It's "Autism is kicking my butt and back into Kingdom Hearts hyperfixation, time to watch the entirety of Dan's play through of Kingdom Hearts" hours again.
"Who would want to replay all of those games to refamiliarize themselves? Nobody!" Dan, I don't think you understand how crazy some of us are. Not only have I been playing through them all, and planning to continue to do so, but I'm going to get all of the platinum trophies and also watch you play them.
Decode the opening segment? Okay, I'll try: The water is darkness. Sora stays on the edge of the island not yet taking a step, looking at Riku who has already stepped out to look over the horizon. Sora goes to follow him until the water recedes, indicating a massive disaster. Riku turns around and calls to Sora as a tidal wave emerges. Sora goes to Riku, trying to save him and both end up getting submerged. Riku continues to call to Sora, but both are inevitably separated. Sora reunites with Kairi on the shore where he sees himself falling into darkness along with all the stars, the other worlds. Sora is then swallowed up again into the depths of darkness and is separated from Kairi. During the tutorial, he struggles with the darkness growing inside him. It is a rough foretelling of the plot minus the ending.
The only thing that's still an enigma here is Sora's opening line. Well, we know it works well with KH3's Secret Episode (and what it's leading into), but not for this game...
@@MrAuthor3DS It is leaning on the fourth wall. Sora in Dream realizing his life is a Fiction. Based on lore, we learn later, Sora is asleep during the intro and tutorial. Sleep brings you close to Dreams and the Final World, and can tell you destined things you wouldn't otherwise know. Also, if you look at the Cave drawings in the Secret Place, Donald duck is on the wall. As if someone dreamed it up, then drew it on the wall.
Dan, it is so good to hear your voice again. I was tearing up listening to the announcement yesterday. Congrats on the new channels and I look forward to more awesome stuff! Hope you had a nice break, if you took one, but I'm assuming you were just working on a million things behind the scenes.
IT IS TIME! Hi! I love Kingdom Hearts music. Music in this episode: 0:15 Dearly Beloved 2:40 Simple and Clean 5:11 Dive Into the Heart - Destati 21:54 Destiny Islands 25:37 Bustin' -Makes Me F- Up On the Beach What's interesting is that Dive Into the Heart changes twice, once at 15:58 and then again at 18:42, but the second time is done much better. This is probably because the second part of the song is a much shorter loop, which means the third part can come in at exactly the right moment to make it all sound smoothly. Also do note that this music is all different from the original Kingdom Hearts, in that it is live recorded instead of midi instruments. So if what you find sounds a little bit different, that's why.
I know NOTHING about Kingdom Hearts but at the end of this playthrough, I know for a fact that I'm absolutely going to love it. And I will not be sure if it is because the game is so awesome and was just wrongfully disregarded by me or just because Dan Floyd presented it and infected me with his enthusiasm. :D
A ton of people were put off by the Disney aspect, but it honestly isn't crucial that it's Disney. The story just requires they be a bunch of disjointed worlds and they used Disney because they thought it'd be fun, and it'd allow for very unique worlds. The deep (and sometimes confusing) lore of the world, the original characters, and the story of the game are all much more similar to the convoluted but endearing storytelling you'd expect from a Final Fantasy game. I think a lot of people would enjoy it if they had given it a try, so I suspect if you think you will, then you probably would have. It's a great game if you don't take it too seriously and let it be a little silly.
Thank you for your explanation. And yes, I was indeed put off by the Disney aspect. I love Disney dearly and I love anime, but just from the artwork I've seen I instantly thought "that doesn't really mix well" and never bothered. There are just too many games out there to give everything a chance where your first impression is so off-putting. Give me great storytelling and some silly, wacky fun any day, though. Here's hoping that halfway through this playthrough I'll also be very excited for the upcoming title.
"Who would want to replay all of these games to refamiliarize themselves? Nobody!" Now come on Dan, that's a little harsh of a thing to call yourself! You aren’t Heartless!
Holy jeez Dan you are providing a service that has been DESPERATELY NEEDED. There are so many games that I don't get into because of how much I feel like I'd miss out on because I never played earlier installments. So THANK YOU
Ah, Kingdom Hearts 1. A game where, before playing it, I thought that there was no way that mixing Disney and Final Fantasy-esque JRPG-ness could possibly work, but they managed a pretty good job of it! Also, the time where the plot was the closest to making any sense at all. :P
I tried watching a youtuber play this recently, but they were doing the things youtubers typically do - talking over all the scenes and leaving in a ton of tough fights that got boring and grindy. Normally I love that from those guys, but it turned me off hard for this game. Thus, I look forward to seeing you try it instead Dan! :D
Diegetic character creation is always neat (as with diegesis in general), but you have to wonder what's going on in the characters' heads. What is Sora thinking as he look at the sword, staff, and shield? How does the Fallout 4 guy decides to fill out their SPECIAL form? Etc.
I loooooved this game as a kid and it just popped in my head recently, so I thought I would have a look and see if there's a playthrough. The nostalgia hit me HARD! Thanks so much for this, I can't wait to watch the entire series!
Well I was going to say, "Welcome back, Dan. We missed you." But, you never actually left this channel. But again, the channel was re-branded from Extra Play, so it's kind of like the channel is brand new...... So, I guess I'll say, "Welcome back, Dan. Really looking forward what you have in store for us all."
Also, I strongly recommend the Prima Official Strategy Guides for these games. They are pretty deep and thorough. Online guides would also be good for finding all of the treasure and helping you complete the Journal (if you want to see the secret scenes).
In my childhood, i played Kingdom hearts on my Nintendo DS. It was the one with 300 something a half days. I replayed and replayed and replayed it over and over, being a happy little lad while doing so. Now imagine my reaction when i find out that theres a metric TON of kingdom hearts outside of the comparibly VERY small DS game. Jesus. :^)
Looking back through the games and remembering how Sora has grown into his hands and feet like a growing puppy is something I like to do from time to time.
I played this game propably over 50 times already and i still feel excited to watch people play it even tough i could propably synchronize every line in this game and could play it blindfolded
I love how you said that you're going to focus on the story but kept talking alot about the animation, you just can't help it hahaha, I loved the video and this is my favorite game of all time
I remember someone doing a full let's play of all the kingdom hearts games before kingdom hearts 3 came out,I think that was you since you are the only youtuber that has the highest kingdom hearts playlist,I've been wanting to re watch this let's play for a while but couldn't remember what it was until now,I'm glad my brain eventually remembered something for once XD
In kindom hearts 3.56 memories over heart it’s revealed that kairi always knew about donald after he entered her dreams in the past while he was transported into a future where the heartless controll the world. She didn’t know what to do about the knowlage about donald so she drew him on the rock
Riku. That get-up kick he does just infuriates me for the reason you mentioned. It feels so cheap, cause it's hard to dodge cause it always seems to happen mid-combo so you're locked in to the attack most of the time and you panic. Anyways, I'm hoping that you do as you did with Dark Souls and try to get everything done. It'd be nice to hear what our Lord Dan has to say on the Lore of Kingdom Hearts after you finish.
Kind of late, but here it goes nothing. The get up kick seems to happen mid-combo because it's designed to trigger that way: every fourth hit Riku takes he retaliates with that move. So yeah, if you just do a button mash on attack against him you're bound to get hit by the kick because you don't have enough time to get past the long ground finisher animation and get out of the way. Easiest way to win against him is to just count your attacks and dodging when you know the kick is coming. IIRC the kicking threshold goes down with Riku's HP, but it has been so long since I played that this might be incorrect.
Hi Dan, I'm French and I love Kingdom Hearts also for practice understanding English, I watch your videos on kingdom hearts. You look like to be a cool guy so you have a new follower.
I’m so glad I found this series. I’ve been looking for something new but familiar to watch because nothing has interested me lately. Nothing. I had watched a couple of video game play through of old games I used to play when I was younger and Kingdom Hearts came to mind. I have to be honest: I think we would have been amazing friends playing this game. Your thoughts, reactions, and commentary are the same as mine. I’m so glad I can binge your series to relive the nostalgia and feel like I’m watching/playing with a friend.
I still maintain that KH's timeline, games, plot, basically everything come together to make it more convoluted, but from what I've seen Metal Gear is pretty complex too.
When your RUclips fails you again, I'm so excited to see this! I remember being a little kid that was *enthralled* by this opening. It was weird, but it felt like magic and that this was important. It set a tone that nothing else has ever captured, and I've been wanting to recapture this surreal beauty ever since.
Please keep including stuff like the fidget animation talk. It's moments like that where you try to teach while you play that really make you unique. Also, the wonder you have about this stuff is awe inspiring.
I love how you're still giving animation insight during these videos. I always liked this channel because it brought a fresh perspective to Let's Plays, there really isn't anywhere else (or at least isn't done as well) where you have industry professionals giving super cool insight during the videos. It might not be the broadest of content, but it definitely has a niche (which I am a part of :P).
word of warning: your choice for what to get and discard doesn't just determine wich stats you get when, but the totals. normal stats can be maxed through craftable items, but shield gives you more inventory space in-battle and staff gives you more MP(thus stronger magic). Also, all experience curves reach level 60 at the same time, wich is enough to beat the game. after that though, for completionists, reaching 99 on "night" is way, WAY faster.
Actually, break-even for Exp required is in the early 40s - so even if you beat the game around level 50, you're still faster starting at night, provided you don't get slowed down by finding it harder to level earlier in the game.
huh, I remember reading in guides that the switch happened at level 40, but all curves had the same total exp to get to 60. Maybe it's rebalanced in the final mix.
I'll admit I haven't checked the figures myself (or maybe I did check them fifteen years ago and have since forgotten) but my recollection and the figures I found through Google agree. It is possible that the figures are all copied from a common source other than the game that got it wrong. To be honest, I always planned on getting to level 99 anyway, so wasn't too bothered about a couple of hundred Exp difference in the mid-levels.
uh...except that right here we have a video showing Dan use triangle for pretty much everything. (though yeah that's probably the Final Mix adjusting things...)
"Who would want to play through all of those games again just to try to refamiliarize themselves with that stuff?" *raises hand* I'm one of those super-fans who is going to play through the whole series each time a new game comes out. And also watch a million let's plays. Because Kingdom Hearts is one of my two favorite video game story universes of all time, the other being Phoenix Wright.
Man this takes me back to my young days I remember playing this when I was VERY young maybe like 3 or 4 I dont have much memory of it but i remember being on the beach section always I could never get past it because i was 4 (i dont know what my exact age was) i wasnt really good at the fights but I enjoyed it. But what makes me cry is the menu theme. That brings some memories back to me. "We did not know we were making memories. We were just having fun." Winnie the Pooh
oh damn, I'm actually getting teary eyes just hearing the music of the title screen!! thank you for this series, I can't wait to revisit my favourite game with you and everyone else on this channel :D
We see stained glass portaits of Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Belle, the ones that have been taken away, and they look like they are asleep. The pink platform with three silhouettes represent the ones who are still 'awake', Alice, Jasmine and Kairi.
The Riku fight at the beginning of the game is so cool to me. They seem to have tuned it just perfectly to make sure new/long-returning players lose it but feel like they can ALMOST beat him. It's not just great for learning about the game - learning to plan to dodge his jump back up attack is a good thing for new players to learn - but it's also a story moment to help drive home Sora and Riku's relationship where Riku is clearly stronger/cooler than Sora but not by so much that they can't have a terrific, friendly rivalry about it.
Story Mode is a great idea. I've noticed that there aren't really any specifically story-focused playthroughs of games on RUclips. It's easy to find "movies" of all the cutscenes just pasted together, but that usually leaves out a lot of the story that's conveyed through regular dialogue and gameplay. I'd love to see more like this
Glad to have playthroughs back, Dan! Kingdom Hearts is a game I'll never be able to find the time to get through all of the iterations of, but I've always been interested in the lore. This is a great compromise, and I can watch while doing laundry, or dishes. Can't wait for more!
So just kind of a cool little detail on the stain glass platforms that I always loved. While not only do they show up in order of film release, they do also show off the 7 princess of heart. showing off the 4 that we don't actually see much of in the game(snow white, Cinderella, Aurora, and Belle), while keeping the 3 we do get to know reasonably well hidden and regulated to a single platform. Also there's the whole symbolism about what they represent and how it connects to Sora, but lets wait to talk about that until we have to address the shadow in the room.
Im very glad people like him make these kinda playlists :)!! My friend told me about kingdom hearts, and as a person who doesnt explore a ton of game play, and isnt up to date on this stuff! This is an attempt to enjoy his intrests so this may take a while lol!!
Dan I dont know if you know but Riku always does that kick move on every 4th hit he takes. So if you do a 3 hit combo, then tap him he does the kick and you can dodge it
...that explains so much. Gosh, I wish kid me knew that (though I *did* beat him, I grinded by "playing baseball" on wakka until I was tough enough to just tank Riku's BS-kick)
A while back, I watched a Kingdom Hearts Let's Play that put on the non-English Disney songs, like Jackie Chan's I'll Make A Man Out of You or the French One Jump Ahead when thing got boring. It was a fun and interesting way to make the Colosseum matches not boring. He also had a habit of shouting "INDIGNATION!" whenever he beat a boss fight.
I literally just finished replaying this today for like the 15th time but I'm so excited for your playthrough! Also, in regards to Riku's backflip-kick attack, he does it on every 4th attack that you land (as long as he flinches to it). So basically you can do a full 3-hit combo on him which will usually cause him to jump away from you or something. The next time you manage to land a hit will trigger his backflip following the kick forward. Pretty sure it only works if he's on the ground though so hits while he jumps may not contribute to the hit count. Not too sure but it worked for me I've beaten him multiple times already.
Kingdom Hearts is my favorite game for everything but the lore, but I'm glad you're going to be going over it so I get a refresher. Now I have to wait 3 weeks to start using this to fall asleep to! Guess I'll rewatch your Dark Souls series again.
The Simple and Clean plantib Remix and the cinematic that goes with it is probably one of the best Video Game openings ever. Also everyone, never forget that Sora is the kid from the Sixth sense, and Kairi is everyone's favorite indestructible cheerleader.
This is my first time ever seeing/watching anything to do with kingdom hearts, gameplay and story wise. And, so far, I'm enjoying your playthrough! I'm glad that when I searched for a playthrough series that your channel instantly popped up! You're entertaining to watch, plus the little animation things/facts that you point out is intriguing/interesting! (To me, at least.) Looking forward to watching more of your content!😁
What you’re calling fidget animation I’ve always heard as idle animation. I think sometimes some can be pretty cool. Link spins his sword idling and sometimes sheaths the sword and puts his shield on his back in Age of Calamity as an idle animation. I don’t know why I’m talking about Zelda, but at least 1,600 hours of my life are on Zelda games. I’ve played 9 on the Switch. Zelda: BotW, SS and LA, Hyrule Warriors: Definitive edition and AoC, With Nintendo Switch online: Zelda 1 and 2 NES and A Link to the Past on Super NES and NS Online + Expansion pass: N64: Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Majora’s Mask will be my 10th.
"What fun is it, If I don't die a few times." - That's my tough process when I choose the hardest difficulty in everything. (Ps.: AC:Origins Nightmare mode is a joke if you do every side quest)
"I hope I don't have to grind" hooo boy. That said, Wakka fights are some of the best ways to gain TP. Just reflect his attacks and don't win the fight. I recall grinding to level 10 before even progressing to when the Heartless swarm the island.
A few thoughts: Character creation in general is tricky for any RPG - you're making the choices that will have the most impact on the game at the point when you have the least information to base your decision on (the same applies to difficulty level). The pick one and reject one of sword, shield and staff is probably better than "pick one of Brute, Cragheart, Mindthief, Scoundrel, Spellweaver or Tinkerer", though I agree that the experience curve selection is probably too opaque. About 9 games into the series (depending on how you count), and we still haven't had the payoff for Sora being "the one who will open the door" - which is either an abandoned thread, or due to payoff in KH3. There are a couple of other RUclips channels that, while they don't have the Dan take on it, give a solid overview of the story of the series: Lorerunner, who has a 31 part "lorerun" from a couple of years ago on Kingdom Hearts where he plays through the 7 games (not X or 0.2) and discusses the lore of them; and Everglow, who is currently uploading a "KINGDOM HEARTS TIMELINE" - cutscenes and edited gameplay from all the games, edited together into timeline order, starting with X, and currently partway through KH1/0.2 (note: due to the nature of time in the Realm of Darkness, the placement of most events in 0.2 relative to events in KH1 is only speculative). Either of them is well worth checking out.
Good to have you back, Dan! And great to see some Kingdom Hearts playthroughs. After just watching the speedrun of KH1.5 during SGDQ, I'm looking forward to a far slower, far more story-filled run of it. :D
I have played this game like 100 times! It’s soo good! But I still learn new things each time I play, like there is a lot of details to look for and shortcuts too hehe. Nice gameplay! 😁❤️
Something I always liked about kairi in #1 is that she's super spunky and passionate, where as in kh2, shes way more mellow and reserved, and she seems to only get more like that as the series goes on. Wish she stayed this way the whole series.
My favorite Dan, Welcome back buddy! I've been replaying these games recently myself with my brother and his kids, since he's only beaten the first, and they not at all. So great timing. Also pretty sure KH3's release date is in January, not this year. It was pushed back a month I believe. Not really that much difference but I felt like pointing out.
Official word is that KH3 could have been released pretty much any time from late 2018 onwards, but they wanted to make it a simultaneous international release , and, considering various national holidays and whatever else, the marketing decision was made that late-January was the first suitable release date. My speculation on the back of that is that, having been given an extra 2-3 months by the business side, the development side are putting a bit more time and energy into polishing the game. We know that they've been making tweaks based on feedback from demo builds that various people have played, so at least some polishing is ongoing.
This is the first time I've seen the shield-fighting animation. Color me impressed with how they made Sora's swing/thrust/combo-finish animation work with all three weapons.
For anyone interested in hearing Dan talk extensively about Disney animation he has been a regular guest on the Disney series of episodes from the School of Movies podcast.
Hello. I am Japanese. I love this game.(Japanese ver.) In order to study English, I am enjoying watching your gameplay! Thank you, Mr. PlayFrame. 私はこのゲームを昔プレイしていたので、とても大好きです。日本人の実況も見ていました。更に英語を勉強中なので、今英語を話されている海外の方の実況としてあなたのゲームプレイを見ています！正直、まだ全ては言葉の意味を分かりません。でも良い声と面白いジョークがあるから、楽しく英語を学べています。ありがとうございます。
Ohh How nice to hear your voice agian Dan you don't get how much your personality do fill out an series in a naritive maner, it gave me chills to hear your voice in the anounsments yesterday. Thanks god that you still do content for us. Thanks so much
I allways wanted to get into KH, but i can't play thr games myself, so i was really glad to see there's someone out there who lets played the whole thing
Yo Dan I love that you're doing this! I never got around to Kingdom Hearts when it came out originaly and it's been on my to play list ever since, thanks for providing this experience!
The 3rd stained glass platform is sleeping beauty. But instead of being center focus like snow and cinders or her full view on after we see her in profile silhouette 3x once in each heart. Maybe it's a foreshadowing? This film came out when i was in 5th grade and i was trying out my artistic wings at the time; I drew her a LOT. so I'm familiar with her, even 60 yrs later.
I'm not sure that it's intended to be triple-Aurora. My reading is that it's supposed to be "generic princess silhouette", possibly representing the 3 free princesses. The other obvious symbolic element there - that one is ins daylight (sun), another at night (moon and stars) and the third is unclear - I'm not sure what to make of, but doesn't tie in with Sleeping Beauty at all. I agree that if the silhouettes are meant to literally depict any of the seven Princesses of Heart, they can only be Aurora, but I'm not convinced that's enough - particularly since she gets a much clearer representation on the next podium.
For the leveling speed, I tend to pick the slow to start one - you catch up in levels around 48, which you'll reach easily in the endgame. And that's around the time when you'd consider grinding anyways for post-game bosses, so you'll get 5he most levels for your experience at that point.
Pro tip: When fighting against Riku, the kick attack that is OH SO annoying, he does it after every 4th successful hit you make. So if you combo (three attacks) and they all hit, then your next successful attack will cause him to do it. If you count in four's and always stop your combo knowing he is about to fall back, then the fight is so much easier. Revenge values in the KH series are super important. Hitting something with a full combo, while often good, can sometimes leave you wide open due to hitting some hidden revenge value. In those situations, maybe just try doing 2 hits, stopping and then 2 hitting again. Other than Riku I won't mention the best situations to do that, but keep it in mind. People criticize this game for being just spam x when the game has points where it actively punishes you for doing just that.
It's "Autism is kicking my butt and back into Kingdom Hearts hyperfixation, time to watch the entirety of Dan's play through of Kingdom Hearts" hours again.
Nothing wrong with having some comfort videos to calm down after a meltdown man
I've never played it, but I've been sorta fixated on KH recently, so I decided to see if I could find any gameplay videos
i feel seen lmao
I relate to this comment so hard.
Still a relatable comment two years later
"Who would want to replay all of those games to refamiliarize themselves? Nobody!"
Dan, I don't think you understand how crazy some of us are. Not only have I been playing through them all, and planning to continue to do so, but I'm going to get all of the platinum trophies and also watch you play them.
Also, there's a podcast called Kingdom Smarts that does this very thing (and is adorable).
square enix has released this game over 3 times already. Of course i'm going to be playing through every single remastered version to the end
I would’ve guessed he was being sarcastic :p
I know he was, but it's still fun to make a dialog of it
The only ones I can't do are the ones with the card-based battle systems. Jesus I hate that combat system.
WHEN YOU WALK AWAY
YOU DONT HEAR ME SAY
PLEASE
OH DAN FLOYD
DON'T GO
You have one of the greatest usernames that I’ve ever seen.
Decode the opening segment? Okay, I'll try:
The water is darkness. Sora stays on the edge of the island not yet taking a step, looking at Riku who has already stepped out to look over the horizon. Sora goes to follow him until the water recedes, indicating a massive disaster. Riku turns around and calls to Sora as a tidal wave emerges. Sora goes to Riku, trying to save him and both end up getting submerged. Riku continues to call to Sora, but both are inevitably separated. Sora reunites with Kairi on the shore where he sees himself falling into darkness along with all the stars, the other worlds. Sora is then swallowed up again into the depths of darkness and is separated from Kairi. During the tutorial, he struggles with the darkness growing inside him.
It is a rough foretelling of the plot minus the ending.
I buy this. Good decoding!
The only thing that's still an enigma here is Sora's opening line. Well, we know it works well with KH3's Secret Episode (and what it's leading into), but not for this game...
@@MrAuthor3DS maybe it was a canceled plot point in this game but was revisited later
@@MrAuthor3DS It is leaning on the fourth wall. Sora in Dream realizing his life is a Fiction. Based on lore, we learn later, Sora is asleep during the intro and tutorial. Sleep brings you close to Dreams and the Final World, and can tell you destined things you wouldn't otherwise know.
Also, if you look at the Cave drawings in the Secret Place, Donald duck is on the wall. As if someone dreamed it up, then drew it on the wall.
"What fun is it, If I don't die a few times." - Daniel Floyd 2018
As a dark souls player, this resonates with me.
Is the dark souls in him, permanently scarred. Love it
Long have we waited!
PlayFrame created!
And as it was fated...
KINGDOM HEARTS LOCATED!
Just came home from the shift
Shoes are still on my feet
I need badly to take a ...
But I'll choose this any day
I have spare pants anyway...
_what_
Wait wasn't this played on this channel before?
Reconnect
Dan, it is so good to hear your voice again. I was tearing up listening to the announcement yesterday. Congrats on the new channels and I look forward to more awesome stuff! Hope you had a nice break, if you took one, but I'm assuming you were just working on a million things behind the scenes.
IT IS TIME! Hi! I love Kingdom Hearts music.
Music in this episode:
0:15 Dearly Beloved
2:40 Simple and Clean
5:11 Dive Into the Heart - Destati
21:54 Destiny Islands
25:37 Bustin' -Makes Me F- Up On the Beach
What's interesting is that Dive Into the Heart changes twice, once at 15:58 and then again at 18:42, but the second time is done much better. This is probably because the second part of the song is a much shorter loop, which means the third part can come in at exactly the right moment to make it all sound smoothly.
Also do note that this music is all different from the original Kingdom Hearts, in that it is live recorded instead of midi instruments. So if what you find sounds a little bit different, that's why.
Thank you!
"Sora is out for blood." "To the death!" Dan's love of Dark Souls seems to be have an effect on Sora's personality.
I know NOTHING about Kingdom Hearts but at the end of this playthrough, I know for a fact that I'm absolutely going to love it.
And I will not be sure if it is because the game is so awesome and was just wrongfully disregarded by me or just because Dan Floyd presented it and infected me with his enthusiasm. :D
A ton of people were put off by the Disney aspect, but it honestly isn't crucial that it's Disney. The story just requires they be a bunch of disjointed worlds and they used Disney because they thought it'd be fun, and it'd allow for very unique worlds. The deep (and sometimes confusing) lore of the world, the original characters, and the story of the game are all much more similar to the convoluted but endearing storytelling you'd expect from a Final Fantasy game.
I think a lot of people would enjoy it if they had given it a try, so I suspect if you think you will, then you probably would have. It's a great game if you don't take it too seriously and let it be a little silly.
Thank you for your explanation. And yes, I was indeed put off by the Disney aspect. I love Disney dearly and I love anime, but just from the artwork I've seen I instantly thought "that doesn't really mix well" and never bothered. There are just too many games out there to give everything a chance where your first impression is so off-putting.
Give me great storytelling and some silly, wacky fun any day, though. Here's hoping that halfway through this playthrough I'll also be very excited for the upcoming title.
This is my dream series
Yes 🙌 🤍
It is more than that :-) it is a Me Series :-)
"Who would want to replay all of these games to refamiliarize themselves? Nobody!" Now come on Dan, that's a little harsh of a thing to call yourself! You aren’t Heartless!
😂Not the heartless
This is going to be great! Though there needs to be a "Donald lets Sora die" counter like darksouls had.
You did not jump far enough - TEST FAILED.
"But who would want to revisit all those Kingdom Hearts just to hear the story?" Me... Seriously, me. Loved the stories AND the games
Holy jeez Dan you are providing a service that has been DESPERATELY NEEDED.
There are so many games that I don't get into because of how much I feel like I'd miss out on because I never played earlier installments.
So THANK YOU
Ah, Kingdom Hearts 1. A game where, before playing it, I thought that there was no way that mixing Disney and Final Fantasy-esque JRPG-ness could possibly work, but they managed a pretty good job of it!
Also, the time where the plot was the closest to making any sense at all. :P
You can mix _anything_ with _anything_ else if you understand how to mix the core ingredients of both things and what you intend to make with them.
The plot makes sense in all of them... just gotta get it sequenced in your head right.
I tried watching a youtuber play this recently, but they were doing the things youtubers typically do - talking over all the scenes and leaving in a ton of tough fights that got boring and grindy.
Normally I love that from those guys, but it turned me off hard for this game. Thus, I look forward to seeing you try it instead Dan! :D
Diegetic character creation is always neat (as with diegesis in general), but you have to wonder what's going on in the characters' heads. What is Sora thinking as he look at the sword, staff, and shield? How does the Fallout 4 guy decides to fill out their SPECIAL form? Etc.
"I'll do it! For you." Way to make my heart go doki doki, Dan.
Keen for this playthrough!
I loooooved this game as a kid and it just popped in my head recently, so I thought I would have a look and see if there's a playthrough. The nostalgia hit me HARD! Thanks so much for this, I can't wait to watch the entire series!
29:53 - "Hey, I think that's a Ducky Emblem!"
"kingdom hearts 3 is presumably coming out this year"
... its now 2019 release date :(
Well, it is out.
=)
Oh, wow, 5 years ago. And theyre completely up to date on all (currently released) KH games... did not think it was that quick
Well I was going to say, "Welcome back, Dan. We missed you." But, you never actually left this channel. But again, the channel was re-branded from Extra Play, so it's kind of like the channel is brand new...... So, I guess I'll say, "Welcome back, Dan. Really looking forward what you have in store for us all."
Also, I strongly recommend the Prima Official Strategy Guides for these games. They are pretty deep and thorough.
Online guides would also be good for finding all of the treasure and helping you complete the Journal (if you want to see the secret scenes).
In my childhood, i played Kingdom hearts on my Nintendo DS. It was the one with 300 something a half days.
I replayed and replayed and replayed it over and over, being a happy little lad while doing so.
Now imagine my reaction when i find out that theres a metric TON of kingdom hearts outside of the comparibly VERY small DS game.
Jesus. :^)
Looking back through the games and remembering how Sora has grown into his hands and feet like a growing puppy is something I like to do from time to time.
I played this game propably over 50 times already and i still feel excited to watch people play it even tough i could propably synchronize every line in this game and could play it blindfolded
Dan’s playing my favorite game of all time?
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 😁
I love how you said that you're going to focus on the story but kept talking alot about the animation, you just can't help it hahaha, I loved the video and this is my favorite game of all time
Yes! That's what it make more enjoyable imo.
I remember someone doing a full let's play of all the kingdom hearts games before kingdom hearts 3 came out,I think that was you since you are the only youtuber that has the highest kingdom hearts playlist,I've been wanting to re watch this let's play for a while but couldn't remember what it was until now,I'm glad my brain eventually remembered something for once XD
In kindom hearts 3.56 memories over heart it’s revealed that kairi always knew about donald after he entered her dreams in the past while he was transported into a future where the heartless controll the world. She didn’t know what to do about the knowlage about donald so she drew him on the rock
Riku. That get-up kick he does just infuriates me for the reason you mentioned. It feels so cheap, cause it's hard to dodge cause it always seems to happen mid-combo so you're locked in to the attack most of the time and you panic.
Anyways, I'm hoping that you do as you did with Dark Souls and try to get everything done. It'd be nice to hear what our Lord Dan has to say on the Lore of Kingdom Hearts after you finish.
Kind of late, but here it goes nothing.
The get up kick seems to happen mid-combo because it's designed to trigger that way: every fourth hit Riku takes he retaliates with that move.
So yeah, if you just do a button mash on attack against him you're bound to get hit by the kick because you don't have enough time to get past the long ground finisher animation and get out of the way.
Easiest way to win against him is to just count your attacks and dodging when you know the kick is coming.
IIRC the kicking threshold goes down with Riku's HP, but it has been so long since I played that this might be incorrect.
@Boring Name I love it How Vanitas basically IS This Lesson.
Hi Dan, I'm French and I love Kingdom Hearts also for practice understanding English, I watch your videos on kingdom hearts. You look like to be a cool guy so you have a new follower.
It's gonna take me a while to watch through all of these episodes.... worth it
I’m so glad I found this series. I’ve been looking for something new but familiar to watch because nothing has interested me lately. Nothing. I had watched a couple of video game play through of old games I used to play when I was younger and Kingdom Hearts came to mind. I have to be honest: I think we would have been amazing friends playing this game. Your thoughts, reactions, and commentary are the same as mine. I’m so glad I can binge your series to relive the nostalgia and feel like I’m watching/playing with a friend.
Kingdom Hearts has the best/worst story in gaming, and no one can convince me otherwise.
That's essentially my position on the Metal Gear series lol.
I still maintain that KH's timeline, games, plot, basically everything come together to make it more convoluted, but from what I've seen Metal Gear is pretty complex too.
Refer to first comment please.
Not that it's bad, It's just very convoluted
@@Hydralysk445 you cant deny first kingdom hearts and mgs series is bad, that's just madness
"What are you scared of"
"Being indecisive"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
When your RUclips fails you again, I'm so excited to see this!
I remember being a little kid that was *enthralled* by this opening. It was weird, but it felt like magic and that this was important. It set a tone that nothing else has ever captured, and I've been wanting to recapture this surreal beauty ever since.
Please keep including stuff like the fidget animation talk. It's moments like that where you try to teach while you play that really make you unique. Also, the wonder you have about this stuff is awe inspiring.
I love how you're still giving animation insight during these videos. I always liked this channel because it brought a fresh perspective to Let's Plays, there really isn't anywhere else (or at least isn't done as well) where you have industry professionals giving super cool insight during the videos. It might not be the broadest of content, but it definitely has a niche (which I am a part of :P).
word of warning: your choice for what to get and discard doesn't just determine wich stats you get when, but the totals. normal stats can be maxed through craftable items, but shield gives you more inventory space in-battle and staff gives you more MP(thus stronger magic).
Also, all experience curves reach level 60 at the same time, wich is enough to beat the game. after that though, for completionists, reaching 99 on "night" is way, WAY faster.
Actually, break-even for Exp required is in the early 40s - so even if you beat the game around level 50, you're still faster starting at night, provided you don't get slowed down by finding it harder to level earlier in the game.
huh, I remember reading in guides that the switch happened at level 40, but all curves had the same total exp to get to 60. Maybe it's rebalanced in the final mix.
I'll admit I haven't checked the figures myself (or maybe I did check them fifteen years ago and have since forgotten) but my recollection and the figures I found through Google agree. It is possible that the figures are all copied from a common source other than the game that got it wrong. To be honest, I always planned on getting to level 99 anyway, so wasn't too bothered about a couple of hundred Exp difference in the mid-levels.
Funny thing, in KH for PS2, the camera controls were with L2/R2. Right stick was used the same way as the D-Pad
uh...except that right here we have a video showing Dan use triangle for pretty much everything. (though yeah that's probably the Final Mix adjusting things...)
TheBoundFenrir that's entirely the point. It was different on PS2.
"Who would want to play through all of those games again just to try to refamiliarize themselves with that stuff?"
*raises hand*
I'm one of those super-fans who is going to play through the whole series each time a new game comes out. And also watch a million let's plays. Because Kingdom Hearts is one of my two favorite video game story universes of all time, the other being Phoenix Wright.
Man this takes me back to my young days
I remember playing this when I was VERY young maybe like 3 or 4 I dont have much memory of it but i remember being on the beach section always I could never get past it because i was 4 (i dont know what my exact age was) i wasnt really good at the fights but I enjoyed it. But what makes me cry is the menu theme. That brings some memories back to me.
"We did not know we were making memories. We were just having fun."
Winnie the Pooh
oh damn, I'm actually getting teary eyes just hearing the music of the title screen!! thank you for this series, I can't wait to revisit my favourite game with you and everyone else on this channel :D
Dearly beloved is a wonderful song
Dan, I will miss you in extra credits but I'm glad your still making videos
I almost forgot how relaxing Dan's voice is... so glad this is back!
We see stained glass portaits of Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Belle, the ones that have been taken away, and they look like they are asleep. The pink platform with three silhouettes represent the ones who are still 'awake', Alice, Jasmine and Kairi.
The Riku fight at the beginning of the game is so cool to me. They seem to have tuned it just perfectly to make sure new/long-returning players lose it but feel like they can ALMOST beat him. It's not just great for learning about the game - learning to plan to dodge his jump back up attack is a good thing for new players to learn - but it's also a story moment to help drive home Sora and Riku's relationship where Riku is clearly stronger/cooler than Sora but not by so much that they can't have a terrific, friendly rivalry about it.
Story Mode is a great idea. I've noticed that there aren't really any specifically story-focused playthroughs of games on RUclips. It's easy to find "movies" of all the cutscenes just pasted together, but that usually leaves out a lot of the story that's conveyed through regular dialogue and gameplay. I'd love to see more like this
#bestDanIsBack
Glad to have playthroughs back, Dan! Kingdom Hearts is a game I'll never be able to find the time to get through all of the iterations of, but I've always been interested in the lore. This is a great compromise, and I can watch while doing laundry, or dishes. Can't wait for more!
So just kind of a cool little detail on the stain glass platforms that I always loved. While not only do they show up in order of film release, they do also show off the 7 princess of heart. showing off the 4 that we don't actually see much of in the game(snow white, Cinderella, Aurora, and Belle), while keeping the 3 we do get to know reasonably well hidden and regulated to a single platform. Also there's the whole symbolism about what they represent and how it connects to Sora, but lets wait to talk about that until we have to address the shadow in the room.
Oh how great it was to know it all goes down the drain with KH3 and Nomura's insanity it's just so heartbreaking
Im very glad people like him make these kinda playlists :)!! My friend told me about kingdom hearts, and as a person who doesnt explore a ton of game play, and isnt up to date on this stuff! This is an attempt to enjoy his intrests so this may take a while lol!!
Thanks for doing this Dan. I can't wait for more amazing animation and lore videos.
I am so happy to be seeing in depth Let's Plays from Dan again. Also, I would be interested in seeing you dive into optional content/bosses as well.
Dan I dont know if you know but Riku always does that kick move on every 4th hit he takes. So if you do a 3 hit combo, then tap him he does the kick and you can dodge it
...that explains so much. Gosh, I wish kid me knew that (though I *did* beat him, I grinded by "playing baseball" on wakka until I was tough enough to just tank Riku's BS-kick)
TheBoundFenrir I forgot where I leanred that but fun fact the same rule applies to Ansem Riku. 4 hits and he counters with that spin move.
I just got the Remix yesterday.
I did +defense and -magic too.
A while back, I watched a Kingdom Hearts Let's Play that put on the non-English Disney songs, like Jackie Chan's I'll Make A Man Out of You or the French One Jump Ahead when thing got boring. It was a fun and interesting way to make the Colosseum matches not boring.
He also had a habit of shouting "INDIGNATION!" whenever he beat a boss fight.
I literally just finished replaying this today for like the 15th time but I'm so excited for your playthrough!
Also, in regards to Riku's backflip-kick attack, he does it on every 4th attack that you land (as long as he flinches to it). So basically you can do a full 3-hit combo on him which will usually cause him to jump away from you or something. The next time you manage to land a hit will trigger his backflip following the kick forward. Pretty sure it only works if he's on the ground though so hits while he jumps may not contribute to the hit count. Not too sure but it worked for me I've beaten him multiple times already.
Just discovered this series/channel and already enjoying the chill mood, now I've got content to watch in my downtime!
Kingdom Hearts is my favorite game for everything but the lore, but I'm glad you're going to be going over it so I get a refresher.
Now I have to wait 3 weeks to start using this to fall asleep to! Guess I'll rewatch your Dark Souls series again.
The Simple and Clean plantib Remix and the cinematic that goes with it is probably one of the best Video Game openings ever.
Also everyone, never forget that Sora is the kid from the Sixth sense, and Kairi is everyone's favorite indestructible cheerleader.
This is my first time ever seeing/watching anything to do with kingdom hearts, gameplay and story wise. And, so far, I'm enjoying your playthrough!
I'm glad that when I searched for a playthrough series that your channel instantly popped up! You're entertaining to watch, plus the little animation things/facts that you point out is intriguing/interesting! (To me, at least.)
Looking forward to watching more of your content!😁
Yes Dan you're the chosen to open the door of Kingdom Hearts... Lore
26:34 Fun fact: originally, Irvine was going to be among the Destiny Islands bunch, but was ultimately replaced by Wakka.
What you’re calling fidget animation I’ve always heard as idle animation. I think sometimes some can be pretty cool. Link spins his sword idling and sometimes sheaths the sword and puts his shield on his back in Age of Calamity as an idle animation. I don’t know why I’m talking about Zelda, but at least 1,600 hours of my life are on Zelda games. I’ve played 9 on the Switch. Zelda: BotW, SS and LA, Hyrule Warriors: Definitive edition and AoC, With Nintendo Switch online: Zelda 1 and 2 NES and A Link to the Past on Super NES and NS Online + Expansion pass: N64: Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Majora’s Mask will be my 10th.
"What fun is it, If I don't die a few times." - That's my tough process when I choose the hardest difficulty in everything. (Ps.: AC:Origins Nightmare mode is a joke if you do every side quest)
"I hope I don't have to grind" hooo boy. That said, Wakka fights are some of the best ways to gain TP. Just reflect his attacks and don't win the fight. I recall grinding to level 10 before even progressing to when the Heartless swarm the island.
"the continuity here is wild" well, that's kingdom hearts.
A few thoughts:
Character creation in general is tricky for any RPG - you're making the choices that will have the most impact on the game at the point when you have the least information to base your decision on (the same applies to difficulty level). The pick one and reject one of sword, shield and staff is probably better than "pick one of Brute, Cragheart, Mindthief, Scoundrel, Spellweaver or Tinkerer", though I agree that the experience curve selection is probably too opaque.
About 9 games into the series (depending on how you count), and we still haven't had the payoff for Sora being "the one who will open the door" - which is either an abandoned thread, or due to payoff in KH3.
There are a couple of other RUclips channels that, while they don't have the Dan take on it, give a solid overview of the story of the series: Lorerunner, who has a 31 part "lorerun" from a couple of years ago on Kingdom Hearts where he plays through the 7 games (not X or 0.2) and discusses the lore of them; and Everglow, who is currently uploading a "KINGDOM HEARTS TIMELINE" - cutscenes and edited gameplay from all the games, edited together into timeline order, starting with X, and currently partway through KH1/0.2 (note: due to the nature of time in the Realm of Darkness, the placement of most events in 0.2 relative to events in KH1 is only speculative). Either of them is well worth checking out.
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, I've been waiting for this! Good to hear your voice again Dan (not that it really went away for that long)
I remember playing this as a kid. Dont know how long it will take to watch all of this but I will thanks
So glad that you're back. I've been rewatching/listening to your Dark Souls play throughs. Excited to have some new stuff.
Good to have you back, Dan! And great to see some Kingdom Hearts playthroughs. After just watching the speedrun of KH1.5 during SGDQ, I'm looking forward to a far slower, far more story-filled run of it. :D
How did the kids know how to draw Donald? How did the animator who first drew Donald know how to draw Donald? Mind. Blown. :D
I have played this game like 100 times!
It’s soo good! But I still learn new things each time I play, like there is a lot of details to look for and shortcuts too hehe. Nice gameplay! 😁❤️
Something I always liked about kairi in #1 is that she's super spunky and passionate, where as in kh2, shes way more mellow and reserved, and she seems to only get more like that as the series goes on. Wish she stayed this way the whole series.
My favorite Dan, Welcome back buddy! I've been replaying these games recently myself with my brother and his kids, since he's only beaten the first, and they not at all. So great timing.
Also pretty sure KH3's release date is in January, not this year. It was pushed back a month I believe. Not really that much difference but I felt like pointing out.
Official word is that KH3 could have been released pretty much any time from late 2018 onwards, but they wanted to make it a simultaneous international release , and, considering various national holidays and whatever else, the marketing decision was made that late-January was the first suitable release date.
My speculation on the back of that is that, having been given an extra 2-3 months by the business side, the development side are putting a bit more time and energy into polishing the game. We know that they've been making tweaks based on feedback from demo builds that various people have played, so at least some polishing is ongoing.
About the Shadows animation. It was so well done that when I first played I SWORE those buggers were talking and plotting
This is the first time I've seen the shield-fighting animation. Color me impressed with how they made Sora's swing/thrust/combo-finish animation work with all three weapons.
For anyone interested in hearing Dan talk extensively about Disney animation he has been a regular guest on the Disney series of episodes from the School of Movies podcast.
So happy to finally see more content from you, Dan! So excited for this!
Hello. I am Japanese. I love this game.(Japanese ver.) In order to study English, I am enjoying watching your gameplay! Thank you, Mr. PlayFrame.
私はこのゲームを昔プレイしていたので、とても大好きです。日本人の実況も見ていました。更に英語を勉強中なので、今英語を話されている海外の方の実況としてあなたのゲームプレイを見ています！正直、まだ全ては言葉の意味を分かりません。でも良い声と面白いジョークがあるから、楽しく英語を学べています。ありがとうございます。
i'm replaying the series again, I don't mind. :3 do your best Dan!
I hit that sub button so quick for those sweet playthroughs of KH. I'm so ready for the series walkthrough since I'm a huge fan of the series. 😍
Ohh How nice to hear your voice agian Dan you don't get how much your personality do fill out an series in a naritive maner, it gave me chills to hear your voice in the anounsments yesterday. Thanks god that you still do content for us. Thanks so much
Here before Sora gets in Smash
Well played sir
I remember playing this for so long as a kid and not knowing what to do. Now I'm finally going to see what I missed out on
I allways wanted to get into KH, but i can't play thr games myself, so i was really glad to see there's someone out there who lets played the whole thing
"What fun is it, If i dont die a few times?" You ok bud?
Yo Dan I love that you're doing this!
I never got around to Kingdom Hearts when it came out originaly and it's been on my to play list ever since, thanks for providing this experience!
The 3rd stained glass platform is sleeping beauty. But instead of being center focus like snow and cinders or her full view on after we see her in profile silhouette 3x once in each heart. Maybe it's a foreshadowing? This film came out when i was in 5th grade and i was trying out my artistic wings at the time; I drew her a LOT. so I'm familiar with her, even 60 yrs later.
I'm not sure that it's intended to be triple-Aurora. My reading is that it's supposed to be "generic princess silhouette", possibly representing the 3 free princesses. The other obvious symbolic element there - that one is ins daylight (sun), another at night (moon and stars) and the third is unclear - I'm not sure what to make of, but doesn't tie in with Sleeping Beauty at all.
I agree that if the silhouettes are meant to literally depict any of the seven Princesses of Heart, they can only be Aurora, but I'm not convinced that's enough - particularly since she gets a much clearer representation on the next podium.
For the leveling speed, I tend to pick the slow to start one - you catch up in levels around 48, which you'll reach easily in the endgame. And that's around the time when you'd consider grinding anyways for post-game bosses, so you'll get 5he most levels for your experience at that point.
Mmm.. Look at all those animated textures; the faces 'talking' the waves on the beach rolling... delicious PS2 era graphical fidelity!
Love to have you back Dan. Kingdom Hearts HYPE!
Pro tip: When fighting against Riku, the kick attack that is OH SO annoying, he does it after every 4th successful hit you make. So if you combo (three attacks) and they all hit, then your next successful attack will cause him to do it. If you count in four's and always stop your combo knowing he is about to fall back, then the fight is so much easier.
Revenge values in the KH series are super important. Hitting something with a full combo, while often good, can sometimes leave you wide open due to hitting some hidden revenge value. In those situations, maybe just try doing 2 hits, stopping and then 2 hitting again. Other than Riku I won't mention the best situations to do that, but keep it in mind. People criticize this game for being just spam x when the game has points where it actively punishes you for doing just that.
I'm watching because I want a playthrough with commentary