Kingdom Hearts III

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

    Pros:
    Nice visuals
    Sharp control
    Good game mechanics
    User friendly

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

    Well to summarize everything... Kingdom hearts 3 is a very easy game to set up and to play, there are lots of turtorials and the game is very forgiving. The story feels well written but everything feels a bit rushed and short. Since i am a huge fan of the franchise i felt it was worth the money, but honestly i don't think that it's worth 60 dollars for the approximately 30 hours of main story...    … Expand
  2. MiracleDonut
    Jan 29, 2019
    10
    As a fan who's played every entry into the series, I went into this game skeptical to see if it'd live up to my expectations of a mainline Kingdom Hearts title. So far, it's taken my expectations and smashed them. Bringing the best of both worlds (Cartoon and Final Fantasy) Kingdom Hearts 3 is fun to play, and delightful to experience. This game is a love letter from Nomura and the entireAs a fan who's played every entry into the series, I went into this game skeptical to see if it'd live up to my expectations of a mainline Kingdom Hearts title. So far, it's taken my expectations and smashed them. Bringing the best of both worlds (Cartoon and Final Fantasy) Kingdom Hearts 3 is fun to play, and delightful to experience. This game is a love letter from Nomura and the entire development team to the Kingdom Hearts community (don't think I didn't catch that joke in the beginning.)… Expand
  3. PureImmortal
    Jan 30, 2019
    10
    The best kingdom hearts yet hands down. The graphics and combat are one of the best ever. Additionally it is full of heart warming moments and as much funny scenes and conversations too. I am in love
  4. manningn15
    Jul 15, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My Favorite video game of 2019 and my 3rd favorite video game of all time. The worlds are phenomenal especially the Toy Story world, the Pirates of the Caribbean world, the Frozen world, the Big Hero 6 world, and the Monster Inc. world. The visual effects and graphics were remarkable especially Sora's magic, the bad guys, and all of the Disney and Pixar characters. The bad guys are awesome. The gameplay is fantastic. I loved the special moves especially the Carousel and the Mad Tea Cups. The key weapons are cool especially. This is a for sure A+ video game.… Expand
  5. TornadoNinjaBen
    Jun 28, 2019
    10
    Kingdom Hearts III may not have been what we all expected it to be but in truth, nothing ever is. Kingdom Hearts III gives an updated version of the 0.2 Gameplay style and refines it amazingly. The graphics and music are done incredibly with beautiful designs and renditions of the disney worlds with the music bringing brand new songs and brand new versions of older songs soundingKingdom Hearts III may not have been what we all expected it to be but in truth, nothing ever is. Kingdom Hearts III gives an updated version of the 0.2 Gameplay style and refines it amazingly. The graphics and music are done incredibly with beautiful designs and renditions of the disney worlds with the music bringing brand new songs and brand new versions of older songs sounding incredible from the game.
    Kingdom Hearts III ends the Xehanort Saga incredibly and with the Re:Mind DLC on the way, the light is only going to get brighter.    … Expand
  6. Snake1999
    Nov 21, 2019
    10
    Combate rapido y muy dinámico, historia muy buena aunque confusa, tiene buenos momentos muy buen juego
  7. Edumiroku
    Mar 1, 2020
    0
    Totalmente decepcionante. Los mundos Disney acaban siendo irrelevantes y su Lore es inexistente. Un juego demasiado fácil y su Gameplay está muy roto. El juego base de ve incompleto sin el DLC y muchas de las escenas en las que vuelven personajes muy queridos están muy mal tragadas para lo que supone.
  8. GianIraD
    Feb 14, 2020
    8
    Lo esperé por años, y es hermoso pero no puedo darle más puntuación.
    Amo la saga kingdom hearts, de echo es mi favorita, pero éste no supera a su antesesor.
    Tengo un gran problema con lo que respecta a comandos de apoyo, te salen por no hacer nada y las que más se repiten son las atracciónes (no lo veía necesario), facilita demasiado el combate cosa que ya de por sí es algo fácil. Se hizo    Lo esperé por años, y es hermoso pero no puedo darle más puntuación.
    Amo la saga kingdom hearts, de echo es mi favorita, pero éste no supera a su antesesor.
    Tengo un gran problema con lo que respecta a comandos de apoyo, te salen por no hacer nada y las que más se repiten son las atracciónes (no lo veía necesario), facilita demasiado el combate cosa que ya de por sí es algo fácil. Se hizo un increíble trabajo con los mundos de disney y sus personajes, y los soundtrack son espectaculares, ame poder ver alfin el reencuentro con algunos personajes de anteriores kingdom hearts. El final me dejó algo preocupado, parecía haber quedado abierto para un futuro kingdom hearts 4,pero con la salida del dlc re-mind tiene toda la pinta de ser el verdadero final de este juego pero de paga..    … Expand
  9. marvsfontanilla
    Mar 31, 2021
    8
    Story: 7
    Graphics: 8
    Sound: 8
    Gameplay: 7
    Game Time: 30 Hours (Main Stlory)
  10. VirgonoShaka
    Aug 13, 2019
    8
    So after a long, long time waiting we finally get the next big installment in the KH series? So does it live up to the lofty expectations? ... Yes and no. The good parts: the gameplay is fantastic. It takes all the good parts of the spin offs and adds it to KH2, with a couple new mechanics even and makes the best combat in KH's long history. The new worlds are for the most part ver good,So after a long, long time waiting we finally get the next big installment in the KH series? So does it live up to the lofty expectations? ... Yes and no. The good parts: the gameplay is fantastic. It takes all the good parts of the spin offs and adds it to KH2, with a couple new mechanics even and makes the best combat in KH's long history. The new worlds are for the most part ver good, with beautiful graphics, voice acting, and feeling of their original materials. Parts of the story work well, with some well deserved fan favorite moments. Now, the not so good: The story misses more than a few moments, with some aspects like playable characters or bosses fights lacking or missing at all. It doesn't take the risks that I expected after all this time waiting, nor it truly gives us something totally new or original or really spectacular. The finale of the saga doesn't live up to the lofty expectations, but for fans, it is a ver solid and enjoying experience. Hopefully with DLC it can reach at least one more point.… Expand
  11. samstylle
    Oct 18, 2021
    0
    Terrible bad made !!!!!


    Rush game

    Short story A few maps and world Lack of world
  12. Diegochocho
    Aug 22, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Kingdom Hearts 3 mejora en muchos aspectos con respecto a sus anteriores entregas.
    Una de las cosas positivas son lo gráficos, los fps, los mundos, la música, la nave gumi y el sistema de combate.
    Pero como todo tiene sus cosas negativas, como la dificultad, ya que me aprecio muy fácil incluso en modo experto (no probé el maestro todavía), la cantidad de relleno que hay en el medio de la historia es impresionante, literalmente lo tocho es el final, cuando en el Kingdom Hearts 2 había mas contenido con respecto a este tema, tambien el tema del reciclaje con los villanos y musica pero se lo deja pasar por lo que pasa en el juego, y el mayor problema del juego SON LA CANTIDAD DE PERSONAJES JUGABLES, no me podes poner a Sora el 90%, Riku 8% y Aqua 2%, cuando hay mas personajes jugables con sus respectivos villanos que aparecen en el juego.
    Aun así con todos estos defecto la saga cierra satisfactoriamente y un poco confuso con respecto a los nuevos villanos que aparecerán en algún futuro juego.    … Expand
  13. Alvz9
    Jul 20, 2020
    8
    A nivel jugable no innova mucho respecto a sus entregas numeradas principales; donde si destaca es a nivel técnico, donde se ha hecho un trabajo tremendo para volver "naturales" las apariciones de los protagonistas en las distintas sagas de Disney. Un punto realmente destacable, a nivel gráfico y artístico, es el mundo de Toy Story.
    En tanto, la compleja narrativa no logra dar una    A nivel jugable no innova mucho respecto a sus entregas numeradas principales; donde si destaca es a nivel técnico, donde se ha hecho un trabajo tremendo para volver "naturales" las apariciones de los protagonistas en las distintas sagas de Disney. Un punto realmente destacable, a nivel gráfico y artístico, es el mundo de Toy Story.
    En tanto, la compleja narrativa no logra dar una respuesta satisfactoria al final del juego; deja más preguntas abiertas que cerradas, y ademas deja puertas abiertas a una nueva secuela. En parte, esto deja una sensación de "engaño" ya que esta tercera parte no es el "cierre" que muchos estábamos esperando, pero si es genial entrega, de esta querida saga, para la actual generación de consolas.    … Expand
  14. UltraChaseman
    Nov 4, 2019
    9
    I’ve been waiting for this game for a years and it’s everything I’ve wanted and more
  15. JackStroke
    Feb 2, 2020
    6
    A painful backstabbing to the quality of the saga.
    Same goes for the DLC. Almost calling it a fraud.
  16. GhostGaming400
    Jul 8, 2020
    8
    Great game but needs work once I’ve gotten into the KH series and bought a PS4 just to play it the Kingdom of Corona and Arandelle felt like a movie world and Twilight Town didn’t felt like a world at all mostly and 100 acres felt it didn’t exist the gameplay is fun, the music is great, the graphics are awesome, story needs work

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

    Pros:
    Great Gameplay
    Cool Keyblade Transformation
    Fabulous music
    Good Graphics

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

    The conclusion here is it’s a great game not the best or terrible game and not the conclusion we all hoped for    … Expand
  17. HRChan
    Aug 2, 2020
    8
    I was not really a fan of the series, I only ever played KH:BBS on the PSP before, I had to watch a youtube video on what the story so far in KH knowing KH3 will be the last in the Xehanort Saga I just had to play it. Hikaru Utada really nailed the songs in this game so much, as for the story I may have not understood it by the end I still enjoyed it, gameplay was fun had a little learningI was not really a fan of the series, I only ever played KH:BBS on the PSP before, I had to watch a youtube video on what the story so far in KH knowing KH3 will be the last in the Xehanort Saga I just had to play it. Hikaru Utada really nailed the songs in this game so much, as for the story I may have not understood it by the end I still enjoyed it, gameplay was fun had a little learning curve with X being the select option and O as jump haha, The game looks beautiful especially in some places, like Rapunzel's place and Frozen's world. Only problem with it really was with the ending, I just don't know what's happening, then there's the secret ending and stuff. Overall great game but confusing story.… Expand
  18. karay123
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    Waiting so many yeras for that title, excellent battle system and combos, fascinating story to the very end.
  19. SWFan523
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    Really enjoyed this game. Tons of fun moments in Disney's best worlds while also bringing the Xehanort Saga to a satisfying end.
  20. EdgarMttz
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    Kingdom Hearts 3 sigue deleitando mundos y atracciones a pesar de una variedad de mundos de disney y atracciones que son demasiado sin amor. Incluso si el juego no necesariamente está a la espera detrás de la larga espera, los fans de la serie obtienen una conclusión digna y el título al menos todavía ofrece una sólida experiencia RPG de acción para los participantes laterales.
  21. Shenic
    Jun 24, 2020
    8
    The graphics are stunning, the soundtrack is amazing and the gameplay is fun and dynamic. The story is good, but some Disney worlds feel like just marketing, they lead nowhere. The lack of Final Fantasy characters is also disappointing. Nonetheless, very fun to play.
  22. Vaeu
    Jul 9, 2020
    8
    First KH game and III was a lot of fun. The gameplay is aesthetically pleasing and diverse, the fabricated storylines are interesting and overall it was fun exploring the different worlds Disney-Pixar have created.
  23. kevon24
    Jul 18, 2020
    8
    Kingdom Hearts III is SUPER good on some aspects, and pretty bad in others. Graphics, OST, Gameplay and animations are EASILY 10/10. Not even ONE critic. Re:Mind adds a lot to all of these aspects too.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Characters - 5/10: There are a ton characters, and while they are all expressive and designed in an appealing style I didn't care about any of them. There are so many characters that all of the conversations are brief and void of substance. I never got to know any of the characters on a deeper level. The Disney characters seemed like one dimensional caricatures without any of the complexity that made them appealing in the movies. The original characters just seem to embody emotional superlatives. Sora has a lot of dialogue but it all seems shallow. Riku is just a dark broody version without anything new to contribute. Kairi once again does next to nothing. Nothing any character says comes across as novel or engaging. The game favors quantity over quality.    … Expand
  25. DJKrimson
    Dec 8, 2019
    5
    I think this game had real potential to be something, but it's not. Roaming around in the worlds searching for collectibles and hidden stuff can be fun, but progressing the story is just a pain in the ass. Filler cutscenes interrupt you all the time. The combat is really dull as all you do is spam buttons until you can use a special move, which interrupts the fight and plays a cutscene.
  26. Robboau
    Nov 30, 2019
    5
    First time posting but I feel the absolute necessity to write a review about the 2 hours I spent playing this game. If you haven’t played the predecessors, this game will be a complete mess of confusion of nonsense. Some things left me completely mind boggled by how the developers could have made so many errors in logic and continuity. This is also undoubtedly a kids game, and very basicFirst time posting but I feel the absolute necessity to write a review about the 2 hours I spent playing this game. If you haven’t played the predecessors, this game will be a complete mess of confusion of nonsense. Some things left me completely mind boggled by how the developers could have made so many errors in logic and continuity. This is also undoubtedly a kids game, and very basic and easy. I think in the 2 hours I spent giving this multiple chances, I played maybe 10 minutes worth of gameplay and the rest are just lengthy cutscenes. I have given it a 5 purely because it may be satisfactory for kids or for people who have played the previous 2 titles, but I can’t forgive what they created here, it’s like watching an extended cutscenes to Disney flicks with not much gameplay, and mind numbing gameplay at that.… Expand
  27. Gaisericus
    Feb 1, 2020
    7
    It's not what I was waiting all those years for. It's flashy and colorful, but it stumbles over itself until a rushed final act that is what I was looking for. Unfortunately it's just a bit of a mess. No FF characters and no Colosseum was a crime, Nomura
  28. steven310250
    Feb 3, 2019
    7
    Honestly, I expected more interaction with the characters reuniting. Nope, we don't get much interaction out of Xion, Roxas, Axel, Aqua, Ventus, Terra.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Would I replay it again? Sure, but not for a VERY,VERY, VERY LONG TIME. I might come back in 8 years. When Nomura eventually gives up on convoluting this damn franchise and give it a proper ending. Then sure, I'd come back.    … Expand
  29. pyrojack2174
    Feb 28, 2019
    10
    THIS GAME IS A COMPLETE WORK OF ART!!!! DO NOT UNDERSTAND ANY OF THE HATE
    1000000000/10
  30. 20Gigabytes
    Jan 29, 2019
    10
    As a big fan of the series, I've been waiting for this game for years, like man. And this game was worth the wait, I love it ! I'd definitely recommend it.
  31. DBM2018
    Jan 30, 2019
    10
    This blew away my expectations. It's been a long time since the first game. I played it within a year of its release, then loved the second one even more. I dropped the series after that and only recently got caught up because I knew the third was about to release. The spin-off titles made me question whether or not this game would live up to the feelings I got after completing KHII inThis blew away my expectations. It's been a long time since the first game. I played it within a year of its release, then loved the second one even more. I dropped the series after that and only recently got caught up because I knew the third was about to release. The spin-off titles made me question whether or not this game would live up to the feelings I got after completing KHII in 2006. It did, and so much more. And not only that, but on a technical level it really impressed me. The game looks GREAT, plays great, and the music and sound are sublime. I love the worlds and their designs. I love all the side-content, the collectables, the little details. This game was carefully made. The combat is the best its best. It feels more like a true action RPG than any of the previous entries. There's lots of variety of how to go about killing all the Heartless and Nobodies. It's just so FUN. And colorful. And vibrant. And just full of energy and wonder. It has classic Disney charm. The cut scenes, animations, and voice-overs are so good and the best they've ever been. All in all, this is a great conclusion for any Kingdom Hearts fan, recent or older. This is really a sweet, highly enjoyable experience and I'm very satisfied with how it turned out. Instant classic for me.… Expand
  32. Frabacc
    Dec 10, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I preferred this game to never come out

    gameplay unbalanced the worlds are not accurate but the story is the worst thing. 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.    … Expand
  33. AndyJane
    Jan 30, 2019
    7
    Don't listen to sad little man-children like metacritic user ONLYONEHERE. People like him, jump on metacritic on the launch day of any high profile game and rate the game 0/10. His 'reviews' all have the same structure, the same complaints, and it's blindingly obvious he hasn't played any of the games he talks about, just parroting the same rhetoric over and over. Very few, if any gamesDon't listen to sad little man-children like metacritic user ONLYONEHERE. People like him, jump on metacritic on the launch day of any high profile game and rate the game 0/10. His 'reviews' all have the same structure, the same complaints, and it's blindingly obvious he hasn't played any of the games he talks about, just parroting the same rhetoric over and over. Very few, if any games are worth 0/10 in the very same way as 10/10 reviews - it's illogical and childish to review things this way. Like many sad review-bombers, he has an agenda based around artificially altering the median user score. Metacritic do nothing to curb this kind of behaviour, and as a result, have become a laughing stock instead of a trusted review site.

    Kingdom Hearts 3 isn't much of a departure from previous games aside from missing some of the JRPG characters of the previous games. Colourful and bright visuals, RPG-lite gameplay, lots of varied locations. Fans' expectations are always inflated when a game is lost in development hell for so long so it's likely to disappoint some fans, but overall it's a solid game. Some people will of course give it 0/10 because they hide behind internet anonymity to behave like losers, and some people will , for the same reasons, rate the game 10/10 because they refuse to see any flaws and are in denial.    … Expand
  34. SavageReviews1
    Feb 4, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have played every Kingdom Hearts game and i have been a fan since i was 11. After finishing the game i feel very conflicted. Every Pro i can think of has a Negative attached (I guess you can't have light without it casting a shadow).

    +Combat is frantic, varied, fun and flashy.
    -All the combat options makes the game way to easy on proud mode, enemies become punching bags.

    +The Disney worlds are mostly fun and introduce different mechanics.
    -The Disney worlds feel more tacked on in this game than In previous entries. Why is Sora even visiting these worlds? They feel less crucial to Sora's development and they don't really move the main conflict forward. The pacing in this game is off.

    +The final conflict was full of action and it was great seeing all the characters working together.
    -The final conflict also felt rushed, underdeveloped and introduced a ton of questions and plot holes. For example, the Final World did not make any since to me and the time travel elements were equally confusing.

    + The ending had all of our characters happy and reunited!
    -Sora and Kairi return but Sora pulls a Luke Skywalker without any explanation and it ripped the rug right from underneath me. It was discouraging to spend over a decade with this series and these characters just to have Sora not get a happy ending.

    This is where the darkness prevails...

    -Kairi and Axel had barely any development.
    -Cut scenes were way too long and the amount of exposition dumps were ridiculous.
    -No real surprises in the story (Besides the ending which felt more cheap than interesting).
    -Too much time wasted setting up a future for the franchise instead of developing the current story. (Ex: Maleficent and Pete searching for the Box)
    -The final Boss was super easy and anticlimactic.

    I had a lot of fun playing this game but the story was a mess and didn't resonate with me like the other games did. Raised more questions than it answered and the Disney to Square ratio felt uneven and poorly paced.    … Expand
  35. bour721
    Apr 11, 2019
    3
    I played Kingdom Hearts 1 , Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts 2. The games were so magical for me as a child. But, it was disappointing that the developers didn't age the game with their audience. The story is incredibly convoluted and the dialogue is simply bad. It's like a child wrote the game. The concepts of light vs darkness are appealing for a 10 year old, but not for anI played Kingdom Hearts 1 , Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts 2. The games were so magical for me as a child. But, it was disappointing that the developers didn't age the game with their audience. The story is incredibly convoluted and the dialogue is simply bad. It's like a child wrote the game. The concepts of light vs darkness are appealing for a 10 year old, but not for an adult. I am truly curious how this game has overall favorable reviews. Overall, a bad story and a disappointing end to what was once a fantastic game in my youth.… Expand
  36. wihdinheimo
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    Wow, how can you mess a game up this badly? The story was like watching a marathoner tumbling on their own shoelaces on every second step. Apart from Kingdom of Corona the worlds failed to deliver. Subplots left unused, missing FF characters, bad dialogue...

    At the end you feel like it's better to cheer for the bad guys than the naive zero emotional growth Team Heart. Don't waste your    Wow, how can you mess a game up this badly? The story was like watching a marathoner tumbling on their own shoelaces on every second step. Apart from Kingdom of Corona the worlds failed to deliver. Subplots left unused, missing FF characters, bad dialogue...


    At the end you feel like it's better to cheer for the bad guys than the naive zero emotional growth Team Heart. Don't waste your money on this crap.    … Expand
  37. guybuzzcut
    Feb 4, 2019
    7
    (A lengthy-yet-hopefully-illuminating review)

    Okay, I'm going to start with this, however much it pains me to say it: Kingdom Hearts 3 is simply 'okay.' Unfortunately though, it falls short in multiple crucial dimensions that could have elevated it into a more comprehensive, satisfying, and structured game. I'll explain: I, too, was eagerly waiting the thirteen years for this game.    (A lengthy-yet-hopefully-illuminating review)

    Okay, I'm going to start with this, however much it pains me to say it: Kingdom Hearts 3 is simply 'okay.' Unfortunately though, it falls short in multiple crucial dimensions that could have elevated it into a more comprehensive, satisfying, and structured game. I'll explain:

    I, too, was eagerly waiting the thirteen years for this game. Having grown up with the KH franchise, with the original Kingdom Hearts easily being one of my favourite games of all time, I was not only excited to see how the story ended, but also how a next-generation console could evolve the worlds, gameplay, and combat to a previously-unrealized level. Just like Shadow of the Colossus' scale and beauty, for example, were brought to life by the PS4's capabilities, KH3 could fully realize the ambitions held by its creators.

    When it comes to combat, these abilities have created a definite success. The introduction of attractions creates a playful-yet-crucial mechanic that builds pace and power into each battle. The form transformations for each keyblade are all beautifully rendered and each feels distinct enough to offer enough variation for different types of KH3 players. However, the issue that arises here is that the enemies you face just don't live up to the depth and variation that we saw in previous games. Putting aside the point that there's no Olympus Coliseum in this game (which I feel is a major blow in its own right), most boss fights in this game feel like minor iterations of the same general concept, and the player can employ the same strategy in every instance. This makes for rather dull, anti-climatic encounters, especially considering, when you do win a battle, that's usually not how the enemy dies, but by some fluke cinematic after the battle takes place. This leaves you somewhat unfulfilled, and leads into one of the major issues with this game: the cutscenes.

    Personally, I cannot recall how long the cutscenes were in previous games, but rarely if ever have I experienced so many and such lengthy cutscenes in any game I've ever played. There's one particular cutscene mid-game that clocks in at a full fifteen minutes(!), and many are at least half that long. It leaves one to think you maybe be watching the actual movie the world is based on rather than playing KH. There is a real reason for why the cutscenes are this long though: the story's pace.

    We all knew the story of KH has been an ever-complicating pile for some years now, and KH3 doesn't attempt to remedy this. Off the bat, the game tries to introduce new players to the story with little success, and then throughout the game, distinct parties within the 'group of light' are so stretched out, that check-ins with each take up an increasing amount of time. Once I prepared and ate an entire dinner during a single cutscene of KH3, and I think we can all agree that's a problem.

    Furthermore, the pace becomes more and more disjointed as the game goes on. Little scraps of story are here and there, though they never really amount to anything until one finishes all seven (there's only seven worlds in this game! Scant compared to the previous two), and then it's as if it's all dropped on you in one moment. Interactions with different members of Organization XIII are only left to that––interactions––until a much later and unsatisfying point in the game. I won't delve into this, but will just say it leaves a lot to be desired.

    This erratic pacing really stifles the charm of KH3. We're never given enough time with each party to feel something for them. Kairi and Axel, in particular, become not much more than one-dimensional pawns that do little beyond standing a side. And this is a real shame because we were made to care deeply about Kairi up to this point, and it feels this wasn't acknowledged properly.

    All of these elements make KH3 feel like it had the bones, but little meat to survive off of. It felt more of a fan-provoked conclusion than an outright game for newcomers and series faithfuls alike.

    While there may be only seven worlds in this game, The Caribbean and San Fransokyo in particular show the scale and dynamism of what COULD have been. And reaching these worlds with the gummiship has become a lot more enjoyable and expansive. However, these are just shades of good thoughts that get bogged down by the poor pace, other narrow worlds, cumbersome cutscenes, and lack of satisfying enemy encounters.

    There is heart in Kingdom Hearts 3, it's just not full of it.    … Expand
  38. XGrlGamerX
    Feb 1, 2019
    7
    As an avid gamer, and a HUGE Kingdom Hearts fan from back in the day I think people need to be a little more honest with their reviews in terms of the wholeness of the game. Yes, we waited 13 years, but come-on, it's not on par with some of the best games from last year.

    Pros: True to KH fashion, things that made you love the first game are still in the third installment. It FEELS like    As an avid gamer, and a HUGE Kingdom Hearts fan from back in the day I think people need to be a little more honest with their reviews in terms of the wholeness of the game. Yes, we waited 13 years, but come-on, it's not on par with some of the best games from last year.

    Pros: True to KH fashion, things that made you love the first game are still in the third installment. It FEELS like a KH game, which to be honest, I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing considering it is now 2019, and the last game on a major console was 2006. Part of me was kind of wishing for more game mechanics that are a part of this decade, but it's not unbearable and I'll just chalk it up to this being a KH game.

    -The story, for all it's mess did make an improvement from the abyss it had fallen into, although it was super repetitive at times and the voice acting was awful, it did surface from the grave.

    Some of the combat was nice when it came to editing your skills and equipment, but other than that it was a major con.

    All in all it's a decent game, but not to the cons...

    Cons:
    It's like they changed what was good about the previous games and made it worse.

    - The WORLDS! Whatever happen to open worlds?! Each world has become too linear for my liking. A game that came out in 2002 shouldn't have more world to explore than a game that comes out in 2019. Sometimes I felt that the world were just stepping stones for the sake of time and never really added to the story, and with no real exploration in each world it easily became boring.

    Combat - The 2nd game had the best combat by far - these weird Disney ride commands made some of the combat unbearable. While there were some pros, like being able to switch your keyblade, I found the combat with the camera angles at times unbearable.

    Overall it was an OKAY game in terms of it being a game. If you are a fan of the series you will most likely like this game. I am a bit disappointed in some part of the game considering it is now 2019 and I have seen some amazing things done in games that I wished KH would have adopted.    … Expand
  39. LarryJr93
    Jan 30, 2019
    10
    graphically one of the mot beautiful games i have ever played. worth the 14 years wait. love this game
  40. ultrageneric
    Mar 5, 2019
    7
    The game is visually stunning, the Disney worlds have never felt more living and breathing and the gameplay is fun and on par with the best I've seen from the series, even improving in some key areas like the magic system.

    However, there is a noticeable lack of polish that is uncharacteristic for what I've come to expect from Nomura and Square-Enix. The main story suffers from some    The game is visually stunning, the Disney worlds have never felt more living and breathing and the gameplay is fun and on par with the best I've seen from the series, even improving in some key areas like the magic system.

    However, there is a noticeable lack of polish that is uncharacteristic for what I've come to expect from Nomura and Square-Enix. The main story suffers from some glaring pacing issues, feels completely dissociated from the Disney worlds, and most of the main characters feel frozen in place while the main trio goes on their adventure (which is put in stark contrast when you remember the fluidity of KH2's storytelling). Speaking of characters, character development is at its worst here for the series. The motivations of each character seem flaky at best and downright inconsistent at worst. I assume the narrative goes for an attempt of the old "trust no one" scenario, but it fails miserably in its delivery which causes the story to appear nonsensical at times.

    I would love to say this game is one that fans will love while newcomers will find difficult to pick up, but I don't even think loving fans will be entirely satisfied with the overall quality of this game. My final impression is that this was the first draft of a piece that could have been perfected into a great game but was hurriedly released and is trying to pass as a final product.    … Expand
  41. fox_zer0
    Jun 10, 2019
    4
    I'm a big fan of the original 2 games. I had high hopes based on the reviews. Yet I was left very disappointed. It has turned fully into a Disney game instead of a Final Fantasy x Disney.

    Game pacing is incredibly slow with its long cutscenes after cutscenes. Combat is repetitive and full of yet again long animation combos & summons. None of the keyblades look cool and made me want to    I'm a big fan of the original 2 games. I had high hopes based on the reviews. Yet I was left very disappointed. It has turned fully into a Disney game instead of a Final Fantasy x Disney.

    Game pacing is incredibly slow with its long cutscenes after cutscenes. Combat is repetitive and full of yet again long animation combos & summons. None of the keyblades look cool and made me want to chase them. I also got bored with the needlessly confusing storyline.

    I'm barely halfway into the game yet I can't bring myself to finish it. Truly disappointed.    … Expand
  42. NicoCC
    Aug 17, 2021
    2
    MAJOR LET DOWN! Producers and writers should all be fired!

    I wish I could give it an 8 as it is not a bad game but the team let corporatism get in the way. People "forget" to write a story for humans in order to appease the corporate IP, all in the name of PROFIT! It is pathetic and it ruined this game. The whole game was a huge advertisement for Disney. The Disney stories were    MAJOR LET DOWN! Producers and writers should all be fired!

    I wish I could give it an 8 as it is not a bad game but the team let corporatism get in the way. People "forget" to write a story for humans in order to appease the corporate IP, all in the name of PROFIT! It is pathetic and it ruined this game.

    The whole game was a huge advertisement for Disney. The Disney stories were rewritten to fit in Sora; it's so pathetic and lazy. And so the reality is that the KH story was left to the last 10 hours of the game and it was such a confusing and nonsensical story.... straight garbage! Again, what a pathetic team of producers and writers!

    Oh and what made it even worse is that they let their customers pay for the fact that the writers were complete trash, by having them pay for a DLC (Re:Mind) which didn't actually add to the story at all.

    What a bunch of sht stains the people at Square Enix are! I'm never buying a game from them ever again!

    Moving on...

    Level design was good. Music was okay. The battle command system is so overwhelming I literally forgot about about half the options available. I ended up beating the game with magic and basic attacks. Summons? What are those? Focus? Huh? Multiple keyblades.... never alternated between them, not once.

    And why is ultima weapon reserved for the end of the game? So that we don't get to enjoy it thought out the game? Also, I got all the lucky emblems and all the treasure chests.... where was the reward?

    And finally, why is Sora a pathetic weak child? Shouldn't he have grown up and be battle hardened by now?

    Anyway, a 2/10 is well deserved!    … Expand
  43. Chulian13
    Jul 20, 2020
    0
    The game totally failed to give what it was expected, it was mediocre and story wise bad, really bad. There are just some things they should have added, more exploration of twillight town, seeing radiant garden and destiny islands and more original worlds and not so many disney worlds that just were a copy and paste.
  44. AleGemini
    Aug 6, 2020
    8
    Un buon gioco, bellissimo gameplay e molto fluido, solo la storia un pó meh, Nomura dovrebbe smettere di menarselo troppo.
  45. Steff86
    Jan 29, 2019
    10
    Amazing! Was worried that it might not meet expectations after taking so long but it's amazing
  46. SOLIDSNAKEN64
    Feb 4, 2019
    7
    This is a hard one for me to review, I have been a fan since the 1st KH came out and have been patiently waiting for 13 years for KH3. There are a lot of things that KH3 gets right but also alot of things that haven't been updated since KH2. I haven't finished the game yet but have put enough time in with KH3 to give my review. I'm about 18 hours in and about a little over halfwayThis is a hard one for me to review, I have been a fan since the 1st KH came out and have been patiently waiting for 13 years for KH3. There are a lot of things that KH3 gets right but also alot of things that haven't been updated since KH2. I haven't finished the game yet but have put enough time in with KH3 to give my review. I'm about 18 hours in and about a little over halfway through the game. First I want to point out that the graphics look amazing, hands down the best visually looking KH. I feel like nothing has changed from how the worlds are laid out. Everything is funneled through corridors, the environments are beautiful at times and then also empty hallways that you just keep running through. Gameplay is great, smooth and easy to use. The theme park summons are awesome to look at but eventually get repetitive as they are easy to summon every battle. I'm playing on the hardest difficulty - proud mode and I feel like I'm playing on easy, there is not much of a challenge even for boss fights. I really want to enjoy the story and there is some entertaining parts, but its definitely cheesy and cringey sometimes, also the story just seems to get more convoluted then it already was. The damn gummi ship is something they could get rid of and I wouldn't even bat an eye, it's such a **** filler mechanic that's not needed or even better since KH2. Is KH3 fun? Yes it definitely is if you've played the series before. veterans need to take of their nostalgia glasses you'll see that there are alot of things that could have been much better especially after waiting 13 years. New comers to the series I believe will be asking them self's what the f is this game made for little kids. KH3 is an ok addition to the franchise but it definitely felt like the dev's rushed this game out.… Expand
  47. raeraven
    Apr 20, 2019
    2
    As a die-hard kingdom hearts fangirl, I was so excited for this game.....wow, this game was the biggest dissapointment.

    kingdom hearts 3 was the biggest dissapointment after waiting 15 long years. this game was not bad, but the worst dissapointment out of all the kingdom hearts series. A boring game full of cutscenes that holds no excitement or purpose towards the Disney World. I    As a die-hard kingdom hearts fangirl, I was so excited for this game.....wow, this game was the biggest dissapointment.

    kingdom hearts 3 was the biggest dissapointment after waiting 15 long years. this game was not bad, but the worst dissapointment out of all the kingdom hearts series. A boring game full of cutscenes that holds no excitement or purpose towards the Disney World. I honestly should have played final fantasy to avoid the let down of kingdom hearts 3. what a giant **** show of a game. There are some attributes that make the game fun, but 80% of the game is being used to fill story arches that don't relate to the Disney story lines in any way. In kingdom hearts 2, Sora was involved in the worlds that he visited, now it just feels like he was along for the ride. In KDH3 None of the world's story archs changed to match sora's presence.... Sora just laughed or cried at whatever Disney movie scene reenactment he saw, No emotional or physical involvement. ANDDDD Guess how many Disney bosses you get to fight in the entire game? 2......Bosses. and the bosses u do fight? WEAK. every boss battle u get, is weak and uninteresting without any involvement in any Disney world u go to (besides Davy Jones but who really cares about him anyway) The gameplay got repetitive and boring after all of Sora's finishing moves were multi-target nukes that destroyed every enemy without balance. After beating the game in 26 hours, the story was rushed and unsatisfying with little care. Square Enix slapped KDH3 with as much information as it could to finish the story at the very end of the game, rushed and boring. 2/5    … Expand
  48. Harax
    Mar 1, 2019
    7
    The honest truth, that no one will tell you, is that this game was bad. The only parts of this game worth experiencing, was the ending, in which they finally close off some of the long-awaited mysteries of this series. other than that, the game was dry. The overall writing (aside form ending) was just bad.
  49. BarelyLewd
    Mar 13, 2019
    4
    Game left me wanting more, after all these years with an almost unlimited budget with literally hundreds of employers at there disposal I thought this game would be ground breaking, maybe it's the nostalgia glasses from years ago, (haven't played the original kingdom hearts since they was new) but the game just felt lazy, unmotivated, and lackluster, story was awful, FF characters wereGame left me wanting more, after all these years with an almost unlimited budget with literally hundreds of employers at there disposal I thought this game would be ground breaking, maybe it's the nostalgia glasses from years ago, (haven't played the original kingdom hearts since they was new) but the game just felt lazy, unmotivated, and lackluster, story was awful, FF characters were virtual non existent, voice acting was okay, story was confusing AF, and Donald and Goofy are beyond cringe worthy, my little nephew even got bored, feelsbadman.… Expand
  50. reinventingwed
    May 24, 2019
    4
    I'm a huge fan of the Kingdom Hearts franchise, that's why I was so upset when this lead to disappointment. Clunky controls, repetitive combat, extremely long cut scenes, and nonsensical objectives. The plot in this is a mess. I'm 30 plus hours in and feel compelled to finish it, even though, I really have no desire to.
  51. tremault
    Jul 18, 2019
    2
    let me preface by saying, I have not played kingdom hearts since the first one. I am not a fan of the series, I am not a big fan of Disney, I am a fan of games.
    Didn't know much about this, and I have to say it is shockingly awful This has to be the worst designed game i have seen EVER. the way this is presented is so confusing, I had to look up a game guide on the very first sequence,    let me preface by saying, I have not played kingdom hearts since the first one. I am not a fan of the series, I am not a big fan of Disney, I am a fan of games.
    Didn't know much about this, and I have to say it is shockingly awful This has to be the worst designed game i have seen EVER. the way this is presented is so confusing, I had to look up a game guide on the very first sequence, to understand the choices it was asking me to make. It did not get better. I wish I had a camera to record the expression I was making. by the time I got to the conversation with hades, I was literally , yes LITERALLY dumbstruck. I just had no words for how tragic this game is. I mean, I just don't even... what the HELL was that thing they flashed on the screen saying "kingdom hearts II.9 HD" ???!?! WHAT THE F*?!?! I... WHAT?!?! That's not even going into, why the hell they were in the block ship and then all of a sudden they say they are stuck on the HIGHWAY? excuse me?? what??!!?? That is not even to mention bug eyed merlin who was suddenly giving the characters a dressing down with NO EXPLANATION as to what in the hell they were doing there and what the whole premise is... I'm still trying to make sense of any of it and I wonder if it's even worth trying. seriously, if you're a kingdom hearts fan (first i have to ask "why??") then you will probably love this but you probably already have it so why are you even reading this? if you're not a kingdom hearts fan, then stay away from this utter trash.    … Expand
  52. Flexosuarous
    Oct 28, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoilers ahead!

    I'd like to start by saying I'm a long time kh fan, I've played and enjoyed every game except the phone game. This is the worst entry, other than 358/2 days.

    Pros:
    -its pretty
    -good music
    - Terra reveal made a lot of sense and was actually very cool to me
    -I get to stop waiting for it to come out

    Cons:
    - terrible irrelevant story except maybe the last few hours. There should be a feature that let's you skip to the very end, as nothing worth noting happens before the keyblade graveyard.
    -unrecognizable characters: Sora is as dumb as a bucket of rocks and goofy is the smartest character
    - poorly implemented, unbalanced, and op combat distractions
    -Twilight town is one whole room
    - Pooh should have been scrapped, his world has 3 of the same minigame with only slight variations
    - Leveling keyblades had so much potential but fell flat
    - Sora had the power of waking all along... seriously... seriously?
    - worlds are a chore, and not a fun one
    - the dialogue is just plain awful
    - Kairi pretends to be a keyblade wielder and then pulls a Kairi and needs saving again
    - Combat is boring because its too easy and lacks cool combos and finishers and overall gameplay variety like kh2 had
    - way too easy, no I haven't tried playing it blindfolded yet but I've heard its slightly harder that way.
    - absolutely trash post game, some mini games, some battle gates (with a single post game heartless) and some synthesis (why bother?) Kh1 had super bosses that took a lot of prep (making synthesis meaningful), and at least kh2 had a coliseum and Sephiroth fight pre-final mix. Getting the platinum trophy for this game was just plain agonizing.
    - The game game wastes too much time trying to explain past events
    - Watching kairi and axel talk about nothing in a random field from time to time was refreshing (not) aren't they supposed to be training? (not that it will pay off anyway)
    - should have sprinkled organization fights throughout the game, as they were supposedly the antagonists. Instead, they are just all thrown together at once. ( I know it was because the whole keyblade war thing, but we could have fought them and not killed them before the final fights)
    - everyone comes back except for all of the FF characters because Nomura added too many characters before the final chapter of the dark seeker ark to fit them all
    - playing as riku was a big deal pre-release, and a big disappointment post-realease
    -Characters begin to fly in left and right with little in-game explanation
    - I could go on, but I'll stop now.

    ...This game gets a four from me for the music and graphics, virtually everything else is awful. I knew KH3 likely wouldn't live up to expectations, but I didn't expect it to stray so far from what made the other games good. I legitimately enjoyed playing Aqua's 0.2 more than KH3, I'm being as honest as I can be. Hate to say it but i'm out, deuces Kingdom Hearts fandom - I really don't care about KH4 and I'm not going to wait until 2030 to be disappointed again after the train wreck that is KH3.    … Expand
  53. Greyking
    Oct 14, 2019
    7
    One Xbox One X KH3 is a beauty to behold. The fighting mechanics are amazing. However, the story is an utter mess.
  54. FreedomFighters
    Aug 3, 2019
    8
    I’ll be honest for a second, the wait for this game wasn’t quite as excruciating for me. That sounds bizarre, I know, and I’m not trying to invalidate those who did have to wait long for this, but for me, I hardly knew about this series until this particular game was announced in 2013. And yes, the wait between announcement and release was definitely long, but consider this: I only firstI’ll be honest for a second, the wait for this game wasn’t quite as excruciating for me. That sounds bizarre, I know, and I’m not trying to invalidate those who did have to wait long for this, but for me, I hardly knew about this series until this particular game was announced in 2013. And yes, the wait between announcement and release was definitely long, but consider this: I only first played a “Kingdom Hearts” game in 2014, and I didn’t properly get into the series (or, for that matter, beat a “Kingdom Hearts” game) until 2017, only two years ago. By the time I’d set my hype-thrusters to max, not only was the game relatively close to release, but I still had several games left to play in the series. By the time the game even came out, I still wasn’t even done “Birth by Sleep!” But now, about six months after it’s release, I’ve finally gotten through the game…and in the time I spent away from the Internet beating it, I came back to find the game’s been a bit polarizing. Not precisely bad, but it seems there’s some rather mixed opinions on it. So, what did I think? Was I satisfied after the long wait for the game? Well, for the most part, sure!
    “Kingdom Hearts III,” as one may expect from this series’s first totally new venture on PlayStation 4, looks absolutely marvelous. It’s vibrant, it’s colorful, the character models and animations are sharp, and the visual design of the Disney worlds are lovingly-created wonders to behold. The gameplay is also fine-tuned and polished to near-perfection: the combat is rock solid, the new Attraction Flow and upgrades to Keyblades help make things even more slick, the improvements to the Gummi Ship are much-appreciated, and many of the changes to platforming and controls are very welcome, too. Per usual, the music is incredible, the voice acting is solid, and while the story in “Kingdom Hearts” is usually a mess to interpret, I appreciate how things wrap up here and how said wrap-up leaves the door open for potential new entries, even if this story is the end of the “Dark Seeker Saga.”
    That said, there are some things holding this game back from living up to the standards of the other two numbered entries. For starters, I feel like, while the Disney worlds are visual marvelous, a few of them are actually quite monotonous, and don’t have the same memorability or wondrous gameplay design as previous worlds in the series (my two “lowlights” in particular are the Kingdom of Corona from “Tangled” and Arendelle from “Frozen”). Furthermore, I’m not quite sure what was going on with the bosses in this game. One minute, I’m fighting a rather difficult boss that takes me more than a few tries to complete, but then the next boss ends up being a cakewalk. It feels like the game didn’t really have any idea how to balance the difficulty out, and instead it chose to radically shift the difficulty sliders between the two furthest ends of the spectrum at free will.
    Even so, despite not being the “Game of the Century” that we may have hoped for, “Kingdom Hearts III” is another worthwhile entry to the franchise, and it’s definitely a rock-solid conclusion to the “Dark Seeker Saga” of this series. Here’s hoping the wait for “Kingdom Hearts IV” (or whatever the next game is gonna be called) doesn’t last until 2032.
    Final rating: 8 out of 10 “Great”    … Expand
  55. Turbodowg
    Jan 3, 2020
    9
    I’m reviewing Kingdom Hearts 3 as a relatively new comer to the series. I had played bits of Kingdom Hearts 1 on the PS2 but never owned it. I also played bits of one of the DS games but never completed it. I bought the remastered versions of Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 on ps4 but again struggled to get through them as they didn’t age too well.
    So I don’t have an in depth knowledge of the    I’m reviewing Kingdom Hearts 3 as a relatively new comer to the series. I had played bits of Kingdom Hearts 1 on the PS2 but never owned it. I also played bits of one of the DS games but never completed it. I bought the remastered versions of Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 on ps4 but again struggled to get through them as they didn’t age too well.
    So I don’t have an in depth knowledge of the series or the story.
    I bought Kingdom Hearts 3 in a sale to play with my youngest daughter (age 6) and we have both thoroughly enjoyed the game.

    Visually the game is beautiful, imaginative and looks as if you were really inside a Disney movie. The detail to each level shows Square Enix clearly has a passion for Disney. The wealth of characters and worlds really is amazing. The game takes you to visit characters from Toy Story, Frozen, Tangled, Big hero 6, Pirates of The Caribbean and many more. Each world is crafted with love and has a real sense of magic. The voice acting and animation during the many cut-scenes is top notch. Each world has its own story that incorporates the characters that live there.

    Kingdom Hearts 3 is an action RPG, on the surface it looks like a game for kids (it can be on easy settings) but crank the level up and you get yourself a pretty hard-core action RPG. Combat is similar(ish)to Final Fantasy 15, in that all action is in real time. Battles are in real time so in-between bashing X to attack you will need to evade, cast spells, use items and change Key Blades (Your main weapon).
    Fight long enough and you get to use special attacks, each Key blade has different abilities which grow in power as you fight. The coolest features of battle are the special attacks and link summons.
    Special attacks create famous Disney World attractions that are used as weapons these include; The Pirate Ship, Big Magic Mountain and The Mad Tea Cups. They are amazing fun and brilliant to watch in action.
    The link characters allow you to summon strong allies to help you in battle. Each summon will unleash a powerful attack and an insane finisher; they are a graphical marvel to watch. My favourite is the first summon unlocked (Wonder Balloon) which is a cute looking chubby, bouncy creature that you jump around on until it explodes into hundreds of smaller creatures that fill the screen with colour.

    Level design is interesting and fun, I don’t particularly like that enemies tend to respawn over and over, but that’s a staple of JRPGs so to be expected. Traveling from world to world via Gummy Ship is always enjoyable; at this point the game becomes a space shooter. The game is packed with fun things to do, the many mini-games along your journey add variety, and you never feel bored. The sound score is big and conveys the sense of magic throughout the game.

    But there is one let down for a new comer; the main story line. This may not be an issue to long term fans but to me and my daughter it was very confusing and at times very long. The story goes back 2002 and has spanned over around 15 games (I think). So there’s a lot of characters and talk of things you have no idea about. Characters linger too long on dialogue that makes no sense to a new player and I found myself skipping the scenes that didn’t contain Disney movie characters. I liked Sora, the main character but a lot of the other characters I didn’t care for. But that criticism is entirely because I haven’t played the other games.
    Luckily within a Disney character’s world the cut scenes are fine, and easy to follow as they are almost separate mini stories.

    So overall I loved the game. My daughter also loved it, she found it easy enough to play (on easy settings and with my help) and we both enjoyed the story within Disney worlds. Graphically the game is stunning, the music sound and voice work are top quality, the gameplay is fun and the action and combat are brilliant.
    I’d highly recommend Kingdom Hearts 3.    … Expand
  56. UltiDK
    Oct 5, 2019
    6
    This was my first Kingdom Hearts game, but I watched several recap videoes before buying the game. Let's just say, I was disappointed. The game starts out pretty good, with the Hercules world. However, after this, it gets pretty boring. The combat can sometimes be fun, but is way to easy. Many of the worlds are pretty boring and not very interesting to explore, and the cutscenes aren'tThis was my first Kingdom Hearts game, but I watched several recap videoes before buying the game. Let's just say, I was disappointed. The game starts out pretty good, with the Hercules world. However, after this, it gets pretty boring. The combat can sometimes be fun, but is way to easy. Many of the worlds are pretty boring and not very interesting to explore, and the cutscenes aren't very exciting because of the very dull voice acting. The story doesn't seem to go anywhere, instead just sending you to different worlds, where you meet someone who needs help, you help them, and sometimes you meet the bad guys of the game, Organization XII, but most of the members just teleport away before you really have any interaction with them. In the end, I sold the game to GameStop.… Expand
  57. TricksterZero
    Sep 8, 2019
    6
    The gameplay is nice but I'm gonna be honest: 13 years ago I was super excited especially after clearing Kingdom Hearts II, but as time went on that excitement turned to indifference. I was 30 years old when it came out and I didn't feel as interested as I was when I was 16 going 17. It just came too late. Sure there were other titles in the middle but all I wanted was KH3. The story isThe gameplay is nice but I'm gonna be honest: 13 years ago I was super excited especially after clearing Kingdom Hearts II, but as time went on that excitement turned to indifference. I was 30 years old when it came out and I didn't feel as interested as I was when I was 16 going 17. It just came too late. Sure there were other titles in the middle but all I wanted was KH3. The story is still a lot of horse donkey and halfway through I stopped giving a s*** and that's a problem in an Rpg when the story is trash, to begin with.

    Oh well. It's a classic case of too little too late.    … Expand
  58. GabFire
    Aug 9, 2020
    8
    Apesar de ser bom, cheguei na conclusão que é o pior da franquia, mas recomendo muito quem nunca jogou a desfrutar desse belo jogo.
  59. Virusitoux
    Sep 22, 2020
    10
    Thank you Square Enix for this amazing game.
    I am seriously amazed of how good this game is. The attention to details, all the stuff we can do while fighting , the exploring aspect of many different worlds, the characters personality and the way they interact with each other And above all, the stuff we can do while fighting plus the great graphics.
    Amazing 10/10
  60. dottorfrizzino
    May 24, 2021
    10
    this game took 12 years to coming but it was absolutely worth it,ok the story is confusing, the ultima weapon in a pain in the *** more than kh1 and 2 but this game is GREAT buy it kh fans!
  61. Soraroronoa
    Sep 25, 2021
    10
    Just Amazing, big plus if you have knowledge of disneyland parks because there are lots of winks
  62. GHOST998
    May 27, 2022
    0
    Devil May Cry is better....................................................
  63. davyboi
    Jan 29, 2019
    5
    Disappointing to say the least. It's hard to to know where to begin with this game and where it falls short, because there are so many issues sprinkled throughout the experience.

    Story: Everyone knows by now that the story is a mess, and the game doesn't do a good job of getting the player up to speed with everything that's happened. One of the biggest issues with the story is the    Disappointing to say the least. It's hard to to know where to begin with this game and where it falls short, because there are so many issues sprinkled throughout the experience.

    Story: Everyone knows by now that the story is a mess, and the game doesn't do a good job of getting the player up to speed with everything that's happened. One of the biggest issues with the story is the pacing. The main plot of the battle between the cast and the nebulous organization 13 is often pushed to the backburner so the disney world antics can take center stage. I've seen fanboys defend this with "well that's exactly what happened in the other kh games" and some people actually consider that a counter argument, nuff said. It's also hard to take the plot seriously when the tone is all over the place. One second your having wacky adventures in a disney world that's pointless to the conclusion of the story and the next a weeb character is feeding you exposition on kingdom hearts lore. The story is stuck in this disappointing rhythm where fans of the serious will be bored of everything they already know being explained again, and newcomers being bombarded with exposition they don't understand. Also the final fantasy characters are gone now. I find it odd that a series that began as a crossover between disney and final fantasy is so willing to discard the things that put the series in the spotlight.

    Combat: A mixed bag of repetitive actions is how I would describe it. Reaction commands are gone and have been replaced by "attractions" which are shallow reincarnations of disney theme park rides. While these moves may be fun and beautiful the first few times they get repetitive very quickly. Limit commands are there but only function as one off attacks. Drive forms and growth abilities are gone and have been replaced by form changes ala birth by sleep' charge meter. Form changes depend on what keyblade you're using and it's cool that you can now equip 3 and switch between them at any point. The form changes give you access to different movesets and are very flashy and pleasing to the eye. The combat in kh3 generally goes like this; Mash x, use form change or shotlock, mash x, press triangle. This would be fine if this was a ps2 game but this is 2019, the mechanics just don't improve upon anything that was established in 2.

    Environments: The worlds are just as shallow as they always have been except even more linear, and there is only 8 this time around(some from previous games). They're usually empty and devoid of interesting content aside from the minigames(which are bad in their own right). Exploration has been trimmed down as well, remember gaining new abilities in 2 and being able to reach new areas/chests with said abilities? Gone. There are some interesting ways you get around though, "free flow" allows you to run on walls and move though the areas with relative ease.

    Gummy ship: An improvement. You now can move freely between the worlds instead of the linear rail shooting stages of the previous entries. The editor is still there, I never touched it but Im glad that it's still a feature.

    In conclusion kh3 is probably one of my most heartbreaking disappointments in the medium of entertainment that is video games. That may sound overly dramatic but Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 are games that me and many others hold close to our hearts as unforgettable experiences and 3 simply does not measure up to that in any form.    … Expand
  64. dmusings
    Feb 8, 2019
    6
    Not worth the wait.

    Gameplay: As was the case in KHii, the game has a lot of options, that are largely meaningless. Basic combo+the occasional jump and/or block is all you need. Anything else is basically a 'remove challenge button. Characters: Simply awful. A terrible shonen main character who has no real character except for 'lul I'm an idiot'. And he's the best of the lot.    Not worth the wait.

    Gameplay: As was the case in KHii, the game has a lot of options, that are largely meaningless. Basic combo+the occasional jump and/or block is all you need. Anything else is basically a 'remove challenge button.
    Characters: Simply awful. A terrible shonen main character who has no real character except for 'lul I'm an idiot'. And he's the best of the lot. Cardboard, meaningless or single note versions of the disney characters.
    Story: A convoluted mess, as expected. But rather than being 'cheesy dumb' ala Bill and Ted, it's functionally dumb.

    Verdict: If you enjoy flat character less shonen, you may enjoy this. If you had actual expectations that Nomura and Square wpuld address actual flaws with the series to date, you'll be sorely disappointed. KHIII killed any further interest I have in the KH series.    … Expand
  65. DouglLas
    Feb 26, 2019
    7
    After playing through the game 3 times, one of these being a level 1 run on proud, I think I can attempt to make a review of this game, I'll try to be quick, not writing an essay here!

    Overall the game is very good, and most of it's problem are in the writing and some decisions around it. Graphics are great, OST great, everything runs fine. Seriously, for the absurd of things hapenning    After playing through the game 3 times, one of these being a level 1 run on proud, I think I can attempt to make a review of this game, I'll try to be quick, not writing an essay here!

    Overall the game is very good, and most of it's problem are in the writing and some decisions around it. Graphics are great, OST great, everything runs fine. Seriously, for the absurd of things hapenning on the screen this game holds pretty well.

    There are two overall problems
    1. As a KH game it is great, as an ending to the Dark Seeker Saga, that's going on for years and years, is terrible.
    This game spend so much time setting up the next installment instead on properly finishing this story. Characters have minimum screen time, and even when they do, it is spend setting up things for the future, like for exemple the short scene with Aqua and Ventus in Yen Sid tower, where they finally have a moment to rest and talk. Instead of they having some emotional talk after all they've been trough, Ven's dialogue lines are spend in explainning kind how he ended up in KHX ¬¬
    You'll have this feeling that the game is not interessted in it's own story, the next thing (game) is what's important.
    The characters, except for Roxas (OP as hell xD) and Sora (thanks to the power of potagonism), are dumb down versions of themselves, is sad seeing what they have become, after playing with them in the other games.

    2. The second overall problem, is that the game doesn't really knows it's audience. There are no FF characters so now what we have is disney and KH, stuff. OK, fine, but the majority of the game is focused on the disney side. And again, if this was just another game, this wouldn't be a problem, that's how it has always being. But the game had a long story with ton of characters to conclude, doing so only in the very end of the game, therefore all the complaints about the desastrous pacing of this game. In the end, the fans of the series will rush to the end game, 'cuz thats where things happen, while the fisrt time players will fall asleep during the cutscenes, that try so hard to give expositions on things that the fans alreday know, in the end it doesn't work for both!

    The disney worlds (where you'll spend almost the whole game) are very good, probably the best till now, with exception of one or two. In terms of story I think BH6 is the best, because it merged very well and in a believable way the disney stuff with KH stuff.
    The gameplay is brain-dead easy, there is no management of resources, no risk reward, Sora has so many options that cost nothing or barely nothing while the enemies will be very limited in their moves. You can tank so many hits before dying. Level 1 run, can be quite difficulty specially for how long the boss fights are gonna be, since you'll be doing chip damage. The game has very few combo modifiers and are not even good ones. The basic combos do not have a clear division line of ground combos X aerial combos, the game wants you in the air, as most as possible!
    Now, there are some very good abilities like reprisal. Keyblade transformation and being able to upgrade them are really cool, the links are useful, specially level 1 run. Boss fights, even the last ones, are a joke, unoriginal and very basic (you know, take a monster, make it big, and there it is!)

    This game needs DLC, implement things that the other titles had, and make use of so much empty space that are useless in the game, like the whole Port Royal, or Olympus for exemples.    … Expand
  66. ElAlex742
    Feb 3, 2019
    7
    La parte intermedia y en general los mundos de Disney son imperdonables (salvaría solo el de Big Hero y el de Enredados) de lo mal diseñado que están (el arte de todo el juego es impecable eso sí, aunque la música en los mundos de Disney se repite que parece un juego de NES). La parte final intenta solucionar todo lo malo del juego, y depende de para quién funciona o no. Es puroLa parte intermedia y en general los mundos de Disney son imperdonables (salvaría solo el de Big Hero y el de Enredados) de lo mal diseñado que están (el arte de todo el juego es impecable eso sí, aunque la música en los mundos de Disney se repite que parece un juego de NES). La parte final intenta solucionar todo lo malo del juego, y depende de para quién funciona o no. Es puro fanservice, así que allá cada cual. Para mí lo ha salvado de la decepción absoluta. De un 7 no le saco. Le pondría un 8 teniendo muchísimo en cuenta el fanservice - recta final muy buena.

    Ha salvado la decepción en el minuto 93. Pero vamos, siendo sinceros, es un buen juego para los fans, y un mal juego para los demás, incluyendo aquí a los fans de Disney/Pixar. Y a los fans de...    … Expand
  67. KumanHong
    Feb 19, 2019
    7
    While it's not a bad game, it definitely is a disappointing one given the hype that revolves around the title. A lot of plot elements and gameplay mechanics are not executed coherently. For me, the biggest cons for the game are as followed:
    - Proud mode is not even close to being challenging. (I wonder if this is the artifact from the early days of the development where the developers    While it's not a bad game, it definitely is a disappointing one given the hype that revolves around the title. A lot of plot elements and gameplay mechanics are not executed coherently. For me, the biggest cons for the game are as followed:
    - Proud mode is not even close to being challenging. (I wonder if this is the artifact from the early days of the development where the developers actually did said that Sora is being too powerful towards the end of the game.) The only instance where I came across Game Over screen is when I lost the race against Luxord in Caribbean and lost few Gummiship fights against Schwarzgeist.
    - Attractions are too overpowered. They shouldn't be too generous giving us that in the combat tbh. Since all of the fights can be finished without the attractions, why bother adding them into the game as they are just optional like Links/Summons. (Honestly, the Links are more fun to use)
    - While most gimmicks added into each world are fun and unique, they did not grab the opportunity to enhance and balance the experience. For instance, they could just add weaknesses to the parts of Gigas so that when I defeated them they would be destroyed and not just stand back up. Too many of the Gigas after the battle just felt too redundant. Also, in Arendelle, they could just add Trinity Sled down the hills while Sora is exploring the North Mountain instead of restricting the sled to the minigame.
    - In terms of customizability and usability of the Abilities system (at least in the base form), it is definitely not as good as KH1 or KH2 (original). While many people complained about the floatiness of the combat in KH3 before the game release, the point is, while Sora can do as much in the air as on the ground, why bother differentiating Air Combo or ground Combo anyway since they don't make that much of a difference? If I wanna go berserk and have more hits while sacrificing my guard/dodge in the air, or following up ground combo with Air combo as soon as ground Combo finishes, these options are not available as the Combo modifier either hit the enemy into the air or closer to the ground just to lengthen the combo chain anyway. Customization of the Abilities just loses its focus in KH3.
    - The potential of flowmotions in exploration are underutilized. While they tone down the flowmotion attacks from DDD, which is a good thing, they should have use flowmotions in creating some good platforming puzzles and enhancing exploration experience. (Along with Airsteps).
    - They KILLED the exploration experience of Twilight Town and 100 Acre Wood. Twilight Town's potential for exploration is close to zero and 100 Acre Wood is a joke. (Let's not mention Radiant Garden/Hollow Bastion is not even in the GODAMN GAME!!!). The other Disney worlds are huge and they nailed the verticality of Olympus, Arendelle etc and filled with something to do, but I still feel that the world is a little too big for no good reason beyond collecting ingredients, looking for treasure chests, lucky emblems and what not.
    - I would appreciate if they could at least add some more interactions between the party and the folks in each world like in Thebes, Common Tram, Town of Corona. There is no reason for the world to look lively but have little no interaction with Sora and co beyond reacting to Sora's break dance.
    - The pacing of the story is, by far, the worst in the numbered titles. Organization members did not actually poses any threat against the party in each world until the end of the game. While the party fights during the final battles are really good nonetheless, I rather fight them individually in each world before the end of the game as by that point, each organization member has already loses their focus. What a pity that they were just shoehorned into the Disney worlds' story, and just part like that. Also, towards the end of the game, a lot of plot elements and fate of some characters are not properly given any explanation and context (Time travel, Lingering Will, Demyx). Like some of the reviewers had said, KH3 essentially need a middle point to smooth up the pacing. The ending of the game is just too packed.

    *With all that said, I still think that people still should play this game to experience the game for yourself if you are totally new to the series. I believe all the negative stuffs I found were of the feelings of lack of satisfaction resulted from a long wait... that's it...    … Expand
  68. thefabbening
    Feb 17, 2019
    7
    As a long time, day 1 Kingdom Hearts fan, and having done almost everything the game has to offer (close to platinum), I can safely say that this game is one big disappointment.

    The game is beautiful to look at on the outside, but hollow and empty on the inside. -Game is TOO EASY (way easier than the last numbered titles) -1st 20+ hours of the game is essentially filler and the story    As a long time, day 1 Kingdom Hearts fan, and having done almost everything the game has to offer (close to platinum), I can safely say that this game is one big disappointment.

    The game is beautiful to look at on the outside, but hollow and empty on the inside.
    -Game is TOO EASY (way easier than the last numbered titles)
    -1st 20+ hours of the game is essentially filler and the story is rushed at the end (Wtf?)
    -A bunch of game mechanics are just there for no reason and aren't even explained on why Sora has them (Attraction flows & keyblade transformations)
    -Writing and pacing is HORRIBLE
    -Disney Worlds are essentially large corridors that are actually empty. Besides a few collectibles, there's no point going back
    -Legacy worlds are either unplayable OR small af (TWILIGHT TOWN REALLY??)
    -Utter lack of postgame content (No Coliseum, replayable boss battles, only 1 superboss which is easy compared to Sepiroth of KH1&2)
    -Lack of non-disney keyblades (and the disney keyblades are ugly)
    -NO FF CHARACTERS (SQUALL, CLOUD, SEPIROTH ARE GONE WITH NO REFERENCE ON WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM)

    I'm thoroughly disappointed at Square Enix on how they handled this game. After FFXV I was skeptical but damn this was the last straw. No longer buying their games brand new.

    Its funny to see how most of the positive reviews are mostly 10 because they're either fanboys who are blindly praising what Nomura shoves up our a** or haven't even played the game yet but give it a 10 to increase the user average. The 10 reviews came out on the day of release or a day later lmao.    … Expand
  69. Poiter_23
    May 2, 2019
    3
    Stilted Dialogue, Convaluted story that is honestly just ridiculously bad. Combat is not challening and there is no point in a levelling system if the game never actually presents a challenge. Look stunning, but it just has no depth. Could not play past the 3rd world as I found myelf incredibly bored and dissapointed. tgd
  70. Artimecion
    May 9, 2019
    7
    This is a gorgeous looking game, but one that continues Square Enix’s ‘Style over substance’ approach.

    The story is problematic at its best and terrible at its worst. This isn’t a continuation of the Kingdom Hearts we started with - this is a self indulgent mess that makes zero sense and fails to bring the Sora/Xemnas story to a satisfactory close. Not many of the characters get the    This is a gorgeous looking game, but one that continues Square Enix’s ‘Style over substance’ approach.

    The story is problematic at its best and terrible at its worst. This isn’t a continuation of the Kingdom Hearts we started with - this is a self indulgent mess that makes zero sense and fails to bring the Sora/Xemnas story to a satisfactory close. Not many of the characters get the screen time they deserve and others get too much. It’s just a mess in every sense. A beautiful, graphically stunning mess.

    Some of the Disney worlds are the poorest in the series (Frozen & pirates) and yet others are way up there as the best (monsters & toy story). Reducing 100 Acre wood to a bejeweled clone is inexcusable. It’s a really schizophrenic mix.

    Overall, I’m not sure I had fun with the game, but can appreciate its relative strengths. As a longtime kingdom hearts fan, I can’t help but be disappointed.    … Expand
  71. EmilyMonster
    Feb 1, 2019
    7
    Combat/ gameplay is among the best KH has ever had. Story is the worst the story has ever had. Disappointing end to what was suppose to be the grand finale of The Dark Seeker Saga
  72. Lulcy
    Jun 27, 2019
    6
    Does thing well enough in many places and slighly improves in one aspect of either KH1 or KH2, which saves it from being average (or below), but never reaches a high point on any category and thus making it the weakest entry of the mainline games.
  73. iseir
    Jan 29, 2019
    5
    the game is not what it used to.

    the exploration have gotten a lot more linear, yet made complex by gimmics from the very start. that feeling that you encounter something that you could not access, like a new room or section of the map, because you didnt have doublejump, is no longer a thing, so backtracking no longer feel as good as it did before. combat has some good flow, but the    the game is not what it used to.

    the exploration have gotten a lot more linear, yet made complex by gimmics from the very start. that feeling that you encounter something that you could not access, like a new room or section of the map, because you didnt have doublejump, is no longer a thing, so backtracking no longer feel as good as it did before.

    combat has some good flow, but the amount of gimmics added to the game, makes it more a show to watch, rather than a good game to play.

    the gummiship exploration seems to have been improved, and made overall better, which is enjoyable, so at least that is good about it.

    the story is growing ever more complex than before, but the game seems to be designed for children, or at least young boys (which is true i guess), but the complexity of the story might not quite be for that audience, so there is a few issues here, but its hard to pinpoint more than that.

    progression and stats have not yet quite made itself felt, so its tacked-on for now.

    generally, kingdom hearts 3 makes me want to play kingdom hearts 1    … Expand
  74. Connorcox1997
    Feb 22, 2019
    7
    Its been a long time coming, but its finally here for the mega-hype for KH3. But do you think it lived up to the hype? Because, in my opinion, the hype surrounding the game, was much bigger and better than the actual game that we got. Now don't get me wrong I don't think the game is terrible, in fact, its still a good game but is it that exciting I mean the gameplay is excellent as inIts been a long time coming, but its finally here for the mega-hype for KH3. But do you think it lived up to the hype? Because, in my opinion, the hype surrounding the game, was much bigger and better than the actual game that we got. Now don't get me wrong I don't think the game is terrible, in fact, its still a good game but is it that exciting I mean the gameplay is excellent as in previous KH game, the worlds are fascinating at, and the story is alright. But the story is where the real problem is; it feels very rushed with the story for the first few hours, side mission in the middle, and going back to the story for the final hours of the game. The proud mode which is supposed to be the hardest mode in the game, but instead it's too easy. The game was letdown man; the game feels it was rushed out the door so that was we can get our hands on the game already. The game is also way too easy, and I understand it, its a Disney game with FF mixed in, but we're all adults here and ever since we played the first ever KH game, we expect the game to be a challenging man. And there are like six worlds instead of like ten world from the previous KH game, but they're going to be DLC in the future, so I'm expecting other worlds to explore. It's still a good game, and if you loved the game that's fine, but I think this game could have been a lot better. 7/10… Expand
  75. endofsea
    Jan 31, 2019
    7
    I hesitantly recommend this game, but only if you don't mind a huge cliffhanger. Half the plot was just advertising the next installment in the series. It's also incomplete in many areas, but that's just the standard these days. So yeah.
  76. tbilisy
    Mar 29, 2019
    7
    Decent game. It has some impressive graphics, details and music. The combat is fun but a bit problematic, and the story can be better. Not my favorite KH, but definitely in my top 5 KH game.
  77. VanillaNeko
    Aug 18, 2019
    2
    Game only with voice in English. Impossible to enjoy the game under these conditions, uninstall the game after 2 hours of play. Very disappointed to have paid the high price without having my native language.
  78. Sephiroth89
    Jun 13, 2019
    4
    I played 2 previous main instalment of the game so I might call myself a kind of a fan. And maybe because I was hyped to play the newest Kingdom Hearts, I was left somewhat disappointed.

    The game left me baffled. On one hand you have a very complex story which you only completely follow if you played all the previous parts of the series. Me myself playing only the main title was quite    I played 2 previous main instalment of the game so I might call myself a kind of a fan. And maybe because I was hyped to play the newest Kingdom Hearts, I was left somewhat disappointed.

    The game left me baffled. On one hand you have a very complex story which you only completely follow if you played all the previous parts of the series. Me myself playing only the main title was quite confused at times and wish I played more parts to get the small things which make the game probably more enjoyable. That said you would think this game is for long waiting fans and it will be challenging and intelligent...but it's not
    On the other hand the game is directed at new player especially children as it's a one button smash fest to get through the game without any real challenge and full of quite ridiculous colourful attacks. The dialogues are very dull, cringy and slow, making me think that it's for a younger audience to be able to follow.
    I hope ff VII remake will be made better as nostalgia alone cannot keep the fanbase going    … Expand
  79. alexandermora
    Feb 10, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As an old time fan, the game was a huge dissapointment in content, story and even in gameplay.

    Is all flare and Flashiness without substance.

    Most of the time you are doing nothing but grinding levels, if you do a level 1 run is even worse.

    The game has no difficulty, it lacks critical mode, the post game is pathetic.
    There arent any tournaments to get cool prizes or new moves for sora or recipes or anything
    Synthesis is now a joke
    No final fantasy characters or super hard secret bosses other than a pethethic easy to defead heartless.
    The entire cast ends being useless even when they were suppose to be more experience or stronger than Sora, who by the way was nerfed to death in the previous game KH Dream drop distance
    The worlds are flat an unispired for the most part with a few exceptions like Arendel the frozen world was one of the most dissapointing world in KH history, same with Sanfrantokyo from Big hero 6 which can be finish in 20 mins and is only one Giant square with buildings in the middle.

    So whats the excuse? It has even less post game content than KH 1 and thats a game from 2002. Same with Kh 2 which is from 2006, if we compare them to The Final Mix ver is even worse, Kh 3 has no content, but not everything is bad.

    The engine run well, The introcting level The Olympus is pretty cool and impressive it really HYPES the player for whats next to come, which sadly doesnt pay off at the end.

    the Kingdom of corona is mostly forest and one small town but it was well made and it does give you a feeling of a living world and it has one of the only Disney villain in the entire game, mother gothel.

    having 5 party member was super cool but in most world you only have 4 character and after the kingdom of corona rapunzel lost her long hair and now you cant have her in your party anymore....what gives?

    The stupid atraction flows appear too often and break the flow of batttle and are also overpowered, instead of giving choices for what tools to use to deal with the enemies or problems at hand they game throws you everything and it turns into a mindless game of press triangle to WIN, is LITERAL press Triangle to win, even in PROUD MODE the game hard mode, is a cake walk, which wasnt the case in Kh 1 and 2. 13 years...i waited 13 years, played almost all the other games and collections in that amount of time only to get this?

    The game could be save, but only if nomura is willing to do so. The lack of the final fantasy Cast that were important friends to sora and even mentors in Kh 1 and Kh 2 are non existent, its like they don t have the right to even exist anymore but the disney characters that don t impact the story in any way do? Its nonsense and ****    … Expand
  80. jlogx87
    Mar 15, 2019
    0
    It's unbelievable how much this game sucks. The story is stupid, confusing, and contradicting to he other games in the series. In fact, there is no story, and nothing makes any sense. The characters are empty, one-dimensional, and just as stupidly written as the plot. The battle system has Sora way over-powered, removing any challenge whatsoever. And the mini-games. There are way too manyIt's unbelievable how much this game sucks. The story is stupid, confusing, and contradicting to he other games in the series. In fact, there is no story, and nothing makes any sense. The characters are empty, one-dimensional, and just as stupidly written as the plot. The battle system has Sora way over-powered, removing any challenge whatsoever. And the mini-games. There are way too many mini-games. Half the game is mini-games. This game is the worst in the entire series. Even if you're a fan, I wouldn't recommend playing this game. Skip it. The story pretty much ended at Kingdom Hearts 2 anyway. There's nothing that this game offers that ends up being meaningful or important to the lore. The story doesn't even begin until you're about 80% of the way through the game, and you have to suffer through hours of nonsensical Disney slop before getting to the actual Kingdom Hearts story. What a waste. After this utter disappointing failure, I think I'm done with Kingdom Hearts.… Expand
  81. Ellessar
    Feb 24, 2019
    7
    It’s a fun game, but I could see how new players would find this hard to jump into. The story could have been done a bit better and they could have done a better job brining new players up to speed on the story. Overall a fun game with enjoyable combat and a decent story.
  82. mertyboi
    Feb 21, 2019
    7
    I spent a good number of hours researching the story so far with Kingdom Hearts and I began to vaguely understand what they were doing, but I just can't understand why they would want to make something so incredibly complex and attach it to Disney. The game play is pretty smooth and the graphics are pretty good in each world you are in. Eventually the combat gets pretty old and theI spent a good number of hours researching the story so far with Kingdom Hearts and I began to vaguely understand what they were doing, but I just can't understand why they would want to make something so incredibly complex and attach it to Disney. The game play is pretty smooth and the graphics are pretty good in each world you are in. Eventually the combat gets pretty old and the camera isn't the best, but it's the voice acting and the constant cut scenes that made this game just straight up hard to play through. This is coming from someone looking at the game with no nostalgia lenses. I'm sure for fans of the originals there will be enough here to make this a worthwhile experience, but for those of us with a smaller Kingdom Hearts background this may be more of a chore to finish.… Expand
  83. gusman
    Jan 30, 2019
    6
    Me parece que la gente se guía demasiado por recuerdos en este juego... Como alguien que no ha jugado a los otros dos me parece un juego blando, sin historia y un gameplay de lo más genérico. Te tiran enmedio del juego sin contarte nada, asumiendo que conoces toda la historia, los personajes son... como decirlo... prepotentes? engreídos? De momento el único personaje que me ha gustado esMe parece que la gente se guía demasiado por recuerdos en este juego... Como alguien que no ha jugado a los otros dos me parece un juego blando, sin historia y un gameplay de lo más genérico. Te tiran enmedio del juego sin contarte nada, asumiendo que conoces toda la historia, los personajes son... como decirlo... prepotentes? engreídos? De momento el único personaje que me ha gustado es Hades y es el malo... Los gráficos buenísimos, la música impresionante, pero gameplay, historia y entretenimiento mínimo.… Expand
  84. chrisdahfuh
    Feb 19, 2019
    7
    Ok, I never really put any reviews up for ANY game. But I grew up with kingdom hearts. I also I grew up with the Sega Genesis and the Super Nintendo. I was playing games way before multiplayer online gaming on a console was a thing. Kingdom hearts 1 and 2 were the reasons why I enjoyed single player campaign games. I loved the story from both of them. They left me with awe and an inpatientOk, I never really put any reviews up for ANY game. But I grew up with kingdom hearts. I also I grew up with the Sega Genesis and the Super Nintendo. I was playing games way before multiplayer online gaming on a console was a thing. Kingdom hearts 1 and 2 were the reasons why I enjoyed single player campaign games. I loved the story from both of them. They left me with awe and an inpatient desire to figure out what going to happen in the next game.

    I wasn't really a fan of the portable handheld spin offs but I played all of them and tried my best to keep up with the story. But Kingdom hearts 3 really seemed a bit of a disservice.

    It really was a great nostalgia playing KH3 and brought me back to my childhood. Maybe this is my problem with the game? Maybe because I was young and naive that I enjoyed these games so much?

    I had such high expectations for Nomura to finally bring me a great ending to this franchise but apparently here we are about 10 years after KH2 and we are learning that there is going to be yet another kingdom hearts game. I just can't. I just beat the game last night, and this morning I spent 3 hours looking up videos trying to explain the back story of the mysterious black box, The names of the original masters are based on the 7 deadly sins, why Maleficent is looking for the black box, what is the book of prophesies, Ventus is actually a **** time traveler, and that the Luxu is actually Xigbar. What the hell...this is ridiculous. I would not be this totally confused by KH when I was 9 years old playing the first game on the PS2. This franchise has changed so much.

    Here are my main points of likes and dislikes of KH3:

    + The combat system was cool, not amazing but cool. I liked the varied keyblade forms.
    + The visuals and effects pulled of the unreal engine was amazing. Cutscenes look like I am watching a movie, take Pirates of the Caribbean at the end of the world story example. That cutscene was epic.
    + Being able to play as Riku and Aqua was very cool, but could have had more potential.
    + Nostalgia is a big thing. Seeing some of the more recent movies released being in KH was amazing.
    + Musical Score was very high quality. I can't believe how much work went into the music.

    - I could no longer dual wield keyblades. This was THE COOLEST thing in KH2. Why take this away?
    - With 10 years in development you would think making Kairi and Lea be playable characters be actually a thing? I was hoping to see more characters besides Sora be a playable character. Playing as Riku and Aqua one time was great but could have been incorporated more.
    - The amusement ride combos were so annoying. I stopped using them. I only used them when I knew my HP was low and didn't want to die. But I detested using them. They lacked luster after using them throughout the game and I found them pointless.
    - No Drive forms. I am basically hack and slashing my way throughout the game. Forms are so easy to achieve. It was rewarding to turn into a drive form in KH2. You felt like a bad ass. KH3 game basically spoon feeds me Drive forms. Ridiculous.
    - Worlds are so large. Unnecessarily large. They bring nothing extra to the story.
    - Why was the game so easy? I played this game on proud mode and beat the final boss on level 47?
    - Why the hell does Sora not get his happy ending?

    Kingdom hearts was a great franchise until this whole story plot twists and convoluted time traveling. I really think this might have to do with Disney, and trying to milk the franchise as long as possible. Making fans wait a long time for a decent game isn't really cool, and then smacking us in the face with hints of another game is very anticlimactic.    … Expand
  85. MasterZonix
    Feb 4, 2019
    6
    All Final Fantasy characters, Gone!
    Everything could be easily obtainded
    Reaction commands? Gone! Replaced by overpowered, shallow, Disney World ride attraction cutscenes. This game's over casualized combat system values flashiness over substance. Which is most likely there so 10 year olds and idiots can actually finish the game without too much effort. It's more of a show you watch,    All Final Fantasy characters, Gone!
    Everything could be easily obtainded
    Reaction commands? Gone! Replaced by overpowered, shallow, Disney World ride attraction cutscenes. This game's over casualized combat system values flashiness over substance. Which is most likely there so 10 year olds and idiots can actually finish the game without too much effort. It's more of a show you watch, than a game you strategically play.
    the camera control is pretty chaothic, that makes really difficult to hit the target with the new skills
    7-8 worlds, downgraded from 15-16 that KH2 had. Cutscenes every 5 minutes to pad out the 30 hour experience. Piss poor keyblade selection compared to KH2 and KH1.
    KH2 had over 60 boss fights, this game has less than half of that.
    It's like Square Enix forgot that the fans of this game are a lot older now and wrote the dialog the appease 11 year olds, but the story is still as convoluted as ever.
    I hate that everyone is over rating this game because they are scared to get down votes and mean comments from abysmal Kingdom Hearts fanboys.
    Truth is, it's a downgraded, that lacks a lot of the magic from the first 2 main games.
    it kinda feels empty , after all these years, they did a good job in the game "per-se" enjoyable for sure but is that a 10/10? absolutely not! It's seems made for the fan, but it's not! I don't know why but it seems an over commercialized product with no souls    … Expand
  86. Zytarc
    Jun 9, 2019
    4
    80% filler 20% rushed bad writing. All the hype all that build in preparation to this game was sent down the drain to appeal to Disney worlds which are boring bland and have no soul
  87. Tukadx
    Jun 15, 2019
    3
    I'm a huge fan of 1 and 2, but 3 was a big walking movie simulator, it was to linear, sometimes it takes more the 30 minutes to reach a save point because of de cut scenes.
  88. Chaserbrown
    Aug 6, 2019
    6
    I've been a Kingdom Hearts fan since I was a kid, but never played all the games until recently. Over the last couple years, I played through all of the games through the I.5, II.5, and II.8 ReMIXes. As time's gone on, I've come to realize that this series isn't perfect, but the charm of the games, the music, the story, and all of that keeps me coming back.

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

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

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

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

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

    If you're a Kingdom Hearts fan, play this game. It does what it needs to by concluding the story, and the game is alright separate from that. But don't go in expecting Kingdom Hearts I or Kingdom Hearts II levels of charm. For me at least, it fails in that regard.    … Expand
  89. MichalisRbw
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Really enjoyed the game and definitely worth my money, the only negative thing is we'll probably wait half a decade for the next chapter
  90. RadReviewer
    Feb 15, 2019
    5
    I grew up a KH Fanboy. I couldn't get over it. The combat was innovative and precise and the story hit home in the fact that self belief and overall "goodness" could get you anywhere and the true friendships you develop mean more than anything "dark."

    KHII is a miss. A massive, lazy, miss. The story feels nothing like KHI or KH2 and much more like the filler games and the overall feel    I grew up a KH Fanboy. I couldn't get over it. The combat was innovative and precise and the story hit home in the fact that self belief and overall "goodness" could get you anywhere and the true friendships you develop mean more than anything "dark."

    KHII is a miss. A massive, lazy, miss. The story feels nothing like KHI or KH2 and much more like the filler games and the overall feel of the game is back to usual mess where the developers dont know what to do with their convoluted plot. The Disney worlds are rushed and it feels like Sora and the gang have very little impact over what actually happens and are more just there to witness what happens in the movie (mind you they cut it down to about 3 mins of cut-scenes making the story incomprehensible as well.)

    My main complaint lies in the combat. While it is flashy and Sora is his most powerful yet, the game doesnt hone in on what was done so well in KHII, but rather shifts into a button mash of flash and floaty combos that feel like the game doesnt care you get better at it, but rather, that it just gets better looking. They keyblades look like big, busy, toys, rather than a weapon and this truly doesn't feel like kingdom hearts I and II.

    Overall I was very disappointed with this game and it did leave me feeling somewhat uneasy due to the fact that some of my favorite games have now been tarnished. I didn't hate the game, but it was a long shot from something I would recommend.    … Expand
  91. carlilelance
    Feb 19, 2019
    7
    Pixar and Disney have been heavily involved in this game in a very good way. There is enough cut-scene content to make movies in each of the worlds, so if you are a fan of the movies, this is a must have. It is the same hack-and-slash combat you'd come to expect from Kingdom Hearts, with some interesting dynamics where you use old school rides from the Disney theme parks as attack combos.Pixar and Disney have been heavily involved in this game in a very good way. There is enough cut-scene content to make movies in each of the worlds, so if you are a fan of the movies, this is a must have. It is the same hack-and-slash combat you'd come to expect from Kingdom Hearts, with some interesting dynamics where you use old school rides from the Disney theme parks as attack combos. The first level is disappointing because they get Hercules' girlfriend Meg completely wrong from her original characters, but all of the other worlds are pretty spot on. The Final Fantasy story line is almost completely un-followable, keeping with the flavor of the newer cyber-punk Final Fantasy existential crisis themes, but there is enough Disney/Pixar content that you can just shut off your brain during the Square/Enix parts and enjoy the nice visuals. In easy mode, this game will definitely sit well with any 6+ year-old Disney fans.… Expand
  92. greninjaX
    Sep 26, 2019
    0
    people waited all these years for this disappointing mess that made them realize kingdom hearts was never good in the first place
  93. Xelbart
    Apr 25, 2019
    3
    SquareEnix has forgotten how to create RPGs.

    If something suprissed me when I first played Kingdom Hearts was the absolutely incredible good RPG desing that game has. Of course I was not aware, I was only a child. However, I found a challenge in that game. Nearly ten years later I still find this challenge and I am now able to relate this challenge with the desing of the game. The    SquareEnix has forgotten how to create RPGs.

    If something suprissed me when I first played Kingdom Hearts was the absolutely incredible good RPG desing that game has. Of course I was not aware, I was only a child. However, I found a challenge in that game. Nearly ten years later I still find this challenge and I am now able to relate this challenge with the desing of the game. The mechanics of the combat gameplay, the need of master the parry, the differences between the several types of heartless are things that I felt they were missing in KH2. In the second game, the combat evolved to a more-dinamicall combat, where action was the main star. Nevertheless, the combat had some deep needed in this type of games, although the rest of the game design was quite poorer, deleting some things like bactracking or platforming.

    When KH3 was announced, I saw that the way of this saga has been directed to a hack & slash game. However, I wanted to check it, so I played it. Unfortunately, I was right. The combats are plain, incredibily easy even in the highest difficult mode. The rewards, in shape of chest, are slightly hidden in some turn of the corridor, not needing any ability that you unlock afterwards or some hability with platforms. And my main worry about this game, the story I wanted to know because I grow up wiht this saga, wasted. After a climax in the last world of KH:DDD I expected some tension between protagonists and antagonists. However, Nomura continue letting us down with filler Disney worlds, when the acts of the protagonists does not matter and where some random Organization XIII foe appears to make a empty and boring speech. All of this repeated until the last world, when the story that a game of 30h wanted to tell is rushed in 4h. And if you thought that the plain gameplay and the extermely-bad told story are the only things that could make this game boring you are wrong. The pace of the game is terrible. The worlds are usually composed by tasks consisting in going from point A to B and from B to C and so on, with some enemies in between and of course, a lot of cinematics. Boring, void-in-content cinematics. The pace is broken to hear some essay from an Organization XIII member or to see a scene of the Disnet movie.

    The pros of the "game": First of all, the most evident one. The graphics. Awesome in the Disney worlds. The artistic part of the game is nearly a 10. It makes you feel like watching a Pixar film and not only beacuse you only play to slash the X and triangle buttons. Besides that, the gummy ship part has been also enhanced. I found it a good choice and it is fun to play if you do not care about the 100%, but that is something that usually happens in the games.

    To sum up, Kingdom Hearts III is no the RPG some of us fell for it. The saga has been evolved to a animation movie hack and slash. Moreover, Disney has become the most important part of the game, acumulating the biggest part of the story and even introducing some Sora's habiliities just for merchadising.    … Expand
  94. LoveNintendo
    Apr 27, 2019
    0
    Man... it really hurts me to give this zero, but KH3 was such a big disappointment for me. I expected much more and much better quality from KH3.
    The story and narrative unfortunately were horribly done honestly.
    Although I enjoyed exploring the world, but the characters and the dialogues were such a let down. Gameplay wasn't sophisticated either Really hope they fix the issues, mainly    Man... it really hurts me to give this zero, but KH3 was such a big disappointment for me. I expected much more and much better quality from KH3.
    The story and narrative unfortunately were horribly done honestly.
    Although I enjoyed exploring the world, but the characters and the dialogues were such a let down.
    Gameplay wasn't sophisticated either
    Really hope they fix the issues, mainly story, for the next KH
    So disappointing.    … Expand
  95. Anticles
    Feb 22, 2019
    6
    KH3 is... boring! And frustrating. There were very few highs, and many lows to the experience. Half the game is spent in cutscenes, a lot of which are complete rips from Pixar movies (though there's an interesting YT video explaining that the dev team actually recreated a lot of it). Half the worlds feel so empty, and you can get through almost all fights by mashing the X button. Finally,KH3 is... boring! And frustrating. There were very few highs, and many lows to the experience. Half the game is spent in cutscenes, a lot of which are complete rips from Pixar movies (though there's an interesting YT video explaining that the dev team actually recreated a lot of it). Half the worlds feel so empty, and you can get through almost all fights by mashing the X button. Finally, the bosses are all annoying with many health bars that test your patience more than your skill. Side note: I only played the first game 16 years ago, so not really a die-hard though the nostalgia weighs heavily in my heart.… Expand
  96. remolian
    Mar 29, 2019
    0
    Completely crap game. Took more then half of what made the series successful and threw it out. No final fantasy characters at all. Added so much to combat that it actually becomes really tedious just play the game. If you want to play a Pixar commercial then go go ahead buy this garbage but otherwise just save your money. This is not a kingdom hearts game.
  97. SlyCooperGOTY
    Apr 27, 2019
    0
    This is not how RPG is done
    This is not what KH is about
    Game drifted away from what really defined KH as an RPG game Way too much focus in detailing Disney with no attention at all to ESSENTIAL elements as storytelling, characters, dialogues, PACING, NARRATIVE, fun and meaningful gameplay.... i could go on and on... Even tedious gameplay has been introduced in this part... ugh... what    This is not how RPG is done
    This is not what KH is about
    Game drifted away from what really defined KH as an RPG game
    Way too much focus in detailing Disney with no attention at all to ESSENTIAL elements as storytelling, characters, dialogues, PACING, NARRATIVE, fun and meaningful gameplay.... i could go on and on... Even tedious gameplay has been introduced in this part...
    ugh... what a setback in the series
    0/10    … Expand
  98. luenorz
    Mar 11, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What happened to KH series which was supposed to be a crossover of FF and Disney worlds?

    The first 80% of the game is total rubbish which doesn't Link much to the actual story. Graphic is definitely better but the story is a total bummer. = S    … Expand
  99. FinalFantasyX
    Jul 7, 2019
    5
    Simple Review:

    Negatives: -Terrible Story -Felt like they were just checking off a list of stories to wrap up (terrible flow to the story) -Dialogue/Writing is even more corny and cringy than expected -Worlds feel dead and empty -lack of number of worlds -LESS THAN 30 HOURS to beat/complete EVERYTHING -When playing, definitely gave that feeling/vibe of "They are going to DLC the    Simple Review:

    Negatives:
    -Terrible Story
    -Felt like they were just checking off a list of stories to wrap up (terrible flow to the story)
    -Dialogue/Writing is even more corny and cringy than expected
    -Worlds feel dead and empty
    -lack of number of worlds
    -LESS THAN 30 HOURS to beat/complete EVERYTHING
    -When playing, definitely gave that feeling/vibe of "They are going to DLC the crap out of this game"
    -Although I never care about graphics..... whether you like the graphics or not, it's a fact that the graphics were inconsistent in this game. You could easily tell some worlds received much more special treatment than others.

    Positives:
    -Gameplay is phenomenal. 10/10 Gameplay, easily.
    -Music is good. I'd give a 8/10 here.

    That's about it.    … Expand
  100. Gmaster1998
    Jun 18, 2020
    0
    This Game is Bad and a waste of time the Name of the Game shoud be kingdom Disney Disney Edition this is Not an an actual kingdom harts Game Its simply unfinished
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Awards & Rankings

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#23 Best PS4 Game of 2019
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#11 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2019
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#89 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2019

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Metascore
83

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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