For my full thoughts on KH3 you can watch my review here: ua-cam.com/video/ehiTwOCSnZE/v-deo.html For those of you wondering where I would rank KH3 on this list, it would probably be around the middle. I didn't like it nearly as much as KH1 or KH2, so definitely below them. As for comparing it to DDD, I think KH3 is objectively a better game, but far more disappointing. My expectations for DDD were basically nothing, so I was pleasantly surprised by it (cause flowmotion is fun). Expectations were high for KH3, so it really let me down. So KH3 is around 3rd or 4th on this list.
I kinda have to disagree on everybody being an Iditot fore not relizing that Xehanort is evil. He does play his act with Terra pretty well, Aqua and Ven barley get to interact with him and Eraques Ok I give you that but this guy is his oldest friend so I found it not too strange. The only thing that makes him obviously evil is his design but I know a Character that looks more evil but is actually a good guy so the Character design is a dumb reason fore everybody to assume he is evil. To be totally honest if I would be Terra I would not have suspected him either. I mean its an old friend of the guy who is like a father to Terra. Why should he not trust him? He is not really obviously evil beyond looking evil.
It was a bit disappointing after all the hype it managed to build. I didn't like how you never had to return to any of the worlds or even double back through them while you were there. Each world was also short in gameplay, but long in cutscenes. Especially Toy Box
_Calling Balloon "only kind of overpowered" is such absolute inaccuracy. You can beat the hardest boss in the game in under three minutes without taking even one point of damage from spamming balloon. I don't exactly recall something like that being in BBS._
My nipples look like milk duds I was so disappointed in 3 that I went back and replayed the hell out of 2. I have the data fights, sephiroth and lingering will left and I’m so happy.
Okay seriously, that Mickey only in pants thing? It's ridiculous that they had to explain that. I thought it was obvious that their main intention with displaying Mickey was showing him off as this memorable, heroic character just as we know him. We didn't see him the entirety of KH1, we've only heard about him from letters. Right as he finally showed up, you could immediately tell just by his iconic outfit that it's the king himself. The fact that they gave Mickey an outfit was ridiculous to begin with, but that they also justified KH1's Mickey having no outfit because it "got destroyed" is like making an entire DLC just to show why Birth by Sleep's Lingering Will doesn't have a cape even though he's portrayed with one in every other game.
Actually, back then they just thought about adding Mickey in classic outfit, which is the most iconic one. But then Nomura had to wrap things up when he decided to put some clothes on Mickey on the sequels. Then, he had to "fix" his mistake or the fans would go crazy (for no reason).
@@dangerdare4114 Bloodborne's not even close to the combat in KH2. I love the game (funny enough I'm playing it as I type this) but the way you can seamlessly go from using basic attacks to magic, to items, to blocking, and literally every single option in your arsenal without dropping for a second is a feat of brilliance. I wish another game could have the number of options that KH2 had in combat and the responsiveness and fluidity to match, but sadly I don't think another game could do it without just shamelessly being a rip-off. Again I love Bloodborne, but a responsive, hyper fluid action ARPG it is not.
358/2 is super important to the story. I legit thought chain was a down graded version of the original for the GBA when it came out, but I never felt lost for the lack of it. "I skipped most of the story and for some reason didn't get it's story"
@@diamondarmy5546 Not really since Roxas rejoins Sora and fights within him through all the organization members in 2. Each member tells Roxas why he betrayed them, leaving Sora confused. Roxas confronts Sora in 2 and then their is Axel's sacrifice for Roxas "awakening him."
Xehanort in evil voice: "I can teach you how to channel the power of darkness to destroy your enemies and rule the world" Terra: "this guy seems totally chill and trustworthy"
Exactly, I was dumfounded, since it is my fav game of the whole series, while Chain of Memories being second for its combat. I guess his opinion is just one opinion
Its not. Its only important if you carry about Roxas and want to know who Xion is. Other than that, I'd you don't care about these characters, the game doesn't matter
Good list! KH1 was my favorite. KH2 signaled the series' direction towards the 'interactive cutscene' style of gameplay, which has never been for me, but I appreciate how full of content KH2 was.
Series has been interactive cutscene with Kingdom Hearts 1 as well And it's objectively more engaging to skip through dialogue instead of just watching a movie
The funniest thing to me about Re: Coded having the best command deck gameplay is that it’s not even by the same people who made to other command deck games so they knocked it out on their first attempt. Also CoM’s gameplay may not have influenced KH more but it got a spiritual successor in TWEWY
actually,com influenced kh further.its keybladecards have up and downsides and that came back in kh2s keyblades.almost no keyblade in that game is that easily powercrept while in kh1 it was all stats and almost nothing else
I honestly don’t believe there will be a better kh game than kh2 ever. Not 3, not whatever games come after 3, it’s just not gonna happen. 2 is too good.
AkaiYoru The fuck? Just because kh2 is the best one doesn’t mean the rest of them suck. The rest of them are still good games (other than recoded). Kh3 is a solid #3. One could argue that the very first game is the third worst next to recoded and recom. That’s like saying the Zelda series is “milked” because fans generally consider Ocarina of Time to be the best in the series (aside from botw).
1,000 subs with no videos KH3 is getting so much shit just because kh2 is godly well yeah that’s what happens they tried doing other things to expand story hell everyone should be grateful for there even being a KH3 they could have ended the series with 2. People are ass holes and will still complain when the next game or even KH4 comes out.
Alex A Don’t get me wrong, KH3 still has some MAJOR flaws. It could’ve been better. But, it is better than people are saying it is, in my opinion at least.
I still feel to this day that Birth By Sleep should have been made on PS3 instead of PSP and the tech demo 0.2 should have been included into it as one game. Or 0.2 should have been the beginning of 3 before we play as Sora. But, going from KH2FM and watching the secret scene at the end made it seem like it was the next “Big” game of the series and then Nomura makes it for the PSP. Like BBS could have been So much better than it was with more worlds/bigger worlds. More gameplay with the three characters. It would have been awesome if it was made for PS3 back then.
0.2 was going to be KH3’s prologue but then they scratched that idea because it was too slow as the start of the game(they didn’t want people to get angry at the prologue like for KH2). Plus they didn’t know that Aqua would end up helping Mickey, they thought of that way after the game because after Coded they needed an excuse to make sure they know where Aqua is. We all know Nomura writes the games as he goes on, and that’s why we love it xD
@@kirbytrax8326 Wait! There were actually people who got angry(?) at KH2's prologue? That prologue is the most bitter-sweet intro in any game I've ever played. It made me care about Roxas and cry with him. It's probably one of the best parts in the entire franchise. And since Aqua is just as sweet as Roxas, I wouldn't have minded having 0.2 as KH3's prologue. Not at all.
NoctLightCloud Yes indeed, many people were frustrated that they had to play a so called boring 3 hours long prologue before starting the “real game” as Sora and his fancy abilities. I really liked it too and made me definitely care more about Roxas, before playing through KH2 and witnessing the prologue and the *fight* I was calling him “Ventus without personality”. I feel bad now :(
@@kirbytrax8326 I remember playing it in 2006, and it's only now that I actually hear how others felt about it. Strange how vastly different opinions can be. Cause I found Roxas' story everything but boring. I wanted to know every singe bit of it.
BBS is my favorit by far. The command deck is broken, but wow is it fun to play with it. The story is a blast, because you know it will end in a catastropy. everything feels so dark and doomed. So fucking awesome. fight me ;-P
Roxas excepting his inevitable disappearance, knowing that he might never come back, hits so damn hard, especially if you know who he truly is. And his final line, “looks like my summer vacation is.....over” mixed with his overall depressing, tear jerking theme is perfect. Square at least spared us from dying in the inside ourselves by not showing him disappearing right there and instead does it off screen.
For majority of the game the only tactical part of it is placing cards in the deck carefully so you miss on a special move as rarely as possible after spamming triangle brainlessly. I agree the concept is good or at least interesting and somewhat balanced, but the enemies outside some of the bosses seem to be maladjusted to it and not fun to fight against overall. And the "exploring" and platforming parts were objectively a horse shit.
My first playthrough of Kingdom Hearts 2 was on Critical Mode. I loved it and had a ton of fun, but it was kinda like being thrown into a pool when you can't swim at first. I hate Dusks sometimes
@@LordMalice6d9 not really... Critical mode on KH2 isn't that difficult. you get more AP boosts and some of the best abilities early in the game. plus if you grind a little you can pass most worlds with no problem... the only things that becomes really difficulty in Critical Mode are the Data Battles and Lingering Will... the rest still pretty balanced to me.
@@zieg_fgc I do agree gameplay wise with KH3, but Birth by Sleep has a far better story with a lot more content, including post-game content. So in my opinion, KH2 and BBS still beat KH3.
@@Thomasjjhonek Yeah, but BBS tells its 3 stories far better than KH3 does. KH3 just felt rushed and all the characters are just there, not doing anything.
David Montiel I certainly agree with the content aspect😂 I just had more fun playing kh3 and what I really look for is how fun it is so that’s just why I feel kh3 was better than bbs, story is definitely better done in bbs however
I still don't know what's everyone's deal with KH BbS combat. XD To be honest I had better time during combat in BbS than in 1. I think that's just a matter of taste.
It was the thing that started it all. Kh1 and 2 are the best imo, followed by bbs and 3. 1 just had that mystery, feeling special. I was so curious about the keyblade. Everything after 2 ruined it for me though xD. Its basically just a weapon, barely any meaning. Ohh it broke, lets summon a new one.
I agree with everything except swapping kh1 and 3. I found kh3 too easy and simple. 10 hours of cutscenes was too much for me, but I still really enjoyed playing it.
@@emmahardy6977 But u need to be ready when beating the DLC since everyone needed to grind Sora lvl and obtaining Ultima Weapon (and also his dual wielding form) because it's way challenging then the main game Data Battle sure gave my finger broken
KH 1 will always be in its own tier for me. I actually loved the bizarreness and simplicity of how the Gummi ship levels looked. It added to the atmosphere I feel like. Also i loved the complicated level designs and the use of platforming for the worlds because it made them more rememberable. Also I just absolutely love traverse town to death lol. I feel like it could actually be a world in the astral plane or something like that. I feel like I’ve been there or to a place very similar to it. If you go to traverse towns theme on UA-cam there’s many people that say it feels like home so i really wonder if it exists somewhere lol. Each game in the series has its own unique vibe and atmosphere but I just happen to prefer the more innocent, magical, heart opening vibe and atmosphere that KH 1 had
i watched this video when i had only played kingdom hearts 1, but i’m back now and here to say kh2 is the best BY FAR. the camera, the combat, the boss battles, the story, the final mix ROXAS FIGHT (my favorite), that punch you in the face scene with roxas and axel when roxas is defeated, and that tear-jerking reunion at the end of the game. EVEN THE INTRO IS GORGEOUS. don’t even get me started on the Other Promise. if you don’t think this is the best game then... you do you i guess but HOW
Kh1 is my favorite, but this is the right list. Everything about Kh2 was an improvement, and all the side games featured on handhelds were a joke. Good vid bro.
I absolutely love people who judge and rank games both objectively and subjectively. My favourite is DDD, mostly because i love playing as Riku but KH2 is the one i keep going back to. For obvious reasons
@@BabyGirlTiny The story of KH2 started off good I thought, especially after playing CoM and understanding what was going on with Roxas. But halfway through the game it gets convoluted quickly and with some poor writing decisions.
I will say that the problem you described with the combat in Chain Of Memories was not an issue on the GBA version because your eyes don't have to wander to see your card deck at all times. I actually thought it worked really well, and the deck building aspect was a fun way to customize my character/strategy.
I remembered that the time when there were only KH1, KHCOM and KH2, people weren't a fan that much with KH2, noting that KH1 was the best in the series. Now after KH3 came out, suddenly everybody is literally saying KH2 is the best. How things changed though. I guess after the Final Mix came out, that changes everything.
Hedgehog3342 its just a differant game. I think its a good game. And i can see how its put low. The combat it weird but still undeniably good. But maybe just not a good as the other ones for people.
I’d have to put KH1 over KH2 for me personally just because KH1 had a indescribable vibe that I loved a little more than KH2s and I liked how the maps weren’t just straight shots and the story was simple and clean
I mean, mid to late game you could just have magnega, tornado, mega flare, omnislash or other combos and elixirs. It was easy but still fun. For bosses high level attack cards, some cures and 4 or 5 zeros just to break.
One thing not talked enough about in KH2 (interestingly enough, BloodyBizkit's mentioned it a couple of times in runs) is the goddamned incredible menuing. For a PS2 game, it has responsive, quick, just...incredible menus. A detailed bestiary with reaction command numbers, when you're looking at your inventory pictures of the items you're selecting instantly appear, toggling behaviors and quickselect items is literally just hitting triangle if you want. There are detailed story and character records you and view anytime. A simple "new" highlight appears anytime a specific menu has something added, hovering over the new entry removes it. When selecting magic spells or weapons or armors or accessories, you see a preview of what it looks like even if it does not appear on your character (that's going an extra mile) and it gives you a worded description of it, which I love. I love menus in games, and KH2 managed to make a menu that I genuinely believe has no faults. No lag, no missing features (relative to what the game allows), no loading....it's just perfect, and it was accomplished a decade and a half ago. There are games releasing today with godawful menus, and good games with subpar ones. All of them could learn a thing or two from KH2's menuing.
Balloon isn’t broken in KH3D? You’re kidding right? You can beat both hardest bosses (Young Xehanort and Julius) with one of the Balloon variants. Balloon is up there with BBS Thunder Surge in terms of how broken it is.
How can anyone find this to be a legitimate review at all when YOU FULLY SKIPPED A GAME regardless of how bad 358/2 days and re coded were they are still kingdom hearts games and deserve to be ranked
@@alexandertwol with a lot of these ranking type videos they are all very biased and focused on their opinion rather than a legitimate list but he completely skipped a game cant call it legitimate at all since he said all kh games in the thumbnail
Best story by far... but I hated the mission system. Trying to 100 percent that game was obnoxious. THAT'S RIGHT EMERALD SERENADES I'M LOOKING AT YOU!!!
Not the best story, but a great ending. Sadly, now that every single character is back to life, all the emotional baggage that game and ending once had, is lost.
Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai- "I know why you don't talk. You're angry. You're angry because they make you wear a dress." That's what Terra's pants remind me of lol
Am I the only one who thinks KH1 is the best?? Everyone says KH2 which I feel is a close second and then despite all the hate I’ve loved KH3 I’d put it 3rd maybe 4th.
I have said this time and time again, KH2’s combat is perfect. KH1 also had good combat, but it lacked a certain “umph” behind the attacks which I can’t knock it for. It wouldn’t have made sense for a kid to pick up a sword and be a master at it. KH2’s combat provides that missing quality. Finishers are awesome and feel powerful. The magic allows you to play both defensively and offensively. The bosses and some encounters actually test your abilities. And that’s not even mentioning the form changes! KH2 is one of those few games that you can replay over and over again and never get bored with because the combat alone is just so fun.
I mean, I feel ya, but for me KH1 is the best. Something about the worlds (and the game in general) being something other than just a straight hallway with fights spread into. I loved the exploration and platforming in the first game. Sad that the second one didnt have it. When I played the second one last summer it felt like a chore instead of a fun time.
To list my five favourite moments: 1. Roxas Fight KH2 2. Sora's Sacrifice KH 3. Kairi Crying KH 4. Aqua's Rage KH3 5. Axel's Distress during Roxa's Breakdown 358/2 Days KH1 has two of these five therefore KH1 is my favourite.
If I were to rank the ones I've played. 1. Kingdom Hearts II 2. Kingdom Hearts 3. Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep 4. Kingdom Hearts III 5. Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep - A Fragmentary Passage 6. Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance 7. Kingdom Hearts: Re:Chain of Memories
I liked the cinematic ones because that’s the future of gaming. Power to the gamers. The best ones were the movies cause no gameplay. That’s the future of gaming! Power to the gamers!!!!
5:48 Right the opposite, for me, in fact, you've just earned a new sub! You pretty much summed up my feelings for BBS. I simply did not enjoy playing this game. I think the best way for me to put it, is that, it's the first KH game I ever played that didn't feel like a KH game. I hated the command deck, didn't enjoy the worlds (I'll go so far as to say, Disney Town is the worst world in any KH game), and the only plot line that I felt had any redeeming qualities, was Aqua's. My list is almost identical to yours, the only difference being that I'd probably put CoM 3rd (unpopular opinion). I really enjoyed the atmosphere and Org. 13 plot in the game, even if the card mechanics were a nightmare to deal with at times. The game actually felt mysterious to me. My list: 2 1 CoM DDD 358/2 3 BBS 0.2 I never played Re:Coded so I didn't feel right including it.
Didn't actually feel much difference between CoM and KH1 or KH2. To me it was just a different command menu UI with a different way to navigate to your attacks/magic/summons, but still used the same basic function of "press X on them to perform them all". It could be harder to get to certain commands unlike the command menu, but you could also build sleights to have all your super attacks right at your immediate disposal, and you could abuse moves with the value of 0 to completely nullify an enemy's attack or use high numbered moves to prevent the enemy from launching another attack. Made it... really easy actually. But at the same time, YES I do think BBS is overrated. It's not bad, but I even like CoM's battle system better, and the superbosses are so poorly designed. A boss should test your ability to utilize what you've been taught, not punish you for using them and limit you to pretty much one command.
Ye.....the kdh1 is always my fav and very weird because it even explains “only sora can wield a keyblade” then all the sudden everyone can xp because of that my brother hates it
Yeah, so about that... Keyblade wielders were rare and at that point in time, almost extinct. None of the people who tell Sora that he's the "Keyblade master" seem to have any actual experience with Keyblades, so it could be that they simply believed that there could only be one of them, even though it wasn't the case. Plus, the "only Sora can wield a Keyblade" thing wasn't true even then, because both Mickey and Riku used Keyblades in that game as well. And Ansem arguably used one too, through Riku. It was never just Sora. Not even then.
@@LtBasil The implication was that the Dark Realm had a Keyblade, the Light Realm had a Keyblade, and the princesses of heart could make a Keyblade under specific circumstances. But the story fron KH2 onward ended up contradicting that.
Also the Dream Eater things is cute and great! Sure leveling them up is boring and or too easy. But it's was cute addition and good way to cooldown at times
This might be an unpopular opinion but I really liked the gameplay in BBS. I can’t entirely explain why, I just remember playing it (straight after 2 because I only came into the series in the last couple of years) and much preferring the command deck, shotlocks and spellweaver type moves. But I also can fully understand why others don’t like it.
My personal list: 1.Re:Coded tied with KH III 2. KH II tied with 0.2 and 358/2 Days 3. Birth By Sleep/ Union Cross 4. Dream Drop Distance 5. KH I 6. Pain of Memories
What I like about kh2 and 3 is that they give more options to magic lovers just like me.In kh3 magic is awesome and they give us magic finishers which are awesome and grand magic too.While in kh1 magic was not a big deal
358/2 days is fun, I don't know why people hate it so much, it even had great ideas that SHOULD'VE been in KH3, such as being able to map shortcuts at any time, even during battles by holding L1 when in a magic or item menu, the multiplayer aspect, the ability to replay missions, so much in 358 days that should've returned, the panel system is fun, but I doubt it'll return, it's something that I have a lot of fun with trying to figure out how to be as space efficient as possible with.
My list 1. Kingdom Hearts 3(for me the best game so emotional battle System is a bid chaotic But so i like it) 2. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days (i love how emotional that game is and i love xion) 3. Kingdom Hearts 2 (Classic) 4. Kingdom Hearts CoM (i Love Namine and the Gameplay is realy funny) 5. Kingdom Hearts 0.2 (better as birth by sleep because i hate commando Decks..) 6. Kingdom Hearts bbs (Story is great but you can break that game to easy and the game play is only spam commandos..) 7. Kingdom Hearts 1 (a great game for his Time but compare with now other games - is a little boring in game play And very limited) 8. Kingdom Hearts coded (fun Story but commando Deck is OP as fuck .. you can beat the final boss with one hit 9. Kingdom Hearts 3D (it is a good game but have so many errors- sora character was not the same as usally ..and the commando Deck was OP too BALLONGA!)
I loved re chain of memories. I liked it more than bbs and dds. the card mechanic is amazing and should’ve been done in another game. it’ll always be a classic for me.
In CoM if you mostly ignore Health & stick to Slates & upping your CP, you can set up slates beforehand & a slate that starts with a Mega Potion & an Mega Ether to have 2 full stacks. I know that comes in about mid game, but it helped me win lol.
The fun of CoM is definitely in its deckbuilding. Also, I think Re:CoM should've added way more sleights (I'm talking at least double the number of sleights in the GBA game) to make the game even more fun.
Looks about right to me. KH3 was better than KH1 from a gameplay aspect. KH1 was amazing for it’s time. But it hasn’t translated to current times. I think KH3 has the potential to overtake KH2 and BBS. It all depends on if it either gets DLC or a final mix.
358/2 was my first ever KH. Bought it from my old friend/neighbor from a garage sale. I got to the Halloween town and got stuck because I was a little kid that didn’t know how to play games like that let alone upgrade my keyblade. I knew about KH and my first ever babysitter and my one friend from my other babysitters house played it. I was really into it and was happy to have my own. Even though I was confused why I wasn’t playing as Sora with goofy and Donald because that’s all I’ve ever seen. Then I found it again about half way through my junior year of HS and beat it I wanna say the next day. Great game my personal favorite.
Whenever I stumble upon a video that puts BBS in the negative I always tell people combat wise to load up the game, pick Terra, and play on Critical mode. You will learn after the first world how dogshit the games combat is. I always recommend people play the game like they're playing KH2 and then tell me that game has great combat. Unless you know how to break the op command decks, which is very easy to do, the game is nearly impossible to play using physical combat.
6:12 you know, minus all the retcons. KH1: there are few keyblades that chose you to be wielders on how worthy you are. BBS: You bestow others the right to use a keyblade like it's a common item.
@@TheXDGuy that's the point. Of course kh2 gave Riku one since he mastered both light and dark while days gave Xion and Roxas each, both being closely connected to Sora. Which I forgave but everything after that breaks the whole "Hey, you're special cuz you have once in a lifetime chance of wielding a super special and powerful weapon"
I'd say bbs is more balanced than ddd imo but that's just cause mixing flow motion with balloon with insta kill reality shifts feels way easier I get your reasoning though. I also think that sora and riku are almost identical whereas the bbs characters felt different
My issue with the bbs trio lies mostly in how hollow their friendship and interactions feel. Their first conversations are so cringy and nothing real friends or people would do. The biggest issue in this is aqua, who has no real character untill the post game. 2.8 fixed this though. Also, its funny how you say sora and riku are so alike, while vventus and terra mirror sora in many ways. The one influenced and losing to darkness and the other trying to save him.
The reason why chain of memories uses the card system is because the gameboy couldn’t handle a complete battle system with the kingdom hearts fast pace so they used the card system so the gameboy could handle the pace.
ReCoM is still my personal favorite Kingdom Hearts game. I hated the gameplay and combat at first but it grew on me. KH2 is definitively the best Kingdom Hearts game but I come back for Chain of Memories more than any other.
Played KH3 and finally playing KH2 FM for the first time and… OH. MY. GOD. This might be one of if not the tightest controlling ARPGs I’ve ever played, I’m having a blast and legit feel like a kid again. AND THAT OPENING MOVIE 😭🐐
If we're talking about story I feel like KH 1 takes the cake, possibly for soundtrack too actually, but overall KH 2 is the best, sure it's easier than KH 1 but it's just more polished overall. Camera is still bad but it's nowhere near KH 1 levels, KH 1's camera killed me more than anything else really, combat is super clunky, Sora takes a good two or three seconds before he recovers from attacks, that matters a lot in KH 1. And the biggest thing I love about KH 1? The game beats you over the head with the story, Riku wants to travel and Sora wants to find his friends, that's basically it.
I didn't cry one bit in the game because the storytelling was so bad. SPOILER ALERT: Am I supposed to feel bad when Xehanort struck down Kairi? She has no character development so I felt absolutely nothing. Am I supposed to cry when I see Xion, Roxas, and Axel hugging eachother crying? I haven't played 358/2 days since 2009, I literally lost all concerns for them. Maybe if kh3 didnt take so long I would have cried. I will say this... Xigbar being revealed to be Luxu made me jump up and freak out like a little girl. I was clapping my hands and everything. Honestly might be one of the biggest plot twists I ever experienced.
Kh 358/2 days was really important storywise, it takes place during chain of memories as well. That is, like, a more in-depth analysis on how roxas came to be the "new protagonist" of kh2 for a while. Btw, kingdom hearts taught me that i can teach myself to do most advanced stuff upon learning the basics, which was fun.
I love Kingdom Hearts 2 not only because of it's gameplay, story and epic battles, But also because we got to see a fan favorite Final fantasy character that made it all the sweeter. Vivi. I honestly loved Twilight Town because I got to see Vivi walking around and getting to talk to him. He even had a few good cutscenes. I'm also glad they showed he was just as sweet and innocent in KH2 as he was in Final Fantasy IX. I only wish he was a playable ally and stuck with Sora and his team. And hey, He could've had a good story arc similar his FF Counterpart; Being a Prototype Heartless created by Xehanort and once he was done with him, he dumped him in Twilight Town. Vivi could've been part of the final battle and after Xemnas was defeated, He could've become something more, wanting to prove he did have a heart despite being a Prototype heartless.
I remember playing KH1 and thinking there was no way the game could get better... then KH2 came out and I was blown away (as a 10 year old kid) I feel like the series has strayed too far away from what made it so great to begin with
I agree with you 100%. Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix was and is arguably the best in the series. Best Disney characters too. Just wasn't a fan of constantly loading screens between paths. Also really enjoying Kingdom Hearts 3 at the minute.
Okay I actually love BBS but you are right about its problems. Some of my dishonorable mentions are Normal attacks are borderline useless against "human bosses". Dont even think about comboing them Most of the commands are useless against bosses anyway because they will just dodge them or oneshot you during the animation. Bosses rely too much on spaming their stunlock and why are you allowed to oneshot me on proud? Melding commands is fine but abilities are so random and unpredictable that you forget about them Keyblades are reduced to stats only (no more extra abilities unless boosted crit rate) D-links give some nice buffs and extras once you've gained some upgrades. But then again you forget about them and at times where I could use them they are disabled. Like for example, Ventus D-link gives you increased attack speed while active. If you could keep those buffs (at least some of them) outside of D-links once they are maxed out it would be awesome but nope. Besides, fighting Terras final bosses using only dash and block is bullshit and I hate that I had to play it like this
There's a melding table online for abilities like second chance and once more if you need it. The human bosses are late enough into the game where you should have your own commands with decent invulnerability frames unless you're playing Terra. MF is ridiculous and pretty much the hardest secret boss in any of the kingdom hearts games even today, but you should know what you're getting into with that. Best way to handle human bosses and/or final bosses is to have a bunch of surge commands (fire/thunder/whatever) and spam them with 2 or 3 curaga commands.
BBS definitely has some issues but the plot is far better and also more relevant to the story as a whole than DDD. It seems like this list was entirely based on gameplay experience.
I will concede that the 0.2 Fragmentary Passage is technically the weak link of the Story So Far. However, there was something enjoyable about a game that could be beaten in 3 1/2 hours without dying once.
I'm so glad they put DDD and BbS on the PS4 because as much as I love Kingdom Hearts, I was not going to buy a Nintendo 3ds or a Psp just for one game. As far as the best, I go back and forth with KH1 and KH2, but they stand out amongst the rest. KH3 may have been the easiest of the games when playing it for the first time, but the final boss was still incredibly tough that you had to be on your toes. Honestly storyline doesn't matter to me anywhere as much as the gameplay. Gameplay is what makes the games fun. And because of the incredible size of each world that you can explore, except for Monsters Inc., KH3 is better than what all the complainers have said about it.
I think my issue with the rest of the games are the hard to follow story lines. For me personally I just can’t keep up. 😅 KH1 forever will be my favorite game in the series
358/2 days IS IMPORTANT TO THE STORY! It's the only game that explains ROXAS, XION AND AXEL's back story. 😐 I'm just clarifying that to anyone because what he said is inaccurate.
@@BabyGirlTiny Then clearly you've never played KH period. KH is one complex storyline and you're wrong, THEY ARE IMPORTANT IN THE STORYLINE. 😑 ROXAS IS A PART OF SORA HELLO!! WAKE UP!!
I'm new to kh, so when you said "I'm not going to include the movies because..." I wonder why it's not obvious that you wouldn't add movies into a game ranking list
This is fun to go back and watch after KH3 being a thing for a year now especially with that combat being the floatiest of them all. having not seen the review of that yet.. i can't imagine the combat in there being ranked too high if floatiness is a big no no.
For my full thoughts on KH3 you can watch my review here: ua-cam.com/video/ehiTwOCSnZE/v-deo.html
For those of you wondering where I would rank KH3 on this list, it would probably be around the middle. I didn't like it nearly as much as KH1 or KH2, so definitely below them. As for comparing it to DDD, I think KH3 is objectively a better game, but far more disappointing. My expectations for DDD were basically nothing, so I was pleasantly surprised by it (cause flowmotion is fun). Expectations were high for KH3, so it really let me down. So KH3 is around 3rd or 4th on this list.
I kinda have to disagree on everybody being an Iditot fore not relizing that Xehanort is evil. He does play his act with Terra pretty well, Aqua and Ven barley get to interact with him and Eraques Ok I give you that but this guy is his oldest friend so I found it not too strange. The only thing that makes him obviously evil is his design but I know a Character that looks more evil but is actually a good guy so the Character design is a dumb reason fore everybody to assume he is evil. To be totally honest if I would be Terra I would not have suspected him either. I mean its an old friend of the guy who is like a father to Terra. Why should he not trust him? He is not really obviously evil beyond looking evil.
It was a bit disappointing after all the hype it managed to build. I didn't like how you never had to return to any of the worlds or even double back through them while you were there. Each world was also short in gameplay, but long in cutscenes. Especially Toy Box
_Calling Balloon "only kind of overpowered" is such absolute inaccuracy. You can beat the hardest boss in the game in under three minutes without taking even one point of damage from spamming balloon. I don't exactly recall something like that being in BBS._
Hyve Minds you’ve literally never touched a kh game in your life have you?
Sometimes I wish I hadn't.
KH2 is a game I can always go back and play and never get bored of it's just that good imo. It's also my favorite in the series.
Tired of, bored with.
Could never get tired of it.
Final Mix makes it even cooler for me.
The Disney worlds are mostly boring, I just felt like rushing them to get to the organization fights
My nipples look like milk duds I was so disappointed in 3 that I went back and replayed the hell out of 2. I have the data fights, sephiroth and lingering will left and I’m so happy.
Okay seriously, that Mickey only in pants thing? It's ridiculous that they had to explain that. I thought it was obvious that their main intention with displaying Mickey was showing him off as this memorable, heroic character just as we know him. We didn't see him the entirety of KH1, we've only heard about him from letters. Right as he finally showed up, you could immediately tell just by his iconic outfit that it's the king himself. The fact that they gave Mickey an outfit was ridiculous to begin with, but that they also justified KH1's Mickey having no outfit because it "got destroyed" is like making an entire DLC just to show why Birth by Sleep's Lingering Will doesn't have a cape even though he's portrayed with one in every other game.
Actually, back then they just thought about adding Mickey in classic outfit, which is the most iconic one. But then Nomura had to wrap things up when he decided to put some clothes on Mickey on the sequels. Then, he had to "fix" his mistake or the fans would go crazy (for no reason).
Did that hit a nerve ?
I still have yet to find a game with combat as responsive as KH2.
Edit: Yes, I've played every single DMC game, please stop recommending them to me.
if you ever find one let me know
@@HyveMindsGames after 8 hours of KH3, I'm still looking.
:(
Bloodborne
@@dangerdare4114 Bloodborne's not even close to the combat in KH2. I love the game (funny enough I'm playing it as I type this) but the way you can seamlessly go from using basic attacks to magic, to items, to blocking, and literally every single option in your arsenal without dropping for a second is a feat of brilliance. I wish another game could have the number of options that KH2 had in combat and the responsiveness and fluidity to match, but sadly I don't think another game could do it without just shamelessly being a rip-off. Again I love Bloodborne, but a responsive, hyper fluid action ARPG it is not.
358/2 is super important to the story.
I legit thought chain was a down graded version of the original for the GBA when it came out, but I never felt lost for the lack of it.
"I skipped most of the story and for some reason didn't get it's story"
The story is good but the only "important" part is Xion
@@diamondarmy5546 Not really since Roxas rejoins Sora and fights within him through all the organization members in 2. Each member tells Roxas why he betrayed them, leaving Sora confused. Roxas confronts Sora in 2 and then their is Axel's sacrifice for Roxas "awakening him."
Birth by Sleep Xehanort is basically prequels Palpatine
Xehanort in evil voice: "I can teach you how to channel the power of darkness to destroy your enemies and rule the world"
Terra: "this guy seems totally chill and trustworthy"
POWAH! UNLIMITED POOOOOWAAAAAHHHHH!!!!
So KH3 Xehanort is original trilogies's Palpatine? I could see that actually.
So that’s why I love Xehanort
@@Astraldymensions Not really. Xehanort got redeemed and Palpatine remained an evil asshole until the end.
“358/2 isn’t that important”
I’m sorry WHUT
Exactly, I was dumfounded, since it is my fav game of the whole series, while Chain of Memories being second for its combat. I guess his opinion is just one opinion
Its not. Its only important if you carry about Roxas and want to know who Xion is. Other than that, I'd you don't care about these characters, the game doesn't matter
@@BabyGirlTiny I mean, Roxas, Xion, and Axel are actually characters unlike the main trio of the series
@@BabyGirlTiny for kh3 is super important. Also for kh2
Thank you!! That game is very important before kh2
Good list!
KH1 was my favorite. KH2 signaled the series' direction towards the 'interactive cutscene' style of gameplay, which has never been for me, but I appreciate how full of content KH2 was.
Series has been interactive cutscene with Kingdom Hearts 1 as well
And it's objectively more engaging to skip through dialogue instead of just watching a movie
The funniest thing to me about Re: Coded having the best command deck gameplay is that it’s not even by the same people who made to other command deck games so they knocked it out on their first attempt.
Also CoM’s gameplay may not have influenced KH more but it got a spiritual successor in TWEWY
And then they put TWEWY in dream drop distance! It all comes full circle.
@@jonnysac77 I mean TWEWY came out before Re:Chain of memories
actually,com influenced kh further.its keybladecards have up and downsides and that came back in kh2s keyblades.almost no keyblade in that game is that easily powercrept while in kh1 it was all stats and almost nothing else
TWEWY is also one of the best RPGs in my opinion. At the very least for handhelds.
@@lpfan4491 Actually, in KH1 it was all skill.
kh2 is just the best. it beats kh3 and every other game in the series.
I honestly don’t believe there will be a better kh game than kh2 ever. Not 3, not whatever games come after 3, it’s just not gonna happen. 2 is too good.
So basicaly the longer the series went on, the more fucked up those games got?
...Sounds standard to me, when you try to milk something dry 🤷♂️
AkaiYoru The fuck? Just because kh2 is the best one doesn’t mean the rest of them suck. The rest of them are still good games (other than recoded). Kh3 is a solid #3. One could argue that the very first game is the third worst next to recoded and recom. That’s like saying the Zelda series is “milked” because fans generally consider Ocarina of Time to be the best in the series (aside from botw).
1,000 subs with no videos KH3 is getting so much shit just because kh2 is godly well yeah that’s what happens they tried doing other things to expand story hell everyone should be grateful for there even being a KH3 they could have ended the series with 2. People are ass holes and will still complain when the next game or even KH4 comes out.
Alex A Don’t get me wrong, KH3 still has some MAJOR flaws. It could’ve been better. But, it is better than people are saying it is, in my opinion at least.
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My favorites are BBs and Kh2. 😁
Me too
Mine as well
This guy/girl gets it. Preach it! Bbs is awesome!
@@JD-pp9bp Idk why so many people say it's bad or boring. I was compelled playing all 3 stories.
Onyx VII7 Ik right? But honestly any game with Terra, Aqua, or Ven I'm most likely going to enjoy.
I still feel to this day that Birth By Sleep should have been made on PS3 instead of PSP and the tech demo 0.2 should have been included into it as one game. Or 0.2 should have been the beginning of 3 before we play as Sora. But, going from KH2FM and watching the secret scene at the end made it seem like it was the next “Big” game of the series and then Nomura makes it for the PSP. Like BBS could have been So much better than it was with more worlds/bigger worlds. More gameplay with the three characters. It would have been awesome if it was made for PS3 back then.
Well said, I agree 100%.
0.2 was going to be KH3’s prologue but then they scratched that idea because it was too slow as the start of the game(they didn’t want people to get angry at the prologue like for KH2).
Plus they didn’t know that Aqua would end up helping Mickey, they thought of that way after the game because after Coded they needed an excuse to make sure they know where Aqua is. We all know Nomura writes the games as he goes on, and that’s why we love it xD
@@kirbytrax8326 Wait! There were actually people who got angry(?) at KH2's prologue? That prologue is the most bitter-sweet intro in any game I've ever played. It made me care about Roxas and cry with him. It's probably one of the best parts in the entire franchise. And since Aqua is just as sweet as Roxas, I wouldn't have minded having 0.2 as KH3's prologue. Not at all.
NoctLightCloud Yes indeed, many people were frustrated that they had to play a so called boring 3 hours long prologue before starting the “real game” as Sora and his fancy abilities. I really liked it too and made me definitely care more about Roxas, before playing through KH2 and witnessing the prologue and the *fight* I was calling him “Ventus without personality”. I feel bad now :(
@@kirbytrax8326 I remember playing it in 2006, and it's only now that I actually hear how others felt about it. Strange how vastly different opinions can be. Cause I found Roxas' story everything but boring. I wanted to know every singe bit of it.
BBS is my favorit by far.
The command deck is broken, but wow is it fun to play with it.
The story is a blast, because you know it will end in a catastropy. everything feels so dark and doomed.
So fucking awesome.
fight me ;-P
Same
BBS gets over hyped lol story is passable.
Habertod you say fight me yet you haven’t responded to a single comment.
Agreed
high5 same :33
Kingdom hearts 2 FM and Persona 4 golden are literally the best 2 games I have ever played in my entire life
You, my friend, have incredible taste.
For me those 2 games and Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Roxas excepting his inevitable disappearance, knowing that he might never come back, hits so damn hard, especially if you know who he truly is. And his final line, “looks like my summer vacation is.....over” mixed with his overall depressing, tear jerking theme is perfect. Square at least spared us from dying in the inside ourselves by not showing him disappearing right there and instead does it off screen.
Pro tip for dream drop distance spam balloonga and flowmotion and call it a day
Basically everyone knows that.. are you trolling?
No keep balloonra over balloonga, it seeks out enemies
Flowmotion ruined the later games for me.
Balloonra is better.
Chain of memories is so underrated, card system was really refreshing & more tactical
For majority of the game the only tactical part of it is placing cards in the deck carefully so you miss on a special move as rarely as possible after spamming triangle brainlessly.
I agree the concept is good or at least interesting and somewhat balanced, but the enemies outside some of the bosses seem to be maladjusted to it and not fun to fight against overall.
And the "exploring" and platforming parts were objectively a horse shit.
My first playthrough of Kingdom Hearts 2 was on Critical Mode. I loved it and had a ton of fun, but it was kinda like being thrown into a pool when you can't swim at first.
I hate Dusks sometimes
Critical mode is the only way to play KH2. Everything else is too easy. Even proud mode.
@@LordMalice6d9 not really... Critical mode on KH2 isn't that difficult. you get more AP boosts and some of the best abilities early in the game. plus if you grind a little you can pass most worlds with no problem... the only things that becomes really difficulty in Critical Mode are the Data Battles and Lingering Will... the rest still pretty balanced to me.
NãoAquiÉoPatrick! Don’t grind if it’s to easy, I beat the game at level 25 in critical and it’s a lot more harder and fun.
Kh2 is still the best followed by Birth by Sleep. I'd put KH3 below those two games.
David Montiel nah 3’s gameplay is still way more fun to me than BBS was
Birth*
@@zieg_fgc I do agree gameplay wise with KH3, but Birth by Sleep has a far better story with a lot more content, including post-game content. So in my opinion, KH2 and BBS still beat KH3.
@@Thomasjjhonek Yeah, but BBS tells its 3 stories far better than KH3 does. KH3 just felt rushed and all the characters are just there, not doing anything.
David Montiel I certainly agree with the content aspect😂 I just had more fun playing kh3 and what I really look for is how fun it is so that’s just why I feel kh3 was better than bbs, story is definitely better done in bbs however
Kingdom Hearts 2 will always be my favourite of the series. Even now in 2020, it holds up and I still have a lot of fun playing it
I like KH1’s slow battle vs KH2’s crazy fast paced battle. I can’t even see WTF Sora is doing in KH2 sometimes
I still don't know what's everyone's deal with KH BbS combat. XD To be honest I had better time during combat in BbS than in 1. I think that's just a matter of taste.
0 Gravity that's the problem
I always thought Terra was a tank character.
he is dealing most damage with his aa
Ty for putting KH1 at #2. I personally like KH1 better than any other game. Even with some of its blunders. I love it.
It was the thing that started it all. Kh1 and 2 are the best imo, followed by bbs and 3. 1 just had that mystery, feeling special. I was so curious about the keyblade. Everything after 2 ruined it for me though xD. Its basically just a weapon, barely any meaning. Ohh it broke, lets summon a new one.
yeah KH1, CoM, and KH2 are a nice trilogy. then they ruined it.
I played KH3 and my top 5 are:
1. Kingdom Hearts 2
2. Kingdom Hearts 3
3. Kingdom Hearts
4. Birth by Sleep
5. Chain of memories / 358/2 days.
This man knows the truth
I agree with everything except swapping kh1 and 3. I found kh3 too easy and simple. 10 hours of cutscenes was too much for me, but I still really enjoyed playing it.
@@emmahardy6977 did you play kh3 on crit.
I found it more challenging then kh2
Luman Morning star I played on proud mode. I will have to try critical though
@@emmahardy6977 But u need to be ready when beating the DLC since everyone needed to grind Sora lvl and obtaining Ultima Weapon (and also his dual wielding form) because it's way challenging then the main game
Data Battle sure gave my finger broken
KH 1 will always be in its own tier for me. I actually loved the bizarreness and simplicity of how the Gummi ship levels looked. It added to the atmosphere I feel like. Also i loved the complicated level designs and the use of platforming for the worlds because it made them more rememberable. Also I just absolutely love traverse town to death lol. I feel like it could actually be a world in the astral plane or something like that. I feel like I’ve been there or to a place very similar to it. If you go to traverse towns theme on UA-cam there’s many people that say it feels like home so i really wonder if it exists somewhere lol. Each game in the series has its own unique vibe and atmosphere but I just happen to prefer the more innocent, magical, heart opening vibe and atmosphere that KH 1 had
WHERE DID U GET THAT GOOD AUDIO OF SANCTUARY
I just used the audio from my captured game footage lol
I'm so happy you mentioned the world design in KH2. I've been saying this for years.
i watched this video when i had only played kingdom hearts 1, but i’m back now and here to say kh2 is the best BY FAR. the camera, the combat, the boss battles, the story, the final mix ROXAS FIGHT (my favorite), that punch you in the face scene with roxas and axel when roxas is defeated, and that tear-jerking reunion at the end of the game. EVEN THE INTRO IS GORGEOUS. don’t even get me started on the Other Promise. if you don’t think this is the best game then... you do you i guess but HOW
Kh1 is my favorite, but this is the right list. Everything about Kh2 was an improvement, and all the side games featured on handhelds were a joke. Good vid bro.
I absolutely love people who judge and rank games both objectively and subjectively. My favourite is DDD, mostly because i love playing as Riku but KH2 is the one i keep going back to. For obvious reasons
Not story wise it wasn't
@@BabyGirlTiny The story of KH2 started off good I thought, especially after playing CoM and understanding what was going on with Roxas. But halfway through the game it gets convoluted quickly and with some poor writing decisions.
My Top 10
10. Kingdom Hearts : Union X
9. Kingdom Hearts Re : Chain Of Memories
8. Kingdom Hearts Re : Coded
7. Kingdom Hearts 0.2
6. Kingdom Hearts 3D : Dream Drop Distance
5. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
4. Kingdom Hearts 1
3. Kingdom Hearts : Birth By Sleep
2. Kingdom Hearts 3
1. Kingdom Hearts 2
Man you did CoM dirty lol
@Febreeze Booz` oh I meant re:chain, but I love the gba one as well
I will say that the problem you described with the combat in Chain Of Memories was not an issue on the GBA version because your eyes don't have to wander to see your card deck at all times. I actually thought it worked really well, and the deck building aspect was a fun way to customize my character/strategy.
I remembered that the time when there were only KH1, KHCOM and KH2, people weren't a fan that much with KH2, noting that KH1 was the best in the series.
Now after KH3 came out, suddenly everybody is literally saying KH2 is the best. How things changed though. I guess after the Final Mix came out, that changes everything.
i played kh1 and khcom after i played kh2 and it was my fav from the start.
@Jacob Perry Final Mix KH2 is *THE* version of the game to play, and improved on the mediocre vanilla KH2. Vanilla KH2 is pointless in retrospect.
My top 3:
KH1
KH2
BBS
I actually liked the card combat of chain of memories. Once you pack your deck with pre made combos, you can get pretty overpowered.
The fact that you placed CoM so low yet DDD so high physically hurts me lol.
Reverof Enola the fact that you think CoM is a good game physically hurts me
Thank you i love com more than bbs and ddd
Ew CoM sucked hardcore. Worse kh game.
Hedgehog3342 its just a differant game. I think its a good game. And i can see how its put low. The combat it weird but still undeniably good. But maybe just not a good as the other ones for people.
CoM is #3 for me, the combat is different, but better than the unbalanced command deck system
story is also really good in CoM
I’d have to put KH1 over KH2 for me personally just because KH1 had a indescribable vibe that I loved a little more than KH2s and I liked how the maps weren’t just straight shots and the story was simple and clean
I hated chain of memories especially those chain breaks but I loved the story
I mean, mid to late game you could just have magnega, tornado, mega flare, omnislash or other combos and elixirs. It was easy but still fun. For bosses high level attack cards, some cures and 4 or 5 zeros just to break.
I personally enjoyed it. It was very stress free I one shotted most bosses it was a nice break from the other more difficult titles.
One thing not talked enough about in KH2 (interestingly enough, BloodyBizkit's mentioned it a couple of times in runs) is the goddamned incredible menuing. For a PS2 game, it has responsive, quick, just...incredible menus. A detailed bestiary with reaction command numbers, when you're looking at your inventory pictures of the items you're selecting instantly appear, toggling behaviors and quickselect items is literally just hitting triangle if you want. There are detailed story and character records you and view anytime. A simple "new" highlight appears anytime a specific menu has something added, hovering over the new entry removes it. When selecting magic spells or weapons or armors or accessories, you see a preview of what it looks like even if it does not appear on your character (that's going an extra mile) and it gives you a worded description of it, which I love.
I love menus in games, and KH2 managed to make a menu that I genuinely believe has no faults. No lag, no missing features (relative to what the game allows), no loading....it's just perfect, and it was accomplished a decade and a half ago. There are games releasing today with godawful menus, and good games with subpar ones. All of them could learn a thing or two from KH2's menuing.
Balloon isn’t broken in KH3D? You’re kidding right? You can beat both hardest bosses (Young Xehanort and Julius) with one of the Balloon variants. Balloon is up there with BBS Thunder Surge in terms of how broken it is.
Actually Thundaga and Thunder/Fire Surge are broken. Thundaga can kill easily a lot of unversed.
Dude.. you can’t rank the games if you skip cutscenes
How can anyone find this to be a legitimate review at all when YOU FULLY SKIPPED A GAME regardless of how bad 358/2 days and re coded were they are still kingdom hearts games and deserve to be ranked
X Seleviathan X my big issue with this video is that RCOM isn’t dead last because I swear I’ve never been so angry at the gameplay of a game, ever
@@alexandertwol with a lot of these ranking type videos they are all very biased and focused on their opinion rather than a legitimate list but he completely skipped a game cant call it legitimate at all since he said all kh games in the thumbnail
9:26 made me laugh really hard 😂
358/2 days is the best story by far!
And almost the worst gameplay. Which weighs heavier?
Best story by far... but I hated the mission system. Trying to 100 percent that game was obnoxious. THAT'S RIGHT EMERALD SERENADES I'M LOOKING AT YOU!!!
Not the best story, but a great ending. Sadly, now that every single character is back to life, all the emotional baggage that game and ending once had, is lost.
@@zaladaneifyable Nope, its really not.
KH2 Is actually 1st (Best) cuz u know DRIVE FORMS!!! FINAL FANTASY!!! ETC
Final Fantasy really doesnt matter objectively.
Christian Guerrero periodt.
@@christianguerrero70 calm down man
Thing i hate about kh3 is they got rid of the drive forms soras main and most badass aspect of him in exchange for the crappy shotlock system
Ya mean keyblade transformations. They are basically the same only weapons change.
@@teon7881 Except they're broken and don't bring up that don't use them bs
NegaNiga Plz i wish they wouldve gave him atleast ONE form that lets you dual wield
Um what? You mean the Keyblade Transformations that also have form changes?
I actually like shotlock system, but hey we all have our own opinions, but i do agree with the drive forms.
7:48
"And I hate his BIG DUMB STUPID LOOKING PANTS"
Me : I can't stop Laughing LMFAO 😂😂😂
Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai- "I know why you don't talk. You're angry. You're angry because they make you wear a dress." That's what Terra's pants remind me of lol
-Doesn't understand the story to KH:DDD
-Skipped the cutscenes
Bravo dude 👏
P.s. the worst thing to come from this series is CoM, not Terra
CoM is fine, you just don't know how to Card Break. Loser
“There’s just too much happening in Chain of Memories”
Boi it’s an anime game what do you expect
Am I the only one who thinks KH1 is the best?? Everyone says KH2 which I feel is a close second and then despite all the hate I’ve loved KH3 I’d put it 3rd maybe 4th.
thankyou, KH1 is absolutely godlike
I have said this time and time again, KH2’s combat is perfect. KH1 also had good combat, but it lacked a certain “umph” behind the attacks which I can’t knock it for. It wouldn’t have made sense for a kid to pick up a sword and be a master at it. KH2’s combat provides that missing quality. Finishers are awesome and feel powerful. The magic allows you to play both defensively and offensively. The bosses and some encounters actually test your abilities. And that’s not even mentioning the form changes! KH2 is one of those few games that you can replay over and over again and never get bored with because the combat alone is just so fun.
I mean, I feel ya, but for me KH1 is the best. Something about the worlds (and the game in general) being something other than just a straight hallway with fights spread into. I loved the exploration and platforming in the first game. Sad that the second one didnt have it. When I played the second one last summer it felt like a chore instead of a fun time.
To list my five favourite moments:
1. Roxas Fight KH2
2. Sora's Sacrifice KH
3. Kairi Crying KH
4. Aqua's Rage KH3
5. Axel's Distress during Roxa's Breakdown 358/2 Days
KH1 has two of these five therefore KH1 is my favourite.
If I were to rank the ones I've played.
1. Kingdom Hearts II
2. Kingdom Hearts
3. Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
4. Kingdom Hearts III
5. Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep - A Fragmentary Passage
6. Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance
7. Kingdom Hearts: Re:Chain of Memories
Great video! I love hearing about other opinions on the series. My ranking is very different but I understand yours completely.
I liked the cinematic ones because that’s the future of gaming. Power to the gamers. The best ones were the movies cause no gameplay. That’s the future of gaming! Power to the gamers!!!!
#gamersriseup
What
What the fuck
Your a fucking idiot
5:48 Right the opposite, for me, in fact, you've just earned a new sub! You pretty much summed up my feelings for BBS. I simply did not enjoy playing this game. I think the best way for me to put it, is that, it's the first KH game I ever played that didn't feel like a KH game.
I hated the command deck, didn't enjoy the worlds (I'll go so far as to say, Disney Town is the worst world in any KH game), and the only plot line that I felt had any redeeming qualities, was Aqua's.
My list is almost identical to yours, the only difference being that I'd probably put CoM 3rd (unpopular opinion). I really enjoyed the atmosphere and Org. 13 plot in the game, even if the card mechanics were a nightmare to deal with at times. The game actually felt mysterious to me.
My list:
2
1
CoM
DDD
358/2
3
BBS
0.2
I never played Re:Coded so I didn't feel right including it.
Didn't actually feel much difference between CoM and KH1 or KH2. To me it was just a different command menu UI with a different way to navigate to your attacks/magic/summons, but still used the same basic function of "press X on them to perform them all". It could be harder to get to certain commands unlike the command menu, but you could also build sleights to have all your super attacks right at your immediate disposal, and you could abuse moves with the value of 0 to completely nullify an enemy's attack or use high numbered moves to prevent the enemy from launching another attack. Made it... really easy actually.
But at the same time, YES I do think BBS is overrated. It's not bad, but I even like CoM's battle system better, and the superbosses are so poorly designed. A boss should test your ability to utilize what you've been taught, not punish you for using them and limit you to pretty much one command.
Ye.....the kdh1 is always my fav and very weird because it even explains “only sora can wield a keyblade” then all the sudden everyone can xp because of that my brother hates it
Yeah, so about that... Keyblade wielders were rare and at that point in time, almost extinct. None of the people who tell Sora that he's the "Keyblade master" seem to have any actual experience with Keyblades, so it could be that they simply believed that there could only be one of them, even though it wasn't the case. Plus, the "only Sora can wield a Keyblade" thing wasn't true even then, because both Mickey and Riku used Keyblades in that game as well. And Ansem arguably used one too, through Riku. It was never just Sora. Not even then.
@@LtBasil The implication was that the Dark Realm had a Keyblade, the Light Realm had a Keyblade, and the princesses of heart could make a Keyblade under specific circumstances. But the story fron KH2 onward ended up contradicting that.
Also the Dream Eater things is cute and great! Sure leveling them up is boring and or too easy. But it's was cute addition and good way to cooldown at times
If You Find Tetsuya Namora Give Him A Message For Me. Tell Him It's Kairi's Turn To Find And Rescue Sora In The Next Kingdom Hearts Game.
I think you accidentally put Chain of Memories a little bit behind, can't see it on end of vid
Worst to best that I've played:
Dream drop distance
Re:coded
Chain of memories
358/2 days
Kingdom hearts 0.2
Kh3
BBS
KH1
KH2.
This might be an unpopular opinion but I really liked the gameplay in BBS. I can’t entirely explain why, I just remember playing it (straight after 2 because I only came into the series in the last couple of years) and much preferring the command deck, shotlocks and spellweaver type moves. But I also can fully understand why others don’t like it.
My personal list:
1.Re:Coded tied with KH III
2. KH II tied with 0.2 and 358/2 Days
3. Birth By Sleep/ Union Cross
4. Dream Drop Distance
5. KH I
6. Pain of Memories
Most unique list I've seen so far!
@@HyveMindsGames I don't know if that count as a compliment, but I will take it as one, thank you kind sir !
Pain of Memories hahaha. That’s awesome
Birth by sleep is my favorite Kingdom hearts game and Terra is my favorite Kingdom hearts character
My favorite is Ventus but they are the best trio
Terra is one of my favourite characters but i REALLY hate bbs
What I like about kh2 and 3 is that they give more options to magic lovers just like me.In kh3 magic is awesome and they give us magic finishers which are awesome and grand magic too.While in kh1 magic was not a big deal
358/2 days is fun, I don't know why people hate it so much, it even had great ideas that SHOULD'VE been in KH3, such as being able to map shortcuts at any time, even during battles by holding L1 when in a magic or item menu, the multiplayer aspect, the ability to replay missions, so much in 358 days that should've returned, the panel system is fun, but I doubt it'll return, it's something that I have a lot of fun with trying to figure out how to be as space efficient as possible with.
My list
1. Kingdom Hearts 3(for me the best game so emotional battle System is a bid chaotic But so i like it)
2. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days (i love how emotional that game is and i love xion)
3. Kingdom Hearts 2 (Classic)
4. Kingdom Hearts CoM (i Love Namine and the Gameplay is realy funny)
5. Kingdom Hearts 0.2 (better as birth by sleep because i hate commando Decks..)
6. Kingdom Hearts bbs (Story is great but you can break that game to easy and the game play is only spam commandos..)
7. Kingdom Hearts 1 (a great game for his Time but compare with now other games - is a little boring in game play And very limited)
8. Kingdom Hearts coded (fun Story but commando Deck is OP as fuck .. you can beat the final boss with one hit
9. Kingdom Hearts 3D (it is a good game but have so many errors- sora character was not the same as usally ..and the commando Deck was OP too BALLONGA!)
[GS]Naminé Respect
I loved re chain of memories. I liked it more than bbs and dds. the card mechanic is amazing and should’ve been done in another game. it’ll always be a classic for me.
KH2 is best boy
In CoM if you mostly ignore Health & stick to Slates & upping your CP, you can set up slates beforehand & a slate that starts with a Mega Potion & an Mega Ether to have 2 full stacks.
I know that comes in about mid game, but it helped me win lol.
The fun of CoM is definitely in its deckbuilding.
Also, I think Re:CoM should've added way more sleights (I'm talking at least double the number of sleights in the GBA game) to make the game even more fun.
1-KH2
2-KH bbs
3-Kh3
4-KH1
5-KH RoM
Didn't play the rest just watched them
there is no way that kh3>kh1
@@fangiscool1
I mean, it's just an opinion
Looks about right to me. KH3 was better than KH1 from a gameplay aspect. KH1 was amazing for it’s time. But it hasn’t translated to current times. I think KH3 has the potential to overtake KH2 and BBS. It all depends on if it either gets DLC or a final mix.
@@billychartier4962 I want to have what you're smoking
fangiscool1 I mean I haven’t smoked anything for a while. Why do you believe KH1 was better than KH3?
358/2 was my first ever KH. Bought it from my old friend/neighbor from a garage sale. I got to the Halloween town and got stuck because I was a little kid that didn’t know how to play games like that let alone upgrade my keyblade. I knew about KH and my first ever babysitter and my one friend from my other babysitters house played it. I was really into it and was happy to have my own. Even though I was confused why I wasn’t playing as Sora with goofy and Donald because that’s all I’ve ever seen. Then I found it again about half way through my junior year of HS and beat it I wanna say the next day. Great game my personal favorite.
Whenever I stumble upon a video that puts BBS in the negative I always tell people combat wise to load up the game, pick Terra, and play on Critical mode. You will learn after the first world how dogshit the games combat is. I always recommend people play the game like they're playing KH2 and then tell me that game has great combat. Unless you know how to break the op command decks, which is very easy to do, the game is nearly impossible to play using physical combat.
I will admit shotlocks break the game but i dont think the command decks do. At least not imo
6:12 you know, minus all the retcons.
KH1: there are few keyblades that chose you to be wielders on how worthy you are.
BBS: You bestow others the right to use a keyblade like it's a common item.
yep, just hope you bump into a keyblade wielder and you an get one too!
Only sora and mickey have keyblade in kh1
@@TheXDGuy that's the point. Of course kh2 gave Riku one since he mastered both light and dark while days gave Xion and Roxas each, both being closely connected to Sora. Which I forgave but everything after that breaks the whole "Hey, you're special cuz you have once in a lifetime chance of wielding a super special and powerful weapon"
I'd say bbs is more balanced than ddd imo but that's just cause mixing flow motion with balloon with insta kill reality shifts feels way easier I get your reasoning though. I also think that sora and riku are almost identical whereas the bbs characters felt different
My issue with the bbs trio lies mostly in how hollow their friendship and interactions feel. Their first conversations are so cringy and nothing real friends or people would do. The biggest issue in this is aqua, who has no real character untill the post game. 2.8 fixed this though. Also, its funny how you say sora and riku are so alike, while vventus and terra mirror sora in many ways. The one influenced and losing to darkness and the other trying to save him.
@@Feja2503 I mean in gamplay sora and riku are identical while ventus terra and aqua all feel distinct
Almost click like until you said "i skip the cutscene"
Damn. Those pants though.
Great review!
The reason why chain of memories uses the card system is because the gameboy couldn’t handle a complete battle system with the kingdom hearts fast pace so they used the card system so the gameboy could handle the pace.
1)KH2
2)KH1
3) To hell with the rest.
Really? I like Bbs more than kh1
RaginDXDemon Thank you. Someone that can appreciate KH1
@@jangaman7823 i think many people appreciate it. But BBS is at least as good as kh1.
www.thetoptens.com/best-kingdom-hearts-games/
Fuck you
Facts though
ReCoM is still my personal favorite Kingdom Hearts game. I hated the gameplay and combat at first but it grew on me. KH2 is definitively the best Kingdom Hearts game but I come back for Chain of Memories more than any other.
Played KH3 and finally playing KH2 FM for the first time and… OH. MY. GOD. This might be one of if not the tightest controlling ARPGs I’ve ever played, I’m having a blast and legit feel like a kid again. AND THAT OPENING MOVIE 😭🐐
If we're talking about story I feel like KH 1 takes the cake, possibly for soundtrack too actually, but overall KH 2 is the best, sure it's easier than KH 1 but it's just more polished overall.
Camera is still bad but it's nowhere near KH 1 levels, KH 1's camera killed me more than anything else really, combat is super clunky, Sora takes a good two or three seconds before he recovers from attacks, that matters a lot in KH 1.
And the biggest thing I love about KH 1? The game beats you over the head with the story, Riku wants to travel and Sora wants to find his friends, that's basically it.
kh2 still had better combat, but kh3 made me cry like a little girl on first play through so......... idk
asdfghjklzxcvbnm1281 You could have watched a movie instead
I didn't cry one bit in the game because the storytelling was so bad. SPOILER ALERT: Am I supposed to feel bad when Xehanort struck down Kairi? She has no character development so I felt absolutely nothing. Am I supposed to cry when I see Xion, Roxas, and Axel hugging eachother crying? I haven't played 358/2 days since 2009, I literally lost all concerns for them. Maybe if kh3 didnt take so long I would have cried. I will say this... Xigbar being revealed to be Luxu made me jump up and freak out like a little girl. I was clapping my hands and everything. Honestly might be one of the biggest plot twists I ever experienced.
@@JavaBott i kind of expected it tho
Kh 358/2 days was really important storywise, it takes place during chain of memories as well.
That is, like, a more in-depth analysis on how roxas came to be the "new protagonist" of kh2 for a while.
Btw, kingdom hearts taught me that i can teach myself to do most advanced stuff upon learning the basics, which was fun.
This is the correct list.
I love Kingdom Hearts 2 not only because of it's gameplay, story and epic battles, But also because we got to see a fan favorite Final fantasy character that made it all the sweeter. Vivi. I honestly loved Twilight Town because I got to see Vivi walking around and getting to talk to him. He even had a few good cutscenes. I'm also glad they showed he was just as sweet and innocent in KH2 as he was in Final Fantasy IX. I only wish he was a playable ally and stuck with Sora and his team. And hey, He could've had a good story arc similar his FF Counterpart; Being a Prototype Heartless created by Xehanort and once he was done with him, he dumped him in Twilight Town. Vivi could've been part of the final battle and after Xemnas was defeated, He could've become something more, wanting to prove he did have a heart despite being a Prototype heartless.
I remember playing KH1 and thinking there was no way the game could get better... then KH2 came out and I was blown away (as a 10 year old kid) I feel like the series has strayed too far away from what made it so great to begin with
Mike Shul yes! I agree
I agree with you 100%. Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix was and is arguably the best in the series. Best Disney characters too. Just wasn't a fan of constantly loading screens between paths. Also really enjoying Kingdom Hearts 3 at the minute.
Okay I actually love BBS but you are right about its problems. Some of my dishonorable mentions are
Normal attacks are borderline useless against "human bosses". Dont even think about comboing them
Most of the commands are useless against bosses anyway because they will just dodge them or oneshot you during the animation.
Bosses rely too much on spaming their stunlock and why are you allowed to oneshot me on proud?
Melding commands is fine but abilities are so random and unpredictable that you forget about them
Keyblades are reduced to stats only (no more extra abilities unless boosted crit rate)
D-links give some nice buffs and extras once you've gained some upgrades. But then again you forget about them and at times where I could use them they are disabled. Like for example, Ventus D-link gives you increased attack speed while active. If you could keep those buffs (at least some of them) outside of D-links once they are maxed out it would be awesome but nope.
Besides, fighting Terras final bosses using only dash and block is bullshit and I hate that I had to play it like this
CormacThunderStar Also very bad boss designs like Mysterious Figure.
There's a melding table online for abilities like second chance and once more if you need it. The human bosses are late enough into the game where you should have your own commands with decent invulnerability frames unless you're playing Terra. MF is ridiculous and pretty much the hardest secret boss in any of the kingdom hearts games even today, but you should know what you're getting into with that. Best way to handle human bosses and/or final bosses is to have a bunch of surge commands (fire/thunder/whatever) and spam them with 2 or 3 curaga commands.
BBS definitely has some issues but the plot is far better and also more relevant to the story as a whole than DDD. It seems like this list was entirely based on gameplay experience.
I will concede that the 0.2 Fragmentary Passage is technically the weak link of the Story So Far. However, there was something enjoyable about a game that could be beaten in 3 1/2 hours without dying once.
I'm so glad they put DDD and BbS on the PS4 because as much as I love Kingdom Hearts, I was not going to buy a Nintendo 3ds or a Psp just for one game.
As far as the best, I go back and forth with KH1 and KH2, but they stand out amongst the rest. KH3 may have been the easiest of the games when playing it for the first time, but the final boss was still incredibly tough that you had to be on your toes.
Honestly storyline doesn't matter to me anywhere as much as the gameplay. Gameplay is what makes the games fun. And because of the incredible size of each world that you can explore, except for Monsters Inc., KH3 is better than what all the complainers have said about it.
"KH3 is better than what all the complainers have said about it"
Old time fans: are you sure about that sir?
I think my issue with the rest of the games are the hard to follow story lines. For me personally I just can’t keep up. 😅 KH1 forever will be my favorite game in the series
358/2 days IS IMPORTANT TO THE STORY! It's the only game that explains ROXAS, XION AND AXEL's back story.
😐 I'm just clarifying that to anyone because what he said is inaccurate.
Those three arent important to the story
@@BabyGirlTiny Then clearly you've never played KH period. KH is one complex storyline and you're wrong, THEY ARE IMPORTANT IN THE STORYLINE. 😑 ROXAS IS A PART OF SORA HELLO!! WAKE UP!!
I'm new to kh, so when you said "I'm not going to include the movies because..." I wonder why it's not obvious that you wouldn't add movies into a game ranking list
This is fun to go back and watch after KH3 being a thing for a year now especially with that combat being the floatiest of them all. having not seen the review of that yet.. i can't imagine the combat in there being ranked too high if floatiness is a big no no.
ok most of the sttuff here i tottaly agree with but KH BBS OMG THAT WAS ONE OF MY FAVOURITES