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Taking a look at the individual games in the collection, Kingdom Hearts is definitely the first that should be played as it introduces you to Sora, Riku, and everyone else, which comes with a number of improvements from its PS2 release that were previously seen in Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX. However, some of the games in those collections featured improvements that have been carried over to this game as well. Other than the graphical improvements and higher frame rate, the games found in Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 are almost exactly as you found them in their PS3 releases.
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The Japanese version also launched with some bugs that Square Enix has been quick to patch and have already said they are working on a day one patch for this collection as well, along with working on other potential issues.
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On the downside, the upgrade to 60fps has also led to some bugs, including stuttering at times, especially in Kingdom Hearts II.
This included cutscene transitions, as well as when changing drive forms in Kingdom Hearts II, but that has been greatly improved in Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX. One of the problems that the Kingdom Hearts series in general has had over the years has been annoyingly long load times, with the PS3 collections also having issues with this. You definitely won’t be getting anything near the visuals of 0.2: Birth By Sleep here for sure, but you do get to experience it at 60fps. It’s not a drastic improvement or anything in Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX, as they already looked quite good on PS3, though you can definitely tell a little bit of a difference. Square Enix did a phenomenal job with the original two ReMIX collections in how impressive they were able to make each of the games look, each of which now look even better.
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While it isn’t that difficult to go back to the PS4 UI to restart the game, you can easily return to the six game selection screen within the main menu of each individual game, which is very helpful. From this six game collection screen, you can pick any one of them to start that individual game, though you will have to go through that game’s loading screens as well. This latest collection essentially combines the previous two HD ReMIX releases into one big game, with the game’s main menu allowing you to choose between each of them with ease. However, with the release of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 +2.5 ReMIX, you can finally experience each of these on one single platform, even though some are included in cinematic form instead of an actual game.
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The rest of the entries in the series prior to Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 released first on portable platforms as well, including 358/2 Days, Re:Coded, and Birth By Sleep. The two main games, Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II, both released for PS2, while the Game Boy Advance game Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories was also ported to PS2 as Re:Chain of Memories a little later. Kingdom Hearts series has been going for exactly 15 years in Japan and has spanned a number of platforms. This started last generation with the release of both Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 and 2.5 on PS3, which was followed by the more recent Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue for PS4 that even included entirely new content. Though the timing is a little odd to come after Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8, Square Enix has now brought the previous two collections together for PS3 to the PS4 in one game known as Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX. The much awaited Kingdom Hearts 3 is still a little while away, but Square Enix has been gradually bringing the previous games in the franchise to modern consoles.