Summary

  • Kingdom Hearts' Steam re-release has caused a mod for Dream Drop Distance to get updated.
  • The mod removes the controversial Dropping mechanic altogether and lets players choose when they want to swap between Sora and Riku.
  • Dropping was always a hot subject, but it seems that some fans actually prefer it being in the game and don't think it should be removed.

Kingdom Hearts' re-release on Steam has got fans arguing about Dream Drop Distance's infamous Drop mechanic, with some choosing to mod it out and others thinking that it's an essential part of the game.

As beloved as most of the mainline Kingdom Hearts games are, it's fair to say that some of their mechanics have been a little controversial among fans. Kingdom Hearts 3's Attraction Flow is one feature that instantly jumps to mind as something that fans still argue about, but another key example is Dream Drop Distance's titular Drop mechanic.

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For those that don't know, Dream Drop Distance introduced a mechanic called Dropping, which basically meant that players could only control Sora and Riku for a limited amount of time before being forced to swap characters. This could be managed with Drop-Me-Nots, but it was still frustrating to be in the middle of a boss fight and then find yourself kicked out midway to control another character.

Kingdom Hearts Fans Are Arguing About Dropping Again

Of course, when there's a maligned gaming mechanic, there's almost always a mod that tweaks it to be less annoying, and that's exactly the case with Dream Drop Distance. When the series launched on Epic a few years ago, a mod called the "No Drop Gauge" was created that removed the feature altogether and let players control when they swapped between Sora and Riku.

Now that the series has jumped over to Steam for the first time, that mod has been reworked for those releases, which means a whole new set of Kingdom Hearts players are able to remove the mechanic, if they so wish. Over on Twitter, KHVidsNet shared the mod alongside the re-releases and highlighted it being updated for Steam, which has caused a surprising amount of debate.

Although I always thought that the Dropping mechanic was universally disliked, it seems that some players would rather it was in the game than completely removed. One Twitter user replied to the post with, "Did you know you can buy an item called Drop-Me-Nots and get the exact same experience? Wow! So amazing!".

Other users are a little bit less sarcastic about the mod, with one saying, "I played DDD for the first time a few months ago and loved that mechanic, I had no idea it was divisive". Most of the discussion is balanced, but it's clear that a lot of Kingdom Hearts players think that it's an important part of the game that shouldn't be modded out.

I had to play Dream Drop Distance without mods and can't tell you the number of times I was messed up by an inadvertent drop. I don't think it's a big deal, though, and especially not something to argue about. It's better than Attraction Flow, at least.

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