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Gamespot: Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Review

Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep provides good value for your money. Slashing through all three story strands may take you 25 hours or more, and the command boards and additional modes provide reasons to return once you've left the story behind. It's unfortunate that Birth by Sleep relies so much on repetition and that a few foibles from the series remain largely untouched. These and a few other woes hold this PSP exclusive back from greatness, but vibrant visuals and snazzy, evolving combat will likely charm fans and newcomers alike into forgiving most of the flaws. Birth by Sleep harbors few surprises, but it's a fun and comfortable addition to a quality series.

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Cloudberry4977d ago

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I haven't played it yet but...

Didn't expect this score... : /

Abash4977d ago

Long load times and frame rate drops as part of the bad. Did they realize they can install the game to improve the general performance?

Arnon4977d ago

Why should that negate the fact that the problem is still present?

sinncross4977d ago

Because the problem has a solution.

They aren't doing their jobs properly as journalists/ critics if they clearly omit the fact that a user can do this.

Redempteur4977d ago (Edited 4977d ago )

well they said that it doesn't solve the problem totally

"Most notably, the long load times are a real drag, even if you select the full install option from the main menu."

GuruStarr784977d ago

Gamespot has always scored the KH games a little lower than expected......I've played both of the PS2 games and thought that they were 9-9.5 games, whereas they scored them lower (in the 8s if I recall) its no different with this game....the only KH I played that I disliked was the one on the DS, mostly due to the limitation of the system, 2D titles seem to work better on the DS, like the castlevania games.

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Was Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep a Masterpiece or an Exercise in Tedium?

Overall, Birth By Sleep is an important slice of the Kingdom Hearts series, and shouldn’t be missed out on if you’re looking to get into the series. Granted, some of the features and moment-to-moment gameplay is lost when it transitioned from the PSP to modern consoles. But nonetheless, one can’t deny its overall importance to the story and the impact of its mechanics and systems to the series overall.

gold_drake1295d ago

i like it, but its just too much "friendships are the key to our power" bs.
don't get me started on them minigames lol

i think the game had tremendous potential for essential online gaming and other things. but they didnt do a whole lot with it in the remaster.

i would, however, consider it to be one of the harder games in the series, which is good

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'Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep' – Making a Prequel

What makes Birth by Sleep’s story so engrossing isn’t that it's as a prequel, It’s the fact that it’s emotionally charged and mature.

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The 'Teen Years: A Look Back at Kingdom Hearts over the Past 10 Years

As the decade ends, let’s look back at many of the biggest moments in the Kingdom Hearts series. From games to merchandise, there was something for every Kingdom Hearts fan to enjoy.