A great start to a great series. This game takes what is probably the weirdest crossover you could possibly think of and blends it together to make a very fun action RPG. It's like Final Fantasy but more melodramatic, and Disney but more cartoonish. I love it.

I love how outlandish this universe is and this game is the catalyst to it. It is nowhere near as crazy as the most recent games are, but it's still practically bananas. It has an endearing plot with found family tropes and doing extraordinary things with your friends, two themes that are found very prevalent in this game's source materials. I am begging people to simply kill the part of them that cringes instead of killing the cringe, and just simply enjoy themselves.

Yoko Shimumura is a legend and this soundtrack reigns supreme. Utada is a saint, and Simple and Clean will always be a classic.

If I have any criticisms for this game, some of the level designs are bad and the game's platforming suffers because of it. I'm not talking about rope swinging in the jungle, but Sora's ass is a clunky mess and he is just unable to land on platforms without completely fumbling like an idiot. The combat can be a bit jank at times, especially aerial combat, but it's a perfectly respectable combat system for a first time entry to a series.

The Final Mix version of this game adds a ton of new content that is a worthy challenge for the most dastardly daring hard mode enthusiasts as well.