Kingdom Hearts is an exceptional RPG, that ends all too quickly.
The gist of the story: 14 year-old Sora is separated from his friends, Riku and Kairi, when the Heartless (enemies with no hearts) take over their island. Sora joins forces with Donald and Goofy, and becomes the Keyblade Master, the Keyblade being a sacred weapon that can defeat the Heartless, and save the world.
The game contains about 10 different Disney worlds from different Disney movies, and you must travel to them in your Gummi Ship (More on that later).
The sound and voice acting are fantastic, and Kingdom Hearts holds a record as the game where the developer has spent the most money on voice acting, by hiring Haley Joel Osment (Sora), Mandy Moore (Aerith), David Gallagher (Riku), and Billy Zane (Ansem), Lance Bass, and others. All of the Disney characters have their original voices, including Donald Duck's classic helium voice.
The gameplay is also great, but not perfect. You must travel to each of the worlds to seal off the keyhole to that world with the Keyblade, to get rid of the Heartless in that world. The battle system is simple and well-designed. The command menu at the bottom left of the screen is also very easy to use, where you can select to attack, cast magic, use an item, or perform an action. The magic shortcuts are also a nice touch, and comes in very handy during difficult boss fights.
A lot of characters from the Final Fantasy series make cameos, from Final Fantasy VII to Final Fantasy X.
But the one major flaw with Kingdom Hearts is the replay value. Once you finish the game, there is almost nothing left to do, except finish the Coliseum Tournaments, round up any remaining Dalmatians, and find any remaining Trinity Marks, which may seem like a lot, but really isn't.
The best solution to this problem would be to make a Kingdom Hearts 2, and make the game harder, and last a lot longer.
Even still, Kingdom Hearts is a great RPG, and is a blast to play.
Kingdom Hearts is an exceptional RPG, that ends all too quickly. The gist of the story: 14 year-old Sora is separated from his friends, Riku and Kairi, when the Heartless (enemies with no hearts) take over their island. Sora joins forces with Donald and Goofy, and becomes the Keyblade Master, the Keyblade being a sacred weapon that can defeat the Heartless, and save the world. The game contains about 10 different Disney worlds from different Disney movies, and you must travel to them in your Gummi Ship (More on that later). The sound and voice acting are fantastic, and Kingdom Hearts holds a record as the game where the developer has spent the most money on voice acting, by hiring Haley Joel Osment (Sora), Mandy Moore (Aerith), David Gallagher (Riku), and Billy Zane (Ansem), Lance Bass, and others. All of the Disney characters have their original voices, including Donald Duck's classic helium voice. The gameplay is also great, but not perfect. You must travel to each of the worlds to seal off the keyhole to that world with the Keyblade, to get rid of the Heartless in that world. The battle system is simple and well-designed. The command menu at the bottom left of the screen is also very easy to use, where you can select to attack, cast magic, use an item, or perform an action. The magic shortcuts are also a nice touch, and comes in very handy during difficult boss fights. A lot of characters from the Final Fantasy series make cameos, from Final Fantasy VII to Final Fantasy X. But the one major flaw with Kingdom Hearts is the replay value. Once you finish the game, there is almost nothing left to do, except finish the Coliseum Tournaments, round up any remaining Dalmatians, and find any remaining Trinity Marks, which may seem like a lot, but really isn't. The best solution to this problem would be to make a Kingdom Hearts 2, and make the game harder, and last a lot longer. Even still, Kingdom Hearts is a great RPG, and is a blast to play.