Gadgetory

after over a decade of waiting in Mosul spin-off games a day that I thought would never actually come is finally here Kingdom Hearts 3 is out and as part of celebrating that there is a limited edition ps4 Pro it will be unboxing now this one's actually a really interesting one for me to look at because based on pictures we've seen and even the look on the box there's this kind of textured effect going on the top of it and not entirely sure how that's gonna look in person so let's open it up and check it out now as with all limited edition bundles there's really three main parts of the system we care about it comes with of course a copy of the game with a couple of lecture added goodies and then there's the controller in system now the controller in this one is really interesting because it kind of breaks away from some of the traditions of what Sony has done with past special editions is usually they go with a color that matches the system and then some kind of little symbol on the right handle but this time instead they've gone for a couple more subtle changes first off instead of a different color it's using the same standard PlayStation black but it's a very very glossy finish it's actually very similar to what they used on the 500-million Edition system but instead of that translucent blue it just has that standard black design but it creates this really shiny finish and it's actually very comfortable Mohannad really like the way it feels now along with that something they do do with a lot of their special edition controllers is an etching on the touchpad it's a little subtle on this one because I don't really use any other colors it's just a darker black but I think it looks really nice especially because it lines up with that black gloss on the rest of the main body and I really dig the monochromatic colors on the symbol buttons instead of using normal for colors they're just white outlines one other detail that I almost missed initially too is that there's a very small change they've made to the d-pad so you still the same right and left arrows but then for the top and bottom you have a little crown symbol which is the Kingdom Hearts one that they have on the main Kingdom key and then the hearts symbol on the bottom right here so they're still pointing in those right directions they're just you know very thematic symbols all at all this is a much more subtle approach compared to what they've done in the past but I actually really like the way this all turned down now the same cannot be said for the system because this thing is very different from what they've done before like I said earlier there's this kind of leather finished look to it that was really in to see in pictures and I wasn't sure what it was gonna be like in person I didn't know if it was some kind of sticker or they applied some kind of material no it's just a very very heavily etched top to the system it's still plastic but has this look of worn leather that's really intense looking this is a very different approach cool they've done with past ps4s where normally there's very heavy emphasis on just having a nice gloss finish but sometimes works out really well like with the Spider Man ps4 and other times things can get a little lost like what they did with Monster Hunter but in this case this is a very different approach that I think brings some really cool upsides and some downsides but overall I think it's a really awesome change of pace honestly it's pretty tough for me to believe that this is actually happening right now like this is a game that is out that I can play I mean there are a lot of series out there were sure it takes a while for a new game to come out but just imagine Kingdom Hearts 2 was in 2005 I grew up playing the game was like oh that's awesome I can't wait for the next one and so I waited and I waited and I kept waiting we kept adding different spin-offs and trailers and hints and all kinds of insane other things and now we actually have number three I mean I got to the point where I didn't think this was actually going to happen even when we got an actual release date as we got to the point where that release date was only a week away there is still a part of my brain that was like yeah I'll believe it when I see it and it's here and I still don't kind of believe it so what's the good well I enjoy the fact that it's not heavily glossed because that means you can touch it and not worry about there being all kinds of fingerprints throwing up anywhere and it does create this very interesting unique look where once again it almost looks like it's some kind of faux leather finish but it's just hard plastic now the downside of this is the way the light hits it has a very massive impact on how this system will look in the right light you get just the right amount of texture being shown and everything B could still make out all the symbols nice and cleanly and has this awesome almost old-school worn look to it in the wrong light it catches every single little groove of leather and it just kind of looks like a mess similar to what happened with the Monster Hunter ps4 I think if you just put this on the right setup it looks beautiful you just have to be careful about how it's lit now as for the actual design itself it's not really anyone specific it's more of a really crazy heraldry pattern which features images from all kinds of from the game various symbols including things like the Kingdom Hearts symbol the kingdom key crown and even of course Mickey's head and symbols representing all the true bad guys there's key blades it's just a whole bunch of stuff thrown into this very crazy-looking design that is actually really cool now while all the symbols are littered throughout everywhere on the top the system that you do have a more simple approach with just a couple symbols lined up on the front which feature once again things like Kingdom Hearts Mickey it just makes a nice of a clean pattern on the front-engine system it doesn't run the entire link it's just standard which i think was a good call the only part of this design that falls a little flat for me is because they went for this heavy leather edge to look which once again I think it's cool it also makes certain symbols and words not as cleanly appearing as they could be and the one place where this is really recognizable is in the bottom corner where you have an emblem that says Kingdom Hearts on the bottom but you have to look at a very specific angle with a lot of concentration to actually legibly read that it really just kind of looks like print thrown over this leather it has its drawbacks so I think it was a bit of a risky move to try something so heavily different especially for such a big game that people were waiting forever for but I think it paid off while not perfect I think this aesthetic of just the etched leather creates such a unique design that this stands apart from every other ps4 Pro Sony has done I might still personally rank some of the other ones for simplicity above it but for just being its own unique design beautiful