Who would win a fight? A tide of countless heartless working together to shred and destroy all who come near it, or A mermaid and a boy having *a little finny fun?*

Mother Gothel: *Attempts to Murder Sora, Donald, and Goofy as a big tree monster* _Ralph:_ *_I'M GONNA WRECK IT!_*

it always amazes me how ahead of it's time 2fm was

4:07 "...which also can cause you to drop combos that you wanted to LINK with other forms. Now, moving on to LINKS..." Quality transition right there.

critical mode really highlights the cracks in this game’s design for me, in kh2 critical gave you a ton of useful abilities to make you not immediately hopeless while also still feeling challenging, while in kh3 the things they give you for critical feel more like a band-aid fix, especially because kh3 without cure is much more painful than kh2 without cure, which isn’t helped by the new room structure where one wrong move could send you back 10 full minutes because the game doesn’t autosave as often as kh2 anymore, at least from the start anyway

I like how you can skip animations ( even finishers) during rage mode using risk charge. Dont break the flow of the fight. They should add something like this to the other forms

It's clear that they sacrificed substance over special effects

Critical mode really shows how flawed the enemies are in kh3, also I feel like every key blade should get its own unique form change

I’ve honestly prefer the utility of the KH2 summons to the different flavors of damage in KH3. But seeing as a complete rework of the summon system is not gonna happen, a damage nerf and a more generous MP system would be better.

I hope they remove the super armor from little enemies. Everyone knows it's the huge enemies that are supposed to only stagger from finishers.

I do agree with almost everything in the video. From what I’ve seen keyblade switching mid combo depend on which frame you hit right or left in the dpad. The ‘fastest’ you can get is pressing attack and dpad almost simultaneously. The best way that I’ve thought of to fix it is that cancel the end animation if you switch. Because Sora won’t switch keyblades until the attack animation is completely over and he’s back at his default stance. If they make it so that switching happens as soon as the last hit of the attack lands, I think it’d be a good

So kh2 had a better combat system.

I dont think SE will do anything about these issues. They already got their money and they know that the community will buy the dlc regardless of any assurance of combat tweaks

i'd love to have more magic spells too like magnet reflect or gravity

What do you think about this... The damage a link does scales downward with the amount of MP that you utilize to activate it. (And also the damage at max MP would be nerfed from its current state.)

I didn't even know Young Xehanort's whip could be blocked

While we DON'T need Kingdom Hearts to be a clone of Devil May Cry.....the combat FREEDOM and RESPONSIVE FLOW are why those games are so heralded. That alone provides a wealth of depth. At the least, SE should look at what Itsuno has done with DMC V. KH doesn't need to be a DMC clone....but it sure would benefit everyone if they took some notes.

The impression I get from the Simba link is that it's so boring that I must be doing it wrong but judging by the footage mashing the button is really all it is. KH3s combat should be wonderful and there's a lot of good there but some decisions just depress me.

I needed this video. After finishing my level 1 critical playthrough, I began to notice KH3's flaws WAY more than my initial proud playthrough. KH3 has so much potential to be better than KH2 in almost every way, but all these little things are really bringing it down for me. I want to comment on some of the points you made in the video, cause I have a few things I've wanted to talk about for a while. 1. I was extremely disappointed with KH3's combat not because of the floaty combat, or how OP links are, or how spammy magic can be, but it was the REMOVAL of attack canceling. Back in 2018, when the Monster's Inc. trailer released for D23, I was so, SO happy to see Sora cancelling out of speed slash and triple rush. If you look at 2:05 to 2:10 in that trailer, Square Enix was clearly HIGHLIGHTING the fact that you could dodge cancel out of moves. In the case of triple rush, the final hit would actually follow Sora if he dodge cancelled, making the move seem more fun than it actually turned out to be in-game. But the fact that they showed this feature in the trailers, and DECIDED to REMOVE it for the final release....... it just boggles my mind. This was the one major thing I was hyped about from that trailer (I know I sound like a massive nerd saying that, but it's the truth), mostly because I was scared pre-launch that moves would be super slow and punishable. In reality - my fears were real. 2. I thought I was the only one that noticed the fact that hitting enemies into a wall actually let them escape your combos early. This is honestly just dummy-brain game design, Square. In a game where one combo can carry an enemy across the entire arena and into a wall, it's extremely annoying to constantly worry about running into a WALL more than the actual enemy I'm attacking. I'm worrying more about getting close to a wall. Than the enemy. Think about that. 3. Your point about air combos converting into ground combos... amen. You could choose which combo you wanted in both KH1 and KH2, why am I forced to convert an air combo to a ground combo just because my enemy decided he's gonna make me do a ground combo today? Like what? It's just eliminating options. When comboing for powerful AOE moves like Magnet Burst in Second Form just to be juked before you can, it really makes combat feel way more limited than it could be. 4. One point that you didn't mention that I think should be fixed is the insane amount of super armor that enemies have while they're throwing out attacks. I know that this was also present in KH2, but certainly not to this extent. Square, I'm fine with enemies having super armor when they need it for game balance, but holy fajitas. I am scared fighting DUSKS. DUSKS. Hitting them with a keyblade while they attack rarely (if ever) results in a collision or a followup attack. At least in KH2, your attack collided with an enemy attack and both you and the enemy suffered hitstun. Instead, you are punished for attempting to even hit the dusk because they can hyper armor through pretty much everything if they decide to attack you. I feel like this rewards campy playstyles and punishes players for trying to play aggressively. And in a game as fast-paced as KH3, with as much as DOZENS of enemies on screen at any given time, I found myself constantly questioning how I died before realizing a dusk just flew in and hyper armored through a finisher I was doing on another enemy. Super unfun, not to mention how scary it makes mob enemies for no reason. I'm hoping they at least add dodge cancelling back in from the trailers, but there are way more issues that should be solved. Guarding, game balance, links... they're all broken on their own, and putting them all in the same combat system just breaks the experience. Remind has a lot of work to do if it's going to fix KH3 completely. I doubt it will actually fix even half of these issues, but come on, at least let me cancel out of speed slash and triple rush. Please. Edit: Oh god I forgot about the camera somehow. 5. FIX THE PS1 CAMERA PLEASE. I'VE DIED SO MANY TIMES IN OLYMPUS BECAUSE SORA TURNS INTO SEVEN BLACK PIXELS ON MY SCREEN WHEN I SO MUCH AS LOCK ON AND TICKLE MY RIGHT JOYSTICK. NOMURA. YOUR PS2 GAME HAD A BETTER CAMERA, GET IT TOGETHER. YOU'RE KILLING ME.

KH3 happened when osaka tried to copy tokyo's homework.

I have an idea for grand magic: instead of relying on an automated system to generate grand magic, why not have it so that casting magic in specific order yields a specific grand magic command? Hear me out: the way it would work would be very similar to the sleight system in chain of memories, where you take three components to create a unique attack, only instead of using cards, you cast magic in a specific order. an example would be like in order to get fira as a grand magic command, you need to cast fire twice to get it so it would be something along the lines of: fire+fire=fira. or fira+fira+fira=firaga If they had the resources and they wanted to, the developers could expand grand magic to even include command deck abilities from CoM and BBS to even include spells like megaflare, subzero impact, crawling fire, raging storm etc. so in this case it would be something like: fira+firaga+aerora=raging storm At least that's one idea, because that would encourage the players a little bit to try using different magic spells. There would be a list in the journal that provides a "recipe" for each spell.

This is a great video and a good drinking game in the making for every time Biz says, "KH2 FM" as a comparison.

So, about the commands, it was said at GDC by a KH3 dev that it was planned to be random.

I remain convinced that KH2 and 2FM were amazing entirely by accident. There's no way the teams making these games have completely ignored so much of the good sense that went into 2. It must have been lightning in a bottle.

Fix 360 movement so you can move smoothly in circles like sora used to Add some melee attacks to sora ground and air Double falling rate so game isnt as floaty

You truly do give great points in your videos. I appreciate the non bias you have when it comes to speaking about KH3, you care about the game enough to be vocal about it. Hopefully Square actually addresses some of the things here.

THIS is what we need. As someone who loves KH3, this video is great. You know why? Because if Square sees this and fixes the issues, I'll love it more. This video is great because he doesn't go "Guard doesn't work, so you can't guard in the game ever, so the game sucks kh2 best game even bbs better than this shit", he says that guard fails sometimes, he specifies on which situations it misses and proposes a solution. That's the way.

Ideas: Auto lock the last enemy selected in a shot lock Links should drain your focus gauge when in use When wearing a cuff link, the “Za” spell related to that cuff link is guaranteed if you use that spell at the end of a combo. If not wearing a cuff link then it needs to be done 3 times Friend limits should be selectable but they either drain your magic or focus (Donald limits drain all magic while goofy drains all focus) Bringing back reaction commands can help with mob fights (for example reversal against dusks would help a lot)

Biz: I don't want KH to be DMC or Bayo Also Biz: Weapon swapping should work like DMC and Bayo where animations are nearly instant and you can buffer swaps mid-combo. lol, just joking with you. I actually really agree with the idea of it all being smoother. As a massive fan of those games one of the things I was excited about in KH3 was weapon swapping. Overall I am happy with how it turned out but I do wish it was as seamless as those games. DMC specifically as regardless of animation length you can buffer a weapon swap the first frame an attack starts. I feel like the way it works currently in KH3 is very intentional which I don't mind in theory, but if they wanted to commit to that they should have made it so swapping resets your combo. The current implementation feels very bad. Anyway, not really expecting many balance changes in the dlc myself. From a personal perspective I don't mind too much because I can simply ignore links and have a lot of fun with the game (didn't use a single one on my Crit playthrough), but I am not really using that as an excuse. It'd be better if they were better balanced and incorporated into the game tighter as it'd make a generally fun combat system even better.

I would also add context-sensitive finishers like how if you were surrounded by enemies in KH2, magnet splash would always trigger and when fighting only one enemy, aerial finish would take priority over magnet splash.

How to fix kh3: copy & paste the kh2 codes, and leave kh3 graphics

I hate the same downward attack spam animation if Sora is in the air and the enemy is below

I've recently been watching your kh2 videos for my platinun run and i was just thinking "man, this dude is really good" and I was hoping you were still active. I am glad!

I got a couple of ideas: *D E F E N S I V E S P E L L S A N D S K I L L S* The spells in KH3 all felt like AoE crowd control with essentially the same purpose, and probably the only outlier in Sora's kit would be Aero since it can lift enemies like Magnet. Aero in KH1 and Reflect in KH2 were both utility spells that made the mob enemy encounters more manageable, and in KH2 especially they gave you spells with all different uses in both mobs battles and in one-on-one fights. KH2: youre surrounded by a group of enemies, the right spell for this situation is Fire because its a multi-hit AoE around Sora himself. KH3: same situation, literally choose anything because they can all do the same thing, I can get really in detail why KH2's magic kit was and still is paragon for all spells in the entire franchise if you let me As for regular abilities, KH1 didn't really have much in the aerial defensiveness aspect, but KH2 on the other hand gives you Aerial Dodge which is essentially Sora's definitive double jump mechanic that comes with parry frames and complete momentum shifting which iirc KH3 takes the momentum shift and parry frames away. In KH2, you also receive Retaliating Slash, Aerial Reflect which has more endlag but can be cancelled by landing, and a select number of Reaction Commands. KH3, you can airstep which is dope, but then there's Block which not only needs to be adjusted to be more consistent, it also resets any aerial momentum you have which makes the floaty movement in this game feel even more sluggish. Also one more thing to add in terms of momentum and positioning, You can't levitate like you could in KH2 anymore, which also takes control away from the player . If you understand and realize the positional utility you get out of just levitating, or momentum double-jump levitating, or even if you play Peach/Daisy in Smash you can probably tell I quite miss the levitate mechanic altogether. Ask and I can go into deeper detail about this too, And about form changes, I know this wouldn't be a topic considered in terms of game balance, but where's the harm in letting you choose to switch forms whenever you want? In KH3, you have to battle to build your gauge up, and you're always ALWAYS being timed. You know that feeling of impending doom when your parents are counting down from 10? It's sorta like that when yourre building up the gauge, activating your form, or just letting your gauge fall because oops lol you're outta enemies. IMO it always felt like "okay you got 20 seconds to have fun before you revert back to vanilla gameplay." Of course you can switch keyblades to freeze the timer, but again, you're vanilla Sora. The drive forms in KH2 lasted so long without being overpowered or broken, you got to enjoy a forms suited towards specific fighting styles like Wisdom Magic and ranged attacks, or Limit with High damage potential and movement options restricted to run and dodge roll. Sometimes I just wanna look at the forms and see what details has gone into the designs, what particle effects KH3 is able to provide, the different shapes the keyblades transform into without being restricted to the short amount of time you get in KH3

Another thing about the Kupo Coin is that if you die after using it like against a boss, you get that coin back. It should be gone after it's used, whether or not you win the fight.

My biggest disappointment is honestly not even on here. It's Sora's base combos. A lot of them feels very slow and uninteresting. Especially there is a certain aerial combo that sometimes shows up where you do three front flip attacks in a row and it's just so damn slow and makes no sense.

Dont know if this counts but combo finishers can be cancelled with Airstep

the guard has also an ENOURMOUS ending lag, which makes impossible to use it during a combo, transforming the pace of the game in "hit or guard"

I agree with all of these. They also need to fix Airstep as an animation cancel. Either make every enemy Airstep-able, or none of them. It’s too inconsistent. They also need to tighten the physics, and speed up the attack animations/input response times in general like KH2.

People we should send this video to square enix

Bizkit I need a video from you on how to tackle these data bosses 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Thanks for the insight, I really love 3 and it’s feeling like it could be my new favorite, I just want it to be the best it can be

Thank you! Almost everything in this video is what I had problems with in KH3!

Great video as always. If anything, the thing that gives me hope is that even if fixes to worthwhile fan combat criticisms aren't all handled in time for Re:Mind or a little after, the feedback from videos like these will be used to make future games' combat possibly the best in the series

So, i was a little skeptical going into this video, but i do wanna say thank you for addressing these issues in a civil and related manner. When most people critique this game, it turns into game of "i wish KH3 was this game instead!" And that dosent help anyone. Instead, you looked at what the game wanted to accomplish, and you propsed fixes to them. As much as i love this game, these issues should be fixed. I also hope the premium menu gives us a ton of options rather than just a couple. And they might honestly see what people do with the difficulty changes first, and them patch the game accordingly.

Totally agree with everything you said in this video, and i really do hope that Square has listened to our feedback and fixes all of these things with the RE:Mind DLC, and i dont know if its true , but some people on twitter were saying that the patch for the base to be compatible with the dlc will be released before the actual dlc, could be true but idk.

I'd love an update based on the 1.09 patch that came out with the DLC! I personally love the feel of it more and it seems like a lot of people do as well. It'd be great to hear your thoughts!

I do hope that Black Pass allows you to change it so that you can get several more spells in a chain before it goes into recharge.

The gameplay was fun for me I'm looking forward to the story stuff.

I just think they should give Soras base form more finisher move combo modifiers and make his attacks faster and more fluid. Also they should give you more mp if you turn off attraction flow moves in critical as a trade off. Kinda wish Links had special abilities attached to them too like in KH1 and KH2

I don't know if they know how to fix guard. And the lag between keyblade switching seems impossible to fix without canceling the ability to chain combos between different weapons (imagine switching from the drill to the flag at the middle of the finisher). I wish it was easier to fix these 2 aspects, but unless they know something I don't, I don't see these issues getting fixed. Other than that I agree with everything you said.

I legit feel like your video was the saving grace of most the problems fixed in the new DLC

Jesus, I didn't realise that Ariel destroys the heartless swarm that bad.

Finally, someone brought up the game snapping you from air to ground combo.

Did the Remind DLC add/ change anything? Curious to hear your thoughts or to know if you'll make a video about it

Thank you for this video. I love kh1 most, and could not play 3 enough to pin point all the issues that make 3s combat lackluster.

“I still would prefer the kupo coin to not be usable in super boss fights” Yozora: I’ll be having that coin, thanks

There are a lot of things i like about KH3 combat: being able to cancel attacks w/blocks, or dodges, keyblade switching allows for fun and more precise combos depending on the situation, but im not a fan of the floater aspecs of air combos, and air combos being a go to for earlier entries in the series is no longer so. There has to be more things im missing but im on my first critical mode playthrough and need more analysis to fully judge. I would make air combos have slightly faster execution and less floaty feel when ending the combo

Me: bizkit, apart at Kingdom hearts, what games have you played? Bizkit: Yes.

Your my go to guy when it comes to all things kingdom hearts related. Just wondering if you plan on making an analysis video on the new remind dlc along with the update and discus if they’ve made any of your complaints in previous videos better, worse, or if it’s stayed the same. As always keep up the content!

I just started the KH series in November last year. 3 definitely has some issues that was noticeable when I started. I especially found it weird how when enemies attack animation starts you don't interrupt it like in kh2fm. Also didn't like how bigger enemies don't stagger unless attacked with a form change. These kinda things just feel weird to me when I have played hack and slash games that don't have this happening. Also bad idea for most bosses to be mini games like evil Baymax or fought underwater.

i never even switched keyblade once. why would you do that? especially when you have ultima

Another thing to add on *Cancelling* *Moves* is that with Barrier blocks coming in responsively after counters, if you block, then counter too early after the previous counter-burst, you end up cancelling the first one just to dish out the other which prevents the previous one from dishing out damage, which is kinda odd. It happened when I was playing as Riku against Anti-Aqua and was getting a bit too eager with the counter-bursting as she was rushing me with attacks. I saw that I did no damage with some counters that was cancelled due to quick guarding her attacks.

How can you airstep like at 1:10? You cancel the animation so fast.. my sora always take forever to start attacking; I also turned off all flowmotion commands

i havent played kh3 since it first dropped, did we get any fixes or design changes since this video was uploaded?

how you put the enemy's life bar on the screen??

My biggest gripe is there seems to be no tactical element of magic in this game. In past KH games magnet + thunder did wonders for multiple enemies/mob fights but the closet you can get in KH3 is aero + thunder or just casting thundaza but it doesn't feel the same. I guess what I'm saying is there aren't a lot of options to immobilize the enemy.

If summoning links using only part of an MP bar sounds overpowered, they could always extend the amount of MP recharge time based on the amount of MP left, or just have a flat penalty for using a link without having full MP. If they went crazy with this dynamic, it could very easily still leave using links alone as the better option, but it could be an interesting way of balancing the game.

When I was really close to beating Sköll on Critical, the camera fucked up and I missed a block...

* Sora snaps to the ground in the middle of a combo instead of hovering around and continuing it in the air. * Sqaure, this is not what we meant when we said we didn't want this game to be floaty.

Another great video Bizkit

Are you gonna make a list ranking the keyblades/ form changes?

I don't see why links aren't tied to the focus gauge instead of the MP bar. It takes longer to refill so it would make it harder to use links in every fight.

I just want to be able to cancel my combos and restart them. Some moves forces you to finish the input before you can stop altogether. Just let me use the guard button to cancel everything.

Question for you or for anyone in the comments. I’ve waited to play KH3 even though I got it around release. Should I wait for the DLC before I play through the game for the 1st time or just go ahead and do it? (I played upto just entering Toy Story world and I’m on Proud so I’ll probably restart either way so I can truly focus on playing it to completion)

Great video. I loved KH3 and its combat, but I really hope the upcoming DLC and patch fixes at least some of these glaring issues.

I would like to note than even now (april 2020) after the dlc. In data fights when you use a second form finisher the camera fov doubles making it super awkward to play. Only thing that fixes it is entering a dm cutsceen.

6:40 that happened to me sometimes when i use magic also when I'm try to open a chest i pres the atrattion flow by actidint

I never use keyblade switching. Too wonky and as you said trying to combo it just gets me hit or killed.

I really want them to fix the damage scaling, garbage finishers and guard the most. All we can do is wait and see though.

Holy shit People actually used links? Never actually used any in my run

I would like them to fix the damage issue since in kh 2 you actually did damage unlike kh 3 where you get chipped damage until you form change Another thing is the link I can name two bosses that get destroyed by the link which are the demon wave from the keyblade graveyard and the the big boss from Rapunzel couldn't remember the name The wallknock back this happened to me so many times during the final fight in lvl 1 Finally the guard problem especially Marluxia Scythe it is in front of me then why cant I block it.

My idea is in Critical Mode or other modes is that Links should take half of your damage as well as your remaining magic. That way once when you’re done, you are left in an extreme state of vulnerability. Also, Links can also kill you from this as well, no matter what.

were the situation commands fixed?

Are the random grand magic finishers completely random, or are they percentage based? I can't really tell that much. Then again, with the cufflink finishers they're probably completely random... huh.

Great explanation but I am also surprised you didn't mention attractions, I know they gave the option to turn them off but I don't think that is really a good choice for a mechanic meant to be used. Did they fix it's spawn rate?

Alright, so how many of these issues were fixed in ReMind?

I would love a follow up on this video because a lot of your complaints were addressed. Can you do that?

I really like the combat but I hate the fact that Some of the Keyblades feel like Blatton Copies of each other. LIke Hero's origin and Grand Chef, or Crystal Snow and Happy Gear have the same First level Form Changes and how these Keyblades have very similiar Shotlocks.

Excellent video as always! Here's hoping Square listens and fixes stuff

Other things that i would like to see with ReMind 1 i-frame after a link finisher 2 i-frame at the dodge roll that sora does after falling to the ground 3 using both air slide (hold □) and air dodge (press □) in combat 4 decide when use groundbreaker (down+○) and rising spiral (up+○) and the possibility to use them after a middle combo finisher and during some trasformation (like second form) 5 situational bar faster in critical instead of slower 6 more save slots

Q is kingdom hearts 3 remind same thing as kingdom hearts 3 secret video will I still fight yozora

Can we get an update on your opinions on the gameplay

Should Links also be restricted to only one use of each per encounter? It could work as a bit more of a soft debuff rather than a hard debuff involving a massive damage nerf since they would need to be deployed strategically in a more limited fashion and thus deal less damage. I'd be interested to hear what your suggestions would be for addressing Team Attacks and Attractions, since they bother me as much as anything else. My thought has always been that Attractions should cost Focus/be activated like a fully-locked shotlock and only 1 total can be used per encounter, but I've also long been stumped on how to do Team Attacks. It seems that, with the Situation Command system, they very well could implement something similar to DDD's spirit system where teamwork/specific combinations and conditions can accumulate some kind of gauge that triggers the attacks, but then you have to contend with them being locked to a timer... if they make them more frequent and at the same time much weaker I could see them working well enough, but I don't know what they'd really be willing to change at this point. Would love to hear your thoughts. I've compiled A LOT of ideas about changes they could/should make for this game (ie one of my big ones was not putting enough stock in the Keyblade upgrading system in terms of abilities, while also not allowing them to also level up like Drive Forms), but I think this vid does a really nice job of getting all the major hits; this was a pretty ambitious game and the combat/gameplay/RPG systems have always had a ton of potential, so even if they can't literally perfect everything there is so much they could do with just a few tweaks. I know ReMind will likely satisfy most people when it comes to endgame/story stuff, but as you've pointed out there is still work to be done that I think you've done a good job highlighting. Really liked the vid!

Hit stagger in this game differing from heavy/light staggger in the air annoys me, I try to recover but end up doing a glide animation for a second and get killed by something once more would’ve saved me from.

I wonder how the combat will change in later KH games

Even after ReMind, a some of the fixes can boil down to taking pages from a similar game, Malicious, especially with regards to weapon switching and the floatiness issues that I still find annoying after the fact. Highly recommend, btw.

The aerial combos and guard are the same as in BBS and DDD so I don't see them patching that any time soon

I had issues having the lock-on going for the farthest target instead of the one nearest to me which I wanted, I at times opt to using rarely if at all while previous ones worked way better for me. I hardly use Links (except for the optional boss and certain flan Heartlesses, or if I don't want to deal with crowds when I'm looking for treasures, or when boarding that pirate ship that I can't beat) because it takes the challenge out of it.

just want to say after watching the first minute, when you're talking about how some people say "that could never be fixed" and others saying "it's not an issue because it doesnt bother me" mannnnn it's not just video games where these issues pop up