Games

Kingdom Hearts III

Square Enix Business Division 3

2019•Hack and slash•PEGI 12•About 46 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredramafamilyfantasyteenvehiclesfasttried & testedimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA wide-ranging hack-and-slash game that is stylish, fantastical and breakneck. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

83 / 100

254 ratings

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About This Game

Kingdom Hearts III is the third main installment in the Kingdom Hearts series developed and published by Square Enix. It was initially released January 2019 for the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One. An expansion, Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind was released in January 2020. The story takes place after the events of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. It features an older Sora as the main protagonist, who sets forth on a new adventure to search for seven guardians of light in an attempt to stop Xehanort from bringing about a second Keyblade War. Sora is joined by Donald Duck, Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Riku, Kairi, and others. Along the way, Sora travels to many worlds from Disney and Pixar intellectual properties, and cross paths with the real Organization XIII. Kingdom Hearts III features hack and slash combat reminiscent of Kingdom Hearts II, with elements from later handheld entries, allowing...

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Story

Through countless adventures across many worlds in his long battle against the darkness, Sora, once a little boy who only dreamed worlds beyond his island even existed, has grown up to a dashing young man. Now he is realizing that that battle has played out exactly as Master Xehanort had planned, and the second Keyblade War, the final struggle between light and dark, looms ahead. To counter the overwhelming darkness, Sora and his friends must gather the seven guardians of light. His best friend Riku and King Mickey seek out a battle-scarred Keyblade wielder, while Sora, Donald, and Goofy set...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDramaFamilyFantasyTeenVehiclesAll consuming questComing of ageComplex relationshipFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalUnderdog triumphsUnlikely connections

Keywords

AnimeCompilationCrossoverGood vs evilSword & sorceryBoss fightAnthropomorphismHuman

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Details

Developer: Square Enix Business Division 3
Publisher: Square Enix
Released: 25 January 2019
Series: Disney
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 38h rushed, 46h normally, 66h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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