Kingdom Hearts Final Mix
26 Dec 2002
All releases
26 Dec 2002 - PlayStation 2
Tags
Time to beat
Main story
Main story + extras
100% completion
Originally released only in Japan on December 26, 2002, Kingdom Hearts Final Mix has several events and a number of gameplay tweaks that are not in previous releases. Spoken dialogue is in English, with Japanese subtitles. New scenes, clarifying certain plot points, such as Riku's journey and foreshadowing of Kingdom Hearts II, were included, but no new dialogue was recorded. A gameplay option allows the player to skip cutscenes after seeing them once. The optional bosses first included in the English version were introduced to Japanese players for the first time, along with a new fight against "Unknown Man," in an attempt to raise interest for the sequel.
Several new cutscenes were added. The first, shown after Sora fights Leon in Traverse Town, has Riku lost in Hollow Bastion, calling out for his friends and Maleficent looking on. Another, played after Sora speaks to Kairi in the underground waterway in Traverse Town, showed Riku lost in the Realm of Darkness after Ansem, Seeker of Darkness took his body. There, he is assisted by King Mickey who reveals that he has the realm's Keyblade. Neither of these cutscenes used any new audio and instead the subtitles were seen on a black screen. An optional cutscene was a confrontation between Cloud and Sephiroth, seen after the player defeats Sephiroth. Cutscenes were provided for the Unknown, using spliced voice acting for Sora and Goofy, but shaking text on a black screen for the Unknown. A minor cutscene was also added near the start of the game on the second day on Destiny Islands, where it is revealed that the lucky charm Kairi makes out of Thalassa Shells is the Oathkeeper charm she later gives to Sora.
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Daniel
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It's a messy, colorful and lighthearted mix of subjects from the pop culture back in 2002.
The gameplay does feel a bit dated, but if you choose the hardest difficulty you're gonna use every single mechanic there is. If you learn how to use abilities the game rapidly evolves from clunky to being a smooth, flowy jrpg with lots of different choices.
The plot is really particular and maybe even a bit too disney-ish but the further you progress the more it unfolds and gets complicated and more interesting characters you find.
Final mix did a good work at remastering the vanilla version without directly impacting the atmosphere the old game gave you.
If you're a ps4 player then I suggest buying "The story so far" bundle since it gives you lots of games at a low price, and then if the lore gets you involved you can go further and buy the most recent Kh3.
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Wallace
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A maneira como os mundos da Disney são conectados é um dos grandes pontos altos, proporcionando uma dose de nostalgia para os fãs, ao mesmo tempo em que mantém a magia do universo Kingdom Hearts.
No entanto, o jogo peca um pouco na reta final, com uma sequência de chefes que se torna cansativa. A dificuldade desbalanceada, resultado da mecânica mais antiga, pode ser um desafio para quem esta acostumado com os estilos de jogos recentes que tem uma experiência mais fluida. Apesar disso, Kingdom Hearts ainda se mantém como um excelente jogo.
Started & Finished Early and mid 2021