This review contains spoilers
Kingdom Hearts 3 was a long time coming. Originally announced in 2013, the game was released in 2019 to positive reception from fans and critics. I had the game for so long and I finally started to do a playthrough of the game. It is another good Kingdom Hearts game.
Kingdom Hearts 3 marks the end of the Dark Seeker Saga. There are tons of callbacks and fanservice for fans like me to enjoy. The story was overall fine. I found it to be one of the better Kingdom Hearts stories, but there is still that Kingdom Hearts stupidity in there. I am so used to the Kingdom Hearts story being dumb that I have grown numb to it.
Gameplay saw some improvements from 0.2. It is not as floaty, the Keyblades are fun to experiment, and the worlds are fun to explore for the most part. Not a fan of the Pirates world or the final world. I keep asking myself “Will this game ever end? How many bosses do I need to fight? Why won’t you die Xehanort?!”
A new mechanic introduced in this game is the Attraction Flow. Attack using the rides from Disney theme parks. They are neat, but I rarely used them. Some were a pain to control like that Splash Run Attraction Flow. I am not sure if it is because I was playing in Standard mode, but I was constantly pestered with Attraction Flows. It made some fights too easy.
Do I need to mention how this game looks? It is spectacular. We have come a long way since the original Kingdom Hearts and it is crazy how this game almost looks the actual Disney movies. If you compare Tangled, Frozen, Big Hero 6, and Monster Inc with the KH3 version, it is almost identical.
Of course, the music is great. It is a Kingdom Hearts game and the music continues to be high quality. So many great songs, rearrangements of well-known Kingdom Hearts songs, my ears were in euphoria.
Kingdom Hearts 3 is a solid conclusion for the Dark Seeker Saga. Expect some silliness in the story, but the gameplay is still good. With the Dark Seeker Saga over, I am looking forward what awaits Sora next.
Kingdom Hearts 3 marks the end of the Dark Seeker Saga. There are tons of callbacks and fanservice for fans like me to enjoy. The story was overall fine. I found it to be one of the better Kingdom Hearts stories, but there is still that Kingdom Hearts stupidity in there. I am so used to the Kingdom Hearts story being dumb that I have grown numb to it.
Gameplay saw some improvements from 0.2. It is not as floaty, the Keyblades are fun to experiment, and the worlds are fun to explore for the most part. Not a fan of the Pirates world or the final world. I keep asking myself “Will this game ever end? How many bosses do I need to fight? Why won’t you die Xehanort?!”
A new mechanic introduced in this game is the Attraction Flow. Attack using the rides from Disney theme parks. They are neat, but I rarely used them. Some were a pain to control like that Splash Run Attraction Flow. I am not sure if it is because I was playing in Standard mode, but I was constantly pestered with Attraction Flows. It made some fights too easy.
Do I need to mention how this game looks? It is spectacular. We have come a long way since the original Kingdom Hearts and it is crazy how this game almost looks the actual Disney movies. If you compare Tangled, Frozen, Big Hero 6, and Monster Inc with the KH3 version, it is almost identical.
Of course, the music is great. It is a Kingdom Hearts game and the music continues to be high quality. So many great songs, rearrangements of well-known Kingdom Hearts songs, my ears were in euphoria.
Kingdom Hearts 3 is a solid conclusion for the Dark Seeker Saga. Expect some silliness in the story, but the gameplay is still good. With the Dark Seeker Saga over, I am looking forward what awaits Sora next.