Is the Combat Bad Or A I Not Getting Something?

[Ben]

No matter how hard i try to learn attack patterns and stay out of the way sora just swing so damn slow and I can't get him to land a hit, I'm level 11 and only have the 3 abilities of slide attack, scan, and dodge roll. I thought with the dodge roll i could at least get away but there is this huge time gap where an attack ends and sora moving begins. half the time i just feel like I'm running in circles waiting for enemies to tire out for me to hit them. And when I do a 3 hit combo i more often than not end up getting hit cause sora decides to stop responding to my input. I'm only at the deep jungle but with the only abilities i have availible to me this feels like ♥♥♥♥ to play. i cant control the camera well enough cause its too slow and the target system is so unreliable that I don't even bother half the time. along with getting countered every few chances I can land a blow its becoming very frustrating. Just wanted to know if these are common problems

[Doom Sayer]

Yeah kh1 it takes a while for move set to get good. In Kingdom hearts 2 you start with the better move set.

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https://youtu.be/fYrCfTT_ZUk?si=DYbSO8Xd0TDs5LTM
just watch this video

[Doom Sayer]

Originally posted by Ben:

Originally posted by The Goofy:

You need to level up more, and change your equipment probably. White fang and Brave Warrior are good accessories to use at the start for the strength increases.

What choices did you make at the start? Are you on Proud?

Also the camera sucks in KH1, that's just an unfortunate issue you'll have to live with unless you get the cam mod off nexus mods.

I'm on KH1 on standard. I chose the sword and the staff and sacrificed the shield. Sora just keeps swinging and unless the heartless is basically touching Sora I cant get sora to swing and hit them. especially in the air, either i have to jump and one hit at a time or get a full attack off and get hit by something else. I want to believe that im just missing something fundamentally but the more i play the more i get frustrated that i paid as much as i did for this game that hasn't been updated since 2004 at least. Part of me just wants to skip, the other wants to see it through but damn i cant imagine what it was like back in 2002, this would be considered unplayable by todays standards

The combat is actually only thing i have no issues with for me its the gummi battles being boring and the levels being confusing. Also your weapon choice was bad if you choose shield then i think at level 30 or something you get leaf bracer which allows healing without being hit mid heal.

[IncredibleMetal]

So, important thing to note is that I did have an issue with KH1 final mix when I downloaded it from steam where everything was really slow when it came to moving. restarted it and it was fine. So maybe you've been dealing with that too, or maybe not. Best way to tell is that there was a lag in cutscenes between audio and video.

[Takfloyd]

Kingdom Hearts 1 starts you out pretty slow and sluggish, but it's by design. It's not a pure action game but an action RPG, you're supposed to be deliberate and tactical with your attacks, and you're supposed to take damage and heal. It's not a "dodge spam to be invincible" type of game, though the dodge roll is still good.

The slower movements from both you and the enemies also makes the parry mechanic work well - try to time your attacks to deflect the enemy's.

Starting with the Sword is the "hard mode", but you'll get faster and better attacks earlier on this way, which should suit you well.

[StrawHatPro]

The combat isn't bad. The camera on the other hand...

Take your time in fights, don't rush them and you'll be okay. Also use aerial combos as much as possible, they come out faster and will probably feel more responsive for you.