Kingdom Hearts III

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  1. RepentantSky
    Jan 29, 2019
    10
    Great game, but clearly needs a little bit of work for some it's commands, and for that matter, the various different triangle commands are too rampant and sometimes get in the way of other things the triangle button is used for. However, the attractions, keyblade forms, and team attacks are all a lot of fun to use so I can't call them bad or anything. I heard some people don't like theGreat game, but clearly needs a little bit of work for some it's commands, and for that matter, the various different triangle commands are too rampant and sometimes get in the way of other things the triangle button is used for. However, the attractions, keyblade forms, and team attacks are all a lot of fun to use so I can't call them bad or anything. I heard some people don't like the game because it's easy, but in the end, what really matters, is if it's fun, and Kingdom Hearts III certainly is. The story is also really good, and the other side events are also a lot of fun. I wouldn't say the game is completely perfect, but the problems it has are totally overwritten by the good story, great gameplay, and everything else. KHIII is game of the year so far, no doubt.… Expand
  2. darxiv
    Jan 29, 2019
    9
    A long wait well worth our patience. Kingdom Hearts 3 meets all my expectations and expands upon the franchise. Combat is smooth and engaging while not being too different from what we already have in the series.

    The game feels like it has matured in the years since KH2 and doesn't start off holding your hand. Worth every minute and cent that you spend on this game.

    Enjoy your adventure!
  3. xSelene89
    Jan 29, 2019
    10
    The Game is absolute perfection and a glorious Ending to this Story. Please marry me Mr. Nomura!
  4. JAVIER900000
    Jan 29, 2019
    10
    Incredible game. Everything I ever wanted and waited 13 years for. Worlds are massive, graphics are incredible, story is compelling, gameplay is the best it's ever been. Truly a stand out from Nomura and Team Osaka. I cant' wait for the next saga.
  5. KerJO
    Jan 29, 2019
    10
    The game is almost a masterpiece, highly recommended to fans of the saga and not
  6. SoCKenScHuSS
    Jan 29, 2019
    10
    So lang darauf gewartet, aber ich wurde nicht enttäuscht. Für mich bereits jetzt schon das Highlight dieses Jahr.
  7. Erycus
    Feb 1, 2019
    6
    Unfortunately a clear step back from its predecessors - and it has nothing to do with expectations.

    Firstly this game is significantly shorter than KH2. Part of this is due to combat. Fights are far less memorable as it is completely unnecessary to learn the attack set of bosses. It's hardly necessary to even dodge that much since hits, even from the final boss, are not very    Unfortunately a clear step back from its predecessors - and it has nothing to do with expectations.

    Firstly this game is significantly shorter than KH2. Part of this is due to combat. Fights are far less memorable as it is completely unnecessary to learn the attack set of bosses. It's hardly necessary to even dodge that much since hits, even from the final boss, are not very damaging. I died a grand total of one time in my 30hr proud playthrough, even though I was underleveled for nearly every world. Getting what's essentially a drive form every 6 or 7 strokes of the keyblade is extremely overpowered.

    The plot development is poor. In KH2 there was significant buildup by first getting rid of sometimes massive heartless (pridelands) to eventually having a very difficult fight against each organization member boss battle. Even Demyx was a bit of a challenge. Here we go through a few world's for what's essentially no reason (they don't need saving or anything of the sort) all the while having no fights with organization members except for the short OP joke with Aqua against ...
    As an aside, there could have been much better buildup leading to getting back both of Aqua's friends, but there isn't. It basically just happens.
    Shortly after Aqua's battle we suddenly then fight multiple bosses who are rather weak, a joke compared to their versions in previous games. And then we basically end up finishing the game with an unmemorable final boss, not ever knowing what actually was beyond the world he sought.

    KH3 is beautiful and a decent end to many loose ends. But those ends are tied up too hastily, with us oftentimes barely having to put any effort in to fighting for tying up those ends. At the same time we are given content which has nothing to do with building up a conclusion to those loose ends, such as the extraordinarily long plough though Frozen.

    TLDR; Combat needs be seriously rebalanced, being more similar to KH2 or DDD. Plot buildup could have been much better than it was.    … Expand
  8. raul10murillo
    Feb 20, 2019
    7
    No ha sido lo que esperaba, tantos años esperando y al final nos traen esto.. han jugado con nosotros.. no es mal juego, tiene cosas buenas, pero no se puede comparar con el 1 o el 2, nisiquiera podria decir que es el tercer mejor juego de la saga, no tiene unos pocos fallos, tiene bastantes y de peso, lo bueno queda en un segundo plano, justo lo contrario de lo que sucedia con el 1 y elNo ha sido lo que esperaba, tantos años esperando y al final nos traen esto.. han jugado con nosotros.. no es mal juego, tiene cosas buenas, pero no se puede comparar con el 1 o el 2, nisiquiera podria decir que es el tercer mejor juego de la saga, no tiene unos pocos fallos, tiene bastantes y de peso, lo bueno queda en un segundo plano, justo lo contrario de lo que sucedia con el 1 y el 2, DECEPCIONADO… Expand
  9. RobertoStrife
    Feb 9, 2019
    7
    I've pretty much played all the Kingdom Hearts games and I was fairly underwhelmed with KH3. Storywise, a lot of plot points are just left up in the air.

    No Final Fantasy characters and a few of the big bads are just in cutscenes. I thought this would be a satisfying conclusion to the Dark Seeker-saga, but was left with a severe feeling of 'Is this really it?' It was still a good    I've pretty much played all the Kingdom Hearts games and I was fairly underwhelmed with KH3. Storywise, a lot of plot points are just left up in the air.

    No Final Fantasy characters and a few of the big bads are just in cutscenes. I thought this would be a satisfying conclusion to the Dark Seeker-saga, but was left with a severe feeling of 'Is this really it?'

    It was still a good game, fun combat, but way too easy. I suck at gaming and Kh1 and 2 on proud-mode are almost an impossible task for me unless I grind a lot. Here I finished the game on level 47 without all too much effort and didn't grind at all, only 100% found everything in the first 5 worlds as well.

    Mashing X combat was never true for me in the previous games, but in this game, you can quite comfortably just mash x all the way through and get pretty far, I beat the game and I still don't know how to block properly.

    I love the series, enjoyed the game, but a bit disappointed in the lack of resolution and challenge.    … Expand
  10. jim-bob
    Jan 29, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. -GAMEPLAY-
    *combat*
    let's start with the combat.
    Kingdom Hearts 3 has the most dumbed down & insulting system I have ever experienced. What they did to the combat system is absolutely disgusting. instead of having a proper command menu, 80% of your options are all locked behind "Situation Commands" which are spoon fed to you at the games discretion. All that's required of you is that you press triangle. It's a mindless streamlined system designed to take away your freedom & play the game for you. Players choice, responsibility & resource management have been stripped away to accommodate incompetent & less intelligent players at the cost of competent players as there's no way for them to get control. Situation commands are unreliable, cheap, limited free garbage the game gives you and many of them are random. You have no drive gauge & they removed drive forms. Some of the new transformations are good but again they're held back by the casualised situation system which I assume was put in the game so toddlers could complete it.

    Soras new attack animations are wonky & all over the place. not clean, quick and focused like KH2's. this results in worse combat feel. standard attacks over all just feel like a cheap imitation of KH2's attacks when they should feel better.

    Combat is flashy but not flashy in a functional way. The game values flashiness over substance. Many of your "attacks" in combat are just glorified cutscenes now. limits in this game have been neutered. For example Donalds limits in KH2 were gameplay. They had timing depth, combo potential & required smart use.
    In KH3 Donalds limits are cutscenes that have no gameplay value at all. you just press triangle and the cutscene plays out. there's also far less variety in combat. KH2 had 14 partner limits. KH3 only has 11 and a bunch of them are just cutscenes.
    Summons in this game are not really summons. they've essentially been reduced to single limits & the majority of them suck & have no viable use.
    instead of reaction commands we have a handful of big, out of place Disney rides. they suck. it's all obnoxious, goofy looking garbage that interrupts your gameplay.

    This game has serious balance issues that need to be fixed. There's no critical mode and every other mode is too easy.
    lvl1 proud mode is almost unplayable and was clearly never tested by the devs. yet they still put it in.
    there's no proper level scaling & enemy placement & behaviour is not solid or well thought out.
    *movement*
    There's more platforming now which I wanted but Soras basic movement hasn't been improved from 2 and now he has more clunky moves. at no point in the game does platforming flow together well. it always feels really disjointed.
    *camera*
    The camera is a nightmare to deal with. constantly fighting with you for control, will often get stuck behind things & will often zoom off so Sora isn't even on screen.

    -BOSSES-
    Bossfights range from serviceable to down right terrible.
    Kingdom Hearts 2 had 60+ bosses & the quality of those fights was higher
    KH3 has a measly 28, including the secret boss & 4 of those are the same heartless swarm again.

    -WORLDS-
    Twilight Town? It's only 2 areas.
    100 Acre Wood? more like 1 Acre Wood. it's 1 minigame at rabbits house.
    Yeah a lot of these 'worlds' aren't even worlds. they're 1 or 2 rooms. there's only really 7 worlds (KH2 had 15)
    they're fairly big but filled with invisible walls and the art direction is ruined by the obnoxious white shine on walls, polls ect that you can't turn off.
    Shorter & less content. a lot of what inflates the hours is the cutscenes & super long loading screens. which brings me to the performance. framerate is unstable with regular frame drops thru out the game (and due to some sort of weird optimisation many characters animations often go all choppy).

    -STORY-
    The story is as poorly written & stupid as ever. It's such a tangled mess of bloated, unnecessary nonsense now, the writers can't even keep track of their own characters. The usual incoherent gibberish of "darkness, hearts, darkness, friendship" is all there but now it's more repetitive than ever.
    The dialogue is still poorly written. World endings are usually the worst.
    The 'humour' in this game consists of characters laughing like morons at something thats not remotely funny as the camera pans out.
    The story is so phoned in, even the characters start phoning it in.
    Characters go from being total powerhouses to complete drooling potatoes in cutscenes.
    There's one cutscene in the final battle where Sora actually gets knocked unconscious from another character stumbling & falling over on him. I'm not joking. The ending is complete fan service trash & the main villain completely does a 180 on his character in the end and it's laughable and not not believable.

    it's hard to believe KH3 has been in development for 7 years. it has a plethora of design problems & is a stripped down, lacklustre experience & a bad sequel    … Expand
  11. 13YearsSpurned
    Feb 2, 2019
    1
    Listen, I'm coming into this game as a long time super fan but I had very measured expectations, given the long and rough development cycle. But now that I've finished it I can say with a clear heart this game has lowered the bar. I cannot begin to fathom the overwhelming praise for what has to be the singular worst title in the entire franchise.

    First off, combat is inconsequential,    Listen, I'm coming into this game as a long time super fan but I had very measured expectations, given the long and rough development cycle. But now that I've finished it I can say with a clear heart this game has lowered the bar. I cannot begin to fathom the overwhelming praise for what has to be the singular worst title in the entire franchise.

    First off, combat is inconsequential, even playing on Proud and staying very under-leveled throughout the game. This is really disappointing because the franchise made some great strides in the experimental side games, but seems to have thrown it all out in favor of adding more and more variations on reaction commands that clutter up the screen and take control away from the player. A huge portion of the game consists of a vast array mini-games, vehicles, or other gimmicks. I wouldn't be irate about this if the core of the game didn't feel completely neglected by the number of distractions. It feels like such a massive step backwards it stepped back past Kingdom Hearts and into a collect-a-thon platformer from the early PS1 era. And even that's not fun, as most of the collecting is trivial time-wasting garbage like scouring around for places to take selfies, which is actually essential for the real ending movie.

    Though they went 'open world' and removed the load doors in most parts of the levels the worlds are a lot smaller in feel. The larger scale ones are merely bloated with empty space and massive chunks of the Disney plots have been sheared out of their respective worlds. I honestly though I might have fallen asleep during a cutscene in one world because the entire middle of the plot was missing! A character started calling another one by an entirely different name out of nowhere. If I hadn't seen the movie it was based on I would have NO IDEA what was going on. Other worlds didn't fair much better and most can be completed in little-to-no time, with the bulk of it being cutscenes. Two of the already abysmally small selection of worlds consists of a single room/story point and then leaving. There are so few worlds, and they are so barren of anything to do, you have to wonder why the game was in development hell for so long. It's honestly inexcusable.

    There are all kinds of technical things I could harp on and on about, but at the end of the day I know that most fans will put up with problematic cameras and phoned in voice-acting if they're at least having fun. And to me that was the most damning part; I wasn't having fun. For a huge amount of the game I was bored to tears. If the combat isn't engaging, and the mini-games are a waste of time, then what is there left? The story?

    The story doesn't even begin to happen until you enter the last third of the game. While I know it's a bit of a meme to say Square-Enix games typically get really good about 20 hours in, I've never thought of it as being literal until now. So was it worth slogging through the first two-thirds for the sweet, sweet closure us long time fans have been aching for?

    Honestly? No. I think this game is an embarrassment. I don't think it should have been put out in the state it's in. It feels like not even half way finished, like the suits at Square snatched a prototype out of Nomura's hands and flung it on the shelves. I don't think it's unfair of me to judge the game harshly for it's tiny scale, lack of ambition, it's missing plot lines, grossly devolved combat, bad voice acting, and worst of all 2/3rds of boring filler in a 20 hour game. Especially not when they had over a decade to get the game right.

    Look, I wasn't expecting anything perfect. I wasn't expecting much of anything at all. A bit of nostalgia, a bit of closure, a couple of laughs at the cornball dialogue I'd come to love. But this is a disaster. This is the definitive version of "I expected nothing and I'm still disappointed". This game would have had to do so little to please me, it's almost like it intentionally missed the mark every way it possibly could. The only, and I mean only, redeeming thing is the soundtrack, and for that I give it one star.

    If you are a die-hard fan seeking to send off the series, do yourself a favor and watch the cut scenes on youtube. Don't ruin the magic of an actually pretty sweet ending by playing such a bitter game.    … Expand
  12. iHateAccounts
    Feb 1, 2019
    3
    This game is just plain bad, considering this and FF15, Square has shown they do not understand how to make games anymore.

    Washed out colors No KH2FM-esk Critical Mode Twilight town is literately covered in trash, I'm not even joking No Final Fantasy characters Mostly small words 2 large worlds that use lots of empty worthless space to maintain their size Bad voice acting Few    This game is just plain bad, considering this and FF15, Square has shown they do not understand how to make games anymore.

    Washed out colors
    No KH2FM-esk Critical Mode
    Twilight town is literately covered in trash, I'm not even joking
    No Final Fantasy characters
    Mostly small words
    2 large worlds that use lots of empty worthless space to maintain their size
    Bad voice acting
    Few playable characters
    Inconsistent characterization at the end, the villains motive did not match his action up till this point
    Only one world was great and only one world was good. Big Hero 6 and Tangled respectively
    Floaty combat
    Most of Sora's aerial attacks just looked like he was flailing around
    Secret ending is unlocked based on how many photos you take hidden in game easter eggs and its not stated how many you need to do for each difficulty level

    I couldn't even get myself to take the photos for the secret ending. I just don't care anymore. I"m genuinely sad that square thought this was a good idea to put out.    … Expand
  13. Pepper1110
    Jan 29, 2019
    3
    Not what it used to be at all. Way overrated. Too much hype and all the fan boys dont care.
  14. Hobobo
    Jan 29, 2019
    1
    Kingdom Hearts is half the game it used to be, not even sure it can be called Kingdom Hearts anymore since it's very premise has been completely scrapped. I, like many others, have been waiting for KH3 for a very Looong time. Seems that all the patience wasn't worth it in the end. So what am I talking about?

    Square Enix has completely removed ALL the Final Fantasy characters from KH3.    Kingdom Hearts is half the game it used to be, not even sure it can be called Kingdom Hearts anymore since it's very premise has been completely scrapped. I, like many others, have been waiting for KH3 for a very Looong time. Seems that all the patience wasn't worth it in the end. So what am I talking about?

    Square Enix has completely removed ALL the Final Fantasy characters from KH3. No more Squall, no more Cloud, Cid, Sephiroth, etc... instead we're left with easter eggs to remind us that they once existed in the game. Other than that... poof ... they are all gone with no explanation. Instead we're only left with Disney characters. So for those of us who played KH for the FF stuff, we're pretty much scrooged.

    So disappointed in Square. I was almost sure there was no way they could mess KH3 up given how much time they had to work on it. Looks like they proved us wrong, considerably.

    Also, on a last note, since KH is a crossover of FF and Disney, what does that make KH now that FF is no longer a part of the equation? It's an entirely different game. Just rename it to Disney Hearts or something and be done with it. Or Square, do the right thing and bring FF back. It was us FF fans that hyped this game up to what it is today, it's the least you could do. If you feel they aren't relevant to the plot, Fine. Have them be side quests and what not. No harm done. Till then I'm not giving you any of my sweet sweet monies.    … Expand
  15. OnlyOneHere
    Jan 29, 2019
    0
    This game is so boring and repetitive. The graphics are a joke. The textures are laughable, especially the hair textures. The physics are terrible. The soundtrack is horrible and annoying. The developers were too lazy to design creative levels, that they just added a bunch of boring minigames.

    The story is complete garbage. There are so many corny moments in the story. The running    This game is so boring and repetitive. The graphics are a joke. The textures are laughable, especially the hair textures. The physics are terrible. The soundtrack is horrible and annoying. The developers were too lazy to design creative levels, that they just added a bunch of boring minigames.

    The story is complete garbage. There are so many corny moments in the story. The running animations are cringeworthy. The animations overall is trash. This game has too many invisible walls. This a 2019 $60 game. At this point, I shouldn't have to run through so many invisible walls. That is just laziness, and very PS2-like. Speaking of the PS2, that is basically what the game is. It's not a PS4 game, it's a PS2 game.

    Also, there is no multiplayer. So once you beat the story, there is not a reason to play this game again. It will go back to the shelf collecting dust. Charging $60 for a game with no replay value is a cashgrab. I recommend you only get this game until it's $5, or wait until it's free on PS Plus.    … Expand
  16. davinu
    Apr 7, 2021
    1
    Such a terrible experience. The story is definitely the worst part of it, Nomura really needs to calm his own ego and re-learn how to make good games.
  17. Kai82
    Jan 16, 2020
    5
    While it is a good game it is also a disappointment and the weakest of the main games. It is more an underperformance or good things done halfway than a bad game. I want to mention that I am a huge fan of the Kingdom Hearts series and played KH1, KH2, BBS, DDD, CoM and KH2,5. Lets start with the good things: The graphic and soundtrack are really good. I cant imagine a Kingdom HeartsWhile it is a good game it is also a disappointment and the weakest of the main games. It is more an underperformance or good things done halfway than a bad game. I want to mention that I am a huge fan of the Kingdom Hearts series and played KH1, KH2, BBS, DDD, CoM and KH2,5. Lets start with the good things: The graphic and soundtrack are really good. I cant imagine a Kingdom Hearts without Hikaru Utada songs. The battle system works fine and left no regrets. “Small spoilers if even that”: I like the worlds from tangled (Rapunzel and her hair are the best companion), the Toy Story world with the Mech battles, the Pirates of the Caribbean ship combat and mostly the whole Big Hero Six, Monster Inc. and Frozen world and arc. I don't need to mention that I like our heroes and their friends (I wouldn't be a Kingdom Hearts fan if I hated them). Kingdom Hearts is about the power of love, friendship and overcoming the odds. At last the retro mini games are a fine bonus improved by nostalgia. Now lets get to the bad things: There is no Final Fantasy character in this game (except Moogles). This is madness and false labelling. We want to get our FF heroes back in action and the Sephiroth secret super boss fight as in the previous main games. The first world Olympus gave me boredom for the first time in any KH game. Then there is the lack of established content: There are no Colosseum battles. You visit all worlds only once story-wise (In KH1 and KH2 you return later for new story parts) which is a fitting transition to Pirates of the Caribbean. They left out Death Man's Chest and only do At Worlds End and even then you have barley a part in the story. Wasted opportunity (Good Davy Jones or Kraken fights and character moments for Jack, Will and Elisabeth). There was no Marvel or Star Wars themed world which is a big miss (I read that they had the rights to use both franchises. If not I apologize).Then there is the ending. For me while doing things right is an underperformance and partly unsatisfying (Issues are not resolved. Wont spoil but I bet there should be countless rants on the internet). They had also the nerve to not close the story line for DLC reasons. Overall I think that the game was rushed and they didn't know how to end the trilogy. While I enjoyed the game it was also a disappointment. I subtract 1 point for the DLC.… Expand
  18. OBrien1510
    Nov 24, 2020
    3
    This is a game made for children. This is clear but it's also for this reason that I'm not sure whether I have any right to get angry about it. I loved the old KH games, and those were games made for kids.

    However, regardless of the target market this is just a plainly bad game. I'm not even going to mention the story (The story revolves around the idea that Sora has inexplicably lost    This is a game made for children. This is clear but it's also for this reason that I'm not sure whether I have any right to get angry about it. I loved the old KH games, and those were games made for kids.

    However, regardless of the target market this is just a plainly bad game. I'm not even going to mention the story (The story revolves around the idea that Sora has inexplicably lost all his powers and needs to spend 30 hours of gameplay to get them backs so he can fight Xehanort. Great.) because 1. It's KH so it's not going to make sense anyway and 2. I couldn't even bring myself to finish the game which is what makes me to saddest of all. When I was a kid I had a piece of paper with the countdown till the release of KH2 and I would mark off the days every single day until the game finally released. To this day, KH1 and 2 are 2 of my favorite games of all time but KH just feels so far removed from the core series that I don't even feel any sense of nostalgia when I play it, it's just unrecognizable and unfortunately not in a good way.

    My absolute number one issue with the game is the combat, or lack thereof. KH1 and 2 didn't have incredibly deep combat systems but they worked, they posed a challenge on higher difficulties and overall they were just fun. I played KH1 and 2 a couple of years ago and at age 20 something, I can still enjoy the combat. The combat in KH3 is insulting honestly and this is where the target market of the game really shines through. If you want it to, 80% of combat boils down to waiting for a command prompt, then you press one button and get a mini cutscene or weak mini game and suddenly everything on the screen is dead, and there isn't nearly enough variety in these mini cutscenes so they get stale after about an hour. I refused to use these special attacks at all after a certain time. Even without the special attacks, I didn't die a single time during my 10 or so hours on Proud difficulty. I'm an experienced KH player but certainly not some KH prodigy. The game is just too damn easy and it's clear the game was balanced for children.

    I have similar issues with some of the world and platforming. Half of the time it barely feels like I'm doing anything. I'm stuck on a rail system and I press a button or move a stick once every few seconds. It's incredibly brain dead. But that's what the game eventually boils down to, once you strip away all the visuals the game is a essentially just a series of glorified qte's, from the combat to the platforming. Even the cutscenes are a qte because you can believe I'm trying to press the skip button as fast as possible.

    Visuals. Look fine I guess. Again, the visuals went in a different direction from the originals (which is to be expected between generations of consoles) but Sora's character model has some weird plasticy look to it, almost like you're constantly stuck in Toy Story and you're still using Sora's toy costume. He doesn't quite look like Sora anymore.

    Plenty of other people have mentioned this also, but there are no Final Fantasy characters. They've just been simply stripped from the game, presumably because kids in the 6-15 range have no idea who Cloud or Sid is these days. Ok that's fine whatever, the game is made for kids. What does bother me, is that this decision more than any other is a complete middle finger to OG fans of the series. The only reason to remove the FF characters is because they require resources and kids these days won't recognize them so why bother putting them in the game? Screw the OG fans right?

    Positives: I genuinely find it difficult to find any positives. We actually finally got a KH3 so I guess that's a positive right? Even if they KH3 we did eventually get is a pale imitation of legendary games from the PS2 era.    … Expand
  19. chiat88
    Apr 11, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 3 over 10. Huge minus marks for the greed to hint on future release without completing the story.
    Spoiler ahead.

    I don't mind bad ending. As long as you tell the story good.
    Why splitting the big villain story one by one but mixing them in a single fight? What sorcery is this? It feels the other one cannot blend into the same story.

    So much effort to dig the gold, yet so little content to let the players feel the money they spent is worthwhile. Yes I am talking at you, the stupid Re Mind DLC, bringing more confusion to the already confused story.

    It definitely is not a good sequel, at least not being the worst one.    … Expand
  20. andreamiles12
    Dec 7, 2020
    2
    Just not good.. I waited so long for this too. The most generic story telling with flat/ extremely safe dialogue. I think they forgot that most of their audience has grown up. There's also too much fighting in the beginning that it feels like you're grinding.
  21. jinv
    Mar 10, 2021
    2
    After DDD, the story here becomes even more stupid. In addition, no FF characters and combat system changes where you wonder which noob at Enix had this idea. Once again Enix typically puts more emphasis on the graphics rather on the story and gameplay. KH is a Disney/FF crossover, they don't even seem to understand that.
  22. Sarscov19
    Apr 25, 2021
    1
    A short recaptive and subjective review:

    Kingdom hearts: ambitious new concept with disney flair incorporated in the story Kingdom hearts II: New game mechanics, square enix and disney characters that fit well together. Kingdom hearts three: LOOK AT THE DISNEY, DISNEY GOOD HAHAHA SEE THERE IS FROZEN NOW. SEE, SEE???? AND LOOK AT ALL THE DISNEY ATTRACTIONS!!!! YAY DISNEY. oh and there    A short recaptive and subjective review:

    Kingdom hearts:
    ambitious new concept with disney flair incorporated in the story

    Kingdom hearts II: New game mechanics, square enix and disney characters that fit well together.

    Kingdom hearts three: LOOK AT THE DISNEY, DISNEY GOOD HAHAHA SEE THERE IS FROZEN NOW. SEE, SEE???? AND LOOK AT ALL THE DISNEY ATTRACTIONS!!!! YAY DISNEY. oh and there are also some guys from squa ennis or something.    … Expand
  23. Near
    May 10, 2021
    1
    This game has all the worst part of the franchise. The art direction is ok, but that's about it. The game is slow, boring and dumb. The cutscenes are the worst thing, their direction is completely off, music is all over the place, volume track is just wrong, sometimes you can't hear what they say, the audo track itself is not always in sync with the animation, I don't know how this kind ofThis game has all the worst part of the franchise. The art direction is ok, but that's about it. The game is slow, boring and dumb. The cutscenes are the worst thing, their direction is completely off, music is all over the place, volume track is just wrong, sometimes you can't hear what they say, the audo track itself is not always in sync with the animation, I don't know how this kind of stuff has just been accepted. It's not a quirk of the KH series, it's just bad direction. The lines are also kinda bad, Nomura can't write for **** he should just stick to character design.

    On top of that, the story itself is just bad as it desperately tries to make sense of the many spinoff games that for some reason HAD to be relevant for the whole plot.

    Gameplay wise it doesn't get better. It tries to mix together all the stupid gimmiks from the other games, making it shallow. They just had to take the gameplay from KH2 and paste it on KH3, I don't know how they were able to mess it up so bad, but then again, looking at BBS and its super-bosses, I don't know why I'm even surprised at this point.    … Expand
  24. ERRORCODE-20
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    Kingdom Hearts 3 has some of the worst dialog and writing ive ever witnessed in a game. But its combat is a bit fun despite being completely braindead.
  25. Moriquendi
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Después de 20 expansiones
    Después de 50 juegos para otras plataformas
    Después de 100 juegos sin traducir en España y sin parches post lanzamiento!!
    Después de Generar humo entre ps2 y ps5 llega Kingdom heart 3 con contenido aun mas infantiloide y con un argumento insípido.
    Llega tarde y lo hace mal.
  26. XanderB
    Mar 18, 2020
    1
    Terrible, boring game. Just pressing the same button for hours on end. Excruciating.
  27. DutchPotato
    Oct 19, 2021
    5
    Better than DDD but that's not saying much. Some great moments for die hard fans but those moments are stretched over an increadibly poorly paced story. Combat is just ok
  28. Howlett
    Mar 19, 2020
    3
    绣花枕头，草包游戏。谨慎入坑。

    游戏里涉及的迪士尼电影大部分我都看过，吸引力极大。但作为一款游戏，王国之心3的硬伤实在有够恶心人。 最大的问题如同多数人所吐槽：玩与看之间安排的节奏极差：游戏五分钟，播片半小时。而且播片剧情对于没有玩过前作的人来说只会一脸懵逼。日式游戏普遍存在的非常恶心的两点在这作剧情里被放大了展现：一来存在大量自创的用语，什么键刃、无心巴拉巴拉，谁管你这些玩意儿啊，讲人话谢谢；二来对白中二度爆表，还是小学生级别的中二。我想现在小学生玩王者荣耀如果听到这些台词都会脸红吧。野村哲也是巨婴么？ 除此之外的问题还有： 某些角色的建模仿佛回到了PS2时代，尤其是原2d动画中角色，粗糙到笑掉大牙。    绣花枕头，草包游戏。谨慎入坑。

    游戏里涉及的迪士尼电影大部分我都看过，吸引力极大。但作为一款游戏，王国之心3的硬伤实在有够恶心人。

    最大的问题如同多数人所吐槽：玩与看之间安排的节奏极差：游戏五分钟，播片半小时。而且播片剧情对于没有玩过前作的人来说只会一脸懵逼。日式游戏普遍存在的非常恶心的两点在这作剧情里被放大了展现：一来存在大量自创的用语，什么键刃、无心巴拉巴拉，谁管你这些玩意儿啊，讲人话谢谢；二来对白中二度爆表，还是小学生级别的中二。我想现在小学生玩王者荣耀如果听到这些台词都会脸红吧。野村哲也是巨婴么？

    除此之外的问题还有：

    某些角色的建模仿佛回到了PS2时代，尤其是原2d动画中角色，粗糙到笑掉大牙。

    其次，战斗手感差到吃惊，无论是砍人还是砍怪，砍垃圾桶还是砍纸箱子，全都是同样的反馈：也就是没有反馈。是的，所有打击感都是打在空气上一样。这可是个动作RPG，手感做成这样真是太失败了。

    第三，如同莫名其妙的剧情般，设计了莫名其妙的大招和小游戏。完全不知道为什么按键放招时一会儿出来个旋转木马、一会儿出来个土豆怪、一会儿是太空船。是的，这些设计让我继续懵逼。

    所以这个游戏的剧情、玩法都这么失败，还有什么能吸引人吗？只剩下迪士尼的场景和角色。

    但是这部分也让人非常困惑。

    场景看似虽大，其实到处都是空气墙。最搞笑的是你可以顺着墙到处跑，但是连屋顶都没法上去。这部分的内容就如同战斗一样，看着很漂亮花哨，实际上来来回回就那点套路。多样化的外表只是绣花枕头，内里却是个草包。

    如非迪士尼死忠粉、或熟悉系列剧情的粉丝，请勿尝试。    … Expand
  29. Peacecraft01
    Nov 19, 2019
    7
    This game shines at moments, but in others I was disappointed. Some of the worlds felt unfinished and empty, while others were amazing. I have mixed feelings about the game. The story as usual is not that great. I enjoy seeing the Disney stories come to life and playing a part within them. I played the first kingdom hearts and really enjoyed it. This game felt like it didnt have as manyThis game shines at moments, but in others I was disappointed. Some of the worlds felt unfinished and empty, while others were amazing. I have mixed feelings about the game. The story as usual is not that great. I enjoy seeing the Disney stories come to life and playing a part within them. I played the first kingdom hearts and really enjoyed it. This game felt like it didnt have as many worlds and things to do, and felt short. I havent finished the last boss, started to lose interest now that all the Disney worlds are done. The Kingdom hearts worlds are the weakest and least interesting. However the toy story and pirates of the Caribbean worlds were amazing and I went back to replay those parts repeatedly. If only the whole game had the same quality and appeal.… Expand
  30. cooscoe
    Jan 22, 2020
    5
    The subtractions far outweigh the additions. Combat feels awesome, but the short list of keyblades is a huge disappointment. Big chests that should be exciting only ever have maps or minigames. And not including Final Fantasy character makes this not Kingdom Hearts in my opinion.
  31. warcraftrefund2
    Feb 1, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was the biggest Kingdom Hearts fan. I would debate the game's story endlessly on forums, lined up at midnight to buy the first two games. But Kingdom Hearts 3 was a disappointment. First of all, they completely killed the story by bringing literally every character back to life for no reason except fanservice. Second, the gameplay has been dumbed down and is way too easy even on Proud Mode, with a bunch of flashy moves that are useless. The ending was a joke. Unfortunately, Nomura has lost his touch.… Expand
  32. Chanui
    Nov 5, 2021
    3
    It is my genuine opinion that tetsuya Nomura is a terrible writer and should not have been used as the director for this game. There is an irritating dichotomy between the simple stories presented by the Disney franchises in the game, and the overwhelmingly convoluted story that Nomura has fabricated for the rest of the game. A YouTuber once astutely mused that "kingdom hearts is aboutIt is my genuine opinion that tetsuya Nomura is a terrible writer and should not have been used as the director for this game. There is an irritating dichotomy between the simple stories presented by the Disney franchises in the game, and the overwhelmingly convoluted story that Nomura has fabricated for the rest of the game. A YouTuber once astutely mused that "kingdom hearts is about using Disney characters to lure you into playing a fan fiction written by a monkey" and they're right. The story is ridiculous, the dialog from characters is not believable, and there are so many loose ends that are not tied up.
    Honestly they could have just spun together another quick story as to how the Disney characters are connected, gone with the same brilliant visuals and this game would have been an all time classic. Instead we get a confusing mess of a story, cringy dialogue cutscenes, and inbetween that we have good gameplay. It's extremely frustrating because you can feel that the game wants to be great and could have been in the hands of literally any of pixars writers, instead we are stuck with Nomura the washed up fogey because japanese studios value tenure and respect over actual ability.    … Expand
  33. Awarehippo
    Feb 10, 2020
    2
    Getting access to these Disney worlds and being so uncreative and uninspired with them is very disappointing. Multiple worlds were just worse recreations of the movies. The story is so convoluted and even the devs admitted they get confused writing it. Combat is very simple & button mashy. Special attacks are cool but quickly lose their impact as they become very repetitive. The cameraGetting access to these Disney worlds and being so uncreative and uninspired with them is very disappointing. Multiple worlds were just worse recreations of the movies. The story is so convoluted and even the devs admitted they get confused writing it. Combat is very simple & button mashy. Special attacks are cool but quickly lose their impact as they become very repetitive. The camera during these attacks often work to its detriment as well not even allowing you to see the flashy attack you are performing.… Expand
  34. PochoEpic
    Feb 23, 2020
    4
    Mejoró mucho la movilidad de Sora y la capacidad de realizar diferentes comandos y combos y el apartado visual es una joya, compromete muchos detalles que no se veían en las entregas anteriores, el diseño de la mayoría de los mundos parece monótono y repetitivo y la cantidad de abrumadora de enemigos no presentan un desafío mayor. El juego es demasiado fácil en comparación a las entregasMejoró mucho la movilidad de Sora y la capacidad de realizar diferentes comandos y combos y el apartado visual es una joya, compromete muchos detalles que no se veían en las entregas anteriores, el diseño de la mayoría de los mundos parece monótono y repetitivo y la cantidad de abrumadora de enemigos no presentan un desafío mayor. El juego es demasiado fácil en comparación a las entregas anteriores, lo que a mi gusto arruina mucho la experiencia, posee contenido oculto el cual es algo poco interesante comparado a sus predecesores, los mapas son enormes pero no premian la exploración de niveles, en sí no es un mal juego, pero estos detalles marcaron la diferencia, la música por parte de Yoko Shimomura es siempre un agrado de escuchar dentro del juego y la historia cierra todos los cabos sueltos que venía dejando la saga, a mi gusto las historias Disney rescataron la esencia de sus películas sin embargo la inclusión de Sora y compañía en estas se sentía algo forzada y con poca relación con la trama principal del juego… Expand
  35. tstempert
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    Convoluted and ruined story from the first kingdom hearts, unenthusiastic and simple yet messy game play. The only saving grace for this game are the graphics and the Disney characters although the choices of some of the Disney worlds and characters were very lack-luster.
  36. DevilSurvivor
    Nov 19, 2021
    4
    Massive disappointment for a game so awaited as this. I had just come off of playing the collections as well to get me hyped for it.

    In the end what I got were some of the worst disney worlds to date, the complete removal of all final fantasy characters which to me are more interesting than disney ones, awful gameplay mechanics filled with minigame sections and mindless photo    Massive disappointment for a game so awaited as this. I had just come off of playing the collections as well to get me hyped for it.

    In the end what I got were some of the worst disney worlds to date, the complete removal of all final fantasy characters which to me are more interesting than disney ones, awful gameplay mechanics filled with minigame sections and mindless photo collection...

    The music was by far the worst soundtrack in the series. There was only ONE good song and it was in the final world, everything else felt like generic orchestrated rehashes of old ones or new ones, and you can tell so easily that most of this work was given to Yoko Shimomura's assistants and not her.

    There was no passions, and only in the final stretch of the game can you feel some semblance of character development and story progression, but too little too late, by then I had already bored myself to death. No amount of Roxas and Xemnas story fulfilments will make up for how bad the game is.

    And the other problems that started with Birth By Sleep? Still present. Combat is floaty, you're better off spamming attraction flow than you are actually using your keyblade, the transformations just make everything feel like a button masher rather than a skill based game, bosses continue having random revenge values where they just instantly counter you out of your combo... Infuriating game, and truly a huge disappoitment compared to 2. They should've ended the series after 358/2 Days.    … Expand
  37. ajsupreme89
    Sep 1, 2020
    2
    This kingdom hearts game has the best graphics, the biggest worlds and the best particle effects. That's literally all good I can say about this game. It brings nothing new to the table and all its good at is reminding people of the past games of the last 10 years including the music and the characters TALKING about what happened.

    It's seriously, without a doubt, the most boring title I    This kingdom hearts game has the best graphics, the biggest worlds and the best particle effects. That's literally all good I can say about this game. It brings nothing new to the table and all its good at is reminding people of the past games of the last 10 years including the music and the characters TALKING about what happened.

    It's seriously, without a doubt, the most boring title I have ever played. Nothing interesing happens until the end, the characters act like puppets on a string and nobody acts like they have any experience what so ever on anything! I forced myself to play it through because I desperately wanted to know how the story goes on, only just to end with the main villlain redeeming hi self, on the basis of " why the hell not?!" All my Investment in previous titles were a waste of time, since nothing in this game has consequences, existing things get retconned and characters just straight up LOSE their personalities. The characters were the biggest waste. They have been replaced with puppets immitating the voices of the real people. This game destroyed my love for the franchise.    … Expand
  38. Zer0xl
    Nov 20, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Combat for the entire game is trash it's just slow but it gets better after the game ends and you get the new combo modifiers. the delivery of the story is meh-to-ok.
    Bosses are, for the most part, bad.

    In the end i would prefer ddd or even worse, KHUx over this in my tier list.    … Expand
  39. Vanta77
    Jul 15, 2020
    2
    Lets face it Kingdom Hearts has never had an amazing story but every single game until 2010 has been incredibly and beautifully woven, people say they never made any sense but they totally did.. Until after 2010 when Dream Drop Distance came out, which introduced Time travel and a new phone game which carried on the mediocre storyline additions and Kingdom Hearts 3 is a sequel from THAT,Lets face it Kingdom Hearts has never had an amazing story but every single game until 2010 has been incredibly and beautifully woven, people say they never made any sense but they totally did.. Until after 2010 when Dream Drop Distance came out, which introduced Time travel and a new phone game which carried on the mediocre storyline additions and Kingdom Hearts 3 is a sequel from THAT, not KH2.

    This game is not for newcomers since the devs expect you to have played DDD and KHUX. I got my brother into playing Kingdom Hearts to my surprise and he ended up loving KH1 and KH2, got bored with BbS and jumped into KH3 and hasnt played it since it came out - Mind you i did not express frustration to him, he just said that he really disliked the bad pacing and the boring empty big corridors of worlds with nothing in it. And that is exactly how the KH worlds are post 2010: Empty large towery areas with barely anything to do but open chests etc

    Now the positives are definetly some to KH3, the graphics are good although the character models are downgraded, Kairi looks like an alternate 10 year old version of the super cool lookin KH2 version which appeared older and more realistic. But ok the battle system is amazing as usual, too floaty but still fun as always. Some character were way better written and more lively than others. One of the few characters i liked were Axel,Demyx and Vexen. It was exciting every time they were on the screen, they have the best scenes in the game along with Vanitas and the Monster inc characters imo The Unversed was a nice addition to the Monsters world and was very fitting. My favorite world by far, i ended up liking Tangled also, but not much else.

    Conclusion i loved playing the first 10 hours of the game, kinda like FFXV. Then i feel like they rushed the game too much and the terrible story addition starts at the end of the game, while every single character comes back, even the ones you thought were dead. And now everyone is alive and no one can die which is a bummer. I personally feel the series ended with Kingdom Hearts 2, nothing happens after that because its just overwriting money grab with hardcore Disney restrictions and alternate timelines/time travel and unneccessary conviluted story additions.

    They pressed every single character in the series into one soup just like Pirates of the Caribbean 3 did (the worst one) and ironically its the one we are forced to watch in this game. If you want to play good Kingdom Hearts games they are plenty but they all happen before 2010, you will see notable difference in quality if you exclude graphical changes for the PS4.    … Expand
  40. ChumaGG
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    no es una joya pero es bastante divertido.

    la jugabilidad es repetitiva hasta el cansancio, puede que despues de los primeros 3-4 mundos ya no sea nada novedoso. la historia esta fumadisima, pero aun asi es bastante buena, pese a todos los agujeros argumentales que tiene. el apartado grafico pese a ser bastante... mhe... encuentra la forma de aprovechar lo poco que tiene    no es una joya pero es bastante divertido.

    la jugabilidad es repetitiva hasta el cansancio, puede que despues de los primeros 3-4 mundos ya no sea nada novedoso.

    la historia esta fumadisima, pero aun asi es bastante buena, pese a todos los agujeros argumentales que tiene.

    el apartado grafico pese a ser bastante... mhe... encuentra la forma de aprovechar lo poco que tiene (TEXTURA,S COLORES, PARTICULAS, ETC) para que todo se vea con ese tono de fantasia que queda bastante bien.

    y sin duda la unica razon que hace de este juego una experiencia bastante divertida pese a todas sus carencias, es el factor nostalgia, si cresiste con disney te va encantar jugar esto. punto.    … Expand
  41. joel_tdl
    May 25, 2022
    5
    Bien visualmente, Mal jugablemente

    JUGABILIDAD: Independientemente de la bonita narrativa, sí es engorroso que por cada 2 minutos de juego haya 20 de cinemáticas. De verdad es de lo mas anticlimático no poder tener una progresión natural sin que el juego esté mostrando videos (todos entre pantallas de carga, claro) cada menos de 5 minutos. Vamos, que incluso cuando aparecen los grupos    Bien visualmente, Mal jugablemente

    JUGABILIDAD:
    Independientemente de la bonita narrativa, sí es engorroso que por cada 2 minutos de juego haya 20 de cinemáticas. De verdad es de lo mas anticlimático no poder tener una progresión natural sin que el juego esté mostrando videos (todos entre pantallas de carga, claro) cada menos de 5 minutos. Vamos, que incluso cuando aparecen los grupos de enemigos "normales" no lo hacen así sin mas, sino que hay un mini corte cinemático antes dé.

    Lo anterior, aunado a la nula dificultad, han hecho que me sea imposible disfrutar del juego.

    GRÁFICOS Y SONIDO:
    Impecables.
    Visual y sonoramente el juego es perfecto. Buena animación con una buena gama de colores y nivel de detalle caricaturezco, y una gran banda sonora acompañada de un trabajo de voces más que apropiado (lo jugué en inglés).
    Una pena que haya sido desperdiciado al tener una jugabilidad tan pobre y que, por lo menos en mi caso, no me permitió avanzar siquiera a la mitad de la travesía.    … Expand
  42. TheSpiral
    Apr 8, 2020
    6
    It started off so well with a very engaging first world that seemingly led into the game proper. A few of the worlds were very well designed with interesting mechanics (Toy Story was a particular high point!) but it soon devolved into a very lackluster experience. There is a certain homogenization that comes with the territory of using an engine such as unreal, the shaders and lightingIt started off so well with a very engaging first world that seemingly led into the game proper. A few of the worlds were very well designed with interesting mechanics (Toy Story was a particular high point!) but it soon devolved into a very lackluster experience. There is a certain homogenization that comes with the territory of using an engine such as unreal, the shaders and lighting system used don't really suit the aesthetic of the game and you end up with character models that look a bit weird. The music was a high point, I still find myself humming some of the world tunes now. The game forgets its roots, diving into the Disney aspect but forgetting the other half of the equation, it no longer feels like an imaginative, wacky crossover franchise and instead feels like a sterile Disney product. Mechanically something feels off, compared to the masterpiece that was KH2 especially. Everything feels very linear and as though you're ticking some kind of UI box. For me personally, this is the most disappointing game of the decade and I wouldn't recommend it, if you're a hardcore KH fan it will disappoint you.… Expand
  43. Elite_Soldier
    Nov 21, 2020
    7
    Terrible voice acting and sound direction, the dialogue is very cheesy. Characters in cutscenes behave like robots, most of the game is filler with the final part of the game feeling completely rushed. Combat is a downgrade from KH2.
  44. pharagonesia
    Sep 18, 2020
    5
    Tedious gameplay, abundant and invasive cut scenes, incoherent storyline. Strongest point is excellent tutorials. Unfortunately the tutorials don't leave the player any less lost due to the incomprehensible narrative.
  45. Sai_rain
    Nov 25, 2020
    5
    Can't even describe my disappointment, kingdom hearts character are no longer integrated into the story of the worlds so it ended up looking like a giant disney ad.
    Even though the worlds are bigger in area size they feel much smaller than in kh1 and 2 because of the lack in variety of locations in a single world.
    You spend 75% of the game doing NOTHING just for everything that you    Can't even describe my disappointment, kingdom hearts character are no longer integrated into the story of the worlds so it ended up looking like a giant disney ad.
    Even though the worlds are bigger in area size they feel much smaller than in kh1 and 2 because of the lack in variety of locations in a single world.
    You spend 75% of the game doing NOTHING just for everything that you actually came for to be dumped on you in a rushed ending.
    Plus THERE ARE NO FINAL FANTASY CHARACTERS.
    This game kinda killed the series for me.    … Expand
  46. daniel_dbv
    Jan 6, 2021
    6
    Excelentes gráficas , sin embargo la historia del juego es muy plana , se nota que no pudieron enlazar la historia del juego con las películas de Disney las cuales se sienten sobrepuestas y sin vida , creo que la historia se les salió de las manos , solo lo recomiendo a alguien muy fan de la saga , no es un buen juego
  47. datboijupiter
    Feb 24, 2022
    0
    all the new KH "fans" will say "It LoOkEd So GrEaT" cause that's how easy it is to appease morons low expectations from something that was once great. the storytelling in this game and pacing sucks the Disney worlds you find out you visit are pointless and a cashgrab waste of time. the leveling and skills feel like garbage and after the Disney worlds it felt like horrible fan fictionall the new KH "fans" will say "It LoOkEd So GrEaT" cause that's how easy it is to appease morons low expectations from something that was once great. the storytelling in this game and pacing sucks the Disney worlds you find out you visit are pointless and a cashgrab waste of time. the leveling and skills feel like garbage and after the Disney worlds it felt like horrible fan fiction conclusion written by someone with downs on their deathbed. if you want a decent Kh experience play 1 & 2 main titles that was developed by a team that actually cared about the game. KH3 plaquettes to the bottom of the barrel reddit morons that really don't care about the game in its entirety they only care about if the particular character they like the most does the things they hope it does in the story and aligns with them. Kh3 is a smoking poop pile hopefully everyone that worked on this conclusion is ashamed and Nomura should get 0 praise for this conclusion if anything it only shows incapability to complete a series... to which they didn't even finish the series because the game feels like one big preview for the next game . its like the entire game is just priming you to get through this so your can pay for the next thing. the series is dead the company sucked it dry and now they're beating a dead horse and people will never know what actually makes the game good. Square enix is a POS comany and they will destroy all their good original IPs for the sake of "MoNeY' but really did they ever love these titles to begin with ? or only claim they do? because the work put into them is horrendous and anyone who says different is probably a lvl.1 scrub that wasn't even alive when the original was made and has 0 knowledge of what merit is and as long as something visually looks good everything else goes out the window circling back to appeasing morons with naturally low and crappy expectations of what makes something actually good. STOP GIVING SQUARE ENIX MONEY THEY ARE BRAINDEAD AND ONLY WANT YOUR $$$$$$$$… Expand
  48. Godudu
    Aug 16, 2022
    0
    This is the most cringe thing i've ever saw in my entire life. This franchise was good when the players were still children. But now it is way too annoying. Dialogues are so so bad, that ive skipped all of the end game sidequests. Gameplay doesnt make up for it too. Very repetitive. The only good thing are the enemy designs.
  49. Crimson9
    Dec 13, 2022
    3
    What people have to realize about Square Enix at this point is that the audience that they cultivated while making actual good games (FF7,8,9,10) has probably grown up and aren't really their audience now. Their audience now has grown up on the garbage Square Enix makes these days, and probably also consume the constant stream of anime trash that is coming out of Japan lately.

    So it    What people have to realize about Square Enix at this point is that the audience that they cultivated while making actual good games (FF7,8,9,10) has probably grown up and aren't really their audience now. Their audience now has grown up on the garbage Square Enix makes these days, and probably also consume the constant stream of anime trash that is coming out of Japan lately.

    So it makes sense that these people can view this steaming pile of garbage as a good game.    … Expand
  50. SideOrderoLemon
    Dec 2, 2022
    4
    With an amazing and exciting beginning that draws you in, Kingdom Hearts III quickly dives into squandered opportunity and monotonous gameplay that zombifies into just mashing the X button until you win. What it gets right with visuals and spectacle it flops with ridiculous one-dimensional characters and an over-arching plot that ultimately leads to nothing. The writing devolves into basicWith an amazing and exciting beginning that draws you in, Kingdom Hearts III quickly dives into squandered opportunity and monotonous gameplay that zombifies into just mashing the X button until you win. What it gets right with visuals and spectacle it flops with ridiculous one-dimensional characters and an over-arching plot that ultimately leads to nothing. The writing devolves into basic plot devices and constant repetition of "hearts," "darkness," "light," and not much more than that. Traversal has gotten a huge upgrade with way more methods of movement, and the worlds themselves feel way more alive than previous entries, but inevitably falls flat in certain areas. A disappointing finale to the "Dark Seeker Saga" of the series that most definitely will lead to just another dark void of repetitive nothing.… Expand
  51. MaddieStrange
    Apr 3, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Kingdom Hearts 3/10, and it would probably have been 2 if I hadn't come up with that opening line. It was, monstrously bad, failing across the board in level design, individual stories, characters, overarching story and gameplay. It was a culmination of all the games up until this point, and the way they did that was by cramming every bad part of the previous games into this one.

    KH1, combination Hack'n'slash and JRPG. KH3 is not a JRPG in any way, shape or form. They removed the interesting command deck they'd nearly perfected with Birth by Sleep and Dream Drop Distance, but they kept the barren, too big areas and the rail-grinding and wall-running. No character building, no use for the magic system, no difficulty unless they decide to artificially inflate it with massive HP and attacks that do absurd damage, which has admittedly been a failing of the series since KH1.5 and 2.5 introduced their secret bosses. Bosses like Sephiroth, Reaper and Kurt Zisa were fun, they required thought and strategy and changing around your abilities. Not so with the formula for powerful bosses they've crafted since. I thought they'd kind of gotten the hang of it again after DDD introduced Julius which was a boss that made us use the environment and certain useful commands to our advantage, but no, KH3 decided to make all its ReMind bosses boring and artificially aggravating.

    Now let's look at the story. So, they begin with the three heroes of the KH series each embarking on a mission. Sora needs to reawaken his power, Riku needs to save Aqua and Kairi needs to train. Now, considering the fact that they'd made 2 good games with branching, interconnected stories (BBS and DDD), why did they not think "Let's let the player swap between these three?". Let Kairi run around some new Disney worlds that Sora had never seen to get stronger and have her own adventures. Let Sora revisit his old friends while trying to get over his mental block (characters that spring to mind include Cloud, Elsa, Jack Skellington, Ariel and Beast. And have Riku coming to terms with the darkness inside him while exploring the dark worlds.

    What we get instead is Kairi removed from the story for 90% of the game, Riku going through his own stuff in cutscenes apart from a couple of gratuitous gameplay sequences, and Sora traipsing through flat out copied and pasted Disney films with Sora and Co sloppily photoshopped in! Then we learn that Sora's story is irrelevant because the power was inside him all along (Barf) and then he DeusExCaliber's Riku and saves Aqua (Dumb) and then it's straight onto the final fight which manages to tie up the Nobodies and Apprentices storylines nice enough, but fails to be either interesting or fun beyond those fights.

    Much like KH as a whole, they go too big and flashy without enough meat on any given section or story beat to be remotely entertaining. Huge worlds, huge fights, dramatic set pieces chained together and a combat system which basically boils down to "look at this pretty **** pirate ship/explosion/fiery lion, aren't the ps4's graphics amazing!?"

    How, in the name of Zeus, Genova, Calypso, Hades and every other god featured in this god-awful game, can the studio have spent a decade making it and have it still feel rushed. Granted, Disney didn't help since I imagine they insisted the game followed the scripts of their stories, and I'm almost tempted to say that I enjoyed the Toy Story world minus the unnecessary size and length, but the love of all that's sane, why did Disney feel the need to have the Frozen soundtrack shoehorned in?

    In short it was a poor climax to a declining series made even worse by gratuitous Disney masturbation.    … Expand
  52. martmet
    Mar 4, 2019
    9
    A very KH-ish game. Certainly could be better, but imo some critics I've seen toward this game are just very ignorant. Most of the complaints toward KH3 actually can be debunked if these called reviewers take a close look toward the game, development-wise and story-wise. Personally, I really enjoyed this game.
  53. abekdd
    Feb 28, 2019
    8
    El desenlace perfecto para la saga de Xehanort. Kingdom Hearts, a fin de cuentas, es una franquicia con unos pros y contras muy marcados, una balanza definida que ha provocado que el público lo ame o lo odie en función de sus gustos. Tras años (lustros, décadas) de espera, todo ha desembocado en esta tercera entrega que cumple con creces pero no se convierte en un título excelente,El desenlace perfecto para la saga de Xehanort. Kingdom Hearts, a fin de cuentas, es una franquicia con unos pros y contras muy marcados, una balanza definida que ha provocado que el público lo ame o lo odie en función de sus gustos. Tras años (lustros, décadas) de espera, todo ha desembocado en esta tercera entrega que cumple con creces pero no se convierte en un título excelente, siguiendo así la senda marcada por el resto de obras de la saga. Su impecable jugabilidad, su magnífica banda sonora y su impresionante aspecto visual vuelven a convertirse en lo más reseñable de un juego que, aún con varios puntos negativos, apunta a ser de lo mejor que veremos este año.… Expand
  54. temapenerang
    Mar 7, 2019
    8
    This game has high potential, but for some reason it falls a bit short of that potential. It has beautiful graphics, memorable music, very fun combat base, charming characters and interesting story. Imo, what hinders this game is the narrative burden from previous entries and lack of challenges and rewards relating to the gameplay. Still a great game overall, but with more content andThis game has high potential, but for some reason it falls a bit short of that potential. It has beautiful graphics, memorable music, very fun combat base, charming characters and interesting story. Imo, what hinders this game is the narrative burden from previous entries and lack of challenges and rewards relating to the gameplay. Still a great game overall, but with more content and tweakings through updates and DLC I believe this game could be better… Expand
  55. Jags95
    Feb 24, 2019
    9
    If you're someone who loves KH games, you're going to love this because it's everything we could hope for in terms of story conclusion, and even continuing to the future of the story with the union x stuff which is super interesting. As for the gameplay it's better than ever, the art direction and graphics are beautiful and soundtrack is just the best its ever been, all thanks to YokoIf you're someone who loves KH games, you're going to love this because it's everything we could hope for in terms of story conclusion, and even continuing to the future of the story with the union x stuff which is super interesting. As for the gameplay it's better than ever, the art direction and graphics are beautiful and soundtrack is just the best its ever been, all thanks to Yoko Shimomura and her team. There's been a lot of negative talk about the game because people feel like they waited 14 years, but trust me keep your expectations checked and enjoy the game for what it is. There's a lot of fun to be had, and I can say just from the last 4 hours of the game it was worth the wait.… Expand
  56. grandmayo
    Feb 24, 2019
    9
    KH game never disappoint me which is also the case for this game. Impressive graphic and music, charming characters and world, intriguing story, lot of minigames, high attention to detail especially toward the little thing on the world's graphics make this game worth waiting for. As a person who has been waiting for a long time for this game, the game delivers on almost every aspect IKH game never disappoint me which is also the case for this game. Impressive graphic and music, charming characters and world, intriguing story, lot of minigames, high attention to detail especially toward the little thing on the world's graphics make this game worth waiting for. As a person who has been waiting for a long time for this game, the game delivers on almost every aspect I expected it to be… Expand
  57. raynergaming
    Feb 28, 2019
    9
    Nice addition to the series. Although it lacks in several aspects and there are few missed opportunities, I still think this is a very good game for what it is.
  58. pradmaray
    Mar 2, 2019
    9
    A pretty complete experience which serves as a satisfying end to the Xehanort saga. With more exposition to the story to its story and some adjustment to the combat, it will be a near perfect game. Fortunately, the developers does have a plan to do this via dlc. It is likely they intentionally delay the release of its critical mode to adjust the game especially combat-wise because theyA pretty complete experience which serves as a satisfying end to the Xehanort saga. With more exposition to the story to its story and some adjustment to the combat, it will be a near perfect game. Fortunately, the developers does have a plan to do this via dlc. It is likely they intentionally delay the release of its critical mode to adjust the game especially combat-wise because they wanted to make the game better by listening to fans' impression who've played the game. Great game overall and kudos to Square Enix… Expand
  59. trendmate
    Mar 3, 2019
    9
    Have been anticipating this game for a long time and it was worth it. The combat was fun though a bit too easy for my liking. The graphic is amazing. They put so much effort replicating the graphics from each Disney film into each world. The story though imo has some weaknesses it was a fitting end to the Dark Seeker saga. Great game
  60. ramayanamina
    Feb 27, 2019
    9
    This is a great game. It has some issues especially with the combat, but overall I believe the game managed to do what it wanted.

    The combat is definitely improved. You have so many options that can contribute to combat, from keyblade transformation, attractions, summons, abilities, etc. Although I agree it's kinda button-mashing, it is definitely fun and very catchy. If they could    This is a great game. It has some issues especially with the combat, but overall I believe the game managed to do what it wanted.

    The combat is definitely improved. You have so many options that can contribute to combat, from keyblade transformation, attractions, summons, abilities, etc. Although I agree it's kinda button-mashing, it is definitely fun and very catchy. If they could somehow adjust how reworked some of the mechanics to make the combat more rewarding (and I'm very hopeful they will do that), the game will be better than KH2FM.

    Overall a great game with some potential still untapped and fortunately in this age of dlc is a common thing, this game will benefit greatly from it.    … Expand
  61. nivv
    Mar 4, 2019
    9
    Pure fan-service and I loved it. The gameplay isn't as technically brilliant as Kh2, but the Disney magic is still there even if it seems a little commercial at times.
  62. tomona
    Mar 5, 2019
    9
    KH3 is a confusing game to review. It has many similarities to previous numbered titles (KH1 and KH2) yet has different priorities. It is clearly evident that the main thing they are trying to do in KH3 is to conclude Xehanort Saga and this game succeed in doing so. But it also clearly serves as a bridge to the upcoming games.

    The story of KH3 is pretty simple at first glance, but it's    KH3 is a confusing game to review. It has many similarities to previous numbered titles (KH1 and KH2) yet has different priorities. It is clearly evident that the main thing they are trying to do in KH3 is to conclude Xehanort Saga and this game succeed in doing so. But it also clearly serves as a bridge to the upcoming games.

    The story of KH3 is pretty simple at first glance, but it's arguably more complicated than all previous KH games. It rewards attention to details and penalizes poor attention to detail. There are so many subtle moments and connections in the story that are difficult to follow if you don't pay enough attention to the lores and each small details in the game. This is arguably what happened with some of the fans. They think they understand the story well enough to make judgment about the story, but actually they don't. For example some fans argued on why the 7 guardian of lights go to the Keyblade Graveyard just to be used by Xehanort, but they forgot that Xehanort can actually use the 7 princesses of light instead of the guardians to open Kingdom Hearts. This is not really a problem exclusive to KH fans, this is a problem with fans of games with extensive lores like KH. Of course the story is not perfect. There are still some unexplained plots that are intentionally left open or lack exposition. But despite those shortcomings the story of KH3 still shines just like the previous KH numbered title.

    For Graphics and Music, I won't say much since both aspects are close to perfect in KH3.

    For combat, there are many things that KH3 could've done better. But overall the base combat mechanics has a lot potential that imo is not fully-explored yet.

    Overall, KH3 is a very good game. 8.5/10    … Expand
  63. Darthtux
    Mar 9, 2019
    9
    Kingdom Hearts 3 delivers a very satisfying conclusion to the Xehanort Saga.
    Lots of the moments that we've been waiting for FINALLY pays off here!
    The disney worlds are superb this time around All of them are new and delivers a very distinct feel to each of them With NPCS too!!! That's how far we have come Ex. My favs are San Fransokyo and The Caribbeans The graphics with Unreal    Kingdom Hearts 3 delivers a very satisfying conclusion to the Xehanort Saga.
    Lots of the moments that we've been waiting for FINALLY pays off here!

    The disney worlds are superb this time around
    All of them are new and delivers a very distinct feel to each of them
    With NPCS too!!! That's how far we have come
    Ex. My favs are San Fransokyo and The Caribbeans

    The graphics with Unreal engine continues to deliver here and even improves 0.2 Birth by Sleep further
    The models for every character looks soo good; Kingdom Hearts have never been better!

    Gameplay wise, it is the best in the series. It retains Kingdom Hearts 2 and Dream drop distance (not INSANE amount of free flow) combat with new moves like form changes and attractions.
    The keyblades are soo vastly different from each other and such a blast to play!

    Attractions hurt the flow of the game play for my experience. Though they are useful at times when there are a group of enemies

    Summons are back and I loved it. I miss some of the Disney characters
    I wish they had more of a role here xD

    The music is really good too; Yoko and her team delivers again
    There are lots of remixes and I enjoyed most of them
    Some of favs are definitely towards the end of the game

    I said a lot of positive things but whats the negative?

    Well the story pacing is kinda off
    It's definitely better than past games but I feel like for the conclusion of a saga
    I was expecting the KH story to be more present and more build up before the end
    Ex. I wanted to see Kairi and Axel's training etc

    Instead the game really went all out at the final act of the game which is awesome!
    But I wished some of the KH story is more relevant and evenly spread out in the earlier parts

    I praised a lot for the final act but I was also expecting a bit more from it like the final showdown could have gone better
    And the postgame is weak compared to past games
    hence a 9/10

    KH has never been like a 9/10 or 10/10 to me
    It has never quite reach the heights of my fav games

    BUT this is the first game in the series
    I was hooked from start to finish
    In the past they re used worlds and I did get bored from some worlds due to the old design where you have to load every section of a new world

    This is a fresh of new air for myself
    Hell even the gummi sections are the best in the series
    The gameplay has never been better!
    This journey with Sora, Donald and Goofy has been a blast

    This is my fav game of the series!
    And I hope FF plays more of a huge role next time! Possibly more DLC story Nomura?    … Expand
  64. changrab
    Mar 3, 2019
    8
    Some people are way too harsh toward this game. They set a rigid expectations of what a perfect game should be in their perspective while forgetting that many of their expectations are just unreasonable and often childish.

    Let me get this straight, KH3 is not perfect. It suffers mainly from carrying the burden of the narrative of the previous entries. Story exposition feels lacking    Some people are way too harsh toward this game. They set a rigid expectations of what a perfect game should be in their perspective while forgetting that many of their expectations are just unreasonable and often childish.

    Let me get this straight, KH3 is not perfect. It suffers mainly from carrying the burden of the narrative of the previous entries. Story exposition feels lacking because of this. It also does not spoon-feed the details of the plot, likely because they chose to focus on resolving the saga. But this isn't really something new for the series, especially the part where KH likes to leave some details of the plot a bit vague to nurture discussion among the fans and to build anticipation toward the continuation of the story. Yet people acts like this is a problem exclusive only to KH3. It's not.

    Gameplay-wise KH3 has some significant issues mainly related to the game being too easy compared to previous games. I agree with this, but tbh I have high hopes for this issue to be resolved through release of the critical mode in near future. The developers at least has shown some commitment to make adjustment to make the game 'hard fun'. Aside from it being too easy, the game imo actually has strong base. With some tweakings I'm sure the gameplay will be a lot better.

    Aside from these two weaknesses, the game is almost perfect in other aspects. People should stop saying that they are waiting fro 13 years for this game and use that argument as a base to exaggerated demand for more content. the game has only been in development for 4-5 years at most and for the time they've used in making the game, KH3 satisfy a definition of a great game    … Expand
  65. taminamira
    Mar 29, 2019
    8
    KH3 is a perfectly fine game with some issues that makes it seen as worse than what it is actually. First, the difficulty might bit too easy for some people liking, but if player would like a harder difficulty they can actually use the level 1 and proud option and turn off abilities. Second, the story feel a bit too simple but also a bit confusing at the same time. But actually if you payKH3 is a perfectly fine game with some issues that makes it seen as worse than what it is actually. First, the difficulty might bit too easy for some people liking, but if player would like a harder difficulty they can actually use the level 1 and proud option and turn off abilities. Second, the story feel a bit too simple but also a bit confusing at the same time. But actually if you pay close attention to details in the game, you will find that most of those confusion can be answered and the story is not as simple as it look. Third there is no final fantasy character, but if you have followed the game and its interview for a long time, you would've known that the director have warned about the decision not to include FF characters because they are not necessary to the story. Basically, it's a perfectly fine game just a little bit misunderstood. Overall I like the game… Expand
  66. waratayana
    Feb 24, 2019
    10
    A very enjoyable game with a lot of things to do. People often underestimated the the effort put into this game graphic-wise. Making each world section of the game has different graphic style is likely very time-consuming. A very pretty and rewarding experience overall
  67. DanielHikari
    Mar 8, 2019
    10
    This game is amazing from the beautiful graphics and awesome combat system heck even the story is pretty great of course there is some flaws like how the games pacing is a bit off and how the games way too easy even on proud mode granted I have played all the other Kh games so I’m kinda used to the combat. But I assure you all those problems are washed out by everything else the game hasThis game is amazing from the beautiful graphics and awesome combat system heck even the story is pretty great of course there is some flaws like how the games pacing is a bit off and how the games way too easy even on proud mode granted I have played all the other Kh games so I’m kinda used to the combat. But I assure you all those problems are washed out by everything else the game has to offer I do suggest playing the other games first since this franchise has a ongoing story but if you just want to have alot of fun fighting heartless in Disney worlds then you can skip the other games. overall 10/10 would play again… Expand
  68. mayatanapo
    Mar 8, 2019
    9
    I really adore KH for its Disney worlds and the game did just that. I really like how each Disney world looks like a copy of its respective movie and I can tell how much effort went into it. So much details here and there which makes me believe this is the most polished KH game to date
  69. manump968
    Mar 2, 2019
    10
    jugabilidad muy buena respecto al resto de juegos de la saga. De hecho da tanta libertad de opciones a la hora de escoger cómo atacar, cómo crear tu estrategia, que resulta bastante abrumador.
    Pero a la vez ello resulta gratificante pq permite elegir qué tipo de kingdom hearts queremos jugar: Uno donde solo sea apretar el mismo botón todo el rato, usando unicamente la x como pasaba en el    jugabilidad muy buena respecto al resto de juegos de la saga. De hecho da tanta libertad de opciones a la hora de escoger cómo atacar, cómo crear tu estrategia, que resulta bastante abrumador.
    Pero a la vez ello resulta gratificante pq permite elegir qué tipo de kingdom hearts queremos jugar: Uno donde solo sea apretar el mismo botón todo el rato, usando unicamente la x como pasaba en el 1, o elegir otra manera de hacer las cosas. Sinceramente, un broche perfecto para una saga que ha marcado una generacion.    … Expand
  70. thefox_r
    Nov 20, 2019
    2
    This game is resumed by: Walk + Press X + Watch a CGI. That's it.

    No FF characters. No explanation for anything. No memorable moments. No cool keyblades. Nothing. But kids def will enjoy it.
  71. Steezyeet
    Mar 21, 2019
    8
    I'm a huge fan of the KH series and i played every single title of the game and have to say that Kingdom Hearts 3 is simply just a great game. The Story is really good and it doesnt feel dragged out at all. The combat is really smooth and makes a lot of fun, it's just really unbalanced in terms of Special abilities since they are available much too often. Also the proud mode is prettyI'm a huge fan of the KH series and i played every single title of the game and have to say that Kingdom Hearts 3 is simply just a great game. The Story is really good and it doesnt feel dragged out at all. The combat is really smooth and makes a lot of fun, it's just really unbalanced in terms of Special abilities since they are available much too often. Also the proud mode is pretty disappointing sadly since its way too easy compared to kh 1 or kh 2.

    but over all i really enjoyed this game and it was a lot of fun to play through :)    … Expand
  72. JumpCut_Online
    Feb 24, 2019
    9
    It excels as both a love letter to longtime fans and a promising stepping stone towards the future of a series that has never feared change, just like Sora has never been afraid of the unknown. This game made me realize just how much longtime players have grown up right alongside Sora, how this series has grown with us.
  73. yangmata
    Mar 8, 2019
    9
    Kingdom Hearts is a great game despite of all of its limitations placed by the narrative and theme of the previous games. This is not a game targeted toward people who only have played KH1 and KH2. This is a game that is more targeted toward big fans who have played the other titles that are considered as spinoff.

    The story definitely has a lot going for it, maybe a bit too much. The    Kingdom Hearts is a great game despite of all of its limitations placed by the narrative and theme of the previous games. This is not a game targeted toward people who only have played KH1 and KH2. This is a game that is more targeted toward big fans who have played the other titles that are considered as spinoff.

    The story definitely has a lot going for it, maybe a bit too much. The lore of the series is deeper than general people could've imagined. But if you are the type of people who likes intriguing story which will make you curious of what happen next, the story of KH3 and KH series in general does exactly that. The story might be confusing but confusing story does not necessarily translate into bad story. There is so much details that easy to miss, therefore sometimes people brush it off as convoluted, but its is not. If you look closer attention to the interactions, conversations, etc in the previous games, you can definitely see that the story is well-constructed and the development of the story has been hinted for a long time. As long as it makes sense, personally I don't really mind confusing story. Many people complained about how the pacing in this game is the worst in the series, but imo the pacing although definitely can be improved, it is perfectly fine considering the goal of the story they are trying to achieve. I couldn't really see them doing the story other than what has been presented because I feel the narrative doesn't have that much leeway for Nomura and the gang to do what has been done in previous entries. KH3 is meant to be the conclusion of a saga that has been built through years and it succeed in doing that. It might not the way some fans wanted it to be, but it is still a satisfactory story imo.

    The voice acting in this game is pretty good. The lines can be a bit childish and cringy, but that's how Kingdom Hearts has been and should be. I often found myself smiling throughout the game because I just love the characters' interaction and lines.

    The worlds are just beautiful and the worlds they have chosen into this game are great. Every worlds have different type of environments, each have different gimmicks and the world design is a step up from KH2. Although there were less number of worlds than KH2, the worlds feels so much bigger. It might feel a bit empty due to this increase in size, but overall I'm happy with the world design and the effort put into each world.

    The characters are what makes KH so special for me and fortunately the character in KH3 still retain its charm. Each character has some role to play with each has different motivation. Although some characters lacks spotlight, but it is understandable since KH3 trying to include a huge amount of cast into the story and it can't be helped that some sacrifices toward the character's screen time has to be made. I especially love the Trinity Trio in KH3, their interaction is so fun to watch and at its best compared to previous games.

    Music is spot-on. The timing was perfect and it succeed in creating atmosphere and sense of nostalgia for every scenes and battles in the game. Although I'd prefer them doing more new ost for the game, I do like the fact that they are recomposing some ost from the previous games and make it better.

    KH3 has always been a game with a big heart and charm. It is a defining game of many people's childhood. This is a double-edged sword. While this creates nostalgia, it can also create unreasonable expectations from the fans. Some fans might end up not liking it as much as they wanted , but I believe this is partly because if they've grown up past the game itself therefore some of KH3's charm might be lost with time and some might be lost due to changing trends and people's taste. But for me, i really enjoyed this game. It is worth the wait. My suggestion for people or fans who are going to play it; go into it with an open mind. Do not set rigid expectations of what you want to see in this game. Take your time adventuring in each world and do not rush just to see the progression of the story. Pay a closer attention to details especially relating to the story, then you will be rewarded.    … Expand
  74. YunusKat
    Mar 25, 2019
    9
    This game was what we were all waiting for. Spectacular graphics and the typical KH storyline. I've seen that a lot of players found the game too easy but is that a bad thing? Do we need to challenge ourselves all the time?

    For the Disney freaks (including myself) this is a feast for your eyes. The sparkling colours and all integrated Disney characters make you feel all childlike. The    This game was what we were all waiting for. Spectacular graphics and the typical KH storyline. I've seen that a lot of players found the game too easy but is that a bad thing? Do we need to challenge ourselves all the time?

    For the Disney freaks (including myself) this is a feast for your eyes. The sparkling colours and all integrated Disney characters make you feel all childlike. The combat system is good and so are the new attractions and shape-shifting of keyblades.    … Expand
  75. greatermare
    Mar 28, 2019
    9
    Wonderful game. Although it's a bit too easy, it's easily the most customizable and the most complete vanilla KH game to date. Worth the money and time. I'm excited about the update and DLC they've announced
  76. granteryin
    Mar 29, 2019
    9
    One of the best game in the series. Interesting story, good conclusion, great gameplay and combat, wonderful music, absolutely beautiful graphics. Worth it.
  77. kamirtaman
    Apr 27, 2019
    9
    Most of unfair critics toward KH by people who called themselves fans are just absurd. This game is not perfect, but it also doesn't deserve 0 score. Mob mentality at its worst tbh. The story is decent, the graphics is excellent, only the gameplay imo need some fixing.
  78. ZeoN
    Mar 19, 2019
    9
    Para mi gusto, uno de los mejores JRPG de la generación. Mundos Dinsye increiblemente bien hechos. Jugabilidad buena y banda sonora inmejorable. Le pesa negativamente que la historia propia tarde tanto en arrancar. Muy recomendado
  79. milton360
    Feb 24, 2019
    10
    This game is ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. Incredible music, graphics, gameplay, story, and voice acting. An absolute masterpiece
  80. sayaming
    Mar 2, 2019
    10
    Just love this game. Beautiful graphics, great ost, fun gameplay. Seeing the trinity trio together again are such a joy. Loved it
  81. tornwan
    Mar 9, 2019
    9
    Very good overall. Although I'd like the content/story toward the end to be spread more evenly toward the middle, I can definitely see the reason why they did that. Same with the omission of FF characters and other decision s they took that might disappoint people's expectations. It might be a game where not everything goes the way you expected it, but tbh as a game that is trying toVery good overall. Although I'd like the content/story toward the end to be spread more evenly toward the middle, I can definitely see the reason why they did that. Same with the omission of FF characters and other decision s they took that might disappoint people's expectations. It might be a game where not everything goes the way you expected it, but tbh as a game that is trying to achieve what it wanted to achieve, KH3 succeed in doing so and I'm looking forward to the future of the series.… Expand
  82. Tarmayana
    Mar 16, 2019
    9
    Kingdom Hearts can be confusing but it's actually pretty simple when you pay close attention to details. It immediately pick up the story from KH DDD and it managed to close loose ends from the previous games in a satisfactorily. The characters are charming, kinda relatable. Although the characterization are not so deep, you can really see how each character is different from each otherKingdom Hearts can be confusing but it's actually pretty simple when you pay close attention to details. It immediately pick up the story from KH DDD and it managed to close loose ends from the previous games in a satisfactorily. The characters are charming, kinda relatable. Although the characterization are not so deep, you can really see how each character is different from each other through their gestures, interaction, etc. The combat is fun but need some adjustment to increase the difficulty so each battle you go through would feel more rewarding. The combat has very solid base, but not so solid balancing. I get it that the main complaint toward this game relates to the story pacing, but tbh with Nomura saying he decided to keep the story as simple as possible I couldn't think of other way to progress the story other what this game has done. Some fans might find it disappointing, but often what's best for the game might not necessarily what fans think is the best for the game and I think KH3 fits this definition. KH3 is definitely a great game. It just need more content, some adjustment toward the gameplay/combat and add more exposition to the story.… Expand
  83. tyronerobins621
    Apr 11, 2019
    10
    Kingdom Hearts III is a masterfully crafted game. The Disney worlds have never been as expansive, beautiful, and interactive as they are here. The gummy ship as well as overall gameplay has also been improved and the graphics are simply breathtaking. Thank you square and Disney
  84. JOG_Riptide
    Apr 17, 2019
    8
    This game is really divided into 2 halfs. The first half is classic kingdom hearts fun going from one disney world to another. Some are great like Monsters Inc and some are just ok like Tangled. Big Hero 6 and Pirates are both open world levels which can be fun. The 2nd half of the game starts as soon as the last disney world is completed and after that you will not be able to put thisThis game is really divided into 2 halfs. The first half is classic kingdom hearts fun going from one disney world to another. Some are great like Monsters Inc and some are just ok like Tangled. Big Hero 6 and Pirates are both open world levels which can be fun. The 2nd half of the game starts as soon as the last disney world is completed and after that you will not be able to put this down. It's an intense final few hours taking on the organization, saving friends and heart wrenching moments. The ending was not what I was expecting but beautiful.… Expand
  85. DanBenevenuto
    May 16, 2019
    9
    Kingdom Hearts III has amazing graphics for each world, so much details, when I was playing I could not stop enjoying It!
  86. Tiimah
    Jan 28, 2020
    6
    Worst in the series after Coded. They had 10 years ... Extremely disappointed. It's very pretty though and the music is better than ever.
  87. JumboJenkins
    Apr 30, 2020
    4
    An absolute mess of pacing, story-telling, writing, character-development and every other skill required to communicate an idea. Few worlds stand out as charming (Toy Story and Big Hero 6) and when the game forgets to talk to you about hearts/light/darkness/vague metaphor device 4 and just lets you run around and hit things then there is fun to be had. While the Pirates of the Caribbean isAn absolute mess of pacing, story-telling, writing, character-development and every other skill required to communicate an idea. Few worlds stand out as charming (Toy Story and Big Hero 6) and when the game forgets to talk to you about hearts/light/darkness/vague metaphor device 4 and just lets you run around and hit things then there is fun to be had. While the Pirates of the Caribbean is an unwanted revisit when it allows you to explore islands with Goofy and Donald I found myself wishing that was more of the game. Worlds are all visited and left in one sitting with no narrative reason apart from "Sora you are weak get stronger" (that's the plot btw).

    Sora controls very awkwardly, the first thing I noticed when playing the game was Sora can even run in a circle with stuttering and skiing all over the place. Gummi ship has been expanded into an ugly semi-open world map. There is a lack of content and most of your playtime will be filled with endless upon endless cutscenes. Most of which are boring. I skipped the second half of all of the Frozen cutscenes because it was just a retelling of the movie with no bearing on the rest of the game. When it's fun, it's quite fun. But when it's not, which it very often isn't - it's awful.    … Expand
  88. batman4261
    Feb 28, 2019
    10
    Absolutely incredible game. Music, story, gameplay, and graphics are all top notch! 10/10 GOTY
  89. Drawnimo
    Jan 30, 2019
    8
    Kingdom Hearts 3 is a game I've been waiting for for well over five years. With my mountainous expectations, it is an honest surprise how Square has managed to not only reach them, but exceed them immensely.

    Graphics are visually stunning, and my gen 1 standard PS4 was able to run it at 60fps. Gameplay, while not as fluid and challenging as Kingdom Hearts 2, is absolutely stellar in    Kingdom Hearts 3 is a game I've been waiting for for well over five years. With my mountainous expectations, it is an honest surprise how Square has managed to not only reach them, but exceed them immensely.

    Graphics are visually stunning, and my gen 1 standard PS4 was able to run it at 60fps. Gameplay, while not as fluid and challenging as Kingdom Hearts 2, is absolutely stellar in almost every regard. Music, as expected, is also top notch with all new remixes and reorchestrations, although I was a little disappointed by how much they reused from KH2.5. The story is also one of the most accessible in the series since KH2 - people complaining about the story being complicated probably just heard it from somewhere else and said "Yes, this is my opinion now." If you pay attention, you'll be able to grasp the story quite easily. While you won't understand everything and you can be confused sometimes, it is still a pleasant thing to experience.

    Disney worlds are also very, very beautiful. Sometimes, they look just like if not better than the movies they're based on. They're vast, so it's a shame that invisible walls are so frequent, but I can understand why they're there from a game design standpoint. Another issue I have is with attraction flow, as it can be a little too powerful, even on the higher difficulties.

    Please, if you're on the fence on this, whether you're a KH fan or not, do yourself the favor and buy this game. I seriously doubt that you'll be disappointed. :)    … Expand
  90. AestheticReview
    Feb 20, 2019
    8
    This game need dual Japanese and English audio. honestly, English dub is too cheesy
  91. Atade
    Feb 2, 2019
    9
    Es el mejor Kingdom Hearts hasta la fecha.

    Su diseño artístico: los mundos Disney están casi igual que en las películas, los colores tan brillantes y variados en el combate, las partículas de las llaves espadas, sus formas, es de 10. Final argumental: Está a la expectativas que tenía yo, al menos. La manera en que cierran la batalla final es muy buena y después de ver el epílogo y    Es el mejor Kingdom Hearts hasta la fecha.

    Su diseño artístico: los mundos Disney están casi igual que en las películas, los colores tan brillantes y variados en el combate, las partículas de las llaves espadas, sus formas, es de 10.

    Final argumental: Está a la expectativas que tenía yo, al menos. La manera en que cierran la batalla final es muy buena y después de ver el epílogo y final secreto, es hasta aún más atrayente la nueva historia que está por venir que la propia de Xehanort.

    Sistema de combate: Muy dinámico y variado. Depende de qué compañeros, llaves espadas o habilidad tengas, puedes afrontar las batallas de una manera u otra. La única pega es que para mí es demasiado sencillo incluso en máxima dificultad.

    Le doy un 9. No le pongo un 10, por el problema de la dificultad anteriormente explicado y porque algunos mundos Disney se disfrutan mucho más que otros.    … Expand
  92. Tesgah
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    As a hardcore Kingdom Hearts fan who has played all the games and watched the movies several times, this game is amazing. It is everything I could hope, except that it is too easy on proud mode.

    Easily 10/10, but if you are not a fan of the series, do not like childish content/Disney or have not played earlier games, this game is not for you.
  93. GamingNinja
    Apr 16, 2019
    9
    Amazing beautiful worlds with pleasant cutscenes.
    Gameplay is glorious and bombastic.
    However it was way too easy, I played it on the most difficult mode and it was easier than the previous normal modes of kingdom hearts.
    Also a lot of the worlds fell shallow because they just copy pasted the movies, they could have done a lot more! However I still loved this game.
  94. tembane
    Mar 11, 2019
    9
    Square Enix always changes some formula of KH game over the years. KH 3 is no different. While I don't like some changes made toward the game, overall I'm still very satisfied with the final product. The game offer a refreshing fun combat that took the best aspects of previous titles while adding many options such as keyblade transformation, attractions, etc that adds another layer ofSquare Enix always changes some formula of KH game over the years. KH 3 is no different. While I don't like some changes made toward the game, overall I'm still very satisfied with the final product. The game offer a refreshing fun combat that took the best aspects of previous titles while adding many options such as keyblade transformation, attractions, etc that adds another layer of versatility to its gameplay. While its not perfect this is definitely a welcome change. The story felt a bit short compared to KH2 and felt not as detailed as I wanted it to be, but still pretty good and I'm excited about the future of the story. Graphic and music are amazing. Basically KH3 might not fully be the KH game you expected, but it does offer a great value of entertainment if you're looking for something fun to play.… Expand
  95. Argo94
    Mar 11, 2019
    9
    Let's get it out of the way for all of us long time fans, this game's story is convuluted.... add that with the staple that Disney worlds have to exist and tying so many loose ends is a recipe for one hot mess... to understand the game you kinda need to play the other games... they have a summary which does a decent job but.... dang.... just by the story so far game if you never touched aLet's get it out of the way for all of us long time fans, this game's story is convuluted.... add that with the staple that Disney worlds have to exist and tying so many loose ends is a recipe for one hot mess... to understand the game you kinda need to play the other games... they have a summary which does a decent job but.... dang.... just by the story so far game if you never touched a kingdom hearts game and play that first cos you will still be lost and that only matters if story is a big deal to you.... as for gameplay... it's fun... I had a great deal of fun... for returners to the franchise it will be easy and everyone will slice through proud mode like a hot knife through butter cos.... attractions lol, but it is fun and the magic has been fixed so well it's broken there wasn't a single spell that I thought this time around... was a useless niche... mobility was finally balanced (yes i am looking at you dream drop distance) all around... solid game just missing a harder difficulty which I have faith will eventually come (critical mode was always a final mix thing and that is what made kh2 final mix the greatest of the franchise.... im sure they will deliver or come close eventually in the form of a DLC)

    as for story... oh boy... it provided... it tied up loose ends and added new ones that mixed with some that were left untied.... pacing was a huge issue tho... there is a huge reason why most stories have this 3 act structure to them.... KH3... kinda just had 2... you kinda happy go lucky aimlessly do stuff in act 1... and then the HUGE super rush colossal mess that is act 2 the final act... no middle ground no build up a bit off wasted potential... the story is good... I liked it just.... needed a bit of spreading... which is a shame.

    overall though a fun game cute moments and truly a beloved franchise... I played the first one as a kid and I still love this franchise to bits... but i admit story is crazy and requires time investment to understand... i mean just go look for an explanation or synopsis on youtube... shortest legitimate one is probably over an hour long    … Expand
  96. tamerlaner
    Mar 14, 2019
    8
    KH always been an experimental game, the same goes with KH3. I have to say there are several things that are disappointing, but overall the game is a KH game at its heart. Full of fun, confusing yet intriguing story, charming characters, cheesy lines (in a good way), etc.
  97. Fncruz
    Apr 10, 2019
    9
    Para empezar debo decir que llevo 30 horas de juego, asi que yo creo que ya vi lo suficiente para poder dar una opinion clara. Y sere directo, es muy positiva. Y no, no me estan pagando, y si, soy un gran fan de los anteriores kingdom hearts, de hecho creo que solo me falto jugar los de celular y el chains of memories, asi que no se dejen guiar por esos viejos amargados que esperaban unPara empezar debo decir que llevo 30 horas de juego, asi que yo creo que ya vi lo suficiente para poder dar una opinion clara. Y sere directo, es muy positiva. Y no, no me estan pagando, y si, soy un gran fan de los anteriores kingdom hearts, de hecho creo que solo me falto jugar los de celular y el chains of memories, asi que no se dejen guiar por esos viejos amargados que esperaban un nuevo mesias de juego, porque si bien no lo es, sigue siendo una experiencia fascinante.

    Para empezar los estetico claramente es lo que mas resalta, pero para mi sorpresa esta vez los mundos si se sentian vivos. Me sorprendio ver que colocaran ciudadanos y personas en los mundos para darles mas vida, algo que no tenian los otros KH y admito que me molestaba. De hecho me sorprendio mas que colocaran personajes de las peliculas muy secundarios pero que al menos le daban sentido a la trama como otros dioses del olimpo, la tripulacion de Jack Sparrow, los compañeros de Big Hero 6, etc. Ese nivel de inmersion me dejo con una gran sonrisa visitando los mundos.

    Ahora lo que es la trama, admito que mas de una vez bosteze con algunas, pero eso es algo que pasaba en otros kingdom hearts, ya que la trama no es mala pero es cursi, pero eso es lo que hace kingdom hearts. Ya saben, el poder del amor, de la amistad, todo tiene sentido en ese mundo aunque a veces saque un par de bostezos por no ser un tema muy impactante jaja, pero bueno es kingdom hearts. Asi que la escencia para mi, sigue siendo la misma.

    Si encontre que quizas deberian haberle dado mas enfasis a algunos villanos como en el primer KH donde todos estaban juntos como una especie de liga de la maldad, ya que vencer a David Jones la verdad lo senti algo de relleno. Me hubiera gustado que algunos villanos tuvieran mas interaccion con Sora para que a la hora de los discursos de amistad estos tuvieran mas fuerza.

    Aun asi entiendo que los principales villanos con los que interactuar son los de la organizacion XIII y sus despedidas finales me mantuvieron bien atento e interesado.

    El sistema de combate es muy bueno, rapido, entretenido, y fuera de lo que algunos dicen, no es tan FACIL como creen. Me da risa que algunos videos que hablan mal del juego tachandolo de facil solo colocan grabaciones de los monstruos en el primer nivel que es el de hercules. O sea es como obvio que esos no seran tan agresivos como el resto, pero en mas de una ocasion estuve a punto de morir en los mundos mas avanzados. Y eso que juego en normal y tengo mucha experiencia a mis espaldas. Obviamente no es una dificultad abrumadura pero creo que es suficientemente aceptable.

    Personalmente viajar entre mundos me entretiene ya que puedo pasar un buen rato armando mi nave gummy y tratando de desarrollar mis combos y habilidades en las que no soy tan bueno como al bloquear.

    En fin, para no alargarme mas, Kingom Hearts es un gran juego que para mi se vale todo el dinero que le inverti, (version normal, yo no compro deluxes ni cosas) y hasta ahora llevo un gran rato jugandolo.    … Expand
  98. strifecloud193
    Apr 11, 2019
    10
    kingdom hearts 3 is the greatest game I have ever played in my entire life. I loved this game with every fibre of my being. The graphics are amazing, the story is amazing, the characters are amazing, the bosses are amazing, the soundtrack is god like, and the gameplay is incredible
    13/10
  99. brucewayne2461
    Apr 14, 2019
    10
    Absolutely fantastic end to the dark seeker saga. Gameplay, story, music, and graphics are all phenomenal 10/10
  100. mirinwaste
    Mar 29, 2019
    10
    Absolutely fantastic game. Love the details and care they put into this game. Guess I'll begin to play the previous games.
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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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