![]() ![]() Ventus usually comes to the world second and has an adventure with one of the comic relief characters of that world that sometimes exasperates the conflict as well, though usually unaware of his part in it. Terra usually shows up on the world first and usually gets mixed up with the villains and causes problems in the world. He blindly goes after him which forces Master Erauqs to task Aqua with trying to bring Ven home, though he also secretly tasks her with observing Terra to see if the darkness is actually taking hold of him as he fears.įrom this point, the Disney Worlds open up, and we witness an amusing formula that plays out for all three characters. Worried, Ventus goes to see Terra, but not knowing about the Unversed issue, Ven is shocked to find Terra leaving their world in a hurry. ![]() Meanwhile, Ventus is feeling bad for Terra but meets a mysterious masked boy who tells Ventus that the Terra he knows will soon be gone. Terra is the most gung-ho after Master Erauqs proposes that this could be a second attempt for him to become a Master himself. Master Erauqs tasks the two with investigating the new threat. Terra and Aqua learn of a new scourge afflicting the worlds called the Unversed a well as Master Xehanort’s disappearance. Terra is distraught about failing, but Xehanort comforts him and tells Terra that just because he summoned some darkness, doesn’t make him less worthy of the title of master, of anything, his old friend Master Erauqs is simply too bias from his purist mindset against darkness to not see that. From here, the game’s plot slightly diverges depending on which of the three you’re playing as. At the end, Aqua is granted the rights of being a Master, while Terra fails. During the final duel, Terra begins to lose heart as Aqua fights him back and he summons a bit of darkness before suppressing it, which catches Xehanort’s interest. Xehanort manipulates the exam a bit to witness all three of the characters abilities. The following day the exam takes place, and to mark this occasion, Master Erauqs has invited his old but estranged friend Master Xehanort to witness the test and help past judgment. Here, the player has the option to choose which of the three they will play as. The trio all dream of becoming Keyblade Masters and the game begins the night before the Mark of Mastery Exam. The three have grown close since the days Master Xehanort brought the comatose Ven to the Lands of Departure. ![]() Years later, we find that Ventus is living with Master Erauqs along with his new master’s two apprentices, Aqua and Terra. That’s not to say it’s a bad game, but rather it has enough nagging issues for me to make it difficult to justify here. That’s at least how I felt about Demon’s Souls, but having replayed BbS recently, I feel a bit vindicated for leaving it off the list. I sometimes worry when I do these blog entries that I may have been too hasty with my Top 100 List and forgot a real gem. Which is why it’s interesting for me to be discussing Birth by Sleep, because in a lot of ways, I feel BbS embodies everything I love and hate about the series in one fell swoop. My major gripes have always been a two-fold issue of the series gameplay and story always undermining a lot of the entries. So the cutesy nature of the franchise has never bothered me and I honestly find it really endearing, assuming I have some nostalgia love for the worlds I visit. I may bitch to high heavens about KH1’s awful camera and platforming sections, but I still get as giddy as a schoolboy when I’m exploring Agrabah with Aladdin, or visiting Halloween Town to beat down Oogie Boogie. While Final Fantasy meets Disney mash-up sounds contrived, KH has always managed to make it work since this has always been a series about hitting those nostalgia buttons hard for me. Funny enough, it’s not even the basic premise that bothers me. This is a franchise that has always been more of a guilty pleasure for me than something I actively love. I mentioned this in my Chain of Memories entry for my Top 100 List, but Kingdom Hearts and I have a really awkward history with each other. ![]()
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