Director Tetsuya Nomura's team has done some incredible things with the franchise, but an easy to decipher storyline is pretty far down on the list. And if you're like me, and you've played both games, you still won't understand some of what goes on. If you haven't played the original Kingdom Hearts for the PlayStation 2 and Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for the GBA, you're not going to understand much of the storyline. Kingdom Hearts II is one of the best games you'll play this year. The result, in theory, may seem contrived or overly convoluted. In this tale, the magic and wonder from Disney's pantheon of worlds and characters are merged with the interactivity and excitement of an epic Square Enix role-playing adventure.
When Disney and Final Fantasy combine like Voltron as they did originally in Kingdom Hearts, and now with Kingdom Hearts II, what we arrive at isn't a giant robot, but a living, breathing fairy tale in the purest sense.