The Top Ten Worst Lucky Emblems in Kingdom Hearts 3

The Top Ten Worst Lucky Emblems in Kingdom Hearts 3

Kingdom Hearts III was one of the most anticipated games of 2019, and with good reason. The 17-year-old series’ conclusion was advertised as a sprawling, high-def romp through beautifully rendered worlds full of your favorite Disney characters. Also, we were finally (allegedly) going to see how the hell this clusterjam of a series resolved into something halfway sensical. (more…)

Kingdom Hearts III: 64 Hours to Take Kairi’s Heart

Kingdom Hearts III: 64 Hours to Take Kairi’s Heart

We are in Pittsburgh, in January of 2018. I am employed in a job I desperately hate, and neck deep in a zine project I desperately love. We are gathered at Valhalla, my friend Xander’s aptly named house, and shouting our way through a five-person collaborative playthrough of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep while steadily crunching through packages of the worst Oreo flavors ever invented (Pop Rocks: badgood; Apple Pie: just bad; Nutella: strictly fine). As the night comes to an end, we make a pact: when Kingdom Hearts III comes out, we will gather—from wherever we are when that goddamn game comes out, in three more years, probably—and we will not stop until we have finished it. (more…)