For an entire saga that lasted for nearly 20 years, Master Xehanort and his many incarnations were the primary antagonists of the so-called Xehanort saga which consisted of every game in the series at that time up to Kingdom Hearts 3 with the exception of Union X & chi. One year after the finale of the Xehanort saga, Square Enix announces Kingdom Hearts: Dark Road. The game where will finally get to know more about the man, the myth, the legend Xehanort himself and how he came to be a villain. It sounds great but there is one major problem........its a mobile game.
I won't lie, despite thinking Union X was just average I did get some enjoyment out of it due to its story, PVP, and pulling for all the cool medals they added. While Dark Road has a decent story like Union X, it lacks a PVP mode and just feels more boring to play in general. One good thing Square Enix did with this game after they shut Union X down was remove the gacha mechanics and allow you to buy the cards without real money. It satisfies the collector's itch and it is good for picking the cards you need without having to gamble in-game currency or real money.
The gameplay is pretty simple. You form a deck of cards that consists of three types which include power, speed, and magic. In order to attack, heal, or do really anything, you swipe your screen and try to match three cards of the same type to make your attacks or other moves slightly stronger. When you run out of cards you reload by tapping your screen as much as you can. This is pretty much all you'll be doing for the 20+ hours it takes to complete the game. There is an auto button where the game can play itself automatically. It does help in making the grind necessary to get a good deck and beat the game slightly more bearable, but ultimately I was bored for pretty much the whole experience.
It was nice to know more about Xehanort's past and get more Kingdom Hearts lore, but I wish they released this on consoles & PC. Hopefully, Kingdom Hearts Dark Road will get a Re:Dark Road or a movie like chi did in the future, but for now this is the only version we have. Xehanort deserved better than this.
I won't lie, despite thinking Union X was just average I did get some enjoyment out of it due to its story, PVP, and pulling for all the cool medals they added. While Dark Road has a decent story like Union X, it lacks a PVP mode and just feels more boring to play in general. One good thing Square Enix did with this game after they shut Union X down was remove the gacha mechanics and allow you to buy the cards without real money. It satisfies the collector's itch and it is good for picking the cards you need without having to gamble in-game currency or real money.
The gameplay is pretty simple. You form a deck of cards that consists of three types which include power, speed, and magic. In order to attack, heal, or do really anything, you swipe your screen and try to match three cards of the same type to make your attacks or other moves slightly stronger. When you run out of cards you reload by tapping your screen as much as you can. This is pretty much all you'll be doing for the 20+ hours it takes to complete the game. There is an auto button where the game can play itself automatically. It does help in making the grind necessary to get a good deck and beat the game slightly more bearable, but ultimately I was bored for pretty much the whole experience.
It was nice to know more about Xehanort's past and get more Kingdom Hearts lore, but I wish they released this on consoles & PC. Hopefully, Kingdom Hearts Dark Road will get a Re:Dark Road or a movie like chi did in the future, but for now this is the only version we have. Xehanort deserved better than this.