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Alexis.Anagram
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This approach only extends so far, just like the patience of fans for a franchise that isn't working. KH3 has been framing itself as gaming's newest zeitgeist, using the decade-long backdrop behind it to fuel an artificially heightened sense of value premised on a kind of perceived cultural mandate to insinuate oneself into the experience of having owned and played this mythical piece of pop culture entertainment. That might have worked if it had actually delivered and lived up to its namesake-- I myself would have bought into it not that long ago-- but given how weak and inconclusive this entry is, combined with how it totally burns long-time players on many of the themes and characters that were developed to ground the narrative and which we were encouraged to become invested in pursuant to that, I think there's a healthy portion of the built-in audience who can't be counted on to give the next game its legs.
Can we not. As someone who has purchased every game in the series multiple times over an array of consoles and given the series (and Nomura) the benefit of the doubt on more than enough occasions, KH3 is a hard C at best. Its narrative is a genuine mess, not only in content but in presentation, it cuts out the sense of magic and imagination that should be the game's bread and butter to make room for janky, flat, expository dialogue; stiff, filler tier shonen fight sequences; and a cast of protagonists (especially the women) who are nothing but fodder for a plot that doesn't take into account any of their unique qualities, the specific themes of their individual arcs, or even their collective potential as an ensemble. These are all valid criticisms and have nothing to do with "hating on the game to be cool," and we could just as easily infer that there are lots of people who are disappointed but who refrain from mentioning it in the public sphere because they know the fandom is experiencing that intense post-release afterglow and won't hear anything but "10/10 kino GOAT" etc. People totally have a right to enjoy the game, but that doesn't provide for some sort of exclusive claim to validity when expressing their reception of it. |
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