Remembering The Kingdom Hearts Video Games
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2022
- Ah, Kingdom Hearts. An idea so weird, it should have never worked let alone gone to the mainstream and yet here we are. A plot so absurdly complex with characters you can't help but love spread across over a dozen games. Kingdom Hearts holds a special place in my, well, heart, as I'm sure it does for many of you. In celebration of Kingdom Hearts 4, let's reflect on the good, bad, and messy of this wonderful series.
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Kingdom Hearts 2 is such a magical game. Still has the best worlds, music and bosses in the series. Tron and Nightmare before Christmas are personal favorites. Doing the data battles on critical was so tough but rewarding
I wouldn’t really say it has the best world’s, sure the original worlds are really good but the Disney worlds are just really flat and boring
I love kh 2 and it's definitely a 10/10 but nothing can recreate what I felt while playing kh 1. I think that game had the most depth in terms of worlds, where as kh 2 was boring with worlds and I was just ready to get to the organization stuff
You mean KH2 final mix, that makes all the difference lol
@@UltimatePower01 the storyline for kh 2 was freakin epic and the best
KH3 easily has the best Disney worlds but KH2 especially the final mix version is clearly the best game.
These games are still great and some of my favorites especially the numbered titles. 2 FM is my favorite game ever
Same bro Kh2 is just perfect
It's true, it's the best game
yeah, 2 and 1 are awesome, bbs is really good and the rest is just there
I’m actually starting this series today I’m looking forward to it.
Have fun 😎 im replaying 2 right now
Your in for one hell of a ride dood Have fun!!
Good luck! Reminder, NO GAME IS OPTIONAL! The order is 1, COM, 2, 358, bbs, coded, Back cover, ddd, 0.2, 3, Re:mind, and finally MoM
@@castle3267 I agree but I didn't play MOM 🤷🤷🤷
@@stephenthedude4383 did you watch the cutscenes? Because the game’s story is pretty important and you’ll be lost without it
I always find it funny that everyone’s least part, all the time travel nobody xehanort convolution craziness, has actually always been my favorite part lmao. Kingdom Hearts is a unique batshit crazy entity in gaming that will literally never be replicated and I love it for that.
I used to agree with you but KH 3 changed my mind. I thought I know enough and played all the games to understand things. Turns out. I was wrong and was missing key characters and story beats. There was several times I was left going who's that? What just happened? I was able to read online to find the missing gaps but the damage was done. KH 3 was disappointing and made me realize I don't enjoy the series any more...
@@lukeluke333lukeluke Well I'm sorry for your loss bud lmaooo
my least favorite was the "people come back when nobodies and heartless are defeated", really bringing down the stakes, i was also feeling fatigued of the organization, after being in so many games they felt like they were one good idea beaten into the ground.
@@lukeluke333lukeluke i'm sad to hear that, i don't have much optimism for the story but am still willing to accompany Sora and the boys through their next adventure, and i've always prioritized gameplay over it which has always been at least decent
The first ever game back on ps2 truly was magical for me! My all time favourite video game ever! I mean I love all other games in the series for different reasons but there is just something so magical about kh1 being so fresh and new and very original too I might also add.
Just wanted to say I appreciate how much detail and effort goes into these reviews on this channel. Great video Matty !
This retro section takes the channel to another level. Great content Matty
I don't usually do this but I'd love to see you do a video on the Chronicles of Riddick exclusive we got back in the day for Xbox
The character of Roxas has some of the best writing in the entire franchise. His character is so well done.
Kingdom Hearts 2 was my favorite game but honestly I think I like Kingdom Hearts 1 a little more. The exploration and fighting strategy in the first game tops the second for me.
I played kingdom hearts 2 when I was a young kid and then went back a few years ago and played the whole series. I don’t care how confusing and crazy the story gets 😂 I love this series and it’s atmosphere!!
It didn't get too confusing until dream drop distance imo. Maybe it made sense if I played through the game but I quit after 15 hours. I was just frustrated with it and skipped and watch the game cut scenes.
A favorite series of mine. Definitely Top 10 series of all time for me.
Kingdom Hearts 3 is my favorite entry so far. With KH2 a nanometer behind it.
Never saw the story as "convoluted," though. I get that most other people do, but it's pretty simple to me. It just has more rhan one thing going on at the same time. That's all.
Welp... to each their own.
I just started the series over myself. So I am enjoying the whole thing once again! 😁
The story is straightforward, if you play all the games together in release order.
If you're trying to piece secondhand information together because you didn't know you missed a game or three, you're boned. (What do you mean, "there's no such thing as a Kingdom Hearts spinoff game?")
The collection re-releases have done wonders for improving the understanding of the story.
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I prefer to play them in story-order. More enjoyable for me that way. And even *more* straightforward.
Blind fanboi opinion
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That's your opinion and you are more than welcome to it. 🤷🏾♂️
I love 3 and 2
I love this 'share your memories with a new buddy' energy from this video format. Something real cozy feeling about it that you don't get from other people.
You forgot about Melody Of Memory
I love this series more than anything I've ever played. I was just reminiscing on how excited I was when I first played KH2 when it came out.
Matty looks like a 90s boy band member with that cut. Lol. Great video man. Love me some Kingdom hearts
I've always observed the kingdom hearts series from the sidelines. However, that didn't stop me from getting excited when watching the KH4 trailer, even though I've only heard bits about the other games. I've always had an interest in playing the games, but I wasn't sure if I should jump into it because I was intimidated by its seemingly complex plot and many titles. However, you've given me the push I needed to finally give this series a shot. Great video as always!
It's definitely a really intimidating series to approach, especially if you're interested in the lore alongside the gameplay. Definitely try the first 3 games, and if you like them then give the non-numbered titles and KH3 a spin!
I still love Kingdom Hearts. My favorite game in the series is Kingdom Hearts 2. I really like 3 with Remind.
The KH2 3rd visit to Hollow Bastion/2nd visit to Space paranoids where the FF team + Merlin upgrades Tron's powers is the single greatest FF/Disney chapter in any KH game ever. When Tron hugged Sora and said "Is this what people do when they say goodbye" and Goofy replied my heart melts man. Peak KH right there
The actual design of the worlds in Dream Drop Distance is incredible when you realise it was made for the 3DS. The sprawling maps that took advantage of verticality as well as floor space. Compare to the original maps for the DS titles and many of the maps in Birth by Sleep, it looks so much like it came out of a game made for the PlayStation. The reality shift feature also allows for environment interaction to navigate, such as using the Shift on a barrel in Monstro to help Riku reach a ledge with a chest.
DDD gets props just for how much they expanded traverse town.
First off, Great vid matty!
KH3 just felt like a stepping stone for the series to me instead of being the grand finale that everyone hoped it wouldve been.
However remind and the story setting up 4 so far has me somewhat excited again for the series since theyre finally moving on from this 20yr old arc. Plus remind showed the dev team listened to fans about boss fights and the combat being too easy so hopefully they deliver a strong game off the bat this time around.
I mean Tbf, KH3 was never supposed to be the “grand finale” in the first place. Just the finale to the first arc, the Dark Seeker Saga.
@@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE but also it took 20 years to finish one arc. That's very unsustainable. Its why after BBS people began to feel like he was making it up as he went along even though the story kept trying to be clever with convoluted reveals. Tetsuya Nomura was 31 when he began Kingdom Hearts. He is now 51. if he takes another 20 years to finish an arc he will be 71 LMAO.
Anyway I love KH. I thought KH3 was meant to be a grand finale, but either way excited for the future of KH.
@@zoestace7186 Some stories just take a long time to develop. I mean, just look at the MCU or the Trails series
@@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE alright, it didn’t not conclude the Xehanort saga on the lvl that a lot of people thought it would. People have opinions stop making excuses.
Still a great game, & the combat with Remind is satisfying.
@@-Anonymous-. It’s not an opinion when they literally confirmed it wouldn’t end the story lol.
This is a great review of the series. It's totally fair and really shows the general consensus among fans about the games. Though I did really enjoy Dream Drop Distance myself. To this day I still think KH1 is the most replayable though.
The reason why BBS was thought to be KH3 before it was officially revealed is the fact that the secret ending for KH2 was a scene with Aqua, Terra, and Ventus in the Keyblade Graveyard
Yea but that long ago.. ppl simply thought it was KH3
If KH3 was released in PS2 i assure you It would have been a good game as KH2 was but instead we got a terrible game with a boring game mechanics that focus in Mash buttons nothing else i remember when i fight the last boss i was stare at HP bars all time and my LV was 35 Lol
@@blusora if we got KH3 on PS2 it would’ve failed & The community would’ve complained because the PS3 came out a year after KH2.
@@-Anonymous-. you're wrong it wouldn't failed because the same developers who working in KH2 will work in KH3
@@blusora the Osaka team’s main effort recognized today was the combat for KH2.The combat is not even the issue with KH3. It’s the story, dialogue/line delivery, it’s pacing, & Disney world restriction. Among that all the issues with KH3 are because of the engine switch & starting from scratch…. All which you know NOTHING about. Otherwise you wouldn’t claim something so desperate.
Lol KH3 being on PS2, probably the most embarrassing & worst take of all time.
KH2 is peak fiction, peak jrpg 😤
Also COM top 3 KH games
Yea, CoM gets beaten up by people but it had good bosses and story.
Kingdom Hearts will always be special to me. KH3 is my absolute favourite, followed by Melody of Memory and then 2. Love it soooo much
Seriously, what is everyone's beef with Chain of Memories and its card battle system? On one hand I may be nostalgia blinded as the GBA version was my first ever KH game, but on the other, even back then I could get into the battle mechanics easily, and thought it was super cool that stringing 3 specific cards together could trigger various cool abilities or summons, not to mention the tactical part of stacking your cards in the right order for easy access to your most powerful sleights, and using them at the right time, seeing as you are being warned early on that the final card in your combo will disappear for the rest of the battle. Repetition may have been a key factor, seeing as how if you had a good tactic going, you'd use those same moves in every battle, but I never grew tired of it.
Sure, I was aware of the PS2 original, and did in some ways see CoM as a lesser version of the real thing, but for one thing, this game (in a good way) only made me more curious to play KH1, and secondly, on top of every floor in Castle Oblibity being a recap of a world from KH1 (which thus got me sorta up to speed) everything that happened inbetween was an all-new story, introducing my No.1 waifu of all time by the way, AND you unlocked playing as motherbleeping Riku afterwards!
The ps2 version of Chain of Memories is actually a remake, the GBA version is the original
@@tigerfestivals5137 I'm aware, I worded it wrong. I meant that KH1 on PS2 was the original version of the story being told in CoM, since the story in the worlds of CoM are all re-tells of what happened in KH1, if that makes any sense? As in "Kingdom Hearts 1 is the original Kingdom Hearts game". It's a muffled way of looking at it, but that's what I was going for.
I can't speak for everyone's experience, but I can at least give my own. For me, I played Re:Chain of Memories and the combat to me always came across as very broken. To start, the game introduces basically everything you need to know in World 1 which is pretty solid. It helps you understand how to play the game and progress in the combat. In theory, it should be preparing you to experiment and master the controls in later worlds. However, the combat for regular enemies doesn't fully prepare you for bosses and vise versa. For regular enemies, just overusing strong cards will suffice while bosses are really designed strictly for you to avoid attacks by breaking cards. The game is very punishing for having your cards broken/letting enemies attack. Axel 2 is a great example of this as the entire boss fight can kill you with just 2-3 of Axel's sleights if you let him (it's happened to me more than one occasion). Thus, the game is teaching you the only solution is to build decks that can't be broken by your opponent and to constantly break theirs. As a result, your objective now shifts to building decks with powerful sleights that will do massive damage and kill bosses with ease. This limits your options as you're now focused less on experimenting and figuring out what options are most optimal for your play style. It isn't really teaching you to experiment and have fun with the system. It's teaching you to break it to make your life easier.
Compounding this issue is the fact that Re:Chain of Memories system is based on math which most people dislike. I don't know a huge number of people who like math in games. As a result, people are going to want to focus on building decks that they can use long term to save time crunching all the annoying numbers to make the combo they want. I'm good at math myself, but even I get bored crunching numbers to figure out the precise details for a specific combo to just try it out. What ends up happening then is that players are being trained unintentionally to zero on a permanent deck that will kill most bosses and has simple math. In this case, 20-23 is an easy range to obtain because most people know how to add up to 20 or 21 (7 times 3 is 21). While the 2nd condition requires different types of key blades, players are earning new types all the time which makes this condition more accessible and easy to achieve. These two conditions are why Sonic blade becomes a welcoming choice for most players. Similarly, mega flare is instantly popular for grinding since it literally kills everything and just requires two random fires + mushu. In this regard, specific sleights are simply too powerful NOT to use and break the game's difficulty. The argument to not using a strategy like this is counterproductive since it forces the player to try and learn the controls to not break the game instead of instantly solving their problems with Sonic Blade. Re:Com also reduced the levels required for it making it even more busted than before. So realistically, you are essentially either going to use it or handicap yourself without much benefit in-game (even if internally, it helps make the combat a little more challenging).
For me though, I think what killed it is that I really don't learn the controls. As I'm playing, I'm shutting my brain off during combat and not thinking about doing 20 different cool things to kill enemies. Instead, I'm thinking how to combine attacks to prevent breaks and kill them as fast as possible. I eventually get bored of fighting and just want to continue with the plot. This especially happens on Riku's side where I get burnout due to the fact that 75% of his side is just fighting all the time. Since I never learned how to not break the combat on Sora's side, I'm even less prepared for Riku's side which expects you to. In particular, I'm super bad about using enemy cards. They're so optional on Sora's side I forget that I can press a button and use them. Additionally, I have no motivation to do so as enemies typically die in a few hits from my key blade swings or sonic blade anyway (defeating the purpose of using one). On Riku's side though, you really do need them and I just don't use them. As a result, I'm forced to use the Card battle system by winning Duals against enemies. Since the system is just pairing cards equal or greater to the card of an enemy after using a card of equal value, it's incredibly easy and mind numbing to just rapidly press X to trigger and kill the boss. I don't even feel like doing Dark Mode. If I get hit at any point, the enemy can just combo me to death. This is also a problem on Sora's side, but I feel especially vulnerable on Riku's side so I'm obsessed with avoiding any chance of attacks at all. And since you're EXPECTED to break cards, not dodge, it becomes a rather poor motivation to use dark mode over safety. It also doesn't help that Riku has only one way to heal and it's based on RNG whereas Sora just has instant cure. I get why they added the card limits to add extra challenge, but the process just frustrates with me.
Another issue from what I heard is that Re: Chain also suffers from 3D spaces. The game was originally designed for 2D battles which is why it works better on the GBA for combat. Since you have a 3rd dimension and can more easily miss, it further pushes the player into doing actions that reduce failures when fighting enemies. As a result, it continues to teach players to stick with what you know and not innovate which is counterintuitive to the combat they WANTED us to play. I don't know how true this is, but it's something I've read about before.
I don't know if that's everyone's experience, but those are at least my main thoughts. I hope that was helpful to you, and if not, you can let me know what I can clarify from my experience.
I love the Disney boss fights in KH2. Wish there was more in KH3 though some worlds it made sense not to fight them( Like Hans for Frozen lol). The Tron boss with MCP & Sark is my favorite.
Hans had a really cool heartless tho
@@landonalves1774 Indeed!
Actually the first game in the story line is union cross :^)
I KNEW SOMEONE WAS GONNA CORRECT ME!
Poor Lock having to edit through KH, but ahh well, anything in the name of quality content ❤️
Lock hard carries this channel. Couldn't do ANY of this without him
Man, hearing you loving TWEWY is wholesome. For me the reason I was hyped for Dream Drop Distance is because Neku is in Kingdom Hearts. Wish Square put other titles like Nier, Drakengard or even Dragon Quest
Always excited to hear some love for the mega man commission game and especially the battle network series. Hoping we get a mega man battle network collection.
So many feels and nostalgia in this video 😭
If you really wanna give the PSP more love like you said opening BBS, that would be awesome. When it comes to things that are considered "retro" now, I feel like the PSP is often overlooked. But it was a huge part of my childhood. I'd love to see you give it a closer look in general or videos on some standout games on it.
PSP will definitely get some more love from me soon. I'm playing through all the FF games and there are MANY that I missed there ;)
Man I feel that about screeching for kh3, I remember tearing through the house because I heard a BBS commercial because the music is iconic.
Re:coded was actually my first game in the series, I'd never heard of it before but somehow saw a commercial for that specific game and couldn't get it out of my mind. I know I'll always be biased because of nostalgia, but I do also think it's one of the most fun mechanics-wise.
KH2 is still one of my favourite games of all time and I replay it every year. Can't wait for 4 in 20 years time
I not to long ago beat kh2 and kh3 and I'm playing the first kh
and I'm enjoying them all. Kh3 was my first introduction to the series and now I'm in love with the series
The music still me goosebumps like when I was a child. I'm a 31 year old man now
Still waiting on your Dragon Quest video and you starting the series, DQ 3, 11, 8 and 5 are all the best ones. Play DQ 1-3 in order on Switch, DQ 11s free demo is still available on all platforms.
These games are amazing and I have a love-hate relationship with them. KH3 has okay combat, mainly in the data battles tbh. But I prefer KH2's combat above all others. I think KH3 might have the second best combat for me out personally (out of the main games) if you take out the attraction commands. Also, I don't know if you got around to it, but you should check out the Back Cover movie they made that was in the 2.5 HD collection, and you might have it but idk. The movie covers the main events of what happened and it's actually super interesting. It's also technically the "real" beginning of the KH universe (though technically it goes back further in time). I highly recommend it :).
I love this series so much that I buy it everytime they re release it just bought them all on xbox not long ago.
Same. I hope KH4 doesn’t take forever to come out and doesn’t get delayed over and over again for 10 years like 3 did.
Broke my leg last year and went though then all, had a blast.
22:14 but some of that was in 1? Like, thats why called him "just the delivery boy" in hollow bastion. The Keyblade was supposed to be his, but because he dissapeared into the darkness, it went to the next best candidate.
Oh my goodness, i completely forget about the Kingdom "of" Hearts. That brings back some memories not gonna lie.
I am currently playing kh1 again to platinum it and tbh comparing it to kh2, I love kh1 the most. It’s my comfort game that I feel I can go back at anytime.
Critical Mode in II Final Mix is so rewarding because it’s tough but fair except for post-game bosses (who are tricky even on Beginner mode). If you learn how to use the tools at your disposal and not only identify but take advantage of your opponent’s moves there’s a satisfaction to completing things like the Grim Reaper battle in Port Royal or Roxas in The World That Never Was as Crit mode shatters the Press Attack to Win perception the game has.
I’d recommend downloading the mobile game because now it’s just a cutscene theatre, and hooboy the setup they have is so cool
I just recently bought the KH collection on PS4 and the original HD remasters on PS3 so... Might be a good time to get a refresher course on them
KH2 is my absolute favorite and I’m heartbroken that it’s not on switch properly and BBS is also my second favorite and DDD is my number 3 and I love the TWEWY characters 🥰 wish it also came to switch properly and not this cloud BS
KH2 is everyone’s favorite
@@jeremybrandt5779 for good reason lol
I love the cloud feature! It proofs how shitty the Nintendo Switch is
@@jeremybrandt5779 Me; "I'm guess I'm not part of 'everyone' then :'("
@@lukasruston8618 Me neither.
I remember saving and re playing that boss fight with Riku endlessly for hours because of how sick it was !!
I started a series like two years ago and it took me year and a half to play all titles, well watch some because I didn't like chain of memories card game and didn't have time for birth by sleep. It's amazing love it. So far ddd and kh3 were my favorites 😊
I got half way into KH3 before I realized I had no idea what was going on so I finally got the whole collection and I'm going to play it all from start to finish.
KH2 is one of the greatest games ever made and I will die on that hill. That intro of sanctuary by utada still gives me goosebumps
I love that are sooo many parts and the story gets so crazy! It always forget its own story and creates something absolutely new!!! Its soooo cool!!!
I love that everybody dies, but they never die!!! Its sooo awesome and amazing!!! I played all the games and there was Xehanort as a boss! Then you fight Xenhanort in the next game. And there is even Xenahort in the next game. And there is even another Xenahort in another game!!! Its was soooo cooooool!!! Then you have this first time DLC in the KH-history!!! And guess what, it was Xenahort that awaits the player in the DLC!!!
JUST A GREAT GAME!
Love this series so much. KH3 is probably my favorite and had me so excited for the future before KH4 was even announced
Yeah KH3 is probably the badest shit.
KH3 is so underrated compared to 2.
@@bigcade554 AGREED! Like, I get it, 2 is a good game, I've played it myself, I got 100% completion, I beat it on crit level 1 but KH3 imo is as good if not better than 2.
I'm glad I'm not the only person who considers 3 their favorite.
Even to this day i still don't understand why KH3 is so hated. I really dont.
I still play every kh game till this day! They’re so iconic especially there music!!!!
Chain of Memories was my first KH game. The worst place to start, but something about the PS2 cover art called to me. It's still my favorite one because the card system was very unique to me.
Blasphemy
Kingdom Hearts was one of the few things that kept Disney Relevant in the 2000s.
Cause man, outside of KH, and Pixar, Disney was rough. Michael Eisner was running the company to the ground, Disney Animation was dying, the parks were cheap and lazy, Roy E Disney staged a revolt.
This franchise is my favorite, yes the story kinda went off the rails but I still love it
KH is special to me. I remember first hearing about it from EGM, remember gaming magazines lol, but I was in middle school and had a sub to it. Any who I felt like the mash up was the stupidest thing imaginable, however one night after finishing ff IX (I think) I asked my dad if he would get KH for me otw home from work. I’d been hearing simple and clean in commercials and I think it’s what propelled me to get, but when i saw the opening movie and heard that music I was instantly enthralled and in love. To this day I look forward to intro movies in games bc of KH and ff games. My favorite is bbs, but 2 is special as well because I was about to finish high school and go to college but my niece I used to be very close with and myself played the entire game together over the phone. I’m talking down to synchronizing our cutscenes dialog and everything. One reason why I have so much love for the franchise is because at the time i firsts played everything was so much simpler and innocent (clean lol) bbs keyblade graveyard is such a bad ass scene, out of all video games.
ayeee the twewy shoutout! thats my favorite game ever!
If there is a Hall of Fame for video games, Kingdom Hearts will definitely be up there.
Love KH series and been going back to the older games. Amazing series and great video, I'm hoping KH4 is good again and not as bad as 3 was, KH 1 and 2 we're such masterpieces man. Also all of DQ 4-9 is on DS/3DS. DQ 1-3 on Switch again and DQ 11is on all gaming platforms. Most influential RPG series ever made, inspired and created Final fantasy, Kingdom hearts and Pokemon and other RPGs for instance. Dragon quest legendary influence on gaming is nothing to ignore or sleep on. Dragon Quest 3 is a masterpiece and my favorite in the series like many, the FF7 of RPGs of Japan, it's basically there favorite game and RPG DQ3. Dragon Quest 3 is the most influential RPG game ever created on the planet, documentaries explain it well. Play 1 and 2 first before the amazing DQ 3 since it's a trilogy and should be played in order, 1 and 2 are short so it's easy and 3 is the normal length of a game today. Will never stop recommending this amazing series, hope you start and enjoy it.
3 isn’t the best, but it isn’t bad either. But 2FM is the best
KH2 definitely makes a top 10 best games list for me. I didn’t play every handheld one just because I didn’t have all the systems. Ended up watching most of it on UA-cam to get the full story. I thought KH3 was pretty much a huge letdown bar the final battle. I think a lot of it had to do with me growing up though. Played KH2 when I was 13 and then KH3 when I was 27 lol kinda wild to think about that
I gotta say, as a new KH fan starting with 3, them packing all the games (and cutscene movies) into one was fuckin genius for the new fans who like me jumped in at 3
You said the only Disney bosses in 3 was pirates? There's also the Titans in Hercules, Dark Baymax, the snow giant from frozen. Those are just off the top of my head
Interesting Matty. Didn’t expect this one. Can we get one on POWER STONE. Or legacy of kain?
0:48 I wouldn't say announced super early. KH4 has been in the works since 2019 and it's releasing September next year according to Nvidia.
KH3 was a one off problem due to versus 13 and the engine shift
kh is my favorite series game not to mention having Sora in Super Smash bros Smash Ultimate is a dream come true
I was disappointed with the Dark Baymax fight. I was expecting that after fighting him in a dogfight, we get to fight Dark Baymax in an area with the rest of Big Hero 6 providing assistance. That was a missed opportunity!
I didn't mind the idea of an aerial fight but the mechanic was really half baked and just didn't feel as good as the regular combat system
Kingdom hearts 3 has become my ultimate favorite Kingdom hearts game. Although the story is unfinished until you download the DlC. The gameplay, the world's you get to visit and the MUSIC. The music is probably the best it's ever been in the series. It's captured my heart completely.😁
The story is unfinished even after beating the dlc 😒
If there was one thing with this series I would've changed, is I wouldn't have wasted the grid on DDD. I get that Tron Legacy was 3D when it came out in theaters, so having that world on the 3DS does kind of make sense but... I feel like they could've done so much better with that world and story line. Anyways, big fan of the series myself and I'm interested to see where they go with KH4. Hoping to see FF characters return as well, and I'm super curious to see what future involvement Noctis, I mean... Yozora has (if any).
kh2 is one of my favourite games thanks to my older brother, miss those days
Nomura said Xehanort Saga wasn’t the end after 3 before 3 was released. This might or has to be the last saga. We’re getting Kingdom Hearts games for years. I think 4 is going to come out 2025 it’s not going to take 6 years for a new KH game to come out like 3 did
When I say “make KH4 more like KH2” I don’t mean rip out the flow motion and shotlocks and keyblade transformations, KEEP ALL OF THAT 🔥🔥🔥 Those are things that were added since KH2 that aimed to level up the experience and actually did a good job -
What they should NOT continue to do is use past HANDHELD GAMES as EXCUSES to justify:
-destroying their best received combat system of all time (floaty)
-less worlds
-less enemies
-shorter campaign than PS2 predecessors
-no Colosseum trials
-no sephiroth fight
-half of twilight town, no seven wonders, no tower, no inside mansion
-no hollow bastion (have we strayed this far?…)
etc. - all of THAT stuff is portable hardware spin-off energy. We’re back on console, baby. Let’s make KH4 the new series best, I’m tired of looking back on what feels like “the glory days” of the KH series with KH2FM.
Kh1,kh2 remixes are amazing
Have you Played the DLC for Kingdom Hearts III it Fixes alot of the Issues you have From Difficulty and Final Fantasy characters returning. And it sets up Melody of memory and Kingdom Hearts IV along with a verum rex game.
Also kingdom hearts II is the best game ever
That verum rex game being KH4
22:30 I mean, KH1 was originally a one off so I'm not gonna say Nomura planned it all, but all dream drop distance did was clarify stuff already present with stuff set up in kh2
sora not being given a keyblade was revealed in bbs...
for what i remember about the numbers is that 1.5 is the games before 2, 2.5 are the games before 3, 2.8 is the context and 0.2 is the prologue for 3(2.8+0.2 = 3) and well 2.9 is the literal KH3 prologue lol
As someone who only played 1 when I was 8 the list of games you have said baffle me
Personally, I don't think KH2 should be blamed for the series plot going off the rails. IMO Nobodies felt like a completely "logical" inclusion, and the Ansem/Xehanort twist was _less_ convoluted than most Final Fantasy games.
Really, it's the spinoffs (CoM included) that are to blame for what a mess the series has become)
They're really not spinoff if they're vital to the lore. That criticism is now outdated since the collection is out for all game systems.
@@Redxan600 They're non-numbered handheld titles built around gimmicks; most of their gameolay content is rehashed from the numbered console titles; and they don't serve to move the narrative _forward,_ only convolute the existing narrative of KH 1+2.
By any metric they _are_ spinoffs; the fact that they're vital to understanding the story is a major failing IMO. That may not be as bug of a problem _now,_ since we have the collections, but for the longest time if you wanted to fully experience KH's story, you needed to own five different consoles.
And on top of that, their worlds are lifeless, their plots are mediocre and padded to hell, and the fact that they're necessary is a testament to the series' terrible writing.
Frankly, I wish the series had ended with 3. I can't muster one iota of interest in KH4; all the magic of 1 and 2 are _looong_ dead.
At thus point KH is a just a bloated monument to why Nomura was the worst thing to ever happen to Square. Pretty much everything wrong with modern Final Fantasy is a byproduct of his influence on the company. I think it's telling that two series have begun to look so similar.
@@RunePonyRamblings UA-cam, I'm tired of you hiding and deleting my replies. Stop that already!
"They're non-numbered handheld titles built around gimmicks; most of their gameolay content is rehashed from the numbered console titles; and they don't serve to move the narrative forward, only convolute the existing narrative of KH 1+2."
Wow, really? You're just going to straight up say that? First off, each of the non-numbered games plays uniquely and different. Sure Re:Coded and DDD has the BBS mechanic, but with Re:Coded, the gameplay has variety and DDD has Flowmotion and Dream Eaters to make the gameplay feel so much different from BBS. Second, they do serve the narrative. All of the other titles were building up to the finale of the Xehanort saga.
"By any metric they are spinoffs; the fact that they're vital to understanding the story is a major failing IMO."
If you can follow the MCU stories, or the Star Wars films, or any of the Harry Potter books, then there should be no problem for you to follow the KH lore.
"if you wanted to fully experience KH's story, you needed to own five different consoles."
While I'm not disagreeing with this statement, that is not longer a problem now since the collection is out for all game system.
"And on top of that, their worlds are lifeless, their plots are mediocre and padded to hell, and the fact that they're necessary is a testament to the series' terrible writing."
Dude, what game are you playing? Because this doesn't sound like Kingdom Hearts. I mean the worlds, plots, and padding are true with kh2, but what you're describing is not at all like KH.
"Frankly, I wish the series had ended with 3."
You could just stop playing and not invest any more time into this franchise. No one is forcing you to stay.
"At thus point KH is a just a bloated monument to why Nomura was the worst thing to ever happen to Square. Pretty much everything wrong with modern Final Fantasy is a byproduct of his influence on the company. I think it's telling that two series have begun to look so similar."
Suuuuure. Blame Nomura for everything. But guess what? If it wasn't for Nomura, Kingdom Hearts probably wouldn't be as popular now. He doesn't have anything to do with the recent FF games other than just the art. You're just letting his wins stay rent free in your head.
At this point, you can double down and spout some more information and show off how petty you look, or just walk away from this. Your choice.
@UCoSokzbIpUUKOWnI1UwMvPA *"Second, they do serve the narrative. All of the other titles were building up to the finale of the Xehanort saga"*
Yes, because informing the present-day cast that Terra, Aqua, and Ventus need help totally required an entire game of rehashed KH1 levels to do and couldn't have simply been established in a cutscene. Ditto for Xion, who is totally a character that needed to exist, who isn't made redundant by Roxas and Namine already existing, and totally needed an entire game to explain her existence. Did we need an entire game for the sole purpose of explaining Xehanort's plan to re-create the X-blade? The plan we already knew about from BBS? And which hasn't changed by KH3? Literally 3 of the 5 spinoffs have no justifiable reason to exist. And even then I'd say CoM is seriously pushing it.
*"If you can follow the MCU stories, or the Star Wars films, or any of the Harry Potter books, then there should be no problem for you to follow the KH lore."*
Star Wars is hardly an apt comparison at all. _None_ of the Star Wars EU is required to understand the films, not even the cartoons. They can _enhance_ your understanding or appreciation of the universe, but you're not going to be left unable to understand Episode V because you didn't watch the Holiday Special or read Splinter of the Mind's Eye. Harry Potter is an even _worse_ comparison. It's a straightforward series; you start at book one and each subsequent book moves the narrative forward. When you read Prisoner of Azkeban you won't be left wondering who Sirius Black is because you didn't read the secret epilogue to Chamber of Secrets that was only published in a UK-exclusive magazine. You don't need to read a spinoff book to know who the other teams in the Tri-Wizard Tournament are. And you certainly don't need to play a Beedle the Bard DS game to understand WTF the Deathly Hallows are.
As for the MCU... frankly that whole format is cancer. Whatever happened to just telling a story? Even complex stories can be told succinctly; anyone who _needs_ an entire book/movie/game to set up a character or plot point is a bad writer, plain and simple. Remember what I said earlier about Star Wars? Well, compare that to the new Disney era; wanna know who the hell the First Order are, where they came from, or how they managed to rise and gain control of the galaxy without the New Republic lifting a finger to stop them? Gotta read some books! Pick up the visual dictionary for Ep. IX if you want to know where Palpatine's giant sith army came from. Hey, doesn't Mustafar look a little... different than it did in Ep. III? Play the Darth Vader VR game to find out why! Did you like the Mandalorian? Well you'll need to watch the Book of Boba Fett if you want to be up to speed come Season 3. You'll also need to watch Clone Wars and Rebels to know what the deal with Ahsoka, Thrawn, and Bo Katan is. And of course you'll need to watch the Ahsoka series, and the Ranger of the New Republic, if you want to be prepared for the inevitable Thrawn crossover. Who knows? Maybe the Obi-Wan interquel nobody asked for will have some scene with Ezra that will also be required viewing.
The Compilation made FF7's story _worse,_ not better; ditto for this new multi-game remake they're doing. Do I even need to mention Fabula Nova Crystalis? Did we really need two sequels to FFXIII? Why do I have to watch a movie, an anime, play two mobile games, and buy multiple DLC chapters just to get the full story for FFXV? And why, despite all this extra development for their worlds and characters, are they still LESS compelling than the old self-contained titles?
It's nothing more than bad writing, corporate greed, and franchise milking. I guarantee you that a competent writer could've told KH's story in 4 games, tops.
*"Dude, what game are you playing? Because this doesn't sound like Kingdom Hearts. I mean the worlds, plots, and padding are true with kh2, but what you're describing is not at all like KH."*
Why are we even playing through Disney worlds in any of the spinoffs? It's largely irrelevent to the plot, and the worlds themselves have no unique NPCs, enemies, or mechanics. No unique character forms. No novel method of traversing them. No personal connection with the main character. They could literally be replaced by original levels, or procedurally-generated greybox dungeons, and from a narrative and gameplay standpoint almost _nothing_ would change.
KH2 did lay the groundwork with it's more straightforward level design, but it still had all of those key features I mentioned.
*"You could just stop playing and not invest any more time into this franchise. No one is forcing you to stay."*
I know that, and you know that. You also know that that's a non-argument. My opinion is no less valid just because I've grown sick of it. I put up with a _fuckton_ of BS from this series because I loved KH1&2. I have every right to be upset that after blueballing us for 14 years they have the gall to do it all over again.
*"Suuuuure. Blame Nomura for everything. But guess what? If it wasn't for Nomura, Kingdom Hearts probably wouldn't be as popular now. He doesn't have anything to do with the recent FF games other than just the art. You're just letting his wins stay rent free in your head."*
I love KH 1 & 2, but frankly at this point I would rather the series have never existed, if only to avoid it's own degeneration and the deleterious effect it's had on SE as a whole.
You do know Nomura was the director of FFXV, right? He was also one of the minds behind Fabula Nova Crystalis in general. He might not be singularly responsible for all the problems with SE, but he's certainly emblematic of them. Especially given that modern FF is largely experiencing the _exact same issues_ as KH, seemingly born of the same mindset and directorial approach.
Yes, the KH series is very successful; it's also a laughing stock. You could call that a "win" in the same way that Disney's live-action remakes are "wins", and I suppose if you're a bean-counter it doesn't really matter, but if you're someone who wants good games/movies/whatever, it hurts. You can call that "staying rent free", I call it "giving a damn about the things I love".
@@RunePonyRamblings Literally every side game adds something to the plot what. That’s like watching the MCU movies and saying only the Avengers films are important.
Kingdom hearts 2 is such a mind blowing game still to this day.
Remember the secret ending? Now remember kh3. It's so bad they are just looking around and nothing is happening in 3s ending. While we got this mind blowing secret ending from KH1 and KH2. Osaka, square and nomura are all hacks.
I used to play Kingdom hearts one and two when I was in elementary school after that I got into Nintendo game like Legend of Zelda(Skyward Sword),Kid icarus Uprising),Super Smash Bros Ultimate,Xenoblade 2,Xenoblade Definitive edition and Super Mario!Until we got more and more kingdom hearts games like birth by sleep, dream drop distance and three I really hated three! Hopefully four will deliver!Now Sora is in Smash Bros Ultimate now We’ll see him take all his rivals like Shulk(Xenoblade Chronicles), Pit(Kid icarus Uprising) and Link(Legend of Zelda)!
and Joker the leader of the phantom thieves who steals hearts
I remember falling for the keyblade graveyard kingdom hearts 3 trailer as well, UA-cam sure was deceptive back then
KH3 wasn’t too bad, imo. Story was pretty weak, but I think the gameplay is pretty good. The major thing I didn’t like were the attraction rides. If they were used in more puzzles, I’d probably like them more. But as they are now, I wish they were completely removed
Thanks to this video i bought the story so far and III. Around 30 euros!
agreed 358 1/2 days needs an hd remaster
The Story of KH was finished when KH1 was released. They decided to scale the story back at the last minute and gutted 80% of the story from KH1 in order to make it more streamlined since they wanted it to appeal to a younger demographic. Later Nomura decided to use the expanded story as the back drop for an entire series. Yes everything that happens in the subsequent games was always planned to happen. Just expanded as they filled out the lore for each game. Tons of people do no research on KH1 and then assume that the story is just improvised as they go. It's not. Nomura released ALOT of interviews before the launch of KH1 that reveal this fact but no one does research on that.
I definitely preferred the gba version of CoM. Might be my favorite gba game ever!
I’m a huge KH fan and I haven’t played the mobile games! I’m just not a big mobile game person
First time I played kingdom hearts 1 I rented it from a movie starz back in the day and then proceeded to rent again and again until I got my mom to buy it for me and loved it ever since just wish they would have a kept ff characters for kh3
Chain of Memories gameplay was fantatic , i don't know where you are coming from , just fantastic , what you say is VERY subjective.
Man I still have the KH2 bradygames game guide along with my release copy of kh2 for ps2. How many times have they re-released these games lol gotta be competing with Skyrim by now.
26:45 iconic
Ok I believe you
I'm actually curious about retro's opinion on ffxiii 2. The trilogy is a guilty pleasure of mine.
KH2FM is still one of the greatest action-RPGs ever made.
Re chain of memories is the only one I ever played and it was on gameboy the card system wasn’t the coolest but I liked it somewhat got annoying running out of cards and building decks sometimes but it was cool
My grandma and elementary classmates would say Kingdom Of Hearts too 😂
“We’re going to go through all the games”,
*checks video length*
Not long enough