Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX

 PlayStation 3
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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 532 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 448 out of 532
  2. Mixed: 48 out of 532
  3. Negative: 36 out of 532
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  1. JohnnySnowstorm
    Sep 14, 2013
    4
    Coming into this series as a new player. I was rather disappointed. While the game's use of Disney characters and themes is charming, everything else feels really dated and obsolete.

    Gameplay wise you have a bad camera, awkward movement, terrible platforming sections, a completely boring travel mini-game and uninspired combat. Equipping basic items is a chore, there is no way to compare    Coming into this series as a new player. I was rather disappointed. While the game's use of Disney characters and themes is charming, everything else feels really dated and obsolete.

    Gameplay wise you have a bad camera, awkward movement, terrible platforming sections, a completely boring travel mini-game and uninspired combat. Equipping basic items is a chore, there is no way to compare weapons when you purchase them and many in game decisions are made without any context. I find myself running away from the awful combat a lot because of all the back and forth between level sections caused by the game's inherent lack of direction or guidance. The levels themselves are very small and feel cramped; especially when you're constantly being jumped by a ton of small enemies.

    Story wise, I'm sad to say that the Disney characters completely outshine the Square Enix characters. The protagonist is boring, there are plenty of plotholes, and the game's pacing seems really off. The voice acting is superb for the Disney characters but again, terrible for the Square Enix ones. The music is really jarring and repetitive, which is a shame when you consider that Disney has this huge library of musical scores from all these different franchises to fall back on.

    Graphically, the game is a mix of good and bad. Most character models look really nicely done, but when the camera zooms in on faces and the blur comes into play you can really tell it's an old game. While the enemy models look really polished,a lot of the backgrounds and items in the background seem to have low resolution textures.

    All in all, I think this game relies way too much on nostalgia, as is evident by the majority of reviews on metacritic. This is a mediocre game at best, and the fact that Square Enix wants $40 for what seems like a rather minor graphical update makes me feel a little bit sad.    … Expand
  2. Emporia
    Sep 13, 2013
    2
    Love Kingdom Hearts....best fantasy for gamers....of course if we could go anywhere or be anything this game covers it. The only problem is it's outdated; granted the HD helps brighten it up, but trying to get through this game on proud mode with the camera issues (esp during boss levels) is a joke and an atrocity. Two hits and done, you don't manually keep the camera where you want andLove Kingdom Hearts....best fantasy for gamers....of course if we could go anywhere or be anything this game covers it. The only problem is it's outdated; granted the HD helps brighten it up, but trying to get through this game on proud mode with the camera issues (esp during boss levels) is a joke and an atrocity. Two hits and done, you don't manually keep the camera where you want and you are done. 11 years is a long time because I was very excited but after three frustrating days with a luck based inconsistent hard mode and camera issues, I'm just waiting for GTA V to surpass the time until the PS4. Sadly enough, for me, Kingdom Hearts doesn't do it anymore.… Expand
  3. blaicefreeze
    Dec 28, 2014
    2
    This game is unsatisfactory for so many reasons, they grossly outweigh the reasons to play. The first a foremost: this game is BORING. If you like an extremely slow-paced story with little development and monotonous combat that becomes tedious within the first few hours (out of the necessary several dozen due to the forced pace of this game), then by all means give it a try. This,This game is unsatisfactory for so many reasons, they grossly outweigh the reasons to play. The first a foremost: this game is BORING. If you like an extremely slow-paced story with little development and monotonous combat that becomes tedious within the first few hours (out of the necessary several dozen due to the forced pace of this game), then by all means give it a try. This, however, is not the only thing that makes this game come up very short. The characters and dialogue are empty and leave much to be desired. I was hoping the Disney theme would save this game, but no such luck. I spent hours in the first game and just a couple on re:chain of memories. EXACT SAME COMBAT BUT WITH CARDS and not a good card implementation at that. This game is disgustingly repetitive and like others have said: the camera is atrocious.

    I tried my absolute best to get into this game, but it was just so bad I just couldn't do it. The combat and controls were so mundane, yet I hoped the story would be it's saving grace. I will be returning the game to my friends whence it borrowed, and I'm sure it will just gather dust. As it rightly should for anyone over the age of 12.

    If you must provide a button-masher, please provide one with some substance. Like I said, if you like slow repetitive gaming, go nuts.    … Expand
  4. the_blueprint
    Dec 18, 2013
    2
    I tried the first game and never got to the other games/videos on the disc.
    I rarely buy new games but this one I bought new from day one, that's how excited I was. But after a while a noticed the gameplay is pretty boring and repetitive, it's just slow button bashing (you can bash fast but the character won't swing the giant key any faster). And what's worse is that the camera is pretty    I tried the first game and never got to the other games/videos on the disc.
    I rarely buy new games but this one I bought new from day one, that's how excited I was. But after a while a noticed the gameplay is pretty boring and repetitive, it's just slow button bashing (you can bash fast but the character won't swing the giant key any faster). And what's worse is that the camera is pretty bad, it's supposed to be better then the original but it's still pretty annoying and I couldn't control it properly.
    I especially expected the story to be more interesting and engaging but I was disappointed. It was very slow movies, a cliché and pretty boring to be honest.
    Big disappointment.    … Expand
  5. BeeMan175
    Feb 1, 2023
    0
    Its incredebly over complicated any Why is goofy in it, so goofy ahh. The grafichs Are dig **** ON A PS3. The grafichs Are dig **** ON A PS3. The grafichs Are dig **** ON A PS3. I hate sonic!

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 49 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 49
  3. Negative: 1 out of 49
  1. Level7.nu
    Dec 12, 2013
    60
    Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix will probably not convince non-fans of the series. It’s the same type of cozy Disney/Square-Enix mix as always but also with the same type of bad controls and unbalanced difficulty level as the original.
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  2. Gamereactor Sweden
    Nov 19, 2013
    70
    The Kingdom Hearts series has aged and this just doesn't feel as much fun as it used to do. But if you're a fan, this is still worth checking out.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Nov 6, 2013
    80
    An HD remake of the highest order. [Dec 2013, p.84]
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