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I love Kingdom Hearts. I practically cried in rejoice for finally ending this saga after years of waiting. Yes, there were the other games released over time, but I was waiting for a chance to play as Sora (also Riku which didn't really happen) again and go on another adventure. I was ready for this saga to end and see what they had in store for us, I was ready to dive into the new Disney worlds that pushed Sora to find himself, I was ready to play as Riku whom I believe has gone on one difficult adventure. I was ready for everything I thought Kingdom Hearts should be after loving 1 and 2 and even BBS. I was ready for these people to finally get their closure and I along with them. But no, that isn't what I got. Sure, the saga has ended and apparently there is more in store, but this was a let down in a major way. Let's begin, shall we? Pros: Gameplay: I think the gameplay can be fun (at times) and I love the keyblade transformations. I think the game does well with those more so than I thought they would. It's a little more floaty than I would like because I am more familiar with the fluid gameplay of KH2, however, I don't think it's too bad when going against large groups of enemies. Graphics: While I think they are outdated for 2019 and the Ps4, I think they have come a long way since KH1 and 2 so it was definetly nice to see the gang a little more fleshed out. However, that is really all the Pros I have. Cons: Dialogue: The dialogue in this was such a headache. If I hear someone mention "hearts" one more time, I'm going to start bashing my head against a wall. We get it, your hearts, their hearts, the hearts, KINGDOM HEARTS! Ya know...hearts...lots of it. Not only did the dialogue felt stifled and out of sorts at times, I felt the emotion coming from the characters was lacking and/or misplaced. What happened to all the character development over the last few games? Story: The story has always been a mess, but I've accepted that mess and just loved getting together with the gang. This time, the story is literally thrown at you in the last 2-3 hours of the game. Characters were not given the redemption they should have gotten and some were used as a filler or even useless in the last battle. After all that teasing and making them "stronger" what a disservice to them as a whole. Reactions to them returning are not only lackluster, nobody is even really surprised when it happens. It's more of a "here they are, this is what you wanted," and it doesn't give me closure nor did it seem to give the characters closure in a way it should have. They're just thrown back in the game and we are supposed to accept that. What a lazy piece of writing if you ask me. All this build up for no reason. Gameplay: it. is. way. too. much. The combat system is horrid and there is way too much going on. Here's a list: Keyblade Transformations Shotlock Links/Summons Airlock Flowmotion Wall Running Attraction Summons Team Combos (all the time) Combos and the list goes on. With the number of skills I got, I was way too powerful and I was confused considering Sora was supposed to have lost all of his powers and needed to gain regain them. Worlds: while large, they are pointless. Besides a scene or two, none of the worlds do anything to move the story along and it's not as if Sora gained the power of waking through his visits to any of these new worlds. (No, apparently he had it all along) On top of that, the worlds were either too long and had loops of endless talk and/or were too short only making sense if you watched the original film. Cutscenes: I get that this was replaced with dialogue text that used to occur in the old games, but I felt as if I was just watching a movie and only ending the cutscene just to fight. What a pain the neck. Final Fantasy Characters: No Final Fantasy characters and let me explain why this bothered me; they may not have pertained to the story all that much, but they did help Sora on his first journey and that is how he grew as a person. They have been there since the beginning and knowing Sora is hardcore when caring about his friends, why would the Final Fantasy characters be removed? Last Thoughts: There is just so much meat missing to this game. There should have been more story progression during Sora's visits to the worlds, they should have let us, as the gamers, have the ability to change between Sora and Riku at one point like they did with DD because I would have loved to see what was going on. They should have ditched some of these worlds because aparently they had no idea what they were doign with them. They should have brought back the original characters from the game that have been with Sora and the gang since the beginning. We as the fans deserve way more than what was delivered and I feel that it was a rushed, incomplete game that should have taken more than 30 hours to complete. There was way too much to wrap up only for it to be slapped together, horridly, within the last few hours of the game. There was no challenge to this game and there should have been, there was no real closure to this game and there should have been. There was no REAL character development for any of these people and there should have been; this is the last game in the saga. Also, STOP redeming bad guys. Let them be bad, they have a reason to be bad. Manipluating the player into feeling bad for the Organization members was not something I enjoyed nor did I enjoy random cutscenes between each battle. That was annoying. There's probably a bit I am missing, however, this is where I end my journey with Kingdom Hearts. I love the game, love the characters, have loved the journey I took with them all, but I'm done waiting and I'm not dropping money unless I am certain I will like the game. I went in wanting closure, got it, but I feel empty and kind of heartbroken with what I got. It just wasn't what it should and could have been. So, this is my review. If you want to buy the game because you love the series, I say go for it because this is a reflection of how I felt about the game. I don't think it was worth the wait, I don't think it was worth $60 or more and I don't really care to see where they go with it anymore. I would have still bought the game because I wanted to see the ending, but I don't think it was worth it at this point.