No need to throw people who enjoy something others don't under the bus, you can dislike the story without insulting the people who like it.
This whole thread feels like just another excuse for people to rally around their shared intense "hatred" for a game series they don't enjoy, and eventually exaggerate their opinion to the point where they start picking on people who don't share their frustrations.
It happens every freaking Kingdom Hearts thread and it's so repetitive. Why is it so legitimately hurtful for people? Why is it that the ones who only have an issue with the story are willing to let others bully people trying to refute stuff? Even a poorly worded response that's just trying to point out the unfair dicotomy gets picked apart and set upon like a pack of vultures.
I never understood why people tribalize around a story being bad. Yeah, I like the story, so my opinion has some level of bias that is hard to ignore, but taking that out of here for a second, the level of consistent vitriol that shows up in these topics from the same people again and again is so tiring.
At least keep other people out of it and don't insult others. Criticism of the story and a frustration is understandable and acceptable to talk about, provided it doesn't spill into rudeness and insults. This stuff gets out of hand way too quickly, and feels like a group venting session that quickly bullies dissenting opinion.
Videogames are important until they aren't, and that definition fits the intent of the one making the distinction.
I'm caught between caring too much to let this stuff go, and caring too little to imagine getting this rude about not liking something. This same dichotomy fits criticisim of the "bad" story, and how "dumb" people are to protect it.
Keeping it (simple and) clean and fostering thoughtful discussion, wether positive or negative, should be a prime consideration, and the way most folks speak about Kingdom Hearts certainly doesn't inspire hope for that.
In conclusion, we get it, the story doesn't make sense. Heartless = Heart, Nobody = Body, Brain = Conniption.
There is a sea of games to enjoy that aren't Kingdom Hearts, so remove yourself from this thing that you hate, and use that to find or enjoy something you love.
