Kingdom Hearts III

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8.0

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  1. Warwom
    Aug 17, 2019
    10
    I am a big fan of Kingdom Hearts, it is easily placed in the top 3 of the best episodes.
    Good job Square Enix !
  2. Kiloa
    Aug 17, 2019
    10
    Best Kingdom Hearts with KH2, great gameplay ideas.
    Absolute fun especially since the critical mode.
    10/10 !
  3. Rogam
    Aug 17, 2019
    10
    10/10 because it's a very good game that deserves to be played.
    I love the worlds of the game.
  4. VirgonoShaka
    Aug 13, 2019
    8
    So after a long, long time waiting we finally get the next big installment in the KH series? So does it live up to the lofty expectations? ... Yes and no. The good parts: the gameplay is fantastic. It takes all the good parts of the spin offs and adds it to KH2, with a couple new mechanics even and makes the best combat in KH's long history. The new worlds are for the most part ver good,So after a long, long time waiting we finally get the next big installment in the KH series? So does it live up to the lofty expectations? ... Yes and no. The good parts: the gameplay is fantastic. It takes all the good parts of the spin offs and adds it to KH2, with a couple new mechanics even and makes the best combat in KH's long history. The new worlds are for the most part ver good, with beautiful graphics, voice acting, and feeling of their original materials. Parts of the story work well, with some well deserved fan favorite moments. Now, the not so good: The story misses more than a few moments, with some aspects like playable characters or bosses fights lacking or missing at all. It doesn't take the risks that I expected after all this time waiting, nor it truly gives us something totally new or original or really spectacular. The finale of the saga doesn't live up to the lofty expectations, but for fans, it is a ver solid and enjoying experience. Hopefully with DLC it can reach at least one more point.… Expand
  5. Huntergate475
    Aug 9, 2019
    10
    Sencillamente mágico, con un gran cierre a la saga y una gran jugabilidad pese a su gran facilidad como punto negativo
  6. Chaserbrown
    Aug 6, 2019
    6
    I've been a Kingdom Hearts fan since I was a kid, but never played all the games until recently. Over the last couple years, I played through all of the games through the I.5, II.5, and II.8 ReMIXes. As time's gone on, I've come to realize that this series isn't perfect, but the charm of the games, the music, the story, and all of that keeps me coming back.

    Kingdom Hearts III, for the    I've been a Kingdom Hearts fan since I was a kid, but never played all the games until recently. Over the last couple years, I played through all of the games through the I.5, II.5, and II.8 ReMIXes. As time's gone on, I've come to realize that this series isn't perfect, but the charm of the games, the music, the story, and all of that keeps me coming back.

    Kingdom Hearts III, for the majority of the game, has very little of what I used to love from these games. The entire middle of this game is genuinely pretty boring, and unless playing in Disney worlds is charming enough for you, the scenery rarely fixes that. The combat is pretty okay but stays relatively consistent throughout the game. There's no NPCs that make the gameplay more interesting, and ingredients are offered as a minor distraction. If you love Kingdom Hearts combat, you'll like most of this game, but if it's just alright to you, the middle of the game will be mostly boring to you.

    To be fair, I've usually found the middle of Kingdom Hearts games to be somewhat boring. I play the games for the Kingdom Hearts parts: Traverse Town, Twilight Town, Radiant Garden, Destiny Islands, and even some of the semi-Disney stuff like Yen Sid's Tower or Olympus Coliseum. Kingdom Hearts I and II usually had a fair balance of Disney and Kingdom Hearts elements, but III keeps this to an absolute minimum. It's restricted to the beginning of the game (minimally) and the ending of the game. The entire middle of the game is straight Disney. Not only this, but you have no connection to a real story. Just like before, there's no good motive for going to the Disney worlds, but usually you're at least somewhat connected to the story. There's a real sense of mystery or plot development. In Kingdom Hearts I you'd encounter Riku or Maleficent or other important characters. In Kingdom Hearts II you're unraveling the secrets of Organization XIII. In Kingdom Hearts III, you're either watching the story pass from other characters' perspectives during cutscenes between worlds, or getting minimal encounters with Organization XIII members (although there's very little mystery in it all). From the start, you know where the game's going. It's only at the end that it starts to get good.

    In my opinion, the ending of the game is fantastic. The music is great and the conclusion feels right for the series, teasing where it's going next. I've heard people disagree with me on this point, but the last 3-5 hours of the game are Kingdom Hearts magic. You see the characters fighting together to a phenomenal soundtrack and it really does conclude what it needs to. At the end, you feel good, like you just finished a great game. I don't want to neglect that -- it's the ending that I wanted -- but I can't just review a game for the final 5%. The other 95% is mediocre and really, really takes away from the game.

    Finally, I should state that I considered Birth by Sleep to be a better game than Kingdom Hearts III. I also played that game in the last year, so this isn't just nostalgia. The plot was better (even in Dream Drop Distance), and I was engaged for most of the time. I just don't feel it in Kingdom Hearts III.

    If you're a Kingdom Hearts fan, play this game. It does what it needs to by concluding the story, and the game is alright separate from that. But don't go in expecting Kingdom Hearts I or Kingdom Hearts II levels of charm. For me at least, it fails in that regard.    … Expand
  7. Vanchy213
    Aug 5, 2019
    10
    SquareEnix brings us a great gaming experience that will make us feel as if we are going back in time. This game exceeds all expectations.
  8. Salamand
    Jun 12, 2019
    10
    Kingdom Hearts III, que jogo sensacional, esse é o jogo que eu esperava após tanto tempo, novas emoções ao jogar, mundos sensacionais e longos para desbravar tudo o que eu queria aconteceu além disso tudo esse jogo também deu desfexo a saga Xenhanort de um mudo incrivel.
  9. FreedomFighters
    Aug 3, 2019
    8
    I’ll be honest for a second, the wait for this game wasn’t quite as excruciating for me. That sounds bizarre, I know, and I’m not trying to invalidate those who did have to wait long for this, but for me, I hardly knew about this series until this particular game was announced in 2013. And yes, the wait between announcement and release was definitely long, but consider this: I only firstI’ll be honest for a second, the wait for this game wasn’t quite as excruciating for me. That sounds bizarre, I know, and I’m not trying to invalidate those who did have to wait long for this, but for me, I hardly knew about this series until this particular game was announced in 2013. And yes, the wait between announcement and release was definitely long, but consider this: I only first played a “Kingdom Hearts” game in 2014, and I didn’t properly get into the series (or, for that matter, beat a “Kingdom Hearts” game) until 2017, only two years ago. By the time I’d set my hype-thrusters to max, not only was the game relatively close to release, but I still had several games left to play in the series. By the time the game even came out, I still wasn’t even done “Birth by Sleep!” But now, about six months after it’s release, I’ve finally gotten through the game…and in the time I spent away from the Internet beating it, I came back to find the game’s been a bit polarizing. Not precisely bad, but it seems there’s some rather mixed opinions on it. So, what did I think? Was I satisfied after the long wait for the game? Well, for the most part, sure!
    “Kingdom Hearts III,” as one may expect from this series’s first totally new venture on PlayStation 4, looks absolutely marvelous. It’s vibrant, it’s colorful, the character models and animations are sharp, and the visual design of the Disney worlds are lovingly-created wonders to behold. The gameplay is also fine-tuned and polished to near-perfection: the combat is rock solid, the new Attraction Flow and upgrades to Keyblades help make things even more slick, the improvements to the Gummi Ship are much-appreciated, and many of the changes to platforming and controls are very welcome, too. Per usual, the music is incredible, the voice acting is solid, and while the story in “Kingdom Hearts” is usually a mess to interpret, I appreciate how things wrap up here and how said wrap-up leaves the door open for potential new entries, even if this story is the end of the “Dark Seeker Saga.”
    That said, there are some things holding this game back from living up to the standards of the other two numbered entries. For starters, I feel like, while the Disney worlds are visual marvelous, a few of them are actually quite monotonous, and don’t have the same memorability or wondrous gameplay design as previous worlds in the series (my two “lowlights” in particular are the Kingdom of Corona from “Tangled” and Arendelle from “Frozen”). Furthermore, I’m not quite sure what was going on with the bosses in this game. One minute, I’m fighting a rather difficult boss that takes me more than a few tries to complete, but then the next boss ends up being a cakewalk. It feels like the game didn’t really have any idea how to balance the difficulty out, and instead it chose to radically shift the difficulty sliders between the two furthest ends of the spectrum at free will.
    Even so, despite not being the “Game of the Century” that we may have hoped for, “Kingdom Hearts III” is another worthwhile entry to the franchise, and it’s definitely a rock-solid conclusion to the “Dark Seeker Saga” of this series. Here’s hoping the wait for “Kingdom Hearts IV” (or whatever the next game is gonna be called) doesn’t last until 2032.
    Final rating: 8 out of 10 “Great”    … Expand
  10. Falabd
    Jul 29, 2019
    10
    Huge fan of the series and this one didn't disappoint at all. Great enjoyable experience
  11. luenorz
    Mar 11, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What happened to KH series which was supposed to be a crossover of FF and Disney worlds?

    The first 80% of the game is total rubbish which doesn't Link much to the actual story. Graphic is definitely better but the story is a total bummer. = S    … Expand
  12. Dementor187
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    It was an experience. I've played the kh series ever since I first played the first one when I was 5 and I fell it love with it.
    This game is better than kh2 and kh2 FM, kh3 took what kh2 lacked and made it better.
  13. Roxas23
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    There’s still a little bit of content missing, but overall it’s a very big game.
    I’m waiting for the DLC.
  14. Elmerne
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    I am a big fan of Square Enix, thank you very much for Kingdom Hearts III ! You are the best !
  15. Crystal76
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    A real surprise, I was amazed by this game and all that surrounds it. An indispensable.
  16. XboxLegacy
    Jul 25, 2019
    10
    First Kingdom Hearts coming out on Xbox ! Thanks Square Enix for thinking of us too !
  17. Luska
    Jul 25, 2019
    10
    Best Kingdom Hearts with KH1 and KH2.
    Many Keyblades with different effects. Gameplay is the high quality of the title.
  18. Weboom
    Jul 25, 2019
    10
    Finally a good game coming from Square Enix, it does not happen often so 10/10 to encourage.
  19. Erma
    Jul 25, 2019
    10
    A fascinating game, I took great pleasure in playing it and finishing it.
    Special mention at the gameplay.
  20. Lekmar
    Jul 25, 2019
    10
    My top 3 best games of 2019:

    - Kingdom Hearts III
    - Resident Evil 2
    - Super Mario Maker 2
  21. Lespoune
    Jul 25, 2019
    10
    10/10 to piss off haters who have **** tastes.
    KH3 > KH2, strong DLC for more quality
  22. tremault
    Jul 18, 2019
    2
    let me preface by saying, I have not played kingdom hearts since the first one. I am not a fan of the series, I am not a big fan of Disney, I am a fan of games.
    Didn't know much about this, and I have to say it is shockingly awful This has to be the worst designed game i have seen EVER. the way this is presented is so confusing, I had to look up a game guide on the very first sequence,    let me preface by saying, I have not played kingdom hearts since the first one. I am not a fan of the series, I am not a big fan of Disney, I am a fan of games.
    Didn't know much about this, and I have to say it is shockingly awful This has to be the worst designed game i have seen EVER. the way this is presented is so confusing, I had to look up a game guide on the very first sequence, to understand the choices it was asking me to make. It did not get better. I wish I had a camera to record the expression I was making. by the time I got to the conversation with hades, I was literally , yes LITERALLY dumbstruck. I just had no words for how tragic this game is. I mean, I just don't even... what the HELL was that thing they flashed on the screen saying "kingdom hearts II.9 HD" ???!?! WHAT THE F*?!?! I... WHAT?!?! That's not even going into, why the hell they were in the block ship and then all of a sudden they say they are stuck on the HIGHWAY? excuse me?? what??!!?? That is not even to mention bug eyed merlin who was suddenly giving the characters a dressing down with NO EXPLANATION as to what in the hell they were doing there and what the whole premise is... I'm still trying to make sense of any of it and I wonder if it's even worth trying. seriously, if you're a kingdom hearts fan (first i have to ask "why??") then you will probably love this but you probably already have it so why are you even reading this? if you're not a kingdom hearts fan, then stay away from this utter trash.    … Expand
  23. MamaTV
    Jul 18, 2019
    10
    I took this game for my son, he especially loves the universe of Toy Story in the game.
  24. Pistole
    Jul 18, 2019
    10
    Incredible graphics, exemplary playability and an exciting script.
    It’s Kingdom Hearts III. Good job Square Enix.
  25. Loussam
    Jul 17, 2019
    10
    A very fun game, perfect worlds and a good conclusion.
    Welcome to Kingdom Hearts III !
  26. Switos
    Jul 17, 2019
    10
    The battle system is one of the funniest of the series, a lot of possibilities. It’s really great.
  27. Welom
    Jul 17, 2019
    10
    An incredible game. And for the first time we have Pixar worlds !
    Toy Story is beautiful.
  28. manningn15
    Jul 15, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My Favorite video game of 2019 and my 3rd favorite video game of all time. The worlds are phenomenal especially the Toy Story world, the Pirates of the Caribbean world, the Frozen world, the Big Hero 6 world, and the Monster Inc. world. The visual effects and graphics were remarkable especially Sora's magic, the bad guys, and all of the Disney and Pixar characters. The bad guys are awesome. The gameplay is fantastic. I loved the special moves especially the Carousel and the Mad Tea Cups. The key weapons are cool especially. This is a for sure A+ video game.… Expand
  29. RedLOL
    Jul 14, 2019
    7
    Kingdom Hearts III is a beautiful and fun game to play.
    Maps are bigger than ever, the cutscenes look amazing and the combat is outstanding.
    But when compared to the previous main titles, it clearly lacks heart. It lacks moments that make you feel related to any character at all. This review will talk about three main topics: - The gameplay. - The audiovisual aspects. - The story. -    Kingdom Hearts III is a beautiful and fun game to play.
    Maps are bigger than ever, the cutscenes look amazing and the combat is outstanding.
    But when compared to the previous main titles, it clearly lacks heart. It lacks moments that make you feel related to any character at all.
    This review will talk about three main topics:
    - The gameplay.
    - The audiovisual aspects.
    - The story.
    - The game design.

    -- Gameplay --
    Kingdom Hearts III's gameplay is basically one of its brightest spot, in my opinion. However, it still presents critical flaws. The main flaw is that the combat is way too fast paced to be considered enjoyable. The game experience is about button mashing and doesn't take any strategy at all. Critical mode came up to help by bringing difficulty to the game (proud was way too easy), but it feels like every victory is pretty much random, that I got lucky I didn't get hit by any of the speed-o-light attacks.

    -- The audiovisual aspects --
    Utada Hikaru did another outstanding, wonderful job once more. Delightfully satisfied with their performance on songs. Graphics seems good, but not so good considering today's (and maybe all-time Square's) standard. But what bothered me the most is that Sora's voice actor, Haley Joel Osment, sounds younger than he did in Kingdom Hearts II.

    -- The story --
    Kingdom Hearts III's story is the second worst aspect of the game, according to this review. Most of the game seems hollow. Important characters's complex stories are solved in plain 20 minutes of cutscenes and 5 of gameplay. The only good things about the story is the end of the game, which is not really that good considering 10+ years of story comes down to 1 hour of solution; and that Donald and Goofy are way more participating this time, joining Sora in every moment, be it critical or not, along the story.

    -- The game design --
    And we've just arrived at the worst aspect of the game. Twilight Town, once a super important world that showed up in Kingdom Hearts II, is now a mere short, quick place you don't get to interact much with. Actually, there's a lot of places you don't get to interact much with in Kingdom Hearts III. For example, you have a huge Port Royal in this game. The whole town is in the game, and it looks amazing! But all you have to do there is to collect some crabs. Seriously, I wanted to do way more than collecting crabs.
    In Kingdom Hearts III, you have no sense of growth at all. Sora starts overpowered, jumping and spinning around like a Dark Souls III boss, and, at the end of the game, Sora is still overpowered with some few really new stuff. I got myself thinking that Sora would do just fine to go to the end of the game just the way he was in the beginning of the game. Kingdom Hearts II starts with a simple and slow 3-hit combo and finishes with combos that makes you think "Hey, I grew up from this game!", but this feeling is completely absent on this game.

    -- Verdict --
    Kingdom Hearts III is a good game, but a huge letdown for long dated fans of the series. It seems good and it feels average to play, but it can't touch hearts. It's not a game I'd feel joy to play through it again.
    7.4/10.    … Expand
  30. Porky05
    Jul 11, 2019
    10
    I'm great fan of KH, it's amazing game. Sora, Donald and Goofy best characters ever
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 88 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 88
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 88
  3. Negative: 1 out of 88
  1. TheSixthAxis
    Jan 30, 2020
    80
    Kingdom Hearts III doesn’t go in the direction some RPG fans will no doubt have been hoping for. It’s unashamedly over the top in just about every way, from its barmy story and stunning presentation to its huge cinematic battles. There’s plenty of depth here too, though you’ll need to find your bearings first.
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  2. Gamersky
    May 31, 2019
    85
    There is no doubt that Kingdom Hearts III will make long term fans moved or even cry. As for those new to the franchise, I believe they also can be satisfied because of tons of classic Disney elements and solid combat system, even though they could barely understand the main story.
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  3. Riot Pixels
    Apr 20, 2019
    73
    If you like animated movies from Disney and Pixar, and you want to relieve some of the key moments, welcome to Kingdom Hearts 3.
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