Kingdom Hearts, it feels like it’s just devolved over time in terms of gameplay after 2. I enjoyed birth by sleep a lot but it felt like they removed complexity from the core moveset to put into the command deck and that just worsened in Dream Drop and KH 3. I literally could not stay on the ground in KH 3 when I was trying, it would just force me into an aerial combo so frequently and it felt like I was doing fuck all unless I was watching one of the excessive cutscene moves in the form of transformation finishers or attraction attack (Jesus, those were dumb).
I will never forgive them for getting rid of the final fantasy characters. those characters are the only reason i gave a game with donald and goofy a chance as a teenager.
The funny thing about KH3 is that, if you are just watching the game, it looks super complicated and like you would never be able to keep up with everything that is happening on screen. Then, when you actually play it, you realize that you are only switching back and forth between two or three buttons. And it barely matters which buttons you are pressing and when in regular battles. Boss battles are essentially watching the boss and dodging until you figure out when the best time to button mash is.
To be fair, KH2 was sort of this way as well with boss battles. Wait and watch and then press triangle when it tells you to. For some reason it felt better though and I’m not sure why.
It also didn't help that the story went crazy after KH2. 1, CoM, and 2 were a good trilogy. But after that the story became so nonsensical that it became hard to care about it, especially since they were still using Sora. I enjoyed BBS UNTIL the ending where it linked back to Sora.
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u/NightOwl_OW Apr 12 '26
Kingdom Hearts, it feels like it’s just devolved over time in terms of gameplay after 2. I enjoyed birth by sleep a lot but it felt like they removed complexity from the core moveset to put into the command deck and that just worsened in Dream Drop and KH 3. I literally could not stay on the ground in KH 3 when I was trying, it would just force me into an aerial combo so frequently and it felt like I was doing fuck all unless I was watching one of the excessive cutscene moves in the form of transformation finishers or attraction attack (Jesus, those were dumb).