There is so much to look forward to with Kingdom Hearts 3 as the game releases next week like the Deluxe Edition as well as the Starlight Keyblade that you can unlock. Of course, some people are wondering if you can play the game without having played the previous games in the series. We are going to answer this question today.
In this guide, we are going to look at whether or not you need to play the previous games in the series to understand and truly enjoy Kingdom Hearts 3. After all, the first game released more than 16 years ago so the wait has been long. With such a convoluted plot and characters, what’s the best way to go about this?
Do You Need to Play the Other Games Before Kingdom Hearts 3?
Let’s go ahead and get our short answer of the way. Basically, we believe that you don’t need to play the previous games to enjoy this third installment in the series. In fact, we think it’s a great entry point to the series if you’ve never played a previous game. This may seem crazy given how deep the plot is in the series but it’s true.
This is because Kingdom Hearts 3 is great about ushering in new players. It does a good bit of occasionally referencing and recapping what happened in the previous games, especially if you only played the main two games. In addition, the plot is actually the most simple out of all of the games in the series thus far.
Even someone without knowledge of the previous games can understand what’s at stake in Kingdom Hearts 3. For one, most of the story is left for towards the end of the game with the majority of the game focusing on the individual Disney worlds. Even when it does get overall plot heavy, it feels much more simple and clean than ever before.