That’s to be expected of course, considering the difference between a PS2 and PSP release, so I can’t really mark this as a fault.īirth by Sleep does, however, benefit from being played with a controller. I’d say the developers did a suitable job sprucing up the environment as much as possible, but you can see a clear difference in visuals between this and Kingdom Hearts II. Especially in comparison to the crisp and colorful characters populating the game, which make some of the drab, flat backgrounds stand out even more. Whereas the original Kingdom Hearts could only do so much with a new coat of paint, Kingdom Hearts II easily benefits the most from an HD port, considering it was a later release on PS2.īirth by Sleep also looks excellent, but you’ll notice some lackluster textures and environments a bit more here.
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The version of Kingdom Hearts II that comes on disc here looks really sharp overall, with even the environments and various Disney themed worlds getting a considerable boost via the PS3 hardware. Of course you also get the first release of Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix in North America, which is a definite plus, along with a story only presentation of Kingdom Hearts Re:coded.Īll games feature the same spruced up visuals we’ve seen in other Square Enix collections thus far, with a heavy emphasis placed on improving the look of the various character models in both Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix and Birth by Sleep Final Mix. Considering that there was no digital release of the game, I long assumed I’d have to keep a PSP in working order just to enjoy the game via UMD, so having it included in this collection is enough to warrant the asking price of the game all by its lonesome. Not only that, but this release features my favorite in the series, the previously PSP only release of Birth by Sleep. Both the Final Fantasy X/X-2 and Kingdom Hearts 1.5 releases were excellent, and thankfully so is the recent release of Kingdom Hearts 2.5 ReMIX. I’ll give Square Enix props for doing some pretty stellar work with their HD ports on PS3.