![]() ![]() There are so many that the difficulty curve from previous games is almost completely gone. Too much firepower it would feel like all these above attacks can be started by pressing the Y button but so often you will be using one already and the next one is already queued up for use. Your normal attacks pause briefly and instead you ride the attractions causing damage.Īdd to all these the return of team attacks and you have have more than enough firepower to get you through to the final showdown. These are inspired by Disneyland and Disneyworld attractions such as the tea cups, merry-go-round and astro blasters, and can be unlocked when attacking a highlighted enemy. There are also now Attraction Flows, which were given a lot of coverage before the game released. Some even have the ability to Formchange again a second time, once a higher threshold has been met. As Sora completes worlds he will unlock new Keyblades based on those worlds that, through achieving damage thresholds whilst in battle, allow Sora to Formchange the Keyblade, resulting in more damage for a short duration. But there are new battle features that help turn the tide in your favour.įirst up are Formchanges for Keyblades. For the most part, it is the same as the other mainline entries: liberal pressing of the A button to hack and slash away at enemies or unleash any of the spells Sora has under his command. Here, you get a first real taste for the new mechanics in the battle system. Oh what, you thought Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue was the last piece of the puzzle before III? Wrong! You should know by now that this series subverts everything you know about storytelling and unnecessarily long game titles. This prologue is called Kingdom Hearts 2.9. This montage even features a game of chess showing the struggle between light and dark, a tried and tested trope but one that still manages to gee you up and have you licking your lips at the 30+ hour journey ahead.Īfter that, an opening prologue set in Olympus seeking out Hercules gently reacquaints you with Sora, Donald and Goofy. Kingdom Hearts III starts like many other JRPGs a lovely looking opening cinematic interspersed with in-game cutscenes accompanied by some rousing orchestral music. ![]() Most character introductions are done with someone else exclaiming their name, so you are never really left wondering who’s who. There are catch-up videos available from the main menu to get you up to speed and the overall game is relatively plot-lite until the last third, giving you enough time to get fully versed whilst still enjoying the game. Newcomers should fear not though, as despite Kingdom Hearts’ long and intense plot, the game does a fairly good job at welcoming in those new to the series. Some worlds are returning, like the Pirates of the Caribbean world or 100 Acre Wood, but many are making their first appearance: Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Frozen, Tangled and Big Hero 6. This journey will take him through famous Disney – and now Pixar – worlds in the same setup that has been found before with the numbered entries in the series. Sora – accompanied by his two ‘half-pints’ Donald Duck and Goofy – must find the “power to awaken” lost hearts, as Sora’s body contains the hearts of other protagonists, and he needs to gather seven Keyblade wielders to prepare for the final showdown. What started as a crossover between Disney and Final Fantasy IPs has since taken on it’s own identity the Disney side of the venture still remains in full effect, but sadly this time around there are hardly any Final Fantasy references at all, and only Moogles appear as the shopkeeper from the Final Fantasy roster. dark, and yet Kingdom Hearts is a highly original premise. It’s a familiar plot in terms of good vs. Kingdom Hearts III is an action RPG that acts as a conclusion to Sora’s journey to stop Xehanort and his Organization XIII from bringing about a second Keyblade War and shroud the world in darkness. The only difference being that now, instead of inserting a disc and getting straight on with it, I watch a virtual bar go from left to right telling me my download is complete. But still, I couldn’t wait to get home and play it.įast forward those 15 years later and I am still full of that childish excitement with the release of Kingdom Hearts III. By the time I got around to finally buying Kingdom Hearts some 18+ months later, the game had gone Platinum and the name on the front had changed to Square Enix. ![]()
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