You Just Call Out My Name.
Just played through my fourth Kingdom Hearts III world: the last in the first section of space! But it's probably the world most people will play third. The one with the shopping centre. Thoughts on it under the cut!
VERUM REX
WHAT???
Toy Heartless! This is so cute!
Oh, wow, is this a universe that was built specifically for the purpose of separating Andy's toys from Andy? What a weird, dark position for the toys to be in. This world was created solely to make them experience loss.
I love that Buzz dismisses Sora's explanation of this because 'you're from a videogame'.
BUZZ JUST CALLED US OUT FOR DESTROYING AN INNOCENT TOY THAT WAS JUST BEING CONTROLLED TO ATTACK US BY SOMEONE ELSE, I WASN'T EXPECTING THE TOY STORY WORLD TO BE SO DARK.
Goofy: Sora can be reckless-
Sora: Hey!
Goofy: And Donald grumbles a lot-
Donald: HEY!
Sora, simultaneously: It's true.
Aww, it's very cute when Rex tries to back out of the mission - 'my tail wouldn't fit through the vents' - and Buzz, seeing Sora's well-meaning 'I'm sure it would!' cluelessness, intervenes to spare Rex's feelings.
I really like Buzz bringing up the 'what if we get possessed and attack each other?' question (after the TERRIFYING DOLL FIGHT).
Even though I have way more attachment to Tangled than to Toy Story, the Toy Story world is better by virtue of being something new.
In fact, I'm glad I went to the Tangled world first, because it left me thinking 'so are all the worlds just going to be direct retellings of the films? that's a shame,' and I was not prepared for the Toy Story world to have the WILDEST PLOT. I can't believe Buzz Lightyear was possessed by dark forces and attacked his friends and it was our fault. I can't believe we were thrown into a videogame.
Everything's so dramatic! We're in a seething sea of darkness! Our friend is floating unconscious in the air, impaled on a pillar of darkness! Our steps send out light to drive the darkness back! WE'RE ALL TOYS AND OUR UNCONSCIOUS FRIEND IS BUZZ LIGHTYEAR.
I'm fascinated by the 'we guess we're stuck in this world now, without Andy, but maybe we can accept that and create our own lives here, and at least we have new friends in you guys' ending for the toys.
('Is Woody trying to fuck us?' Rei asked, watching the Toy Box ending cutscene. 'Woody definitely wants to fuck us.' Honestly, it did sort of feel like Woody was flirting with Sora.)
Okay, the Toy Story world was incredible and I am in awe.
The writing on Kingdom Hearts III is noticeably better than on any previous Kingdom Hearts game. I'm surprised and impressed.
VERUM REX
WHAT???
Toy Heartless! This is so cute!
Oh, wow, is this a universe that was built specifically for the purpose of separating Andy's toys from Andy? What a weird, dark position for the toys to be in. This world was created solely to make them experience loss.
I love that Buzz dismisses Sora's explanation of this because 'you're from a videogame'.
BUZZ JUST CALLED US OUT FOR DESTROYING AN INNOCENT TOY THAT WAS JUST BEING CONTROLLED TO ATTACK US BY SOMEONE ELSE, I WASN'T EXPECTING THE TOY STORY WORLD TO BE SO DARK.
Goofy: Sora can be reckless-
Sora: Hey!
Goofy: And Donald grumbles a lot-
Donald: HEY!
Sora, simultaneously: It's true.
Aww, it's very cute when Rex tries to back out of the mission - 'my tail wouldn't fit through the vents' - and Buzz, seeing Sora's well-meaning 'I'm sure it would!' cluelessness, intervenes to spare Rex's feelings.
I really like Buzz bringing up the 'what if we get possessed and attack each other?' question (after the TERRIFYING DOLL FIGHT).
Even though I have way more attachment to Tangled than to Toy Story, the Toy Story world is better by virtue of being something new.
In fact, I'm glad I went to the Tangled world first, because it left me thinking 'so are all the worlds just going to be direct retellings of the films? that's a shame,' and I was not prepared for the Toy Story world to have the WILDEST PLOT. I can't believe Buzz Lightyear was possessed by dark forces and attacked his friends and it was our fault. I can't believe we were thrown into a videogame.
Everything's so dramatic! We're in a seething sea of darkness! Our friend is floating unconscious in the air, impaled on a pillar of darkness! Our steps send out light to drive the darkness back! WE'RE ALL TOYS AND OUR UNCONSCIOUS FRIEND IS BUZZ LIGHTYEAR.
I'm fascinated by the 'we guess we're stuck in this world now, without Andy, but maybe we can accept that and create our own lives here, and at least we have new friends in you guys' ending for the toys.
('Is Woody trying to fuck us?' Rei asked, watching the Toy Box ending cutscene. 'Woody definitely wants to fuck us.' Honestly, it did sort of feel like Woody was flirting with Sora.)
Okay, the Toy Story world was incredible and I am in awe.
The writing on Kingdom Hearts III is noticeably better than on any previous Kingdom Hearts game. I'm surprised and impressed.