Originally posted by ESB -1138
Well if you haven't played Kingdom Hearts I and II...and Chain of Memories, Coded, 358/2 Days, Birth by Sleep, and Dream Drop Distance...and maybe X...then you'll probably be completely lost in Kingdom Hearts III.
There's always wiki's.
And to be fair, the story is pretty convoluted. Just like you can play Metal Gear games out of order and enjoy then fine, you could start wherever and just enjoy the disney/square mash up's, and piece together the story later..