I waited a very long time to give Kingdom Hearts a fair shake. I never played it growing up, but as a Disney fan I felt like I needed to try it at some point, and honestly I'm glad I did. While it definitely has flaws (primarily a ton of backtracking in certain worlds), I finally understand why this series is beloved and nostalgic for a lot of people. It has personally opened me up to playing the rest of the series and to action RPG's in general. I think the biggest compliment I can give this game is that it took an insane crossover concept and not only made it work, but made it feel less and less jarring as you play. The story is also fairly straight forward and simple compared to what's been said about the franchise as a whole, so it's a pretty good gateway game in that regard. Would recommend to any Disney fan looking to get into action RPG's.