Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts (Japanese: キングダムハーツ Kingudamu Hātsu) is a hybrid action/RPG that was released in Autumn of 2002, which is notable for being the result of a collaboration between the video game developer and publisher Square and Disney.

Negative criticisms

Kingdom Hearts has been criticized by some fans for ruining the Final Fantasy characters placed in it. For example, several characters are made younger and do not play a major role in the story. Some of the voice actors for the more popular Final Fantasy characters (for example, Mandy Moore voicing Aerith Gainsborough and Lance Bass as Sephiroth) were seen as another element of error. Other criticisms include the addition of Disney characters (many Final Fantasy and RPG fans were turned-off by elements they considered to be for children), and awkward camera angles during battles.

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Final Fantasy - Mandy Moore - Aerith Gainsborough - Lance Bass - Sephiroth - Disney

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Many also felt that, whilst original, the combination of Square and Disney did not work as well as it could have, with aspects of both the story and gameplay swinging between 'Disney-style' and 'Square-style', without reaching an acceptable middle ground for most of the game.

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Several elements of the combat system were also criticized, particularly the use of menu-based items and magic in what was a frequently hectic real-time battle scenario.

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Another criticism levelled by reviewers and players alike revolves around the Gummi ship missions, with the main complaint being that they are not up to the same standard of play as the rest of game. That, and they are essentially pointless later on. The missions themselves are boring and pointless, serving no purpose other than getting from point A to point B. Note that Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix has tweaked the Gummi Ship system. The developers seem to have taken these comments onboard as the sequel, Kingdom Hearts II reportedly features an overhaul of this aspect of the series, by making the ship missions optional, and creating the main form of transportation a train.http://ps2.ign.com/articles/574/574443p1.html

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