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  1. Feb 1, 2019
    7
    I finished this very awaited title this morning. I really appreciated the experience, and it's also huge nostalgia for me. I remember being 14 years old when i got Kingdom Hearts 2 for christmas, and the gameplay and content was gold. Even though i really liked Kingdom Hearts 3 it feels like it was a bit rushed... and also lacked content in relation to retail price. I managed to finish theI finished this very awaited title this morning. I really appreciated the experience, and it's also huge nostalgia for me. I remember being 14 years old when i got Kingdom Hearts 2 for christmas, and the gameplay and content was gold. Even though i really liked Kingdom Hearts 3 it feels like it was a bit rushed... and also lacked content in relation to retail price. I managed to finish the main storyline in 26 hours and i am no pro gamer. I wil try to break the game down, with all its pros and cons.
    13 long years since the release of Kingdom Hearts 2 and i think we all have been very eager to get our hands on Kingdom hearts 3. The story feels well written even though a lot of things are very hard to explain, the relation between heartless, nobodies, the organisation and of course kingdom hearts. The story is very linear, and there are some extra content wich will keep you entertained besides the main story. But as i mentioned earlier i do lack content and elements from kingdom hearts 2, for exampel the wide range of equipment and the ability to craft objects. One other thing is that it felt like they had some problems with music rights. The pirates of the Caribbean arch does not have its original score and i think that there is one other world as well. I do also miss some characters that have been totally excluded, no final fantasy characters at all. Well it can not be easy for the developpers to meet the expectations, but again 13 years, so i definitely feel like they could have made improvements. The controls feels very sharp even though during some fights the camera angle really went bananas. But if you have played any other title in the series it will feel very natural. I do like the fact that they have included game mechanics from other titles such as kingdom hearts birth by sleep. The dialog is okay but nothing extraordinary, but it does feel like a rushed job at some points. It was a really bold move of the developpers to switch to unreal engine... which could be one of the reason to why it feels rushed and the lack of content. But visually the game looks really nice, the light and textures gives you a very nice visual.

    Pros:
    Nice visuals
    Sharp control
    Good game mechanics
    User friendly

    Cons:
    Lack of content
    Linear story
    Removed elements from earlier titles
    Short overall gameplay

    Well to summarize everything... Kingdom hearts 3 is a very easy game to set up and to play, there are lots of turtorials and the game is very forgiving. The story feels well written but everything feels a bit rushed and short. Since i am a huge fan of the franchise i felt it was worth the money, but honestly i don't think that it's worth 60 dollars for the approximately 30 hours of main story...
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  2. Jan 29, 2019
    10
    As a fan who's played every entry into the series, I went into this game skeptical to see if it'd live up to my expectations of a mainline Kingdom Hearts title. So far, it's taken my expectations and smashed them. Bringing the best of both worlds (Cartoon and Final Fantasy) Kingdom Hearts 3 is fun to play, and delightful to experience. This game is a love letter from Nomura and the entireAs a fan who's played every entry into the series, I went into this game skeptical to see if it'd live up to my expectations of a mainline Kingdom Hearts title. So far, it's taken my expectations and smashed them. Bringing the best of both worlds (Cartoon and Final Fantasy) Kingdom Hearts 3 is fun to play, and delightful to experience. This game is a love letter from Nomura and the entire development team to the Kingdom Hearts community (don't think I didn't catch that joke in the beginning.) Expand
  3. Jan 30, 2019
    10
    The best kingdom hearts yet hands down. The graphics and combat are one of the best ever. Additionally it is full of heart warming moments and as much funny scenes and conversations too. I am in love
  4. 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
  5. Jun 28, 2019
    10
    Kingdom Hearts III may not have been what we all expected it to be but in truth, nothing ever is. Kingdom Hearts III gives an updated version of the 0.2 Gameplay style and refines it amazingly. The graphics and music are done incredibly with beautiful designs and renditions of the disney worlds with the music bringing brand new songs and brand new versions of older songs soundingKingdom Hearts III may not have been what we all expected it to be but in truth, nothing ever is. Kingdom Hearts III gives an updated version of the 0.2 Gameplay style and refines it amazingly. The graphics and music are done incredibly with beautiful designs and renditions of the disney worlds with the music bringing brand new songs and brand new versions of older songs sounding incredible from the game.
    Kingdom Hearts III ends the Xehanort Saga incredibly and with the Re:Mind DLC on the way, the light is only going to get brighter.
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  6. Nov 21, 2019
    10
    Combate rapido y muy dinámico, historia muy buena aunque confusa, tiene buenos momentos muy buen juego
  7. Mar 1, 2020
    0
    Totalmente decepcionante. Los mundos Disney acaban siendo irrelevantes y su Lore es inexistente. Un juego demasiado fácil y su Gameplay está muy roto. El juego base de ve incompleto sin el DLC y muchas de las escenas en las que vuelven personajes muy queridos están muy mal tragadas para lo que supone.
  8. Feb 14, 2020
    8
    Lo esperé por años, y es hermoso pero no puedo darle más puntuación.
    Amo la saga kingdom hearts, de echo es mi favorita, pero éste no supera a su antesesor.
    Tengo un gran problema con lo que respecta a comandos de apoyo, te salen por no hacer nada y las que más se repiten son las atracciónes (no lo veía necesario), facilita demasiado el combate cosa que ya de por sí es algo fácil. Se hizo
    Lo esperé por años, y es hermoso pero no puedo darle más puntuación.
    Amo la saga kingdom hearts, de echo es mi favorita, pero éste no supera a su antesesor.
    Tengo un gran problema con lo que respecta a comandos de apoyo, te salen por no hacer nada y las que más se repiten son las atracciónes (no lo veía necesario), facilita demasiado el combate cosa que ya de por sí es algo fácil. Se hizo un increíble trabajo con los mundos de disney y sus personajes, y los soundtrack son espectaculares, ame poder ver alfin el reencuentro con algunos personajes de anteriores kingdom hearts. El final me dejó algo preocupado, parecía haber quedado abierto para un futuro kingdom hearts 4,pero con la salida del dlc re-mind tiene toda la pinta de ser el verdadero final de este juego pero de paga..
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  9. Mar 31, 2021
    8
    Story: 7
    Graphics: 8
    Sound: 8
    Gameplay: 7
    Game Time: 30 Hours (Main Stlory)
  10. 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
  11. Oct 18, 2021
    0
    Terrible bad made !!!!!


    Rush game

    Short story A few maps and world Lack of world
  12. Aug 22, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Kingdom Hearts 3 mejora en muchos aspectos con respecto a sus anteriores entregas.
    Una de las cosas positivas son lo gráficos, los fps, los mundos, la música, la nave gumi y el sistema de combate.
    Pero como todo tiene sus cosas negativas, como la dificultad, ya que me aprecio muy fácil incluso en modo experto (no probé el maestro todavía), la cantidad de relleno que hay en el medio de la historia es impresionante, literalmente lo tocho es el final, cuando en el Kingdom Hearts 2 había mas contenido con respecto a este tema, tambien el tema del reciclaje con los villanos y musica pero se lo deja pasar por lo que pasa en el juego, y el mayor problema del juego SON LA CANTIDAD DE PERSONAJES JUGABLES, no me podes poner a Sora el 90%, Riku 8% y Aqua 2%, cuando hay mas personajes jugables con sus respectivos villanos que aparecen en el juego.
    Aun así con todos estos defecto la saga cierra satisfactoriamente y un poco confuso con respecto a los nuevos villanos que aparecerán en algún futuro juego.
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  13. Jul 20, 2020
    8
    A nivel jugable no innova mucho respecto a sus entregas numeradas principales; donde si destaca es a nivel técnico, donde se ha hecho un trabajo tremendo para volver "naturales" las apariciones de los protagonistas en las distintas sagas de Disney. Un punto realmente destacable, a nivel gráfico y artístico, es el mundo de Toy Story.
    En tanto, la compleja narrativa no logra dar una
    A nivel jugable no innova mucho respecto a sus entregas numeradas principales; donde si destaca es a nivel técnico, donde se ha hecho un trabajo tremendo para volver "naturales" las apariciones de los protagonistas en las distintas sagas de Disney. Un punto realmente destacable, a nivel gráfico y artístico, es el mundo de Toy Story.
    En tanto, la compleja narrativa no logra dar una respuesta satisfactoria al final del juego; deja más preguntas abiertas que cerradas, y ademas deja puertas abiertas a una nueva secuela. En parte, esto deja una sensación de "engaño" ya que esta tercera parte no es el "cierre" que muchos estábamos esperando, pero si es genial entrega, de esta querida saga, para la actual generación de consolas.
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  14. Nov 4, 2019
    9
    I’ve been waiting for this game for a years and it’s everything I’ve wanted and more
  15. Feb 2, 2020
    6
    A painful backstabbing to the quality of the saga.
    Same goes for the DLC. Almost calling it a fraud.
  16. Jul 8, 2020
    8
    Great game but needs work once I’ve gotten into the KH series and bought a PS4 just to play it the Kingdom of Corona and Arandelle felt like a movie world and Twilight Town didn’t felt like a world at all mostly and 100 acres felt it didn’t exist the gameplay is fun, the music is great, the graphics are awesome, story needs work

    Pros: Great Gameplay Cool Keyblade Transformation Fabulous
    Great game but needs work once I’ve gotten into the KH series and bought a PS4 just to play it the Kingdom of Corona and Arandelle felt like a movie world and Twilight Town didn’t felt like a world at all mostly and 100 acres felt it didn’t exist the gameplay is fun, the music is great, the graphics are awesome, story needs work

    Pros:
    Great Gameplay
    Cool Keyblade Transformation
    Fabulous music
    Good Graphics

    Cons:
    Game too short
    Story was meh
    Worlds are kinda short
    The Bosses in some worlds needs to be better

    The conclusion here is it’s a great game not the best or terrible game and not the conclusion we all hoped for
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  17. Aug 2, 2020
    8
    I was not really a fan of the series, I only ever played KH:BBS on the PSP before, I had to watch a youtube video on what the story so far in KH knowing KH3 will be the last in the Xehanort Saga I just had to play it. Hikaru Utada really nailed the songs in this game so much, as for the story I may have not understood it by the end I still enjoyed it, gameplay was fun had a little learningI was not really a fan of the series, I only ever played KH:BBS on the PSP before, I had to watch a youtube video on what the story so far in KH knowing KH3 will be the last in the Xehanort Saga I just had to play it. Hikaru Utada really nailed the songs in this game so much, as for the story I may have not understood it by the end I still enjoyed it, gameplay was fun had a little learning curve with X being the select option and O as jump haha, The game looks beautiful especially in some places, like Rapunzel's place and Frozen's world. Only problem with it really was with the ending, I just don't know what's happening, then there's the secret ending and stuff. Overall great game but confusing story. Expand
  18. Jun 20, 2020
    9
    Waiting so many yeras for that title, excellent battle system and combos, fascinating story to the very end.
  19. Jun 21, 2020
    8
    Really enjoyed this game. Tons of fun moments in Disney's best worlds while also bringing the Xehanort Saga to a satisfying end.
  20. Jun 22, 2020
    8
    Kingdom Hearts 3 sigue deleitando mundos y atracciones a pesar de una variedad de mundos de disney y atracciones que son demasiado sin amor. Incluso si el juego no necesariamente está a la espera detrás de la larga espera, los fans de la serie obtienen una conclusión digna y el título al menos todavía ofrece una sólida experiencia RPG de acción para los participantes laterales.
  21. Jun 24, 2020
    8
    The graphics are stunning, the soundtrack is amazing and the gameplay is fun and dynamic. The story is good, but some Disney worlds feel like just marketing, they lead nowhere. The lack of Final Fantasy characters is also disappointing. Nonetheless, very fun to play.
  22. Jul 9, 2020
    8
    First KH game and III was a lot of fun. The gameplay is aesthetically pleasing and diverse, the fabricated storylines are interesting and overall it was fun exploring the different worlds Disney-Pixar have created.
  23. Jul 18, 2020
    8
    Kingdom Hearts III is SUPER good on some aspects, and pretty bad in others. Graphics, OST, Gameplay and animations are EASILY 10/10. Not even ONE critic. Re:Mind adds a lot to all of these aspects too.

    However, the story and the pacing of the game is plain terrible. Specially if we take into account the fact it was a "conclusion" of sorts. Re:Mind fixed some of this and explained a few
    Kingdom Hearts III is SUPER good on some aspects, and pretty bad in others. Graphics, OST, Gameplay and animations are EASILY 10/10. Not even ONE critic. Re:Mind adds a lot to all of these aspects too.

    However, the story and the pacing of the game is plain terrible. Specially if we take into account the fact it was a "conclusion" of sorts. Re:Mind fixed some of this and explained a few other things, but it's still a mess. KH plot after KH2 is super weird, and KH3 is no better.
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  24. Dec 7, 2019
    6
    Kingdom Hearts 3 looks amazing. The presentation is top tier, I can't think of many better looking games. The visuals almost match up to a Disney movie. The sound design is also great, with a memorable sound track and quality voice acting. So why did I give it a 6? In-spite of its high quality production values, I found it to be a shallow and convoluted experience with boring combat thatKingdom Hearts 3 looks amazing. The presentation is top tier, I can't think of many better looking games. The visuals almost match up to a Disney movie. The sound design is also great, with a memorable sound track and quality voice acting. So why did I give it a 6? In-spite of its high quality production values, I found it to be a shallow and convoluted experience with boring combat that was often a chore to play through. I would describe it as an amusement park ride that goes on way too long. At first it is thrilling, there are so many amazing things to see but eventually it all just becomes a meaningless blur. The story is such a convoluted mess that I really didn't connect to any of the characters. The combat didn't seem to require much skill or experience. I mashed my way through most of the scenarios. Its not a terrible game, but it certainly could have been better.

    Gameplay - 6/10: The combat looks great and there are some very cool abilities but it seems like more of spectacle than an immersive experience. Most of the battles can be won by button mashing and a lot of the time I felt like I was playing the game on autopilot. Outside of combat there isn't much to do. I didn't enjoy the gummy ship sections at all. Some of the boss battles were really cool but compared to other games in the series, I found they required less strategy.

    Story - 3/10: I give the game some credit for attempting to give some explanation to all the madness but it was all so convoluted that I had trouble caring about anything that was happening. For the most part, the events in each of the Disney worlds has very little impact on the overarching story. I never felt like my actions were meaningful because most of the events came across as random. The ending seemed like a tidal wave of information that even the most hardcore fans would have trouble making sense of. While it does offer a bit of closure there are still some major loose ends that seemed to be tacked on for the sake of DLC.

    Visual Design - 9/10: This is one of the best looking games this generation. The visuals very accurately capture the look of the Disney worlds while also being distinctly Kingdom Hearts. It is very difficult to blend so many different worlds together and make it all look cohesive but the game does a great job. The FX and animations are also phenomenal. The only problem I had with the visuals were in the gummy ship sections, that part of the game looked significantly worse than the rest.

    Sound Design - 8/10: The soundtrack and voice acting are great. There are some really good new songs and also old ones that help capture the feel of the older games and Disney worlds. One weakness I found was that sometimes the soundtrack didn't fit the events that were going on. The battle music got a bit annoying and repetitive.

    World Design - 6/10: The worlds were a very mixed bag. They almost all looked great but the game play within them was mostly generic. Each world has a gimic or two that makes it fun at first but after a couple of hours I found I was bored by each one. Each world looks very different but the events within those worlds are not equally as interesting. A lot of the worlds looked really big but you are restricted to exploring small areas and straight forward paths.

    Characters - 5/10: There are a ton characters, and while they are all expressive and designed in an appealing style I didn't care about any of them. There are so many characters that all of the conversations are brief and void of substance. I never got to know any of the characters on a deeper level. The Disney characters seemed like one dimensional caricatures without any of the complexity that made them appealing in the movies. The original characters just seem to embody emotional superlatives. Sora has a lot of dialogue but it all seems shallow. Riku is just a dark broody version without anything new to contribute. Kairi once again does next to nothing. Nothing any character says comes across as novel or engaging. The game favors quantity over quality.
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  25. Dec 8, 2019
    5
    I think this game had real potential to be something, but it's not. Roaming around in the worlds searching for collectibles and hidden stuff can be fun, but progressing the story is just a pain in the ass. Filler cutscenes interrupt you all the time. The combat is really dull as all you do is spam buttons until you can use a special move, which interrupts the fight and plays a cutscene.
  26. Nov 30, 2019
    5
    First time posting but I feel the absolute necessity to write a review about the 2 hours I spent playing this game. If you haven’t played the predecessors, this game will be a complete mess of confusion of nonsense. Some things left me completely mind boggled by how the developers could have made so many errors in logic and continuity. This is also undoubtedly a kids game, and very basicFirst time posting but I feel the absolute necessity to write a review about the 2 hours I spent playing this game. If you haven’t played the predecessors, this game will be a complete mess of confusion of nonsense. Some things left me completely mind boggled by how the developers could have made so many errors in logic and continuity. This is also undoubtedly a kids game, and very basic and easy. I think in the 2 hours I spent giving this multiple chances, I played maybe 10 minutes worth of gameplay and the rest are just lengthy cutscenes. I have given it a 5 purely because it may be satisfactory for kids or for people who have played the previous 2 titles, but I can’t forgive what they created here, it’s like watching an extended cutscenes to Disney flicks with not much gameplay, and mind numbing gameplay at that. Expand
  27. Feb 1, 2020
    7
    It's not what I was waiting all those years for. It's flashy and colorful, but it stumbles over itself until a rushed final act that is what I was looking for. Unfortunately it's just a bit of a mess. No FF characters and no Colosseum was a crime, Nomura
  28. Feb 3, 2019
    7
    Honestly, I expected more interaction with the characters reuniting. Nope, we don't get much interaction out of Xion, Roxas, Axel, Aqua, Ventus, Terra.

    They built up Kairi to be this bad ass keyblade wielder, promising to protect Sora this time, became the damsel in distress for the **** 3rd time. Story wise is ok, isn't the greatest story they're hyping it to be. Sora journeying his
    Honestly, I expected more interaction with the characters reuniting. Nope, we don't get much interaction out of Xion, Roxas, Axel, Aqua, Ventus, Terra.

    They built up Kairi to be this bad ass keyblade wielder, promising to protect Sora this time, became the damsel in distress for the **** 3rd time.

    Story wise is ok, isn't the greatest story they're hyping it to be. Sora journeying his way to find the power of waking....only to not find it, but after saving Aqua and her fighting with Vanitas. Sora gets a call from Ventus from within telling him it's been inside him all this time.......You mean to tell me I went through all that **** and it's been in me all along?! When I could've been with Riku and Mickey saving Aqua as fast as possible instead of wasting my time saving a bunch of Disney movie characters....Just what the **** man.

    Xehanort doesn't even interact with the characters that much but instead his stupid butt ugly heartless, unverse, nobody minions and weeaboo cronies are doing the medling with Sora and his gang.

    Nomura then pulls a Naruto Shippuden and reveals Xigbar to be the "real" puppet master pulling the strings all along.

    Anyway, the story is just a complete 180 turn for the worst. It's not great, it's just a giant convoluted mess. Not enough character interaction, it tries to be about building characters and their story, but Normura just doesn't give enough time to flesh out these characters. After saving them, they're just "ok what ever, nobody cares for you anymore" type of ordeal.

    Well they're setting up for the next Kingdom Hearts game and I really want to see more interaction with the wayfinder trio, nobody trios interact with one another.

    Now story aside, the gameplay is fun, easy, hack and slash. Much easier than the other games. All of the bosses are an embarrassment to the other kingdom hearts titles. Wtf was that Scala Ad Caelum boss fight with the 13 darknesses. That hide and seek **** was stupid as hell.

    The game is very short compare to Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2. I felt that this game was rushed. I finished it very quickly compare to the other titles.

    Oh and some of the lines felt very off to me especially Hiro in Big Hero Six world. The acting direction for him, just what happen to him? As I recall from watching the film, I don't remember him being way over the top. Speaking of which, there's barely interaction with the disney characters and Sora. Especially Frozen's world.

    Gummiship, hell no. I hated that part of the game.

    I had fun with the game, but the story, lack of character interaction, and ridiculous cheesy plot twists just sometimes put me off of the game. The gummiship too, it's just not fun anymore.

    Would I replay it again? Sure, but not for a VERY,VERY, VERY LONG TIME. I might come back in 8 years. When Nomura eventually gives up on convoluting this damn franchise and give it a proper ending. Then sure, I'd come back.
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  29. Feb 28, 2019
    10
    THIS GAME IS A COMPLETE WORK OF ART!!!! DO NOT UNDERSTAND ANY OF THE HATE
    1000000000/10
  30. Jan 29, 2019
    10
    As a big fan of the series, I've been waiting for this game for years, like man. And this game was worth the wait, I love it ! I'd definitely recommend it.
Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 88 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 88
  2. Negative: 1 out of 88
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.