The Kingdom Hearts franchise is finally coming to Steam next month (most of it is, at least), and now people who don’t like the Epic Games Store will be able to see Sora, Donald, and Goofy’s story from start to finish. But like any long-running franchise, the series has had its high points and low points. With a bunch of new players and old fans alike about to jump into the Disney x Final Fantasy crossover , we thought we’d pit 11 bad bitches against each other and rank the series from worst to best.
Grab your keyblades and your closest anthropomorphic animal friend, it’s time to start a keyblade war. Kingdom Hearts χ is one of the most divisive things Square Enix has ever done with the Disney RPG series, as it presents one of the most pivotal, foundational pieces of storytelling the franchise has had up to this point in a mobile gacha game. The events of χ are hinted at throughout the Kingdom Hearts franchise, but you’re mostly operating in the aftermath of what is set in motion by this game.
It has some neat ideas, such as letting you create your own character within the Kingdom Hearts universe, and while getting to it is a time sink, the story is pretty compelling for long-time fans. But it’s a baffling example of how cumbersome Square’s handling of Kingdom Hearts’ worldbuilding has been over the past 20 years. Kingdom Hearts Coded, while mostly fine to play, is one of the more contrived entries in the series.
The mobile game and its DS remake ooze “mad.