Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Preview — Timing is Key

The Kingdom Hearts franchise has some of the nearly beloved music in gaming and for years now fans of the series, including myself, have been clamoring to go a musical experience similar to the Theatrhythm titles dorsum on the 3DS. Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is aiming to scratch that itch past bringing engaging gainsay and loftier replayability. After playing a small portion in the demo gear up to release later this month, in that location is plenty to wait forward to.

Playing through the demo for Melody of Memory showed me that while being a game centered around music, it still has the raw DNA of Kingdom Hearts gameplay and naturally, it welcomes you with the best version of "Dearly Dearest." There are only six songs featured in the demo, four in unmarried actor and two in co-op. Fifty-fifty with the lack of tracks, I already found there to be a loftier corporeality of replayability. Being able to play through each rails numerous times on different difficulties tin present a claiming, especially for those hardcore players looking to consummate a perfect run.

Even as a scrolling rhythmic championship, Melody of Memory feels similar a Kingdom Hearts game every bit information technology implements the traditional hack and slash combat while bringing in other features that the franchise is known for. Magical abilities like Thundaga will defeat enemies from afar while physical ones similar Ars Arcanum take down gigantic enemies in your path. I only worry nigh the amount of diversity that will be included the more the game progresses. Co-op brings a new experience where you accept a partner to rely on to help you pass a song. While I found it arguably easier to have a friend have over every bit information technology allowed for breaks from time to time, it is a welcome fashion that will seemingly have its ain exclusive set of tracks, which I could see upsetting some fans if truthful.

Despite the fun time I had with the demo, at that place are even so some questions that I currently have. Melody of Memory is said to accept over 140 songs, simply there is no way to tell right now whether or non the co-op song list will exist dissimilar from the quickplay and what you will experience in the "Globe Tour" story fashion.

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1 of the biggest criticisms I have heard since the announcement of Melody of Memory is its $59.99 price tag. After getting a taste of what is to come, I can confidently that the value seems to be there. There are and then many ways to play each track, and that's judging from quickplay alone. The thing I worry about most going into the full game is how rhythmic-friendly information technology will be to players. Even though I take a musical background, there is no cue-in feature or sense of tempo before the song begins to the point that I could see major fans, even those who take heard these tracks countless times, struggle. At the end of the twenty-four hours, this is a rhythm game and there are some relatively important aspects that a game of its kind should have.

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Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Retentiveness is shaping up to be a great new entry for the series and a perfect way to reminisce on all the whimsical, dark, and ballsy music throughout the history of the franchise. Taking place straight after the events of Kingdom Hearts III nosotros will get to see Kairi in the spotlight for the very first fourth dimension. That said, don't expect to larn anything new from the story until the game officially releases next calendar month.

The same demo that I have played will be bachelor for free later this month with the full release coming on Nov thirteen on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. Until and then, you tin pre-social club the PS4 and Switch versions right now on Amazon. You can also read our interview with Manager Masanobu Suzui and Producer Ichirou Hazama to acquire more about the making ofKingdom Hearts: Tune of Memory.

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