Hey there everyone, I hope all of you are having a rocking time with Kingdom Hearts III, because I know that I am! After thirteen long years of waiting, we have finally arrived at our moment in the sun, at the moment we had all been waiting for so long! I'm beyond happy and excited, and this game has been everything I've wanted it to be and more! And well, I just wanted to provide some early impressions on the game since I'm currently playing through it. Obviously, spoiler free!
So, I've poured 24 hours into the game so far, and I have had an absolute blast! The graphics are marvelous, the game is truly something to look at, and I love how the Kingdom Shader changes the art style of each world! It makes it so that Sora and friends fit whatever world they are in! The gameplay is phenomenally fun, and probably one of the most diverse in the series, with about eight different ways to go about combat! You got Keyblade Transformations, Drive Forms, Magic, Links (Which are basically summons.), Shotlocks, Flowmotion, Free Running and Team Link Attacks! I love how all these elements weave together effortlessly, and the option to cycle between different Situation Commands when you so happen to have a few to activate is good. Though sometimes I accidentally trigger a Situation Command without meaning to. But overall, the combat is hectic, insane, and amazing, and enemies stagger accordingly, and the whallops are fast and hard!
The Gummi Ship gameplay is hands down the best in the series. Whereas KHI's segments were plain and KHII's much better, KHIII delivers in delivering a more natural and freed way of exploring the Lanes Between! The meteors, treasure spheres and other things along the way really stick out, and encountering enemies is fun! The mini-games are also pretty fun, though I haven't played through all the Classic Kingdom games as of yet.
AND GOOD LORD, THE MUSIC!!!!!! YOKO SHIMOMURA DELIVERS ONCE AGAIN! She's a composing goddess, and I love how the soundtrack for this game features tracks old and new to the series. I gushed at the reorchestrated versions of Tears Of The Light and Destiny's Union, two of my favorite tracks in the series, and anytime Yoko's music would come up in a scene or just exploring the worlds in general, I'd have a goofy as hell smile on my face. Overall, the music is fantastic, and I can't wait to hear the final boss themes near the end!
AS. FOR. THE. STORY!!!! GOOD LORD, IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE! I mean seriously, what I love the most about this game is that 99% of the time, the cutscenes are living, breathing Easter Eggs, with each cutscene having a reference to past games in the franchise! I love how aware the game is of its lore and how connected it is with the other games, and I have gushed at every little bit I've seen and heard! And this is just in my 24 hours of playtime! I'm currently on Arendelle, and I'm crazy excited to get into the lore heavy parts when I get closer to the end of the game! GAHHH, SO GOOD!
And the worlds are probably among some of the best worlds in the series, with KHIII having a solid world lineup. My favorite so far is Corona, but that'll easily be replaced when I get into The Caribbean. I'm also looking forward to San Fransokyo, but pretty much every world is fantastic, and the amount of detail that is lovingly crafted into each world is superb! I also really love that there's actually NPC's, which make the worlds that have them feel much more alive!
Anyways, these are my early impressions, and I'm devouring this game up! So hyped to see the rest of what it has to offer! May your hearts be your guiding key, and enjoy the game!
Edit: AND OMG, THE VOICE ACTING!!!!!! Probably among some of the best in the series, hands down! Almost forgot to add this in! X3
Hey there everyone, I hope all of you are having a rocking time with Kingdom Hearts III, because I know that I am! After thirteen long years of waiting, we have finally arrived at our moment in the sun, at the moment we had all been waiting for so long! I'm beyond happy and excited, and this game has been everything I've wanted it to be and more! And well, I just wanted to provide some early impressions on the game since I'm currently playing through it. Obviously, spoiler free!
So, I've poured 24 hours into the game so far, and I have had an absolute blast! The graphics are marvelous, the game is truly something to look at, and I love how the Kingdom Shader changes the art style of each world! It makes it so that Sora and friends fit whatever world they are in! The gameplay is phenomenally fun, and probably one of the most diverse in the series, with about eight different ways to go about combat! You got Keyblade Transformations, Drive Forms, Magic, Links (Which are basically summons.), Shotlocks, Flowmotion, Free Running and Team Link Attacks! I love how all these elements weave together effortlessly, and the option to cycle between different Situation Commands when you so happen to have a few to activate is good. Though sometimes I accidentally trigger a Situation Command without meaning to. But overall, the combat is hectic, insane, and amazing, and enemies stagger accordingly, and the whallops are fast and hard!
The Gummi Ship gameplay is hands down the best in the series. Whereas KHI's segments were plain and KHII's much better, KHIII delivers in delivering a more natural and freed way of exploring the Lanes Between! The meteors, treasure spheres and other things along the way really stick out, and encountering enemies is fun! The mini-games are also pretty fun, though I haven't played through all the Classic Kingdom games as of yet.
AND GOOD LORD, THE MUSIC!!!!!! YOKO SHIMOMURA DELIVERS ONCE AGAIN! She's a composing goddess, and I love how the soundtrack for this game features tracks old and new to the series. I gushed at the reorchestrated versions of Tears Of The Light and Destiny's Union, two of my favorite tracks in the series, and anytime Yoko's music would come up in a scene or just exploring the worlds in general, I'd have a goofy as hell smile on my face. Overall, the music is fantastic, and I can't wait to hear the final boss themes near the end!
AS. FOR. THE. STORY!!!! GOOD LORD, IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE! I mean seriously, what I love the most about this game is that 99% of the time, the cutscenes are living, breathing Easter Eggs, with each cutscene having a reference to past games in the franchise! I love how aware the game is of its lore and how connected it is with the other games, and I have gushed at every little bit I've seen and heard! And this is just in my 24 hours of playtime! I'm currently on Arendelle, and I'm crazy excited to get into the lore heavy parts when I get closer to the end of the game! GAHHH, SO GOOD!
And the worlds are probably among some of the best worlds in the series, with KHIII having a solid world lineup. My favorite so far is Corona, but that'll easily be replaced when I get into The Caribbean. I'm also looking forward to San Fransokyo, but pretty much every world is fantastic, and the amount of detail that is lovingly crafted into each world is superb! I also really love that there's actually NPC's, which make the worlds that have them feel much more alive!
Anyways, these are my early impressions, and I'm devouring this game up! So hyped to see the rest of what it has to offer! May your hearts be your guiding key, and enjoy the game!
Edit: AND OMG, THE VOICE ACTING!!!!!! Probably among some of the best in the series, hands down! Almost forgot to add this in! X3
Edited by The Transcendent Key