Have you played the previous KH games? I found the gameplay extremely similar to KH1, with a mix from the KH2 drives (styles) and summons (D-links). Also, the story moved along the lines of the other games, the character development that blooms in just about 30 hours had considerable impact on the ending. The only thing that had bugged me at first was the camera, for a lack of a right analog stick, but I got used to the side buttons...