Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix
An expanded game of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
The Final Mix gives you more challenges and the chance to hear the English voices. The game is based on the upgraded US version, with more boss battles, game modes and even more mini-games. Think you've already become the ultimate Key Blade Master? Think again. The game contains secret episodes that you can unlock, and in the single player mode, you'll meet the mysterious man, see what secrets he'll reveal about the powerful Kingdom Hearts. Controls and the D-Link are updated, so its easier to use and you can collect stickers on your journey. There are 9 more missions for you to clear and new challenging bosses in the multi-mode. These bosses aren't just the lord of the world, they could be the world themselves. Now you can battle the whale that swallowed Pinocchio's ship. Kingdom Hearts is being born again, pick up your key blade and set off on your journey once again.
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Other than answering some franchise-wide questions, a generally uninteresting game. Enemies and bosses have zero thought put into them. Battle system is a nice change up, but they give you so many tools you'll never want to use.
Characters are at an all-time low in terms of personality. All 3 main characters basically blank slates upon which this franchise's rabid fanbase can project their own feelings onto.
Also shoutout to Terra. Went from being the lamest of the 3 main characters to the coolest one by the end.
I can say this though: Terra is one of the biggest himbos I've seen in video games, that guy is NOT smart
If I had to describe this game in one word, it'd be "useless."
This game fails at everything it attempts to do. The characters are terrible, by having another trio reflection of Sora, Riku, and Kairi, but with no personality or defining character traits to make them stand out. The first instance of downright terrible writing in the series, with characters being so oblivious to Xehanort's motives that it almost borders on being a satire of the plot of the Star Wars' prequels. And the worst gameplay in the series, with terrible mechanics such as Command Finishers, Command Styles, and Shotlocks, bundled together in an engine that is two steps away from shitting itself.
For a game that is meant to set up the next major story arc in the series, it's the most contrived, convoluted, and boring series of retcons I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing.