#anyway there's been a lot of intense gifsets ive made lately

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[angel-with-a-pipette]

Chapter IV: Toy Box

I remember starting Toy Box and thinking - 

Huh?? Since when are ads included on Video Game Blurays? Is this a thing? Did I miss this? What is happening??

Well, I understood what what happening once I saw “Verum Rex” flash across the screen, but boy, did I underestimate the extend of it...like probably all of us.

But back to Toy Box. I am actually surprised how genuinely I started liking the characters xD I went to watch Toy Story 1 and 2 the MONDAY before the game released. I just never liked the still clunky animation/visuals and KH3 is doing such an amazing job omg. Not to mention the music - ah. I was blessed enough to listen to “You got a friend in me” during the Encore tour of the Orchestra last year and I can’t help but sway along when I listen to it in game ♥

Anyway, Rex is my new fave for loving Sora so much XDD but how can you not? Look at this sunshine boy:

This should have been a hidden Mickey. Just saying. THAT would have been kind of cool.

“They arrived with a guy wearing a hood, dressed in black, just like you.”

Oh Buzz, I remember the hype these words set free during D23. Young Xehanort and Sora, dressed similarly? Both in black?? Foreshadowing? I wish. Makes me wonder what all the Soranort foreshadowing was about. False leads? At least tempt the boy properly if you’re too chicken to go through with it :/

“I wonder how you’ll handle the strain.” “Don’t let me down.”

I swear to God we had A+ Soranort/Dark Sora build up right here. I genuinely wonder what happened, if Nomura decided “lol nah” or might save it for the future... or if Disney was ultimately against it... but dang, come on. I know now that the rest of his speech was just supposed to foreshadow the Replica program (the inclusion of which is actually pretty nifty and I think that helped round out the initial DDD idea a lot!), but still... so. much. wasted. potential. UGH.

AAAAAAAAAAAH. But the scene where Donald makes fun of Sora and then they start chasing each other around? BLESSED. Donald wags his butt at Sora, slips under his legs away to avoid him, it’s so pure, so sweet, gosh, I think I squealed. Yes Buzz, the three of them are the best, they aren’t bad at all 😭

The record player scene was such a nice addition, too :3 I already knew about it from TGS footage I believe, but hearing Sora’s theme in the game at this moment was still such a treat, especially once you rescued one of the little soldiers and you could listen to it whenever you wanted in its full glory. Kinda would have been nice if it had looped into other themes, too, but I don’t want to nitpick, I loved this way too much :3

Before I forget, can I praise Ben’s voice acting here? He was kind of flat in DDD, but damn, did he slay me in KH3. Bless, I genuinely hope we’ll get a Xehanort/Eraqus spin-off or get to see them maybe in flashbacks or something in the future games, it would be a shame to let go of Ben this early!

But damn, the amount of actual violence Sora suffers through made my heart heavy. I gasped when Xehanort grasped him by the hand, dangling him in the air, blasting him into Verum Rex? This scene was so intense. The entire game had scenes where I felt on the edge of my seat, continuously clasping my hands in front of my mouth, too scared that I might start screaming (which I did at the endgame but shhh)

“Find the hearts joined to yours.”

Again...I can’t tell if that is some (maybe wishful from my side) late Soranort remnant or trying to tease Xion’s return? I don’t know... it doesn’t make sense whatsoever for Xehanort to push Sora to get more Guardians of light? Maybe I should consult the Journal, but I am only in theater mode right now so eh.

Now I don’t wanna delve into the bossfight too much because there are tons of posts and gifsets about it already, but damn. That was the sickest roast in the history of Disney. I want more of this in the future games. DAMN the Disney was spot on! Donald calls Xehanort a big chicken, too, I can’t 🤣

Something more general to conclude this wall of text: The world itself is filled with so many details, wow, I can’t believe it. The rails you use to access the higher levels, the many game stands, the mechas (although i am not too fond of the mechanics because I usually end up dying too far away from the next mecha and then die for real XD), the unlockable chest. When I saw that the little screws in the vents could be kicked just like the Herc and Phil statues in Olympus could be - wow!! Also only later I realized how fighting with the mechas can clear entire game stands, too, making the games and figures disappear. That is SO cool!!

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