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This will cause Xehanort to act, while his two companions (one of which can be chosen from a small selection of 4 characters, the other is always Erauqs) will act independently outside of player control on an Active Time Battle System with the opposing Heartless. Gameplay sees the player draw 5 cards from a deck of up to 30 cards randomly and then attempt to make matches of 3 by type or colour to trigger attacks and effects. There’s only a handful of cutscenes as of launch, with just two vacant worlds explored and a couple of conversations to forward the plot, which is a shame as the premise is strong and hopefully this can be weaved into a must-experience part of the series. It’s very much the journey of seeing how Xehanort goes from hopeful youth to villain, and the tone is kept slightly tense throughout, stepping around the bright and bubbly atmosphere of the worlds presented to instead focus on impending doom and tragedy. This takes place sometime after the events of Union X but also an undetermined amount of time before Birth By Sleep, in which both characters are adult masters with students of their own. The narrative of Dark Road sees you take on the role of a young Xehanort back in the days when he was training with Erauqs to become a Keymaster. This is very much an authentic Kingdom Hearts package and the sound design goes a long way to making that connection for the player feel very real. Kingdom hearts dark road ending series#Similarly, music is remixed versions of worlds the series has visited in the past, with a slight spin on tracks to have them loop sooner and play to the file size expectations of the mobile format, but without losing any of the charm of the original arrangements. Sound effects are pulled directly from console editions of the bigger Kingdom Hearts titles, and are pleasurable to hear due to the fact that they are so distinctive. Menus, interfaces and backgrounds are well integrated and work very well when played on smaller devices. Sadly card art is recycled promotional assets from earlier Kingdom Hearts games as well, which makes the game feel cheap at times as these cards are a major element of the game. New characters and faithful renditions of known characters are well designed and have plenty of charm to them, with young Xehanort being particularly likable as a protagonist and Erauqs having a lot of impulsive Sora-styled mannerisms that make him relatable to players. ![]() It’s a pretty game to look at, though lacking in originality. This means that the 2D art style is recreated faithfully, and thankfully the lower resolution assets which marred the presentation seem to have been removed entirely. Graphically, Dark Road takes all of the assets developed for Union X and applies them directly into the game with new context. Kingdom hearts dark road ending install#This means that you won’t find an independent application to run, and that you’re in for a larger file size on install than a single new game would usually provide. Importantly, Dark Road is not a standalone application, it shares data and an app with the pre-existing ‘Kingdom Hearts: Union X’ mobile game that has been out for some time, and though the game is accessed separately from the main menu they do both share premium currency earned and spent across both games. Little did we know that Dark Road would be releasing to flesh out the series’ antagonist’s younger days. Kingdom hearts dark road ending portable#When SquareEnix announced that ‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ was going to end the original story setup to date through the series, which at the time spanned 9 titles across consoles, portable systems and mobile, it was highly expected that we would see the end of Sora and his nemesis Xehanort. ![]()
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