Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory has a lot of potential based on our time with it

I still remember listening to "Simple and Clean" on a CD player on a school bus. Now I'm married and have a family. That's how long Kingdom Hearts has been with us, through thick and thin: through some of the thicker storylines and thinner narratives.

Those thin moments have made sequels and spinoffs a very hard sell for a lot of folks who were basically "done" with the series, but Melody of Memory — a true standalone rhythm title — could reawaken the beast.