Kingdom Hearts III

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  1. MazinroboX2
    Sep 11, 2020
    7
    As a big fan of the series, this game was not good enough for me. The wait for KH3 was too long, and that made the final result even more disappointing. The story is a mess, and I don't like how slowly it advances for a super rushed ending. The fact that you don't actually fight against certain enemies (don't want to spoil anything) until the very end is very underwhelming. Also, certainAs a big fan of the series, this game was not good enough for me. The wait for KH3 was too long, and that made the final result even more disappointing. The story is a mess, and I don't like how slowly it advances for a super rushed ending. The fact that you don't actually fight against certain enemies (don't want to spoil anything) until the very end is very underwhelming. Also, certain characters appear almost since the beginning of the game to accomplish something, and this something is never resolved and left for the DLC content... And worlds... There is a big difference between some of them. For instances, this game's Hundred Acre Woods is the worst in the series, much worse than the versions in KH 1 and KH 2. I also didn't like Attractions, they felt like very artificial attacks, coming out of nowhere.

    Starting the review like this, you may be wondering, why does he still rate the game with a 7? Well, it's because Kingdom Hearts 3 is not by any means a bad game. The game play is fun, the leveling-up system and the amount of abilities you get is also well made, and while some worlds are not that great, some of the worlds (especially Frozen and Rapunzel's ones) are amazing. Graphics are also quite decent, some of the worlds are very colourful and well designed. And finally, I like the final boss battle a lot, it was what it had to be, at least in my opinion.

    All in all, after such a big wait, the game feels a bit underwhelming. I won't play the next instalment in the series with the same illusion I started this one. That may actually be good, lower expectations might make for a better experience. But still, Kingdom Hearts III is a very good game, I still recommend the series, as it's very easy to play nowadays thanks to the re-releases of previous titles, and I still recommend this game to fans of the series, as it's a good game. It just might not live up to your expectations.    … Expand
  2. Xeliot
    Nov 12, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is extremely easy, and the player is spoonfed like 90% of the time. Attractions absolutely ruin the flow of combat. Everything in KH3 felt grand-- fighting giant bosses instead of more focused and refined humanoid bosses in KH2. Sora's moveset in this game has a lot of unnecessary recovery on animations. Hence, the floatiness. Just overall bad combat choices by the Osaka team. And to think Drives were replaced by Attractions, which do nothing but be a 'press to win' button. The story at the end is doing some sort of checklist to tie in loose ends with no build up whatsoever. DISAPPOINTED!… Expand
  3. supermalik987
    Aug 10, 2020
    6
    As someone who grew up playing kingdom hearts , I just felt unhappy with this game . The team who made it also work on the handheld kingdom hearts game . I think me and a lot of people wish it felt like when getting KH2 back in 2006 . really did they had cut out raident garden for the not good movie retelling world . And i looking the game with outside re mind . The whole Point of gettingAs someone who grew up playing kingdom hearts , I just felt unhappy with this game . The team who made it also work on the handheld kingdom hearts game . I think me and a lot of people wish it felt like when getting KH2 back in 2006 . really did they had cut out raident garden for the not good movie retelling world . And i looking the game with outside re mind . The whole Point of getting re mind if you enjoy the base game sometime it can work but is hard to expect paying 30 extra witch most of the new is 3 hr after playing the same stuff in the keyblade graveyard .… Expand
  4. MonkiReviews
    Apr 24, 2021
    7
    A fun game, but it isn’t as good as I expected. I don’t know why, but I feel like the game play could be a little better. It is my favorite game in the series, but it isn’t my favorite game. It is fun, the story is good, and the characters are awesome, but it is missing pieces to make it amazing.
  5. AlvaroK95
    Jan 2, 2020
    7
    Después de tantos años esperando, la culminación de la historia de Sora no satisface aunque no es mal juego en general.
  6. Xemnuz
    Sep 24, 2020
    6
    I cannot explain how much KH1 and 2 means to me, it's one of my most priced memories from when I was younger. Therefore waiting for this game and actually being able to play it was a long time coming(10-12 years?), I almost bought my PS4 solely for this, which I'm now glad I didn't. As I know from other games, nostalgia can have an effect on your mind which is not true, perhaps too strongI cannot explain how much KH1 and 2 means to me, it's one of my most priced memories from when I was younger. Therefore waiting for this game and actually being able to play it was a long time coming(10-12 years?), I almost bought my PS4 solely for this, which I'm now glad I didn't. As I know from other games, nostalgia can have an effect on your mind which is not true, perhaps too strong in the case of this game. To me that magic is gone, what used to be a rollercoaster of emotion, awesome combat, incredible music, nostalgia worlds, very complex story with parts from Final Fantasy and Disney made me want to play those games all day long.

    This however is such an exhausting grind, you could literally not have picked worse worlds, 2-3 of them I have not even heard of before and others were just such boring picks. Luckily the ending really came through with an extremely difficult boss fight (being low level at least) although I actually considered to call it quits midway. KH1-2 are masterworks in sound, visuals and the emotion they pour out, this is not that. Though the cinematics were beautiful and the gameplay pretty smooth. I'm suprised to see the other very positive reviews here but I'm pretty sure most of them are already KH fans and for a KH fan to leave a negative review is pretty difficult.

    I won't even begin with the special abilities, all of them either giving you motionsickness, ruining the atmosphere of the whole fight or being useless to the incredibly bad way it was designed.

    I would say 1st part 6-7/10, mid part 4/10 ending 7-8/10 = 5-6 / 10    … Expand
  7. cremadiscampi
    Jun 24, 2020
    7
    The graphics are good, especially in certain levels of the game.
    The soundtrack is great (Kingdom Hearts always deliver good music).
    The story is mediocre. The gameplay is pretty fun, but a downgrade from Kingdom Hearts 2 apart from some small details. The game definitely feels rushed and incomplete and the DLC doesn't really fix it. It's not the best game of the saga, but an ok game    The graphics are good, especially in certain levels of the game.
    The soundtrack is great (Kingdom Hearts always deliver good music).
    The story is mediocre.
    The gameplay is pretty fun, but a downgrade from Kingdom Hearts 2 apart from some small details.
    The game definitely feels rushed and incomplete and the DLC doesn't really fix it.
    It's not the best game of the saga, but an ok game neverthless.    … Expand
  8. Digiclone
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    story: the story is almost non-existent throughout the game, and in the disney worlds it gets lazy assuming that the players watched the movies. the important parts were left for the final hours and were both confusing and anti-climatic.

    gameplay: the combat remained well done but easy, extremely easy, to the point that to have a challenge you must go out of your way to limit your own    story: the story is almost non-existent throughout the game, and in the disney worlds it gets lazy assuming that the players watched the movies. the important parts were left for the final hours and were both confusing and anti-climatic.

    gameplay: the combat remained well done but easy, extremely easy, to the point that to have a challenge you must go out of your way to limit your own gameplay. exploration has improved compared to the second game in the franchise.

    art: the game was already beautiful in past entries, but this game managed to use the maximum graphical power of the current generation of consoles to bring beautiful scenarios, characters and effects.

    music: yoko shimomura 10/10    … Expand
  9. JesterTRT
    Dec 28, 2019
    7
    I'm not a huge Disney fan. But I started playing the first KH when I was young. And I decided I will finish the original trilogy.

    Although the dialog was pretty cringe most of the time, and I never liked Donald and Goofy as companions. The gameplay itself was actually pretty good. The story was decent. And it wasn't as bad as expected. I actually enjoyed playing the game. The combat,    I'm not a huge Disney fan. But I started playing the first KH when I was young. And I decided I will finish the original trilogy.

    Although the dialog was pretty cringe most of the time, and I never liked Donald and Goofy as companions. The gameplay itself was actually pretty good. The story was decent. And it wasn't as bad as expected. I actually enjoyed playing the game.

    The combat, fighting, magic system, equipment were all fun. And the open world, with no missable stuff was great! Overall, it was a pretty decent game.    … Expand
  10. DjaySuzi
    Mar 11, 2021
    6
    While the gameplay, combat (aside from the attractions that are so repetitive and unnecessary), graphics, worlds, gummi ship missions, voice acting, and everything I can think of felt MUCH better than 1 and 2, it still wasn't enough to keep me from utter boredom on my way to platinum. I tried my best to pay attention to the cutscenes but they happen so often, and they're so long andWhile the gameplay, combat (aside from the attractions that are so repetitive and unnecessary), graphics, worlds, gummi ship missions, voice acting, and everything I can think of felt MUCH better than 1 and 2, it still wasn't enough to keep me from utter boredom on my way to platinum. I tried my best to pay attention to the cutscenes but they happen so often, and they're so long and uninteresting I was more worried about fighting off the impeding yearning to nap than what threats they faced. They could have all died and I would have been okay with that, and I love disney movies and anime. It's just this doesn't work for me. There's nothing gripping about the story. A lot of it is just rehashed from the movies like 1 and 2 were with bad writing thrown in. I guess this style of game just isn't my cup of tea despite my love for anime and the disney characters that are featured in it.… Expand
  11. leochacha
    Jul 1, 2020
    6
    Good graphics and music. Fun, but flawed, gameplay. (the cracks grow as the difficulty rises) Mess of a story. In my opinion the story is too simple for veterans and too convoluted for newcomers. The game really hinges on you caring about the characters, so if you don't it will be a huge drag. It takes a very specific kind of person to love Kingdom Hearts 3 and I'm one of them. But I amGood graphics and music. Fun, but flawed, gameplay. (the cracks grow as the difficulty rises) Mess of a story. In my opinion the story is too simple for veterans and too convoluted for newcomers. The game really hinges on you caring about the characters, so if you don't it will be a huge drag. It takes a very specific kind of person to love Kingdom Hearts 3 and I'm one of them. But I am not blind to its faults.… Expand
  12. fjose1987
    Feb 4, 2020
    6
    I have an bittersweet feeling with this game.
    1- I Really love all the Kingdoms and the dosing that the people from Square Enix has done.
    2- Graphics are freaking amazing. Animations of the characters, designs, scenaries, and a long etc of details that in merse you in the world. 3- But the worst part are the cinematics. I mean, they are well done, very well animated, but there are plenty    I have an bittersweet feeling with this game.
    1- I Really love all the Kingdoms and the dosing that the people from Square Enix has done.
    2- Graphics are freaking amazing. Animations of the characters, designs, scenaries, and a long etc of details that in merse you in the world.
    3- But the worst part are the cinematics. I mean, they are well done, very well animated, but there are plenty of them. Picture starting a new world. There are 20 mins of cinematics (no problem at all) but when you start playing, after 2 min playing, another cinematic that don't introduce nothing now at the story. This fact makes that the rhythm ofthe adventure decline. So on ,the game starts to be boring after and after all.    … Expand
  13. Tyler_Axl
    Feb 28, 2020
    7
    Kingdom Hearts 3 is a conflicting experience.

    The gameplay is top notch, the best the franchise has seen yet. With the most satisfying, flashy, and stylish combat to date. Magic is now more useful than its ever been as well. the main character Sora feels almost as if hes overpowered, even on the harder difficulty. Sora is very fast and agile, with the most movement options hes ever had.    Kingdom Hearts 3 is a conflicting experience.

    The gameplay is top notch, the best the franchise has seen yet. With the most satisfying, flashy, and stylish combat to date. Magic is now more useful than its ever been as well. the main character Sora feels almost as if hes overpowered, even on the harder difficulty. Sora is very fast and agile, with the most movement options hes ever had. being able to double-jump, fly, wall run, spin on poles, ricochet off walls at high velocity, lunge at enemies from a great distance to begin long crazy combos. And these are very useful because the worlds in Kingdom Hearts 3 are the largest ones the series has ever seen, offering tons of detail and exploration. Sora will unlock even more new attacks and abilities as the game progresses which makes the game even easier.

    In addition to the combat you can also do a number of other optional activities. in the form of collectable Game & Watch style mini games, special different "Flan" challenges in each Disney world for special ingredients you can can use to cook a variety of meals that offer you temporary boosts such to your health, defense, magic, strength, etc. Some of the Flan challenges can be quite fun, while others can be tedious and boring. There are also Lucky Emblems hidden throughout the game that you can take pictures of for rewards like items and equipment.

    The graphics are beautiful, recreating some Disney movies almost perfectly.
    The sound design is great, alot of detail went into making sure every action has a distinct sound. And the music is as good as its ever been. However there are some oddities, such as the main theme of Pirates of The Caribbean never appearing in its world. The main theme song, Face My Fears, is outstanding and perfectly conveys the weight and emotion of this final chapter of a nearly 2 decade long story.

    Now the story. Despite this game being the finale meant to wrap up loose ends, it feels incredibly lackluster, almost rushed. There are many plot holes, retcons, and Ex Machinas throughout. Making it feels like there was never an endgame in mind, like the writer was making it up as he went along. It also suffers from far too much fan service, and almost no sense of urgency until the last couple hours.

    The dialogue is absolutely abysmal. Not a single conversation in this roughly 25 hour story feels natural. Its on par with a bad fan-fiction written by a middle schooler. The voice acting feels as though every actor was recorded on solitude. There's no chemistry by any characters who are supposed to be friends. The pacing is very awkward, characters constantly respond to one another only after an uncomfortable pause. Some Disney characters are voiced by there original actors, such as James Woods as Hades, and Wallace Shawn as Rex. Unfortunately most of them are played by impressionists.

    The framerate is steady and is never experienced any drops, even in the most hectic moments. There was also no pop-in. The loading times are a little long at times, but not too bad. The cutscenes are very long. At times you might as well put the controller down because you'll be watching for up to 15 minutes. Luckily the game allows you to skip cutscenes if you so wish.    … Expand
  14. Jollyraffy
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    A boring, unbalanced and slow videogame. A part from a few, all the voice actors sound like damn robots, the dialogues are horrible and the general pace of the game is too slow.
    The combat system, something I hoped would make me like this game a bit is bad.
  15. ThePSButton
    Apr 4, 2020
    6
    Visualmente es maravilloso, puro dulce directito a tus ojos... y ya. La jugabilidad peca de sencilla y se limita a un "presiona triángulo para ganar". La narrativa de KH nunca ha sido su fuerte, y aquí queda clarísimo que estamos ante una historia que se estiró con el único propósito de vender más spin-offs. Un final decepcionante para la saga de Sora.
  16. Salad_Boy999
    Nov 16, 2022
    10
    If we're talking pre Re:Mind I would've given it an 8.5. Amazing visuals, lovely level design, iffy story though it has its charm if you're a diehard fan like me, and the combat is ridiculously fun. Not to mention the phenomenal soundtracks with some renditions being better than their original compositions (in my opinion). But with Re:Mind's inclusion... my god. The combat is so muchIf we're talking pre Re:Mind I would've given it an 8.5. Amazing visuals, lovely level design, iffy story though it has its charm if you're a diehard fan like me, and the combat is ridiculously fun. Not to mention the phenomenal soundtracks with some renditions being better than their original compositions (in my opinion). But with Re:Mind's inclusion... my god. The combat is so much better, the limitcut bosses are some of the best in the series (especially the super secret one) and it fixed the problems I originally had the story. If you were to pick up KH3, pick it up alongside Re:Mind, but if you can't do that KH3 alone should be good enough to satisfy you.… Expand
  17. zasaz13
    Jul 5, 2023
    10
    AMAZING. This is the best KH in my opinion. Amazing history and amazing combat system.
  18. Renflexx
    Jul 6, 2020
    7
    Excellent graphics, excellent soundtrack and audio. The fighting is amazing, although too flashy sometimes.
    Although it totally fails to its prequels in terms of pace and dialogue.
    KH 1 and 2 are 9 or 10 out of 10. This one failed too much after so many years. Square Enix, focus more on the story and places that the niche of the series would like to see more explored instead of flashy    Excellent graphics, excellent soundtrack and audio. The fighting is amazing, although too flashy sometimes.
    Although it totally fails to its prequels in terms of pace and dialogue.
    KH 1 and 2 are 9 or 10 out of 10. This one failed too much after so many years.
    Square Enix, focus more on the story and places that the niche of the series would like to see more explored instead of flashy combat system and open world thats always the same over and over (like frozen).
    P.S The dlc made it slightly better.    … Expand
  19. SpeedFist
    Jul 6, 2020
    7
    STORY:
    if you haven't played all the kingdom hearts games now available on PS4 then the story will make no sense. However if you're a hardcore fan you might be disappointed with the pacing, a good chunk of the game is spent messing around in disney worlds that don't have alot to do with the story and 2 of which are just copies of the movies. However after a while the game's story really    STORY:
    if you haven't played all the kingdom hearts games now available on PS4 then the story will make no sense. However if you're a hardcore fan you might be disappointed with the pacing, a good chunk of the game is spent messing around in disney worlds that don't have alot to do with the story and 2 of which are just copies of the movies. However after a while the game's story really takes off and gets interesting, but thats because they stuff alot of the important moments at the end and because of that the end game gets very long.
    GAMEPLAY: Before all the updates had been added the gameplay felt very lacking because of how easy the game was even on proud mode and how there wasn't any real reason or ability to use creative combos, couple that with the lack of good bosses made the gameplay very boring, however with the new updates the game gets alot harder if you choose Critical mode and the new abilities added makes the game a joy to play through, unfortunately if you want some fun boss fights you have to wait until the end or buy the re:mind dlc which does include some amazing bosses.
    PRESENTATION:
    the game looks and sound great with some of the best music i've heard in games, though the frozen world does get a bit tiring to look at because of how the world uses the same color the entire time. Also the voice acting can be a bit of a mixed bag.
    Overall I had a good time with the game but as a long time fan I felt frustrated at the story for spending so much time doing nothing when we should've been getting to experience big story moments earlier in the game and the lack of fun and interesting boss fights (excluding the endgame) in the base game made me not enjoy it as much as I hoped.    … Expand
  20. ZeroBacon
    Sep 3, 2020
    7
    Yeah it’s a disappointment. Combat is fun and visuals are nice, but the lack of actual pacing, the blandness of the worlds, and the lack of Final Fantasy characters besides the moogles just blows all of our hopes and dreams for the future of Kingdom Hearts.
  21. nietzfk
    Jul 8, 2023
    7
    It was nice to wander in his fun and colorful world. I went so far as to unlock all the achievements in the game. The combat system was good enough for me. The spaceship controls are weird, but it's over now :) The story is too complicated for me now, but it didn't seem as impressive as the second game. Maybe it's because I'm getting old.
  22. Flounder
    Apr 29, 2023
    8
    An absolutly fantastic finale to kingdom hearts full of nothing but pay offs for everything the series has done, even pays off the mobile games in a satisfying way. The only major issue is its difficulty and by that I mean the complete lack of it, the game at times is laughably easy.
  23. YannySp101
    Oct 30, 2021
    8
    Before diving to the heart (pun intended) of my review, I think it's worth mentioning that Kingdom Hearts III is not a sequel to Kingdom Hearts II, but it's the conclusion of the entire series, including the spin-offs.
    Fortunately for newcomers like me, Kingdom Hearts III does re-cap parts of the story from the previous Kingdom Hearts games in different ways, making Kingdom Hearts III's    Before diving to the heart (pun intended) of my review, I think it's worth mentioning that Kingdom Hearts III is not a sequel to Kingdom Hearts II, but it's the conclusion of the entire series, including the spin-offs.
    Fortunately for newcomers like me, Kingdom Hearts III does re-cap parts of the story from the previous Kingdom Hearts games in different ways, making Kingdom Hearts III's story easier to follow. However, just like in the previous Kingdom Hearts games, Kingdom Hearts III's story is convoluted and the writing is weak for the most part... but I didn't hate it, even though some cutscenes are overly long and the pacing has issues.
    The gameplay is great though despite being very easy, and it's extremely diverse; there are so many different things to do, it's actually impressive.
    The characters - including the Disney characters - are pretty good too.
    The visuals are stunning and the music is really good.
    Also, the Disney worlds represented in Kingdom Hearts III are the highlight of the game by far; they're absolutely wonderful!
    The new outfits, Keyblades and U.I. changes are cool as well.
    Now, I don't know if it's an unpopular opinion, but honestly, I don't like how some Disney characters are major party members in this game because it ruins the immersion for me; I'd prefer if all of the Disney characters in this game were side-characters in different Disney worlds, but it's not a big deal at all.

    Pros:
    + Intriguing premise
    + Charming characters
    + Exciting gameplay
    + Impressive Disney worlds
    + Gorgeous visuals and music

    Cons:
    - Poor writing
    - Long cutscenes & pacing issues
    - Too easy

    Narrative: 4/10
    Gameplay: 8/10
    Content: 7/10
    Characters: 7/10
    Music: 8/10
    Art Style: 10/10

    Final Rating: 8/10
    - Great -
    Despite its fair amount of flaws, Kingdom Hearts III made me feel like a kid again at times and that's one of the sweetest compliments I can give to a videogame.

    Do I recommend it?:
    For newcomers, I'd recommend reading a summary of the stories in the previous Kingdom Hearts games or play Kingdom Hearts: The Story So Far before playing Kingdom Hearts III.
    Fans of the series must play this game.    … Expand
  24. aeroslimshady
    Jul 28, 2023
    10
    Fantastic game in almost every way. Easily one of the best action RPGs ever made and one of the most visually impressive games in the 8th generation.
  25. Antoniods
    Mar 19, 2022
    6
    Ho trovato il gioco da 6,5 non troppo duraturo rispetto a Kingdom Hearts 2 la trama è sempre la stessa. Non mi sono divertito molto perché troppi minigiochi e il suo DLC ingiocabile. Non è brillante rispetto a Nier Automata e Nier Replicant bruttissimo il DLC è un gioco troppo vecchia scuola. La miglior serie è Nier Automata è più rigiocabile affascinante e rigiocabile. Verdetto un giocoHo trovato il gioco da 6,5 non troppo duraturo rispetto a Kingdom Hearts 2 la trama è sempre la stessa. Non mi sono divertito molto perché troppi minigiochi e il suo DLC ingiocabile. Non è brillante rispetto a Nier Automata e Nier Replicant bruttissimo il DLC è un gioco troppo vecchia scuola. La miglior serie è Nier Automata è più rigiocabile affascinante e rigiocabile. Verdetto un gioco divertente ma troppo vecchio sia in termini di difficoltà e vecchio il combat System non è un gioco spettacolare spero che non esca un Kingdom Hearts deludente in futuro e macchinoso.… Expand
  26. TeemoTime
    Feb 1, 2023
    7
    Um, let’s ask the final fantasy characters what they think of KH3...
    Oh wait, the reason I came to the series in the first place, is now an afterthought. Truly one of the Square Enix games of all time.
    Otherwise, game is ok... It has it's moments but the story is a mess, since half the time they are trying to recap all the spinoffs you haven't played that are intergral to the plot. The    Um, let’s ask the final fantasy characters what they think of KH3...
    Oh wait, the reason I came to the series in the first place, is now an afterthought. Truly one of the Square Enix games of all time.
    Otherwise, game is ok... It has it's moments but the story is a mess, since half the time they are trying to recap all the spinoffs you haven't played that are intergral to the plot. The combat is great, but doesn't feel as tight as KH2. The graphical detail is the highlight, and I hope they continue that improvement in graphics into KH4. Otherwise, fix the story and tweak the combat. That's a lot to ask though.    … Expand
  27. AntonioDS94
    Dec 5, 2022
    6
    Il mio voto corrisponde a Sufficiente non ho trovato nulla di innovativo qualche mondo si che è bello la trama e sempre Sora come negli altri Kingdom Hearts poco originale ed ispirata rispetto ai primi due capitoli. Preferisco Nier Automata e Nier Replicant che hanno più carattere. Non è un gioco molto brillante. Spero che Yoko Taro e Platinum Games rendano il gioco molto Nier in futuroIl mio voto corrisponde a Sufficiente non ho trovato nulla di innovativo qualche mondo si che è bello la trama e sempre Sora come negli altri Kingdom Hearts poco originale ed ispirata rispetto ai primi due capitoli. Preferisco Nier Automata e Nier Replicant che hanno più carattere. Non è un gioco molto brillante. Spero che Yoko Taro e Platinum Games rendano il gioco molto Nier in futuro spettacolare e brillante come Nier Automata.… Expand
  28. chibiace
    Apr 28, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. On it's own this was an okay game. Interesting new mechanics and wonderful visuals. However in the grand scheme it pales in comparison to its predecessors of 2,1 and even the hand held BBS. Incredibly easy to beat anything if you play semi well, key characters do not get voice lines, there is little motivation for moving the plot forward and you have little incentive to return to worlds. An okay entry and a decent RPG but not one I'll be reaching for post content any time soon. (Beaten on normal 32Hr not rushing)… Expand
  29. DarkwingSchmuck
    Mar 20, 2022
    7
    After 12 long years since the release of Kingdom Hearts II, the franchise returns with its wildly inconsistent third console installment. Kingdom Hearts III offers just as much fun action-packed gameplay as its predecessors, though its difficulty on normal setting is a joke -- this is by far the easiest game in the series.

    Kingdom Hearts III does have the best designed Disney worlds in    After 12 long years since the release of Kingdom Hearts II, the franchise returns with its wildly inconsistent third console installment. Kingdom Hearts III offers just as much fun action-packed gameplay as its predecessors, though its difficulty on normal setting is a joke -- this is by far the easiest game in the series.

    Kingdom Hearts III does have the best designed Disney worlds in the franchise thus far, with a more open structure that allows for more exploration. However, the story here is a complete mess. It's fine in the first two-thirds of the game when it's focused on the Disney elements, but the narrative becomes a slog in the final act. For a franchise that is known for being convoluted and pretentious, never has it been more apparent than with the nonsensical final third of Kingdom Hearts III.

    Kingdom Hearts III also offers a 30-dollar DLC that is drastically over-priced and lacking in substantial content.    … Expand
  30. ZangBang
    Dec 25, 2022
    6
    63/100
    Kingdom Hearts 3 offers players a stunningly wide array of rewarding, heterogeneous combat options taken from many previous installments, keeping the experience extremely fresh throughout, and adds new gamechanging mechanics such as the possibility to defend while airborne or switch Keyblades on the fly, which is a massive revolution allowing for more creative combos and a more    63/100
    Kingdom Hearts 3 offers players a stunningly wide array of rewarding, heterogeneous combat options taken from many previous installments, keeping the experience extremely fresh throughout, and adds new gamechanging mechanics such as the possibility to defend while airborne or switch Keyblades on the fly, which is a massive revolution allowing for more creative combos and a more fluid combat flow. Even after all of this, combat still greatly suffers from a restricted player agency due to the somewhat random and awkwardly time-restricted nature of Situation Commands, instead of the rewarding resource management on which KH2 relied. Nonetheless, just like KH2, KH3 offers a massive set of combat options, and while the main campaign is a little too easy with mostly simplistic bosses, the post-game content provides a wide array of challenging, deeply variegated bossfights with multifaceted movesets and interesting mechanics. Level Design is breathtaking, with huge open spaces developing in different ways in each new area. They lack meaningful platforming or environmental challenges, but they're packed with various collectibles, secrets and most of all minigames. KH3's greatest strength is in fact its gameplay variety and richness: on top of the tremendously upgraded Gummiship section, we find a staggering amount of polished, charming fun minigames and side-activities to enjoy and master, both self-contained and tangential to the core gameplay structure. The game's greatest weakness, on the other hand, is the story, especially as the finale of a saga lasted eight games. Most blatantly a horrible cutscene direction, with awkward silences between lines and stiff, slow action scenes. Most painfully, an unimaginative plot that tries to unravel the massive tangle of storylines built throghout the years in the quickest, simplest ways possible leading to a linear, bland story that disregards many previously established rules thus creating an embarassing amount of plotholes in a series that ironically prides itself on the importance of its story and complexity of its lore.    … Expand
  31. smlvcfncst
    Feb 12, 2023
    5
    In one sentence: Kingdom Hearts III is an uninspired, repetitive game carrying out a non-sensical and mawkish plot. The visuals are nice, indeed, perhaps also the OST, but apart from that, nothing remarkable. The gameplay is nothing but a hallway, where combats become repetitive and uninteresting very fast (also too easy, but this wouldn't be a problem if they were fun). Now about theIn one sentence: Kingdom Hearts III is an uninspired, repetitive game carrying out a non-sensical and mawkish plot. The visuals are nice, indeed, perhaps also the OST, but apart from that, nothing remarkable. The gameplay is nothing but a hallway, where combats become repetitive and uninteresting very fast (also too easy, but this wouldn't be a problem if they were fun). Now about the plot, I don't wanna be a cry baby, but believe when I say the best way to describe is the following: imagine a 13 year-old writing a fan fiction the afternoon after her/his first heart-break. People say the story of the saga is complicated; let me tell you it is not. The story of the saga is quite simple, but they try to make it look complex by adding unrelated ideas extremely bad brought together, as if someone wanted to look smart asking silly questions in the most convoluted, poorly rhetorical way. All in all, it looks like a game whose only virtue is its name; other than that, its an old game, where all the effort has been put in making it pretty, not even being that nice to look at after all.… Expand
  32. Nightscape_
    May 17, 2023
    7
    It is definitely a good game. Not as good as KH2, but still worth playing if able to pick it up for $20 or so.

    I think this has the best fighting mechanics of all the games and like being able to change keyblades on the fly. Everything else is fine, but that is kind of my problem. It doesn't feel grander as they remove some feature for others and the stuff they removed I thought was    It is definitely a good game. Not as good as KH2, but still worth playing if able to pick it up for $20 or so.

    I think this has the best fighting mechanics of all the games and like being able to change keyblades on the fly. Everything else is fine, but that is kind of my problem. It doesn't feel grander as they remove some feature for others and the stuff they removed I thought was better. The content is not bad, just ok.

    How do you remove the colosseum!? That was one of the best parts of the series! And how come there are no Final Fantasy characters? I wanted to see Squall, Cloud, and the others. Also, once you finish a world, there really is no reason to ever go back, unlike in the second game where you were incentivized to see how things have progressed in each world after nearing the end of the game, you don’t have that here. The whole game just feels a bit lacking in comparison to what came before. The stuff that is in KH3 is fine, but I would rather have the coliseum than cooking (which the buffs it provides never really mattered in my hard playthrough).

    I do wish the story had more substance and had a bit of a better ending. Don't get me wrong, it is not bad, just not that amazing. The series is already infamous for the most complicated story in video game history. The devs just assume you played all dozen or so games, spent hours online watching story recaps and summaries, and simply look to finish the ending. I just wish the plot for the third game was more coherent and substantial. There are multiple main characters who do nothing but stand around and talk, such as Kairi, Maleficent, and Pete. I really wanted to see Kairi training and fight alongside Sora in the game; we get neither! The whole thing reminds me of the scene in Avengers End Game where the rat saves Ant-Man, It can be fun a game but the writing is just plain sloppy in places.

    I enjoyed the combat system and the quality of life mechanics they implemented and it is still fun to play alongside favorite movie characters, even better here now that you don’t have to pick and choose between them and Donald and Goofy, all of them are on screen now which is way better. Adding Pixar was great. In fact, I think the Monsters Inc. level is the best they ever made and wished all the worlds felt like a direct sequel to the movies. At the same time, though, I thought the writing for Rapunzel’s world was the worst in the entire series of games and thought the Frozen world was very boring as well. I really didn't enjoy sitting there and listening to the whole Let it Go song. It would have been fine if it had been like in KH2 where you get to play a mini-game with Aerial, but here you just have to watch.

    So, after a decade of waiting for this game was it worth the wait. Eh, I guess. They use pre-woke Disney and Pixar so that is great but do think they fall short of Kingdom Hearts 2. It's a good game and I like most of the content but it felt lacking a bit in all categories.    … Expand
  33. Hkeitz323
    Nov 8, 2022
    7
    Pros:
    - Rewards for exploration
    - Controls are fluid, and all types of combat are easy to use and very responsive - The game looks beautiful - Equipping items, abilities, and upgrades is easy - Engaging and challenging boss fights Cons: - Story is very convoluted and poorly paced - Most of the gameplay is over-simplified and too easy - The Disney park attractions add to the    Pros:
    - Rewards for exploration
    - Controls are fluid, and all types of combat are easy to use and very responsive
    - The game looks beautiful
    - Equipping items, abilities, and upgrades is easy
    - Engaging and challenging boss fights

    Cons:
    - Story is very convoluted and poorly paced
    - Most of the gameplay is over-simplified and too easy
    - The Disney park attractions add to the over-simplified game play, and add very little to the game besides spectacle
    - A lot of missions are either boring or frustrating
    - Gummi ship controls are slippery    … Expand
  34. aaronnmp96
    Jan 31, 2023
    7
    disappointment, but it is very funny, it can be better, much better but it is not a drama
  35. drseven
    Jul 8, 2023
    9
    Game with the magic that characterizes the saga. History has reached a point where it makes no sense. For the rest, the game is superfine to play and on a difficult level +. The DLC combats are where the combat really shines and they make it a great game
  36. Amrah
    Jul 25, 2023
    9
    Kingdom Hearts 3 es una mágica aventura que te lleva a través del multiverso de Disney con algunas de sus mas iconicas recientes películas. Mejora notablemente la jugabilidad con respecto a pasadas entregas añadiendo nuevas mecánicas que abren muchas posibilidades.

    Artisticamente es una delicia la cual y visualmente queda muy cerca de las producciones de Pixar en calidad. Acompañado de    Kingdom Hearts 3 es una mágica aventura que te lleva a través del multiverso de Disney con algunas de sus mas iconicas recientes películas. Mejora notablemente la jugabilidad con respecto a pasadas entregas añadiendo nuevas mecánicas que abren muchas posibilidades.

    Artisticamente es una delicia la cual y visualmente queda muy cerca de las producciones de Pixar en calidad. Acompañado de unos gráficos espectaculares, detallados y muy brillantes que hacen uso de una serie de efectos llenos de partículas que muestran un buen uso del Unreal Engine 4.
    La música es emotiva con temas clásicos de las películas así como de la saga en sí que enfatizan la acción.

    Definitivamente es un juego para toda la familia y que pueden contemplar los niños sin problemas de que vean cosas inapropiadas como suele suceder hoy en día.    … Expand
  37. Combatking42
    Aug 5, 2023
    7
    To be truth, I love the art style and the characters. But the game is so confusing to play and the mechanics aren't my type of favorite although I do like this series, there were some wrong things that happened in this game that I honestly wished they were much better. But overall 7/10
  38. AfroSamorai
    Sep 1, 2023
    5
    Kingdom hearts 2 dropped over 12years ago, square enix must have forgotten we're all grown now, i felt like i was playing a dora the explorer game or blues clues, the combat is atrocious and the dialogue makes 0 sense, one of the worst games i completed
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 88 Critic Reviews

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