Yeah, but I'd already seen at least bits of Sora's story - having played through it some years ago until I got curbstomped by Marlu - while Riku's story was brand new to me. (I had no idea the whole "smelling darkness" thing was actually canon...)

Well he is kind of a douche yes, but I mostly just button smashed my way through, because Dark-skirt-Riku is well adapted for buttonsmashing. I didn't end up doing nearly as much level grinding as I expected.

Mickey is capable of making Riku twee, which was previously thought to be scientifically impossible. Also, Mickey is made for snuggling.

This series is so much fun to connect dots in!