Review scores for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue released

[Raxaimus 300]

Review scores for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue have been released!

 

The four judges at Weekly Famitsu have given the game individual scores of 8/9/8/9, for a total of 34/40. Details from that review can be found here.

 

Game Informer have given a score of 8.5/10 and gave a silver ranking. Details from the review can be found here.

 

Destructoid have given a score of 7.5/10, praising the game while remaining tongue-in-cheek. You can read the full review here.

 

GamesRadar have given a score of 4/5, stating that it is "a promising start to the series' life on PS4". You can read the full review here.

 

Kotaku did not give a score, but had a generally favorable opinion. You can read the full review here.

 

IGN have given a score of 7.5/10, stating that it "lacks an essential feeling that [the rest of the series] evoke". You can read the full review here.

 

IGN Latin America have given a score of 8/10, stating that "some of the series' greatest mysteries are closing, and it would be a great shame to miss them". You can read the full review (in Spanish) here.

 

IGN India did not give a score, but gave a series recap, as well as a positive impression. You can read the article here.

 

Attack of the Fanboy have given a score of 4.5/5, stating that the game is "an excellent appetizer for those awaiting Kingdom Hearts III". You can read the review here.

 

Twinfinite have given a score of 4.5/5, and gave the game their editor's choice award. You can read the full review here.

 

PlayStation Universe have given a score of 9/10, calling the game "a must-have for fans, and a primo starting point for newcomers". You can read the full review here.

 

Do you agree with the overall ratings for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue? Let us know in the comments!

 

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[Rob 5,571]

One of the rare times Rob believes in Famitsu.

[Raxaimus 300]

One of the rare times Rob believes in Famitsu.

 

After FFXIII got a 39, I'm really skeptical of any bias they may have toward Square Enix. I'll wait until more scores come in before casting judgement, personally.

[TheKingdomkid 1,194]

Wish it could have some more specifics of the scores though I would say that's what I would expect considering what is all in 2.8 but I guess we will get more details as to why they gave it that score when the next issue comes out considering the game comes out in around two weeks in Japan we will probably see more reviews soon

Edited December 27, 2016 by TheKingdomkid

[Raxaimus 300]

Wish it could have some more specifics of the scores though I would say that's what I would expect considering what is all in 2.8 but I guess we will get more details as to why they gave it that score when the next issue comes out considering the game comes out in around two weeks in Japan we will probably see more reviews soon

 

Don't worry, we'll keep an eye on their next issue to see what they think in detail. Anything about their review will be right here as soon as we get it, as I said.

[Hero of Light XIV 2,381]

That's a pretty good score for what it is. Though I'm sure some sights like IGN are probably going to be more harsh than that, simply on the basis alone that "it isn't KH3, so it sucks".

[Green Sparrow 795]

Wow! That is a lot higher than I thought it would get! Good on ya 2.8!!!

[KeybladeLordCheeseCurd 1,542]

So two of the individual review scores were 8 out of 10s and the other two were 9 out of 10s. Neat~

[Raxaimus 300]

That's a pretty good score for what it is. Though I'm sure some sights like IGN are probably going to be more harsh than that, simply on the basis alone that "it isn't KH3, so it sucks".

 

Actually, IGN has been very positive toward KH since its inception, despite...certain contributors' comments and their collection of "experts". KH2 even got the lowest score in the series thus far, a 7.6/10. Here's the full breakdown:

 

KH1 - 9/10

KH CoM - 8/10

KH2 - 7.6/10

KH Re:CoM - 8.4/10

KH 358/2 Days - 8/10

KH BBS - 8.5/10

KH Re:coded - 8/10

KH DDD - 8.5/10

KH 1.5 - 8.5/10

KH 2.5 - 8.4/10

 

(The individual Final Mix games, KH coded, KHX, and KHUX were not reviewed by IGN. Scores compiled from Metacritic for ease of access.)

 

And yes, I'm a bit shocked by that as well.

Edited December 27, 2016 by Raxaimus

[AwesomeKHfan 1,250]

 

Actually, IGN has been very positive toward KH since its inception, despite...certain contributors' comments and their collection of "experts". KH2 even got the lowest score in the series thus far, a 7.6/10. Here's the full breakdown:

 

KH1 - 9/10

KH CoM - 8/10

KH2 - 7.6/10

KH Re:CoM - 8.4/10

KH 358/2 Days - 8/10

KH BBS - 8.5/10

KH Re:coded - 8/10

KH DDD - 8.5/10

KH 1.5 - 8.5/10

KH 2.5 - 8.4/10

 

(The individual Final Mix games, KH coded, KHX, and KHUX were not reviewed by IGN. Scores compiled from Metacritic for ease of access.)

 

And yes, I'm a bit shocked by that as well.

 

But KH2 IS LOVE AND LIFE:(

[catmaster0116 2,676]

How can a game be reviewed when it hasn't even been released yet?

 

How does Famitsu review these games?

[Guest]

How can a game be reviewed when it hasn't even been released yet?

 

How does Famitsu review these games?

 

Video game journalist gain review copies so that consumers have an understanding of how a game fares before purchase. Inevitably, some publications are subject to heavy bias either for political or economical reasons.

[The 13th Kenpachi 4,279]

That's a pretty good score for what it is. Though I'm sure some sights like IGN are probably going to be more harsh than that, simply on the basis alone that "it isn't KH3, so it sucks".

IGN don't hate KH. That's just some rubbish made up by the fanbase because a good few can't take criticism. One of their dudes this year said DDD wasn't as good as 1 and 2 and the comment section was filled with toxic people calling him an idiot and saying he doesn't know anything.

 

Just because a few of them criticise the game doesn't mean they hate it. Even if it does I don't care and neither should anyone here, it's their opinion. One opinion from a single IGN journalist is not representative of the whole company's opinion.

 

People just hate IGN because of the bandwagon effect and they are an easy target.

Edited December 27, 2016 by Barry Bacon Allen

[Kingdomhe 1,362]

IGN don't hate KH. That's just some rubbish made up by the fanbase because a good few can't take criticism. One of their dudes this year said DDD wasn't as good as 1 and 2 and the comment section was filled with toxic people calling him an idiot and saying he doesn't know anything.

Just because a few of them criticise the game doesn't mean they hate it. Even if it does I don't care and neither should anyone here, it's their opinion. One opinion from a single IGN journalist is not representative of the whole company's opinion.

People just hate IGN because of the bandwagon effect and they are an easy target.

They were screwing up with KH and saying Roxas was a garbage character that nobody cares about and stating it as a fact and not an opinion, but since that they have been pretty good with KH news and people should shut up about the 3D thing ( I think 3D wasn't good as 1 and 2 too). Edited December 27, 2016 by Kingdomhe

[Felixx 6,646]

Were the other KH games also reviewed by Famitsu? To get some comparison.

[-Justin- 2,111]

Were the other KH games also reviewed by Famitsu? To get some comparison.

Yeah. I found some scores of a few, but not all, of the KH games:

KHI: 36/40

KHII: 39/40

KH Days: 36/40

KHBBS: 37/40

KHDDD: 38/40

I probably could've found the other scores, but I'm too lazy to.

[KingdomHearts3 2,591]

They must have gotten an early copy. Well, 34/40 isn't bad.

[Merilly 438]

I don't care much about scores. It's good for Square, but in the end, most scores are heavily biased, not only because of political or economical reasons but also because of highly personal opinions. Unless they're taking bugs, frame drops, the game freezing, and other such things stemming from the performance or the game itself into account, a whole lot of the other rating criteria are hardly objective.

 

A hardcore KH fan would rate a game differently from a person who's just played the games casually. Just look at the forums. A person who likes the models would rate the graphics better than someone who still thinks they're trash.

 

That's why scores can give people a general idea if they provide a detailed review, but whether you like it in the end depends on you. There are a lot of games, movies, etc who received great ratings, but I still didn't like them.

[Dustin Lübbers 933]

I don't care much about scores. It's good for Square, but in the end, most scored are heavily biased, not only because of political or economical reasons but also because of highly personal opinions. Unless they're taking bugs, frame drops, the game freezing, and other suchs things stemming from the performance or the game itself into account, a whole lot of the other rating criteria are hardly objective.

 

 

A hardcore KH fan would rate a game differently from a person who's just played the games casually. Just look at the forums. A person who likes the models would rate the graphics better than someone who still thinks they're trash.

 

 

That's why scores can give people a general idea if they provide a detailed review, but whether you like it in the end depends on you. There are a lot of games, movies, etc who received great ratings, but I still didn't like them.

agree, just a nubmer dosent say much, but I will strongly assume that whatever it is that made these journalists not give it full points its stuff that the regular KH Fan dosent care about

[Kevin_Keyblade 203]

 

Actually, IGN has been very positive toward KH since its inception, despite...certain contributors' comments and their collection of "experts". KH2 even got the lowest score in the series thus far, a 7.6/10. Here's the full breakdown:

 

KH1 - 9/10

KH CoM - 8/10

KH2 - 7.6/10

KH Re:CoM - 8.4/10

KH 358/2 Days - 8/10

KH BBS - 8.5/10

KH Re:coded - 8/10

KH DDD - 8.5/10

KH 1.5 - 8.5/10

KH 2.5 - 8.4/10

 

(The individual Final Mix games, KH coded, KHX, and KHUX were not reviewed by IGN. Scores compiled from Metacritic for ease of access.)

 

And yes, I'm a bit shocked by that as well.

 

Wow I didn't expect this from them and why KHII has the lowest score if that's the game with the best gameplay mechanics in the series? that's stupid....

[Kevin_Keyblade 203]

Wow, not bad! That score is really good, I can't wait for this game but actually I don't mind the score of my favorite game as long I can play it, understand and enjoy the story

[Raxaimus 300]

Yeah. I found some scores of a few, but not all, of the KH games:

KHI: 36/40

KHII: 39/40

KH Days: 36/40

KHBBS: 37/40

KHDDD: 38/40

I probably could've found the other scores, but I'm too lazy to.

 

Apparently a compilation which includes Dream Drop is worse than Dream Drop by itself. I didn't know Back Cover and 0.2 BBS were so bad. 

Wow I didn't expect this from them and why KHII has the lowest score if that's the game with the best gameplay mechanics in the series? that's stupid....

 

A game is far more than its mechanics. They could hate the fact that the Disney worlds don't usually contribute to the overall story, and thus perhaps feel meaningless. They could hate the shift in story tone from KH1/KH CoM. They could hate the visual design or the sound design. There are plenty of reasons why one individual might find KH2 to be less appealing than its fellow entries, even if many of us disagree.

 

(For the record, BBS is better than KH2 for me, but only barely, and solely due to the story. Would be much higher if the Command Deck were ironed out, but the concept is at least appealing.)

[Hero of Light XIV 2,381]

IGN don't hate KH. That's just some rubbish made up by the fanbase because a good few can't take criticism. One of their dudes this year said DDD wasn't as good as 1 and 2 and the comment section was filled with toxic people calling him an idiot and saying he doesn't know anything.

 

Just because a few of them criticise the game doesn't mean they hate it. Even if it does I don't care and neither should anyone here, it's their opinion. One opinion from a single IGN journalist is not representative of the whole company's opinion.

 

People just hate IGN because of the bandwagon effect and they are an easy target.

 

 

They were screwing up with KH and saying Roxas was a garbage character that nobody cares about and stating it as a fact and not an opinion, but since that they have been pretty good with KH news and people should shut up about the 3D thing ( I think 3D wasn't good as 1 and 2 too).

 

It's not as simple as "Oh they don't like this game? We hate them!" They have a history of assigning people who can't seem to separate their opinions from everyone else's, that Roxas statement being the most infamous example. Yeah if they want to make jokes about the games' silly titles, fine, if they want to point out how confusing and convoluted the plot has gotten, fair enough, but you can't just make a bold claim like "This character is a garbage character and nobody likes him and this game would have been better without him and his tutorial" and expect it to be taken as fact.

 

Not only that, but they tend to do a lot of the same thing with other game series as well, they even go on to say that some popular series, like Sonic the Hedgehog, were never good to begin with (and yet they gave Sonic Free Riders a high rating, go figure). A lot of their staff can't even stay consistent with things they've said in the past when they end up talking about the same subject, not in a manner that suggests that they've changed their mind, but in a manner that suggests that they always thought that, heavily contradicting their earlier tone.

 

They're just too frustrating to deal with for most people, even if there are a very few amount of staff members in there that actually know their stuff and actually care about. People hate IGN because they just have this weird habit of assigning the wrong people to the wrong things with almost no care whatsoever, it's not because of anything petty like a bandwagon effect, if anything they fall into that category more often than not.

[Awesome Sauce 634]

But KH2 IS LOVE AND LIFE:(

KH2FM is love and life, but the original isn't (Opinions, I know).

[KairiKeybasH 851]

Review scores for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue have begun to appear!

 

The four judges at Weekly Famitsu have given the game individual scores of 8/9/8/9, for a total of 34/40. Details from that review can be found here.

 

Game Informer have given a score of 8.5/10 and gave a silver ranking. Details from the review can be found here.

 

 

 

UPDATE: We have added several review scores on the day before the game's international release. You can view these scores and their accompanying reviews below.

 

Destructoid have given a score of 7.5/10, praising the game while remaining tongue-in-cheek. You can read the full review here.

 

GamesRadar have given a score of 4/5, stating that it is "a promising start to the series' life on PS4". You can read the full review here.

 

Kotaku did not give a score, but had a generally favorable opinion. You can read the full review here.

 

IGN Latin America have given a score of 8/10, stating that "some of the series' greatest mysteries are closing, and it would be a great shame to miss them". You can read the full review (in Spanish) here.

 

IGN India did not give a score, but gave a series recap, as well as a positive impression. You can read the article here.

 

Attack of the Fanboy have given a score of 4.5/5, stating that the game is "an excellent appetizer for those awaiting Kingdom Hearts III". You can read the review here.

 

Twinfinite have given a score of 4.5/5, and gave the game their editor's choice award. You can read the full review here.

 

PlayStation Universe have given a score of 9/10, calling the game "a must-have for fans, and a primo starting point for newcomers". You can read the full review here.

 

 

 

Keep checking this article for review scores from more publications, as well as possible updates to existing scores.

 

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Destructoid sucks at reviewing. IGN Latin America? Wow an 8/10 good, at least they aren´t IGN USA.