Hard to say, I like 1 for its platforming and design. 2 for the grandiose, I’m one of the few who actually likes ddd, and 3 for how expressive the combat can be. I never got used to the bbs crafting but I should replay it one of these days. I haven’t played the Ds games. I’ve started a bit of 358/2 days on an emulator. Overall I’d say I’ve at least enjoyed all the kingdom hearts games and have loved quite a few.
I just finished watching the video, this was exceptionally well made and you should be proud! Thanks for having me on for this project! That Geoff Keighley joke got a big chuckle out of me, and the PLANITb interview was very wholesome. Can't wait for part 2 and 3!
Fun Fact: In Kingdom Hearts I, whenever you fight against the Darkside, you can actually attack the face of you jump on his arm and walk/jump to the face. Every full combo will add two tech points, probably as a reward for thinking outside the box in order to attack the Darkside. Also, the first half of the Destiny Islands Riku fight is easy to manipulate. He only does his jumpkick attack after 4 hits. Therefore, hit him three times, hit him once more *WITHOUT* it being part of a combo, and move away from his telegraphed jumpkick. Sephiroth notably follows this rule as well with his Dark Firaga Pillar.
Kingdom Hearts meant a lot to me as a child, I was born with a bad heart that wasn’t completely fixable (I live with bad chest pain), and I had an abusive father growing up that tried to make me uh- not exist multiple times. I also didn’t have friends due to not being able to do much as a child and was bullied. Kingdom Hearts was my first video game series and got me through it all. I wanted to be like Sora, and it helped. I smiled through everything and came out stronger I’d like to think, and Kingdom Hearts is the reason why. When I had no friends, it gave me friends. When I had a bad heart, it taught me what makes a heart really strong. When I was scared and lost in the dark, it reminded me there was always a light deep down that never goes out. When I couldn’t do much, it let me run through so many worlds. And a few years ago I met my now fiance in a group online for Kingdom Hearts and we ended up in the same state. Now we live together and sometimes pop on vr headsets and go to Twilight Town in vrchat or Destiny Islands and eat ice cream. We’re planning a Kingdom Hearts wedding. I say with no exaggeration, Kingdom Hearts saved and changed my life and made me who I am. Thank you Sora, for always keeping me safe.
I'm so proud of you, babe. I know how hard you worked on this. 🖤 Let's like and share, everyone! Niosai deserves this after so many long days and hours and years. 🖤🖤
What a monster of a video! Everyone PLEASE like the video (it takes 0.2 seconds) for my boy Niosai who put so much work into this video. This is about to be a treat 😁
You dedicated section to talking about Utada’s music at the end makes this retrospective a S+ effort. Thank you for making this, can’t wait to see the next instalment!
So I finished watching this eariler and I almost forgot to leave a comment. This whole project is positively insane in size and overall thoroughness. You covered nearly every single detail and it flows perfectly. I'm Happy to be on board for this and I'm excited for part 2 :)
I love this style of content. Longform reviews from games with in depth analyzation story and gameplay. This is the content I use also as a audiobook. As more detail is spoken the better it is to hear even without video. You made such a great job. There are not so many ppl making those 2-8 hour videos but that’s the best content. You know you are in for a ride, and the content is highly rewatchable because you won’t keep everything on the first go. I can’t wait to get into the other 2 parts! I don’t know if this format makes you enough money with that tons of work going into it, but I love that long format! ❤ keep it up I hope the best for you.
This was such a fantastic video. I feel privileged to have seen you work on this behind the scenes and I’m still wow’d Can’t wait to see the rest of the series ♥️
Seriously, this video is amazing! It's a true loveletter to the franchise. I can really feel everyones passion for kh, this is definitely a video that i'll come back to and rewatch as this video is just too good to only view once.
Such a heart-warming conversation to end the video on. I can't wait for the next massive video. If its another 2 years, 2 months, or 2 weeks. I will be waiting for it just as I waited for this one since you announced it back in 2022. Thank you.
I can see how much effort you put into this and I wanna say thank you for creating this masterpiece of a video. It might seem silly, but videos like these, which are filled with passion and love for the franchise, that I so very much adore, it just makes me truly happy. I will sit down and watch this from the very beginning until the very end. Once again, thank you for creating this. I hope the video will garner a lot of views and reward you for what insane amounts of work you must've put into this.
Personally, I don't think it seems silly at all. My favorite type of content is when people speak from the heart, and/or passionately express their joy for something like this. Regardless of consensus. Videos that just embody joy and passion are not only heartwarming, but show me how powerful video games can be.
For as much as you joke about cheesing CoM with Lethal Frame and Sonic Blade, now I know how to beat this game. I also now realized why having a deck full of pretty much only premium cards while saving CP is heavily handicaping me from being able to beat Jafar.
There is no way you will read this, but i just wanted to point out that this is a great retrospective of the first 2 games in the series. The onky major criticism i have is the title seems a bit misleading. I thought i was in for the entire series in this video, and when i got 45 minutes in and you were still covering the first game i went to the description to confirm that it is indeed just the first part. Now let me be clear, i am ecstatic that you are diving so deep into the series and giving every game the tine it really deserves, i just with i had known ahead of time that it was indeed part 1 is all. Once again great video and i will be watching out for the rest of them.
Honestly this was really good and well made. You went into detail in everything and did not miss out on anything and I respect that completely. I even respect that you have other KH content creators to have their thoughts in game which was smart to back it up in what you experience in the game today we aren't alone to think of that. Best retrospect
@@Niosai i've had your channel on full notifications for almost 3 years now and i always get excited when i see you uploaded and its one of the long videos. Its obvious how much effort it takes dude, i respect it. Never quit!
Video definitely deserves my like. Dang, that is a herculean task! There's still much more to go to, but I'm glad you are going into as much depth as you did! Re:Com gets a lot of hate, but it's one of my favorite games in the series due to the deck building customization. There's such a huge repertoire of ways to make a deck in it. Thank you for your service in tracking down PlanitB for an interview too! Definitely a childhood favorite!
1:37:40 Correction: In order to Encounter Hooks Ship, you need to beat 2 of 3 worlds between Atlantica, Halloween Town, and Monstro. Making all 3 optional worlds as long as you beat the other 2. This has some interesting challenges, as skipping Monstro, means you skip High Jump, so the rest of the game is distinctly designed to be beaten without High Jump. Also Olympus Coliseum can be completely skipped, you never even have to land there to beat the game, you can just go around it.
Holy crap! I had always hoped that you would cover this series, I had no idea it would be 4 hours long 😆 Looking forward to watching this over the next few days!
What a fantastic deep dive! I consider myself a pretty well-educated fan of the series, but I'm happy to report that I learned a couple new things while going on this awesome four-hour journey! The part about the artwork changing depending on what difficulty you beat the games was by far the biggest realization made that I had no clue about until I watched this! I also love the nod to the Game Awards/Geoff Keighley 😂big time looking forward to the next couple of parts of this retrospective for sure 💖
1:38:00 you sir, are the first person in YEARS to tell me something I never know about kingdom hearts holy cow. I never would have known that soras shadow would NOT come back with him if he didn’t finish neverland yet You earned a sub from that alone 🎉❤
This has been such a great retrospective & the ending interview is special, I was genuinely shocked I appreciate it so much. I look forward to seeing the further parts to the KH franchise retrospective. Any chance we'll get to see part 2 in September?? (All of us viewers do need patience as your videos go so much in depth & we have been given a part 1 that's so far I been almost 4 hours) Amazing work & and tribute to the the Kingdom Hearts series. May your heart be your guiding key. 🔑
I appreciate that a ton! My goal is to have Part 2 done by the end of this month, but if not this month, I'll work extra hard to make sure it's out early September! Your words mean a ton and it's comments like these that give me the motivation to keep working hard. Thank you! ❤️
I just restarted playing through all the games again and have been a fan since the original trailer was included on the game demo disc that came with the PS2 (I watched that thing probably 200 times) and went looking for some retrospectives and video essays, stumbling upon this one by chance through the related video section and man... what an incredible breakdown of a game franchise that was so formative to me. Truly amazing work. The whole last section of this video with PLANiTb has me picking my jaw up off the floor and fighting back tears. I cannot wait for part 2. 👏
IM FUCKING READY!!!! currently at work eating lunch, most of my meetings are done for the day so I am banking on getting to listen to this while I edit. If not, definitely watching when I get home from work and will comment!!! Been seeing the updates/WIP on twitter and eagerly awaited them and now it’s here, yipppeeeee🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
1:37:08 slight comment because this seems to be a mistake. You can choose which segment to lock by walking on the pressure plates close to the center. Just do it when Oogie is in that specific segment to get to him
Magic is quite great in KH1, I replayed KHFM recently and was quite surprised at how useful Gravity can be and how often I ended up using it. Shielded heartless like Fat Bandits and Defenders often goes down quite quickly to a Gravity→Thunder combo or just Gravity then walking behind them to swing a few times, the mummy-like Wight Knight loses their ability to do highjumps if hit with Gravity, Search Ghosts drops many HP orbs if you land Gravity on them, the Pirate Ships immediately loses their mast and thus several attacks if hit with Gravity, several chests in Hollow Bastion are only available using it, and several more stuff. Aero is known to be quite broken once upgraded, Thunder is a great way to hit your surroundings all at once, Blizzard is a staple way to do damage, Fire has a slight homing property and is cheap to use, it's Final Mix so Leaf Bracer is available, thus turning Cure from a way to extend your survivability into a limited invincibility, and while I don't use much Stop, Donald used it enough to turn the Wizards into easy pickings. Now I'm starting to wonder if KH2 will feel as good if I mixed in more magic than I did in previous playthroughs
Funny enough, I never knew this up until recently but whenever the Fat Bandit shoots the 3 fire balls you can actually reflect it back at it and it will cause the fat body to get stunned (Maybe I'm just late cus straight up I only found out like... a week ago)
I think you forgot to say that Tinkerbell revive you if you get a death hit (i'm still at the beginning of the video so maybe you did say it) Cool video man, i'm enjoying it a lot
If I recall correctly the reason deep jungle wasn't included in CoM was because of some sort of legal/copyright issue expiring around the time that game was being developed. I might be wrong but that's what I remember reading a few years back.
Playing this in the bacground while grinding room after room in Castle Oblivion in Chains. PSA: In Chain of Memories, if during normal gameplay, you ever get a blue card (Treasure, Save Point, Moogle, etc...) with a value of 1, HOLD ON TO IT until the end of the game. The last door literally has an "=1 blue" condition, and if you don't have one, you'll be forced to grind random rooms until the RNG decides you've had enough. Likewise, it also has an "=3 red"
1:16:23 the way you handled that Hades attack irked me, all you have to do is stay close to him and run in the same direction as the attack until it stops, holy shit man lol
Loved the video. Made be buy the KH series on steam. I do have a few nitpicks with the way your video is structured. I'm used to each section being covered in this order: Story, worlds/gameplay, reception, others. Not to say your style is bad by any means. Just that it felt a bit out of place for me since I'm used to structured videos with proper sections for each individual part of "THE GAAAMES" Speaking of which, is there any chance of seeing part 2 anytime soon? Eagerly waiting for it 🙂
@@immortalkombat9289 Appreciate the feedback! And part 2 is coming together slowly but surely. It's actually quite a bit bigger than part 1😅 It should be out HOPEFULLY within the next month or two, though! Thanks so much for watching, though 😁
I will never look at kingdom hearts the same after seeing a commenter talk about their grandma loving Kingdom Hearts and never getting to see the end of KH3
Letsssss go I will edit my comment when I watch the whole thing Your video makes me want to binge the whole series’s again Edit: just hit the two mark, lets goo
You technically get both Keychains and Keyblades. KH2 you get another Keyblade with its own Keychain that he can also swap around. Hence Kingdom Key + Star Seeker and Oathkeeper + Oblivion. So saying it either way will always be correct.
Jesus man, do you EVER take a breath xD? First time I've ever had to slow DOWN the video, to not get overwhelmed by the phase of you talking. It's a great video but damn :o
1:32:14 I started wondering the same thing when you mentioned that. How in the world did he know? But then a theory (which may or may not have some holes, which is fitting for this series) crafted itself into my head. Synthesized, if you will. What if because he’s a king, it’s his job to know about everything? Especially since there’s the plot line with the Princesses of Heart. He might have had to know in case Ariel was taken like Belle and Aurora and the rest of the Disney Princesses. It just happens that Ariel’s only saving grace is the fact that she’s a mermaid and the rest are human. But maybe Triton also needs to know for the safety of his entire kingdom. That way it won’t be *complete* shock if three newcomers appear-especially a duck-topus and a tur-dog. Like I said, there might be holes in this theory/headcanon. What thoughts do you guys have?
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@@VermilionRen W choice honestly
Hard to say, I like 1 for its platforming and design. 2 for the grandiose, I’m one of the few who actually likes ddd, and 3 for how expressive the combat can be. I never got used to the bbs crafting but I should replay it one of these days. I haven’t played the Ds games. I’ve started a bit of 358/2 days on an emulator. Overall I’d say I’ve at least enjoyed all the kingdom hearts games and have loved quite a few.
@@Niosaiworlds 13
this video has been out for 3 hours anf only has 900 views what happened is my youtube bugged
I just finished watching the video, this was exceptionally well made and you should be proud! Thanks for having me on for this project! That Geoff Keighley joke got a big chuckle out of me, and the PLANITb interview was very wholesome. Can't wait for part 2 and 3!
It was an honor to have you on, and I really appreciate you watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it and I can't wait for you to see parts 2 and 3! :)
Fun Fact: In Kingdom Hearts I, whenever you fight against the Darkside, you can actually attack the face of you jump on his arm and walk/jump to the face. Every full combo will add two tech points, probably as a reward for thinking outside the box in order to attack the Darkside.
Also, the first half of the Destiny Islands Riku fight is easy to manipulate. He only does his jumpkick attack after 4 hits. Therefore, hit him three times, hit him once more *WITHOUT* it being part of a combo, and move away from his telegraphed jumpkick. Sephiroth notably follows this rule as well with his Dark Firaga Pillar.
“Ah a new retrospective to add to my collection”
*laughs in grievous*
genuinely is going straight into my video essays/retrospectives playlist
@@ZarxeneWhere do you rate Finding Nemo and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh?
Kingdom Hearts meant a lot to me as a child, I was born with a bad heart that wasn’t completely fixable (I live with bad chest pain), and I had an abusive father growing up that tried to make me uh- not exist multiple times. I also didn’t have friends due to not being able to do much as a child and was bullied. Kingdom Hearts was my first video game series and got me through it all. I wanted to be like Sora, and it helped. I smiled through everything and came out stronger I’d like to think, and Kingdom Hearts is the reason why. When I had no friends, it gave me friends. When I had a bad heart, it taught me what makes a heart really strong. When I was scared and lost in the dark, it reminded me there was always a light deep down that never goes out. When I couldn’t do much, it let me run through so many worlds. And a few years ago I met my now fiance in a group online for Kingdom Hearts and we ended up in the same state. Now we live together and sometimes pop on vr headsets and go to Twilight Town in vrchat or Destiny Islands and eat ice cream. We’re planning a Kingdom Hearts wedding. I say with no exaggeration, Kingdom Hearts saved and changed my life and made me who I am. Thank you Sora, for always keeping me safe.
i didnt expect to watch this and get a FUCKING PLANITB INTERVIEW AHHHHHHHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH
I'm so proud of you, babe. I know how hard you worked on this. 🖤 Let's like and share, everyone! Niosai deserves this after so many long days and hours and years. 🖤🖤
Thank you, I couldn't have done it without you ♥
She's a keeper bro! You have won in life! Amazing video too! I'm currently replaying KH2, amazing work!
Ahh I can't believe it's here!! Can't wait to sit down and watch this :> Good job man!
A legend commenting on another legend’s video!? Cool.
The kingdom hearts were the friends we made along the way
This is one of the few times that this joke is technically correct
@@Niosaisora and become king of the pirates
@@nicklaschristensen4696and discovered the one key along with the fairy tail guild
@@gabrieldevoogel6225 kingdom hearts sora the king pirates
@@nicklaschristensen4696 and the Hokage who became the strongest hero by winning the tournament of power in Hueco mundo
4 Hour long Kingdom Hearts video essay? Count me in
44:44: "It's Simple. It's Clean. It's BOTH!"
I see what you did there. XD
the perfect content to listen to while playing kingdom hearts on steam 😂
I'm HONORED
@@NiosaiHave you watched Skymation2415 videos?
What a monster of a video! Everyone PLEASE like the video (it takes 0.2 seconds) for my boy Niosai who put so much work into this video. This is about to be a treat 😁
0.2 fragments of a second.
No
I was about to like it until I see this shill comment
I made sure I did because of your comment. F*** the people who don't wanna help a channel grow. There's no reason to be so petty.
@@SnooppyDoobyDoo we aint being petty, we liked the video but we just had to tell this person in particular, No
You dedicated section to talking about Utada’s music at the end makes this retrospective a S+ effort. Thank you for making this, can’t wait to see the next instalment!
Thank you :)
So I finished watching this eariler and I almost forgot to leave a comment. This whole project is positively insane in size and overall thoroughness. You covered nearly every single detail and it flows perfectly. I'm Happy to be on board for this and I'm excited for part 2 :)
I love this style of content. Longform reviews from games with in depth analyzation story and gameplay. This is the content I use also as a audiobook. As more detail is spoken the better it is to hear even without video. You made such a great job. There are not so many ppl making those 2-8 hour videos but that’s the best content. You know you are in for a ride, and the content is highly rewatchable because you won’t keep everything on the first go. I can’t wait to get into the other 2 parts! I don’t know if this format makes you enough money with that tons of work going into it, but I love that long format! ❤ keep it up I hope the best for you.
This was such a fantastic video. I feel privileged to have seen you work on this behind the scenes and I’m still wow’d
Can’t wait to see the rest of the series ♥️
Seriously, this video is amazing! It's a true loveletter to the franchise. I can really feel everyones passion for kh, this is definitely a video that i'll come back to and rewatch as this video is just too good to only view once.
Such a heart-warming conversation to end the video on. I can't wait for the next massive video. If its another 2 years, 2 months, or 2 weeks. I will be waiting for it just as I waited for this one since you announced it back in 2022. Thank you.
Hopefully just a couple of weeks! I appreciate the support :)
I can see how much effort you put into this and I wanna say thank you for creating this masterpiece of a video.
It might seem silly, but videos like these, which are filled with passion and love for the franchise, that I so very much adore, it just makes me truly happy.
I will sit down and watch this from the very beginning until the very end.
Once again, thank you for creating this.
I hope the video will garner a lot of views and reward you for what insane amounts of work you must've put into this.
Personally, I don't think it seems silly at all. My favorite type of content is when people speak from the heart, and/or passionately express their joy for something like this. Regardless of consensus. Videos that just embody joy and passion are not only heartwarming, but show me how powerful video games can be.
This is the greatest video in RUclips history. I have replay this series many times and still enjoy it til this day.
Wow. What a massive undertaking! Congrats on finishing the project, can’t wait for future parts!
KEYBLADE WIELDERS RISE UP
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING ME. LOVE ME SOME CHAIN OF MEMORIES. What an incredible video bro. Absolute cozy fun vibes the whole way
WHOA a legend in the comments!
I really liked the interview at the end. He seems like a chill guy who's really kicked life's ass.
For as much as you joke about cheesing CoM with Lethal Frame and Sonic Blade, now I know how to beat this game. I also now realized why having a deck full of pretty much only premium cards while saving CP is heavily handicaping me from being able to beat Jafar.
I'm happy I was able to indirectly help with that! 😅
If memories serve me correctly, you could even use premium card as the card for a Slight. In any slight, only the first card gets used,
There is no way you will read this, but i just wanted to point out that this is a great retrospective of the first 2 games in the series. The onky major criticism i have is the title seems a bit misleading. I thought i was in for the entire series in this video, and when i got 45 minutes in and you were still covering the first game i went to the description to confirm that it is indeed just the first part. Now let me be clear, i am ecstatic that you are diving so deep into the series and giving every game the tine it really deserves, i just with i had known ahead of time that it was indeed part 1 is all. Once again great video and i will be watching out for the rest of them.
I appreciate you watching! Sorry about that, I have a whole thing I want to do with the titles that (hopefully) will make sense after Part 2 is out :)
YIPPEE!! omg congrats on completing this amazing passion project, im so ready for this watch
Thank you for being a part of it! I can't wait for people to see THAT segment in Part 2
3:44:13 I CANNOT BELIEVE THE GUY WENT AND MENTIONED BEAUTIFUL WORLD 😭😭😭😭
I'm sorry The Trilogy of The Godfather from acclaimed director Francis Ford Coppola, you'll have to wait. I have more urgent priorities.
A four hour Kingdom Hearts video? Heck yeah, the perfect thing to listen to while I work.
Great, now I feel old. But ahhh, the memories.
Good thing the games are all on steam now~
the.... chain of memories?
Honestly this was really good and well made. You went into detail in everything and did not miss out on anything and I respect that completely. I even respect that you have other KH content creators to have their thoughts in game which was smart to back it up in what you experience in the game today we aren't alone to think of that.
Best retrospect
I was thinking he gave up on the videos but he's fkn back! Lets goooooo! Dont give up dude i love your format
I appreciate that! These take a ton of time but I promise I'm always working on something :) Thanks a ton for the kind words!
@@Niosai i've had your channel on full notifications for almost 3 years now and i always get excited when i see you uploaded and its one of the long videos. Its obvious how much effort it takes dude, i respect it. Never quit!
25:00 Correction, KH1 does not let you Shortcut Items, that wasn't a thing until KH2. KH1 only lets you shortcut Spells
i cant believe you got an interview with plannit b! :o amazing video
Finding long video essays about my favorite game series always makes my day.
Video definitely deserves my like. Dang, that is a herculean task! There's still much more to go to, but I'm glad you are going into as much depth as you did! Re:Com gets a lot of hate, but it's one of my favorite games in the series due to the deck building customization. There's such a huge repertoire of ways to make a deck in it.
Thank you for your service in tracking down PlanitB for an interview too! Definitely a childhood favorite!
Thanks for watching! And yeah, Re:CoM isn't my favorite but I really think people write it off wayyyy too quickly
1:37:40 Correction:
In order to Encounter Hooks Ship, you need to beat 2 of 3 worlds between Atlantica, Halloween Town, and Monstro. Making all 3 optional worlds as long as you beat the other 2. This has some interesting challenges, as skipping Monstro, means you skip High Jump, so the rest of the game is distinctly designed to be beaten without High Jump. Also Olympus Coliseum can be completely skipped, you never even have to land there to beat the game, you can just go around it.
I always love hearing other people's thoughts on my favourite series. Great video.
Ayooo! Also heck jiminy cricket. You did such a good job
Holy crap! I had always hoped that you would cover this series, I had no idea it would be 4 hours long 😆
Looking forward to watching this over the next few days!
Not only is it 4 hours long, this is part 1 of 3 😅
@@Niosai 😳 oh, my, God
super hyped that the first part is out and heavily looking forward to the other two! keep up the amazing work
This is an IMPRESSIVE VIDEO AND SO DETAILED! Excellent job!
Thank you!!
This was really cool! Can’t wait to watch part 2 when it comes out!
In nostalgia mode and found this Great long video to watch while studying!
I hope you gain great knowledge of whatever it is you're studying!
Thank you for this amazing video, watched it over the course of about 2 weeks.
Can’t wait for the next one.
I appreciate that so much! Hopefully part 2 isn't too far out, I'm already a good ways into the edit :)
I skipped to the end to see if the interview was legit and oh my god. Definitely gonna sit and watch the rest of the vid now.
Late to this but I ADORE that during the chain of memories section that you perfectly splice the different OSTs when transitioning between versions!
You have NO idea how excited I am that someone finally noticed this. Thank you 😭
What a fantastic deep dive! I consider myself a pretty well-educated fan of the series, but I'm happy to report that I learned a couple new things while going on this awesome four-hour journey! The part about the artwork changing depending on what difficulty you beat the games was by far the biggest realization made that I had no clue about until I watched this!
I also love the nod to the Game Awards/Geoff Keighley 😂big time looking forward to the next couple of parts of this retrospective for sure 💖
Thank you! :)
amazing video! can't wait for part 2 :)
1:38:00 you sir, are the first person in YEARS to tell me something I never know about kingdom hearts holy cow. I never would have known that soras shadow would NOT come back with him if he didn’t finish neverland yet You earned a sub from that alone 🎉❤
It's a really cool detail! Thank you :)
Absolute banger of a video! I love these amazing titles getting the full treatment
This has been such a great retrospective & the ending interview is special, I was genuinely shocked I appreciate it so much.
I look forward to seeing the further parts to the KH franchise retrospective.
Any chance we'll get to see part 2 in September??
(All of us viewers do need patience as your videos go so much in depth & we have been given a part 1 that's so far I been almost 4 hours)
Amazing work & and tribute to the the Kingdom Hearts series.
May your heart be your guiding key. 🔑
I appreciate that a ton! My goal is to have Part 2 done by the end of this month, but if not this month, I'll work extra hard to make sure it's out early September!
Your words mean a ton and it's comments like these that give me the motivation to keep working hard. Thank you! ❤️
Came for my boi SweisSenpai and stayed for the whole thing!
My dude 😊
I just restarted playing through all the games again and have been a fan since the original trailer was included on the game demo disc that came with the PS2 (I watched that thing probably 200 times) and went looking for some retrospectives and video essays, stumbling upon this one by chance through the related video section and man... what an incredible breakdown of a game franchise that was so formative to me. Truly amazing work. The whole last section of this video with PLANiTb has me picking my jaw up off the floor and fighting back tears. I cannot wait for part 2. 👏
IM FUCKING READY!!!!
currently at work eating lunch, most of my meetings are done for the day so I am banking on getting to listen to this while I edit. If not, definitely watching when I get home from work and will comment!!! Been seeing the updates/WIP on twitter and eagerly awaited them and now it’s here, yipppeeeee🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
LOLing at the fact dumbo is just a glorified water gūń
Apparently he's super useful for speedrunning? I think?
Whoa whoa, Is my man adding V-Cast to the retrospective? Yeah, this is one for the ages. lol
Wow, great job on this video!
Literally just watched the last KH retrospective on RUclips last night I swear and you just released this beast 😅 amazing.
Stranger of paradise! But my favorite jrpg will always be Kingdom Hearts
1:37:08 slight comment because this seems to be a mistake. You can choose which segment to lock by walking on the pressure plates close to the center. Just do it when Oogie is in that specific segment to get to him
Magic is quite great in KH1, I replayed KHFM recently and was quite surprised at how useful Gravity can be and how often I ended up using it. Shielded heartless like Fat Bandits and Defenders often goes down quite quickly to a Gravity→Thunder combo or just Gravity then walking behind them to swing a few times, the mummy-like Wight Knight loses their ability to do highjumps if hit with Gravity, Search Ghosts drops many HP orbs if you land Gravity on them, the Pirate Ships immediately loses their mast and thus several attacks if hit with Gravity, several chests in Hollow Bastion are only available using it, and several more stuff.
Aero is known to be quite broken once upgraded, Thunder is a great way to hit your surroundings all at once, Blizzard is a staple way to do damage, Fire has a slight homing property and is cheap to use, it's Final Mix so Leaf Bracer is available, thus turning Cure from a way to extend your survivability into a limited invincibility, and while I don't use much Stop, Donald used it enough to turn the Wizards into easy pickings.
Now I'm starting to wonder if KH2 will feel as good if I mixed in more magic than I did in previous playthroughs
2 minutes in this is good Kingdom Hearts stuff
If you dont finish 100 acre woods you're heartless
Also great job a video like this really shows your growing confidence/skills as a content creator.
I appreciate that :)
It's unfair That Every Disney Movies are in the game While Dinosaur is not which is really unfair for underrated and masterpiece Movie
The homie, Sweis, lending his voice, is true peak content.
Funny enough, I never knew this up until recently but whenever the Fat Bandit shoots the 3 fire balls you can actually reflect it back at it and it will cause the fat body to get stunned
(Maybe I'm just late cus straight up I only found out like... a week ago)
This is prolly a great video will watch over the next week
Let me know what you think! :)
As an adult, I love Monstro now! I'm not sure what changed but I know I can more easily recognize where I'm at inside now
I found out after this video that the entrance doors are color coded...lmao
@@Niosai I did NOT KNOW THAT lol
haven’t watched yet but commenting to boost algorithm, kingdom hearts is my favorite series too !
I appreciate that! And your favorite series? GREAT taste
I think you forgot to say that Tinkerbell revive you if you get a death hit (i'm still at the beginning of the video so maybe you did say it) Cool video man, i'm enjoying it a lot
If I recall correctly the reason deep jungle wasn't included in CoM was because of some sort of legal/copyright issue expiring around the time that game was being developed.
I might be wrong but that's what I remember reading a few years back.
Yeah, I believe that only some of Tarzan's stories are in the public domain, and at the time of KH1 and COM I believe NONE of them were!
Playing this in the bacground while grinding room after room in Castle Oblivion in Chains.
PSA: In Chain of Memories, if during normal gameplay, you ever get a blue card (Treasure, Save Point, Moogle, etc...) with a value of 1, HOLD ON TO IT until the end of the game. The last door literally has an "=1 blue" condition, and if you don't have one, you'll be forced to grind random rooms until the RNG decides you've had enough. Likewise, it also has an "=3 red"
Don't worry as a Starfox 64 fan, and who plays that game more times than anyone really should. You are valid on that comparison
Thank you 😂
The fact that this came out during my biggest KH hyperfixation is a blessing
I'm glad I could provide this service hahaha hopefully I can get out Part 2 soon!
Amazing video!
Thank you so much! Amazing streams, yo!
It always bugged me far more than it should that when you go Atlantica Donald becomes part squid. Donald... a duck... an aquatic bird!
Great video! 😄
1:16:23 the way you handled that Hades attack irked me, all you have to do is stay close to him and run in the same direction as the attack until it stops, holy shit man lol
One correction: The secret endings are the LAST thing you'll see before the The End screen, meanin they're AFTER the credits
Loved the video. Made be buy the KH series on steam.
I do have a few nitpicks with the way your video is structured. I'm used to each section being covered in this order: Story, worlds/gameplay, reception, others. Not to say your style is bad by any means. Just that it felt a bit out of place for me since I'm used to structured videos with proper sections for each individual part of "THE GAAAMES"
Speaking of which, is there any chance of seeing part 2 anytime soon? Eagerly waiting for it 🙂
@@immortalkombat9289 Appreciate the feedback! And part 2 is coming together slowly but surely. It's actually quite a bit bigger than part 1😅
It should be out HOPEFULLY within the next month or two, though!
Thanks so much for watching, though 😁
I loved the interview at the end ❤❤❤❤❤❤
How dare you use AP up for Tarzan. My heart hurt immediately
I see those Blender skills (great video btw)
@3:20:16 Did you fight Vexen using only magic spells? Is that what you did? Did you, did you , did you? Oh the same God stat... Good Job! lol
Thank you for having faith in me
I will never look at kingdom hearts the same after seeing a commenter talk about their grandma loving Kingdom Hearts and never getting to see the end of KH3
Wait what???
I've been waiting for this one. 😁
wait....I NEVER KNEW THAT THING ABOUT THE SHADOW! I've been loving this game since I was a kid and never knew that :o
Letsssss go
I will edit my comment when I watch the whole thing
Your video makes me want to binge the whole series’s again
Edit: just hit the two mark, lets goo
👀
You technically get both Keychains and Keyblades. KH2 you get another Keyblade with its own Keychain that he can also swap around. Hence Kingdom Key + Star Seeker and Oathkeeper + Oblivion. So saying it either way will always be correct.
Love the sound mixing in this video
Thank you for noticing 😭
Jesus man, do you EVER take a breath xD? First time I've ever had to slow DOWN the video, to not get overwhelmed by the phase of you talking.
It's a great video but damn :o
It's my curse, I actually edit out all of my breathing noises 😅
1:32:14 I started wondering the same thing when you mentioned that. How in the world did he know? But then a theory (which may or may not have some holes, which is fitting for this series) crafted itself into my head. Synthesized, if you will.
What if because he’s a king, it’s his job to know about everything? Especially since there’s the plot line with the Princesses of Heart. He might have had to know in case Ariel was taken like Belle and Aurora and the rest of the Disney Princesses. It just happens that Ariel’s only saving grace is the fact that she’s a mermaid and the rest are human. But maybe Triton also needs to know for the safety of his entire kingdom. That way it won’t be *complete* shock if three newcomers appear-especially a duck-topus and a tur-dog.
Like I said, there might be holes in this theory/headcanon. What thoughts do you guys have?
That last bit was really nice.
I agree :)
4 hours of KH retrospective and it's not annoyingly cringe??
Indeed, I shall partake in this kind of debauchery I thank you
Absolutely amazing!
Thank you! Part 2 should be out relatively soon!
Can't wait to see what you do for the X saga if you cover it, there's not a proper in-depth retrospective for it yet!
It's coming! (At least, in a sense)
That ChaoticBlossoms is a legend,
True!