Kingdom Hearts III

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  1. StudMuffinOP
    Feb 24, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game was beautiful in every aspect with mind-blowing graphics and beautiful soundtrack. I did however expect a lot more considering the wait though. Don't get me wrong I loved the game, I just expected more but that's just me. It did answer questions that I've had with the series and it also did make me question more about it after watching all the secret endings. I was just hoping for a more.. dramatic ending and ***SPOILER*** I thought this was the end of Sora's journey.

    The multiple trailers in my opinion did ruin a lot of my experience with the game considering the fact that I knew what was going to happen next but that was completely my fault on watching them.

    I did enjoy the game-play but some of the action commands didn't really seem to fit in some spots but easy fix to that is to not activate them. They just felt more like cut-scenes if anything during battles, especially the summons from previous games also.

    All in all I loved the game and I'm expecting to do a second game-play on a higher difficulty as I found Standard Mode to be fairly easy. The only reason i'm giving an 8 is because I just expected a little bit more from the worlds and the trailers shown. The secret endings definitely made my jaw drop and definitely felt some nostalgia after most things got answered throughout the game. Looking forward to the next DLC(considering one possible theory from one of the endings) or the next installment of the game. Lets just hope it doesn't take as long as it did though.    … Expand
  2. Spedattack
    Feb 11, 2019
    6
    After over a decade of waiting the result is a big disappointment. First, let me get the good things out of the way. The visuals are breath-taking and amazing to be hold. Classic scenes from Disney films are in some ways even better looking in this game than the films. The first half of the game is a blast to play, and you're given some cool abilities to experiment with. Some of theAfter over a decade of waiting the result is a big disappointment. First, let me get the good things out of the way. The visuals are breath-taking and amazing to be hold. Classic scenes from Disney films are in some ways even better looking in this game than the films. The first half of the game is a blast to play, and you're given some cool abilities to experiment with. Some of the mini-games are even surprisingly fun to play. This is where my praise ends unfortunately.
    The biggest problem with the Kingdom Hearts series has always been the ever increasingly convoluted, and at times, ridiculous plot. While the game tries a little bit more to make sense of things(especially for those who didn't play the spin-off games), the series has already dug itself into a hole that it can't climb out of at this point. The ending raises more questions than answers and feels rushed. While not as bad, it was a lot like the Mass Effect 3 ending. The whole plot just feels like it was rushed, and that they just wanted to move on to the next game. The performances are either hit or miss even with those who have reprised their roles, and the dialogue is extremely sub-par.
    The game does not become challenging until the very end. I said before that I enjoyed the first half of the game and loved the new abilities, but after a while the fun runs out because of how easy the game is. The whole game I died only twice, that's how easy this game is. The game also feels too short for a game that was a decade in the making.
    Overall, this feels awfully rushed for a game that was a decade in the making. While its not a bad game by any means, its extremely disappointing for someone who has been playing these games since the beginning.    … Expand
  3. bcount23
    Feb 8, 2019
    6
    As a long time kingdom hearts fan I am extremely disappointed. This game is very boring with long drawn out cutscenes. The gameplay is the only reason I kept playing
  4. KGBProjekt
    Feb 21, 2019
    6
    This game is just fine. It promised to close the Dark Seeker Saga and it did, but it feels rushed in so many ways: Many missing characters, many characters with no voice actors, scenes with no rhythm or coherence, missing Final Fantasy characters, very few worlds, terrible pacing, missing worlds shown in trailers (like Mysterious Tower)... Another problem is that if you saw all theThis game is just fine. It promised to close the Dark Seeker Saga and it did, but it feels rushed in so many ways: Many missing characters, many characters with no voice actors, scenes with no rhythm or coherence, missing Final Fantasy characters, very few worlds, terrible pacing, missing worlds shown in trailers (like Mysterious Tower)... Another problem is that if you saw all the trailers like many did, you pretty much saw everything the game had to offer. Nothing less, nothing more. That was extremely disappointing.
    But it's still fine, it plays nice, combat is flashy, maybe too easy, and there are too many mini-games and gimmicks IMO. But if you want some kind of closure, you'll get it. It just doesn't do much else than that, it could've been so much greater. KH2 feels way more larger in many ways than this one, and having more than 9 games building up to this game, maybe the expectations were too high.    … Expand
  5. Naedeslus
    Feb 18, 2019
    7
    Kingdom Hearts III has a strong opening, Sora is supposed to be weaker and while if you never played any game outside of KHI and KH II you will be a bit on the ‘lost’ side but the story so far didn’t feel overly complicated. It felt like it was taking it very safe as if they wanted it to be open to new players rather then giving those who have been a part of the Dark Seeker Saga since theKingdom Hearts III has a strong opening, Sora is supposed to be weaker and while if you never played any game outside of KHI and KH II you will be a bit on the ‘lost’ side but the story so far didn’t feel overly complicated. It felt like it was taking it very safe as if they wanted it to be open to new players rather then giving those who have been a part of the Dark Seeker Saga since the beginning.

    This isn’t overly a bad thing at first, the overall plot remains the same but there are noticeable pacing issues with the story. After the first two worlds, one being a very good world and a fan favorite and the other feeling too stilted and cut back from its inception in Kingdom Hearts II, the story takes a serious backseat. No longer are they really worried about taking out the main antagonist, instead Disney takes over. It’s obvious Disney probably paid Square Enix a lot to keep to the source material.

    It’s a shame because the other games didn’t really have this issue. Sure they usually followed the plot but they always worked in the overall theme of the games into the plot. The stakes were high, here it doesn’t even really matter that much. Don’t get me wrong, the Disney worlds are fun but a lot of them felt like filler.

    The other games, while having this issue to an extent made them quicker. You could do them pretty fast and get on with the story, sure you had to return to them but by then, you don’t’ feel like they’re overstaying their welcome. Their pacing was perfect, especially in the second game. The story does pick up at the last act but by then it feels like a lore dump. Here is where new players would feel the most lost because it waits to the actual last 4 hours or so to get good and it gets really good. The problem is, it should’ve built these moments up. The middle section of KHIII feels like a huge missed opportunity and I’m still wondering what Nomura was thinking. To be honest though, the last 4 hours are fantastic and well worth trudging through 18 hours to get there.

    So the pacing is pretty bad but how is the rest of it? The voice acting is top notch and so is the music. While I did miss the theme of the series, Simple and Clean, the new theme songs are actually not bad! They’re not as memorable as Simple and Clean or Sanctuary but they’re enjoyable. The remixes of previous games are great as well.

    The gameplay is fun but there are some issues. Sora is supposed to be weaker. You’d think that normal difficulty would present some sort of challenge, but it doesn’t. I didn’t grind at all, just fought enemies as I saw them, and it wasn’t hard at all. I died maybe 2-3 times and that was at the final bosses. I usually don’t mind easier games and tend to play them on easy mode if I find they’re too much of a struggle but here Normal felt like an Easy mode. I’d hate to see how easy Beginner mode really is. Even if you’re bad at games, Normal probably is the way to go since it gives you so many tools to win.

    There are these summons called attractions. While at first, they seem fine enough but there just isn’t enough of them and sometimes they feel like immersion breakers. I avoided them after a few times. They made the combat too easy and there really should be an update that lets you turn them off for the entire game. The combat is fun but I found the combat in KH2 better, mostly for reaction commands. Here it’s flashy but it didn’t have the great moves the second did. It does have super moves you can use but it could’ve used more. After using the same ones for most of the game it got a bit old. It would’ve been nice to have more to use. Still, not a bad combat system and I did like it.

    The worlds are a bit too big as I stated before. It would’ve been nice to have them cut off about an hour of content in the worlds. Some of them felt too open for their own good and the pacing hurt because of it. While this is a weird request but I feel if they had done this they could’ve expanded on the worlds that actually were too short.

    All and all, the pacing is pretty bad, the combat is easy but is it worth it? Yeah. It’s fun. That’s what’s important. It’s a good game, it’s just not the best in the series. If you’re a fan, play it. If you’re not, this won’t change your mind. If you never played a KH game before? I’d recommend playing a few and then checking this one out.

    All and all, it’s in a weird place review wise. It’s closer to a 7.5 than an actual 7 but still, it could’ve been better, but I don’t’ regret my purchase. I did enjoy it despite its flaws.    … Expand
  6. Donut_Addict
    Mar 8, 2019
    4
    This game feels like a game that no one wanted to make. While the entire kingdom hearts storyline is confusing on its own to end things like this feels more like a push to remove older fans to bring in the newer fans.

    In KH1 and KH2 you traveled to a bunch of Disney worlds to fight of the ever increasing threat of the heartless. This spans multiple games and each one had a unique story    This game feels like a game that no one wanted to make. While the entire kingdom hearts storyline is confusing on its own to end things like this feels more like a push to remove older fans to bring in the newer fans.

    In KH1 and KH2 you traveled to a bunch of Disney worlds to fight of the ever increasing threat of the heartless. This spans multiple games and each one had a unique story with some of them following the story of the movie (In KH2) in KH3 they continue to follow this formula but do so in a way that seems to ignore Sora. I felt as though the game wanted to showcase the best that Disney has to offer, but by making sure they and only they can be in the spotlight.

    The gameplay itself is the most refined part of the game with fighting feeling really good and whacking bad guys over the head feeling even better. I just never felt a good reason to be doing it. The story was lackluster, the character's motives were dull, the music and voice acting all took a huge nose dive.

    I started this review by saying this feels like a game no one wanted to make. The absence of squareenix characters seems to make this more of a Disney project than a combination of Square and Disney. It just didn't complete the experience that many people were waiting for it. They gave us a decade of backstory and build-up to end with this that feels more like "Your time is up. Make way for the new." This is idea is even reflected in the games when Disney classics are basically trying to be pushed away and out of the spotlight for the new ones like Frozen and Tangled (two of the worst worlds because of issues earlier stated.)

    This game accomplished what the greatest threat in the game series has been trying to do this entire time.

    Kingdom Hearts 3 is heartless.    … Expand
  7. Trillidan
    Mar 8, 2019
    3
    Speaking objectively, as a non fanboy, I appreciated the looks and the smoothness of play within the game. I played the original Kingdom Hearts back in the day, skipping every other Kingdom Hearts game between the first and this one - the third. So, I was excited for this third game expecting that in the year 2019, that the game would be bigger and better than the original released 17Speaking objectively, as a non fanboy, I appreciated the looks and the smoothness of play within the game. I played the original Kingdom Hearts back in the day, skipping every other Kingdom Hearts game between the first and this one - the third. So, I was excited for this third game expecting that in the year 2019, that the game would be bigger and better than the original released 17 years ago - nope.

    First issue, was the story. How stupid and convoluted was this moronic story? Extremely. It's a joke. The voice acting is subpar, and every cutscene is cringy, with awkward pauses between speaking characters. I literally had to skip every single cutscene. Not to mention the loading screens... Then they just cram every boss battle at the end of the game, so that you literally fight everyone of these guys clones, one after the other, killing them one by one. Why introduce these characters, building them, only to remove them in the most anticlimactic way?

    Second, was the choice of worlds, and how short the overall game is. There is really just eight full worlds, with them being Olympus, Twilight Town, Toy Box, Kingdom of Corona, Monstropolis, Arendelle, The Caribbean, and San Francisco. It's amazing that with all the Disney stories they had access to, these are the places they chose.

    The game just feels so much shallower than the first game, and to be sure of this, I went back and played the first game to see if it was maybe nostalgia, and perhaps I was mistaken, nope. In the original game there were no less than 13 worlds - Destiny Island, Traverse Town, Wonderland, Olympus Coliseum, Deep Jungle, Agrabah, Monstro, Halloween Town, Atlantica, Neverland, and Hollow Bastion.

    Anyways, I'd save my money until it's time for a sale. I wouldn't play for than $30 for this game. It's too late for me, but perhaps I can save you some disappointment, and at least $30.    … Expand
  8. 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
  9. vexiolator
    Jun 25, 2019
    1
    Graphics: outstanding (the only thing that's good about this game!)

    Gameplay: floaty, not engaging at all, too "easy" with mindless button mashing even on highest difficulty setting. Story: absurd, MC doesn't serve any purpose in the Disney worlds. The storytelling people pay ludicrous amount of money for starts only after roughly 20 hours! What they had to do was just upgrade KH2 with    Graphics: outstanding (the only thing that's good about this game!)

    Gameplay: floaty, not engaging at all, too "easy" with mindless button mashing even on highest difficulty setting.

    Story: absurd, MC doesn't serve any purpose in the Disney worlds. The storytelling people pay ludicrous amount of money for starts only after roughly 20 hours!

    What they had to do was just upgrade KH2 with better graphics and insert more story. Yet they decided to make the battle mechanics even more confusing and completely remove FF characters as if they and their worlds never existed in the KH universe. Totally disappointed with this garbage.    … Expand
  10. EndoryIsANoob
    Oct 10, 2020
    0
    Worst game in the series! It doesn't deserve to be called Kingdom Hearts! Stupid story, boring gameplay and it is worse than KH2 in every aspect of the game. If you're a KH fan, don't buy this game!
  11. Snodog
    May 10, 2021
    0
    The game is very good. A great addition to the Kingdom Hearts Franchise. Even a good enough ending if they choose to make it that way. I had a great time playing the game, and it was well worth my money. If you’re a fan, it does a good enough job with the plot threads. With a story this convoluted and full, you’re not going to make it perfect. My major gripe with the game is thatThe game is very good. A great addition to the Kingdom Hearts Franchise. Even a good enough ending if they choose to make it that way. I had a great time playing the game, and it was well worth my money. If you’re a fan, it does a good enough job with the plot threads. With a story this convoluted and full, you’re not going to make it perfect. My major gripe with the game is that they just kept going and going. It’s not bad if the content isn’t the same stuff over and over again. Hearts, friends, darkness, light, Sora, Riku, Kairi, etc etc. There’s nothing that made me go “Wow, that was unexpected!”. It’s grand, its epic, its heart warming, and all that good stuff. What I’m saying is its solid and what I say next are just things that bug me personally. So lets get to it.

    Sora is such a **** in this game. He dies like 3 times (who knows its hard to keep track). He can do absolutely NOTHING on his own. Sora was chosen to wield the keyblade because he was optimistic and always knew there was hope. If it wasn’t for half of the cast, it would be a completely different story that ended much sooner. Sora was a badass in Kingdom Hearts 2. He kicked the **** out of the head honcho of the Organization, and when he and Riku were fighting Xehonort, it was Sora leading the charge. The story could have been about any one of a number of people. He isn’t the badass that had the confidence to take on anyone who threatened his friends. Like, why is he crying? Why is he pleading with people? Why is he so reliant on the people around him? I get that this story is about friendship and hearts and yada yada but Sora wasn’t such a whiny wuss in the other ones. He was always up for the challenge. It’s annoying, i dont want to play as the crybaby of the group. I would have much rather been Aqua in this game.

    Next, they just love stacking despair at the end of the game. Oh no, sora is dead and all the bad guys are strong. Oh no, they took Kairi. Oh no the odds are 2 against 1. Oh no they killed Kairi. Oh no kingdom hearts is open. Oh no the bad guys win. Oh no the bad guy is 13 bad guys. Like, quit having me overcome the odds that Sora was ready to give up on 3 hours ago. It was just boring by the end.

    Other than that, spot on and a great addition to the Kingdom Hearts Collection.    … Expand
  12. Criticzuck19
    Jan 29, 2019
    6
    Going into this, I was hoping that I could finally get it. FINALLY I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE LOVE THE SERIES SO MUCH! But wait.. I don't really care about final fantasy characters.. and wait.. I don't really care for Disney much either.. and wait.. I haven't liked a single kingdom hearts game to this day.... Well this is awkward... Anyways.. after finishing KH3, I can officially say IGoing into this, I was hoping that I could finally get it. FINALLY I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE LOVE THE SERIES SO MUCH! But wait.. I don't really care about final fantasy characters.. and wait.. I don't really care for Disney much either.. and wait.. I haven't liked a single kingdom hearts game to this day.... Well this is awkward... Anyways.. after finishing KH3, I can officially say I cannot and will not ever care about this series. Is KH3 fun? Sure! Is the story okay if you ignore HOW MANY TIMES THEY GO ON AND ON ABOUT DARKNESS AND HEARTS?! NO! The story is a convoluted mess no matter how you choose to convince or receive it. Good luck hearing about any of the characters because it's almost as if they don't want you to care about them. Always being wrapped in a convoluted mess of a lore and story / world building. It's frankly a mess. The combat while fun gets mundane, you won't ever care about the next cutscene because... "Wait.. what's going on?? And why???" O.o
    For fans of the series, hey more power to you, but I can't say I'm here for the party. I'm just here to wait till I can sell it for a decent chunk of coin. Sorry, SE. Hearts, darkness, hearts, darkness, hearts, darkness, hearts, darkness, hearts, darkness, Disney, hearts, darkness, hearts, darkness, hearts, Disney, darkness, hearts, darkness, hearts, darkness, hearts, darkness... The end.    … Expand
  13. bothersomeboy
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    The biggest disappointment of all time. I wish I could rate it lower. Nomura released this game unfinished. He rushed it out for a quick buck and it shows. It's lacking content the previous games had. The story has plot holes big enough to drive a bus through. I cannot believe I waited 13 years for this. This was a middle finger to everyone who has ever enjoyed a KH game.
  14. Keizert
    Feb 24, 2019
    7
    Kingdom Hearts 3 is the latest installment in the Glover franchise, where you play as Glover.
  15. Trunks252
    Feb 13, 2019
    7
    Kingdom Hearts III is a good game. I can't say it's great or even satisfying, though.

    In my eyes, the first game is almost perfect. It had a simple story, strategic combat, and was a stunning crossover effort that worked against all odds. KH II and BBS were a step down, but still great games. Everything else...well, let's just say they lost touch with what worked so well in the first    Kingdom Hearts III is a good game. I can't say it's great or even satisfying, though.

    In my eyes, the first game is almost perfect. It had a simple story, strategic combat, and was a stunning crossover effort that worked against all odds. KH II and BBS were a step down, but still great games. Everything else...well, let's just say they lost touch with what worked so well in the first game.

    I actually have a lot of praise to throw at this game; most notably the beautiful visuals. Stunning is a good description, and one I would have used often. The game also ran amazingly well and felt very smooth. Basically every technical aspect of this game was very well done. Music and sound is top notch, as always.

    The gameplay was mostly fun, although combat had issues. Calling it a 'button-masher' would be too harsh, I think. But I got that vibe. The forms and keyblade designs from the main worlds were rather disappointing, too. I miss the Valor, Wisdom, Master type transformations from the second game. I also had issues with the Frozen and Monsters Inc. worlds, which were underdeveloped and a little boring. I will soon be starting the end-game content, which looks promising.

    The story, as convoluted and weird as it was, actually came to a mostly-complete conclusion. Every character received their moment, and all sub-plots I could remember were wrapped up in a neat bow. Unfortunately, these moments all happened within a couple of hours and weren't given enough time to gel, so the impact on me was minimal. In fact, the entire end portion of the game felt rushed and often focused on pointless sections instead of giving me more neat battles or plot-payoff. Basically what I want from future games is a much simpler plot. These characters are great...just do something less convoluted with them. I mean, this is Disney. What would be wrong with going back to a classic good vs. evil plot?

    Also, I want Star Wars, Marvel, and Square worlds in the next one. I can dream, I guess.

    To sum up, I think this game is good. Definitely worth playing. But...not completely satisfying for a final installment in a story-arc. Final Fantasy is missing altogether, as are several game modes or side quests I thought were obvious (arena or Sephiroth battle?). Overall though, I would recommend this game. Just keep the expectations in check.    … Expand
  16. Kenmei
    Feb 11, 2019
    5
    I feel like people are viewing this game with nostalgia-tinted glasses and are glossing over some major problems that came about with it. Firstly, the story is convoluted at best, and horribly written and paced at worst. Just because you played the game when you were younger and had great memories of the first two games in the series, doesn't mean that the game itself is super hard toI feel like people are viewing this game with nostalgia-tinted glasses and are glossing over some major problems that came about with it. Firstly, the story is convoluted at best, and horribly written and paced at worst. Just because you played the game when you were younger and had great memories of the first two games in the series, doesn't mean that the game itself is super hard to follow and, even the most diligent of KH fans who have played all the games that came out between 2 and 3, have to admit that the story is extremely hard to understand. And the stuff that is easy to figure out are very bland. There's so much content that the story has tried to force down your throat that anyone who claims they know what they're talking about with this game without having done a masters course about it, are probably lying. It doesn't help that Sora is about a dumb as a bag of rocks, and he makes it hard to root for him. This game has the same problem that I had with a few of the Tales games recently in that just because the main characters spout about love and friendship literally every conversation, doesn't mean they have a lot of depth and are fun to root for.
    I'd say the most redeeming quality the game has is the combat system that is fluid and fun, even though changing from attack to magic is a bit tedious. It's still the fun action-RPG style that I remember from KH 2, even if a few of the mechanics from that game were taken out of this one. I wouldn't say this does enough to save the game though.
    I'd say a lot of people will feel obligated to finish this game based on their history with it, not realizing that there were 3-4 full length games that were relased between 2 and 3 and have no idea what is going on at the beginning of this game. Just because people may feel like nostalgia pushed them towards playing this, doesn't mean it has the same magic that the first two did. Its a shame that the series ends on a very cookie cutter ending, stuff you could have seen coming from a mile away. Its, frankly, not a well written story and did nothing to draw me in. My play-though just consisted of me trying to get through it because I felt I needed to finish it after having waited 13 years since KH 2. However, my fun factor was severely lessened by how bad the story ended up being in the end. I'd say the biggest factor I'd say to people looking to play this is not to let nostalgia dictate how much fun you have with this. It's certainly not up to the quality I would have hoped to see here from this last game in this long running series.    … Expand
  17. SilverStone
    Feb 14, 2019
    0
    As a die hard KH fan. Let me tell you this.

    It's a 30 hour game. 28 hours are Disney. 2 Hours are Kingdom Hearts. Without ANY kingdom hearts charm in them.

    DISNEY SIMULATOR 2019
  18. spizer511
    Feb 7, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I beat the game a few days ago, clocking in at just over 28 hours. And that was even with several hours spent running around doing random side quests on previous worlds and/or galavanting in the much improved gummi ship experience.

    I enjoyed the game. Most of my gripes come from the quality bar set by such amazing titles as the Dragon Age series, Horizon Zero Dawn, Noir, etc. Where much like KH3 these titles were in production for 6+ years and the amount/quality of game they pulled off in such time was simply breathtaking. KH3? Again. I enjoyed, but compared to these other titles it is/was woefully found lacking.

    Prepare for the game:
    Either replay all the prior games or find a good 30 minute summary on Youtube. You'll appreciate about 90% more of the game that way.

    Pros:
    - The game knows how to make fun of itself.
    - If you enjoyed the other games, you will enjoy this game.
    - Every character and scene is drastically improved with the new implementation in the Unreal engine.
    - Only 10% of the cutscenes appear to be pre-rendered in lieu of using the in-game models.
    - Battle system allows for as much or as little strategy a you feel like. Though, get used to blocking and counter-attacking if you hope to be prepared for the final boss.
    - Donald and Goofy in battle appear in their most competent form to date!
    - Most of the worlds feel HUGE. And this is mostly a good thing, with only a few exceptions.
    - Zipper-fetish is still strong in the series.
    - Moogles are still adorable.
    - Little Chef is cute.
    - Theme parks rides are kinda fun.
    - Simba rules.
    - Customizing your shortcuts is KING.
    - My Gummiship featured a Shiba Inu and then a Corgi... **** win, mate. :D
    - Dialogue entirely voice-acted!
    - Some of the non-original voice actors are spot on!
    - Cutscenes are skippable... Which is good because.

    Cons:
    - Half of the game is cutscenes and not game play.
    - You have to listen and watch segments of the Frozen soundtrack (Which, if you look up interviews, you will find that the directors of the game thought would be a great thing that fans would want...). But don't forget, you CAN skip them.
    - The cutscenes that happen in-world have almost nothing to do with the plot of the overarching game. Which would be fine, except...
    - The agency feels forced. You show up, bad guys are being bad. You help the good guys out... And in return... Get a keychain for your keyblade (which isn't a part of the story, it just kinda happens). Beyond that? You learn more about the expanded definition of "heart", "love", and what they mean.
    - The cut scenes suffer from the same awkward pacing and weird pantomime caricatures as the rest of the series.
    - Several times throughout the game, the cutscene dialogue is... awkward. "Sora. Donald Goofy."
    - Many of the characters feel poorly representative when compared to the source material.
    - Some of the voices are just, just awful. I'm looking at you Mickey and you Xehanort (RIP Leanord Nemoy, they couldn't replace you).
    - And Pirates of the Caribbean which is... Kinda terrible on all fronts. I did enjoy the variety of the underwater battles, but everything else, including the cardboard cut outs of the characters felt poorly executed. What do you mean you haven't recently seen the movie that came out in May of 2007?
    - They did as little as humanly possible with Big Hero 6.
    - Plot devices/holes such as Replicas and Time Travel... Except for when it's inconvenient and you just need a character there.
    - Kairi is still 1 dimensional, but really important for some reason.
    - Sora has not matured at all from the first kingdom hearts, he's simply more powerful. His parents, er... Buddies, Donald and Goofy constantly have to correct him in the same manner as KH1.
    - There are references to FF characters, but aside from the Moogle? Not a single NPC pops up. No Cloud. No Yuffie. No Waka. No Sephiroth.
    - The backstory lore included with the game is woefully inadequate. If you have nothing else, it'll be just barely enough. Ultimately though, the game goes so far as to suggest to you just before the "final dungeon" that you should use your in-game "gummi phone" to read up on all these dozens of characters who've been thrust upon you... Ya know, in case you didn't spend hundred of hours replaying Kingdom Hearts - 1.5, 2.5, BbS, 358/2 Days, 3D and Re:Coded.
    - Kingdom Hearts, the entity is still... Murky in definition. There's been several iterations formed by different things (some are the hearts of people, the main one... I think. Is made up of the hearts of the worlds (aka anything that supports life that isn't people), and at the end of the day the one thing you can really accept it as being is "a vast source of power."

    Lesson:
    Play it for a good time, for nostalgia, and to enjoy the beautiful new graphics. Though as with the other games, do not play as a drinking game (using the words "heart" or "darkness" as a prompt will likely land you in a hospital).    … Expand
  19. ziv741
    Feb 14, 2019
    6
    As a fan of KH series this game is a big disappointment

    -The game is too easy even on the hardest difficulty -There are no Final Fantasy characters -Only two original worlds (and Twilight town is even smaller than in KH2) -Combat is just broken all you have to do is press X to win -There are no secret bosses or anything like the coliseum only boring mini games -Too many boring mini    As a fan of KH series this game is a big disappointment

    -The game is too easy even on the hardest difficulty
    -There are no Final Fantasy characters
    -Only two original worlds (and Twilight town is even smaller than in KH2)
    -Combat is just broken all you have to do is press X to win
    -There are no secret bosses or anything like the coliseum only boring mini games
    -Too many boring mini games that no one is going to play
    -There's nothing to do after you've finished the story

    6/10    … Expand
  20. jaredwallace91
    Feb 9, 2019
    5
    This game is a mess. No new features or updated graphics really justify the long wait for the game. It plays like a game from 2010. Fortunately, I don't play Kingdom Hearts just for the gameplay, but for the story instead. Unfortunately, the worlds that take up 3/4 of the game add absolutely nothing significant to the story. Even worse, each world is bogged down by hours of cutscenes, I'mThis game is a mess. No new features or updated graphics really justify the long wait for the game. It plays like a game from 2010. Fortunately, I don't play Kingdom Hearts just for the gameplay, but for the story instead. Unfortunately, the worlds that take up 3/4 of the game add absolutely nothing significant to the story. Even worse, each world is bogged down by hours of cutscenes, I'm left wondering why there is even gameplay at all

    Nostalgia goggles are mostly driving the fun experiences I have while playing. If I were a new player to the series, I would have serious doubts about my decision to play this game.    … Expand
  21. flowergirl4151
    Feb 12, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Kingdom Hearts 3 is decent, not good, but mediocre at best. Why do I say this?
    - Game is a breeze through (even on Proud Mode)
    - Lack of Final Fantasy Characters
    - Floaty Combat (KH 2 and KH1 was not like this)
    - Twilight Town is smaller than KH2's version.
    - 90% of the soundtrack has been re used with only a few original songs they made.
    - Broken and Overpowered Disney Attraction ride attacks. Way too flashy and annoying.
    - Voice Acting is bad. There seems to be a pause every time the characters talk to each other.. not to mention the constant anime sounds these characters make which is also extremely uncalled for. The character Riku, now sounds like a robot whenever he speaks. It's just really terrible since the voice actors have a lot more potential, but the script they are given forces them to talk like that.
    - Confusing story that created a whole bunch of more plot holes.
    - Not to mention the ending was terrible and unsatisfying.
    - Kairi's character is still poorly developed. She was training throughout the entire game only to be captured and then murdered by Master Xehanort. If you couldn't tell, she's basically the "Damsel in Distress" throughout the entire KH series. It just shows that Nourma had no idea what to do with her character.
    - No motives for why the baddies are evil in the first place. But when you defeat them, they turn into good guys and are simply "misunderstood". The game tries to make you feel bad and feel sympathetic for the characters despite committing mass genocide in worlds.
    - Trailers pretty much spoiled most of the intense parts.. so it really lost that feeling of dread around the end of the game.

    5 years for this? I love the Kingdom Hearts Franchise but this one feels like it just doesn't belong. Hopefully Kingdom Hearts 4 will fix most of these problems.. but seeing this... it may not ever return back to it's roots as it once was.    … Expand
  22. Thilus
    Apr 7, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Unfortunately, this is not the game I've been all waiting for. It's still Kingdom Hearts, but there are many things that make it less than what I expected.

    First of all, the gameplay feels dated. It's very similar to Kingdom Hears 2, but KH2 was released in 2005, and games have changed since then. A lot.
    Secondly, the pacing is dreadful. The game plays very slow (though it's rather short at 30-35 hours), and truth be told nothing worthwhile happens for the first number of hours. As Sora we visit some worlds, but it feels pointless. The visits don't seem connected to the main plot apart from the fact the Organization wants to gather 7 princesses of light to counterbalance the 13 darknesses and... that's it. Going through each level is mostly tedious. In the meantime there's a bunch of cinematics that bring nothing new to the table in terms of plot.
    Thirdly, the combat system is both dreadfully dated and incredibly easy. I feel like the game plays itself. I had absolutely no trouble with any fight, and I'm really bad with the controller.
    Last but not least, the fact that I coudn't save the game whenever I wanted to triggered me a little. Why? Because the periods between the save points can be really long. At one point I wanted to stop playing, but I had to watch a cinematic, then there was an action scene, then there was another cinematic, and then another action scene - with no save points. I mean, WTF?! I had to spend another half-an-hour with the game before I arrived at a save point. Come on, that's just lazy development.

    All the above-mentioned issues make KH3 a disappointment for me. I've waited so long for this, and what we received is sub-par - a nostalgia trip wrapped in a pretty candy wrapper, but with a sour inside.    … Expand
  23. GoggleCandy
    Feb 21, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A half-baked cash in that feels like a rushed mess in order to clean up all the story arcs over 10 years in order to make a new series of games. The charm is gone, the fun combat is gone and replaced with pressing X until the next amusement park ride shows up. Oh, and thanks for an Ice Labyrinth that means nothing and is literal padding instead of say exploring the environments of Frozen. Glad Kairi got to be a true keyblade hero and showed your trained skil-oh. Nevermind. Dead for the sake of weak story necessity. I'm beyond disappointed in this 'final entry'.… Expand
  24. prevbean
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    First let me say this game came out wayyyyy too late. KH2 came out in what 2005? So now you have all these spin off games leading up till now that the majority of people didn't care about making the story a complete mess.
    I miss having the mystique of having Final Fantasy characters in the game yet they're absent from this game? I mean come one that was one of the factors drawing people    First let me say this game came out wayyyyy too late. KH2 came out in what 2005? So now you have all these spin off games leading up till now that the majority of people didn't care about making the story a complete mess.
    I miss having the mystique of having Final Fantasy characters in the game yet they're absent from this game? I mean come one that was one of the factors drawing people to the series in the first place, I don't care if they had too many characters already in the game get rid of some of the disney crap.
    The game doesn't have any charm as 1 or 2 and people giving this a 10 are what's ruining the game industry these days.    … Expand
  25. SexyMango
    Feb 1, 2019
    4
    This last chapter Is just really underwhelming, the dialogue is cringy and the acting less then uninspired, especially the non-Disney bits. The audio is sub par with sometimes characters talking for minutes with no background sound effects or music. And the cutscenes .... every 30 seconds a cutscene lasting forever. I’m getting MGSIV flashbacks.

    The costumes and items you get are again,    This last chapter Is just really underwhelming, the dialogue is cringy and the acting less then uninspired, especially the non-Disney bits. The audio is sub par with sometimes characters talking for minutes with no background sound effects or music. And the cutscenes .... every 30 seconds a cutscene lasting forever. I’m getting MGSIV flashbacks.

    The costumes and items you get are again, very uninspired. Who approved the toy story skins?

    The enemies are out of place. In the last main games they were following a theme. You go the Agrabah, all the heartless are going to be Arab looking and using fire or something like that, you go to visit Jack Skeleton and the monsters are all spooky and **** KH3 just keeps throwing random **** at you 80% of the times.

    And the worlds ? They are just tunnels for you to pass through and never look back. No place you cannot reach without a new ability or some thinking. Even opening the chests feel like a letdown... both in appearance and content... great, other items that I will never use since the game is way to easy.

    The gummy-ship mini game that is forced upon you every time you want to reach a new location , while not my favourite bit in the past, now is just a tedious mess. The couldn’t have used a worse perspective for it even if they tried. You have no idea how distant the bullets are from your ship but again, just keep going up and down randomly and you can proceed, no skills involved.

    Most of all there isn’t enough Disney.

    And lastly, I think the new art style is just bad compared to the old, hand painted one. Sure, you didn’t get fancy lights and shaders but if you play the remasters they still look fine after many years and they are still quite charming. This one is already looking less the ideal at times, like Mickey Mouse face looking like a cheap 3D cartoon made for the Tv

    Sorry for the wall of text but no of my friends play games and I needed to vent    … Expand
  26. JustMangel
    Feb 17, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Antes de empezar a hablar del juego, quiero aclarar que he jugado a todos los anteriores (salvo los que solo estaban disponibles en consola portatil, aunque haya visto esa parte de la historia en videos)

    SPOILERS

    Lo positivo
    -Banda sonora: un KH sin buena banda sonora no es nada. Esta no es una excepción, aunque personalmente me quedo con la del KH2 (mi favorito de la saga)

    -Graficos: sinceramente, son unos graficos increibles, disfrutables aún más en una PS4 Pro. Es un juego nítido y el gran contraste entre personajes propios de la saga y los de disney se ha desvanecido.

    Mundos: hay gente que se ha quejado de este aspecto pero a mí por lo personal me ha agradado mucho. Hay mundos que no me han gustado mucho (como Frozen) pero de otros me han parecido muy interesantes y curiosos (Toy Story, en especial los juguetes)

    Nuevas dinamicas: el hecho de poder correr por las paredes, poder realizar diferentes combos y la facilidad de cambiar entre llaves espada y preajustes (magia, objetos, vínculos) me han parecido interesantes.

    Negativo
    -Dificultad: Este punto va de la mano con el siguiente, pero creo que es mejor separarlos. Sinceramente me ha decepcionado la facilidad del juego. Salvo alguna vez puntual (sobretodo al usar la antiforma sin querer y teniendo a Donald muerto) y en el jefe final, no he muerto ni una vez, pese a tener la máxima dificultad, yendo a un nivel inferior al recomendado del mundo y finalizando el juego al nivel 37. Me suena haber leido algo relacionado con que, los sincorazones y demás enemigos básicos no iban a ser tan faciles de derrotar como otras y, pese a que aumentan, tambien aumenta el arsenal de ataques. Y es que, cada 2 ataques, te sale o un comando de atracción, o un comando de Donald o Goofy o un comando de los personajes del mundo (en mundos como Toy Story luchas 5 personajes, algo excesivo).

    -Infantil: Y es que, pese a ser un juego con nuestros ídolos de la infancia, es un juego demasiado infantil, hasta el punto que da rabia (el momento de buscar a Olaf es insoportable). Si habeis jugado al juego, seguro que la frase "There might be some ingredients around here" de Donald la tendreis taladrada.

    -"Desarollo" de los personajes: Lo pongo entre comitas porque es insultante decir que hay una evolución. De hecho, salvo Sora y alguno más, los demás no se desarollan en absoluto. El ejemplo perfecto es Kairi. Tanto en el KH2 como en el KH3 da indicios de que quiere luchar, no depender de Sora siempre, algo que es bueno, ya que no solo daría algo de interés a un personaje que es más plano que una tabla de planchar y que su razón de existir es que está enamorada del personaje principal, si no que daría un referente femenino en una industria en la cual cada vez más mujeres pueden sentirse orgullosas de poder sentirse integradas. El resumen de su participación es, un par de escenas con Lea/Axel (alguna emotiva como la que le recuerda a Xion), estar entrenando durante mucho tiempo para que al final no derrote a ningún enemigo (ni siquiera a un mero sincorazón básico) y que Xemnas la rapte, para que luego Sora se sacrifique para rescatarla. Los demás personajes son o bien un carismático enemigo convertido en heroe para pasar a ser un peón payaso en KH3 (Lea/Axel), alguien que tenía encanto y ser intigrante según muchos a ser alguien plano y aburrido (Riku), o bien alguien que no varía ni un matiz ni cambia durante la saga (Aqua, Ventus, Mickey...)

    -Villanos: Simplemente son rídiculos. Xehanort es el ejemplo perfecto para ilustrar este punto. Aparece, le derrotas, revive, vuelve a aparecer, muere.... A más a más, sus motivos para ser los malos son estupidos. Salvo Xemnas en KH2, los demás son malos por curiosidad o por conveniencia del juego. Y eso por no hablar del refrito de otros villanos de la organización XIII.

    -Historia: Pese a que la historia de esta saga es simple, es adictiva. Luz contra oscuridad, buenos contra malos, el clasico duelo. El caso es que el final de este no me provocó nada. Me emocionó más ver a Xion, Roxas y Axel/Lea en la torre que ver a Kairi llorando por Sora. Y es que intentan venderte un final mediocre que, si se hubiese hecho trágico, la saga ganaría mucho más. Pero no. Ponen a todos felices salvo en un segundo donde miran a Kairi llorando. Llamadme simple, pero yo preferiría o un final feliz ( sin Sora muriendo ) o un final donde todos lamentasen el fallecimiento de este (aunque seguro que revivirá sabiendo como funciona esta saga, más aún tras lo visto en el final secreto).

    -Desaprovechado: El resumen perfecto para mí es este. Usan mecanicas como las de Riku y Aqua para una batalla, los personajes no interactuan antes de la batalla final, y juntan 3 jefes en un combate cuando, si los hubiesen puesto por separado después o antes de juntarlos sería mas entretenido.

    Lo recomiendo solo para los fans hardcore, no para alguien nuevo a la saga.    … Expand
  27. IFeelScammed
    Feb 12, 2019
    0
    A complete and utter mess of a game.
    I loved KH1 and KH2 - never bothered playing the others after it because they weren't that good and were just milking the franchise.
    Would have preferred a continuation from the second KH game, but no it's a convoluted story thanks to the abundance of stupid additions from these worthless other titles that shouldn't even be considered canon.    A complete and utter mess of a game.
    I loved KH1 and KH2 - never bothered playing the others after it because they weren't that good and were just milking the franchise.
    Would have preferred a continuation from the second KH game, but no it's a convoluted story thanks to the abundance of stupid additions from these worthless other titles that shouldn't even be considered canon.

    Gameplay mechanics have been dumbed down for little kids. Even proud mode is still easy, all it does is increase HP and dmg values of enemies. Spamming abilities that most of the time have no relation to the environment/world they're in. Only world that does this is Toy Story with the rocket...

    The worlds are less in number, most of their stories are really shallow and rehashed - poorly executed scripts and voice acting included. At one point I was laughing at Jack Sparrow's performance and facial animation - it was just too awful to take seriously.

    This game is simply overhyped trash dumpster fire, and hardcore fans are going to dribble and drool over it because they're a bunch of biased SJW white knights. We all know Disney told Square Enix what to do, Disney is completely out of touch with everything now and Square Enix hasn't made a good game in years... so I don't know why I was expecting anything good to come out of this.

    Vote this down if you want, you're part of the problem though. These games are bad because you rate them high and give them money. It's really sad to see the entertainment industry fall further and further from their roots.    … Expand
  28. BusyOrc
    Feb 14, 2019
    6
    This game isnt bad, but its disappointing. It tries so many new things to be like other games and ends up failing at it. It was fine with its combat but often than not you summon a disney ride by accident.
    The story is all over the place, I was glad to hear some context to the story but it got to the point where ot was just asinine.
    At the beginning I expected it to be corny and campy,    This game isnt bad, but its disappointing. It tries so many new things to be like other games and ends up failing at it. It was fine with its combat but often than not you summon a disney ride by accident.
    The story is all over the place, I was glad to hear some context to the story but it got to the point where ot was just asinine.
    At the beginning I expected it to be corny and campy, but this game took it on a whole new level. It was to a point where it was just creepy.
    The story isnt really complicated, its just a mess putting it together in this game. Graphics are good and so is the music. I had some gliches here and there like I was able to glide before I was supposed too.
    Overall if you were someone who just picked this game up and were under the age of 15 you would enjoy it, if you are over you would have to be poorly educated not to see the flaws in this game. The game feels like it was done with the idea "eh good enough" rather than the team putting their hearts into it.    … Expand
  29. Failbell
    Feb 10, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Frankly this doesn't hold a candle to the previous mainline titles of the series, and perhaps, it doesn't hold well even against the mobile spins-off either. There are plenty parts of the game that look fantastic. In fact, I would say the overall combat and look is definitely an improvement. That sadly is about as good as it gets.

    Pros:
    - Graphics are fantastic.
    - The Gummi ship system.
    - Overall Combat.
    - The final boss was fun.
    - Music is nice as always.
    - Keyblade transformations were a good improvement from form drives.

    Cons
    - Game was too easy on Proud mode even for casual players.
    - Post game content is basically non-existent. Only 1 secret boss.
    - Serious frame drops even during bosses.
    - Story pacing was terrible. Most gets "wrapped up"(use that phrase very lightly) in the last hour.
    - Many main characters could have had zero screen time, and the plot would have never changed.
    - Attractions are frankly unneeded. I admire the attempt though to try a new formula.
    - A couple of the "worlds" like Twilight Town and 100 Acre Woods could have been removed without consequence. They both are missing 90% of their worlds from previous titles.
    - The villains are more like set pieces or background noise in all the worlds minus the final world.
    - Multiple plot points just left unanswered for certain worlds.
    - No Final Fantasy characters. They would have gotten rid of Moogles, if it wasn't already known as the shop owners.
    - The "black box" was never once answered.
    - Maleficent and Pete both make appearances. Could have been cut, and not a single thing would have changed.
    - The final world introduces the 13th darkness, whom basically shows the scale of power that everyone on the good side has. Which is nothing apparently. Basically everyone gets wrecked in about a 2-3 minute cutscene. Same person then gets beaten in an easy boss fight after a couple deus ex occurs without any context/explanation at all.
    -The final world is just a bunch of deus ex machinas.
    -The other "heros" literally do nothing for 98% of the game.

    Basically I hate to say this, but buy this game when it is at $30 or less. Kingdom hearts 3 did not feel complete, but instead It feels like everything was rushed, and they never play tested their boss fights. I sadly rate this game 5/10 for a game that felt like someone who made a rough draft and hit print instead of polishing it up. The entire time will feel like did anyone try to read the script to check for mistakes?    … Expand
  30. bladex
    Feb 3, 2019
    5
    you can sum this game into 3 words DISAPPOINTING AND SHORT!

    after all these years waiting and what do we get treated with? terrible combat, under 10 worlds, pointless game mechanics and a SL of damn cut scenes. it took me literally under a week to finish this that's how short it is! i'll run down why exactly this game fails hard the battles: pretty much button mash and wait for your    you can sum this game into 3 words DISAPPOINTING AND SHORT!

    after all these years waiting and what do we get treated with? terrible combat, under 10 worlds, pointless game mechanics and a SL of damn cut scenes. it took me literally under a week to finish this that's how short it is! i'll run down why exactly this game fails hard

    the battles: pretty much button mash and wait for your power moves than use them that's it.

    pointless game mechanics: don't even bother cooking you don't or will ever need the extra bonuses it gives you.

    if you ever expect to craft the best equips you won't be able to because the game never gives you the gems you need until later when you won't need the gear.

    lame winnie the turd level: don't even know why this is in the game if i wanted to play annoying puzzle games i'll download them on my phone!

    AP is practically given to you: in kh2 you had to strategize what you wanted to spend your AP on which abilities welp not in this you get so much AP and gear that triples it for you that you can have every single ability you want..

    the level design: every level is pretty much the story run until enemies appear , kill them than continue while finding chests along the way. there is hardly any exploration whatsoever. and every level is so damn small you'll just breeze right through them.

    ship building pointless now: what i loved in kh2 was how you can design your own ship in this there are actual hubs you can fly through and you get to choose what shoot em up battles you want to do...but they even managed to stuff that up you see there are these crystals and if you get them all they unlock uber OP ships where how many parts, weapons and other stuff you can have on them don't matter.

    cooking is pointless: you can collect ingredients and do stupid mini games to unlock meals you can eat that give you boosts to your stats...but you'll never need them the game throws so many powerups and abilities at you during battle you pretty much just sit there and push X!

    what i liked
    ==========
    - graphics look great. runs perfect on the PRO
    - toy story level was well designed (pretty much the only decent world in the whole game)
    - was fun exploring the sea in potc level too bad there wasn't more of it.
    - the space hub was a nice touch but felt empty still

    what i hated
    ===========
    - the attractions make it too easy
    - too many team moves that cheese battles
    - your keyblade special moves are too OP
    - the frozen level and it''s lame singing (yes it's in there) thankfully you can skip cut scenes though
    - the sled part in the frozen level
    - the pirate race
    - winnie the turd level and it's lame AF puzzles
    - cooking...waste of time
    - battles pretty much button mash X
    - too many mini game levels
    - too many cut scsnes
    - you never get the gems you need at the right time making crafting annoying.    … Expand
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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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