Okay- first of all I've had the game since last weekend so this is being written while I'm pretty far into the game. Also, this will be pretty vauge since I don't want to spoil the big surprises in store for players.
From a Disney fan standpoint, it should be very interesting to see how the fans react. This is definitly not your typical Disney story.
For the lack of a better comparison, the story is very similar to 'The Neverending Story'.
There are so many dark undertones to the story and the impications surrounding it that purists will be turned off. Most of the adventures in the different lands are retellings of the original stories and certain liberties are taken. But before people begin crying that Square runied Disney properties remember that EVERYTHING was approved by Disney before they happened. Despite how weighted down things can get, the story keeps that certain Disney charm that makes them work.
The voice work is incredible. The original vocies are true to the original while the 'fill-ins' do a very good job.
As an added bonus to gamers who played FFVII, theres an interesting backstory that helps fill in the whole Aeris/Cloud situation.
My only issues are that camera can get very out of hand at times and that for a Square RPG the game is surprisingly short (30-50 hours depending on how much you do). To offset this, there is an expert mode that extends the gameplay considerably. There are also a bunch of little things you can do during the game to lengthen enjoyment (minigames, finding 99 dalmations,...)
If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask.
From a Disney fan standpoint, it should be very interesting to see how the fans react. This is definitly not your typical Disney story.
For the lack of a better comparison, the story is very similar to 'The Neverending Story'.
There are so many dark undertones to the story and the impications surrounding it that purists will be turned off. Most of the adventures in the different lands are retellings of the original stories and certain liberties are taken. But before people begin crying that Square runied Disney properties remember that EVERYTHING was approved by Disney before they happened. Despite how weighted down things can get, the story keeps that certain Disney charm that makes them work.
The voice work is incredible. The original vocies are true to the original while the 'fill-ins' do a very good job.
As an added bonus to gamers who played FFVII, theres an interesting backstory that helps fill in the whole Aeris/Cloud situation.
My only issues are that camera can get very out of hand at times and that for a Square RPG the game is surprisingly short (30-50 hours depending on how much you do). To offset this, there is an expert mode that extends the gameplay considerably. There are also a bunch of little things you can do during the game to lengthen enjoyment (minigames, finding 99 dalmations,...)
If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask.
