Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind

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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 67 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 10 out of 67
  3. Negative: 17 out of 67

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  1. TitaniumDragon
    Jun 28, 2021
    1
    Kingdom Hearts 7 is a game that pretends to be Kingdom Hearts 3, the sequel to Kingdom Hearts 2. Instead, it is actually a sequel to ALL of the Kingdom Hearts games, including both the handheld games and the mobile phone gacha game. And indeed, even if we’re talking in terms of linear time, rather than being a direct sequel to Kingdom Hearts 2, there is actually another game in-between KH2Kingdom Hearts 7 is a game that pretends to be Kingdom Hearts 3, the sequel to Kingdom Hearts 2. Instead, it is actually a sequel to ALL of the Kingdom Hearts games, including both the handheld games and the mobile phone gacha game. And indeed, even if we’re talking in terms of linear time, rather than being a direct sequel to Kingdom Hearts 2, there is actually another game in-between KH2 and 3 that is referenced a fair bit.

    ALL of the “side” handheld games are, in fact, considered mainline games, and a huge part of the plot is tied into them – heck, even the mobile game for the PHONE is an integral part of the ending of the game. if you have not played the side games, then you will be completely lost absent a plot summary.

    Not that the game does, either.

    This is not a game that does a good job of delivering its story. The plot and pacing are absolute garbage. Virtually nothing of import happens on any of the Disney worlds – they could have literally just had two show up and it would have made no difference to the overarching plot. What the worlds actually were is almost completely irrelevant, with only Hercules and Twilight Town actually having any relevance to the meta plot, and Hercules only by serving as a way to deliver an idea to Sora.

    The Disney worlds here are completely pointless, and while the Organization does show up, only in the Toy Story world and the Big Hero Six world does the Organization member really interact with the characters in the world and actually affect THEM in any way.

    Almost the entire plot is packed into the very final, non-Disney world, and it is a jumbled mess. Everyone dies, and comes back to life. There are multiple versions of the same character more than once. Characters sometimes simply vanish from the plot completely arbitrarily, or enter just as suddenly. And once it is all over, it turns out that everything was the machinations of a random person who was from the freaking mobile phone game that even if you played it, you likely didn't get to the end of because it was a horrible gacha game.

    So, fine, the plot is terrible. But why would you play a Kingdom Hearts game for the plot? Clearly, it is all about the gameplay!

    Sadly, while Kingdom Hearts was very exciting when it was one of the first action RPGs, the genre has evolved to have like, actually good gameplay – which this game is completely lacking in. You can solve most encounters by mashing attack, with the odd jump or jump-recovery mixed in, and can use your magic (well, really, your thunder or fire, because why bother with any of the other powers?) to kill enemies more rapidly. You can also use “links”, which replace your entire party with an either overpowered or nearly useless summon, which can either clear out an encounter by itself or feel really janky.

    And mixed in with all of this are various super moves. Some of these, like the formchanges and grand magics, are just strong, but some are team combo attacks that wipe out half of an encounter by themselves, and some – the attractions, which show up constantly – can often completely solve an encounter single-handedly. Worse still, there’s only five of them in the game, so the same ones show up *constantly*, encounter after encounter, and because of the large number of enemies and the lack of meaningful challenge, it’s often best to use them simply to make things go by faster. On top of that, the attractions completely replace the normal gameplay with the attraction gameplay, which is not only even more simplified, but is often pretty lame.

    The game is very easy even on proud mode, and only Critical mode is all that hard – but Critical mode makes itself hard by making it very easy to get one-shotted and simply cranking up enemy health, rather than actually making the gameplay significantly more involved and interesting.

    All in all, then, this is a game that feels like it was going for spectacle over substance, but the spectacle wasn’t that good. There are some neat flashy things, but they happen so frequently that you become completely dulled to it. There are supposedly significant plot events that have absolutely no actual bearing on the plot, half of the most epic moments happen in cutscenes for no apparent reason, and in the end, there are a bunch of plot threads left dangling from games I didn’t even play.

    It’s hard to recommend this game to anyone.

    It is primarily a fanservice game, trying to wrap up loose ends for the fans of the previous games, but because of the sheer number of characters combined with the very poor pacing, they are all given very cursory treatment.

    For newcomers, or people who only played the first two games, it is likely to be baffling.

    The fact that 90% of the game is irrelevant to the plot was a baffling decision that only further weakens it for both groups.

    And even disregarding all that, the game isn't even fun to play.    … Expand
  2. alftru24
    Apr 1, 2021
    0
    I went 50 minutes from one save point to another. We have other things to do.
  3. Moriquendi
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Después de 20 expansiones
    Después de 50 juegos para otras plataformas
    Después de 100 juegos sin traducir en España y sin parches post lanzamiento!!
    Después de Generar humo entre ps2 y ps5 llega Kingdom heart 3 con contenido aun mas infantiloide y con un argumento insípido.
    Llega tarde y lo hace mal.
  4. Devicra
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Después de 20 expansiones
    Después de 50 juegos para otras plataformas
    Después de 100 juegos sin traducir en España y sin parches post lanzamiento!! Después de Generar humo entre ps2 ps3 ps4 ps5 llega Kingdom heart 3 con contenido aun mas infantiloide y con un argumento para niños pequeños por miedo a no vender como lo hicieron sus predecesores no por que el publico creciera y nos    Después de 20 expansiones
    Después de 50 juegos para otras plataformas
    Después de 100 juegos sin traducir en España y sin parches post lanzamiento!!
    Después de Generar humo entre ps2 ps3 ps4 ps5 llega Kingdom heart 3 con contenido aun mas infantiloide y con un argumento para niños pequeños por miedo a no vender como lo hicieron sus predecesores no por que el publico creciera y nos olvidasemos como era el juego.
    Llega tarde y lo hace mal.    … Expand
  5. solemncactuar
    Dec 14, 2022
    4
    To date this may be the worst game I have ever played. I waited years for this game to not understand what was going on, since most of the series took place on multiple platforms that were important to the series. You can press X to win every fight and you don't need to look at screen to beat the game, and I played this game on proud mode. Over all it was a disappointing game and after allTo date this may be the worst game I have ever played. I waited years for this game to not understand what was going on, since most of the series took place on multiple platforms that were important to the series. You can press X to win every fight and you don't need to look at screen to beat the game, and I played this game on proud mode. Over all it was a disappointing game and after all these years it was not a proper send off for the series. Happy to forget about the game and move on to something else.… Expand
  6. tigris77
    Jan 5, 2023
    2
    even on the hardest difficulty this game is too easy, until you get to the remind dlc part, where its way more difficult than the previous part of the game you would think thats not an issue, well it would not, but the problem is you cannot change the difficulty anymore! i bought the game before remind even existed so i finished the game on the hardest difficulty, when remind came out ieven on the hardest difficulty this game is too easy, until you get to the remind dlc part, where its way more difficult than the previous part of the game you would think thats not an issue, well it would not, but the problem is you cannot change the difficulty anymore! i bought the game before remind even existed so i finished the game on the hardest difficulty, when remind came out i bought that dlc, except i am forced to continue the dlc in previously chosen difficulty what the heck?

    base game was not great as said already, because fo the childish difficulty and the poor choice of the disney worlds and characters
    remind is also not great its just a recollection of the base game, with no option to choose the freakingdifficulty,

    one word: disgusting    … Expand
  7. Unemportant
    Feb 9, 2023
    4
    The game is a 4 out of 10. RE:mind might bring it up to a 5 but I'll stick with 4. So disappointing.
  8. Avey123Avey
    Mar 19, 2023
    4
    This game is an oddity. It is possible with Re Mind to alter the combat system, turn up the difficulty and to find a satisfying action game experience. However, the base game combat has way too many cinematic auto attacks that take control away from the player at every other moment, making the game jump from cinematic to cinematic until the fighting is done. The game looks great and feelsThis game is an oddity. It is possible with Re Mind to alter the combat system, turn up the difficulty and to find a satisfying action game experience. However, the base game combat has way too many cinematic auto attacks that take control away from the player at every other moment, making the game jump from cinematic to cinematic until the fighting is done. The game looks great and feels great and those two facts may mask how utterly simplistic and repetitive the combat is for some. I really enjoyed my time with this game but it required an entire expansion just to make my own fun which doesn't sit right with me. Also in case you're wondering KH storytelling is still hilariously terrible… Expand

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  1. TouchArcade
    Jun 20, 2024
    80
    KINGDOM HEARTS III is a lot more demanding compared to the other releases here, and it understandably struggles to hit a locked 60fps out of the box on Steam Deck. With a bit of tweaking, that is possible though, and having native KINGDOM HEARTS III on a handheld with rock solid performance, is excellent. If you held off on the games on PS4 or Xbox One before, KINGDOM HEARTS III is a solid PC release that has no issues running on Steam Deck including its cut-scenes. I enjoyed my time revisiting it on the go.
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  2. GameSpace
    May 17, 2021
    80
    For newcomers to the series, it’s a fantastic option because, obviously, you’re not gated by a hundred different consoles just to experience the story for yourself. It’s incredibly easy just to boot up one of the collections and get started carving your way through armies of heartless. For veterans of the series, it’s a great way to relive your childhood for the exact same reasons.
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  3. RPG Site
    May 7, 2021
    90
    While the price might be asking a lot for a game that can now be purchased for significantly less on consoles - or even downloaded on Xbox as part of Game Pass! - whoever was in charge of the Kingdom Hearts III PC port has delivered not just a fantastic PC version of the game, but one that is sure to become the benchmark for Square Enix PC ports going forward - for good or ill.
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