Reviews from

in the past


My friends are my power!
KH, my beloved. My first taste of KH was back when I was little, watching my older siblings play. BBS was the first one I actually played, on the PSP back in the day. We moved and I forgot about it for many years, until KH3 came out and sibling offered to let me play. Had no idea what was going on, but I remembered Sora, Riku, and the BBS trio, which made me want to play the entire series to find out what happened. Since then, I've replayed the series multiple times. Had so much fun playing. Would definitely play again. I'm working on 100% on every game. I currently have 1 more trophy to get (hard mode) on KH1 before I move on to the next game.

I've played all these games' original english releases. But I feel this collection is the best way to experience these games, even with some very minor graphical downsides. Games look great in HD! I'll go through each game in release/ideal play order and give my thoughts.

KH1 has great combat that's aged gracefully, even if it feels a little stiff compared to modern expectations. It has a really solid fairy tale like story that most anyone will like, even if you're ambivalent towards Disney properties. If you hate Disney with a burning passion, you probably won't find any enjoyment here.

Re: Chain of Memories is very unique. I hear the GBA original is better, but the cutscenes in ReCom really elevate the experience, and might make it ideal for a first time playthrough.

Kingdom Hearts 2 is a perfect sequel in terms of combat. Story is really fun. Even if you feel that it jumps the shark somewhat, it's still so silly that it should win you over if you have joy in your heart. It still maintains a fairy tale feeling for sure. The Final Mix content really elevates this game too.

358/2 Days is best experienced as the actual game on the DS. The cutscene collection is fine though, and you should watch it if you've played the original already. It's my favorite game in the series story-wise. It's experimental and has this tone that only Kingdom Hearts can capture. It also has my favorite interpersonal relationships in the series.

Birth By Sleep is cool. Sort of "Star Wars Prequel Trilogy"'s the kingdom hearts lore, but in a good way. I LOVE THE LORE. English dub is lacking due to 2/3 of the leads, and it isn't charming like the Final Fantasy character's bad dubs in KH1 and 2.

Re:Coded on DS is so peak. It's something all KH players should experience. Ok, if you really don't want to play an amazingly designed and fun game on DS, you can watch the cutscenes in this collection.

Well... that's almost perfect.
The problems are basically:

1 - Cutscenes that are not in 60 fps;
2 - The faces of the characters continue to change from an amazing 3d animation to a strange PNG animation;
3 - It doesn't have the DS games.

Besides those things, it's the best way to experience any Kingdom Hearts game.
I love it!

Currently playing through 1 so my score is based on that.

Kingdom Hearts 1 is a fun game, with a breezy pace and uncomplicated story (subject to change as the series goes on). However, despite the fresh coat of paint it still plays like a game from 2002 - terrible camera, floaty controls and all. It doesn't bog down the whole experience, but some further improvements to this HD collection would've been welcome.


Just wanted to say that most of the KH series is now available on Steam and Tim Sweeney needs to get a foot shoved up his ass

Roxas deserved better 😔

This game series means a lot to me, I first played it a year or two ago and I still find myself thinking about it and wanting to replay it.

When i first bought this years ago, i played every individual game for a couple hours while paying no attention to the story. What the hell was wrong with me?!

A nice collection of games and well worth it for the amount of games it offers.

Great to see it and relive my experiences from the originals

A very good compilation of the games with 60FPS.
Avoid the PC version unless you're modding it.

Excellent job in making these games more accessible. No excuse to not play them all.

The comedy side aged like pre-fermented cottage cheese, but six classic games for $50 is a deal regardless of discounts.

This series will always hold a special place in my heart—no pun intended. I remember watching my sister play the original Kingdom Hearts on PlayStation 2 while I ate Muddy Buddies. This collection upscaled many textures while keeping everything original.

I'll review the individual games separately, but as a collection, this is a surprisingly good effort. The games are remastered to a good quality, as is the music, and Square Enix even went to the trouble of recording new dialogue for games that didn't have it back at release. I'm also impressed by the effort put into converting some of these games into HD, especially Chain of Memories and Birth By Sleep, which were on the GBA and PSP respectively. I was definitely less impressed, however, with how they turned two other games, 358/2 Days and Coded, into movies. Still, the overall package is faithful, and if any series got this treatment I'd be pretty happy.

Current thoughts having beaten KH 1. I liked it. Despite not growing up with the series it was a very fun adventure interacting with the different Disney and FF properties. With that said, this game is full of JANK from the weird boss mechanics to annoying ass mobs. The endgame was riddled with these issues and did suck out the energy I had for it. 3.5 stars for KH1. Looking forward to playing 2!

Que coletùnea maravilhosa, foi aqui que comecei uma das minhas franquias favoritas de todos os tempos e amei cada momento que passei em cada um dos jogos, apesar de alguns terem me estressado um pouco (né, Re:Chain?)

Yeah I'm def not a kingdom hearts fan like I tried to play this cus I like SOME final fantasy games not a fan tho they asses be losers but back on topic I used to play the gameboy game when i was younger so like I thought this was a match made in heaven 😐 yeah safe to say I aint finna try these games anytime soon

Awesome collection
that's legit all there is to it.

i won't get into details because there are a lot of games

KH1:very nostalgic, full of small detail most people won't notice
ReCom:i like the gameplay system(yes im mentally ill) and the music in this game is FIRE

KH2:one the best games in the series, most people say that it's the best one but i honestly disagree, id put this game at number 3 for me after kh3 and bbs, this game has almost everything you'd want in a kh game like music, gameplay, hard boss fights, insane story, etc... a 10/10 game

358/2 Days: i will review the movie here not the game since this is the remix collection, well i wouldn't really call it a movie it's just the cutscenes from the original game but honestly the story was too good

BBS:most nostalgic game for me personally, and my favorite game of all time, the new gameplay system in this game is actually fun, the story explains a lot of questions but leaves more questions... we get introduced to some new important characters which is pretty cool, the music is so good just like every kh game

ReCoded:same case here as 358/2 days but this one wasn't the best as a movie it was fun, but making it a movie wasn't the best idea, the original game is like 10 times better


A fantastic collection. Even including all new cinematic cutscenes for the DS games.

One of my favourite game series of all time.

vĂĄrios jogos legais, mas nenhum se compara ao 3


60 FPS for 4 bangers (yes, Re:CoM is good, stfu) and 2 recap game movies.

trop de jeux je pĂȘte mon crĂąne

This was my first foray into the Kingdom Hearts franchise and the title terrified me.