Nerdiness Episode V

So Kingdom Hearts recently came out with the franchise's newest game for the 3DS, Dream Drop Distance. Square Enix seems to be completely taking Kingdom Hearts in a new manner. Instead of using Disney characters as your partners, you get to make your party and customize who is in it, with the main characters being the exception. As well as a new spin on who you fight along side, you get two different lives. That might not make the most sense, but what I mean is you get a meter, when it runs out, you "Drop". When you drop you enter the other main characters life. Now the two people you alternate between is of course Sora, main character overall the series, and Riku. The whole game is based on both their journeys towards becoming Keyblade masters.

For the people who need some back story, Sora and Riku are two people who were friends on an island with only about 4 others until they decide to make a raft and leave. Before they are going to set off into the sea. The first of the Heartless arrive to take all the islanders hearts. Everyone gets swallowed into the darkness except Sora who stays to fight. At this point, Sora unleashes his true weapon, the Keyblade. The Keyblade is a legendary blade that holds tremendous power. So Sora beats the heartless and travels into the darkness to save Kairi, the girl he likes, and his best friend Riku. So Riku and Sora are on their way to becoming true Keyblade masters, but must pass the test. So the partners you get in this game are creatures called Spirits. All spirits are based on animals, and they all have different ways of helping out the main character.