Kingdom Hearts is a series that tells a story through a lot of games and/or cinematics. One such game that became a cinematic is 358/2 days. The game itself was for the Nintendo DS. This was after another game, Chain of Memories, was part of the Nintendo DS system as well as Re:Coded. What I will discuss below is the positives and negatives about the game itself.
Positives:
1. The Story of Roxas/Axel/Xion- If there is a major positive to the game, its the fact that this story is done exquisitely. The story of this game between the three of them is done extremely well from the start of them coming together to the end of the game. Each way there is a twist or turn in the story, including the ending which brings me to...
2. The Ending- Emotional, sensational and twisting are the main words that come to mind here. On top of that, it sets a scene for later games that gets capitalized on in a big way. I felt the ending was exceptional and yes emotional. It is sensational in the way of what you wish could happen instead but it leaves you wanting something else. It is twisting because if you are a first time person like I was, you didn't think that it would go that way. The graphics, being on the DS, were exceptional to the end. Which brings me to...
3. Graphics- For a DS game, beautifully executed. Bring this game to updated graphics like the Switch or other consoles, it would be immaculate. What else would be immaculate with a new part..
4. Music- I also thought the music was fantastic overall. Square/Disney deserve a lot of credit here. Beautifully done overall. Another thing they did well and I will put as a positive with time to sit on this was..
5. Level up System- I like the command board of leveling up/using abilities with this game. Using a sort of Tetris style system is unique and it does work here overall.
Negatives:
1. Missions- Oh dear lord are these incredibly boring. They are just absolutely annoying to deal with. Its the same 4 to 5 things. It is very, very monotonous and very boring. It's a shame because outside of the story, this is the other significant thing about the game and it is a major negative that I shouldn't write about but unfortunately have to.
2. Combat- With the missions, the combat is also.. boring. It's frustrating too because there isn't something really all that great about this. The 2nd, maybe 3rd, most important thing in the game and it is a very mundane system overall. It's rather unfortunate that it is. If they improved this, the game would be much more palatable to have, even with the lackluster missions.
Overall Rating:
As much as there are positives, the two major negatives cast a major pall on the game. I couldn't rate this more than a 7 at best, but even then it is a 6.5 for me. I wish I could love this game more but I just don't. If you do like this game, I appreciate the fact you do!
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