![]() ![]() The strange waymarking and level design within this area leave players scratching their heads before they eventually escape. Square Enix had to pad out the story with a confusing maze out of ice. Sora, Donald, and Goofy don’t even team up with the powerful princess and instead are stuck with a buff snowman lacking in personality as a party member. There’s also a pointless recreation of the scene where Elsa sings “Let It Go.” We could just watch the movie instead. The storyline within Arendelle hardly includes Sora, as the Frozen characters barely interact with him. Arendelle (Kingdom Hearts 3) Screenshot by DestructoidĪs one of the most successful Disney movies ever, Frozen was inevitably selected as a Kingdom Hearts 3 world, and it failed to impress during Sora’s third adventure. It had a neat flashback to Roxas hanging out with his friends with sea salt ice cream on the clock tower. One of the few entertaining moments in this world is seeing Sora sitting alongside Hiro and his friends on the film’s Asian interpretation of the Golden Gate Bridge. The storyline in this world went for something way more forgettable, however. The idea is that the Baymax from the end of the movie, left in an interdimensional rift out of power, turns into a darker version of itself. The original concept art for San Fransokyo in Kingdom Hearts 3 had so much promise. It’s also jarring that the world has invisible walls with Hiro calling you via video chat every time to move out of the area. There aren’t any side quests like cooking in a fast food restaurant or defending citizens from the heartless. There is some neat Japanese-inspired architecture spread across the area, but it has so little to do. San Fransokyo is a bad first impression of what Kingdom Hearts 4’s Quadratum could be like. San Fransokyo (Kingdom Hearts 3) Screenshot by Destructoid The boss fight with Gantu in Ventus’ playthrough also leaves much to be inspired. No, we have to find our way through a bland white ship, an annoying vertical area that requires plenty of platforming (not one of the series’ strengths), and an awkward pinball-like exterior section that feels out of place. We don’t get to explore the sandy beaches of Hawaii and surf along the waves. ![]() The reason? It’s all set in the spaceship where Stitch is imprisoned. Lilo & Stitch is a beloved Disney film, and yet its world in Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep is lackluster. Deep Space (Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep) Screenshot by Destructoid To add to all that, the live-action actors like Jeff Bridges look creepy with their low-poly models in this 3DS game. The repetitive electronic music in The Grid also gets irritating after ten minutes, and the storyline matters so little to the overall narrative. The Tron world in Kingdom Hearts 2 was colorful, unique, and had intriguing areas to discover it also has the light cycle mini-game that fits right into the canon of the world that Sora is stepping into. ![]() The environments are unimaginative open spaces with dark lighting and little wonder behind the art design. While the Rinzler battle at the end of the world is exhilarating, the rest of The Grid is absolutely dull. The Grid (Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance) Screenshot by Destructoid What saves it from being further down the list is being able to rail over the rollercoaster track with the Flowmotion mechanic and the gorgeous music by Yoko Shimomura. It’s hard to remember a story element, boss, or landmark to find in this world. Pinocchio is one of the most cherished Disney classics, and yet Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance‘s interpretation of it is so forgettable. Prankster’s Paradise (Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance) Screenshot by Destructoid They make you wish you were just watching the movies that inspired them.įrom Sora feeling like the third wheel in the world of Arendelle to playing arduous mini-games in 100 Acre Wood, here are the ten worst Kingdom Hearts worlds. However, as Sora strikes down the heartless one by one, the worlds he explores sometimes drag down the whole experience. ![]() The Kingdom Hearts series is known for its wondrous world design and impeccable recreation of Disney classics. These Disney worlds are not wishes your heart makes ![]()
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