My Eight KH2 Alterations

Originally posted by haido

• No Maleficent or Pete. Instead, the ones we regularly run into are the Organization. They need hearts so they spend a good portion of the game releasing heartless into worlds, usually along Sora’s path.

• Kairi has larger role. It can vary but my solution is to have her there from the beginning. Brought to Sora, by Namine, as the final key to waking him up. Then she’s made a party member having light-based variants of Sora’s spells.

• Riku doesn’t look like Ansem nor does he have a keyblade. He already feels shame for his past actions so he has reason to hide from Sora and Kairi.
And show him earning a keyblade or show us Mickey giving Riku the kingdom key d. Dont just grant him one off screen.

• Keep Namine around. She could be Riku’s traveling companion behind the scenes. Appearing with or without Riku to help at points in the story.

• Cut Atlantica and 100 Acre Wood.

• Going back to the first point, make the nobodies more prominent. Have the new enemy class appear more, make Sora wonder why they’d be causing chaos (seemingly) at random.

• Rewrite or fix the script. Fix some of the translation errors like “Bleig” or “why did he choose you”. Keep “Sora! Donald! Goofy!” to the barest minimum.

• Rework Disney Castle. With Pete gone we need a new reason to go there, I suggest a magical painting plot akin to Epic Mickey. It’d let you visit past eras of Disney history without actually time traveling.

 

The translation errors aren't that bad really, it's just something I'd encourage. As much as I find "Bleig" hilarious I did have lots of headaches as a teen wondering who "he" was when Roxas really meant "it". I just largely want them to cut most of the "sora! donal! goofy!" lines. o-o

He had to tap into darkness or something and he got that look. I just dont like it because, like the two Ansems, it's a twist that's just there to be there. It's not even that big a twist really, at least it wasn't to me. Back then all I had for reaction was "he looks like that why?"
I just want to see him earn the keyblade. I dont like that it's off screen, not that he should've had it or not. Although, a tangent that's not part of this topic, I did wish he stuck to the whole darkness arc of CoM. It was more unique to me but that's a personal thing.

She doesn't have to be a party member really. That's just the first option that came to mind in terms of "being used". But I'm similar to you, I dont hate or like her, I just wish she was used better so I could think one way or the other. Especially in hindsight since most of the characters I played later was some variant or Sora.

Hmm I dont mind that idea I guess. I do really dislike the Maleficent and Pete role the series has taken though. That painting idea is just something I tried to offer, I'd totally be down with yours if Pete was isolated to that level. It'd be a fun excuse to see older disney.

Honestly, I wouldn't mind that in a later title but not in KH2. I'd want as much villain focus as possible on the nobodies. They barely appeared at all in 2 and now they're back and somewhat relevant but they're either human now or Xehanort. If they couldn't be relevant when they were the focus it registers as a disappointment in my mind.

Namely because the nobodies had the perfect narrative excuse to cause random trouble, they needed hearts. Release heartless at random, Sora does his thing, etc.

I'm fine with that however since I hated Disney Town in BBS. They could cut that entire sequence and I'd be happy. If they have to bring her back they could to it later and better but we'll have to agree to disagree here.

I didn't, then again I dont like KH's mini games either. I've yet to play one I enjoy so that's just a preference but I'd rather it be cut.

Maybe if Riku had got the keyblade at the end of CoM I'd agree with that but otherwise ehhhhh

EDIT:
I should probably note that some changes exist to accommodate my other alts for other titles. (I was trying to keep consistency basically) I ended up making one for each entry but put the biggest ones on here just to see reactions.

I've rather enjoyed the feedback this one got.

 

We see the fall out though because Sora goes back to nearly everywhere he fought a villain in during KH1 but I wouldn't mind a plot in which he's an Org pawn. I dont think Maleficent would be tricked or allow that set up though.
Long as the Org is given focus as villains I can deal. You could even make Maleficents return Petes post credit reward maybe?

 

The loss of FF cameos makes me so mad and so sad all at once. I dont see the point of a universe built on a cross over if one half isn't going to appear. I never liked FF much and back then I didn't know them so the FF people were integral to me. I'm sad they're gone and he's a fool if he thinks that.
I wouldn't be surprised if he did believe it given his shock at Aqua's popularity or the sheer outcry of emotion at DarkQua. He doesn't seem to grasp why she's popular so I can imagine he can't with the FF.

Not that FF needs to be a large role but they should always be there to some degree. They're at least a bigger pool to pull from instead of recycling the same Sora, Norts and nobodies/people over and over.

 

Oh glob dont remind me. lmao

I dunno about others but I care for it WAY less after 3. It's my most hated world of the game.
That wouldn't shock me either since they keep losing people left and right.

3 had no FF cameos at all. I'm not surprised but I am severely disappointed.