“Darkened Worlds” are Melody of Memory’s way to get more than field and battle tracks into the rhythm game’s song lineup. This gives them the most interesting role in discussion the game’s selection of songs, as well as specific references to past games. AlphaKretin reviews all of the Darkened Worlds to see the game’s strengths and weaknesses in this area.

About AlphaKretin: AlphaKretin, or Luna, is a casual player of the Kingdom Hearts series who started with KH2 as a kid and got back into the series with the PC ports. She takes a special interest in the music of the series, and has made a couple of custom charts for Melody of Memory.

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