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The Kingdom Hearts plot, at this point, is perhaps only slightly less convoluted than War and Peace, but Re:coded thankfully dumps most of the pre-existing plot baggage – at least, it seems like it towards the beginning. Jiminy Cricket finds a mysterious, ominous message written in one of the journals compiled from the previous journeys, so King Mickey, with the help of Chip and Dale, investigates the contents of the message by transferring the journal’s data into digital form. An avatar version of KH hero Sora must eliminate the “bugs” and errors plaguing the journal to uncover the truth.
KH Re:coded was ported by h.a.n.d., the same developer that did 2009’s well-regarded 368/2 Days. The resulting game looks and plays spot-on with what you’d expect from a KH title. The “Deck” system, which allows you access to multiple special attacks, also makes the move over from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. But Re:Coded also features some new gameplay twists. Sora gains additional abilities in combat with the “Overclock” system – by using and leveling up different Keyblades, he gains access to a customizable set of different combat benefits. By defeating enemies, Sora’s Overclock gauge increases, with each level gained granting a new benefit. At the max Overclock level, he can unleash a mega-damaging special attack which resets the gauge to zero. Also, instead of traditional level/stat boosts, Sora earns special “chips” that can be placed on a sort of “power grid” like field. By placing chips strategically, players can direct energy to devices that can be used to alter game elements like difficulty level and item drops.
