computer, I need to use it as much as possible by playing The Sims 4(I got the latest expansion and never tried it out) and Maple Story (my old computer will be a Kishin Kanna whore and help spawn tons of enemies for my hero to slay to get the vital experience needed to survive) and I also have other games I want to platinum first, mainly at least one old Kingdom Hearts game. The only platinum I ever got was Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Remix on a very old account and I want to replicate it.
(3) I need to play through and complete Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep A Fragmentary Passage. (gag, so long a title!) This is the only story I have never finished(I only played up to the first boss) so I need to try to witness the story of Aqua's travail through the Realm of Darkness to understand how she got into such a bad condition in Kingdom Hearts 3.

That said, I realize that I shouldn't put off KH3 forever lest I end up regretting it, so I have put a limit on myself to try to get it started on the one month anniversary... and since 2019 is not a Leap Year, that means that one month from January 29 is March 1. So I will unwrap Kingdom Hearts 3 then and only then.