Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue

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• NNintendoLife

  Oct 05, 2026

  7.0

  Our expert review of KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue on Nintendo Switch 2, written by Mitch Vogel.

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• NNintendoLife

  Stuart Gipp · Feb 19, 2022

  4.0

  We feel like it's our destiny to repeat ourselves on the matter, but if you can buy this package for another system we'd earnestly implore you to do so — it may not be handheld, but at least it would be yours to keep and it would run reliably and consistently. As it stands, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue on Nintendo Switch is yet another compromise. If your internet connection is consistent and strong, it runs great... when it's running great. But, you know, stuff happens. Using Ethernet while docked helps, but it's still putting a sticking plaster on a glaring wound. So, once again, another good package but presented in the worst way. And slightly less good than the last one.

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• WWorthPlaying

  Cody Medellin · May 04, 2021

  7.0

  Overall, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue isn't as strong as the previous package, even if you separate that into the original PS3 configurations. It's nice to travel to some new Disney locales, but the story for the included games lacks excitement despite providing some big details for the future. The combat is better, although some of that is bogged down in Dream Drop Distance due to extra gameplay mechanics. The overall game length is shorter, and while it looks great, it makes you wonder if it would've been a better idea to throw these titles into the 1.5 + 2.5 compilation rather than keeping them separate.

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• TTheGamer

  Sam Watanuki · Apr 10, 2021

  10

  The Kingdom Hearts franchise launching on PC really couldn’t have come at a better time. I’ve been jonesin’ to replay the series, and the addition of Melody of Memory makes it all the better. Do you need to need to snag all of the games if you already have them on other consoles? No, you don’t, but having them available on PC lets you have a backup should your console bite the dust.

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• GDGame Debate

  Joffy S · Mar 04, 2017

  8.0

  As a taster, A Fragmentary Passage really does show the potential the sequel has as well, running on a new engine and certainly looking the best the series has ever looked. Back Cover meanwhile is about an hour long and it’s a straight up movie covering the earlier parts of the Kingdom Hearts stories, piecing together a few narrative hooks and providing a bit more context, if it were needed.

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• WWccftech.com

  Chris Wray · Feb 13, 2017

  6.5

  Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue is an adequate collection of what's left over from the series, with what also acts as an exquisite demo for the upcoming Kindom Hearts 3. This isn't to say that hard work hasn't gone into the remaster, but for a premium price point the game just isn't worth what it's asking, and the core component shows its age and origins a little more than could be hoped for.

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