I do think it suffers for being the game that came out after BBS, which is my favorite (and many people's favorite) game in the series, plot-wise. I really liked the plot of this, because it gave exposition and made explicit things like a) the data being in Sora's heart as a plot point and b) the "Thank Namine message and c) the Sora-goes-to-save-everyone plot that is coming in. However, it also raised the question again of what the value is of a created being - the clones had hearts, presumably, and Data Sora gained a heart. And the ability to summon the keyblade. So what does that say about everyone else? Can ANYTHING that can make friends gain a heart, or is this Sora being a special Christ-figure again?