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[@StickmanSham]

song used: Deus Ex OST - Enemy Within (Combat) full disclosure about the clips in this video, these are all very much 'best case scenario' combos done with save states, because this game has a major enemy despawning issue where you can easily combo heartless out of their very limited spawn radius in this game, and my stats here are manipulated to be a bit lower than what you'd typically have in the postgame (these are the 100 avatar floor sectors, also known as re:coded's secret bloody palace mode)

[@selassieaspen9940]

I wonder if Sham knows that Data Sora feels more better to play than the entire Birth By Sleep cast.😂 Wished RE-Chain played like this(especially considering how much skill we put in Sora during KH1.)

[@kefkaexdeath]

My guy nobody plays BBS more than this guy. He knows lol

[@quentixhope]

Say do you mind giving a list of all the command you used ? For science

[@Angenano]

Hey-- quick question, howd you get the 100 avatar floors? I remember opening up 2 melonds and manually connecting the 2 games 100 times and i hope you didnt go through the same pain

[@bananabike279]

Excellent song choice, Deus Ex' soundtrack slaps so hard even so many years later

[@AlbyEonSkylar]

I went into this game blind thinking it would be sorta on par with BBS I was so incredibly happy to be proven wrong.

[@saxor96]

BBB's command system walked so Re:Coded could run. Then the system got drunk in Dream Drop Distance.

[@punmasterG]

re:coded was my first kh game, i wish they didn't make it a movie in the final mixes

[@Spritus3241]

@@punmasterG yeah, they could've at least updated it for the ps4 port of 1.5+2.5 like they did for DDD alongside 358

[@sonicmanic2556]

@@punmasterG It was my first as well!

[@lpfan4491]

BBS is certainly a game. The worst non-mobile KH game I have played thus far, but it is a game.

[@Sonicfalcon16]

Re:coded Re:goated

[@6r1p]

more like re:goated

[@futureqiqimain4601]

Oh my....is this truly real

[@Dougdimmadingleling]

Will never forget the unwarranted hate for this game people had/have lol. Every kingdom hearts game is amazing, that should be a testament to the series but people like to be edgy and divisive. Playing this series in its entirety gave me a new appreciation for games like KH and fromsoft titles. Recoded taught me to never take someones word for it cause the game is amazing regardless of the "pointless" nature people label it with.

[@that1randomguy96]

Thank you for telling me that it’s good because I haven’t played re:coded once

[@blankets5782]

square enix had no business putting a fully fledged skill tree within a compact ds kingdom hearts game, but they did anyways. 💀

[@dignelberrt]

Man i wish i could find my ds

[@isaiahdavis9486]

Ironically the only “spin-off” that can be called a spin-off is also the only game that pulled off the command deck style that half the “spin-offs” use.

[@destroyermcw626]

I’m still not calling it a spin off

[@Chanceinator7000]

Re:coded's only flaw gameplay wise is that you cannot use it's combat for half its bosses.

[@Denelix]

And the random turn based combat

[@comicallyevil]

i actually kinda like the other gameplay types in re:coded. it’s kinda fun for me

[@rupeehyrulian5259]

@@Denelix honestly it was kinda cool when you got the hang of it but having to redo it multiple times but with more rooms then last was meh

[@lpfan4491]

​@@comicallyevilThey are all pretty great(except Olympus)

[@onthedre]

@@Denelix that was 1 world

[@sodathejunker]

Let it be known, whenever Sora is doing peak gameplay and the fights are at their most hype and mechanically intense… it’s always Data Sora putting in the work.

[@justiceiria869]

Data sora is sora when his level doesn't reset after every game.

[@selassieaspen9940]

​@@justiceiria869Data Sora is better than real Sora. He and Roxas are the best gameplay in the series. Kh3 Roxas is insane

[@Azurald55]

​@@selassieaspen9940 Yeah but who does he get the data from 😂 plus the real Sora always does the hard secret bosses.

[@Lmafaooo]

​@@Azurald55bro does not know about data riku

[@fjordon87]

So statistically! Sora can do all of this anyways

[@thebigchungus4515]

Between KH: Recoded and NEO TWEWY, h.a.n.d knows what the fuck is up when it comes to crafting combat systems with highly customizable and synergetic mechanics that allow you to craft insane amounts of fun combos as well as give you the tools necessary to blow past encounters. Even though Days isn’t as combo-heavy as the other two, it also has its fair share of interesting systems such as each Magic spell in the game having its own unique effect. Fire is a good early game projectile and remains useful for having decent tracking, Blizzaga summons a mine that’s a guaranteed freeze on contact (which is great to have considering how freeze actually increases the damage of your attacks), Fira pierces through enemies for multi-kills, Thunder absolutely shreds enemy/boss health bars, especially when using it near walls since it stacks up for a ton more damage, Aeroga draws in enemies for a lot of burst damage, making it great for crowd control, Thundaga does amazing burst damage on a single, focused target, and more. These all hit elemental weaknesses too so they remain pretty useful throughout the game.

[@GuiltlessGear]

Who is hand

[@stevemclovin1566]

The teamthe team that developed days and recoded

[@ultimate8948]

Agreed, I loved Neo twewy's combat. Got to Angel rank and about unlocked everything in the game!

[@plushifoxed]

they need to let h.a.n.d out of their cage more often bc those guys know fun and snappy combat (play NEO TWEWY btw)

[@nilsonpetrin1882]

re:coded has wonderful gameplay and deserves more love! It's a crime not to include it in its entirety in the collection.

[@ShinyUmbreon106]

It was a crime to not include days too that’s a great game

[@ShinyUmbreon106]

The movies don’t do either game good I wish they would’ve let them all be games instead of just movies

[@lowhp_comic]

​​@@ShinyUmbreon106Square literally included all the worst parts of Recoded (the pointless story) and left all the best parts of the entire Deck system in the franchise

[@enlightenedblade171]

No fr a remake would break the internet like take my money

[@RuNaruX0175]

@@enlightenedblade171 sadly SE stated officially that remaking Days and Re: Coded would have taken way too long for the collection. So they only took the time to HD the cutscenes

[@revoblam7975]

i will never shut up about re:Coded and Days not being remade properly and how it's the biggest grift the collection pulled on us

[@selassieaspen9940]

Those two games are only great to play because of Sora and Roxas(also Sora) gameplay. Even in Kh3 they're combat bet than every other Keyblader.

[@TheKeyblader133]

@@selassieaspen9940 I wouldn't really say the characters are indicative of whether the combat has quality or not. The command system had 3 different variations but the only one where it truly worked witht a sense of harmony with the rest of the systems was Re:coded. BBS and DDD didnt do enough to make it sync with the rest of the game, and shoved general keyblade combat in the back corner. This isn't because only Sora and Roxas are interesting wielders, with a different game direction, Ventus/Terra/Aqua could have felt much more satisfying to play, but it just didn't end up panning out that way.

[@lpfan4491]

​@@selassieaspen9940Honestly, that's bull. Riku was definitly the more fun character to play in 3D and he is basically a more polished combination of two of the BBS-characters in execution. The truth is that Osaka Team simply had a horrendous start, their remake of Chain of Memories is also noticably worse gameplay-wise than the original.

[@selassieaspen9940]

@@lpfan4491 lol Oohh dream flop distance! What a good example. Think I don't know that? That game is ballons. I could easily flop Riku gameplay with Ballons. How about Kh2? Sora! Even Roxas is better than Riku in that game and better than Mickey too.

[@selassieaspen9940]

@@TheKeyblader133 lol You think I'm talking outta my ass? kh2 Sora and Roxas are best to play as. Riku and Mickey sucked as Keyblader In that game and even they didn't do as much to the plot as either both of them. Axel did more them both. Even when he wasn't a Keyblade welder. Kh3 same thing Sora and Roxas is the most fluid gameplay compared to Riku, Mickey, Aqua, Kairi and the rest Don't have their combo strings. It's sucks actually. You will die if you use them even on proud mode. You can't recognize that only 2 Keyblade welder are the only fun units to play I'm the series.> BBS sucks too I'm gameplay

[@sasir2013]

Recoded and days are surprisingly good and deserved an adaptation

[@AnAverageGoblin]

nah. Days is kinda bad and held back by being on an underpowered device

[@unnamed7485]

​@@AnAverageGoblinthe bosses are tedious and the mission system just wouldn't translate well into a console format TBH Re:Coded deserves a remake tho, maybe one that replaces the gimmick bosses with standard ones so you can appreciate the combat more

[@gmilh]

Days was so bad (gameplay wise, the story was good), the developers came out and said “it was on purpose, to help the player understand how bored Roxas was carrying out chores for the organization”.

[@mrherb9142]

​@@unnamed7485 I think I would have to disagree somewhat. The main game might not be especially entertaining to go through, but I feel that an overhaul of the mission mode on modern hardware would go over rather well considering the success of games like monster hunter. If they added an over arching story and missions exclusive to the mode I could see it keeping players for a while. A one to one remake for modern hardware would likely fall like a sack of bricks though.

[@sasir2013]

Man, I don't know what you're all complaining about, days was fine. I enjoyed planning before a mission (choosing what magic and items to carry, and what keyblade to use based on the mission briefing), and I liked the risk reward system of the limit mechanics. The difficulty curve was mostly adequate and it's one of the few kh that apply handicaps to mix story and gameplay. Don't get me wrong, it's not perfect or anything, it does have it's flaws, it can get a bit repetitive, some types of missions are too easy (if you're not going for the organization emblems), not having a free roaming mode for the worlds is a bit limiting, and the halloween boss is irritating even with the optimal equipment for that fight. But it wasn't nearly as bad as some people make it out to be. In my opinion at least.

[@sanic2794]

This game proves the command deck system can work amazingly and its an actual crime that after this they went back to a more BBS like command deck for DDD

[@rileymoore7025]

Re:Coded Command Deck combat honestly feels a lot more snappy and responsive compared to BBS or DDD. The other two have a weighty and clunky feel that doesn't suit the system.

[@spiritpyros]

Thats cause iirc this game was made by the tokyo team who are responsible for kh2 rather then the osaka team who made kh bbs ,ddd, and 3 also this game tends to reuse kh2 animations

[@selassieaspen9940]

Anyone notice that Sora and Roxas are the only two characters that feel so good to play as in every kingdom Hearts game except (DDD Sora)

[@armormodekeeg]

@@spiritpyros Actually, both DS Kingdom Hearts games were developed by a studio called h.a.n.d. rather than the usual internal Square teams. As an aside, h.a.n.d. would later go on to develop NEO The World Ends With You, which absolutely has combat worth exploring.

[@thatitalianlameguy2235]

​​@@spiritpyrosno it wasn't you fucing liar. It was made by hand, the developers of 358/2,and the world ends with you. Stop saying bs

[@DDRWakaLaka]

​@@armormodekeegNEO TWEWY is fun but I never finished it 'cause I broke my left hand and had to take a break 😅 Not really a game you can play one-handed

[@TheVitaltundra]

Why is it so much better than all of the handheld games?

[@MikeAruba69]

I think it's because the ones who developed Re:Coded was h.a.n.d Inc. They helped develop both 358/2 Days and Re:Coded's gameplay. Birth By Sleep and DDD were developed by Square Enix' own Osaka Team, which they're infamously known for making the gameplay feel "floaty" and imbalanced.

[@kyl0ooart]

I wish keyblade arts can make a return in future kh games they give keyblades a more interesting playstyle

[@shadowwwwwwwwwww]

feels good when people appreciate re:coded

[@ShadowdaHedgie11]

358/2 Days and RE:Coded are like polar opposites. 358/2 focused more on the story, and thus, the gameplay suffered. Granted, 358/2's story was pretty important, but still. Re:Coded focused more on the gameplay, and thus, the story was... basically inconsequential. Like, I think it might have led into DDD, but honestly I can't remember what affect the story of Re:Coded had on the plot of KH as a whole.

[@theguywithnoaccount]

Dude, thank you SO MUCH for making this! I've been looking for a video that I could show to people as an example of just how good Re:Coded's combat is for so long, and you delivered on that in spades! Those two combos on the Fat Bandits in particular were absolutely beautiful! h.a.n.d. developing the best command deck system this series has ever seen but then having to relegate half the game to minigames that *don't use* said system has always felt like a crime to me. But what feels like *even more* of a crime is knowing that we will never get an official remaster of this game *or* a new game that fully utilizes its sublime combat. 😔

[@lpfan4491]

It sucks that the secret bosses are horrendous at being tests of skill, the second one especially just kills you if you don't beat it asap.

[@BranJohn98]

"Limitcut Sora is the most powerful data being in Kingdom Hearts" Data-Sora: Hold my ice cream

[@ng6635]

Limitcut sora is data sora, Riku just isn't very good at games on Sid's PC😂

[@gengargamer5657]

@@ng6635Tbf, Sora can use all of Limitcut Sora’s abilities

[@matthewtwitter5172]

Honestly imagine we see THIS data sora instead of the limit-cut one.

[@OmegaChase1002]

"Wtf why is every KH game so important to the story, they make you play EVERYTHING." "Recoded sucks cuz it's not important to the story."

[@Shagaru_Bleed]

"Re:Coded sucks because the gameplay is so good and it's on the Nintendo DS only and NOWHERE else..."

[@OmegaChase1002]

@@Shagaru_Bleed that doesnt mean it sucks

[@Shagaru_Bleed]

​@@OmegaChase1002 That's the joke here. It doesn't suck. It's good and I want to play it.

[@linear1224]

What I think makes Re:coded a step above all the other command deck style games is the fact that if you don't want to you don't have to interact with the command deck at all. Some fights later on will be a lot harder without it but you never feel like if you don't use deck commands you'll be at a disadvantage, the basic three hit combo in this game is just that good.

[@SonnyFRST]

Or better yet, regular attacks + spells/items only. In true KH1 fashion.

[@thatitalianlameguy2235]

The system actually revolves around you using the commands to fill up your clock gauge to make your base combos strong

[@lpfan4491]

Honestly, nah. In Agrabah, there is a mandatory debugging section where you have to fight three green bandits, good luck getting past them reasonably consistent. I was doing a run where I tried only equipping healing commands and they stopped me. The game does have a lot of jank, even if I think it is no cap the best in the series overall.

[@reddodeado301]

​@@lpfan4491 The elemental block abilities from certain Keyblades should make that a lot easier

[@lpfan4491]

@@reddodeado301 So basically, wait for what feels like 3 hours until they burn to death? Fun.

[@PrismaticSekai]

It's funny how a DS game makes the command deck more fun to use than a PSP game

[@lpfan4491]

Same as how a GBA game does a deckbuilder-fighter better than its PS2 remake, lol.

[@notoriuscaitsithvii9608]

I think it's in part thanks to the L button that cycles the deck. After playing ReCoded, DDD felt kind of awkward without that.

[@feza3428]

Recoded has really cool moves I wish it got a remake just like Chain of memories

[@omegahaxors9-11]

I remember the game recoded came from was barely a step above Vcast in its combat system. It did have a cool gimmick where you could build up a meter then spend it on one of three buffs but it wasn't very well balanced and most enemies would die before you could even use it in the first place.

[@sagewaterdragon]

h.a.n.d. is one of the strongest studios known to man. Between Re:Coded combat and Neo TWEWY combat, they just constantly rule. Ignore Days combat.

[@syrelian]

Even Days Combat is pretty clean, combos are good speed, your air weight and ability to just stop attacking and fall is decent, and you have a lot of varied combos between the keyblades and Y-Combos, magic is amazing, the biggest issues are some of the bosses stink(Recoded is not free of this) and that enemies, especially on Mission Mode, have a lot of HP and Defense

[@keisui89]

@@syrelian agreed , love the days combat so much . once you optimize your panels and level your roxas up you can pull off insane combos and speed

[@bananabike279]

Even though both games released on the DS, the jump in combat options from 356/2 days to Re:Coded is still so crazy to me

[@lpfan4491]

Days very much takes after KH1 with some influence from KH2. Recoded meanwhile looked at BBS, instantly saw that it used its own gameplaysystem incorrectly and said kek.

[@Charlie-hv3dh]

Finally someone preaching the goated combat of this game, it’s so awesome and great feeling. Been my fav kh game combat wise since I first played it

[@poisonsnivy6439]

Why is the mobile-game-turned-DS-game the one that got the best implementation of the command deck?

[@lpfan4491]

Because the devs are goated.

[@kimbraleighparkerwilson8532]

After years of everyone saying recoded is horrible it's nice that people finally see the game for what it is and appreciate it

[@livenishikireaction]

finally, some representation for us re:coded cody's out there

[@BreathWeapon]

FINALY RE:CODED GETTING SOME RESPECT!

[@Xemns]

Just finished playing through Re:Coded Critical Mode again recently and I have to say that the combos are very fluid especially with keyblades such as Oblivion.

[@leonmystique9372]

Olympia, Oblivion, Metal Chocobo, Zero/One, Lionheart, Oathkeeper, Ultima Weapon But Oblivion and Zero/One takes the cake on the best keyblades in that game.

[@nathanielchiles8617]

​@@leonmystique9372 Zero/One is especially insane because max level is just "attack range = yes"

[@aidanwow1593]

This is why I hate DDD so much. All they had to do was copy this with a few improvements (bosses) and it would have been perfect.

[@DDRWakaLaka]

NAH, YOU GET DREAM EATERS. TIME TO RUB THE SCREEN, A-HOLE.

[@hmmmmname]

I still hold that Re:Coded has by far the best implementation of the Command Deck out of all the games that use it. I also don't mind them changing up the gameplay with the gimmicky fights they implement (though only sometimes).

[@alcole-holic8779]

The lack of delay between abilities, the fact that you can immediately continue your combos, and the beauty of a well done speed keyblade combo, such fantastic combat in an otherwise divisive game

[@CasualChris247]

RE: Goated 🗣

[@jaxsonevans7796]

Imagine if Sora could do all this in KH1 then Sora would have been overpowered.

[@persona3rulez]

Limit Form in KH 2 is kinda powerful too, you know?

[@ultimate8948]

@@persona3rulez Kinda? It's arguably the best form with its healing factor, ars loops, and doesn't require donald or goofy to use.

[@persona3rulez]

@@ultimate8948 well, there's still Final Form which I consider the strongest as it should be. Limit just doesn't have great mobility hence why I don't really like to use it. You're basically left with Guard and Dodge Roll as your only ways of not dying. You can't even use Reflect as far as I know. However, it does lots of damage, way more than Valor, Master or normal Sora.

[@byrondorian680]

that's called Critical Mix

[@Riku70X]

Been saying this for years. Days: 10/10 story, 0/10 gameplay Re:coded: 0/10 story, 10/10 gameplay

[@poleon2003]

Yeah I would trust somecallmejohnny's words in why he feels that Re:coded is the better game compared to 358/2 Days because for him at the very least Re:coded didn't put him to fucking sleep while playing it like 358/2 Days did for him LMAO

[@K713channel]

This game felt so natural to play and the upgrade system was fantastic, I’m still scratching my head as to why they didn’t include this game in the collection remastered

[@Nahobinoah]

Probably because they didn't want to adapt the two screens

[@K713channel]

@@Nahobinoah yeah most likely, plus the art style would have to change like they did with chain of memories

[@destroyermcw626]

@@NahobinoahThen how did 3D Dream drop distance get on Xbox and PlayStation then?

[@TheShinyFeraligatr]

When they were originally making 1.5, they wanted to have 1, ReCOM, and Days, and then use the porting of the Days engine to fit ReCODED into 2.5. The problem was, they didn't have 1's source code, and they realized that reconstructing 1 was going to take a lot of time - and given the choice between that and Days, they were always going to pick 1. So without that engine, they couldn't easily put Coded into 2.5. ...And then they got fucking lazy, because the original version of 2.5 released almost an entire fucking decade ago and they could have properly rereleased them by now, but no, having them be reduced to cutscene collections was easier, even though it cuts a lot of the best shit from both games.

[@K713channel]

@@TheShinyFeraligatr Thank you for the explanation, didn't know that was the case!

[@pummelweed784]

"Re:Coded is the worst Kingdom Hearts game" -People who never played it

[@JQueezyy]

Something I liked about the DS Kingdom Hearts games that are very underrated are… Okay I didn’t even know recoded had air spiral by the way, or that you could slide dash in the air, wayyy cool! But you ever notice in the DS games… albeit 358/2 days? Or even recoded… Each keyblade comes with it’s own unique moveset/ set of attacks! Like could yall imagine in KH3 or KH4 with the gameplay mechanics on the PS4 and PS5 how the gameplay would feel switching from the Kingdom Key to a disney world keyblade and having sora go from swinging/attacking a certain style/speed to a totally new arsenal of attacks… Omggg DS kingdom hearts games may not be known for the story but the DS gameplay mechanics are on point! They knew how to make the games engaging 😂

[@sorakekevii]

finally, some respect for Re:Coded, its gameplay is fuckin nutty

[@Knightishful]

Long live h.a.n.d.

[@FatboySmough]

This video is making me reconsider giving Re:coded another chance soonish. Its been years since ive played it but i kinda remember it being repetitive in a lot of spots and just not liking it. Maybe i should give it another chance.

[@DDRWakaLaka]

you should, it's great. you're more than welcome to rush through olympus after finishing wonderland, the rpg combat is mid at best

[@hacksmash]

it is kind of repetitive, but the combat is so smooth that you just can't stop playing

[@soniboy180]

Really wish they would've put this on I.5+II.5 HD. It's a great game and the only part that's lacking is the story and cutscenes which is the ONLY THING IN THE COLLECTION

[@-memoria-2136]

finally, the ReCoded experience video

[@DrOctavius99]

The command moveset in this game is my favorite

[@Mimiyan_or_Pikapikafan]

This is why i dont like Dream Drop Distance, the command deck is so smooth, and it also has my favorite command in Kingdom Hearts: Judgment Triad. Its so satisfying to use to me.

[@glutton7sin672]

1 thing i love is that the combo finisher/modifiers changes depending on the keyblade, for example, a kingdom key being either clock level 4 or max level after upgrading gives it the zantetsuken combo finisher

[@BusterBeachside]

"I wish I had a decent portable KH experience to take with me on-the-go! The Switch cloud ports are trash, the mobile games are pay-to-win, and don't even try telling me to play DDD on 3DS or BBS on PSP." Re:Coded:

[@rottedhood]

they really did recoded dirty by making it a movie in the HD collections.

[@rottedhood]

recoded was the command deck system done right.

[@kaarpiv375]

God, I'm wondering how difficult it'd be to make hacks for this and Days, just to add more content. Adding in more sectors in Coded or missions in Days. And to fix the fucked damage in Days where physical does chip damage no matter who you're playing as and one good thunder can leave 4 entire health bars on the floor.

[@lpfan4491]

Days final mix is certainly a dream of mine. Fixing the bigger issues with the game, I would cry for joy.

[@kayecruiser]

This is why I consider Re:Coded to be the 3rd member of the top 3 games in the series alongside KH1 and KH2. Damn, that was so cool.

[@LeonardoRodrigues-uj1sm]

KH3 is right there

[@AnAverageGoblin]

@@LeonardoRodrigues-uj1sm KH3 is fundamentally bad

[@jaxsonevans7796]

​@@AnAverageGoblinKH3 wasn't bad but it was mainly ok and average.

[@thatitalianlameguy2235]

​@@AnAverageGoblinah yes, the game with weapon switching, defensive maneuvers and cancels anywhere out of combos, versatile magic and shot locks that aren't completely detached abuse garbage, and the best secret bosses is fundamentally bad. Stop crying

[@AnAverageGoblin]

@@thatitalianlameguy2235 just because the game has a lot of features doesn't mean its good lmao. its what the game does with those features, and Kh3 doesn't do anything good with them. for fucks sake they had to add new abilities in an update just so your combos connect faster. i'm not the one crying, you are. there is no excuse for Kh3 to be outperformed by a DS game.

[@omegahaxors9-11]

They made KH perfection and then proceeded to fuck it up with BBS and 3D's stupid gimmicks and of course those were the ones that get remembered and worked into the main line series.

[@GallantTigger]

Exo spark and chain rave were my favorite commands. They were really sick.

[@legendarycryptid2629]

Re:Coded was my first foray into Kingdom Hearts. I loved playing it so much I worked towards getting to max level and getting a bunch of the trophies, including getting the Ultima Weapon. Zone of Ruin is still my favorite finisher. Finishing off bosses with it always feels amazing. Still wish it got a proper console re-release.

[@solitonmedic]

The low poly look of DS graphics actually helps Re:coded's presentation honestly

[@darkzeroprojects4245]

Honestly I think its execution makes it charming.

[@omegahaxors9-11]

Superman 64 crashed so ReCoded could fly

[@KiExx0]

What KH3 combat should have been. 😔

[@thegamewin100]

Yup

[@Counterpoint3002]

Re:coded used to be my least favorite KH game (keep in mind I saw nothing wrong with BBS when I played it as a teen so my opinion means jack shit) Have I been too hard on the child?

[@dzigayu4944]

It is honestly embarrassing how this game's combat feels 100x more satisfying than BBS and DDD, if only the gimmick sections didn't exist.

[@Pryexel]

(1:13) LOL! It literally is invisible. In all seriousness I need to play this game again and see just how crazy the combat can be.

[@mateiolteanu1916]

Damn if Sora gets Data-Sora's style points in KH4 it will be the best game by far

[@OmegaJX]

Re:Coded has the snappiest combat out of all the Command Deck games and im all for it.

[@windwaker2094]

I actually played Re:coded recently and the combat to this day is still great just stinks that 1. the story was boring and completely lackluster and 2. can't use the really cool combat system for some bosses, Olympus and Hollow Bastion 1 but other than that the game is really fun

[@Giggles_iJest]

All those crazy flippin dip kicks and you're chipping away at the health 😂😂😂💀

[@ioddandodd]

I love recoded, i love the combat, i love the abilty grid, i even like the stupid 100 hell floor gaunlet and all the goodies it gives you in terms of abiltys, exp, and clothes. I wish recoded got remade its so good, all it needs is a better camera and removal of a minor bit of clunk. So good.

[@ninjitheninjabunny]

They say KH2 and 3 Sora are best, this is top example of underestimating KH1 Sora

[@Deoxys_Used_Mimic]

Let’s give ‘em a h.a.n.d.! …okay, I’ll see myself out.

[@ultrayoshi100]

Terra spin off game developed by h.a.n.d when?

[@darkdjinniumbrage7798]

I think one of the best parts of Recoded is that multiple of the keyblades are usable. Lionheart, Oathkeeper, and Zero/One being the strongest imo

[@leonmystique9372]

Yep, the keyblades don't have the usual Strength/Magic stats anymore Thanks to the clock gauge, all keyblades are unique to use in many scenarios. Need to get some extra health without potions? Lady Luck gives it to you, with the bonus of elemental bonuses Need a quicker combo to stagger enemies? You got Three Wishes/Lionheart! Heavy damage with heavy hits? Olympia/Metal Chocobo is good with Brick Wall augment. Oblivion is a good alternative too, but is a double-edged sword upon using it for the first time. All Keyblades have excellent variety in their attributes, and there is a good balance between them.

[@darkzeroprojects4245]

@@leonmystique9372 ?? How was this not in other games? (Did not play Kh3 to note.)

[@leonmystique9372]

@@darkzeroprojects4245 Unfortunately, the one that pioneered this gameplay isn’t Square Enix. It’s the dev team from H.A.N.D. The moment they moved on from Re:Coded, they never used this Keyblade system again, favoring the Strength and Magic Stats again from Birth By Sleep onwards. And no, even if Dream Drop Distance is in 3DS, they went for the Birth By Sleep Command System that focused more on Flair and Flash than the actual impact. Re:Coded’s system had a nice impact with their commands that this keyblade system would work very well, making it combo-friendly and combo-extensive just like KH2. And I would know, I even beat the game still keeping Sliding Dash in the game until I got its upgrade: “Sliding Rush”.

[@leonmystique9372]

@@darkzeroprojects4245 They ditched Re:Coded’s system because Osaka Team went for all flash and flair instead of the actual impact.

[@SwerveStarEx]

Re:Coded is a game that it always better than I remember it being when I look back at it.

[@mikemac-man3796]

Nah that judgment triad -> sliding dash -> eco spark against the last invisible was so clean why couldn’t this game get a console final mix 😭

[@lpfan4491]

I hope judgement got a nerf in the universe where Re:Coded final mix exists. That move is just too nutty, it can even twoshot the strongest enemy in the game under the right conditions.

[@lashoxcin9348]

What the FUCK is this??? Why does it look so good on ds???

[@DDRWakaLaka]

it really helps that almost every single command in the game is a viable choice -- insane potential to pull off combos

[@Ponsy_J]

It's cool to see people defend this game, although the story is kind of "ehh" the gameplay definitely makes up for it. I remembered I used to constantly replay this game over and over, there's some pretty good replayability in here. Sadly despite all the grinding I've done, I was never able to get past the final bonus stage/boss, in Hollow Bastion. It was still fun when I had it, and if I had my 2DS again, I would definitely replay the game all over again.

[@DDRWakaLaka]

Emulate it, baby

[@lpfan4491]

In the context of the series it is in(I would only consider three games to have a good story), the Story really isn't such a big minus.

[@KrazyKyle-ij9vb]

Yeah 's like a 7/10, core gameplay is great but it's got some issues holding it back Edit: people thought combat that mostly aerial couldn’t work after kh3, this game is the example of it working well.

[@NeoPancake_]

Re:coded is such an underrated and fantastic KH entry despite some of it's questionable gimmicks. Shame its only on DS.

[@Lmafaooo]

Please god remaster recoded on the kh2-3 engine or something

[@ArsZehn64]

re:coded, everyone's favorite "underrated" game

[@Dario-uj6qo]

It is a shame DDD wasn't a good succesor to this

[@sonicrider321]

if only Re:coded and 358/2 days was remastered onto modern console. I would go nuts to play both those games again

ikr, i love how people keeps saying this game is trash lol

[@mr.l3992]

Loved the combat, story...not so much.

[@darkzeroprojects4245]

Ya know a indie game with this combat system would be fine with me .

[@ElrokFoxx]

Honestly Re:Codes doesn't get enough credit for how good its combat is. Personally I'd put it up there with KH 2&3. Also the fact that different keyblades have different combo chains just makes the options for combat so much more free compared to the way young Sora players in most other games.

[@AbstractReplayer]

I'm still trying to make some decent combos with the game by i'm too far gone with my attack stats and it really is a troublesome odyssey to unlock buyable blank chips. Who even came up with that idea dude

[@mikeshark8869]

I remember really disliking this game for some reason or another, maybe because I found it too hard or something, but I did find it interesting enough to keep playing because of the combat. It's pretty cool.

[@brannycedeno6823]

People is simply stupid. I played Re:Coded for the first time 12 years ago, and I have been coming back to it over and over again. Why? The gameplay feels surreal. This time, ALL the abilities combo onto each other, and no command is better than other, because they are all useful. And the story isn't bad either. I think people just can't appreciate a goofy setting and shut up. I personally love Re:Coded because there's a lot to love from it. A lot better than many other more loved entries.

[@TheChosenKey]

Would love to play this on Console or a sequel maybe

[@TheBaxes]

Seriously, why didn't they used this combat on DDD? Damn it Nomura

[@justadragonnamemarcus1751]

Because balloons

[@simi1022]

If BBS played just half as good as this, I would respect it a lot more.

[@zaphero5518]

Did you catch the Better Battle System Mod video? Looks like it does now!

[@spiritpyros]

​@@zaphero5518The better battle system mod does wonders to helo but alot of bbs' gameplay issues lie in the animations which are nowhere near as snappy and responsive as this games

[@selassieaspen9940]

It's not the game. The characters gameplay are weak. The only characters that are great to play as is Sora and Roxas. That's it. Everyone else is spamming, dull, and frustratingly laggy.

[@reddodeado301]

​@@selassieaspen9940 Which is a fault of the developers, not the characters themselves

[@lpfan4491]

​@@spiritpyrosTerra is a downright crime considering they literally already had a better version of him in the game. Critical impact is legit what I wish his base combat was.

[@RenoKyrie]

Easilly 2nd best Kingdom Hearts game It and KH2 are the only video game i know that gets "Floaty" Combat right Because they have movement options that make you ACTUALLY have aerial capability that doesnt hinder your freedom of movement KH3 before Re:Mind is the worst offender of not having freedom of movement For examples of other video games with crappy "Floaty" Combat, Daemon X Machina is a big offender

[@lohanzx8707]

KH3 before Re:Mind was kinda disgusting for me, honestly Do you know any other games that have some floaty good gameplay like Re:Coded or something like that?

[@thatitalianlameguy2235]

How, even before remind, you could block and dodge in the air which is still a lot more than kh2, which didn't have any true defensive maneuvers in the air, only movement ones.

[@squire4122]

@@thatitalianlameguy2235literal transphobe. Opinion invalidated

[@Sunkhrist]

Its insane that this didnt even get a full on remake and all we got was cutscenes.. such a huge disappointment

[@Simeo905]

the story meant nothing but the gameplay was golden

[@puffypuff3144]

recoded is goated recoded is goated i am a proud recoded cody-ette and i never apologize, this game whips when its not minigaming you