January 29, 2019, a day we thought would never come. It only took 14 years of waiting, waiting,
waiting and a bunch of other games that didn’t include a “III” attached to
it. But Kingdom Hearts III is finally
here and I garuntee anyone who hasn’t finished it yet will be glued to it for
the rest of the week. I got mine at
Gamestop the night of release and after a few hours with it, I think for this weeks
Top 5 I could share my initial thoughts, My Top 5 First Impression Thoughts on
Kingdom Hearts III…man it still feels weird to know that game is actually
here. Let’s get to it shall we?
#5-I wanna duel wield
Keyblades
This is probably asking too much from the get go…but I want
two Keyblades at the same time. Ever
since the secret ending movie from the first Kingdom Hearts, “Another Side,
Another Story,” where we saw Roxas slicing his way through legions of Heartless
solo, I wanted to do the same thing. We
eventually could do this in Kingdom Hearts II, in the same setting too except
with Sora. I just hope we don’t get 3/4ths
of the way into KHIII before I can get to my favorite kind of combat
style.
#4-Familiar
territory with new fun
One of the biggest draws of any new Kingdom Hearts game
is getting the chance to visit new worlds based on the vast Disney
pantheon. I am psyched to visit the
worlds of Big Hero 6, Toy Story and Frozen.
Buuuuut I don’t think I’ll be getting to those right away like I hoped. We start the game off with a couple of
familiar worlds (wont spoil where and ill do my best to keep beginning spoilers
minimal). Thankfully, we get to explore
new aspects of said worlds and its allowed for some great action packed moments
and just plain moments of chill, a chance to get reaquinted with this
multiverse after a long time between sequels (numbered sequels that is).
#3-The Cutscenes
are GORGEOUS
If nothing else, the long wait for KHIII shows in the
stellar graphics. Every tiny bit of animation
feels like the Kingdom Hearts we know but KHIII is graphically lightyears ahead
of its predecessors. The cutscenes alone
feel top notch and the transitions from full motion video into combat is seamless. Oh and the ability to summon Disney rides
like the Pirate Ship and the Tea Cups, my jaw always drops whenever I can do
that. Suddenly, waiting 14 years feels worth
it just to witness how good this game looks.
#2-The Soundtrack
is Amazing
I need this OST.
Nevermind the beautiful new intros from the singing voice of Kingdom Hearts,
Hikaru Utada, Yoko Shimomura (Final
Fantasy XV) has delivered possibly her crowning achievement in the series
to date. The new themes are great but
its revisiting those old worlds and hearing the updates of new themes that
really strikes a chord. I haven’t played
a Kingdom Hearts game in a really long time, not since KHII maybe 10 years ago. So hearing the old themes new and improved
felt like a great homecoming gift. You
can get excited to this soundtrack or fall asleep to it like a lullaby.
#1-Lost on the
Story but still having fun
I really should have done my homework going in so this is
partly…or mostly on me. So like I said
above, in the 14 year lull between main numbered games there have been other
Kingdom Hearts games, both prequels and continuations. So the story has built up from Kingdom Hearts
II across multiple games, multiple systems.
I never had a chance to play Birth By Sleep, 358/2 Days, Coded or Dream
Drop Distance…so im definitely still lost as the game goes on and im introduced
to new characters and plot developments (at Kingdom Hearts II only had one
preceeding game, Chain of Memories, and that was easy to explain). It feels like im complaining and I am a
little, I don’t like being lost.
However, I have some good memories trudging through the story of Kingdom
Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II with Sora, Donald and Goofy, whether its seeing a
Disney world on the Playstation or kicking the crap out an impossible to beat Boss
fight. Those same feelings are still
present early on in the game. And while I
don’t know everything leading to this point, I definitely cant wait to see how
this all comes to a head.
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