I think an important part of wonderland is that its theme is so closely tied to KH1, specifically the whole “going through an alien world with its own logic” thing. Its a good pick for establishing the very vital sense of confusion and alienation. If you went through, say, Aladdin first, you wouldn’t be in that position of “whats this”, you would be screaming at Sora because “Genie! He’s here what a chad take him”, like with the Donald Sora conflict. They had to pick an obscure pick, one that is basically never in the popular zeitgeist, but is still iconic and well known. However i am...some time late so ignore this as you will
came to say something like this but you probably said it better. honestly kh1 its manga and the 356 days manga are why i like wonderland. the manga really express the feeling of being in this magical weird forest and when xion and roxas are looking up at the stars talking about how each is a world with different people living their lives while these 2 characters dont really have lives feels so lonely and yet not. it does a really good job of being atmospheric and getting the feeling across that the universe is vast. the level design having rooms with painted on skys and forests is so weird and i get why people dont like it but me as a kid just felt some kind of way about it i dont really know how to describe it but the vide is very interesting in relation to how i described the manga making me feel but before ever reading them. the sky in traverse town also adds to that feeling, looking up at the stars knowing each is another world. traverse town wonderland and hollowbastion are probably my favorites. i also love the gummi stuff in concept though the gameplay sucks. the seas between or what ever its called idr atm encompasses that feeling of the universe being so vast and how much of an issue being stranded could be so well. also makes it even more disappointing theres no treasure planet world. would be really cool if you had random encounters with pirates (not just heartless) sailing the ethereum similar to encountering monstro abd captain hooks ship though without being actual worlds.
One plot element of Deep Jungle I love is how LONG it takes for Heartless to show up. IIRC it’s not until you do a full circuit of the place and Clayton breaks bad that they start appearing. Until then it’s just fights with Sabor breaking up exploration. I can’t think of any other Disney world in the series structured like this. Where you get to see the process of Heartless being inadvertently lured to a world by someone and just DERAIL the original film’s plot. In what was likely just a few hours of arriving, they were already within spitting distance of Deep Jungle’s Keyhole. Really sold how alien and dangerous the Heartless were
I think wonderland fits pretty well for s first Disney world. Sora has been dropped into a new universe that’s alien to what he knows and understands. It kind of mirrors the idea of going down the rabbit hole into wonderland
If anyone is actually wondering, the reason Alice is considered a princess of heart is literally because during her giant Alice stint in the books she was named heir to the Queen of hearts literally the princess of hearts. now this isn't shown in either of the Disney adaptations but it is supposedly still a background detail that is canonical which makes Alice's inclusion less of a "what the heck why is she a princess of heart?" thing
Something unmentioned about Monstro is that the dialogue between Riku and Sora changes a fair amount if you do Hollow Bastion 1 first, since Riku is possessed by Ansem by that point. It's not the only time cutscenes change based on your order of progression but it's definitely the most significant case; it even makes it so Riku doesn't help you in Parasite Cage 1!
You have a tremendous ability to take a severely mundane topic (ranking KH1 worlds, for example) and making it highly entertaining. I kept seeing this video pop up in my recommended, and I kept ignoring it because my exact thought was "how could that possibly be interesting?" Then I finally gave in out of sheer curiosity, and I'm glad I did. Solid fucking work, man. That intro actually had me cracking up.
15:46 Believe it or not, I was that one person who was super excited to land in the Alice in Wonderland world, when I first got my hands on the game I was an absolute stan o the idea of wonderland and would read/watch aaaany material based on Alice in Wonderland I could get my hands on, so I for one, was super pumped about this world xD
I had spent 45 minutes writing up a comment describing my personal list. Apparently I spent too long typing it that when I tried to submit it, RUclips ate my comment and now I lost it. It's late now so I can't retype it. Here is my list: 7 - Neverland 6 - Olympus Coliseum 5 - Destiny Islands 4 - Traverse Town 3 - Halloweentown 2 - End of the world 1 - Hallow Bastion I promise I had 3 paragraphs of reasoning for each of these worlds... :( Really excited to see your list!!!
That is utterly tragic. RUclips needs to show a bit more patience lol. This list is pretty close to mine! (thank you for not sleeping on EotW) Part 2 should be out within a day or so!
22:59 Riku's excellent reaction time in this scene always kills me! It's like the creators didn't want him to react until the camera panned to his face. I think one of the things that really kills the pacing in these games is the absurdly long pauses between dialogue and moments of awkward silence when otherwise emotional stuff is happening onscreen.
This game came off the hills of Final Fantasy 10 and haven’t played that game pretty much all the way to the last quarter it has some wonky camera decisions too nothing game or experience breaking but just oh that’s a thing
Monstro actually terrified me as a kid. I think it was a mixture between the moving eye on the world logo, the moving wall and floor textures in the chambers, and the music, which was really unnerving to me. I didn't actually complete it until after Riku 1 in Hollow Bastion, when I had a friend do it for me. I don't understand why they made the world optional considering it's a really important development in Sora and Riku's relationship, and the fact that you can do it during Hollow Bastion is just strange. Anyway, nowadays it's one of my favorite kh1 worlds (I think only Halloween Town beats it in terms of pure Disney worlds). I agree both it's ambient and battle themes are among the best in the game, and I really like the Parasite Cage for some reason. I've always wondered if it or just the heartless infesting the area in general were trying to find Monstro's heart, and what a resultant heartless Monstro would look like.
I big agree that having the sora and donald conflict on tarzan is really great. You get to see their relationship take its first few steps and its a lot of fun to see that looking back from where they are now. Also makes it feel genuine and earned and not just "ok we both good guys so we are best friends lets go on good guy quest and kill bad guy now."
When I was living in Japan, I realized that Alice in Wonderland is surprisingly pretty popular in Japan. There’s Alice in Wonderland themed restaurants and random stuff that has the Disney classic on it. So, when KH1 came out with Wonderland, tbh I wasn’t surprised by the choice. I personally really like Wonderland world. I think works well with the game.
I feel like the boxy shape of wonderlands rooms could be explained in universe by the heartless consuming worlds. Obviously I don't have much of a good basis for this, but there is the fact that we see the worlds of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White at the end of the game and they have been reduced to little more than hallways with 2D shapes on the walls that vaguely resemble the worlds they once were. But of course Wonderland has not been devoured by darkness yet. Also it could just be a stylistic representation in both cases. I'm not so sure in any case but it is cool to think that even if the heartless haven't completely destroyed your world they can still eat away at it like parasites.
Ooh I do like that idea. Even if it wasn't intended, I think that's a cool way of looking at it. I wish the series had more instances of worlds like visibly deteriorating due to the Heartless presence.
this explanation can also explain why the KH1 worlds are so small compared to the same KH2 worlds. the Hercules world might just literally be the sky coliseum in KH1 and the city of Agrabah has shrunk because the heartless are eating the world. Christmas town and the other holidays might not even exist anymore in the nightmare before Christmas world.
You said everything perfectly. I loved seeing the Disney characters do new and different things than their movies, it’s what was awesome about the first game, and I really hope the “Villain Counsel” comes back in new games.
Im surprised we never got to visit Atlantica in BBS because of that scene you mentioned. The fact that they gave that little get-scolded-by-your-friend's-dad warning scene to a badass king like Triton in Atlantica rather than, say, Zeus in Olympus (another equally if not more badass king) or idk someone in Neverland, places we visited in BBS. Like if Ariel was a princess of heart and we saw Terra take her heart under Maleficent's control or something like he did sleeping beauty and then Triton would have a strong dislike for "those who carry keys". It would probably be something that made more sense and was less stupid than that but you get the point lol Im just making an example Also 13:22 made me actually lol
Oh man that would've been great. Ariel really lucked out of being a targetable princess of heart on account of being a lustful fish woman with no legs. Nobody's gonna bother her. And I hope I was able to educate on the proper way to talk to them :)
Wonderland is quintessential Disney, it's heavily featured in the parks, was something Walt loved toting around and the VA of Alice/Wendy revised her roles in voice acting until 2005 after Kingdom Hearts and the Unbirthday edition of the Alice In Wonderland DVD, which, funny enough was probably a tradition started due to the parks themselves. Kathryn Beaumont was visiting Disneyland and noticed that her voice wasn't used on the Teacups ride when it was obviously supposed to be Alice talking. Think she ended up asking why Walt didn't ask her to do it, and then they had her record for the teacups and later the ride at Disneyland and from there on out.
Deep Jungle is still one of my all time favorites. I was 7 when Tarzan came out, and 10 when I played KH1, and Deep Jungle still feels so intrinsically tied to KH1. Loved the music, atmosphere, having Tarzan as a sidekick, mini games, etc. maybe it’s my young nostalgia, or the fact that it hasn’t reappeared since, but I do think it’s a highly underrated World.
I actually thought this was a shockingly specific *dig* at the SM64 blindfolded speedrun fraud guy 😅 then I realized that video was a couple weeks ago and this video was a year ago 🤣
My guess, bottom to top: Neverland Halloween town End of the world Olympus coliseum Destiny islands Traverse town Hollow Bastion. (That’s how id do it, personally)
No qualms with that! I have a pretty locked in top two and the rest can move around a bit. I think everything left is great to excellent. Regardless of whether or not your prediction is correct, rest assured you are a totally rad dude anyway.
Been replaying KH this past week and I’m in the endgame now, found your channel this morning and really enjoying the content. This is my favorite game series and I love finding content creators who love it just as much as I do.
I think the idea with Jafar summoning the Keyhole is that, by leaving it out there in the open, it would have become a beacon for the Heartless. Had Sora and his friends not sealed it as soon as they did, the implication seems to be that Agrabah would have fallen to darkness in short order. Jafar would have then used his last wish to secure himself as ruler over the now darkness-infested Agrabah, possibly keeping it from being lost entirely. Assuming this is more than just my conjecture, the story could have admittedly done a much better job framing it all. One possible way would have been by showing the Heartless attempting to swarm the Keyhole after the battle with Genie-Jafar, Sora sealing it just in time. Overall, though, that was the implication I got from those scenes.
Wonderland number 1 to me for sheer environmental variety and most creative interactions with the world (seriously hitting the teddy bear off the shelf in the Bizarre Room to make it fall to interact in the original room you started from to get that chest you saw earlier in the Mad Tea Party Room is genius and totally missable unless the player is diligently looking at everything).
Yeah I think I'll probably stick with keeping it whole moving forward, I prefer that too. I know some people are put off by longer vids but I tend to enjoy having everything there at once. Thanks for the feedback!
It had the most creative interactions like hitting the teddy bear off the shelf in the bizarre room to make it appear in the original room or feeding a flower so it can make you bigger so you could spin a tree like a roulette wheel.
For me atlantica in KH1 was a world that introduced magic as a viable playthrough method cuz before this world i just swung my keyblade and only used cure. One day recently i was replaying the game and i thought i would change my equipment and keyblade to be magic mostly and i was surprised that the world became must faster and more enjoyable. After this i started really thinking about using magic more and not worry about have a full mp bar all the time. I just wish we had secret bosses for each world instead of just agrabah and neverland. At least KH2 fm fixed that.
- Well, at the very least, Triton did leave a convenient block to build the lore of the Keyblade War, and eventually for Cross. - So, now that Tarzan is officially public domain, think there's any chance Deep Jungle will get at least a mention in the series from here on out? Also, I feel like Clayton was sort of a parallel to Riku as well - much like with the Destiny Islands, there weren't any Heartless in Deep Jungle until Clayton's strong desire attracted them there. - If you think about it, Riku in Monstro is playing the role of a naughty boy - something Pinocchio was cautioned against being.
I’m only a few years older than you but growing up with older cousins as well, they loved Alice in wonderland and so I had watched that growing up far more than I’d like to admit so I was super interested in it as a kid! But I understand completely why people aren’t such fans 😂 great list nonetheless! 👍 Edit: “left is right and up is fuck you” 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ironically as a little kid I really liked 100 Acre Wood because, as a scaredy-cat who was always way too anxious whenever I had to fight enemies, I found this world to be a nice break from all that. So it was nice to listen to some relaxing music and just have Sora walk around the gardens and woods. I was also a big fan of exploring the various worlds so I liked looking around. That and Pooh and his friends are so adorable. On top of that, I was actually excited to see Atlantica because at the time "The Little Mermaid" was my favorite Disney movie and I just really wanted to see Sora, Donald, and Goofy interacting with Ariel. All that said, I can see how these worlds would seem frustrating, especially if you're more concerned with other game elements. And even though I thought it was neat that Sora could swim around as a merman (merboy?) controlling him was really difficult. And yeah, getting past that current was a nightmare.
Hey! Been watching all of your videos obsessively as of late despite generally having zero interest in KH analysis previously. I don’t know how well-known this is but to your point about not getting lost in Monstro, it’s actually color-coded as well. The door/entrance you’re supposed to go through to make it to Chamber 4 (and thus progress the story) always glows green, as opposed to how every other door glows blue. Hope this helps anyone!
Alice and Wonderland might have been something nobody was looking forward to, but the actual mind-bending Wonderland-y things that happen in the level - With Sora changing size, manipulating the environment, and flipping the gravity - This world was actually a great showcase for the game, while keeping it visually simple and easy to navigate. Kid me remembers how fun solving some of the puzzles for the first time was - Wonderland might be a bad choice, but I'd honestly have it way better on the list, just for the spectacle.
Completely unconfirmed, but I’ve looked at the “boxiness” of Wonderland as a tribute to the original Disneyland dark ride. The painted flats and location picks are a dead ringer. Also, the “upside down bizarre room” was a scene from the original 1958 version of the ride.
The one glitch in Kingdom Hearts 1 I will never forget is that if you leave Monstro because you got confused and lost in it (Like I did as a kid) it will literally never ever show back up. You are locked out of that world because Monstro never comes back.
What would happen if the crocodile ate Sora? Game over? Sora loses at least half of his body? Or he gets stuck in the stomach and mutates, or something stupid like that, if you want to regard that as canon. #13: 100 Acre Wood. Eeyorenort: "No matter. Most likely would've fallen anyway." "Once the initial charm of seeing these characters and this world wears off, and unfortunately that happened about seventeen years ago, for the most part..." So, immediately? That's rough. I like how the worlds weren't totally isolated in the first game. Stuff like Alice and Jasmine getting abducted, team-ups between the villains, and King Triton lecturing Sora about the Keyblade give a sense of world-building, where even if the worlds don't totally know about one another, it's clear that they were all part of the same world once and they still impact one another. Nowadays, however, there isn't a lot of effort put into connecting each world into the overarching mythology. Each world has been largely self-contained lately, and the most connectivity we get is a few shots of Monstropolis doors that lead to other worlds.
Commenting on a 3 year old video but i have to say, wonderland is... wonderland! It's a super classic setting from a story about a kid jumping into a hole and taking a weird surrealist/psychedelic trip to another world where things have their own logic. The relevance to KH and Sora's journey is striking so it is understandable that they had it be the first disney world you visit. Also, it's a super classic movie. To a little kid at that time i can see why Tarzan was more recognizable, but in the grand scheme of things i think Tarzan is objectively less significant compared to Alice in Wonderland, in terms of cultural impact at least. Cool video and channel by the way! I won't binge yet as i've only recently got back into the series after only playing KH1 as a kid and i want to avoid spoilers but i'm gonna definitely sub in the future (i'm still in KH 2).
Did you know that the original VA for Alice in that movie also voiced her here in this game. *Looks her up* Wow she was in her 60s at the time, yet still managed to sound like a little girl. She was also the voice of Wendy in Peter Pan and voiced her in the game too.
I genuinely can't WAIT to unlock both the Hundred Acre Wood and Atlantica every time I play. My grandmother's favorite Disney film was Winnie the Pooh, and I have a lot of fond memories of her with that world. Plus, I was OBSESSED with The Little Mermaid as a 90s kid whose sister was also named Ariel. xD I love all things mermaids and mermen to this day, and always look forward to being part of that world while swimming around and talking with Ariel.
you fool Pooh’s swing was one of my favorite KH minigames of all time because you get to *launch winnie the pooh into the sky at semi high velocities and watch as he plummets to his demise*
I watched this video yesterday and didn't think to comment till today. I forget exactly what you say. But it's about Pooh world. I wanted to say the swing actually is my favorite minigame. It's simple and short. The story leading up to it is pretty nice, too. I think all the little Pooh tasks in this game aren't very fun. I even share a lot of the reasons you have.
I have seen Alice in Wonderland, I was so excited when I saw it was the first world. Alice in Wonderland aesthetics are always appreciated. The cube rooms are intentional, and also not very good.
16:09 Jokes on you that was my favourite world as a child, well favourite film. Though I was delighted when I found out I was going to Wonderland also disappointed they do as much I would like. Same with Neverland. Oh, spilt in half is much better than an hour in my opinion.
With all of the flaming hot bars you’ve out out since this, I wouldn’t be surprised if Ortolaza could whip up something and help you fix Swim This Way.
I just recently started playing KH1 as I got the All in One package as a birthday gift and dang. The last level I played was Monstro and man you have the emotions of the story fresh down pat. I was like, "OH HELL YEAH" When Riku helped out and I was hoping that would solve everything even though I already know it wouldn't. I'm surprised how quickly I was able to attach myself to the main characters of a weird fanfiction of a story. Literally every time I see Riku I get so relieved and kinda excuse his bad actions because I just want him back, which is so weird to be because I only hung out with him for about an hour and he didn't let me name it GuchiBoat.
Wow RUclips you’re just now recommending me a video from this underrated channel ? Stop wasting my time with stupid meme videos and give me some videos with substance please.
Grew up watching the live action Alice in Wonderland with Gene Wilder way back in the day, so I was jazzed for it in KH. Different strokes for different folks. One of my fav worlds... fun and focused!
“I don’t think many people were super jazzed to go to Wonderland.” Me, as in love with Alice and Wonderland as you were with Tarzan as a child: “Are you sure about that?”
Hi! Terk actually does kinda have a voice "line" in that scene with Donald and Goofy, as she and Donald both scream at each other in shock. Audrey Wasilewski, who has voiced Terk elsewhere, is listed among the Disney Character voice talents in the credits in the English language version of the game, while Yuko Doi is credited as voicing Terk in the Japanese version.
Ever since I known the KH series, one of my favorite things about was simply “meddling” around the Disney Worlds like you’re Doctor Who. Sora/You go to these worlds and essential go through a self-insert fanfic with Sora/You being a badass fighting evil.
Screw the Trident Markers - I still had no idea where to go on my like, third playthrough, as a 21 year old. They lead to one specific place. But getting to anywhere else is a nightmare, and I swear, even following them got me lost sometimes if I accidentally made a wrong turn.
Alice in Wonderland is one of the great classics of children's literature and as such is a perfectly fine inclusion in a Kingdom Hearts game. I also think the world design is supposed to be like a pop up book so to me the way it looks is also fine.
Ope right off the bat. Lol I loooove 100 acre wood. Probably for the opposite reason you rank it lowly. I love that it's such a tonal shift during my first playthrough as a child besides getting back to Kairi this was the most important driving factor for me.
Man, I know I'm late to the party, but I love your content - your comedic flow, understanding of KH as a whole, and way of explaining things makes your videos really enjoyable to watch.
for the 100 acre wood world, I don't do them in pieces I gather all the pages. And before going to the final world I do ALL the pages at once. Makes it feel a little more like a world and not just a mini game here and there.
I swear I had the same sentiment as a kid about Sora asking if Tarzan had seen Riku or Kairi. I remember distinctly thinking "WHO CARES ABOUT THEM, THEY'RE POINTLESS SIDE CHARACTERS YOU'LL NEVER SEE AGAIN, ASK ABOUT DONALD AND GOOFY, THIS GAME IS ONLY ABOUT THE DISNEY CHARACTERS" and I'm glad to see how correct I ended up being in the long run with this series........ :D
This channel is very underrated for KH fans
Incredibly so.
Yeah, I agree
The x keepers are alright but there’s something about this channel that’s very cozy and chill
@@settingittowumbo1953 it’s his voice.
@@michaellane4054 Gotta agree
"I'm feeling this Kairi-shaped indigestion when I look at this castle, but it's probably nothing" 🤣
I think an important part of wonderland is that its theme is so closely tied to KH1, specifically the whole “going through an alien world with its own logic” thing. Its a good pick for establishing the very vital sense of confusion and alienation. If you went through, say, Aladdin first, you wouldn’t be in that position of “whats this”, you would be screaming at Sora because “Genie! He’s here what a chad take him”, like with the Donald Sora conflict. They had to pick an obscure pick, one that is basically never in the popular zeitgeist, but is still iconic and well known. However i am...some time late so ignore this as you will
came to say something like this but you probably said it better. honestly kh1 its manga and the 356 days manga are why i like wonderland. the manga really express the feeling of being in this magical weird forest and when xion and roxas are looking up at the stars talking about how each is a world with different people living their lives while these 2 characters dont really have lives feels so lonely and yet not. it does a really good job of being atmospheric and getting the feeling across that the universe is vast. the level design having rooms with painted on skys and forests is so weird and i get why people dont like it but me as a kid just felt some kind of way about it i dont really know how to describe it but the vide is very interesting in relation to how i described the manga making me feel but before ever reading them. the sky in traverse town also adds to that feeling, looking up at the stars knowing each is another world. traverse town wonderland and hollowbastion are probably my favorites. i also love the gummi stuff in concept though the gameplay sucks. the seas between or what ever its called idr atm encompasses that feeling of the universe being so vast and how much of an issue being stranded could be so well. also makes it even more disappointing theres no treasure planet world. would be really cool if you had random encounters with pirates (not just heartless) sailing the ethereum similar to encountering monstro abd captain hooks ship though without being actual worlds.
One plot element of Deep Jungle I love is how LONG it takes for Heartless to show up. IIRC it’s not until you do a full circuit of the place and Clayton breaks bad that they start appearing. Until then it’s just fights with Sabor breaking up exploration.
I can’t think of any other Disney world in the series structured like this. Where you get to see the process of Heartless being inadvertently lured to a world by someone and just DERAIL the original film’s plot. In what was likely just a few hours of arriving, they were already within spitting distance of Deep Jungle’s Keyhole. Really sold how alien and dangerous the Heartless were
I think wonderland fits pretty well for s first Disney world. Sora has been dropped into a new universe that’s alien to what he knows and understands. It kind of mirrors the idea of going down the rabbit hole into wonderland
The most variety in World design and interaction
@@eziospaghettiauditore8369 I didn’t say I liked it lol
Not enough people make videos about KH1, love your content!
Thanks so much, I love making this stuff! You're right tho, more people need to put respect on KH1's name!!
@@RegularPat
I really wish you can keep that keyblade sora impaled himself after he saves kairi
"it's not like there's even one that stands out"
me: probably pooh's swing
regular pat: immediately roasts me
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You two huh 😅
If anyone is actually wondering, the reason Alice is considered a princess of heart is literally because during her giant Alice stint in the books she was named heir to the Queen of hearts literally the princess of hearts. now this isn't shown in either of the Disney adaptations but it is supposedly still a background detail that is canonical which makes Alice's inclusion less of a "what the heck why is she a princess of heart?" thing
I personally did like the into in this video. It called back to the KH1 vibe, and it was funny when it said "intro is too long. You're losing them"
Lmao thanks it's definitely a little corny but I was going for that KH1 dive to the heart vibe for sure
“Left is right and up is fuck you” HAS to be one of the greatest jokes and line deliveries in all history
Something unmentioned about Monstro is that the dialogue between Riku and Sora changes a fair amount if you do Hollow Bastion 1 first, since Riku is possessed by Ansem by that point. It's not the only time cutscenes change based on your order of progression but it's definitely the most significant case; it even makes it so Riku doesn't help you in Parasite Cage 1!
I never knew that
It’s weird how this is video is more than a year old but it’s just now being recommended to people. Not complaining tho, it’s a pretty good video.
thanks i think it's like wine, the algorithm just knows it's getting better over time. i think that's how wine works, at least
You have a tremendous ability to take a severely mundane topic (ranking KH1 worlds, for example) and making it highly entertaining. I kept seeing this video pop up in my recommended, and I kept ignoring it because my exact thought was "how could that possibly be interesting?" Then I finally gave in out of sheer curiosity, and I'm glad I did. Solid fucking work, man. That intro actually had me cracking up.
15:46 Believe it or not, I was that one person who was super excited to land in the Alice in Wonderland world, when I first got my hands on the game I was an absolute stan o the idea of wonderland and would read/watch aaaany material based on Alice in Wonderland I could get my hands on, so I for one, was super pumped about this world xD
Yes exactly lol! My favourite movie as a child, was so hyped to actual explore it on my own
Been bingewatching your videos, if you're ever up to it--- would love to have ya on the channel :)
Oh snap im subbed to you too. Love your content
Sure man, I can set you up with my boy
Omg it's everyone's least favourite youtube bee infuso
"After I got my degree I thought I would know everything, but I feel like I know...less, now?"
I relate to this so hard
I had spent 45 minutes writing up a comment describing my personal list. Apparently I spent too long typing it that when I tried to submit it, RUclips ate my comment and now I lost it. It's late now so I can't retype it. Here is my list:
7 - Neverland
6 - Olympus Coliseum
5 - Destiny Islands
4 - Traverse Town
3 - Halloweentown
2 - End of the world
1 - Hallow Bastion
I promise I had 3 paragraphs of reasoning for each of these worlds... :(
Really excited to see your list!!!
That is utterly tragic. RUclips needs to show a bit more patience lol. This list is pretty close to mine! (thank you for not sleeping on EotW) Part 2 should be out within a day or so!
22:59 Riku's excellent reaction time in this scene always kills me! It's like the creators didn't want him to react until the camera panned to his face. I think one of the things that really kills the pacing in these games is the absurdly long pauses between dialogue and moments of awkward silence when otherwise emotional stuff is happening onscreen.
This game came off the hills of Final Fantasy 10 and haven’t played that game pretty much all the way to the last quarter it has some wonky camera decisions too nothing game or experience breaking but just oh that’s a thing
Monstro actually terrified me as a kid. I think it was a mixture between the moving eye on the world logo, the moving wall and floor textures in the chambers, and the music, which was really unnerving to me. I didn't actually complete it until after Riku 1 in Hollow Bastion, when I had a friend do it for me. I don't understand why they made the world optional considering it's a really important development in Sora and Riku's relationship, and the fact that you can do it during Hollow Bastion is just strange. Anyway, nowadays it's one of my favorite kh1 worlds (I think only Halloween Town beats it in terms of pure Disney worlds). I agree both it's ambient and battle themes are among the best in the game, and I really like the Parasite Cage for some reason. I've always wondered if it or just the heartless infesting the area in general were trying to find Monstro's heart, and what a resultant heartless Monstro would look like.
I big agree that having the sora and donald conflict on tarzan is really great. You get to see their relationship take its first few steps and its a lot of fun to see that looking back from where they are now. Also makes it feel genuine and earned and not just "ok we both good guys so we are best friends lets go on good guy quest and kill bad guy now."
When I was living in Japan, I realized that Alice in Wonderland is surprisingly pretty popular in Japan. There’s Alice in Wonderland themed restaurants and random stuff that has the Disney classic on it. So, when KH1 came out with Wonderland, tbh I wasn’t surprised by the choice. I personally really like Wonderland world. I think works well with the game.
I love kingdom hearts you tubers who go over the game in it’s entirety.
I feel like the boxy shape of wonderlands rooms could be explained in universe by the heartless consuming worlds. Obviously I don't have much of a good basis for this, but there is the fact that we see the worlds of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White at the end of the game and they have been reduced to little more than hallways with 2D shapes on the walls that vaguely resemble the worlds they once were. But of course Wonderland has not been devoured by darkness yet. Also it could just be a stylistic representation in both cases. I'm not so sure in any case but it is cool to think that even if the heartless haven't completely destroyed your world they can still eat away at it like parasites.
Ooh I do like that idea. Even if it wasn't intended, I think that's a cool way of looking at it. I wish the series had more instances of worlds like visibly deteriorating due to the Heartless presence.
Great explanation
this explanation can also explain why the KH1 worlds are so small compared to the same KH2 worlds. the Hercules world might just literally be the sky coliseum in KH1 and the city of Agrabah has shrunk because the heartless are eating the world. Christmas town and the other holidays might not even exist anymore in the nightmare before Christmas world.
no mom I can't come to dinner, I need to listen to a random person on the internet rank kh
Rewatching these until the kh3 world ranking comes out
What about Dream Drop Distance?
You said everything perfectly. I loved seeing the Disney characters do new and different things than their movies, it’s what was awesome about the first game, and I really hope the “Villain Counsel” comes back in new games.
Im surprised we never got to visit Atlantica in BBS because of that scene you mentioned. The fact that they gave that little get-scolded-by-your-friend's-dad warning scene to a badass king like Triton in Atlantica rather than, say, Zeus in Olympus (another equally if not more badass king) or idk someone in Neverland, places we visited in BBS. Like if Ariel was a princess of heart and we saw Terra take her heart under Maleficent's control or something like he did sleeping beauty and then Triton would have a strong dislike for "those who carry keys". It would probably be something that made more sense and was less stupid than that but you get the point lol Im just making an example
Also 13:22 made me actually lol
Oh man that would've been great. Ariel really lucked out of being a targetable princess of heart on account of being a lustful fish woman with no legs. Nobody's gonna bother her.
And I hope I was able to educate on the proper way to talk to them :)
Wonderland is quintessential Disney, it's heavily featured in the parks, was something Walt loved toting around and the VA of Alice/Wendy revised her roles in voice acting until 2005 after Kingdom Hearts and the Unbirthday edition of the Alice In Wonderland DVD, which, funny enough was probably a tradition started due to the parks themselves.
Kathryn Beaumont was visiting Disneyland and noticed that her voice wasn't used on the Teacups ride when it was obviously supposed to be Alice talking. Think she ended up asking why Walt didn't ask her to do it, and then they had her record for the teacups and later the ride at Disneyland and from there on out.
Deep Jungle is still one of my all time favorites. I was 7 when Tarzan came out, and 10 when I played KH1, and Deep Jungle still feels so intrinsically tied to KH1. Loved the music, atmosphere, having Tarzan as a sidekick, mini games, etc. maybe it’s my young nostalgia, or the fact that it hasn’t reappeared since, but I do think it’s a highly underrated World.
When I saw super fast jellyfish coupled with the watchmojo joke I was like "damn a kh and Gorillaz fan, a man of the highest culture"
Finally someone caught it.
I actually thought this was a shockingly specific *dig* at the SM64 blindfolded speedrun fraud guy 😅 then I realized that video was a couple weeks ago and this video was a year ago 🤣
Only the Powerpuff Girls can stop WatchMojo.
My guess, bottom to top:
Neverland
Halloween town
End of the world
Olympus coliseum
Destiny islands
Traverse town
Hollow Bastion.
(That’s how id do it, personally)
No qualms with that! I have a pretty locked in top two and the rest can move around a bit. I think everything left is great to excellent. Regardless of whether or not your prediction is correct, rest assured you are a totally rad dude anyway.
Been replaying KH this past week and I’m in the endgame now, found your channel this morning and really enjoying the content. This is my favorite game series and I love finding content creators who love it just as much as I do.
I think the idea with Jafar summoning the Keyhole is that, by leaving it out there in the open, it would have become a beacon for the Heartless. Had Sora and his friends not sealed it as soon as they did, the implication seems to be that Agrabah would have fallen to darkness in short order. Jafar would have then used his last wish to secure himself as ruler over the now darkness-infested Agrabah, possibly keeping it from being lost entirely. Assuming this is more than just my conjecture, the story could have admittedly done a much better job framing it all. One possible way would have been by showing the Heartless attempting to swarm the Keyhole after the battle with Genie-Jafar, Sora sealing it just in time. Overall, though, that was the implication I got from those scenes.
Wonderland number 1 to me for sheer environmental variety and most creative interactions with the world (seriously hitting the teddy bear off the shelf in the Bizarre Room to make it fall to interact in the original room you started from to get that chest you saw earlier in the Mad Tea Party Room is genius and totally missable unless the player is diligently looking at everything).
I personally like it being in 1 video instead of parts but whatevers easier for you is better
Yeah I think I'll probably stick with keeping it whole moving forward, I prefer that too. I know some people are put off by longer vids but I tend to enjoy having everything there at once. Thanks for the feedback!
your self-deprecating sense of humor is something i relate to, love your work
Wonderland is a world I really hope we get to revisit in a future game where the worlds are bigger and more elaborate.
It had the most creative interactions like hitting the teddy bear off the shelf in the bizarre room to make it appear in the original room or feeding a flower so it can make you bigger so you could spin a tree like a roulette wheel.
For me atlantica in KH1 was a world that introduced magic as a viable playthrough method cuz before this world i just swung my keyblade and only used cure. One day recently i was replaying the game and i thought i would change my equipment and keyblade to be magic mostly and i was surprised that the world became must faster and more enjoyable. After this i started really thinking about using magic more and not worry about have a full mp bar all the time. I just wish we had secret bosses for each world instead of just agrabah and neverland. At least KH2 fm fixed that.
Thats one thing that I preferred KH1 over KH2 that magic was actually useful where in KH2 the keyblades were so strong you rarely had to use magic
Huh, I can't believe I never noticed that parallel between Ariel and Riku.
Hmm I remember using a guide book a friend made at home to get through Monstro. The dude book was at 200 pages in a big ass binder.
You deserve way more likes, really enjoyed your video, greetings from germany
Danke from the US!
hundred acre woods was one of my favs, because it was so chill and peaceful, plus i loved winnie the pooh as a child
- Well, at the very least, Triton did leave a convenient block to build the lore of the Keyblade War, and eventually for Cross.
- So, now that Tarzan is officially public domain, think there's any chance Deep Jungle will get at least a mention in the series from here on out? Also, I feel like Clayton was sort of a parallel to Riku as well - much like with the Destiny Islands, there weren't any Heartless in Deep Jungle until Clayton's strong desire attracted them there.
- If you think about it, Riku in Monstro is playing the role of a naughty boy - something Pinocchio was cautioned against being.
I’m only a few years older than you but growing up with older cousins as well, they loved Alice in wonderland and so I had watched that growing up far more than I’d like to admit so I was super interested in it as a kid! But I understand completely why people aren’t such fans 😂 great list nonetheless! 👍
Edit: “left is right and up is fuck you” 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ironically as a little kid I really liked 100 Acre Wood because, as a scaredy-cat who was always way too anxious whenever I had to fight enemies, I found this world to be a nice break from all that. So it was nice to listen to some relaxing music and just have Sora walk around the gardens and woods. I was also a big fan of exploring the various worlds so I liked looking around. That and Pooh and his friends are so adorable.
On top of that, I was actually excited to see Atlantica because at the time "The Little Mermaid" was my favorite Disney movie and I just really wanted to see Sora, Donald, and Goofy interacting with Ariel.
All that said, I can see how these worlds would seem frustrating, especially if you're more concerned with other game elements. And even though I thought it was neat that Sora could swim around as a merman (merboy?) controlling him was really difficult. And yeah, getting past that current was a nightmare.
Hey! Been watching all of your videos obsessively as of late despite generally having zero interest in KH analysis previously. I don’t know how well-known this is but to your point about not getting lost in Monstro, it’s actually color-coded as well. The door/entrance you’re supposed to go through to make it to Chamber 4 (and thus progress the story) always glows green, as opposed to how every other door glows blue. Hope this helps anyone!
Ayy thank you for binging lol. I had no idea about the color-coding, that's blowin my mind
@@RegularPat yes now if I could just tell my 12-year-old self that we'd be all set
Alice and Wonderland might have been something nobody was looking forward to, but the actual mind-bending Wonderland-y things that happen in the level - With Sora changing size, manipulating the environment, and flipping the gravity - This world was actually a great showcase for the game, while keeping it visually simple and easy to navigate. Kid me remembers how fun solving some of the puzzles for the first time was - Wonderland might be a bad choice, but I'd honestly have it way better on the list, just for the spectacle.
20:54 OMG I LIVED by that guide! Way better than the guides made later, that thing was EVERYTHING
Completely unconfirmed, but I’ve looked at the “boxiness” of Wonderland as a tribute to the original Disneyland dark ride. The painted flats and location picks are a dead ringer. Also, the “upside down bizarre room” was a scene from the original 1958 version of the ride.
I just discovered this channel and you've already become my favorite KH youtuber! Keep up the fantastic work!!
Thanks so much, thats an honor!
I like how in kh1 every world has it’s own original story instead of doing the movie plot. It makes the Disney worlds feel less isolated
Your passion for KH1 shows and I love it 😀 You should make a KH1 Keyblades ranking video!
The one glitch in Kingdom Hearts 1 I will never forget is that if you leave Monstro because you got confused and lost in it (Like I did as a kid) it will literally never ever show back up. You are locked out of that world because Monstro never comes back.
This vid made all of the kh1 worlds feel alot better
Baby Pat with his Tarzan birthday cake and his tie dye shirt tho 🥺💖
ASL for "I love murder!" Omg I'm rolling 🤣 You just earned a subscriber for that! I'm gonna think of that every time I see Xehanort now haha
I'm on a KH nostalgic trip and you're my go to guy
A friend of mine recommended me this channel, and I'm really glad they did :-)
Found you through your 90 things in KH loved the video and love this channel! glad I subbed!
Ayy thanks, welcome aboard!
Thank you for all the quality KH content! especially KH1!!!
What would happen if the crocodile ate Sora?
Game over? Sora loses at least half of his body? Or he gets stuck in the stomach and mutates, or something stupid like that, if you want to regard that as canon.
#13: 100 Acre Wood.
Eeyorenort: "No matter. Most likely would've fallen anyway."
"Once the initial charm of seeing these characters and this world wears off, and unfortunately that happened about seventeen years ago, for the most part..." So, immediately? That's rough.
I like how the worlds weren't totally isolated in the first game. Stuff like Alice and Jasmine getting abducted, team-ups between the villains, and King Triton lecturing Sora about the Keyblade give a sense of world-building, where even if the worlds don't totally know about one another, it's clear that they were all part of the same world once and they still impact one another. Nowadays, however, there isn't a lot of effort put into connecting each world into the overarching mythology. Each world has been largely self-contained lately, and the most connectivity we get is a few shots of Monstropolis doors that lead to other worlds.
re: the crocodile...you might find out exactly how I think that plays out sometime soon 👀
Commenting on a 3 year old video but i have to say, wonderland is... wonderland! It's a super classic setting from a story about a kid jumping into a hole and taking a weird surrealist/psychedelic trip to another world where things have their own logic. The relevance to KH and Sora's journey is striking so it is understandable that they had it be the first disney world you visit. Also, it's a super classic movie. To a little kid at that time i can see why Tarzan was more recognizable, but in the grand scheme of things i think Tarzan is objectively less significant compared to Alice in Wonderland, in terms of cultural impact at least.
Cool video and channel by the way! I won't binge yet as i've only recently got back into the series after only playing KH1 as a kid and i want to avoid spoilers but i'm gonna definitely sub in the future (i'm still in KH 2).
20:50 as somebody who got into gaming more in the 7th Gen when strategy guides were being phased out I’d find that cool
I actually ended up doing a look back at the KH1 strategy guide not too long after this vid! ruclips.net/video/gerRMpT2AT4/видео.html
“intros too long, you’re losing them” that made me laugh i’m gonna sub
I like you, you deserve a sub
i like you too
Did you know that the original VA for Alice in that movie also voiced her here in this game. *Looks her up* Wow she was in her 60s at the time, yet still managed to sound like a little girl. She was also the voice of Wendy in Peter Pan and voiced her in the game too.
Just found out this channel...i love your humor man!
Thanks!!
@@RegularPat thank you too. not many people do content of KH 1.
Most people do more of KH 2 or KH 3 now.
Oh man I was so psyched to see Agrabah for the first time because I was obsessed with "Aladdin" at the time.
Already addicted to this channel! You make some fine points sir! 💙
13:23 Thank you for this image.
Yeah feel free to use that to your heart's content :)
I genuinely can't WAIT to unlock both the Hundred Acre Wood and Atlantica every time I play. My grandmother's favorite Disney film was Winnie the Pooh, and I have a lot of fond memories of her with that world. Plus, I was OBSESSED with The Little Mermaid as a 90s kid whose sister was also named Ariel. xD I love all things mermaids and mermen to this day, and always look forward to being part of that world while swimming around and talking with Ariel.
Okay, in defense of Pooh's swing: you can swing him hard enough to launch him across the book and that's why it's my favorite mini game.
Well I waited 40 more seconds and I saw. Love it.
This is awesome. Your reviews are so thoughtful
Thank God I discovered your content. I've got about 3 days space I can fill
Hahaha I'm glad you've discovered it too!
you fool
Pooh’s swing was one of my favorite KH minigames of all time because you get to *launch winnie the pooh into the sky at semi high velocities and watch as he plummets to his demise*
I watched this video yesterday and didn't think to comment till today.
I forget exactly what you say. But it's about Pooh world. I wanted to say the swing actually is my favorite minigame. It's simple and short. The story leading up to it is pretty nice, too. I think all the little Pooh tasks in this game aren't very fun. I even share a lot of the reasons you have.
I have seen Alice in Wonderland, I was so excited when I saw it was the first world. Alice in Wonderland aesthetics are always appreciated. The cube rooms are intentional, and also not very good.
16:09 Jokes on you that was my favourite world as a child, well favourite film. Though I was delighted when I found out I was going to Wonderland also disappointed they do as much I would like. Same with Neverland.
Oh, spilt in half is much better than an hour in my opinion.
With all of the flaming hot bars you’ve out out since this, I wouldn’t be surprised if Ortolaza could whip up something and help you fix Swim This Way.
I just recently started playing KH1 as I got the All in One package as a birthday gift and dang. The last level I played was Monstro and man you have the emotions of the story fresh down pat. I was like, "OH HELL YEAH" When Riku helped out and I was hoping that would solve everything even though I already know it wouldn't. I'm surprised how quickly I was able to attach myself to the main characters of a weird fanfiction of a story. Literally every time I see Riku I get so relieved and kinda excuse his bad actions because I just want him back, which is so weird to be because I only hung out with him for about an hour and he didn't let me name it GuchiBoat.
Great list the only nitpick i have is not really talking much about the bosses in each world
One of the best kh Channel
Wow RUclips you’re just now recommending me a video from this underrated channel ? Stop wasting my time with stupid meme videos and give me some videos with substance please.
Welcome aboard. I also have a few stupid meme videos if you're ever feeling nostalgic
April 1st is less than a month away. Perfect opportunity to release that "Swim This Way" cover.
Grew up watching the live action Alice in Wonderland with Gene Wilder way back in the day, so I was jazzed for it in KH. Different strokes for different folks. One of my fav worlds... fun and focused!
“I don’t think many people were super jazzed to go to Wonderland.”
Me, as in love with Alice and Wonderland as you were with Tarzan as a child: “Are you sure about that?”
Hi! Terk actually does kinda have a voice "line" in that scene with Donald and Goofy, as she and Donald both scream at each other in shock. Audrey Wasilewski, who has voiced Terk elsewhere, is listed among the Disney Character voice talents in the credits in the English language version of the game, while Yuko Doi is credited as voicing Terk in the Japanese version.
I was actually one of the 3 people excited to see wonderland in kh1 just out of excitement to see how theyd adapt all the weirdness in game :D
Ever since I known the KH series, one of my favorite things about was simply “meddling” around the Disney Worlds like you’re Doctor Who. Sora/You go to these worlds and essential go through a self-insert fanfic with Sora/You being a badass fighting evil.
Screw the Trident Markers - I still had no idea where to go on my like, third playthrough, as a 21 year old.
They lead to one specific place. But getting to anywhere else is a nightmare, and I swear, even following them got me lost sometimes if I accidentally made a wrong turn.
subscrubed
You had me at
"Intros too long.
You're losing them"
Alice in Wonderland is one of the great classics of children's literature and as such is a perfectly fine inclusion in a Kingdom Hearts game. I also think the world design is supposed to be like a pop up book so to me the way it looks is also fine.
Dude, I love your videos. Love your real love for KH.
I just want to say that I have played KH1 four times and I still have to look up a walk-through for Deep Jungle.
Ope right off the bat. Lol I loooove 100 acre wood. Probably for the opposite reason you rank it lowly. I love that it's such a tonal shift during my first playthrough as a child besides getting back to Kairi this was the most important driving factor for me.
I've been binge watching your channel and I love it
Man, I know I'm late to the party, but I love your content - your comedic flow, understanding of KH as a whole, and way of explaining things makes your videos really enjoyable to watch.
0:37 HARD FEELS BRO!
How are you "only" at 12k Subs?? You deserve more! #alsomakemorekingdomheartscontentiloveit
for the 100 acre wood world, I don't do them in pieces I gather all the pages. And before going to the final world I do ALL the pages at once. Makes it feel a little more like a world and not just a mini game here and there.
Before this video I didn’t realize one of the Wonderland rooms was literally the ceiling of the first room lmao
I swear I had the same sentiment as a kid about Sora asking if Tarzan had seen Riku or Kairi. I remember distinctly thinking "WHO CARES ABOUT THEM, THEY'RE POINTLESS SIDE CHARACTERS YOU'LL NEVER SEE AGAIN, ASK ABOUT DONALD AND GOOFY, THIS GAME IS ONLY ABOUT THE DISNEY CHARACTERS" and I'm glad to see how correct I ended up being in the long run with this series........ :D