2020
2023
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2019
thought i'd like this more. sacrifices the much-needed (albeit sometimes unfair) difficulty of previous games in favor of making sora hilariously overpowered. while the power trip is fun enough at first, the charm quickly wears off when you realize you can beat the whole game by mashing the x button. what really makes this such a slog is the story, with constant, never-ending cutscenes overstuffed with tedious exposition and laughably robotic voice acting. the game is impressive in terms of visuals and sound design, though I almost prefer the charm of the primitive PS2 graphics for this kind of thing as there's sometimes so much action and so many particle effects onscreen that its often hard to discern what's happening. the music is also great, though the most memorable tracks are all borrowed from previous games. and speaking as someone who plays these games for the disney worlds, I really disliked the choice to base all the worlds (except hercules and winnie the pooh I guess) on properties from the previous decade. the frozen world is especially bad with its incredibly awkward retelling of the movie's plot, down to the unintentionally hilarious let it go recreation. that's not to mention that the level design in the this world, and generally the rest of the game, is pretty boring. I think I am done with this series now.
2021
bit surprised by the low average rating but its not without its flaws. its inherently repetitive nature, while being what drew me to the game in the first place, does get tedious when you hear the same exact dialogue on loop and inevitably go through trial and error between the branching paths. despite that, it had a very enagaging mystery that kept me thinking when I wasn't playing. worthwhile experience and one of the more inventive games I've played recently.
2021
2009