With such a sporadic series, it can be difficult to keep track of the story. This novel, colorful fusion of Final Fantasy and Disney has become a distinct, established franchise in its own right. The recent PC port , released by way of the Epic Games Store , has helped reignite interest once again in this majestic RPG, drawing nostalgia-seeking fans and curious newcomers alike.
Given this, and the variety of KH releases over the years, it seemed fitting to revisit this list of the best Kingdom Hearts games, and color in some more details. While the Kingdom Hearts games have been released on some questionable platforms in the past, now almost all of them can be played on one console.
The exception, however, is Kingdom Hearts Union X. Releasing it as a mobile game simply cannot be forgiven for most. Like most mobile games, Union X is largely considered a cash-grab that focuses on draining wallets over interesting gameplay. It's also widely considered the worst Kingdom Hearts game. Players that have slogged through all something quests are then drip-fed the essential story updates every few months to keep them playing. In the meantime, they are offered nothing but repetitive filler missions and a constantly shifting meta that forces people into spending their money if they hope to keep up.
With arguably the most uninteresting story in the franchise, Re:Coded features a data version of Sora who essentially replays the majority of events that transpired in the first game. The story is almost entirely inconsequential and does little to advance the overall narrative of the series. It also bears what can be seen as a detriment being initially limited to mobile.
Re:Coded was first released episodically as a Japanese exclusive before being remade for a wider audience on the DS. However, it was only the cutscenes from this game that made it to the remastered PS4 collection.
But without any gameplay to supplement the repetitive and uneventful story, it quickly becomes a chore to sit through, and struggles to hold a candle to the standards of the other Kingdom Hearts titles.
Released in , Lacrimosa of Dana is the most recent version to be published in Western countries and comfortably ranks among the license's greatest achievements. After a shipwreck leaves Adol and a group of survivors stranded on the Isle of Seiren, they must come together to solve the mysteries of this strange location, while fighting off various huge and dangerous monsters. All of Lacrimosa of Dana's six playable characters have their own combat styles, along with upgradeable weapons and armor pieces.
Turn-based combat was still popular during the sixth generation of gaming, but Level-5 colorful adventure boasts real-time combat that — similar to Kingdom Hearts III — is reminiscent of hack and slash titles.
Admittedly, the gameplay is relatively simplistic, but further depth is added through an engaging weapon upgrade system that enables items to be attached to grant specific benefits. Although only two characters are playable, certain NPCs can accompany the protagonists, with each having their own special abilities. Here is another game that — on the surface — holds precious little in common with Kingdom Hearts III.
Taking place in a district in Tokyo, The World Ends with You centers around the Reapers' Game, a competition that pits the deceased against each other to determine who could come back to life or transcend to a higher plane. The combat is brilliant but quite unique, and the story is considerably darker than Kingdom Hearts III.
Despite all these similarities, both titles deliver a sense of wonder absent in most games. Lionhead Studios' Fable II is a predominantly comedic adventure that fine-tunes its predecessor's rough-around-the-edges gameplay and streamlines some of its less successful ideas. Kingdom Hearts III opted for fewer but larger worlds, an element reflected by Fable II's quality over quantity approach to world-building.
Albion is a lively kingdom packed with expansive and detailed areas to explore, many of which are quite different from each other. Fable II's morality system is somewhat rudimentary, but the combat and progression systems are a highlight.
Super Smash Bros might have nothing in common with Kingdom Hearts, but the same cannot be said for another highly-regarded Nintendo property. Musou games are their own subgenre, as the screen is packed with potentially hundreds of fodder enemies who are just waiting to be blasted off into oblivion. Kingdom Hearts III's explosive combat reduces most enemies to little more than moving targets, even if they put up more of a challenge than the average opponent in Hyrule Warriors.
Until one day, Axel was destroyed and his Heartless was lost, which is what allowed Lea to be reborn. Axel is the Nobody of Lea. Lea is a friend to Sora, and one of the most impactful characters in Kingdom Hearts. Sora and Riku are both characters from Destiny Islands, a tropical paradise where seemingly nothing can go wrong.
They have a close relationship, lest we forget their rivalry. This relationship was before Ansem fought Sora at the End of the World, before Roxas kicked off the first Kingdom Hearts sequel, and before Sora lost his Keyblade in a struggle with Riku. Riku is a central character in Kingdom Hearts , despite having an evil doppelganger. Roxas is the Nobody of Sora. What does that mean? Sora released his heart to bring Kairi back to the light, which is why Roxas exists.
Albeit Sora restored his heart, Roxas continued to live as a Nobody. He possesses emotions, unlike most other Nobodies. There's more than meets the eye to this spiky-haired character from Destiny Islands.
He is the original persona of Roxas, who would risk his life to save an innocent person he barely knows. This Keyblade wielder possesses immense power that stems from his mastery over Keyblades and extensive combat experience.
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