But you can also eject and tackle the mechas with your keyblade, or just hijack other mechas for fun.Īgain, the question remains, is this really it? I continue to have mixed feelings with Kingdom Hearts III. Oh, Kingdom Hearts III is being very generous with the amount of fun sequences it throws at you.
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And then you get into a mecha toy and pilot it. The next set-piece moment starts with another cinematic featuring a dude in a black hoodie (one of the many Xehanorts of the Organisation), spouting grandiose, ambiguous speeches in the center of the toy store. Sure, map exploration can be tiresome (cue Kingdom Hearts 1’s early sequence in Traverse Town nightmares) but it helps flesh out the world. Again, this is an early build, hopefully it’s not too streamlined. Everything is laid out so you go on the critical path, and there’s not really side paths but treasure chests tucked around the single map to reward you for exploring. So there’s not much map exploration to speak of in the demo. But then you just walk along the road, a long black screen later you arrive at the next plot point and set-piece, a toy store. It gave the impression that the area is bigger than expected. The moment you jumped out of Andy’s room and then continue fighting Heartless outdoors was brilliant. There’s even an elaborate reference about Rex the green dinosaur who sort-of recognises the trio- he does play games after all.Īgain, it looks great, the different selection of abilities available for this level is also interesting. It’s hitting the right references, the developers definitely know enough about the Pixar IP to weave in memorable moments from the movies into the overarching story of the Heartless and too many dudes in black hoodies. It’s also a showcase of what sort of cinematics to expect. The other level, Toy Box, is our first look at the new Toy Story world. But maybe not the most nifty or inventive boss fight. Speaking of, the Titan fight definitely looked epic- those rain effects and the general graphics are great thanks to Unreal Engine 4. There’s no access to the party menu in this rather early build, so it’s more of a showcase of what fun things you can do during the combat and boss fights. It’s all fun, but nowhere has the demo gave you context on how these abilities are triggered and should any of these have different consequences or different strategic use. You can even hold the lock-on button and fire a spread shot. And there’s other contextual abilities, including Attractions based on Disneyland rides. Launching Goofy like a missile and throwing a flare spell with Donald that’s actually just a fireworks display are cool. Just like previous numbered entries, there’s only one attack button, but do enough attacks and you’ll start getting prompts to do follow-ups. Abruptly turning 90 degrees left/right from running upwards feels… off. Boulders are dropped along the wall to impede you. Sora can only auto-run either straight up or left/right. Sora can now walk on specific walls indicated by a shimmer of light glowing from the top down.
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It’s a full-on set piece moment where non-stop action is the name of the game.įirst thing that did not sit well for me is the auto-run. Here you see protagonist Sora, still in his Kingdom Hearts II garments, alongside Donald and Goofy battling against the Titan from Hercules. The Olympus demo is the shorter of the two, and also the rougher of the two. These two conflicting feelings remain throughout my playthrough of the demo. The many games Square Enix has announced too early like this turned out to be only decent at best, like Final Fantasy XV. Pain, because this game was in limbo for so long. Joy, because it brings me good memories of the fun I had with the previous numbered installments. The surprise reveal that the game was playable for the media filled me with both joy and pain.
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We were invited to the launch event and had played the demo.Ī question lingers after I played it: is this really it?įor context, I am a lapsed Kingdom Hearts fan. Playstation Asia) has brought the Premiere Showcase demo of Kingdom Hearts III to its newly-launched Play Everything Lounge. The folks at Sony Interactive Entertainment Hong Kong Limited Singapore Branch (SIES) (i.e. Thankfully, it’s going to come out soon enough. But the wait for Kingdom Hearts III has been very long, around 13 years.
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The Kingdom Hearts series only had one numbered sequel, but plentiful of non-numbered titles released sporadically on various platforms. Characters from the Final Fantasy series and the many Disney movies share the same world? A project that started thanks to a literal elevator pitch from Square Enix (Squaresoft back then) and Disney employees in Japan, that happen to share the same office building back then?īut years have past, crossovers are pretty normal nowadays. Kingdom Hearts is the crossover you never expected to happen back in 2002.