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Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue is a compilation that brings the popular Kingdom Hearts [Dream Drop Distance] to the PlayStation4 computer entertainment system platform remastered in high…

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Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue is an adventure developed by Square Enix Business Division 3, released 12 January 2017 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 4. The main story takes about 10 hrs to finish.

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What Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue is

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue is an adventure game developed by Square Enix Business Division 3 and released in 2017. It was published by Disney Interactive Studios. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD The collection features an HD remaster of Dream Drop Distance, which Nomura stated was essentially a full remake of the game, since the original utilized the two screens of the Nintendo 3DS. Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover Further information: Kingdom Hearts χ Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover, told through HD cinematics, tells a new tale of the Foretellers and reveal new parts of the series' history. Nomura revealed that Back Cover would utilize technology being developed for Kingdom Hearts III. Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep-A Fragmentary Passage Further information: Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep–A Fragmentary Passage is a…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 69 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Kingdom Hearts series

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue is the 43rd of 63 entries we hold in the Kingdom Hearts series. The next entry was Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue: Limited Edition in 2017. Its critic score of 78 is 2 points below the series average of 80. The highest-rated entry is Kingdom Hearts II at 90.

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How it was received

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 7 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 10 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 15 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel® Core™ i5-3330 / AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 (VRAM 2GB) / AMD Radeon™ R7 260X (VRAM 2GB). An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 35GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue launched on 12 January 2017, within three weeks of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony and The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue — frequently asked questions

When did Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue come out?
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue was released on 12 January 2017 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue?
At minimum, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue needs Intel® Core™ i5-3330 / AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 (VRAM 2GB) / AMD Radeon™ R7 260X (VRAM 2GB) graphics, 35 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue?
The main story of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue takes around 10 hrs, or 15 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue?
The PC version needs about 35 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("35 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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