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Was actually surprised at how good this game is compared to the demo. The demo was ok and I was starting to regret preordering the full game however, there's so much more and I do not regret this purchase at all. In saying that, I am a rhythm game lover and might not appeal to others as essentially, you start of with an area that has, for example three worlds with two songs for each world where you would have to complete x amount of songs to unlock the next area whilst the story of the first to last game is being told. I play a lot of rhythm games (Pop'n Music, DDR, IIDX etc) and despite Melody of Memory really having a more broader audience, I feel like it may be a tad hard for those that don't really play rhythm games as there's quite a lot going on (flying heartless that you don't really notice as your eyes are really fixed on the main area whilst a jump and attack move then follows but this could just be me) but for rhythm gamers, it's a nice difficulty even on the beginner levels. Would I pay $89 for it? Not really as there isn't anything really new and can come across as just a cash grab. If you're a fan of rhythm games and kingdom hearts, I'd probably say it's worth it but if you're unsure wether or not this would be your thing, maybe hold off until you find a lower price tag.

This would've been so much better if there wasn't so much talking every 10 steps you take to guide you/remind you where to go. It sort of takes away the feeling of adventure. I've even had friends who have never played Pokemon before, purchase this game and agree with how much dialogue there is resulting in them not finishing the game or not even touching the game again. It also has erased any chances of purchasing the expansion pass priced at AUD $45 which will most likely only feel like it should've been included with the main Pokemon game. I don't know if my opinion boils down to me having grown up with the Pokemon games and it no longer feels like the original games (Not including Sun and Moon as this also had way too much dialogue) or the makers have chosen a different path or what but what a let down. Not worth the AUD $80.

I was stuck between a four star rating and a three star rating as I would've preferred a 3.5 stars option, but here's why I chose three: First impressions were amazing, cinematic and action packed! However, it soon was followed by an excessive amount of controls/button combinations which left me hardly using more than two when fighting purely because there were too many to remember. And that was for just one Legion which then expands in having different excessive button combinations for each new Legion you get, and if I remember correctly, you end up with a total of 6 Legions that are necessary in many scenarios that just left me feeling overwhelmed and giving the game a break. And then, it changes to some extremely slow paced, extremely excessive talking and detective work which gets tedious but then makes you think you're about to move onto the action, only to be advised that there's more detective work to be done. I found that these slow parts are also what contributed my issue to remembering the control combinations etc, and this was the ongoing theme with this game. Extremely fast paced then like a light switch, change to the extremely slow paced, then back and forth and back and forth and back and forth. I got up to having five out of six legions and have officially given up the game. It was sort of fun while it lasted, sorta..