Kingdom Hearts 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue
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Kingdom Hearts fans are eagerly awaiting the release of the Kingdom Hearts III, and the beginning of this year saw one final piece to tide everyone over until then. Kingdom Hearts 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue is an interesting little package with a fair amount of new content for the series.
First and foremost, 2.8 completely remasters the 3DS title Dream Drop Distance, which plays like a dream on PS4. The HD update does wonders for the game, and Kingdom Hearts feels smoother and tighter than ever before. Of course, anyone that played Dream Drop Distance knows the title does quite a bit to set up for Kingdom Hearts III, which leads us right into the new experience included in the package. Fragmentary Passage is a short but worthwhile game included in 2.8 that follows Aqua in the dark world. It’s made using Unreal Engine 4 and, in truth, almost feels like it could function as a demo for the next entry.
The story directly sets things up for Kingdom Hearts III, and if Back Cover is any indication of what we can expect, RPG fans should be excited. As if all that wasn’t enough, 2.8 also throws in a short CG movie that details the story leading up to the mobile title Kingdom Hearts X. This is certainly a package with plenty of content for both Kingdom Hearts fans and anyone looking to get into the series.
