GameInformer writes: "Immediately upon starting the demo we were introduced to a new enemy type, which appeared to be a combination of the Heartless and Nobodies from Kingdom Hearts I & II. We took on the new creatures with an unfamiliar male protagonist named Terra. Ventus (who looks nearly identical to Roxas from KHII) and a female protagonist named Aqua join Terra and top off the playable characters at three. As far as story continuity, Birth by Sleep is the earliest chapter in the Kingdom Hearts saga, which should also explain the familiar looking antagonist. The three youths are keyblade apprentices in search of the missing keyblade master, Master Xehanort."