'Kingdom Hearts 3' Review: A Bittersweet Conclusion

HYPEBEAST Features - Go in-depth and learn more about the culture. [HYPEBEAST]( [Features]( February 1, 2019 ['Kingdom Hearts 3' Review: A Bittersweet Conclusion]( Was it worth the 17-year wait? [Kingdom Hearts 3]( SQUARE ENIX Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts means a lot to a lot of people. For some, the franchise has not only followed them throughout their whole lives, but it’s also taught them how much friendship means in a world that’s full of darkness. Kingdom Hearts’ story about the eternal conflict between light and dark encapsulated emotions many fans felt before we’d developed the social maturity to express them ourselves. For some, the release of Kingdom Hearts 3 means everything. And now, after 17 years, we’re forced to answer a question posed by the former kid in every longtime fan’s heart: was Kingdom Hearts 3 worth the wait? The short answer is yes, but the long answer is no, as it is arguably the weakest installment in an otherwise stellar trilogy. It’s downright impossible to match every expectation for a game as hyped as this, but because of its absurdly long development time, Square built a hype machine it would never be able to live up to for everyone. [Eugene the Egg]( SQUARE ENIX The Story 17-Years In The Making [SPOILERS AHEAD] Kingdom Hearts 3 is a difficult plot to summarize, but it follows our main protagonist throughout the series, Sora, and his concluding battle against Xehanort—the mastermind responsible for most of the series’ conflict. But now he’ll need the help of his friends from Destiny Islands and those he’s met along his adventures to take on his long-time adversary and cohorts. Kingdom Hearts is set in a universe with worlds based on Disney movies, with our three most helpful companions, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Mickey Mouse, there to aid our heroes toward victory against the darkness, the Heartless it produces, and Organization XIII, who are using darkness again to awaken Kingdom Hearts, the heart of all worlds and source of great wisdom. [READ FULL ARTICLE ON HYPEBEAST →](   [Go to Preference Centre](     [More HYPEBEAST Features]( [[FASHION]( [Nike Finally Launches the Air Max 720 in This Week's Footwear Drops]( [[FASHION]( [6 Drops You Don't Want to Miss This Week]( [Get The App Free on iOS and Android]( Follow 2019 HYPEBEAST Limited. All Rights Reserved [Manage Subscriptions]( You can unsubscribe by click [here](3D--d5f08eb368e30e3aad806a6cb0d00c2a9d276073cb2317181d42a5572697f8b2). It may take 48 hours to complete the unsubscribe process. Contact subscription@hypebeast.com for assistance on any enquiries. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to HYPEBEAST's marketing emails. You can unsubscribe from us any time by clicking [here](3D--d5f08eb368e30e3aad806a6cb0d00c2a9d276073cb2317181d42a5572697f8b2). Our Mailing Address: HYPEBEAST, 10F, KC 100, 100 Kwai Cheong Road, Kwai Chung, Hong Kong