![]() Together, everyone's end goal is to form seven "Guardians of Light" in their pursuit to take down the series' Big Bad, Xehanort-an old man who is trying to rule the universe and is close to forging an all-powerful legendary keyblade where he'll be able to do just that. Meanwhile Riku and Mickey, with their stylish matching outfits, are on their own mission to save Aqua, one of the three heroes from the prequel Birth By Sleep who has found herself trapped in the perilous Realm of Darkness for well over a decade. Sora needs the power of waking, which he's not even sure he knows what it means. Now, Sora's off adventuring in pursuit of attaining a skill he desperately needs if he is to become one, like his childhood best friend Riku and Donald and Goofy's king, Mickey. Kingdom Hearts 3 picks up after the events of the Nintendo 3DS game Dream Drop Distance, wherein Sora failed his Mark of Mastery exam to become a Keyblade Master. Kingdom Hearts 3 pivots away from classic Disney into newer Disney movies, such as Tangled. The big themes of the series remain touching and familiar, with sights set on humanity and friendship amidst the Disney-infused JRPG drama. ![]() Disney characters Donald and Goofy still quack and woof in combat at his side. In Kingdom Hearts 3, you still play primarily as Sora, a teenager filled with boundless joy no matter what the omnipresent darkness throws at him. ![]() It has 10 games worth of its own lore and original characters to reckon with. But Kingdom Hearts doesn't really need it anymore. Now, with the long-anticipated full-blown return of the series with Kingdom Hearts 3, the Final Fantasy aspect has nearly vanished, save for a friendly Moogle shopkeeper. Perhaps it's less weird now though, where crossovers run aplenty across media. Seeing all its characters interact, like Squall and Yuffie chatting merrily with famous faces of Walt Disney history, was bizarre even then. In 2002 when the series debuted, it was a gaga mashup of Final Fantasy and Disney in an era where crossovers were not too common. To say Kingdom Hearts has a reputation would be an understatement.
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