What is your favorite and least favorite Kingdom Hearts game?

[Mustachious]

I've only played the first three (as in KH1, COM, and KH2) fully, with TINY bits of some others, and I'm curious how the others stack up with fans. Particularly I'm curious what fans DON'T like. Please don't include the mobile games as least favs as those would probably be everyone's choice :P I mean more the full console/handheld games.

As for my least favorite, it's REALLY hard to pick. I love all 3 that I've played. I know it's sacrilege, but I probably like KH2 the least of the 3. Not because it's bad (it's flippin' AMAZING) but because I have stronger nostalgia for the other two. KH1 I played in high school and all my friends were playing, too. And then COM I had a couple friends play alongside me too and we all talked about the game and loved it when I was at college. KH2 I played on my own later in college life but didn't have any friends who were into it so I didn't get that special attachment to it.

But trying to be "objective" KH2 is probably the best of the three.

As for my favorite, it's probably COM. I have the strongest 'attachment' to COM but I need to play Re:CoM in the collection to see if it holds up to my nostalgia. I really love Namine as a character so that gives that game bonus points. It's a shame she was so overlooked in KH2 (and apparently barely exists in the rest of the series).

Anyway, is there a universally hated game? I know KH2 tends to be the popular choice for "Favorite" but I don't know much about what the fans don't like :) Let me know your personal opinions!

[Cksalzy]

ive only played KH3 and 1 so i dont have a least favorite. So far i like KH3 more than 1.

[Mustachious]

You're in for a treat to play the other games :)

[The Ultimate Despair]

I absolutely don't like KH1. Not because it's a bad game necessarily, but it has aged like absolute dumpster fire.
It retains most of it's charm and I refuse to devalue how amazing it must have been on release day to see the Disney worlds come alive like this. But hot damn, so many questionable design choices and by far the least fun worlds to play through in the series for me.

As for mt favorite? It ain't playable.
356 days. This was my favorite game on the NDS back in the days and the mission mode was so fun.
But objectively speaking, my favorite is a tie between KH2 and BBS.

[Mustachious]

I think I am going to play 358/2 Days instead of just watching the cutscenes as I do my series playthrough. Not sure if I'll use Melon Mix yet or not but I definitely feel like I'll be missing out not to play the game proper. Sound like a good idea??

[PocketYoda]

My most favourite is Sora.. My least favourite is Sora.. Not Joking.

[The Ultimate Despair]

Originally posted by Mustachious:

I think I am going to play 358/2 Days instead of just watching the cutscenes as I do my series playthrough. Not sure if I'll use Melon Mix yet or not but I definitely feel like I'll be missing out not to play the game proper. Sound like a good idea??

It is a polarized entry in the series, but I personally had SO MUCH fun with it.
I have a tight budget this month so I loaded it up on my jailbroken 2DS XL, but I will buy a copy again soon.
It's still an absolute joy to play for me..Also.. The entire Xion arc really got to me back in the days.

[Mustachious]

I think I actually have a copy of the game packed away somewhere, and still have my 3DS, so I can play it that way! But Melon Mix sounds like a lot of fun too and TBH I don't feel like digging out my old stuff.

[PocketYoda]

Originally posted by Mustachious:

I think I actually have a copy of the game packed away somewhere, and still have my 3DS, so I can play it that way! But Melon Mix sounds like a lot of fun too and TBH I don't feel like digging out my old stuff.

I have my playstation 2 packed away but i don't have a copy of 1 anymore..

[Toasty]

KH2FM is my favorite (so original!)

Coded is by far the worst canon entry in the franchise. It was cool seeing a 3D Kingdom Hearts game on a handheld device at the time, but it's not very fun, and the story is entirely filler.

[Mustachious]

i got rid of my US ps2 and only have an asian one now, with japanese and korean games. KH is not included in those :( So I'm very happy to have them on Steam

[Zinic]

I've played through KH 1, 2 and CoM a few times. I'm eager to try the others but something always happened in life that prevented me from playing, when the time was right again, I start the story back from the beginning.

Of those, I'd say KH1 is least favorite and KH2 is most favorite.

[PocketYoda]

Originally posted by Mustachious:

i got rid of my US ps2 and only have an asian one now, with japanese and korean games. KH is not included in those :( So I'm very happy to have them on Steam

I think the Aussie PS2 were the same PAL not NTSC.

[Lumina]

Best: KH 3 because graphic and gameplay are updated so much from the first game. Worst: chain of memory cuz screw the cards and all the confusing mechanic.