How many playthroughs of Kingdom Hearts III have you done?

Just 2. once when it first came out and another playthrough in last couple years. I spent ages hoping for a port on a nintendo console and we know how that turned out. also I don't replay games as much as I used too.

One in standard mode and one in proud mode. Though I admit I haven't yet beaten all the data bosses in the DLC. Stuck on Xemnas. Really need to try that again some time.

I’ve played through Kingdom Hearts III at least 3 times. The first time was on Standard difficulty when the game first launched in 2019.

Later on, when they added Critical Mode in the free update, I played through it again on New Game Plus on Critical Mode (I love how KH3 has a New Game Plus feature). I was very happy to find that even with my Ultima Weapon carried over from my previous Standard play through, Critical Mode was still quite the significant increase in challenge (for me).

Then, when they came out with the Re Mind DLC, I initially loaded my finished Critical Mode save file and used that to begin the Re Mind DLC. It couldn’t be too impossible, right? (oh, how naive I was, lol). I did manage to beat the first portion of the Re Mind DLC on Critical Mode, but I just simply couldn’t beat the data battles that came after that on Critical Mode.

So that’s when I heard about the newly added EZ codes and Pro Codes that were added to the game alongside the Re Mind DLC. I ended up starting another New Game Plus, but this time on Beginner Mode with EZ Codes enabled. It was actually surprisingly fun to use the EZ codes to one hit KO enemies and even bosses, lol.

Then upon finishing the base game a third time, with the difficulty on Beginner with EZ Codes enabled, I was able to cheat my way through the Data Battles in the Re Mind DLC and see the true ending to it.

The catch was that EZ codes disable a lot of trophies/achievements. And I still wanted the satisfaction of beating the Data Battles and Yozora legitimately so I could actually see those coveted trophies pop.

So I loaded up my beginner save file again and turned off the EZ codes. And although the data battles were still super difficult even on beginner mode, with determination (and a bit of frustration too, lol), I challenged each of the Data Battles I had previously cheated against with EZ codes once more, but this time with the EZ codes turned off.

Thankfully, the trophies for beating the Data Battles and then Yozora unlocked for me after that. I was kind of worried that perhaps using EZ codes at all would permanently disable those trophies, but much to my relief, after turning them off and beating the Data Battles and Yozora again legitimately, those trophies I desired so much unlocked with their satisfying dings.

So all in all, I’ve played through the base game of Kingdom Hearts III 3 different times. And also technically played through the Re Mind DLC twice.

To each their own, and I respect different people have different opinions on KH3, but after doing all that, Kingdom Hearts III became my new favorite in the series.

When the game first launched, I still absolutely loved it, but I did wish there was a higher difficulty challenge. Upon replaying the game over on Critical Mode, then cheating my way through it yet again on Beginner Mode with EZ codes, I really gained an increased appreciation for the game and everything about it.

And then of course, I think legitimately beating the Data Battles and Yozora after that was the icing on the cake for me, and really solidified it as my new favorite in the Kingdom Hearts series. 🙂

I've played Kingdom Hearts 3 a total of 1 and a half times, and I say this because I played one full playthrough on Standard in a week. I then went back to my old save to do some clean up and get any remaining trophies on PS4 to pop the platinum. And then a few months after that, I managed to but the Re: Mind DLC on sale and played through that once before just leaving it at that.

My plan is to go back and replay the game on Hard and Critical, especially Critical to try my hand at it for the first time. And to also finish getting all the Re: Mind DLC trophies so I can 100% complete on that.