it is not actually because he forgot that there is a weekend between now and release, so there are two days that you can play KH for 16 hours instead of 8
"You don't need validation from ANYONE ELSE to like something". EVERYONE needs to learn this valuable lesson. Just a few of my "Unpopular" likes: Deadly Towers -- NES Castlevania 64 Games -- N64 Batman and Robin -- 1997 Mortal Kombat Annihilation -- 1997 The Last Jedi -- 2017 Love what you enjoy!! ;)
gamergrad81 dude i love deadly towers i also love the film “JOHN CARTER” also i loved the film “SPEED RACER” when it first came out. i do NOT wanna be the guy who says i liked something when no one else did, though in the case of speed racer i have one very specific friend who HATED the movie when i showed it to him and just the other day i saw him on twitter yellin about what a “masterpiece” it was lol
The Last Jedi made 1.3 billion dollars in the box office. It is a wonderful, flawed, and fun movie that millions enjoy. I feel no shame whatsoever in proclaiming it my favorite Star Wars yet
@@Balthazar2242 lmao more power to you. My fav part is when rose stops fin from saving everyone by being a bad driver and then tells him not to destroy what he hates but to save what he loves. With the cherry on top, she kisses him as their base gets blasted open. The movie never shows us how they got back in the base but i like to imagine the first order laughing as fin drags an unconscious shrek (rose) through a field of white red salt for 20 minutes.
I came to laugh at a few kingdom hearts jokes, not question the things I’ve said and opinions I’ve had throughout my life and wonder how I’ve grown, man...
I was a little worried at the beginning of the video, but I was foolish to think even for a minute to think even for a moment that I couldn't trust Tim Rogers. Thank you, Tim! I was a huge fan in the 2000s and then the series kinda outran me in the 2010s, but I still remember the joy I felt in middle school playing these games so it frustrates me when people belittle the fans. Your fan fiction analogy hit the nail on the head! Kingdom Hearts is THE middle schooler fan fiction for the AGES, and there ain't a thing wrong with that!
It's funny because i told myself that i wouldnt watch any reviews or KH3 because i was afraid of potential spoilers, but now i think deep down i just didnt want to hear anything negative about it...
When KH1 first came out a friend told me I should try it. I knew nothing about it. They said it was a Final Fantasy/Disney mashup. Being a HUGE Final Fantasy fan my only reaction was "WTF kind of shit game are you asking me to play?" MANY years later I am happy to report that KH1 will always be 'That Game" for me. Also the opening music still kicks ass.
Everything you’re saying is exactly how I feel lol pretty much won’t read a single review of the game, it’ll muddy my experience, I’ve been in this game since middle school and I’m 27 now
same here im not even watching much about the game ive seen 2 trailers and the only thing I know about the worlds/game is that frozen will be there and thats it, I played this game when I was like 8? im 23 now and have been waiting for KH3 for about 11/12 years now I refuse to watch anything that'll spoil it
15Productionz exactly , for spoiler reasons and for straight up not wanting to hear wrong opinions about a game I’ve loved since childhood 🤣 I already have all the subjective opinions I need on it and whatever faults reviewers may find will probably be irrelevant to me
I think the highpoint of Tim Rogers videos are the chance to learn more about this mythical man... now to start browsing fashion catalogues from 2003-2010....
ThIs Is NoT aCcUrAtE!!! Sora isn't a real person: he's actually a character in a dream sequence of Donald Duck's son's nightmare. Everytime goofy says "gawrsh" it actually makes the heartless stronger. Mickey mouse went back in time to kill Donalds son & this caused Sora to become a nobody. They named him Riku & he became friends with himself & a homeless girl on an island. That's where the first game starts.
Disney, Square, and spiky hair! these were the ingredients chose to create the perfect game, but Nomura accidentally added an extra ingredient: convoluted plot. thus Kingdom hearts was born! With the power of the keyblade. Sora, Donald, and Goofy have dedicated their lives to fight the heartless and forces of darkness!
I took your advice Tim. Did not read any reviews, even yours. I played KH1 until i got stuck at the little mermaid level. It scarred my ego so hard I never picked up another KH game again, but I did listen to the music. I decided to jump in blind, and the game is a joy to play. Thank you. For everything.
I was hella confused, because I'm pretty damn sure the (french) official guide for Kingdom Hearts on PS2 states (wait, I still have it, let me check, ah, here we go), well, actually states as a matter of fact that Sora is 14 years old as the events of Kingdom Hearts unfold. So I guess there is no right answer to the question "How old is Sora at the start of Kingdom Hearts ?". In fact, I feel more and more like any question regarding Kingdom Hearts could be answered nowadays by "We have no way to know because Nomura has gone absolutely mad and doesn't know himself what is true or not about the series".
What's up Tim? I had spend 120 hours doing platinum trophy in Dragon Quest XI because of you. I'll also play KH3 at premiere cause i love the series :)
I must admit I was clickbaited into this video. The point you tried making isn't that KH3 is "unreviewable", but rather a review is "unnecessary" for it to be enjoyed properly. And let's face it, this is true for a very large percentage of games (though admittedly not for many of today's AAA titles).
How did this video make me: laugh, cry, get hype, feel my age, reinvigorate my love of KH, restore my faith in humanity, refresh my love of writing about video games, feel empowered, feel earnest, love video games more than I already do? Tim Rogers is the true wizard warrior.
The huh at the end got me! Good stuff Tim. It's true though, any Kingdom Hearts fan knows they'll be getting the game regardless of what anyone says about it.
ive seen a ridiculous amount of arguments for and against kingdom hearts as a series, both sides make good points, but I've come to the realization that kingdom hearts is about the vibes, and you either feel it or you don't. If you dont theres no reason to get mad at those of us who do. also this video is hilarious.
Everglow's series is in my opinion THE best way to catch up on the story of the series and a great way for newcomers to get to know the lore and characters. I'm one of those diehard fans that have been following the series since it first came out and even I needed a story refresher myself, and watching that series was a huge help to me. I even got my boyfriend to start watching it and he's never played the games!
It feels much more like a review for people than a way to catch up. You miss a lot by playing the games themselves. A personal anecdote was that one day, around a decade ago, I was talking to someone from my day care about Kingdom hearts and he was raving about the mystery of the game. He was talking about Re:Coded, a game that gets almost universally panned for existing. You wouldn't have experiences like that by just watching a video recap like Everglow's series.
@@shawnjavery I agree, you'll always get a better experience playing the games yourself but for those who didn't/don't have the consoles Everglow's series is a way to at least get to know the series through more then just word of mouth. In my case, my boyfriend doesn't have a PS4 or Xbox 1, only a Switch and since we're in a long distance relationship atm I can't show him the experience only playing the game series in person can offer just yet, which I really want to since I still have all of my original copies of the games plus the remasters. Heck, I still have my Gameboy Advance copy of COM! Anyways, I'm glad you got to have that kind of fun experience at that daycare because there's no substituting the joy or laughs you get from coming across something like that. Reminds me of a video I watched where a teacher talked about how KH helped him get one of his students out of their shell since they were really quiet otherwise. It was really something else hearing that a new generation can love the series as much as those of us who have been here since the beginning of the KH series.
I think he didn't only because the ABDN archives appear to be offline. However, according to the error (?) message, we should, 'relax. [Because] it's coming back.' I really wish Tim would stop telling me to relax when the ABDN archives are still down...
@@madestmadhatter Reading that makes it hard to believe that the same guy who wrote that also wrote this. I mean, if he hated the game then, he didn't magically start liking it.
I watch this video on occasion to feel what it was like before KH3 was actually released and I appreciate this review more each time as a work of art itself.
Thank you, for all of this. My love for the series has only grown as a result of the video, reminding me it’s about what I enjoy about it and not what others think. We could honestly use more reminders written into reviews that they are exactly that: opinions. This video was also an opinion, but it was a well-thought out and well-supported case to encourage people to ultimately make their own decisions about what they look for and like about video games, which also extends to most other aspects of life.
TheSly442 I didn’t mean it literally. It was just fun to crack jokes at our own expense while waiting a decade plus for the next mainline game. Just memeing, my friend.
Tim, From numerous Kotaku videos that I've seen, you come off as a person who wouldn't care much for what I am about to say, especially since I am a stranger and that you're pushing 40 years old BUT, you're my favorite journalist/reviewer of videogames of all time, across all platforms. The contents you produce are not only creative but are also inspiring.
I never really worry about scores cause it’s all subjective. If I read a review I’ll read if after I’ve played a game just out of curiosity to see if reviewers thought similarly. Reviews tend to skew your opinion on games so I leave for afterwards
I have to write a review for the Gaming Community newsletter at my job. The hardest part is that my reviews have to be 400 words or less. How the hell am I gonna write a review in 400 words or less man? Dunno but I did one for Red Dead the same way. Distilling thoughts down that small is harder than it sounds.
I don't care one whit about Kingdom Hearts, but this is amazing. Thank you for the wonderful commentary regarding criticism and finding your own way. Everyone should pause and read the end, because it's true for pretty much everything in life.
I can see it being the #1 best seller in Japan. But the people that made Detroit Become Human... they put sooo much into making that damn game. Blows my mind. In the end nothing will compare to playing KH3 on LSD.
I totally expected you to pronounce it KingDumb Hearts when you joked about the pronounciation. Then when it got to your apology I realized why you didn’t. Great job as usual Tim Rogers!!
"It is absolutely impossible for the people who made Kingdom Hearts 2 to mess up Kingdom Hearts 3." This is what makes me sad. The team who made 2 is not the team who made 3, and this worries me because KH2 is the best game I have EVER played. No other game has reached such a perfect level of feels, gameplay, and difficulty in my opinion and I am objectively worried that KH3 won't reach the same level of gameplay and FUN difficulty. I KNOW it will win in the feels department, but man oh man I couldn't bring myself to do more than one playthrough of the other Osaka games. I have waited 13 years just as we all have, and I WILL enjoy the fuck out of KH3, but I will not let that blind me because I want this game to be PERFECT like KH2 is and I hope Osaka didn't fuck up THE thing I've been most excited for in my entire life.
It's not Kh2, nothing will ever be like it. Because it is Kh2 on it's own just like each game in the series so far is it's own. There's no such thing as perfection. It's scientifically impossible for anything to be constantly perfect let alone a game. There's always going to be some flaws from it. It's best to lower expectations unless you want to be disappointed.
@@freebellamoon74 > There's no such thing as perfection. It's scientifically impossible for anything to be constantly perfect let alone a game Tetris would beg to differ... ruclips.net/video/Tnztj1UlkQs/видео.html
To want something is not the same thing as to expect it. I'm not sure what your point is on the perfection thing. No one uses the word literally lol. Osaka team is not the team that made KH2. We all know it won't be the same. I worry they'll fuck it up.
Interesting... I actually prefer BBS to 2 due to the story being twice as good, characters being more interesting and the gameplay felt more varied with the command deck. Then again Sora is my absolute least favorite character in the entire series.
Replace Hearts with Soul, or vessel of emotions, and memories, Darkness with negative thoughts like doubts, insecurities and rage, and Light with hope, happiness and believing in yourself and now the game is a metaphor about not getting down on yourself or don't do things alone, you have friends that will have your back and might surprise you with that light you desperately need to pull through the darkness. You are all stronger than you allow yourself to be, push past your limits and don't let darkness get in the way of what really matters Loving yourself, and being there for others when they fall into darkness. So reach out make friends help them out and they'll come running when you're in trouble.
about how we have the keys tu unlock the hearts , to join the multiverse , thankyou i see you , Kindred , this single comment may make me play it :) thankyou
Even if you don't read the reviews its inevitable that you will hear whether or not people are happy or unhappy with it before Tuesday. It will be everywhere.
My first game was 358 a game that takes place before and and after the middle game between 1 and 2 and is a mostly self contained story that won't even have impact until 3 and 358 is one of the worst gameplay wise in many people's opinions but I'm a huge fan of the series story characters and all if I could get into the series then anyone can. It's also nice to see someone argue against the point of not being rude to fans who actually care about the story because they think it's stupid or too convoluted and that games aren't allowed to have a built up story
My first one was Birth by sleep. Which was a great starting point , didn't knew it was a sort of origin story for the series at the time and gameplay andcgraphics still hold up today even in the PSP version.
I usually watch videos and never leave a like but this video was well deserved of one. You’ve also earned yourself a sub just for respecting the love that kingdom hearts fans share for the series. I personally have played all kingdom hearts games and have spent at least 10,000 hrs on all games together and probably 2-3000 on kingdom hearts 2 alone. I’m glad to say that this video is the best way to describe Kingdom Hearts in all its glory. Thank you! “May your heart be your guiding key”
The good thing is, as soon as you start being bored by KHIII's lame combat, KHII's will always be there, waiting like the cool, dependable awesome pal for you to play it -again, for the 35th time...
I found this video while scouring the internet looking for a review written by a TRUE fan who would understand what I want to hear about KH3... but that you Tim Rogers... thank you for saving me from myself.
So basically, KH was doing the whole Avengers thing a decade before, but none of us were ready for it yet. You could call them... visionaries, ahead of their time.
well tim, as someone who read a bunch of your old reviews long ago and recently discovered you were doing these videos, i found your character development downright heartwarming. (not sarcastic, i know it's hard to tell)
complex - intricate, but still can be understood convoluted - unnecessarily complicated, cannot be understood, often stupid kingdom hearts is definitely convoluted after kh2
I very nearly didn't watch this. Then I saw Tim Rogers in the description and I knew he wouldn't let us down. I was right. I'm not ashamed to love this convoluted beautiful mess. Keep up the stellar content.
Dear Tim Rogers, This morning I saw this video and was entirely hesitant to watch it. Not because I don't like your videos (I do) and not because I dont like Kingdom Hearts (I do). But because exploring the idea of games being "unreviewable" through the lens of Kingdom Hearts 3 both intrigued and repelled me. I felt like watching the video would somehow paint my perception of Kingdom Hearts 3. I do not want my perception painted by anyone but me. It would be analogous to a baby's nursery: possible to be painted by someone else but it really shouldn't be. Nevertheless, I watched it on my way to work. I thought about it for the majority of the day. I pinched my finger because I was thinking about this video over what I was currently manipulating with my hands. For what I thought was a perception painting video turned out to be a video about how this game should remain free of paint (unless your perception is already painted by experience and you would like other accounts of experience). To sum it up I agree! Thanks for the brain food bud!
I love that this video is just an extended treatise on the idea that you can't like things "ironicly" and I wish people would begin to understand that. You just like things that you're embarrassed to be judged about.
Tim, I don't know if you read these comments but I want to genuinely thank you for your hilarious writing style and vocal delivery. Please don't change.
Tim Rogers is my new favorite game critic. i kinda wish he would make a review of KH3, so that i can avoid it like the plague until ive finished the game myself. i dont need him to tell me what my opinion should be, but itd be nice to see another perspective on something im quite sure im going to love.
This video is objectively correct.
it is not actually because he forgot that there is a weekend between now and release, so there are two days that you can play KH for 16 hours instead of 8
Amen
Wassup
Omg, nightsky prince! Gotta be dreamin'!
I Would rather hear your thoughts on the game after the official release for sure!
I thought it was hilarious how he sounded like Young Xehanort to me the whole video. I don’t know if this was intentional, but 10/10 😂 🙌🏾
I'm sure it was. The way he talked about KINGdom hearts and kingdom HEARTS was totally in Young Xehanort's voice.
LtSMASH324 100%! Lol. If he talked just a tad bit slower he’d be an exact replica of YX’s voice.
@@dsiderreck6 yeah, this was definitely the goal . . . though the slower i talk the longer the video is lol, so i compromised
Kotaku haha understood! Excellent job though, man! I enjoyed the video.
Not quite flat enough, but close. Needs to let his heart be more fully consumed by DARKNESS!!!!!!
8/10
"Sometimes Kingdom Hearts is more glue than material."
-back of the box quote for the ages
I wanted to like this comment but it's at 69 likes...
I believe he meant to say, ".... more glue than materia."
Nothing hurts more than the truth right there
It's so true it hurts lmao
Cameo the game
Dodging the KH3 leaks like its bullets in nam
Honestly i feel like its the comments i have to look out for. Been spoiled more by comments.
Not if you got ZA WARUDO!!!
Omg its like the matrix
@@PasCone103Z CARE TO SPARE A HEART?
Thumbnails usually spoil it for me. Especially boss fight database. That’s why I’m going on a RUclips blackout tomorrow
Honestly, when i started this video i didn't believe i was a true kingdom hearts fan, but by the end, i realized i had been lying to myself
Asks self:
“When did this happen?”
You have now seen the darkness with in darkness
See... the problem with Kotaku is that's not called Timtaku. Tim Rogers is amazing.
Facts.
"Kingdom Hearts is a slow-motion timelapse noise-rock performance-art exhibition of video game development", should be the box quote.
i was just reading this comment as tim was speaking it in the review...it kinda creep me out in a cool way lol
"Kingdom Hearts is a real life documentary, and all the events happen in real time, in the exact order the games are released in." - Master Shake
Lmao
"You don't need validation from ANYONE ELSE to like something".
EVERYONE needs to learn this valuable lesson. Just a few of my "Unpopular" likes:
Deadly Towers -- NES
Castlevania 64 Games -- N64
Batman and Robin -- 1997
Mortal Kombat Annihilation -- 1997
The Last Jedi -- 2017
Love what you enjoy!! ;)
gamergrad81 dude i love deadly towers
i also love the film “JOHN CARTER”
also i loved the film “SPEED RACER” when it first came out. i do NOT wanna be the guy who says i liked something when no one else did, though in the case of speed racer i have one very specific friend who HATED the movie when i showed it to him and just the other day i saw him on twitter yellin about what a “masterpiece” it was lol
You're about the only other person I've seen online that has actively said (admitted) this. 🔔
High Five Brother!! ✋
Yeah its okay to like things that others dont.
Just because something doesnt live up to a standard doesn't make it unenjoyable
The Last Jedi made 1.3 billion dollars in the box office. It is a wonderful, flawed, and fun movie that millions enjoy. I feel no shame whatsoever in proclaiming it my favorite Star Wars yet
@@Balthazar2242 lmao more power to you.
My fav part is when rose stops fin from saving everyone by being a bad driver and then tells him not to destroy what he hates but to save what he loves.
With the cherry on top, she kisses him as their base gets blasted open.
The movie never shows us how they got back in the base but i like to imagine the first order laughing as fin drags an unconscious shrek (rose) through a field of white red salt for 20 minutes.
I came to laugh at a few kingdom hearts jokes, not question the things I’ve said and opinions I’ve had throughout my life and wonder how I’ve grown, man...
265/2 Hours made me burst out laughing 😂
That's how long the series takes to get caught up.
He even said it in the correct order
How is it possible that his videos are getting even BETTER?!
He sounds like he was overtaken by the darkness.
My fucking boi gets it
Age begats wisdom. The Gods begat Tim Rogers.
You wrote the Dragon Quest review too, right? God I love your reviews and writing.
I was a little worried at the beginning of the video, but I was foolish to think even for a minute to think even for a moment that I couldn't trust Tim Rogers. Thank you, Tim! I was a huge fan in the 2000s and then the series kinda outran me in the 2010s, but I still remember the joy I felt in middle school playing these games so it frustrates me when people belittle the fans. Your fan fiction analogy hit the nail on the head! Kingdom Hearts is THE middle schooler fan fiction for the AGES, and there ain't a thing wrong with that!
It's funny because i told myself that i wouldnt watch any reviews or KH3 because i was afraid of potential spoilers, but now i think deep down i just didnt want to hear anything negative about it...
I've heard bad things, but obviously they aren't taking it in for what it is. An amazing series.
great realization! thc always pin those down for me
Duh. A majority of these hardcore KH nerds are bloody WEEBZ. Can't stand it.
@@jaykay3512 What's a weeb?
@@Sorex_Tkt RUclips it or google
"Huh?"
- Mickey Mouse
That sums up the entire series.
Exactly.
When KH1 first came out a friend told me I should try it. I knew nothing about it. They said it was a Final Fantasy/Disney mashup. Being a HUGE Final Fantasy fan my only reaction was "WTF kind of shit game are you asking me to play?" MANY years later I am happy to report that KH1 will always be 'That Game" for me. Also the opening music still kicks ass.
Replica Riku
"The more 'matter-of-factly' I explain the plot of Kingdom Hearts, the more you're going to think I'm making fun of it." LOL
Everything you’re saying is exactly how I feel lol pretty much won’t read a single review of the game, it’ll muddy my experience, I’ve been in this game since middle school and I’m 27 now
same here im not even watching much about the game ive seen 2 trailers and the only thing I know about the worlds/game is that frozen will be there and thats it, I played this game when I was like 8? im 23 now and have been waiting for KH3 for about 11/12 years now I refuse to watch anything that'll spoil it
15Productionz exactly , for spoiler reasons and for straight up not wanting to hear wrong opinions about a game I’ve loved since childhood 🤣 I already have all the subjective opinions I need on it and whatever faults reviewers may find will probably be irrelevant to me
hahah exactly honestly I dont care if this game is bad (which it won't be) I will like it by force @@genep9302
Same
I'm 21 and got into it because of a friend, that jerk! I love it.
"Your love for Kingdom Hearts is the only ten out of ten score that Kingdom Hearts 3 could ever need"
Why am I crying?
Entertainment today *IS* Kingdom Hearts.
I mean, he should have made it more explicit that Kingdom Hearts did crossovers more than MCU.
You're wrong Ansem! I know now. More then Ever. Kingdom Hearts IS entertainment given form!
Kingdom Hearts
is
video games
Kingdom Hearts
is
entertainment
Kingdom Hearts
is
*LIGHT*
Kingdom hearts is a door and also it's a moon and there's another one and it's a moon, but not like the first moon.
I think the highpoint of Tim Rogers videos are the chance to learn more about this mythical man... now to start browsing fashion catalogues from 2003-2010....
I'm right there with you on that one.
My educated guess is that you should focus on japanese fashion catalogs.
“911 what’s your emergency?”
ThIs Is NoT aCcUrAtE!!! Sora isn't a real person: he's actually a character in a dream sequence of Donald Duck's son's nightmare. Everytime goofy says "gawrsh" it actually makes the heartless stronger. Mickey mouse went back in time to kill Donalds son & this caused Sora to become a nobody. They named him Riku & he became friends with himself & a homeless girl on an island. That's where the first game starts.
Ganderlow dude . . . spoilers
Disney, Square, and spiky hair! these were the ingredients chose to create the perfect game, but Nomura accidentally added an extra ingredient: convoluted plot. thus Kingdom hearts was born! With the power of the keyblade. Sora, Donald, and Goofy have dedicated their lives to fight the heartless and forces of darkness!
Brilliant
I am Mojo Jo--- I mean Xehanort. Yeeeaaaah....
You forgot the zippers complex and occasionally the clown shoes.
Cameo the game
I heard that perfectly in my head.
Genius.
I took your advice Tim. Did not read any reviews, even yours. I played KH1 until i got stuck at the little mermaid level. It scarred my ego so hard I never picked up another KH game again, but I did listen to the music. I decided to jump in blind, and the game is a joy to play. Thank you. For everything.
Literally just looked at the title and was like, this is a Tim Roger's video!
Same lol
YOU'RE WRONG SORA WAS NOT 15 YEARS OLD YOU SON OF A... oh- oh your good
I was hella confused, because I'm pretty damn sure the (french) official guide for Kingdom Hearts on PS2 states (wait, I still have it, let me check, ah, here we go), well, actually states as a matter of fact that Sora is 14 years old as the events of Kingdom Hearts unfold.
So I guess there is no right answer to the question "How old is Sora at the start of Kingdom Hearts ?". In fact, I feel more and more like any question regarding Kingdom Hearts could be answered nowadays by "We have no way to know because Nomura has gone absolutely mad and doesn't know himself what is true or not about the series".
@@Blizaros he's...14? He's 15 in kh2 cause one year passed while recovering his memories
Every time a kotaku video pops up in my sub box, I pray it's a blessing from Tim Rogers
>Subbing to Kotaku
Oh wow.
For Tim Rogers, absolutely
Your voice sounds good enough to be a member of Organization XIII.
Do join. I heard they are recruiting.
He did. He's Young Xehanort
What's up Tim? I had spend 120 hours doing platinum trophy in Dragon Quest XI because of you. I'll also play KH3 at premiere cause i love the series :)
Cugowski you and me both, buddy.
Put the JRPG bullshit in my VEINS
Same here, except 130 hours and not quite done yet.
im over 100hrs and have not even fought mordregon or jasper yet lol
I got the plat trophy after 95 hours :D
I must admit I was clickbaited into this video. The point you tried making isn't that KH3 is "unreviewable", but rather a review is "unnecessary" for it to be enjoyed properly. And let's face it, this is true for a very large percentage of games (though admittedly not for many of today's AAA titles).
Tim Rogers is a very knowledgeable man when it comes to JRPGs.
This non-review got me so hyped that it would be an immaculate game. And then, it was just a game. And now I just want a review.
Sora is now 28
dumbass he's 16 in kingdomhearts 3
@@eeveefennecfox hahahahah
Sora would actually be 30/31 if he was 14 in 2002.
@@bubastis6306 that thought worries me for some reason and scares me.....
@@bubastis6306 Do you mean 30 over 31?
How did this video make me: laugh, cry, get hype, feel my age, reinvigorate my love of KH, restore my faith in humanity, refresh my love of writing about video games, feel empowered, feel earnest, love video games more than I already do? Tim Rogers is the true wizard warrior.
Yes Tim makes game better with his passion
The huh at the end got me! Good stuff Tim. It's true though, any Kingdom Hearts fan knows they'll be getting the game regardless of what anyone says about it.
This is the greatest video ever. And yes...i did freak out when you said Sora was 15...
Okay I believe you
I did as well
ive seen a ridiculous amount of arguments for and against kingdom hearts as a series, both sides make good points, but I've come to the realization that kingdom hearts is about the vibes, and you either feel it or you don't. If you dont theres no reason to get mad at those of us who do. also this video is hilarious.
Everglow's series is in my opinion THE best way to catch up on the story of the series and a great way for newcomers to get to know the lore and characters. I'm one of those diehard fans that have been following the series since it first came out and even I needed a story refresher myself, and watching that series was a huge help to me. I even got my boyfriend to start watching it and he's never played the games!
Everglow is amazing xD I didn't expect Tim to mention his timeline videos!
@@Road_to_Dawn was going to write in the comment to watch everglow series to catch up the series. Then he mention it lol
It feels much more like a review for people than a way to catch up. You miss a lot by playing the games themselves. A personal anecdote was that one day, around a decade ago, I was talking to someone from my day care about Kingdom hearts and he was raving about the mystery of the game. He was talking about Re:Coded, a game that gets almost universally panned for existing. You wouldn't have experiences like that by just watching a video recap like Everglow's series.
@@shawnjavery I agree, you'll always get a better experience playing the games yourself but for those who didn't/don't have the consoles Everglow's series is a way to at least get to know the series through more then just word of mouth. In my case, my boyfriend doesn't have a PS4 or Xbox 1, only a Switch and since we're in a long distance relationship atm I can't show him the experience only playing the game series in person can offer just yet, which I really want to since I still have all of my original copies of the games plus the remasters. Heck, I still have my Gameboy Advance copy of COM! Anyways, I'm glad you got to have that kind of fun experience at that daycare because there's no substituting the joy or laughs you get from coming across something like that. Reminds me of a video I watched where a teacher talked about how KH helped him get one of his students out of their shell since they were really quiet otherwise. It was really something else hearing that a new generation can love the series as much as those of us who have been here since the beginning of the KH series.
@@knightlessmoon I saw that video! It was super sweet :3 I wish I'd had a teacher like that when I was in school
You actually called me out I was like he ain't 15 later "I baited you
But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Kingdom Hearts.
David Bernard Houck 1984?
@@petitnicollas yes.
lmao
Holy shit hahaha
This comment is top tier.
"Dear Kingdom Hearts fans, I FEAR YOU", aww aren't you sweet.
Maybe he should try to "Face [his] Fears" ...
Tim, why didn't you include a link in the description to somewhere we can read your old Kingdom Hearts II review?
C'mon, man, fix that ASAP!
I think he didn't only because the ABDN archives appear to be offline. However, according to the error (?) message, we should, 'relax. [Because] it's coming back.'
I really wish Tim would stop telling me to relax when the ABDN archives are still down...
@@dukeofthebump Duke, I hope you reign over many more Bumps in your lifetime - thank you!
@@dukeofthebump Owww, I think I went cross eyed trying to read that font.
@@madestmadhatter Reading that makes it hard to believe that the same guy who wrote that also wrote this. I mean, if he hated the game then, he didn't magically start liking it.
“At times, Kingdom hearts is more glue, than material.”
Lol, dead on. But that glue, is actually better than any material at times as well.
This video encapsulates everything I've been wanting people to understand for years...
I watch this video on occasion to feel what it was like before KH3 was actually released and I appreciate this review more each time as a work of art itself.
I am not a real KH fan but I am a **huge** Haley Joel Osmond fan.
Not enough to spell his name right I guess
@@Gorblax this is the most owned I've ever been in a public forum. Feels only fair to leave it up.
Kyle O'Reilly
I came to laugh at you and left respecting your sense of honor.
Kyle O'Reilly Respect.
Thank you, for all of this. My love for the series has only grown as a result of the video, reminding me it’s about what I enjoy about it and not what others think. We could honestly use more reminders written into reviews that they are exactly that: opinions. This video was also an opinion, but it was a well-thought out and well-supported case to encourage people to ultimately make their own decisions about what they look for and like about video games, which also extends to most other aspects of life.
if you don't overtly make fun of kingdom hearts then you're not a real kh fan sorry it's just facts
Sam Wooten it’s what keeps us fans sane
Big facts. It’s been our saving grace for the past decade.
Watch kingdom hearts Chronicles
@@ayoits_tendo why/how?
TheSly442 I didn’t mean it literally. It was just fun to crack jokes at our own expense while waiting a decade plus for the next mainline game. Just memeing, my friend.
Tim,
From numerous Kotaku videos that I've seen, you come off as a person who wouldn't care much for what I am about to say, especially since I am a stranger and that you're pushing 40 years old
BUT, you're my favorite journalist/reviewer of videogames of all time, across all platforms. The contents you produce are not only creative but are also inspiring.
I won't read any reviews, but I will look at their scores, like any pure blooded gamer would.
and feel the pure blood boil
amen
I never really worry about scores cause it’s all subjective. If I read a review I’ll read if after I’ve played a game just out of curiosity to see if reviewers thought similarly. Reviews tend to skew your opinion on games so I leave for afterwards
Just look at the Ign review... Ign is fucking trash
People read reviews???
I get this is very tongue-in-cheek, but damn, this video is not only HILARIOUS, it perfectly captures how every KH fan feels. There is no lie.
I have to write a review for the Gaming Community newsletter at my job. The hardest part is that my reviews have to be 400 words or less. How the hell am I gonna write a review in 400 words or less man? Dunno but I did one for Red Dead the same way. Distilling thoughts down that small is harder than it sounds.
Freakin size restraints
Hey Michael, I'd love to read the RDR2 review of yours.
@@cultofgaurav Thanks man! I'm home from work today but I'll shoot you a copy when I get to work tomorrow.
So, I got curious. What exactly is your job?
There's not gonna be a way to literally distill the game part of KH3 and the cultural significance of KH3 into 400 words I don't think
I don't care one whit about Kingdom Hearts, but this is amazing. Thank you for the wonderful commentary regarding criticism and finding your own way. Everyone should pause and read the end, because it's true for pretty much everything in life.
"Huh?"
At 13:31, is that a "Darkness in Darkness" joke lol because I like it
I can see it being the #1 best seller in Japan.
But the people that made Detroit Become Human... they put sooo much into making that damn game. Blows my mind.
In the end nothing will compare to playing KH3 on LSD.
That could be borderline therapeutic. Not even exaggerating.
@@niespeludo "Kingdom hearts is light!" **bawling my eyes out as I feel light enveloping my body and soul**
Here I thought DBZ on LSD was awesome. Why the hell did I never think of this?
Now there's an idea
Final fantasy meats Disney meats the machine elves. Truly this is the most ambitious crossover event ever.
As a Kingdom Hearts fan, I couldn’t help but laugh and agree 😂 😅
You understand some (potentially "most") of us fans so well lol
Making a review on a game and saying it un-reviewable makes the un-reviewable game reviewable.
exactly
@@kotaku The evil geniuses, this was their plot to make it so they could put out a review of the game! BURN THEM!
TIM ROGERS 2020
I totally expected you to pronounce it KingDumb Hearts when you joked about the pronounciation. Then when it got to your apology I realized why you didn’t.
Great job as usual Tim Rogers!!
"It is absolutely impossible for the people who made Kingdom Hearts 2 to mess up Kingdom Hearts 3." This is what makes me sad. The team who made 2 is not the team who made 3, and this worries me because KH2 is the best game I have EVER played. No other game has reached such a perfect level of feels, gameplay, and difficulty in my opinion and I am objectively worried that KH3 won't reach the same level of gameplay and FUN difficulty. I KNOW it will win in the feels department, but man oh man I couldn't bring myself to do more than one playthrough of the other Osaka games. I have waited 13 years just as we all have, and I WILL enjoy the fuck out of KH3, but I will not let that blind me because I want this game to be PERFECT like KH2 is and I hope Osaka didn't fuck up THE thing I've been most excited for in my entire life.
It's not Kh2, nothing will ever be like it. Because it is Kh2 on it's own just like each game in the series so far is it's own. There's no such thing as perfection. It's scientifically impossible for anything to be constantly perfect let alone a game. There's always going to be some flaws from it. It's best to lower expectations unless you want to be disappointed.
@@freebellamoon74 > There's no such thing as perfection. It's scientifically impossible for anything to be constantly perfect let alone a game
Tetris would beg to differ...
ruclips.net/video/Tnztj1UlkQs/видео.html
To want something is not the same thing as to expect it. I'm not sure what your point is on the perfection thing. No one uses the word literally lol.
Osaka team is not the team that made KH2. We all know it won't be the same. I worry they'll fuck it up.
Interesting... I actually prefer BBS to 2 due to the story being twice as good, characters being more interesting and the gameplay felt more varied with the command deck. Then again Sora is my absolute least favorite character in the entire series.
Birth By Sleep was a step in the right direction.
Replace Hearts with Soul, or vessel of emotions, and memories, Darkness with negative thoughts like doubts, insecurities and rage, and Light with hope, happiness and believing in yourself and now the game is a metaphor about not getting down on yourself or don't do things alone, you have friends that will have your back and might surprise you with that light you desperately need to pull through the darkness.
You are all stronger than you allow yourself to be, push past your limits and don't let darkness get in the way of what really matters Loving yourself, and being there for others when they fall into darkness. So reach out make friends help them out and they'll come running when you're in trouble.
about how we have the keys tu unlock the hearts , to join the multiverse , thankyou i see you , Kindred , this single comment may make me play it :) thankyou
I love your non review so much that I'm going to watch a video again
did you just assume we wont call the cops on heretics that havent played 1 before 3? BLASPHEMER!
Whelp, Kotaku is slowly becoming respectable again. I am glad I clicked this link
While we're at it, here's another quote. 'You can enjoy something without being well versed in it. The goal should never be to exclude people.'
*Tim Rogers said No!!* i will say this on every kingdom hearts 3 review
You may not understand Kingdom Hearts the way we do, but you have shown to understand how we understand the series. You are worthy of utmost respect.
Even if you don't read the reviews its inevitable that you will hear whether or not people are happy or unhappy with it before Tuesday. It will be everywhere.
That's why you need to go into hibernation my friend
Are you the best person in gaming journalism right now or what? Love you, man
Take a shot for every time he says the words “kingdom hearts”
Tim Rogers is a legend in the making. Your Dragon Quest XI review will go down as one of the most unappreciated reviews of all time.
My first game was 358 a game that takes place before and and after the middle game between 1 and 2 and is a mostly self contained story that won't even have impact until 3 and 358 is one of the worst gameplay wise in many people's opinions but I'm a huge fan of the series story characters and all if I could get into the series then anyone can.
It's also nice to see someone argue against the point of not being rude to fans who actually care about the story because they think it's stupid or too convoluted and that games aren't allowed to have a built up story
My first one was Birth by sleep. Which was a great starting point , didn't knew it was a sort of origin story for the series at the time and gameplay andcgraphics still hold up today even in the PSP version.
Bruh!!!! I was literally typing “No he’s 16 now” when you said “I said he was 15 to bait you”..... point made. 💀
You could also watch the procrastinators podcast on Kingdom Hearts.
I usually watch videos and never leave a like but this video was well deserved of one. You’ve also earned yourself a sub just for respecting the love that kingdom hearts fans share for the series. I personally have played all kingdom hearts games and have spent at least 10,000 hrs on all games together and probably 2-3000 on kingdom hearts 2 alone. I’m glad to say that this video is the best way to describe Kingdom Hearts in all its glory.
Thank you!
“May your heart be your guiding key”
Bruh that man really said Sora was 15 during the events in KH3 😂
Torya
This was such a great review. I think this is the same guy that made that Dragon Quest 11 video for kotoku. This guy is killing it.
Indeed he is, Kotaku has a Tim Rogers playlist, check them out, they're all pretty great.
You were an assistant to a shoujo manga artist in 2001?
Kingdom Hearts _IS_ fanfiction... the makers have to be fans to put so much love into it.
Don't be trying to retcon your image Timbo. I'm sure you still hate Kingdom Hearts II.
Vito naw it’s good. i played it right before KH3. the combat is great
The good thing is, as soon as you start being bored by KHIII's lame combat, KHII's will always be there, waiting like the cool, dependable awesome pal for you to play it -again, for the 35th time...
@@diarykeeper kh3 combat is literally the same kh2 with more stuff tho lol
I found this video while scouring the internet looking for a review written by a TRUE fan who would understand what I want to hear about KH3... but that you Tim Rogers... thank you for saving me from myself.
So basically, KH was doing the whole Avengers thing a decade before, but none of us were ready for it yet. You could call them... visionaries, ahead of their time.
Ummmmmm.... The Avengers were first mentioned in 1963.......
@@2Guys1ControllerShow I was referring to the Marvel Cinematic universe :D
well tim, as someone who read a bunch of your old reviews long ago and recently discovered you were doing these videos, i found your character development downright heartwarming. (not sarcastic, i know it's hard to tell)
Nothing wrong with a convoluted plotline. It get's the brain juices flowing.
I think you're confusing convoluted with complex.
@@woweezowie5826 They sorta mean the same thing. Not a whole lot of difference in that regard.
They are basically the same thing, but I think term 'convoluted is usually used disparagingly.
This is exactly something a Kingdom Hearts fan would say.
complex - intricate, but still can be understood
convoluted - unnecessarily complicated, cannot be understood, often stupid
kingdom hearts is definitely convoluted after kh2
I never thought Kotaku could ever publish something this good
Give this man a raise
10:52 - 10:59
I can feel the amount of "COME AT ME BRO!" pouring out of that segment.
"and now 13 years later..." >....> he did that on purpose didnt he lmao
I very nearly didn't watch this. Then I saw Tim Rogers in the description and I knew he wouldn't let us down. I was right. I'm not ashamed to love this convoluted beautiful mess. Keep up the stellar content.
This video is a masterpiece.
Dear Tim Rogers,
This morning I saw this video and was entirely hesitant to watch it. Not because I don't like your videos (I do) and not because I dont like Kingdom Hearts (I do). But because exploring the idea of games being "unreviewable" through the lens of Kingdom Hearts 3 both intrigued and repelled me. I felt like watching the video would somehow paint my perception of Kingdom Hearts 3. I do not want my perception painted by anyone but me. It would be analogous to a baby's nursery: possible to be painted by someone else but it really shouldn't be. Nevertheless, I watched it on my way to work. I thought about it for the majority of the day. I pinched my finger because I was thinking about this video over what I was currently manipulating with my hands. For what I thought was a perception painting video turned out to be a video about how this game should remain free of paint (unless your perception is already painted by experience and you would like other accounts of experience).
To sum it up
I agree! Thanks for the brain food bud!
Send this to Everyone Ever.
I love that this video is just an extended treatise on the idea that you can't like things "ironicly" and I wish people would begin to understand that. You just like things that you're embarrassed to be judged about.
Sweet shoutout to Everglow
Tim, I don't know if you read these comments but I want to genuinely thank you for your hilarious writing style and vocal delivery. Please don't change.
Kingdom Hearts, more like Kingdom Karts
Dude, yer givin' them ideas!
I'd play it! They could treat the racing minigame in Birth by Sleep as a prototype.
I would play this.
Lightning McQueen confirmed as a summon!
3 hours of racing, 10 hours of story cutscenes explaining why the race track is a metaphor for the human condition
Tim Rogers is my new favorite game critic. i kinda wish he would make a review of KH3, so that i can avoid it like the plague until ive finished the game myself. i dont need him to tell me what my opinion should be, but itd be nice to see another perspective on something im quite sure im going to love.