Game Review
'Kingdom Hearts 3' pulses with the magic of our youth
The latest release is a worthy conclusion to the series
This is the game of my generation. Many who played the first Kingdom Hearts have similar stories of it being a definitive moment in their gaming youth. For me, sitting on a forest green beanbag and playing it on a big box TV provided a fun portal to another world beyond my early teen bedroom. Kingdom Hearts is a world built on the bedrock of Disney movies and Final Fantasy games - am equal parts of ridiculous and magical combo.
Seventeen years and 12 games later, Kingdom Hearts 3 (KH3) is a worthy conclusion to the series. Even after all this time, it still manages to beat with the same, well, heart.
The central character is still Sora, a boy whose fate ties him to the maniacal Xehanort, who is trying to bring about war and "darkness" upon a multitude of Disney-, Pixar- and Square Enix-inspired worlds. To help Sora on his journey to light is the wizard, Donald Duck and a knighted Goofy - not forgetting Sora's all-important "Keyblade" (those who know, know). You, of course, get to play Sora.
WATCH | The game trailer for Kingdom Hearts 3..
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