Surprising everyone, we have a lot of good things to say about Kingdom Hearts in this episode.
At the end of this episode, we begin to talk about how A Fragmentary Passage is a solid, 2-4 character piece (that also shows off the technology that will be used in Kingdom Hearts 3). The fact that it is such a concise, yet mostly complete experience is a large part of what makes it so successful.
As much as I love RPGs, the commitment required to finish most of the games in that genre is a huge barrier, especially as I come into a part of my life where I generally don’t have to worry about being able to afford games. Persona 5 was one of my favorite games last year, but it’s not easy to recommend a 100+ hour game to somebody. And it’s especially not easy to dedicate the time to it.
Though it’s hardly a great example of the genre, stuff like this and Alpha Protocol shows that it is possible to make RPGs that players don’t have to spent months of their life playing. Undertale also did that only a few year ago. I’d love to see more RPGs so this route, if only for the selfish reason that it slides into my schedule more effortlessly.
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