Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix review (Part 2 of 3)

The Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix review continues in part 2. This second part will cover Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories. This is a game that was released for the PS2, which was many years ago. Let's read the second part of the review.

The Story of Chain of Memories:

After a decisive victory over Ansem, Sora, Donald and Goofy walk down the trail to the Castle Oblivion. There, they found a mysterious Nobody. Nobodies are a type of people. A Nobody gives Sora a card. With a card in possession, Sora must face a new challenge and a greater foe. Also, a new objective. The objective was to reach to the top of the castle. A new challenge is to use the power of the cards and a greater foe was located on the top of the castle.

The Gameplay:

The game is completely different than the games of the series. Unlike the other games, you are likely to make a room with a card on each world. On every game, Traverse Town is the first world as a home world. Each card has different colors, red cards for attacking, blue cards for magic and green cards for supportive actions including friend cards during combat. There's also yellow cards that are marked as special. Cards can also open new worlds, like Agrabah, Monstro, Olympus Coliseum, Halloweentown, Wonderland and more. Be sure to look out for enemies that are in the map. If you touch an enemy, the battle begins.

Here in the combat system, you are likely to choose a card to play on. If you choose 3 certain cards, you perform a sleight. Sleights are moves that are better than regular attacks because they are powerful. To perform one, choose 3 cards and press the Triangle button. If you had a summon card, you can call forth friends. Here, a Guard Break! phrase flashes when the card you picked has a lower number than the enemy's card and the friend card has a low number. When leveled up, you can choose what reward you like. Rewards are Max CP, Max HP and learn a new sleight. Plus, unique cards or Premium Cards are found after certain battles won.

Unlike the other games, Chain of Memories has Moogle Points that you can spend on the Moogle Room. If you're fresh out of cards when trying to pick the right cards, press the Up directional pad and hold the X button. The countdown increases upon getting a new deck.

Pros:

+Premium Cards are interesting.

Cons:

-Some enemies are annoying.
-Choosing a right card is really frustrating.

To be continued...