The Great Debate: Is Kingdom Hearts 3 Bad?
George Foster and Eric Switzer are two super fans of Kingdom Hearts. They both grew up playing the series and have completed every game multiple times, including Critical Mode playthroughs. While they both love Kingdom Hearts, they’re completely divided on Kingdom Hearts 3. What follows is a spirited debate in pursuit of the ultimate truth: Is Kingdom Hearts 3 a bad game?
ES: Kingdom Hearts 3 was the biggest disappointment in gaming history. After 14 years of waiting, we finally got a game that's worse than Kingdom Hearts 2 in pretty much every way. All of the bite was stripped out of the combat in favor of single-button mashing and grossly-overpowered Attractions, making it both unchallenging and uninteresting to play. The worlds were bigger yet emptier, unfocused, and frustrating to navigate. The RPG systems, like gear and ability selection, are so watered down they might as well not exist. The storytelling found a new low thanks to an aggressive separation between the Disney worlds and the actual plot of the game that made everything feel like pointless filler until the final boss rush that unfolded the entire narrative in a series of excruciating, poorly-paced cut scenes, so dense with exposition they became a black hole, sucking up every ounce of enthusiasm I had left for the series. I hate this game for making me bored with Kingdom Hearts. It has its moments, but if we examine it closely I think it's going to be impossible to defend this game on any level higher than basic, unquestioning fandom.
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GF: Although I’d agree that Kingdom Hearts 2 is still the best in the series, I absolutely adore Kingdom Hearts 3 and it's one of my favourite games of all time. Is it
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