Strangely enough, on my first playthrough of the PS3 port, I had no crashes whatsoever. It was only when I replayed through the series is when I experienced it.

I was just reminiscing on how thankful kh fans were for these ports no matter how mediocre. Crazy how far we’ve come

I'm surpised Nomura hasn't gotten bored and decided to fully remake 358 and coded as real games again.

Might wanna change that title now; Switch port KH2 takes the cake now. (Was kind of expecting that to be the video tbh😅)

As bad as the ps3 version is at least you don't have to have an internet connection to play it.

I love the older KH graphics and character models so much... Just love the way KH2 looks.

I died so many times at the beginning of the Xemnas fight that now hearing the line "we shall go together" triggers my PTSD. I eventually developed the strategy of just using riku's limit frame 1 since it made me invincible and gave me a chance of actually fighting

The funny thing is that whenever I play KH2FM English on PS3, I never have these problems. The drive forms loaded pretty fast. Just as fast as Vanilla KH2, maybe it could be due to my video output and me messing with some settings on the ps3 a long time ago, allowing it to handle more. Also, it could be that when I got the ps3 version a few years after it came out, it got an update. Which makes sense. I mean, Nomura did go and help work on KH2FM English personally to fix certain mistakes, mistranslations, and some glitches that were found KH2FM. So maybe the random crashes were caused by what he fixed, so the update I got when I got it was just to stabilize it or something 🤷‍♂️ I'm playing it right now on PS3, and it's fine. I know that I could upgrade, but my logic is if I own it on PS3, and it's working then don't upgrade unless absolutely necessary, especially with crazy inflation happening. Still, it was interesting to find out about these problems that would occur for others with the PS3 versions.

I must be amongst the few who hadnt had any of these issues when I had the ps3 version. Only complaint is that you have to beat the 13 mushrooms to unlock the secret ending

I'm right now grinding to lv 99 in the Station of Awakning with Roxas. Yes, i do get you can level consistently as you go but I still want to max out early. Will take me about 5-6 months tops. Btw, I chose the Shield.

Kh Timeline Back Cover Union X (Cross) Dark Road Birth By Sleep A Fragmentary Passage (while Mickeys Story tale of the flashbacks with Aqua and playable segments are after Birth By Sleep, and just at the ending of Kingdom Hearts 1, with Riku running to close The Door To Darkness. The the time of Mickey telling the story in Yen Sids Tower is after Dream Drop Distance, with Riku, Kairi, and Mickey there, given that Kairi showed up at the end of Dream Drop Distance's Secret Ending, as Master Yen Sid told Riku to bring the "guest" which was Kairi. And in the normal ending, with Sora coming back to Yen Sids Tower after visiting Dream World Traverse Town and seeing all the Spirit Dream Eater Friends, and Goofy asking Sora where he'd been, and Sora saying "Secret" A Fragmentary Passage also shows the first Kingdom Hearts 3 Cutscene with Yen Sid telling Sora, Donald & Goofy about Xehnorts and other Guardians Of Light, and Sora, Donald & Goofy in the Gummi Ship, before Sora opens a Gate with the Keyblade, to Olumpis Collesium, while they fly into the Gate, and the scene cuts) Kingdom Hearts 1 Kingdom Hearts Re-Chain Of Memories Kingdom Hearts Days (there is HD Movie, no gameplay, fully voiced and Prodigys Gameplay of some less voiced Scenes and more gameplay and text which isnt in HD movie) (Days is also set during the ending of Kingdom Hearts 1, the start and finish of Re-Chain Of Memories, and just before the start of Kingdom Hearts 2) Kingdom Hearts 2 Kingdom Hearts Re-Coded Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance Mickeys tale of Aqua in A Fragmentary Passage, to Riku & Kairi in Yen Sids Tower, Sora coming back from Dream World Traverse Town, and seeing all the Spirit Dream Eaters Friends. The the time of Mickey telling the story in Yen Sids Tower is after Dream Drop Distance, with Riku, Kairi, and Mickey there, given that Kairi showed up at the end of Dream Drop Distance's Secret Ending, as Master Yen Sid told Riku to bring the "guest" which was Kairi. And in the normal ending, with Sora coming back to Yen Sids Tower after visiting Dream World Traverse Town and seeing all the Spirit Dream Eater Friends, and Goofy asking Sora where he'd been, and Sora saying "Secret" A Fragmentary Passage also shows the first Kingdom Hearts 3 Cutscene with Yen Sid telling Sora, Donald & Goofy about Xehnorts and other Guardians Of Light, and Sora, Donald & Goofy in the Gummi Ship, before Sora opens a Gate with the Keyblade, to Olumpis Collesium, while they fly into the Gate, and the scene cuts) Kingdom Hearts 3 Kingdom Hearts 3 Re-Mind Limit Cut (with Riku in Merlins House with the Final Fantasy Cast and Fairy Godmother is 1 year later from Kingdom Hearts 3 Ending) Kingdom Hearts Melody Of Memory

I'm suprised this wasn't about the Switch version. The Cloud version. Then again the PS3 version started the trend of not including all the dubs of the old games. Like the French, German and Spanish dubs just aren't on PS3 KH2. And so because of that, they weren't in PS4, Xbox, PC and Switch versions. But then again it's not exclusive to KH2. PS3 KH1 also didn't have other dubs that existed on the PS2 (French and German here); so it's more of an HD ReMIX thing more than anything

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Idk at least it had more effort then the switch’s crappy cloud version… but still sucks

I still don’t get why the Switch Ports had to be Cloud Locked

If you play kh1 and 2 on the original ps2 and then try playing them on ps4 or pc with 60fps or higher you also get mechanics working differently. Its easy to see in the Genie Jafar fight. When he does that spin attack you don't get hit on 30fps I think unless your positioning is off at the end, on 60 fps I think you get hit by it all, and i forgot about 120fps but the hitboxes change for each FPS

I have a big problem on the PS4 I can't access the second visit to Space Paranoids after I download the cutscene viewerI know I'm not crazy I even replay the game and I collected everything up to that point and it don't work

Everyone knows Switch Port is the worst!

I've played KH2fm before I got 2.5 on PS3. I encountered all these problems, but what bugged me the most was that there was no way to change the controls. I naivety believed I'd have jp controls because of my jp PS3. I thought about importing the compilations from Japan, and I eventually did on PS4. I still want to complete the games eventually on PS3, but the fact there's no way to remap buttons without jailbreaking the console puts me off.

The worst port of KH2 these days is the Switch port. Requires the internet to play, always keeps lagging

I remember how distracting the PS3 port was when they finally debuted 2 Final Mix outside of Japan. Plus the worse load times in general. :p Dude I was hyped for the PS4 version just for a more fixed polished version. And thankfully it was better.

Personally, the PS3 ports of kingdom hearts were the only victims to this. There’s also ratchet and clank, jak and daxter, sly cooper. I don’t know what it was about prints from that era of gaming. They just didn’t work for one reason or another. Luckily PS4 fixed most of those issues.

Dude... Either you have near perfect internet connection, or you flat out ignored the cloud version on Switch. The PS3 version at least is playable without a connection to the internet.

Some extra info playing the pc ports on linux will not work unless you disable the fmvs This isnt really an issue however Re:CoM uses videos for the cut scenes so you basically skip anything important in CoM Maybe this will be fix when the ports get put up on steam but who knows when that'll hapoen

Well turns out KH2 final mix only works on PS3 which I spotted was the game engine speed on PS3 works good, I made a mistake buying that again PS4 what I didn't know it was the game's engine speed on PS4 that speed rushing too fast, and the same problem was on the switch too. There is good why the xehronart saga should reboot with proper graphics so it can work on proper game consoles too.

2.5 did a lot of good things for KH2 and a lot of bad things. There are even cases where changes are both good and bad argubly, like how they gave us voiceclips for the new cutscenes that people backported to the fanpatch of PS2FM...except the localization for the dub is sometimes completely diffrent, so we actually have less accuracy now.

I remember enjoying it on PS3 when I played it first time but then things fell to crap when I considered replaying the games on PS3. KH2 would constantly reset and send me back to the menu, BBS would freeze on black screens, ReCom would softlock and KH1 would just crash.

PS3 version worked amazing if played off the internal HDD instead of the disk. But you needed CFW for that.

Nintendo switch cloud version

The save crash exists on the Steam port of KH2. Only crash I came across in my playthrough on Steam Deck.

Somehow I platniumed it despite that goddawful hang-up time on Drives and Summons. I wanted to finish them all but the load times on 2.5 coulpled with the lack of Stacking Difficulty Trophy unlocks on 1.5 made me hold off. I've had the PS4 and now own the PC version and still need to go back for my proper run through.

Better than the Cloud Version lmao

While I had the PS2 version as a kid, I didnt do a full playthrough of KHII until I got the PS3 version and played it in RPCS3 (after 1.5+2.5 had already dropped on PS4). I dont know if it's a fluke or just emulator innacuracy but the game never crashed for me and loading was about as fast as I expected.

I wouldn't say its the worst since the switch cloud version exist.

I played this version on my ps3 and never experienced any of these problems. Was there an update patch?

Cloud version on the switch: Allow me to introduce myself.

I find the buffering very benificial specially with xigbar's boss fight. i had a lot of problem fighting him the first time and i saw some playthrough did the drive form bro the whole buffering got sora save from crazy xigbar's attack :v

Oh yeah, the loading time for Drive Forms _while everything else was moving_ was ridiculous.

It's pretty upsetting how poor the Steam release of KH is. 1.5+2.5 and 2.8 being $75 and $90 (AUD) respectively is absolutely ridiculous considering the PS4 versions; have better performance, significantly fewer crashes, had a lower price at launch, and could be bought together as a physical bundle for only $30 just a few years ago.

I’ve played the PS2 versions on a USB , and I’ll say 2.5’s loading times and drive form transforming are about the same as USB.

unrelated, but do i hear Trails music in this video?

I’m so glad they fixed most of the bugs in the ps4 version. Also I still think it’s better than the Switch “port”

I platinumed that ps3 port... never again. Thank god for the ps4 port

Surprised you didn't talk about the cloud version

I Don't know why, but I Don't have any of the issue from this video. I'm stuck now at mushrooms and datas, but because of my skill, not crashes. For full game only issue is changing forms, but still that's little faster than on your video. Maybe that's because of ssd and changing thermal paste once in year, but that's works for me.

The form change thing always bugged me, but I've played the ps3 version since forever now, and I've never had any issues with it aside for that

oh man i remember the random crashes in the PC version. the PS3 version honestly didn't bother me lol

I never had a crash on PS3 version lol

i expected this video to be about the Switch version. I played Kingdom Hearts games on PC and never experienced any of the crashes on it that you mentioned, but I did find this video interesting.

Considering that 10 years later Square Enix managed to make a WORSE port of this game on Switch is literally an achievement…

TF? Played all the way, didn't have problem with loading and drive form. Didn't catch any bugs too. I got the Euro version.

Wait, what about the Switch cloud port?

To be honest, I'm just surprised that the square team could port KH to the PS3 at all, console was and still is a development nightmare, a powerful but convoluted console tbh

I actually never had problems with the PS3 version

I've played KH2 multiple times on ps3 and ps4 and I've never been aware of or experienced any of this

Never had an issue with the ps3 version, was in europe english if that changes things

Ps3 hands down the worst port bbs xehanort critical mode was impossible especially if your controller was jank which these controllers

I still love original KH2 on the PS2 better than remix version, because no matter who says what, Final Mix color palettes for heartless suck

KH video but Trails music in the background...

I never had any issues at all

The PC port was garbage as well I got crashes often due to Form storage.

I have a very good internet connection but kh2 on switch is so so so so so bad!

I thought you were about to rant about the Switch cloud version

i hated the changed music in port version

Let me remember the scent of mother. *crash* Let me ask Donald to heal me. *crash* Let me ask the Lingering Will to be my dad. *crash* LET ME FUCKING RIP OFF AQUA’S CLOTHES IN THE BEDROO- *crash*

nah switch port is the worst no contest. PS3 was at least playable offline.

The PS3 port was awful buuuuuuut the Switch port (if you can even call it that) was worse

Switch Cloud Version may have been laggy as hell, but PS3 KH2 was so buggy and glitchy that it still wins

Even worse than the Switch version?

The worst version of KH2? Uhh, clearly not, since it has more content than original and looks better. Sure, it has its flaws, but the PS2's drive form loading wasn't lightning fast either. I sense someone is totally spoilt by the PS4/PC version. It's definately not the definitive version, but it's far from the worst FYI: I own the platinum trophy and spent lots of hours in this version

Didn't watch the video long enough to get to the point but I'm glad everyone's talking about the ps3 version as it's the only one I mad respect. It was Square's first attempt at acknowledging western interest in final mix and I remember being there for 1.5 release despite not getting a ps3 until around 5 years ago. Now that I've finally got it I managed to beat kh1 100 percent before the system inevitably pulled a ylod. My only wish is that I learned about it sooner to prevent it cause now I'm stuck with an almost complete re:com, and half-completed entirety 2.5 on ps3 with no intention of starting over on ps4 just to finally get that final mix experience D: I like my ps3 trophies making up for the lost time when I should've had so many games beat on that system since yesteryears, and now... **sigh**

I have played the switch cloud ver 100% and even I think the ps3 ver is bad

Personally, the best way to play kh2 is grab a PlayStation 2 and play the original release.

KH2 is my all time favorite. The final mix version is a lot better on PS4

No the worst version is KH2's PAL PS2 version by far, at least the PS3 version has the final mix content and runs at 30. The PAL PS2 version doesn't have any of the final mix content and runs at 25 FPS instead of 30.

Hard disagree. PS3 2.5 is a masterpiece compared to the dogwater Epic Games release. Those are the worst versions of every single KH. BY FAR.

Agree it is one the best game on the ps2

I disagree cause, besides he does have his problems, the PS3 version is very good at port the speed of combos perfectly. the Ps4 version, maybe bcause the adaptation of 60 fps it seems that the window time between some animations was not well programmed, making sora beat a little slower, mainly in sora's base hits. it's a detail but for me it makes a lot of difference, and many people may not have noticed.but a good part of the quality of KH2 is how fluid it is and how good its feel. Because of this I revisit the PS3 version because it's the most current we have of how 2FM really feels. it's weird, in PS4 some actions are bad programmed but others others get benefited from the 60 fps and feels faster like the Valor form for example.

Not trying to be mean but this guy just repeated the exact same thing over and over for 8 minutes. We get it, random crashes, this could have been a 1 minute video tbh Expected more

ther wer a good maney difnert kingdom hartsis games i stell hav one for psp and i hav one for 3ds also but thas cuz the loney kingdom harts for switch is maenliey base on its miuce so i do not hav that one at the mo

The switch is the worst it runs on a crappy cloud sever

Isnt the switch worse?

Bad times thems was

Kay

Wtf the switch was the worst.

I don't care what anybody says but Kingdom hearts 1 2 and maybe birth by sleep and dream drop distance are the only four games that are actually the best in the series Kingdom hearts 3 just I'm sorry to say it sucks dick

This video is wild to me Coz I played both the ps2 and ps3 version, and i been playing the ps3 version for years already and I have no issues at all, the game doesn't crashes or freezes, it literally runs perfectly fine. Those people that "experiences" crashes if they even exist, prob had a ps3 that was on the verge of having a yellow light of death

Ps3 port isn't as bad as switch port

The switch is worse.

US/international ps3 release, hands down. They brought loading screens, to a game that could have had loading screens, but originally didn’t.

The switch version is worse

I agree PS3 Kingdom Hearts 2 is the worst