So I guess I am the one who will complain about this
- Graphics look good. They have probably a long way ahead of them do this could improve vastly but I can't help but drool over most of the stuff they are showing us. The beautiful areas, the grass turning when you cast aero, the particle effects, the gorgeous lightning. Animation needs work but the overall feel is very good. Love the artstyle they are going for.
- The gameplay looks flashy.. like, really flashy. I am wondering if this is because they just have a lot of stuff they want to show and "wow" the audience or if this game is gonna turn out like another KH2. I would like for it to have more substance than that - not another "press Δ to win" game.
It looks like it's relying too much on summons, transformations,shotlocks, QTEs, theme park attacks etc. I am not too crazy about a train coming to pick me up and having to press a button a button every now and then after that to defeat the villains.
It looks cool but it doesn't look like it's gonna be fun to play. Hopefully it's just a demonstration thing and the gameplay will be more varied - seriously, Sora must have used his keyblade to strike the Heartless 2-3 times in the whole demo, the rest was magic/special attacks.
- The design... oh boy... Nomura has created Sora in his own image... This is the best I can do to explain it. I absolutely hate Sora's design.
I don't like the colours but I can deal with that. I still think KH2's clothes are the best. Hopefully a DLC costume can rectify that.
I don't like how the design is leaner than the old clothes. Everything is less.. puffy.. His outer pockets are gone, his belt is positioned under his vest etc etc. I may be nipticking, but I am not very fond of the whole aesthetic. I also have a feeling that it has something to do with having a simpler model so that they don't have to do complicated clothing simulation while playing with him. I guess I can give that a pass as well.
What I really don't like is (1) the emo hair and the (2) neckline cut. Let me show you what I mean
Sora has two models in this trailer.
The one is from the demo we've seen in 2013 and now on Olympus (with the KH2 clothes) and the newer, emo model with the newer clothes and hair.
Notice the hairline. His bangs are now different and make him look weird. His overall design is also kinda depressing IMO (guess Nomura's
burning anger is to blame). Lastly, am I the only one who thinks that his neckline makes him look.. well.. gay?? Anyone else that prefers the old design all in all?