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esop's review
2.0
It seems like a book written for those already familiar with the franchise, but it doesn't offer a particularly deep or insightful analysis of the games' stories, themes, or design. Mainly just surface-level explanations about the storyline that most fans would already know, offering no real reason to read it.
hanlp's review
5.0
Utterly love this game series, being my favourite since I was small. So to be given this book was just as brilliant as actually playing the game. A really well written inisight and overview into particular plot points, devices and themes surrounding the games, including excerpts from interviews with Tetsuya Nomura, and justified critique of some of the more questionable design and story decisions. Perfectly balanced and a joy to read. Finished in less than a day!
djotaku's review
4.0
As with the best books in this series, Ms. Corriea has a deep passion for the game she's writing about and it had a profound impact in her life. Over a number of chapters, she makes a great case for why this series is capable of deeper reflection than it would seem for a game with Donald, Goofy, and Cloud McCrono-face the protagonist (Sora). She does a great job blending the history of the series as well as pulling in information from later games to show the deep universe the creator put together in this series. It's a game I own, but never got to play as I got it in college and from that point on I've had trouble finding the time needed to complete a jRPG. After reading this book, I'm keen for my kids to play it during that magical 9-14 years old where jRPG melodramatics play so hard. (And I think part of why FF6 and Chrono Trigger hit me so hard while I never really got into FF7 - FFX)
If you read this close to when I'm publishing this review, you should definitely check out the Boss Fight Book Humble Bundle. More often than not the books are great like this one and really showcase how a game can be so transformative for the player.
If you read this close to when I'm publishing this review, you should definitely check out the Boss Fight Book Humble Bundle. More often than not the books are great like this one and really showcase how a game can be so transformative for the player.
avedon_arcade's review
4.0
Definitely one of the better books written in the anthology series. While others in the series tend to write a lot about their own personal history interwoven with their particular games dogma, Alexa briefly writes about her experiences with the Kingdom Heart series while making more of a connection to mankind’s morality and nature. The bulk of the book really rests in explaining the core belief of the story and the deep relationships fostered within.
Kingdom Hearts is a game series I have always found too daunting to begin and this book only strengthens that fear. But at least through reading about it and seeing videos of it, I’m able to glimpse a fraction of what it’s all about as well as why people love it so much.
Kingdom Hearts is a game series I have always found too daunting to begin and this book only strengthens that fear. But at least through reading about it and seeing videos of it, I’m able to glimpse a fraction of what it’s all about as well as why people love it so much.
kenoreg's review
4.0
A must have for any Kingdom Hearts fan!! If you don't have this and you're a fan of the game, shiiiiet I don't know what you're doing.
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