Kingdom Hearts III Keyblade-All

I won't be buying at launch, but I'm very curious to see how this turns out. I have the HD Remix sitting near the top of my pile at the moment.

I am a good bit through Olympus (the first area) with Hercules & the rest of the cast. The aesthetic is nice, the gameplay feels pretty good, a definite improvement on the first game but the dialogue is terrible so far, so simple, dumb & one dimensional. The only character with a bit of flair & personality is Hades.

I realise it's only early on & I can take a disjointed story if the dialogue was fun, charming & engaging but its at the other end of the spectrum. I really hope other characters are better written, Hades gives me a bit of hope that a few more can be entertaining.

There are a couple of things gameplay/design wise that feel a bit archaic. The fact you can jump over a lot of walls but there some that have those invisible barriers. You also do that thing were you jump to grab onto a ledge & you just sort of float beside it sometimes.

The cutscenes are constant, it breaks the flow of the gameplay, the transition could be much smoother, the cutscenes less frequent.

Not a great start but I'll press on to see if things improve.

2002: I play Kingdom Hearts on the PS2. My first born child was 6 months old, I was a substitute teacher. My wife and I, both Disney fans, play through the game and have a good time. Years pass. Steady job. Two more kids.

I have not really played a Kingdom Hearts game since. Maybe I played one or two of the spinoffs for a bit, but I remember nothing - hey, it's been a long time! Also, I have literally bought the games again, at least once if not twice, intending to replay them, and then ... nothing.

I thought my heart was closed, but then I watched a gameplay video a few days ago, and wow - it sure looks pretty.

I began by watching the "Memory Archive." That's ... something.

Then I started playing, and I just have this goofy (sorry) smile on my face. For example, Sora, Goofy, and Donald launch off to the first world, and then a title card appears:

This game is gonna be a ride.

So quiet in this thread.

I'm up to the third Disney world, 12 hours in, and its been a lot of fun. The combat is interesting and chaotic, and visiting the worlds and characters is delightful. I've been listening to Waypoint's "Lore Reasons" series, and the overall plot is starting to come together.

Minor collectable spoiler:

For me, getting KH 3 was a bit of a risk, but so far, I'm enjoying it!

That part gave me trouble at first but it’s not as infuriating (part of the problem for me is a lot of pieces that it seems like you should be able to jump to, you can’t) as it seems...you don’t actually need to target *any* of the floating debris bits. There are targetable “anchor” bits on two intermediary platform type things, the first of which can be targeted from the ground.

I finished the game tonight, and I'm walking away as a fan of the series. The ending was very satisfying, and I found myself smiling as I played. Now I need to decide whether to go trophy hunting or not. I'm so old school, but I really wish there was a printed strategy guide.

Well, I did end up spending the week grabbing the rest of the trophies. I completed the story in 40 hours, and the Platinum in 60. I've had a lot of fun with this game. I can see the flaws, but I don't really care.

Pretty much it, but since I'm the type of gamer who likes checking things off of lists, it was right up my alley. I have a computer screen next to my TV, so I would load up a walkthrough video for Lucky Emblems or Treasures, and follow along. I had to spend more time on the Gummi Ship, and this guide was helpful. The most grindy thing was getting all the materials to synthesize everything. There were new battle areas, and a new boss, but I managed each of them on my first time (normal difficulty). The most difficult part was getting a high score on several minigames. Again, videos helped. The last trophy I collected involved getting Sora to 99, but by the time I had to grind out a few battles, it really only took me about 15-20 minutes to go from 70 to 99.

The ultimate weapon you collect is very cool, and the trophy hunt also rewards a few other fun keyblades.