Oh wow, I'm literally in tears 5 hours into playing this.
It's actually the first GOOD FUCKING GAME SQUARE ENIX HAS MADE SINCE PS2 JC
Like instead of the last 2 generations of all these Japanese games and most western games trying for this cinematic dumbed down gameplay bullshit. This is literally pure KH gameplay++, you wanna fuse shit, you fuse shit, you wanna explore, you don't just run down a straight corridor, you want a million different keyblade finishers and spells and support actions and arghghh, you want flow action everywhere, YOU GOT IT.
It's basically a PS2 game on fucking steroids
AND IT'S GOOD.
Dream Drop Distance feels like such a half-assed effort playing this. This feels like what should've come after BBS. Really, really great so far and tons of throwbacks. This game basically says fuck newcomers, this is a game made for people who've been playing every entry since 2002.
GLORIOUS.
In a generation or two of so many let down sequels/finales to series (cough MGS4, Cold Steel 4, AC3, God of War 3, Dead Space 3, etc....pretty much every trilogy final game seems to turn out shit sadly), playing the opposite where it's a game that actually gets it right is making me so happy. Haven't had this much fun playing a videogame in a long, long time. Pure bliss. If I didn't have to work I'd stay up all night playing this. Makes me feel like a kid again.
Note that if I didn't know about the secret trick on PS4 Pro to get this to run at 60fps near locked the entire time I'd probably like it a lot less because the janky 45fps or 30fps framepacing. If you're playing on a PS4 Pro set your output resolution to 1080p and turn supersampling off; this turns the game from 1440p downsampled at 45fps to 1080p at 60fps. I feel bad for all the non-internet gamer people who will never find that out and never get to enjoy KH3 at 60fps where it feels and plays absolutely amazing. So.much.fun.