Main review:
The Story so far is a great collection of (nearly) all the kingdom hearts game with a nice overall presentation of all the games with a nice main menu that allows you to select between the different games on the 2 disc's provided within this copy (if you have the physical copy, I assume for the digital copy they combine the menus but idk, someone let me know if for the digital version they just have all the games in one menu.)
The games each have their beautiful themes before selecting them, as well as have a nice reward for completing each of them... that being PS4 themes for you PS4, which is really cool.
The caviot is 3 of these entries are not games as they are essentially cutscene movies made to sum up the games that weren't included within this package fully. These being:
1. 358/2 Days
2. RECODED
3. X Union (Movie X BackCover)
Such as shame, as 358/2 days is highly regarded, and not including said above games was a real shame.
The package overall is a great deal as you get a fun ride of games and... boring movies to at the very least have a nice package to go along with kingdom hearts 3.
However if you're looking for a more modern package, get ALL-IN-ONE as it features all kingdom hearts games within this package and includes 3 and Melody of Memory.
Game reviews:
Kingdom Hearts HD- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5- an amazing fun game, with a good story and fun gameplay, and one of the hardest final bosses in my lifetime of playing games.
Chain of Memories HD- ⭐⭐/5- Absolute borefest reusing assets from kingdom hearts 1, awful combat, yet a good story with good new interesting characters. Still what an awful borefest.
358/2 Days - ⭐/5 - I mean the cutscenes are fine, but this is nearly 3 hours long, and the story is very interesting and ties up what happens in Kingdom hearts 2 at the beginning however why not just do what you did for Rechain of Memories and just port the ds version, give it a graphics overhaul, and just include cutscenes, at least I won't get bored watching it. "playing" this is equivalent to watching it on youtube, but feels worse because the text parts you have to interact. Such a waste of time, play the ds version.
Kingdom Hearts 2- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 - Beautiful game that ties up a lot of loose ends, introducing an expansive new arsenal of abilities and combat that make this such an improvement over the first. And honestly a satisfying conclusion for those who hate what come after. Amazing game and soundtrack.
Kingdom hearts Birth By Sleep: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5: Great Story and characters in an amazing prequel that ends very somber, but is a great game that introduces you to 3 amazing characters in Tera, Aqua, and Ventus. Great game, only thing is it's repetitive use of locations though it is a psp game so makes sense.
Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance: ⭐⭐⭐⭐- fun gameplay, with a stupid story that is essentially stalling before kingdom hearts 3 happens. Yet still very fun, and awesome to play with Sora and Riku individually. Also introduces characters from the World ends with you.
Kingdom Hearts Recoded: 0/5: Atleast 358/2 days was interesting, this feels like a game you don't even have to play considering how it's barely acknowledged by the games themselves, only really being referenced in Melody of Memory.
Birth By Sleep 0.2 A fragmentary Passage-⭐⭐⭐⭐/5- a beautiful tech demo that honestly looks better than kingdom hearts 3. With a story that ties up a loose end in Kingdom hearts 1. Worth it in the package.
X Back Cover- A movie that takes place during X Union, an app game that essentially explains how the Keyblade war happens, and introduces new characters like Master of Masters, Luxu, and other characters. This will most likely be further expanded upon in Kingdom Hearts 4, even though it just complicates things even more... so yayyyyy.
The Story so far is a great collection of (nearly) all the kingdom hearts game with a nice overall presentation of all the games with a nice main menu that allows you to select between the different games on the 2 disc's provided within this copy (if you have the physical copy, I assume for the digital copy they combine the menus but idk, someone let me know if for the digital version they just have all the games in one menu.)
The games each have their beautiful themes before selecting them, as well as have a nice reward for completing each of them... that being PS4 themes for you PS4, which is really cool.
The caviot is 3 of these entries are not games as they are essentially cutscene movies made to sum up the games that weren't included within this package fully. These being:
1. 358/2 Days
2. RECODED
3. X Union (Movie X BackCover)
Such as shame, as 358/2 days is highly regarded, and not including said above games was a real shame.
The package overall is a great deal as you get a fun ride of games and... boring movies to at the very least have a nice package to go along with kingdom hearts 3.
However if you're looking for a more modern package, get ALL-IN-ONE as it features all kingdom hearts games within this package and includes 3 and Melody of Memory.
Game reviews:
Kingdom Hearts HD- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5- an amazing fun game, with a good story and fun gameplay, and one of the hardest final bosses in my lifetime of playing games.
Chain of Memories HD- ⭐⭐/5- Absolute borefest reusing assets from kingdom hearts 1, awful combat, yet a good story with good new interesting characters. Still what an awful borefest.
358/2 Days - ⭐/5 - I mean the cutscenes are fine, but this is nearly 3 hours long, and the story is very interesting and ties up what happens in Kingdom hearts 2 at the beginning however why not just do what you did for Rechain of Memories and just port the ds version, give it a graphics overhaul, and just include cutscenes, at least I won't get bored watching it. "playing" this is equivalent to watching it on youtube, but feels worse because the text parts you have to interact. Such a waste of time, play the ds version.
Kingdom Hearts 2- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 - Beautiful game that ties up a lot of loose ends, introducing an expansive new arsenal of abilities and combat that make this such an improvement over the first. And honestly a satisfying conclusion for those who hate what come after. Amazing game and soundtrack.
Kingdom hearts Birth By Sleep: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5: Great Story and characters in an amazing prequel that ends very somber, but is a great game that introduces you to 3 amazing characters in Tera, Aqua, and Ventus. Great game, only thing is it's repetitive use of locations though it is a psp game so makes sense.
Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance: ⭐⭐⭐⭐- fun gameplay, with a stupid story that is essentially stalling before kingdom hearts 3 happens. Yet still very fun, and awesome to play with Sora and Riku individually. Also introduces characters from the World ends with you.
Kingdom Hearts Recoded: 0/5: Atleast 358/2 days was interesting, this feels like a game you don't even have to play considering how it's barely acknowledged by the games themselves, only really being referenced in Melody of Memory.
Birth By Sleep 0.2 A fragmentary Passage-⭐⭐⭐⭐/5- a beautiful tech demo that honestly looks better than kingdom hearts 3. With a story that ties up a loose end in Kingdom hearts 1. Worth it in the package.
X Back Cover- A movie that takes place during X Union, an app game that essentially explains how the Keyblade war happens, and introduces new characters like Master of Masters, Luxu, and other characters. This will most likely be further expanded upon in Kingdom Hearts 4, even though it just complicates things even more... so yayyyyy.