I thought Zack really worked well there too, and fit in perfectly with trying to become a hero. I do like how all of my favorite dead characters from Final Fantasy seem to be alive in the KH universe.

I tell you what - on normal difficulty, none of the characters are hard with a bit of leveling up. I spent a couple of hours leveling and fusing with Aqua before taking on the final episode boss, and by the time I was done I was killing guys in Neverland as fast as they appeared and the final boss was cake.

I did not unlock the ultimate ending as I played through on normal. I would have done hard for at least one character if I realized how big of an effect that leveling would have. I guess I'll have to Youtube it. haha. Can't believe Skyward got a 10! That should add a bit more excitement to your Zelda release celebration.

I like how they focus on different characters as well. I don't think I even met Jumba in Deep Space on Ventus' playthrough, but he was a major part of Terra's. I'm kind of surprised that Zack was the only FF character in the entire game though. At least they picked one of the very best.

Actually, I played Aqua first. I think I liked Terra best not because of play style necessarily, but because I pretty much ignored melding with Aqua and had no idea what was going on. Terra's really should be played first and shedded some much needed light on the story and I had great fun with the melding. Yeah, Ven's playthrough was a lot of fun and I think I had an easier time with him than with any of the others.

I've just been going with whatever looks good for melding. I did have to look up a guide in order to unlock the final episode though (just started). The only report I missed is the one you get for Terra in the arena. Of course, I would play as the one character that I didn't really develop, so I have a lot of melding and leveling ahead of me.

I am really enjoying BbS, though visiting the same worlds and interacting with the same characters has gotten a bit old on my 3rd playthrough. So far, the Terra playthrough is my favorite mainly because I really got into the melding and it seems like there was more story. I do like the Ven one as well as it really mixes objective up from world to world (like find the hidden dwarves or gather the items for Cinderella). I had a rough go with Terra again Xehanort. It's amazing the difference a few levels make in this game though, as it was pretty easy after I gained several.

The combat system is terrific. I like how once you have a full deck, you can just go from one awesome ability to the next. Item melding is a lot of fun, but kind of confusing. I've basically just gone with trial and error. So who was your favorite character?