Monday, February 24, 2014

ET15 ASSIGNMENT 01: Game Level Critique

1) What is the name of the game? Explain the setting and where this level is with in the game story.
My favorite game level is in Kingdom Hearts II, and it’s called Land of Dragons. I believe it’s one of the least favorite worlds among the fans, but it’s my favorite. Kingdom Hearts II is the sequel game to Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.
The Land of Dragons is one of the very first worlds you visit when you regain control of Sora, considered as easy (unless you want to be crazy or challenge yourself and do it Proud Mode). It's set in ancient China, which is based on the movie. You encounter one of Disney’s iconic characters from the movie Mulan, such as the main character herself and Mushu.

2) What are the events that led up to this?
The events that led to visiting the world is sealing the keyholes in each world. A strange event occurs after you visited each world, making the enemies tougher than your first visit.

3) What game mechanic were involved and how were the implemented? What is their impact on the overall story?
The game play is fair, as it eases you into the controls and multiple button mashing. One of the game’s mechanics in Kingdom Hearts II is the triangle button, which allows certain movie to be performed and sometimes be presented in a cinematic scene. This level has a big impact as Sora learns more about his friend Riku.

First Visit


Second Visit


The Land of Dragons Map



Unfortunately, the map does not show the items nor the enemies fought in this level. I will post two links underneath.