So Ventus looks like Sora who has the body of Roxas. But if the person's will is strong enough, they'll retain their appearance. It's basically an indication early on that Ventus will later become Sora - because in the Kingdom Hearts universe, a 'nobody' is kind of the 'shell' that's leftover when a person has been consumed by darkness. which is where it starts to get confusing. Birth by Sleep takes place ten years before the original Kingdom Hearts game, and opens on Ventus - or 'Ven' for short.
There is certainly the familiarity of all the Disney worlds and characters, but the greater story arc requires some research if haven't been keeping up since the beginning. It takes a while to get your head around some of the story aspects of these games. Plus, Birth by Sleep is a prequel, so I figured it might be easier to put it all together - but I still had to fair bit of reading, Bajo. Now, the last time we reviewed a Kingdom Hearts game - 358 Days / 2, we jumped in as Kingdom Hearts noobs, so this time we had a little bit more background knowledge of the characters and the universe. The Final Fantasy and Disney worlds collide again with the latest Kingdom Hearts game and the sixth game in the series, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - and this time, it's for the PSP.
