I've made a venn diagram showing which KH games I consider justified, milk and the gra(e)y area. Tell me if you agree or not and give me your picks if you feel like it.
 

So the only unjustified games in the series are DS/Japanese cell phone exclusive?
 
Let me guess.  Don't own a DS?

Let it go man. Wait til after v13 for nomura's proper KH game. -_-

I'm not sure about the 3ds version, it might come out pretty good and give me a reason to get a 3ds.  But I kinda agree with the rest of your choices.

" @Hailinel: I play DS games, but the reviews for those games were crap and frankly they look like crap. Don't get me wrong I love KH. I think I might get a 3DS. "

I came in the topic expecting two faces of Venn from KH Birth by Sleep overlapping each other. 
 
I was disappointed.

" @Hailinel: I play DS games, but the reviews for those games were crap and frankly they look like crap. Don't get me wrong I love KH. I think I might get a 3DS. "

" @Hailinel:  I looked at it from a story perspective. I felt like the stories told in each of the games and the ultimate reveals at the end of them didn't really justify their existence. "

I don't entirely disagree.
 
I'm frustrated with Square's treatment of the KH franchise, and have pretty much lost all interest in any direct sequel to KH2 because its lore has become such a mess. At the same time, I understand Square's instinct to rely on a franchise they're absolutely certain will sell. I think I've parted with the KH franchise at this point, but amicably.

" I came in the topic expecting two faces of Venn from KH Birth by Sleep overlapping each other.  I was disappointed. "

" @Hailinel:  I looked at it from a story perspective. I felt like the stories told in each of the games and the ultimate reveals at the end of them didn't really justify their existence. "

Could someone explain the infatuation with Kingdom Hearts? I just don't get it. It's action-adventure lite with a healthy dose of Disney kiddie crap? Maybe it's my own personal antipathy towards Disney that detracts from the experience, but seriously why the love for this crappy kiddy series?

" Could someone explain the infatuation with Kingdom Hearts? I just don't get it. It's action-adventure lite with a healthy dose of Disney kiddie crap? Maybe it's my own personal antipathy towards Disney that detracts from the experience, but seriously why the love for this crappy kiddy series? "

As a series that's basically just a fan-fiction crossover, the whole point is to milk it. Regardless of quality, they all belong in the category on the right. 

" Could someone explain the infatuation with Kingdom Hearts? I just don't get it. It's action-adventure lite with a healthy dose of Disney kiddie crap? Maybe it's my own personal antipathy towards Disney that detracts from the experience, but seriously why the love for this crappy kiddy series? "

I wish they'd fucking stop with the handhelds. 

" @GunslingerPanda:   KH-vids.net has all the cut-scenes from the games. You can experience the story through the internet. And yes, I did watch Inception and I loved it. I was actually playing "time" from the soundtrack on the piano a few moments ago. Also calling me an idiot is uncalled for. I'm not expressing any anger, just an opinion. If you disagree with it or with the way I acquired it,  that's fine. No need for name calling. "

I get the idea that someone should play a game to determine whether it's good or bad and that makes sense - but I don't even see that being the Kingdom Hearts argument anymore. The argument is whether these games should straight up even exist. Like I'm never gonna read any Star Wars books and some fanboy is going to say that's an ignorant viewpoint, but I really don't care about any side stories or how the novels explain things that got crap explanations in the films. They could be literary masterpieces and I still would not agree with that approach.

I already posted this in another thread, but it's the same context so I'll save myself the trouble of thinking of original phrasing for any of this. Just my two cents.

As someone who only enjoys Kingdom Hearts on an ironic, somewhat flippant level, I have no interest in any of the weird prequels and side stories that don't actually move the totally ridiculous plot of the main series forward in any meaningful way. I want lame spiky haired square protagonist to play minigames with Winnie the Pooh and wax melodramatically about hearts and nobodies and whatever else the hell that nonsense actually is about, with perfectly passable, though mashy, combat. 

It feels like every KH should just include an AMV creator, because (from the perspective of someone who just played KH1)  that's all the games are used for. 

Anything past KH2 is milking it as far as I'm concerned, or maybe I just grew out of it after that.