Just like with Final Fantasy there is also some questionable amount of feedback from the Kingdom Hearts series. These games were love letters to both Disney and Final Fantasy fans and they brought two of the best concepts into an amazing crossover title to be made for the PlayStation 2. Alongside some announcement of a Kingdom Hearts III Square Enix gives another hand-held Kingdom Hearts game. Titled 3D Dream Drop Distance it takes some advantages of the system and using the similar game mechanics as Birth by Sleep for the PSP.
The Demo is up for download and it can be played for about 15 times before the Demo expires.
The game focuses on Sora and Riku who take part in a test in improve their abilities with the KeyBlade. They are seen in gameplay being their younger counterparts from the first game just that they wear new clothes and also their older selves from Kingdom Hearts II. Like other Kingdom Hearts it features many Disney cameos with Disney with them using Mickey The Three Musketeers and Fantasia for ths game but however Square Enix only included characters from The World Ends With You instead of Final Fantasy. I Haven't seen any of the scenes from any of the older games but may expect the game to continue to reflect on events from previous installments while bringing some business with Organization XIII.
The Demo can give you a Quick Tutorial to showcase the mechanics of the game before you play a brief stage where you're in Traverse Town as Sora. Basically he meets Neku Sakuraba from The World Ends With You as Neku is searching for a player. I never played The World Ends With You before so I don't know what he means.
The game is compatible with the Circle Pad Pro where it's stick controls the camera but you can't see how it works on the demo. The gameplay is shown on the Top Screen while the Map and Menus is on the Touch Screen. Like other games in the series Kingdom Hearts focuses on fighting against hordes of enemies. Sora has a series of new moves and stunts he can use against a new type of enemy called the Dream Eaters which are seeking out the sleeping worlds. There are two different types of these creatures, one type known as Nightmares which eats up good dreams and create Nightmares while Spirits on the other hand eats Nightmares and creates good dreams and they can join Sora or Riku as party members. I guessing the Disney and Square characters don't join your party in this one. In the demo you have about 3 of these but only 2 of them can fight alongside you and can swap them out anytime. The AI for them doesn't work out to bad but when their Special Meter reaches full you can use the Touch Screen icon to fuse use their special attacks while Two of your spirits can also fuse their attacks to deal double the damage.
Sora has the ability to use whats called the Flowmotion which is used to interact with the environment like swinging onto light posts, sliding onto hand rails and Jumping onto walls to give you a boost of speed. This allows you to fly around each area and explore much quicker and I may also guess find hidden secrets. This is also used for battles as well cause there are multiple Flowmotion techniques that you deal greater damage then normal attacks. These techniques can either send enemies flying or by dealing greater combos. You also had other spells and items that you can cycle through using the D-Pad and there is a cool down system whenever you use any kind of Item or Spell. Boss battles will require the full power of your spirits and Flowmotion attacks in order to win. Maybe some other bosses later on the game will have some weak spots that you'll need to target to deal damage. What I will have to say is that the combat is extremely enjoyable and you'll definitively want to stroll from the storyline so that you can take on extra battles.
Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance looks a lot like the classic PlayStation 2 instalments in terms of graphics, animations and spell effects. On the 3DS it looks well done and like the other games it will carry the scenery of many of the famous Disney Films that fans shall remember very well. The game looks pretty well done with the 3D on. The English voice dub is mostly dry but at least the writing is least great.
Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance is levels of a good Square Enix that should be done probably. If I was a fan then maybe I would give this game a chance and see if whatever or not this Square Enix and Disney crossover can redeem itself in time for a Kingdom Hearts III.
Game Title: Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Genre: Role Playing
Developer: Square Enix 1st Production Department
Publisher: Sqaure Enix
Demo Released: June 22nd 2012 (Europe and North America)
Date of Full Game Release: March 29th 2012 (Japan), July 20th 2012 (Europe), July 26th 2012 (Australia) July 31th 2012 (North America)
Age Rating: ACB: PG, CERO: A, ESRB: E10+, PEGI: 12
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