And so, after so very long it has been released in Japan. Our beloved Kingdom Hearts III. For so very long we have waited on this game to come to us and at last it is here. So many thoughts I have as I await its release in the West on Tuesday. But one thing I did want to tae the time to discuss was the Disney worlds that have been confirmed to be in the game. My thoughts on it and the hopes and dreams I have for them. I obviously have no spoilers to reveal as this has all long been known and shown in the official trailers. I merely only wish to talk about possibilities and exciting what ifs. We've all been on pins and needles as the game is set to release avoiding spoilers. So no worries here.

1. Big Hero 6


It seems like only yesterday we received that lone piece of concept art of Sora on top of Baymax battling his other half corrupted by the darkness. Ad now we are on the verge of exploring a full and in depth San Fransokyo. I truly have to imagine the possibilities of exploring this city. The mix of Japanese and American culture and in such a wide and spacious environment. And getting to meet Hiro and the gang. Gd I wonder how annoying Fred will be or how absolutely done Go-Go will be Soras crap haha. But I expect all the feels if Baymax gives them hugs.

2. Frozen  


We all knew it was coming, no one didn't think it was coming. But here it is. Love it or hate it, there's no denying that this isn't gonna be a fun world to explore. We still don't even know if Ana, Kristoff or Sven will be party members. And its terrifyingly exciting to see Laraxene so interested in Elsa being tempted by the darkness. I wanna beat her ass soooo bad XD

3. Monsters Inc


One of our first Pixar films in the series at long last. I love the monster forms of Sora, Donald and Goofy and cat wait to see them interacting with Sully and Mike and little Boo. And I especially can't wait to have a boss fight with Randall and his slimy butt. I do hope we get to actually attempt some kinda scary attack or pose and not just have everyone look silly, especially Sully who can be a very scary monster.

4. Toy Story


Speaking of Pixar, the one world we as fans have long day dreamed about for years and years and now it is here. And one confirmed by Pixar to be canon as well no doubt. With Toy Story 4 on the way later this year it'll be good to hop back into the world of Woody and Buzz and all the other toys. I swear to god if Andy plays with the Sora, Donald and Goofy action figures Im gonna lose my shit.

6. Pirates of the Caribbean


Of all the world announcements this is the one I didn't expect at all the most. But ever since KH2 they've liked to mess around with the occasional live action world and I'm not complaining with the attention to detail here. But I have so many questions. We've completely skipped Dead Mans Chest and a lot of characters who were in the first film like Mr Gibbs or Tia Dalma in the second are now popping up, I wonder how they'll make the story fit conveniently for this entry of the game. And as a West Indian they better have these Caribbean islands down right are I might cuss XD

7. Winnie the Pooh

I'll admit I wasn't terribly hyped that we'd be returning to the 100 acre wood but still that being said I'm never not happy to see Pooh and his friends (With Lumpy thrown in too). I can only imagine how much more fun the mini games will be for this entry of the series.

8. Hercules



The very first world we'll be heading to, I can't begin to tell you how excited I am that were gonna have the chance to actually climb the mountain, battle the other Titans and meet the Greek Gods and goddesses themselves. And also too at long last have Hercules himself as a party member. Herc's had our back from the moment he saved Cloud and lifted Cerberus out of the way only for us to spend a (long and agonizing) boss fight to take him out. Although I am quite surprised its the only traditional 2D world we'll be visiting. Still can't wait to see Phil and Meg and everyone again.

9. Tangled


One of those Disney films that I have fun memories of with my family. Rapunzels peppy personality is sure to shine with Sora's. Eugene will probably be fun as well. And Pascal and Maximus will be fun to play with as well. Fingers crossed on a Mother Gothel boss fight though.


So a pretty decent haul fo worlds to mess around withy. Still I cannot lie, I was hoping for at least a world or 2 more. I truly truly wanted Princes and the Frog and Atlantis but hey there's always KH4. So what worlds of these featured are you guys excited to go through? Any characters you can't wait to interact with or have fun with? Lemme know in the comments

I'm sure everyone will have thoughts once the game is at last in our hands and I can't wait to hear what you guys have to say.
“I know what's at stake. I'm not afraid. I will face the long darkness. The next time someone wanders into the realm of darkness, I'll be here. A light to cut through all the shadows.”



With Kingdom Hearts III just around the corner, I’ve been thinking about the series, one I’ve been following since its debut in 2002. My life has changed significantly since then: I’ve graduated elementary, middle, and high school, had relationships come and go, and grown exponentially.  A lot of life events have occurred between the various spin-offs and HD collections, and I can’t say I’m the same person that embarked on this journey almost two decades in the making. One thing remains true, though: Aqua has become one of my favorite Kingdom Hearts characters, and that love has only grown with the trickle of breadcrumbs we’ve received in 2.8 and Kingdom Hearts III teases.

What is it about Aqua that captivates me? She certainly has a lot of noble qualities: she’s determined, a keyblade-wielding rockstar, and extremely sincere. She’d do anything to help her friends, selflessly putting them first. But it all comes with a great cost. Maybe there’s something damaging about trying to save everyone else and not really thinking about yourself. While Aqua’s story about going above and beyond to protect her friends is a noble one, it’s also intriguing to witness the consequences of her actions. We’re so used to seeing someone make a heroic sacrifice and watching a happy ending follow. Instead, Aqua suffers greatly. Maybe there is such thing as being too kind for your own good.



Regardless of what happens in Kingdom Hearts III, Aqua’s well-meaning deeds set into motion the doom and gloom of the world for the next 12 years, allowing for the evildoers to gain the upper hand and bring suffering upon the innocent. Trapped and isolated in the Realm of Darkness, things look bleak for Aqua, and if the teases from Kingdom Hearts III are anything to go by with her being possessed by the darkness, Aqua will not come out of this unscathed.

And for some reason, I’m not worried about her fate. Aqua has been through the worst of the worst; we saw her heartache first hand in A Fragmentary Passage, but she’s survived. Even in her weakest moments, filled with self-doubt, she found renewed hope in Sora, and her “unbreakable connection” with her friends helped her fight the worst of the darkness. She promised Ventus and Terra she’d return to them, and her determination has proven to us time and time that when she sets out to do something, she does it. That doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy street for Aqua, and I really hope that’s not the case in Kingdom Hearts III. Even though, I think Aqua more than anyone deserves a happy ending; she's the only character who has had to face the consequences of her actions. Think about it, Riku gives into the darkness and keeps getting stronger. Sora, while also making his share of sacrifices, fails repeatedly and goes on his merry way. Aqua gets tormented in the Dark Realm for being noble and believing in her friend.

It’s hard not to admire Aqua; she’s capable and compassionate, but she has sacrificed so much, even parts of herself, to keep others safe. Aqua cannot protect everyone, nor should she be expected to. The fact that she wants to is what makes me love her, but I think she’s had the weight of the world on her shoulders for far too long. You can only give up so much before you completely lose yourself in the process. I hope this isn’t the case for Aqua, but her struggle is a relatable one.




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It almost doesn't feel real, as if we've been waiting for an eternity. But in little more than a month, the game we have all been waiting for, will finally be within reach. We've waited and waited for this game, for the next entry in the mainline series. We met and made new friends like Terra, Aqua and Ventus, grew closer to Axel and Roxas and someone who I just can't seem to remember, and watched as our 3 beloved island friends Sora, Kairi, and Riku grew stronger and wiser from the 3 young teens eager to leave their island.

In the past few months as Square Enix has teased us with new trailers for me to lose my absolute shit over, more confirmations of worlds and things we can expect, it soon dawned on me just how close we are to the release. The events and experiences I and many many other fans have gone through in our lives as we awaited this moment that seemed to stretch out into eternity. I thought I would be inconsolable as these last few weeks approached but for now I am . . oddly calm.

Kingdom Hearts is my absolute favorite game series, its become something that . . in a way has saved me from the own darkness in my life. And from the many others I've spoken with its the same for them as well.

So I ask simply, what are your hopes and dreams for this game? What more than anything else are you excited for? Please share with me I'd love to know. :)
Hello my friends, what a month it has been. Now as you know recently a few weeks ago E3 2018 came and went and Square Enix released quite a bit of Kingdom Hearts III news and information. Now I'm sure like many of you, if you were like me you calmly and rationally viewed this information in a mature manner 

A few weeks ago during the trailer reveals 

"OH MY FUCKING GOD ITS FROZEN!!!!!! HOLY FUCKING SHIT ITS REMY FROM 
RATATOUILLE!!!! FUCK ME ITS PIRATES AGAIN!!! HOLY SHIT THE GRAPHICS! LARAXENE! LUXORD! KAIRI AND LEA! RFEPLICA!!!!!! AJFBIEDCGWSDXKBUYVGQEFJQBE AKSCJKJwrfoeFOwuhefoiqWJU  bausodj odbcouhpIJ *Begins to bang on the walls, foam at the mouth and then twitch on the floor as his family comes in concerned*

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o like i said . . . . rationally and calmly ahem

So as I was saying lets briefly go over the major bombshells.

The first trailer was at the Microsoft press conference surprisingly 

Now we've all known for years and years that Frozen would be in KH3. It was so obvious not only from a money making and popularity perspective but also from the fact its a narrative that first very well into the lore of KH. Even I said 3 years ago quote Okay lets get it out of the way. Its surge in popularity has made lots of people hate the very mention of this film. But the hype over it and the claims of it being overrated aside, Frozen by itself is a great Disney film. And one that would certainly fit great into the Kingdom Hearts world (If for nothing that its inclusion alone would boost sales) But also because of how much its tales of the heart match Kingdom Hearts to a T. But how would the world be executed. The snowy Kingdom of Arendelle would obviously be a fun land to explore, but how would the character interactions go, Would Sora help Princess Anna save her sister? Would Riku help Queen Elsa discover the power of friendship and love? Would Goofy be a kindred spirit with Olaf? And of course would we be able to smack Hans and Trader Johan around with the Keyblade? Though what I'd really like to do is play as Kairi and have the female triple threat of Kairi, Elsa, and Anna in a fight against a Heartless!!!! :icondragontail1: Ahhh 2015, we were all so innocent then.

As it turns out I have a good eye for predictions as Sora and the gang are helping the 2 sisters and Laraxene appears very interested in pushing Elsa to darkness which I can't to interact with.

We also received new footage in the second trailer from the Square Enix conference   our dear Remy from Ratatouille will be in the game and much speculation is on how his role will be as more then likely he'll have a restaurant in Twilight Town. Seeing more footage of Tangled, Monsters Inc, Hercules, and Toy Story was also an intense joy. They are definitely gonna be vibrant worlds. 

And we received Gummy Ship footage as well, how long we' e wanted to see how it would be in KH3 as it was a chore in the first game and exciting in the second game. Its gonna be fantastic in this one.

And the last trailer at the Sony conference completely cam out of nowhere 

Pirates of the Caribbean looks fantastic like I was worried how they would have live action worlds but i always knew it would fit well. I also said back in 2015 quote Now this one I can't believe I'm saying that I want to return. I was a bit weirded out when I discovered that Pirates of the Caribbean would be in the game but when i played it I very much enjoyed it as I did the film. Now with the trilogy completed in the film series with Dead Man's Chest and At World's End I am believe it or not excited for this world to return. Cause let's face it the films had plenty of action and fight scenes that would be really fun and work out well. Everybody loves Captain Jack Sparrow (Just please Square, please tell me you put up the money to have Johnny Depp pleeeaaaasseee!) and seriously the whirlpool battle between The Flying Dutchman and The Black Pearl was super awesome, can you imagine Heartless thrown into that and Sora swashbuckling in the battle!?!?!? THAT WOULD BE SOOO AWESOME!!!!! Once again I was right, i was surprised it appears they skipped Dead Mans Chest and went straight into At Worlds End but I'm ok with that because it looks incredible (And they shelled out money for Johnny Depp himself) 

Also looks like we'll be fighting all the Titans in Hercules this time, not just the rock titan. 

The 3 biggest lore bombshells of these trailers though were seeing our beloved Master Aqua has succumbed to the darkness after spending so long in the realm of darkness (Although I personally don't believed he was "Norted" as the fandom has been rapidly saying, seeing Lea and Kairi in the trailers at last still training, and Riku conversing with the replica somehow. 

There was so much revealed and at last and most importantly.

The long awaited release date 

Janurary 29th, 2019

How long have we awaited this day!?!?!?!? Now I admit that I wa slightly salty that it was delayed past 2018 like they said last year but its only because they want the japanese and worldwide release dates as close as possible. We'll have a 4 day delay between the games (Avoid youtube for 4 agonizing days unless you want spoilers) but I can handle that, we've all waited this long and we can wait a bit longer 


So what do you guys thing? Did you all literally lose your shit at the trailers like me, gimme your thoughts and opinions lets discuss. 
My Dear Friends, the dark times are clearing and we are pulling full steam ahead to our long awaited dreams.

Back in April we got a literal one minute crumb of a trailer  And I was sitting there more focused on Twilight Town and the Twilight trio then the actual mini games XD (Olette looks much better in orange in my opinion, and crocs Hayner seriously XD) 

But Last Friday we were blessed by the Gaming Gods with numerous gameplay reveals!!!

Now out of fairness for those who do not wish to see I'll hold off from posting the numerous gameplay links as some do contain a few spoilers that while I was personally okay subjecting myself to I wouldn't want to force on anyone who wishes to wait. But I will mention a few highlights.

Image result for wreck it ralph and sora The biggest of course being Wreck it Ralph being confirmed as a Link Summon. (While a world has not yet been confirmed its not entirely impossible) Im anxious to hear these 2 react, He's gonna be laying the major smack down

At the Press event in Santa Monica where the game was being showcased to numerous media outlets, 2 demos were shown off, the first being the battle against the Rock Titan in Olympus Coliseum which we've seen so many times since 2013.The scale and spectacle of this fight was incredible to watch as the environment itself reacted to the ferocity and Sora and the gang fluidly dodged and fight to end him

The second and more longer demo took place in the Toy Box which is the name given to the Toy Story world. Now I will not spoil the dialogue that Sora and the gang have with Woody and company but I will say the writing is very top notch and I was very very giddy listening to them converse beyond last years D23 trailer. And it was at last in English so it was a special treat as well

An acquaintance of mine was lucky enough to attend the event and without revealing who she is she let me know her thoughts

"So far, it’s hard to say just how the rest of the game will shape up. I like how much smoother combat feels, and there’s certainly a lot of bombastic action going on at every turn. Sometimes keeping track of all the keyblade transformations and activating them accordingly has you watching your action commands more than paying attention to what’s happening in front of you. I have no doubt this will take some adjustment time. My other observation is just how detailed the environments are and how fun it is to explore them. For instance, Galaxy Toys housed a cool video game section and even had a nod to Dissidia, the Final Fantasy fighting game spin-off. Even the fun interactions between characters I love are here. At one point, the whole party inhales helium to have high-pitched voices for a fun, optional dialogue. The game plays very in line with what Square Enix has said they wanted to achieve, from going bigger and incorporating various elements from past entries. I just hope we have a release date soon."

So my dear friends, tell me what you think of this onslaught of info?

And just how excited are you for next month? Because June is expected to at last be the long awaited release date reveal :) Not to mention our beloved Utada Hikaru will be releasing her next album which is expected to have the KH3 theme with as well ;)

Until next month my fellow warriors 

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