You have NO IDEA the massive overjoyed grin that immediately jumped to my face when I heard those three magic words: "Media Literacy Check." I think you've Pavlov'd me, Phil. And I love it.
17:16 “it’s kinda like were playing fetch! That’s cute…” Well, Hades was actually a pretty chill dude and by FAR the best of the gods… and Cerberus means Spot. The god of the underworld, a well known wife guy and family man named his hellhound “SPOT”! haha Seriously, Cerberus comes from Kerberos which means “Spotted one” in Greek. Look into Hades tho, a lot of the “evil” stuff and relation to the devil came muuuuch later when Christians rewrote the mythology. Originally Hades was just another part of life, nothing to be particularly feared over any other god, death happens to everyone. Also he didn’t “abduct” Persephone, he was offered her hand in marriage… and historians have actually found that it might be backwards… Persephone was the ancient goddess of death long before Hades even existed. It’s pretty interesting stuff. Hades, Persephone and Spot are my favorite Greek mythology gods. ua-cam.com/video/Ac5ksZTvZN8/v-deo.htmlsi=CUG0a3S2Fb7Qx7CW Red from OSP has a really great and fun video about them. They make the absolute best mythology videos of all time! Hand drawn characters, good jokes and very thorough research with sources if you’re interested. Whether you just want to look at cute doodles and listen to interesting stories you’ve probably never heard, or you’re interested in delving deep into the subject, OSP is great. Highly recommend the Journey to the West series too!
literally gasped in excitement at the media literacy segment. absolutely fucking delighted, truly fucking treasured. Phil's media literacy segments my beloved.
9:27 how relatable are those shorts… lol the perfect “I just dropped my shorts and stepped out of them because this is my room/house and I can be in my underwear if I want!” statement. I used to get yelled at for doing that right inside the front door. Kick off the shoes, toss my shirt, shorts off and plop down on the couch because I grew up in FL and Jamaica where it’s hot as hell.
So much wakka slander. That man was basically brainwashed as a coping mechanism for the loss of his brother, and part of his character arc was him overcoming his prejudice as he learns the truth. 10/10 bro would blitz again
It's definitely a game that should haver been played as a kid in the early 2000's. Its clunky as hell and has a horrible camera. If you can get past that though, its a fun, kid-friendly RPG... with a massively confusing overarcing plot between games... but KH1 feels relatively self-contained. If you have the time, patience, and curiosity, Id say go for it.
Been watching you for a little over a year now Tulok, and I gotta say you’re one of my favorite creators! The soulsborne franchise, KH, and D&D are literally all 3 of my hyper fixations. I for one am very down for more KH content in particular, or maybe even some D&D story times
I wish there was a channel where I could watch a full playthrough of Kingdom Hearts, or possibly even great games like Bugsnax and the Bugsnax DLC. (Perhaps with Tulok, AND Mango)
I'm eagerly awaiting the day that you might decide to do a KH2 challenge run of some flavor because I, too, had a hyper fixation on Kingdom Hearts for many many years.
Kingdom Hearts is a series that i've never enjoyed quite as much as I'd thought I would. There are lots of things that I like about them but most of them end up being less than the sum of their parts for me. I think I'd probably have an easier time enjoying them more if their ratio was more Disney and less Final Fantasy. I like a solid amount of the Final Fantasy games (and really love 6 and 7) but the things I like least about them are a large part of Kingdom Hearts. I'm generally fond of Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 but have bounced off the other games every time I've tried. Some time I'll have to grind through them. I am always pleased when other people absolutely dig stuff that I don't though. The passion helps me appreciate the thing more.
Absolutely love this series, by far my favorite. I got so sad when you started collecting the puppies for the aero upgrade because I've fallen down that road so many times, forgetting you can't get the last one until after you beat Riku. For anyone else who wants to try this challenge, it can be made a little shorter/easier because you can sort of control who Donald and Goofy aim for by pressing the triangle button while locked on to something. They'll focus whatever you lock on to until it's down.
23:16 started watching one piece in September because new baby is here but new baby doesn't like sleeping unless one of his is holding him. What a menace! Anyway, really appreciating all the uploads, especially the new variety channel, because sometimes you need a break in between 500+ episodes of one anime
The only actual "complex" parts of KH's story are A) Everyone is talking theory, the reason why so much of the dialogue sounds vague or why it "retcons" is because the entire point of the series is stuggling to define the undefinable. THIS, the first game in the entire series, ends with a debate, "Kingdom Hearts is darkness" "Nah its light" "Open the door and find out" "Ah, its light, wait no, that opened the door to darkness, wtf". The series has very few actual retcons, every character is just frequently making bad or half correct assumptions about the state of the world, which plays into its themes of uncertainty and Sora's unyielding faith in spite of it. B) the name game, lots of characters have pseudonyms, past versions, "clones", so character backgrounds have a lot of overlap, but like come one, FF7 and Metal Gear are JUST AS BAD with this.
You sound knowledgeable, can you tell why the heartless are hearts without a body and nobodies are bodies without a heart? Or was this just some cross between a factoid and coincidence?
These are still retcons though, since they retroactively change the continuity of the series. Retcons aren't necessarily a bad thing. The Keyblades being passed down as seen in BBS for example, it explores the topic further, yes, but it IS a retcon still
He really said Kingdom Hearts is a confusing game but plays the simplest game in the series. Can't wait for him to try and cover the rest of the games.
I always manage to forget that Nightmare Before Christmas is a Disney property. It winds up looking so different from everything else, in this game, it's still funny even now.
41:18 I'm sure I'm 500th person to tell you this, but I'll say it anyway - there is a mod for Elden Ring, Elden Ring Reforged. Among other changes, it makes the attacks generate small amount of FP (and catalysts generate pretty big amount). I know you don't like playing with mods, I just wanted to add this. I recommend playing the mod, not even for a video, it's fun.
Fun fact I learned watching a video from 2CPhoenix - you can complete the Olympus barrel trials without using the keyblade, too! There's *just* enough time to break all of them by jumping on them if they're stacked up, or throwing them at each other. The Barrel Pacifist
For future reference, it's INFINITELY easier to chain Tech Points off Tidus. Once you got the timing down you just run up, attack, back up, repeat. Occasionally he does a flip move you can't Tech parry, just stay walking back until he runs at you again.
I love Kingdom Hearts, so happy to see this. Also super excited to see you play Nightmare Kart; that game is so much better than it has any right to be. Don't forget to unlock the true final boss.
Having a big ass white beard automatically clues you in on the whole "other worlds" thing. That's why Triton and Santa know. The emperor doesn't seem to but maybe his beard is not big enough
Yeah, Kingdom Hearts is HEAVY with the Star Wars inspirations, especially once you get to Birth By Sleep. Honestly, I was hoping for a Star Wars world with a secret Darth Vader fight for 3. Can't wait to see if you play the other games and what challenges you do for them!
49:38 "Everyone's favorite section." But really, my wife has only heard your videos in the background and calls you the media literacy guy. It's the only thing she knows about the Tulok and Mango duo, and she has admitted to looking forward to hearing what it was about every new video drop.
I think the best thing about the "I'm a bad bitch, you can't kill me!" usage outside of its general comedic use is that in hindsight, yeah, a good few of the Disney bosses in this game have multiple forms and boss fights. It never really processed in my mind until now.
Oh boy! I can't wait for the KH2 and so on. Never played, never give a caca about this saga, but if Tulok is driving, I'm gonna have fun. Thank for your content dude, hi from Spain!
My favorite videos are the ones where he is doing things that he enjoys. I dislike the videos where he's intentionally doing things that stress himself out or makes him unhappy.
In all fairness, you don't need to be a goth indoors kid to hate sunny beaches: 1) Sunny beaches are for people who want to get microwaved for hours, that's not normal behavior. Your skin will look like radioactive cardboard eventually. 2) I don't consider being lighter in certain parts of your body something that looks good either, and I don't need to explain why sunbathing naked is weird even in this hypersexual society. 3) The sand is disgusting and uncomfortable. Getting it into your clothes or eyes is even worse. When you bring food and sand gets on it it sucks big time. Wind is not a friend. 4) Seas I've visited often looked and tasted dirty (yes you're going to taste it if you challenge the waves or they challenge you). 5) Seas can have animals that can hurt your legs and poison them, and you won't be able to see them beforehand. Damaged feet are a curse you don't want to suffer. 6) Apparently some seas simply have diseases from the microorganisms that live inside them. I know because my beach freak mom found out by going to an overseas beach. 7) Garbage in the ocean! 8) Naked men courtesy of nonsensical double standards. Think of the ugly ones. This probably contributes a lot to the amount of freaks that go to beaches, both male and female. 9) You'll need a good shower after the beach, which you wouldn't need otherwise. Suddenly, even if you hated goth people, even being goth sounds much better than beaches.
Tidus is actually the best way to level on DI. You just run from him and he will try and do a forward lunge attack. when you see that just try and attack him and you will clash getting 1 xp. Its more consistent than Wakka and still does no damage as per the challenge.
59:52 I never realized until now, just hearing his voice that Fry from Futurama must be heavily based on Marty McFly… he sounds waaay too close to be a coincidence. That’s cool, I never noticed and now I can’t un-hear it!
Love the video, my partner loves Kingdom Hearts never got it into myself. Thanks for the run-down of one fraction of the story. You should play persona 5
Gotta admit, I’m really into this “Tulok having fun with his job” arc we’re going on. Hope it keeps going for a long while.
I'm doing my part!
You have NO IDEA the massive overjoyed grin that immediately jumped to my face when I heard those three magic words: "Media Literacy Check." I think you've Pavlov'd me, Phil. And I love it.
The Greek god of the dead? Why, that’s Thanatos, of course!
Thanatos is the personification of death. Pluto is the god of the dead.
Thana those nuts
@@javadkhusro No Pluto is the Roman god of the dead. You're thinking of Erebus
@@rhymetimeguy7560 I thought it was Bophadese
@@rhymetimeguy7560 No, Erebus is the Greek personification of darkness. You're thinking of Nyx.
She DOM on my KING till I HEART
Funny, my wife did that last night😊😊
That dudes wife did that to me too this morning
That dudes wife also did that to me the night prior
She Kingdom on my Keyblade til I heart
dave wright's wife also dom on my king til i heart last night
Another VA callout: Alice is voiced by her original VA, Kathryn Beaumont, 51 years after her original performance!
Phil smiling and laughing with light in his eyes is good for the soul
Everyone watch these videos so Phil doesn't make videos that sadden him
17:16 “it’s kinda like were playing fetch! That’s cute…”
Well, Hades was actually a pretty chill dude and by FAR the best of the gods… and Cerberus means Spot. The god of the underworld, a well known wife guy and family man named his hellhound “SPOT”! haha
Seriously, Cerberus comes from Kerberos which means “Spotted one” in Greek.
Look into Hades tho, a lot of the “evil” stuff and relation to the devil came muuuuch later when Christians rewrote the mythology. Originally Hades was just another part of life, nothing to be particularly feared over any other god, death happens to everyone. Also he didn’t “abduct” Persephone, he was offered her hand in marriage… and historians have actually found that it might be backwards… Persephone was the ancient goddess of death long before Hades even existed. It’s pretty interesting stuff.
Hades, Persephone and Spot are my favorite Greek mythology gods.
ua-cam.com/video/Ac5ksZTvZN8/v-deo.htmlsi=CUG0a3S2Fb7Qx7CW
Red from OSP has a really great and fun video about them. They make the absolute best mythology videos of all time! Hand drawn characters, good jokes and very thorough research with sources if you’re interested. Whether you just want to look at cute doodles and listen to interesting stories you’ve probably never heard, or you’re interested in delving deep into the subject, OSP is great. Highly recommend the Journey to the West series too!
Tulok and Kingdom Hearts, name a more iconic duo. You can't.
This is the best successfully failed challenge I've ever seen. keep it up, Phil! We love you!
14:40 He’s named after those supergiant roguelike games, Hey Deez
nuts
literally gasped in excitement at the media literacy segment. absolutely fucking delighted, truly fucking treasured. Phil's media literacy segments my beloved.
9:27 how relatable are those shorts… lol the perfect “I just dropped my shorts and stepped out of them because this is my room/house and I can be in my underwear if I want!” statement.
I used to get yelled at for doing that right inside the front door. Kick off the shoes, toss my shirt, shorts off and plop down on the couch because I grew up in FL and Jamaica where it’s hot as hell.
So much wakka slander. That man was basically brainwashed as a coping mechanism for the loss of his brother, and part of his character arc was him overcoming his prejudice as he learns the truth. 10/10 bro would blitz again
You're correct but also I'm still pissed off two decades later that a goober like him gets to get with a queen like Lulu.
Thanatos, Greek god of death is Thanatos. I see how you could forget that one. He doesn't show up often. Once in a lifetime really.
Love seeing Tulok not actively putting himself into a depressive state for us. Thanks buddy
The prophecy has been made true, Tulok shared a Kingdom Hearts video with us!
You can actually cast Fire on Riku/Ansem and he’ll dodge and retaliate with Dark Firaga, which you can deflect back.
I've never played Kingdom Hearts and I'm genuinely so hype for this.
It's definitely a game that should haver been played as a kid in the early 2000's. Its clunky as hell and has a horrible camera. If you can get past that though, its a fun, kid-friendly RPG... with a massively confusing overarcing plot between games... but KH1 feels relatively self-contained. If you have the time, patience, and curiosity, Id say go for it.
I love the support for the SoraxRikuxKairi ship ❤ Sora DOES have two hands!!
Been watching you for a little over a year now Tulok, and I gotta say you’re one of my favorite creators! The soulsborne franchise, KH, and D&D are literally all 3 of my hyper fixations. I for one am very down for more KH content in particular, or maybe even some D&D story times
was not expecting the imagine kindgom hearts in fort haight. You always make me laugh mate.
hell yeah. what a fun time. i never owned Kingdom Hearts, but i did own KH2 and played it a lot. looking forward to the follow up in this series!
Man, what a nostalgia trip. Sad I missed the streams, really enjoyed this.
I wish there was a channel where I could watch a full playthrough of Kingdom Hearts, or possibly even great games like Bugsnax and the Bugsnax DLC. (Perhaps with Tulok, AND Mango)
If you want a more in-depth play through, you could try Play Frame
I absolutely love this game series. This was my whole personality for so many years.
So nice to see Tulok having fun while playing one of his fave game in the most tedious way he could imagine
Perfectly Balanced
Greek god of the dead, let's see...
Pilates?
Euphrates?
All my single ladies?
Haiti?
Je-baity?
Yeah, I got nothing, sorry.
I'm eagerly awaiting the day that you might decide to do a KH2 challenge run of some flavor because I, too, had a hyper fixation on Kingdom Hearts for many many years.
Time does WHAT for us all . . . Hot
Huey is actually short for "Huebert"
Louie is Louellen (may have spelt it wrong)
and Dewy is Dewford
thanks Duck Tales reboot!
Hades is such a fantastic game, I should go watch you play that again. Anyways the Greek God of the dead is James Wood, duh
Kingdom Hearts is a series that i've never enjoyed quite as much as I'd thought I would. There are lots of things that I like about them but most of them end up being less than the sum of their parts for me. I think I'd probably have an easier time enjoying them more if their ratio was more Disney and less Final Fantasy. I like a solid amount of the Final Fantasy games (and really love 6 and 7) but the things I like least about them are a large part of Kingdom Hearts. I'm generally fond of Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 but have bounced off the other games every time I've tried. Some time I'll have to grind through them. I am always pleased when other people absolutely dig stuff that I don't though. The passion helps me appreciate the thing more.
Goofy is the smartest of the three.
now that you mention it, I feel like KH1 is simultaniously a soulslike and a metrodvania
I always loved Atlantis it was the first level i ever played at a friend's and it sold me on the game.
Fun fact: I'm a descendant of good old, wind painting pocahontas
Absolutely love this series, by far my favorite. I got so sad when you started collecting the puppies for the aero upgrade because I've fallen down that road so many times, forgetting you can't get the last one until after you beat Riku. For anyone else who wants to try this challenge, it can be made a little shorter/easier because you can sort of control who Donald and Goofy aim for by pressing the triangle button while locked on to something. They'll focus whatever you lock on to until it's down.
23:16 started watching one piece in September because new baby is here but new baby doesn't like sleeping unless one of his is holding him. What a menace!
Anyway, really appreciating all the uploads, especially the new variety channel, because sometimes you need a break in between 500+ episodes of one anime
I do not appreciate the discord ping at 2:54
7:32 I love this run and this video! I also hate to be the one to tell you this but you get double the tech points from Tidus than Wakka 😅❤
I am quite shocked that you’ve forgotten the Greek god of the dead, Hel.
My word. Trying to rely on d and g for damage is going to be a NIGHTMARE
baby Bi-panic is so accurate 😂 this is what I felt as a kid, thanks for putting a name on it! I'm sure Sora is in the same boat 😆
You just did a whole discussion about Stranger Danger and didnt make a joke about how Ansem wants Riku for his Body?... Damn..
I thought it was bed time, but no, it's tulok time now
I clicked on this video not realizing it was you and am now delighted!
The only actual "complex" parts of KH's story are A) Everyone is talking theory, the reason why so much of the dialogue sounds vague or why it "retcons" is because the entire point of the series is stuggling to define the undefinable. THIS, the first game in the entire series, ends with a debate, "Kingdom Hearts is darkness" "Nah its light" "Open the door and find out" "Ah, its light, wait no, that opened the door to darkness, wtf". The series has very few actual retcons, every character is just frequently making bad or half correct assumptions about the state of the world, which plays into its themes of uncertainty and Sora's unyielding faith in spite of it. B) the name game, lots of characters have pseudonyms, past versions, "clones", so character backgrounds have a lot of overlap, but like come one, FF7 and Metal Gear are JUST AS BAD with this.
You sound knowledgeable, can you tell why the heartless are hearts without a body and nobodies are bodies without a heart? Or was this just some cross between a factoid and coincidence?
These are still retcons though, since they retroactively change the continuity of the series. Retcons aren't necessarily a bad thing. The Keyblades being passed down as seen in BBS for example, it explores the topic further, yes, but it IS a retcon still
Yooooo the reel big fish in the transition!? You’re the man. I can tell already
It’s hades by the way! He’s the Greek god of the underworld. Anyone who pulls everything sucks out of their back pocket deserves double engagement
He really said Kingdom Hearts is a confusing game but plays the simplest game in the series. Can't wait for him to try and cover the rest of the games.
You look great! The new haircut makes you even more irresistible than before! 😍😍
I always saw the "Kairi goes home" thing as her having accepted Destiny Islands as her home. She doesn't even remember Radiant Garden.
I always manage to forget that Nightmare Before Christmas is a Disney property. It winds up looking so different from everything else, in this game, it's still funny even now.
41:18
I'm sure I'm 500th person to tell you this, but I'll say it anyway - there is a mod for Elden Ring, Elden Ring Reforged. Among other changes, it makes the attacks generate small amount of FP (and catalysts generate pretty big amount). I know you don't like playing with mods, I just wanted to add this. I recommend playing the mod, not even for a video, it's fun.
I am VERY excited about this! I always wanted to know what KH is about, but never wanted to play the games. This will be great
I believe the name you're looking for is Thanatos, actually!
Fun fact I learned watching a video from 2CPhoenix - you can complete the Olympus barrel trials without using the keyblade, too! There's *just* enough time to break all of them by jumping on them if they're stacked up, or throwing them at each other. The Barrel Pacifist
For future reference, it's INFINITELY easier to chain Tech Points off Tidus. Once you got the timing down you just run up, attack, back up, repeat. Occasionally he does a flip move you can't Tech parry, just stay walking back until he runs at you again.
the Greek god of death? Why, that's Thanatos!
Really love getting you to see other games! Would love to see KH2 and 3 too even if it’s not the same challenge
I love Kingdom Hearts, so happy to see this. Also super excited to see you play Nightmare Kart; that game is so much better than it has any right to be. Don't forget to unlock the true final boss.
Having a big ass white beard automatically clues you in on the whole "other worlds" thing. That's why Triton and Santa know. The emperor doesn't seem to but maybe his beard is not big enough
thank you for this family friendly video challenge fit for the whole family with no euphamisms or naughty jokes. me and my whole family watched it and
Yeah, Kingdom Hearts is HEAVY with the Star Wars inspirations, especially once you get to Birth By Sleep. Honestly, I was hoping for a Star Wars world with a secret Darth Vader fight for 3. Can't wait to see if you play the other games and what challenges you do for them!
With the quality of this video I was expecting the channel to have more than.... TWO videos?! Oh well here's a sub hoping for more.
49:38 "Everyone's favorite section."
But really, my wife has only heard your videos in the background and calls you the media literacy guy. It's the only thing she knows about the Tulok and Mango duo, and she has admitted to looking forward to hearing what it was about every new video drop.
I wanna see the second and third games
yay! ive been excited to see tulok play kh. easily my favorite series of all time.
I think the best thing about the "I'm a bad bitch, you can't kill me!" usage outside of its general comedic use is that in hindsight, yeah, a good few of the Disney bosses in this game have multiple forms and boss fights. It never really processed in my mind until now.
Hey, you don't look a day over 31
Oh boy! I can't wait for the KH2 and so on. Never played, never give a caca about this saga, but if Tulok is driving, I'm gonna have fun.
Thank for your content dude, hi from Spain!
My favorite videos are the ones where he is doing things that he enjoys.
I dislike the videos where he's intentionally doing things that stress himself out or makes him unhappy.
Phil could repost the hades vid here it would probably do better considering it’s the variety channel
A slightly different challenge for this would be "What's the least amount of hit can you do in Kingdom Hearts?"
Kingdom hearts and Dark souls are basically my forever games
Feel like teching tidus’s broomstick would have been a good bit faster than whacking whackas balls back
Man this awesome video makes me wanna try to play a Kingdom Hearts game again.
35:22 Boogie out here lookin like the Curse Rotted Greatwood
Hell yeah tulok having fun with the greatest game of all time
I completely forgot about this. All I remember was joining the stream to see tulok playing sports in kingdom hearts.
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
(I have never played KH and never will I just like more content)
Thank you for giving Ariel the respect she deserves!
Best party member in the series!
fun video. I love these games, even the bad ones, hope we see more kh at some point in the future.
Hades nuts?
Got 'em
In all fairness, you don't need to be a goth indoors kid to hate sunny beaches:
1) Sunny beaches are for people who want to get microwaved for hours, that's not normal behavior. Your skin will look like radioactive cardboard eventually.
2) I don't consider being lighter in certain parts of your body something that looks good either, and I don't need to explain why sunbathing naked is weird even in this hypersexual society.
3) The sand is disgusting and uncomfortable. Getting it into your clothes or eyes is even worse. When you bring food and sand gets on it it sucks big time. Wind is not a friend.
4) Seas I've visited often looked and tasted dirty (yes you're going to taste it if you challenge the waves or they challenge you).
5) Seas can have animals that can hurt your legs and poison them, and you won't be able to see them beforehand. Damaged feet are a curse you don't want to suffer.
6) Apparently some seas simply have diseases from the microorganisms that live inside them. I know because my beach freak mom found out by going to an overseas beach.
7) Garbage in the ocean!
8) Naked men courtesy of nonsensical double standards. Think of the ugly ones. This probably contributes a lot to the amount of freaks that go to beaches, both male and female.
9) You'll need a good shower after the beach, which you wouldn't need otherwise.
Suddenly, even if you hated goth people, even being goth sounds much better than beaches.
Tidus is actually the best way to level on DI. You just run from him and he will try and do a forward lunge attack. when you see that just try and attack him and you will clash getting 1 xp. Its more consistent than Wakka and still does no damage as per the challenge.
59:52 I never realized until now, just hearing his voice that Fry from Futurama must be heavily based on Marty McFly… he sounds waaay too close to be a coincidence.
That’s cool, I never noticed and now I can’t un-hear it!
Pluto? Wait no that’s Roman. Oh no
1:42 I love KH's story, but I would say Union X alone is more complicated than FF7 lol
Dude, I would watch you play Pong if it came with a media literacy segment. I love those sections of every video. 👍
Ayyy i don't have time for this right now but im gonna leave this here for interaction purposes and come back later. Love the new stuff ❤
good game good challenge good humor good video new subscriber
Love the video, my partner loves Kingdom Hearts never got it into myself. Thanks for the run-down of one fraction of the story. You should play persona 5
15:04 for the people that started wondering Louie is short for Llewellyn and Dewey for Dewford
The media literacy segment was a total ~delight~
I like this content. You hear that Algo?? Give this content more eyeballs!!
Hey Phil great video! more kingdom hearts would be awesome to see
The name of the Greek God of the Dead is obviously Persephone
appreciate the gay jokes about Sora and Riku. i found out i was gay bc i was reading fanfic about them at 13
The survivor reference earned a sub from me!