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Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010)

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Let's Play

Duration: 29:42

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This is video #004 in my playthrough of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix, part of the Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX. This is Critical Mode. This video contains commentary. To view the non-commentary version, click here: https://youtu.be/bdDASmfPmrc

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix No-Commentary Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIZ8kn0xML25HvkwhAe4FGitsjRkRRWBa

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Previously, we started the game. Ventus and his friends, Terra and Aqua, did some sparring at the Summit in their home world, the Land of Departure.

As we reload the game, the scenes at the Land of Departure conclude. What is said as they head back to the castle is a little ominous.

Then, we cut to Mickey (time 1:36). Heh, it looks like he's doing a spot of book surfing! When he goes down the figurative drain, Yen Sid has some ominous words for him.

Next, we come to a place that is like the Station of Awakening (time 2:36). Here, we can now choose which character to guide through the game. The options are Terra, Ventus, and Aqua. To get the most out of it, we will have to complete each of their stories in turn. We will start out with Terra's story.

After we choose Terra, we cut to the assembly room in the Land of Departure's castle the next morning (time 3:59). Master Eraqus, the mentor to Terra, Aqua, and Ventus, issues some remarks before getting the Mark of Mastery exam underway. Ventus is present to observe. They have a guest with an ominous name: Master Xehanort. Xehanort secretly adds a little wrinkle to the first part of the exam.

First, Terra and the other students will combat the orbs of light (time 6:09). Your chosen character is the one you will use for this fight. Shotlocks and Sliding Dash will help Terra close in on distant orbs. Be careful of their damaging rays of light.

After all the orbs are defeated, Terra gains a bonus (time 7:12). He gets a Max HP increase and learns the Critical Impact command style. Critical Impact activates with the use of physical skills, such as Quick Blitz.

Another scene occurs after this test (time 7:46). Eraqus next has Terra and Aqua duel. Sadly, the player controls neither of them during this test. Master Xehanort sees something in Terra that intrigues him greatly...

When the duel is over, Master Eraqus announces the results (time 8:49). The news is good for Aqua, but not so much for Terra. As Master Xehanort goes downstairs, he speaks with another player, and they discuss Ventus. Terra's friends try to comfort him, but to no avail.

Out in the courtyard, as Terra thinks about what just happened, Master Xehanort comes out to talk to him (time 10:26). I have to wonder just what the bald-pated man wants of Terra.

In the assembly room, Master Eraqus now has a mission for Terra and Aqua (time 11:50). Based on information from his friend Yen Sid, he assigns his pupils to fight new threats called Unversed that could become a threat to the Princesses of Heart. He also tells Terra that this is another chance for him. While Xehanort sounds like a Sith lord, Eraqus sounds like a Jedi master.

Out in the courtyard, Ventus rushes out to talk to Terra (time 15:19). Terra activates his Keyblade Armor and departs to the Lanes Between.

After all these scenes, Terra forges a D-Link with Ventus and Aqua (time 16:22). With the limited command availability in the first few worlds, these D-Links can be a real lifeline.

Terra then appears in the Lanes Between above the Land of Departure (time 17:13). The Land of Departure's Command Board is now unlocked for a Monopoly-like game between Terra, Ventus, and Aqua. In the Lanes Between, a handful of other worlds are visible, but only the Enchanted Dominion is available.

A nice change from Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II is that you can open the main menu from the world map and set up before surfacing. Terra starts out with three Battle Commands: Sliding Dash, Quick Blitz, and Stun Edge. Sliding Dash and Quick Blitz are already at max level, and he has learned Auto-Abilities from them: Zero EXP and Scan respectively. Also, he has three Action Commands: Jump, Block, and Slide. Block and Slide will evidently gain CP as he uses them. He starts with the Shotlock Command Sonic Shadow, which is a repeated rush attack against multiple enemies. His initial Finish Command is Finish, which strikes enemies with a jumping attack. His initial Keyblade is the Earthshaker. Naturally, he also has the Wayfinder that Aqua gave him.

Terra takes a little while to go over the Reports for the Land of Departure (time 21:01).

Next, Terra will set foot in the land of Sleeping Beauty: the Enchanted Dominion.

Thank you for watching!

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