Kingdom Hearts III Critical Mode Update Out Now - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 07 May 2019 / 1,675 Views

Square Enix announced the free Critical Mode update for Kingdom Hearts III is available now for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Here is an overview of the update:

In this update, players can embark on–or relive–the adventure of a lifetime with Sora and friends in the all-new Critical Mode, an additional high-difficulty mode that will challenge players in their fight against the darkness.

Critical Mode will challenge even the most skilled Keyblade wielder to be more tactical as they battle formidable foes. In this new mode:

Maximum HP and MP are halved.
The frequency of situation commands and magic is lowered.
Sora can perform new abilities exclusive to this harder difficulty mode.

Additionally, this update adds the feature for players to carry over their Keyblades to a new game. Keyblades that are carried over will return to their default strength, but through this optional feature, players can utilize Keyblades otherwise not obtained until later in the game from the beginning.

Kingdom Hearts III is available now for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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