KH3D Famitsu Impressions!

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Published on February 25, 2012 @ 09:10 am

Written by Arielle

Hey everybody! Feels like I haven't posted in ages since Cecily has been doing all of the reporting! Anyways, thanks to SQEXGAL we now have translations of some game impressions that were in Famitsu! Click [Read More] to see the full impressions!

Also, if you wish to talk about the impressions, come chat with all of our members on the forums!

Abruptly Climatic!

Reviewer: Sekaisandai Sandaikawa

"I have a scary face like a demon, but I'm really an emotional person."

The opening movie flowed well, but it became suddenly climatic! Least that's how I felt, the opener is a high end movie made up of memorable scenes from the past series. There was a digest of scenes so far, but from here the condensed content begins. Just seeing Roxas, Axel, and Xion from 358/2 Days appear one after another in a high end rendered scene, I didn't want to cry, but... Moreover, that's not where it ends. On the bottom screen, the silhouette of King Mickey is moving about. The movements of the King on the bottom screen are linked to the top screen! ...If I write anymore about it, I'll end up spoiling you, so be excited when you see it for yourself. It's really cool!

Now, about the action. From the start, the character you operate is Sora. One of the new elements introduced in this title is the "Free Flow Action" ability that lets you swirl around poles. This sort of high speed action is really fun! Thanks to the inhuman action, you can get to the rooftops with ease where there are treasure boxes. The Free Flow Action is not only refreshing, but the fun of being able to search the field is very reminiscent of the series from the first Kingdom Hearts to Birth by Sleep. And when you are playing, you can switch your operating character to Riku. Sora's attacks provide big action, in comparison Riku's smart moves make defeating enemies a breeze!

Continuing, there is a strange element called Link Portal that appears. It seems with Street Pass communication, the information of the people you pass by will be displayed on your bottom screen. This time when I played, I passed "Jiminy", "Tidas", and "Cecil". Like with The World Ends With You, it seems that you can have fake encounters with computer characters. Incidentally, the names of the characters you encounter appear on the bottom screen. If you touch their names, you can fight together with your friend's Dream Eaters and initiate a battle where you defeat enemies within a time limit. Other than that, it seems there are various hidden elements within this title.

Sorry for not mentioning the climax of the opening movie! Of course, there is much, much more to look forward to in this chapter of the series!

The Opener Made Me Cry!

Reviewer: Kawai Rie

"Definitely a dog person. I plan on buying 2 Wondernyan plushies."

In this title, you'll be able to switch off playing between the main characters Sora and Riku while adventuring to Disney worlds. When the game begins, you are immediately tossed into battle while you can become accustomed to the game play little by little. The tutorial seems more courteous than the prior titles. I was relieved that even though this game operates on the Nintendo 3DS and has a new system, it was easy to get into.

Since a large number of enemies appear during battle Sora and Riku struggle against them more so than in the previous titles, it feels great to take pleasure in defeating the enemies! By the way, I noticed that since Tokyo Game Show last Fall, the difficulties of the "Free Flow Action" ability had been taken out. Still, a little experience is required. Invoking commands during battle comes naturally, like the Reality Shift ability and the other systems unique to this title. The mood of the title is like, "You can have a lot of fun just by invoking all the action." It's refreshing like the series usually is, but the result is something that can be relished over and over again.

From there, let's talk about the friendly creatures that will be participating together with you in battle. To be honest, when I'm in battle I'm too busy worrying about myself, so I didn't really know what my partners were doing, but during their leveling up part I involuntarily let out a giggle at their cuteness. You can pet them with the touch pad, give them a training toy to play with, give them a snack... Whenever you do that, they either react happily or grumpily, their own individual personalities shine through, tightening my heart like they were my own babies. Like explained on page 47 of this issue, you can make your own Dream Eaters and name them, so they become very dear to you.

Lastly, right after you turn the game on, the opening movie begins to play if you leave it on the title screen. I had mistakenly thought, "Isn't the series going to end with this title?" and that the result was astonishing. Honestly, just watching it, I cried remembering all the things from the travels up until now! For the fans, above all please watch this opener closely! It'll really get to you.