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Game entry

Kingdom Hearts

2002 · JRPG, Action RPG, Action-adventure · PlayStation 2 · Disney Interactive Studios

Kingdom Hearts is ranked no. 142 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,820 and 66% of duels won.

World rank

no. 142

ELO score

1,820

Wins

66%

Duels played

286

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About Kingdom Hearts

The international release of Kingdom Hearts added new superbosses to the game.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,820 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The games Kingdom Hearts sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 139 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice 1,820
  2. 140 Slay the Spire 1,820
  3. 141 Alien: Isolation 1,820
  4. 142 Kingdom Hearts 1,820
  5. 143 Assassin's Creed Origins 1,819
  6. 144 Yakuza 0 1,819
  7. 145 Half-Life 2 1,818

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  1. SammieDragon

    I'll defend this one forever, no shame, no apologies

    ThéophileSamurai

    Vous voyez la même chose que moi non, l'attachement au jeu dépasse largement ce que Skyrim arrive à créer chez la plupart des joueurs

  2. Cortez_1998

    the lock on system fights the camera constantly and the platforming sections have not aged gracefully at all, I get why people love the worlds but mechanically it asks a lot of patience for what it delivers

    GhostByte3

    pareil, jamais lâché depuis

    QuestLegend2

    fair point on the pacing, the back half really does carry it

  3. BossDragon2

    I only get through a couple hours every few weeks these days and I still think about the worlds between sessions, it is not a huge time investment for me but it earns its spot every time I come back

    BossRex

    does the combat actually hold up on its own though (genuinely asking, not being snarky) or is it the worlds carrying it

  4. felipe30

    This game shaped so much of how I see JRPGs even now, the worlds felt genuinely magical to explore back then! I still remember picking my starting weapon and feeling like it actually mattered, that choice screen alone gave me chills. People sleep on it because of the crossover premise but the combat and the emotional beats hit way harder than they expect.

    meza_dario

    con lo del combate que hablas, a mi me gustaba jugarlo con mi hermano mirando (aunque él se aburría rápido), pero eso no cambia que en los duelos siempre pierde contra los mismos rivales

    claire72

    Ce choix d'arme, exactement !

  5. feil_oma

    I keep wondering if the crossover concept holds up as well as people say, or if the nostalgia is doing a lot of the work here, the combat feels stiff to me now, stiff in a way I did not notice back then

    Leo_91

    La nostalgia pesa, sí, pero frente a Skyrim la ambientación de este sigue ganando para mí

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