Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Review

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Following the same line, if we enter the audiovisual section we have nothing negative to comment on, since everything looks fantastic and the cinematics measure up to their original games, with very well recreated scenarios for all the titles (except for Kingdom Hearts III , where, instead of scenarios elaborated for the title, we will play on a screen where cinematics are reproduced in the background).

Indeed, it is amazing the large number of songs that musters the game, including not only the most iconic and known by fans such as the great songs of Hikaru Utada , but also other more than one doubted if eventually be included as “Let It Go” from Frozen, “Calling” from The World Ends With You or the mythical “One Winged Angel” from Final Fantasy VII, among many others. As a subsection, once we unlock them in the adventure, we can play them as many times as we want in a specific section that we can access from the game menu with a list of songs where we can record our best scores. That’s right, absolutely everything is thought out.

Once all this has been discussed, we also want to talk to you about the museum section of the game , our main base to contemplate all the items that we are unlocking between theme and theme, giving the title unparalleled replayability . What things can we find here exactly? Well, from original illustrations to files of characters, enemies, scenes or even keyblades that have appeared throughout the different installments of the series. Of course, here we will also find a file with the cinematics that we have previously unlocked to see them again whenever we want, a record bookto keep track of the feats we have achieved and a jukebox packed to the brim with all the music that we have under our belt, and that we can listen to in the purest style of the player that you will all know from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate . It is a real pass!

Apart from the abundant amount of collectibles that we have spoken about, we cannot close without mentioning the multiplayer aspects of the title, which are based on confrontations both locally (with our friends or against the machine) and online (only with strangers ) where we will carry out a fierce fight to decide who has more rhythm, using tricks if we want to , or what would come to be the same, distractions that we can send to our rivals every time we complete a bar that is filling up according to our performance on the scores.

As final notes, mention that the previously mentioned online mode has a fairly decent classification system that determines the ability of the players with whom it matches us, a fact that adds to the fact that we ourselves can decide with what kind of opponent we are going to Measure by previously choosing the level of difficulty of the songs in which we will fight a duel, as well as whether or not we want to allow the use of tricks during the game. Finally, on Nintendo Switch we have exclusively available a local mode called “For himself who can” where up to a maximum of eight players They will be able to make an appointment to carry out a wild confrontation without quarter where whoever has the most points at the end of the game will end up victorious.

 

Conclusion:

The title that we have talked about today not only supposes a more than pleasant musical celebration of the legacy that geniuses of the stature of Tetsuya Nomura , Yoko Shimomura and company have built throughout all these years with the series, but it is also on its own merits one of the best rhythm games that have been released on Nintendo Switch to date, evolving the concept that the Theatrhythm series had created with Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest and adapting it to a terrain where it merges with masterfully with the sensations one expects from a Kingdom Hearts title .

Of course, does that mean it’s perfect? It is obvious that few things, to say nothing, in this life are, and it is that Melody of Memory also has certain shortcomings, such as an online mode that could offer more possibilities, or the absence of a certain variety or classic elements that you we have explained. Even so, its lights surpass its shadows to make it a notable game in its own right in the Nintendo Switch catalog, even more so if you are followers of the series beforehand and know the themes of which this title is composed.

In any case, we only have one thing left to say to you … If you decide to go for the title, enjoy it very much , and never forget: May your hearts guide you!

Good

  • Great musical Kingdom Hearts experience
  • Lots of collectibles
  • Excellent Co-Op option

Bad

  • No multiplayer
  • Kairi's new story takes long time to explore
8.4

Great

Graphics - 8
Sound - 9
Gameplay - 8.5
Value - 8

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