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Kingdom Hearts III Review Thread
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It sounds like it is more Kingdom Hearts, complete with all the high points and short comings that each previous installment has also offered.
Polygons review seems like they didn't play the game because there is a bit too much of things in there which aren't true at all which makes me suspicious. The game also has recaps.
Yeah it's a bit bone headed of SE to hold back review copies because the leaks are still going to leak, that's the nature of retail.
Got a little misty eyed seeing the score (88 atm). It's been a long, long time coming and I'm so incredibly excited it's good. 13 years of patience has paid off.
I guess you haven't seen where they've released two collections with every single game in the series in it for newcomers to play if they want to understand the story in KH3? Or hell, the one they recently released that had both collections in one. Acting as if every game in the series isn't readily available for those who want to jump in is ridiculous.
And as others have said, there's a story summary in the actual game that helps out newcomers.
I legit will be controlling the urge to hurt myself through the god knows how long it'll take Frozen level.
what i'm getting out of it too, if you like kingdom hearts, you will like kingdom hearts 3 pretty much
Zexion is complete bullshit, you can play it perfectly and parry every attack and have your dodges down to a science and still get deep dicked.
I hope so, Gamespot is complaining the boss battles are a slog/lame
Man this sentiment that people have no right to criticize the game not only being poor for newcomers but also being poorly told for those who actually have played the last two "mainline" games is completely bonkers. If only the people who played all the spinoffs could play this then your precious series would bomb and there wouldn't even be any more. Square-Enix, and even you count on newcomers to literally fund the game you want to happen.
And it's not like people are saying there should be no references at all or no building upon previous releases. Movies balance the need to put newcomers in seats with payoff for fans all the fucking time. Hell, games do this all the time, too! Witcher 3 did gangbusters and people don't hesitate to recommend it to people who haven't played W1/2 or read the books. Those definitely help enjoyment quite a lot, but they're not needed in the way Kingdom Hearts spinoffs are and that's absolutely a knock on Nomura and the game itself. That should especially come into pay when you're reviewing the game. Reviews are for a general audience. No one really needs a review that has been playing all of these things...
And it's not like people are saying there should be no references at all or no building upon previous releases. Movies balance the need to put newcomers in seats with payoff for fans all the fucking time. Hell, games do this all the time, too! Witcher 3 did gangbusters and people don't hesitate to recommend it to people who haven't played W1/2 or read the books. Those definitely help enjoyment quite a lot, but they're not needed in the way Kingdom Hearts spinoffs are and that's absolutely a knock on Nomura and the game itself. That should especially come into pay when you're reviewing the game. Reviews are for a general audience. No one really needs a review that has been playing all of these things...
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lmao at people talking about the Polygon review. That garbage site isn't worth paying attention to at all, their clickbait reviews are fucking pathetic.
Everyone else is saying more or less what I expected. The combat is great, the Disney worlds are great, the soundtrack is stellar, and the game has a ton of amazing boss fights.
Can't wait for Tuesday.
Everyone else is saying more or less what I expected. The combat is great, the Disney worlds are great, the soundtrack is stellar, and the game has a ton of amazing boss fights.
Can't wait for Tuesday.
Xaldin on Critical Mode is one of those fights that just comes entirely down to RNG. If the AI decides you get to win, you get to win. Otherwise, have fun seeing the game over screen six hundred times.
Might be easier to just continue using this thread, but is there a way we could get the thread title changed to Review Thread SweetNicole
Yes, the OP is already updating the thread. I title change is enough.
Such as (big spoilers?)
Sora being always happy and smiling which isn't true at all lol
If you suck at reflect/guarding then you basically just keep praying to land Micky and spam pearl.
The only problem with these fights that the rest of the game is too easy and you suddenly have to learn how to play.
Love all of those except for storm raider :D
his dumb spinning invincibility bullshit attack
is burned into my brain
Nah. Xaldin's an RNG monster. Skill is part of it, but the other half is just that sometimes his AI goes completely apeshit and you're just going to get overwhelmed.
Right on. I haven't had a problem with them since the first time I played but everyone complains about them.
The worst in the first game is both Ursulas.
it all lies in the fact that he has almost no tells of what he's about to do and his teleport is so fast that you basically have to guess what attack he's pulling out when
The Polygon review isn't bad at all. Just read it and it seems a measured take. Seems to have liked a lot of things, and disliked various things. Fanbots whining about it need to sit down and get some perspective. Not everyone is going to adore every single thing about the game. And ultimately, people look for different things in a game. What makes a review worthwhile is if the reviewer is able to convey their feelings in a manner which makes sense, and the Polygon review does that just fine.
Yeah I remember having loads of trouble as a kid but now I couldn't see the difficulty with Xaldin. I remember just dodging and using the arial dodge to accumulate lots of Jumps.
Right on. I haven't had a problem with them since the first time I played but everyone complains about them.
The worst in the first game is both Ursulas.
When Final Mix added Leaf Bracer, it completely broke that fight and most of the endgame stuff. lol
1) Square Enix released a (series of?) videos detailing relevant stuff from past games going into KHIII.
2) Nowadays you can buy two things on a single platform and have every KH game (except the mobile one, which is shit)
3) even before, you only needed a PS2, PSP & 3DS in the span of over a decade to be caught up with relevant games. It's unfortunate that there is more than one platforms, but the realities of gaming platforms mean that they can't continue releasing games for PS2 forever
Bonus point: there are a ton of good fan-made & more professionally made recap videos of Kingdom Hearts. It's 2019, no one can claim they don't know how to find a couple of Youtube vids. If you're interested in Kingdom Hearts III, it's not a gargantuan task to view a couple of story recaps on Youtube, if you don't want to delve into actually playing old games yourself.
If I don't see a Dance Water Dance callback I will be legit disappointed.
Good post
Too bad people see reviews as a marketing tool which could do in their favorite game.
Nya not exactly. "Didn't play" is wrong, but "didn't finish" at all would be more correct. There are just some strange parts in the review and...in the end it's exactly nothing at all. Where is the review about the game itself? It also feels a bit rushed.