Coming in at #6 on my ranking of games I played for first time in 2023 is:
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- Kingdom Hearts
Now, this was the game I originally had as my #7, but felt it deserved the higher spot over Tears of the Kingdom. As well, I technically started this game in December of last year, but finished it this year, so felt still was fair to include it on this list.
Anyways, this was my first experience of the Kingdom Hearts series, and I must say, I absolutely loved it, between the characters, the storyline and the boss fights, was purely glorious. At the start, had option to pick between wand for boosting magic, sword to boost physical attacking, or shield to boost defenses. Which, I chose the sword, because I'm more of a head to head combat playstyle than magic or defensive (changed it up in Kingdom Hearts 2.5 though, which that game isn't on this list, but should be on my 2024 rankings.)
Then just each world you go across, and seeing all the different disney universes coming together in the game was amazing. Whether it be Aladdin or Hercules, or something else entirely, I absolutely loved it. As well, the asteroid minigame in the gummi ship you do between each world was also pretty nice.
Overall, I would definitely recommend giving this game a shot, just be ready to put aside a lot of time to get through it, as it's a fairly lengthy game.
Ranks:
6th: Kingdom Hearts
7th: Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
8th: Persona 3 Portable
9th: Ori and the Will of the Wisps
10th: Pokemon Emerald Rogue
11th: Sonic Frontiers
12th: Detective Pikachu Returns
13th: Process of Elimination
14th: Pokemon Too Many Types
15th: Pac-Man World Re-Pac
16th: Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe
17th: Survivor Castaway Island
