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Does anybody just love how Mickey jumps into Riku's arms? That scene just feels so powerful to me. After how much Mickey helped Riku in CoM it just makes there friendship seem as strong as Sora's with Donald and Goofy.
Yes, I always thought the affection between Mickey and Riku was particular in this scene. Mickey's more like a know-it-all through the story especially with the english translations of his dialogues, so it's touching to see him merely and simply sharing Sora & Riku's joy, like he was showing respect towards the island trio.
I didn't understand why that happened as a kid and I was confused how Mickey and Riku knew each other so well. I thought it was just meant to be "cute" or something. After knowing the real story, it's quite heartwarming. This is the last Kingdom Hearts game where I actually felt real emotions from the story and cutscenes. They were so good, and so ahead of their time. When I play KH3...there's just no heart in it. Kingdom Hearts 3 is heartless.
@@silversolarfire5473 After this perfect ending? I dunno, I think they wouldn't have had a problem with it. But who knows.. I wish I could look into that alternate timeline where it happened
This. This legit could have been where the franchise ended, and I would’ve been completely fine with it. He was home He had her again This was a triumph. His triumph.
No joke, no exaggeration- way back when, I loved this ending so much I didn’t even want a Kingdom Hearts III to happen. Never felt that before, but I just wanted them to all be home safe.
Honestly, I felt the same way and kind of still do. KH1, CoM, and KH2 make up a perfect trilogy that really didn’t need anything else. It especially didn’t need the cluster it descended into from there. I mean, I enjoy the whole series, mess and all, but there was a kind of simple beauty to the story of the first three games that was totally lost as the series continued on.
I completely agree. Everytime I watch the credits and the last abnoxious strum from the electric guitar plays and it shows Sora and Riku in the realm of darkness makes me so emotional but it really shouldn't because this game has a happy ending
I just realized; this is the only LEGITIMATELY happy ending that Kingdom Hearts has ever had. Every other Kingdom Hearts game had either a tragic ending or ended on a cliffhanger; like Dream Drop Distance or Re:Coded. In Kingdom Hearts 1, Sora disappears and Kairi is left alone on Destiny Islands. In Chain of Memories; Sora and gang go into an induced coma in order to have their memories restored. In 358/2 days, Roxas unwillingly kills his best friend and gets captured by the organization. In Birth By Sleep, Aqua falls into the realm of darkness after failing to save both of her friends. And finally, in Kingdom Hearts 3 Sora disappears AGAIN after saving Kairi, AGAIN. Geez, for a series that's all about happy, kid-friendly adventuring, they sure do have some downer as fuck endings. This is the only ending where it felt like the series could've ended here, and every character had a satisfying resolution in the end. And no questions were left unanswered too.
I've always said the kh endings are on a bittersweet spectrum, with some leaning more towards bitter (Kh3, bbs, KH1, days) while others lean more towards sweet. Kh2 by far is the sweetest ending, but the one thing that leaves me a little bitter is that shot of Roxas and namine, knowing that they aren't free and have their own lives
When Kairi says, “You’re home.” I get chills like it’s not even funny. I’m crying. Because it took 3 games to get back there if you’re including Chain Of Memories. And you finally made it. It hits hard .
It feels like Kairi is saying to sora it fine you don't have to fight anymore you don't have to save the world everything is alright it like you earned your happy ending
Am I the only one who is just genuinely touched by Riku's friendship with Mickey and Sora's with Donald and Goofy. You can't tell me that they weren't genuinely worried for their friends, judging by the way how they reacted when they came back from the realm of darkness.
Yes, I always thought the affection between Mickey and Riku was particular in this scene. Mickey's more like a know-it-all through the story especially with the english translations of his dialogues, so it's touching to see him merely and simply sharing Sora & Riku's joy, like he was showing respect towards the island trio.
This ending is so perfect, it’s almost as if the developers didn’t know how to continue the story, so they were forced to make a super-convoluted backstory that basically repeats itself over and over again.
What about the context of Roxas' story in days? We see how Riku gave into the darkness, and the relationship that Roxas shared with Axel and Xion, as well as the reason why he left the Organization. Had that game come before this one, I would agree with your statement, but as is, I prefer the greater context of days over leaving as much unanswered.
Well they were probably planning on kh2 being the last game in the timeline but then all the fans demanded a third game with sora as the main charecter.
honestly this would have been the perfect ending to the series. Riku accepted that he needs the help of his friends to turn to light, and has won over the darkness (which we see when he reverts from looking like Ansem), the Destiny Trio are completely reunited, Roxas accepts that he is one with Sora, and that is his true purpose, agh! this game is just too good! The music, the gameplay, the story, the huge mystery that gets wrapped up beautifully and so naturally at the end is just gorgeous. This is my absolute favorite game of the franchise, and imo BBS doesn’t even compare to this masterpiece of a game.
To tell you the truth this wouldn't be exactly the right ending, dont get me wrong i agree on the point you are making. But the thing that would've botherd people about this ending is that at this point xehanorts heartless(ansem) and his nobody(xemnas) were both destroyed but wouldve spark a question if they would go back into their original form And i do think that somwhere in this game it was confirmed to be possiple. So that would've been a huge cliffhanger if it was left at where nobody would understand xehanorts true intentions before his split. Thats my opinion.
I love the stories of BBS and 358/2 days tho. We got cool new characters such as Ventus, Terra, Aqua, Vanitas, Old Xehanorth, Eraqus and Xion, the tragic fates of the new protagonists were crushing and old Xehanorth and Vanitas were great antagonists, the keyblade war seemed really interesting and we all wanted Xion back and the way the games ended really made you look forward to the next one. KH 3D and KH 3 ruined it tho. These 2 games introduced a lot of crap like the power of waking and time travel to the series, made KH chi canon, the revelation of Xehanorths true motive and the "soft" ending he got because of it was totally out of character for such an evil person. The KH original characters were badly used inside of the Disney worlds compared to previous entries in the series, Sora being naive as fuck in KH 3D for no reason (look at him meeting Neku)... I could talk all day about what is wrong with KH 3D and KH 3. The series still had a lot of potential after KH 2 BBS and 358/2 days and in my opinion it still has a lot of potential with the secret ending of KH 3 being the thing that sucks least about the game.
@@Livin900 The whole thing about the full person coming back when both the nobody and heartless are destroyed was introduced after KH2 so it could be the perfect ending, they added this over stuff to extend the series considering how loved it is and the money it can make. (hence the less satisfying kh3 ending and upcoming dlc)
This is still the most satisfying ending I’ve ever experienced in a game. I’ve had game ending leave me on the edge of my seat, leaving me wanting more. I’ve had endings make my jaw drop in surprise. But I’ve never had an ending leave me so happy about every aspect. Nothing felt under or over whelming, everything was perfect.
What makes this ending so much more powerful is remembering the last time Sora, Kairi and Riku were on that beach, it was the beginning of the first Kingdom Hearts game where Riku had begun being influenced by the Darkness, Kairi's soul was seperated from her body and Sora was split from his friends and would wind up in Traverse town.
I remember back in 06, I honestly believed this was the ending to Kingdom Hearts. It was just so well done, the final battle with Xemnas is arguably one of the best final bosses in video gaming history. Period. Combine that epic final boss battle with this ending and its perfection. Keep in mind, this ending works so fantastically because it ties directly into the first games bittersweet ending. Sora kept his promise to Kiari that he was coming back home. And, a year later, he kept that promise. That was the entire point of KH II. The series could have just ended right here and I think a lot of people would have been satisfied.
KH could have stopped at 2 i understand. The ending was complete. However im quite happy that we still got terra, ventus, and aqua. They were all sad at the end of their game and having KH3/re:mind’s ending give them a happy reuinion gives me life. Yeah im sad sora/riku/kairi still dont have a happy ending at the end of 3, but man am I happy for terra, ven, and aqua.
I like the cinematics in KH2 more than KH3. Don’t get me wrong some of the cinematics in KH3 were amazing like the one with Axle and Kairi, but some of them look too real it was kinda creepy like Sora lips in the Frozen cinematic.
In KH3 Sora's face during CG cutscenes looked so pugly, the cheeks were too chubby. Ugh, and that ending. Everyone looked like plastic toys and Mickey's face couldn't change expression. It was creepy. What happened? I would have taken the in game graphics over that.
That's from the cutscene where Goofy kidnapped him, don't remember ? He had to break both his thumbs to get rid of the handcuffs or Goofy would have banged him.
honestly this was a very conclusive ending, id be satisfied if kingdom hearts 2 was the end of the storyline, after everything sora's been through he finally returned home after finding riku and mickey, and roxas finally got the closure he wanted and needed and lives on in sora's heart and is connected to Naminé in kairi's heart
@@oomp9123 KH3 was meant to be the grand finale of the Xehanort saga and it fumbled that to all hell. An ending of a story arc shouldn't be flaccid just to lead into the next story arc. KH2 was in the middle of the series' first arc and it still felt more satisfying than the end of said saga can't wait for KH4 in 15 years
@@systemshocker2875 if KH4 actually comes out in a timely manner, I'll be happy as hell to be wrong but KH3's first trailer was in 2013 and it released 6 years later
Good to see that im not the only one who thinks this should have been the end of the story. Till this point the story atleast kind of made sense and seems to have a perfect ending. For roxas and namine the ending was also perfect. As long sora and kairi are together they are together. But then they made characters like xion and stuff and this meant nothing anymore..
They never let anyone fucking die. Axel should have died sacrificing himself. Now he’s a dog shit key blade wielder. Ven aqua and terra made at least enough sense for them to come back since it was set up that way but literally have the balls to kill people in the story ffs, they did the same shit in ff7 remake. I don’t get it.
This makes me cry Every. Single. Time. Seeing Sora and Riku finally reunite with Kairi plus Mickey, Donald, and Goofy all being there is one of the sweetest and happiest endings to a game I've ever experienced. I wouldn't have been upset if that was the end of the franchise as much as I love the games that followed this one
Everytime I hear Sanctuary or Sinple and Clean my mind just drifts back to KH. I'm so glad and thankful that Utada Hikaru did the whole trilogy. Face my Fears and Don't think Twice were okay but not as good as the first two.
Kingdom hearts 2 is my favourite game of all time, it changed my life. Kingdom Hearts is and always will be my favourite video game series of all time.
This game ended on the tightest of bows and I think everybody would be 100% safisfied if this was the last one of these ever, or at least soft reboot it Kingdom hearts 3 concluded a saga that was Nomura just made up as the series went along and that game ended with just enough loose ends to milk it further! What!? What's the matter with you, Nomura?!
“W-we’re back.” “You’re home.” Perfect ending. Their story didn’t need to continue past this. Thankfully there aren’t any loose ends here, so if you want this to be the end, it can be. The letter in the bottle can be whatever adventure you want it to be. Just….don’t unlock the secret BBS cutscene lol.
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Yeah in my opinion Riku's redemption arc needed to continue as it did'nt feel complete in this game. Dreap Drop Distance was the bow to really wrap that up neatly. Also alot of charachters benefited from the series not ending at 2 for instance Luxarod. He honestly felt like they just forgot he existed until the final level and then suddenly went "oh crap right Luxaord is still alive." he has no cutscenes in the world that never was until you get to his boss fight. But now he's got a much more meaty role, and arguably the same can be said of Xigbar honestly.
It's been about 3 years since I first played KH2, and sometimes when I just really need to see something happy, I'll come back to this clip. It'll make me cry, and then I'll feel a bit better.
My little heart aches every time. 28 years old and still have to come back n see this regularly. So sad KH3 didn't do the same for me 😥 but this is all wee needed xx
Those of us with smiles and tears on our faces from this ending are not alone, not by a long shot. These kind and simple things will always bring us happiness, and who knows? It might even come to save us someday.
Dude imagine if soras journey ended here. It would have been beautiful. If square wanted to make a new game use new kids and have sora and riku return as older characters and make them mentor figures. Just imagine...
Egil bro i *recently* got into kingdom hearts. just finished 2 and currently watching the cutscenes to re:coded. And tbh, i 100% agree w/ you. I don’t know how good the upcoming games are, but so far, hands down, KH2 is the best game in the series and I wouldn’t have minded at all if the series ended here
Kuriisu KH3 is a good conclusion in my opinion tbh, unless you count Sora basically just dipping at the end. But I do agree, KH2 does have the best ending.
It should have but it just couldn't... There were too much unexplained things, such as: 1) Why Roxas, Sora's nobody, doesn't look like Sora? 2) Who is Ansem (Heartless) and Xemnas' somebody? 3) Why and how did Organization XIII's members become nobodies? Etc etc...
Donald trying not to cry as he hugs Sora and Riku swinging Mickey around are some of the most wholesome and happy memories I have with a game. Say what you like, but I think KH2 had the most satisfying final act of the series. The organization is taken care of, the series of Xemnas battles are iconic, and Sanctuary (the best KH theme imo) to cap it all off is just so perfect.
I just beat KH2 today for the first time, & holy crap, that ending made me cry,! Like wow, it hit me hard mainly because of the hardships that Sora & his pals have been through in the last year. It’s a very satisfying ending, & way better than KH3’s ending honestly. In my opinion, KH2 should’ve been the last game in the series. If not, it should’ve ended Sora’s story because he he achieved his goals, which was to rescue his friends. I felt like later KH games kinda ruins this perfect ending since Sora & his friends return. I also feel like we should’ve gotten a new generation of Keyblade Wielders, but whatever. I love this ending, & KH2 is now one of my favorite games of all-time, I’ll never forget it! 😭
I always loved how real this ending felt. No corny romantic kiss or embrace. I miss whne the characters felt like people and weren't so cartoony. Sora drove me nuts in kh3. yes he wasn't the brightest but he wasn't a complete moron
He was a complete badass in this game fr, in kh3 all he did was whine and cry and be dumb as fuck. It pissed me off to play as him with all his light and love and friendship like I was 5 and watching Barney. Like there was hints of that in 1 and 2 but damn, let some characters actually fuckin die and stop using sora as a comedic relief. It really shows with 3 and ff7 remake that it’s a new generation of people in square doing the work. I miss the OGs
@@Duality333 yeah. Sora had a goofy take but most of the time i was a barrier to his depression. In kh you saw a few scenes where he would laugh it off then stare into thr distance. In kh3 he honestly came across as borderling brain damaged.
First and only time I have cried from a video game. Cried happy tears. No other game has ever made me feel as much as KH1 and KH2. There is something really special about those 2. God I love this series. I wish it would go back to being more like this, but hey, I guess thats life.
I don’t know if this is because of something else or if the people that developed this cutscene did this but you can hear Kairi voice echo as she says “SORA! RIKU!” And it’s honestly amazing attention to detail.
Even as someone who’s excited for KH4, this should’ve been the end of the franchise imo. What happens here is essentially the end goal of the series anyways. They literally created the BBS trio and made the xehanort plot far more convoluted for the sake of just extending out the conflict and story unnecessarily.
I don't think the KH franchise should have ended here. But i believe this should have been it for Sora as the main character or in general and it became a anthology like Final Fantasy has.
This ending, the crazy thing is it feels like we went through so much in kh1 and kh chain of memories and this game. It’s only 3 games but it feels it had been a ridiculous long time since the three were together when it wasnt
Been in a KH mood lately and it feels good to get back to some of the older games and see just how far we've come. I saw someone say that this is where the series ended. That the story ended here. And if you think that way then more power to you!...I don't. I will agree this feels like more of a conclusion for the main cast(Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy), but you have to keep in mind. Story/lore wise. Some things were still unresolved. Roxas and Namine were no longer their own person, Xion basically ceased to exist, and Aqua, Terra, and Ven all lost apart of themselves. And yes I know BBS came afterwards, but it was such a good game with great characters and a superb story. So, I personally count it. Plus it was teased in KH2. I think as the secret ending. I will admit that KH3's ending is both great...and disappointing. It's great because it finally closes so many chapters on alot of beloved characters, but the way they handled Sora's ending wasn't the best. Overall, no. I wouldn't say the series ended here for me. It's a great ending, but I still am glad we got more. Despite what people say of KH3. It had alot of strong moments and I wouldn't want it to end before that.
The ending of this game is great. It makes me emotional. Their journey was finally over and they had gone home. Even though another began it was nice to see them reunite with some amount of closure.
I cried at this cutscene the last few times I saw it. It had been some time since last time I saw it, and I thought: After all this time and seeing it for the 14th time there's no way I can't handle it watching it out of the blue. And wrong I was. Now I have to go clean my glasses.
I finished Kingdom Hearts 2 today and I'm fucking crying. I've been doing a marathon of all the games and while some of them I have played when I was little, KH2 was way too nostalgic to me. I was 8 years old when I first played it and I remember having my sister help me out as a kid to beat it. And now I'm 22. Having finished the game all by myself it gives it a whole new meaning it's like I'm reliving everything but with a more appreciative approach. I freaking loved this game from start to finish. The only game I have yet to play is KH3 but I will play it once I'm done with my marathon that way Im super fresh with all the story content!! Next up Birth By Sleep PS: Aqua used to be my Favorite Female character as a kid 🥺
Same boat as you man. I recently picked the series back up because I never beat it when I was a kid. So glad I did! Just finished KH2 last night and looking forward to playing KH3 soon. Amazing series and this ending was awesome
It's so symbolic how Riku picks up Mickey 😍 It's so beautiful and really highlights their loving relationship as lovers THEY'RE SO CUTE TOGETHER OMG #RICKEY
What makes this even happier is that Roxas in one way or another, finally went to the beach.
True !
oh my god how did i just realize this. thats so sweet to think about
Still makes me cry
Yo I never thought of that, crazy
wow yeah
Can you believe this is a cutscene from 2005...
I can't
Scummy ScumBag considering 5/10 years before that we bearly had 3D polygons, it’s not bad lol
@@chriswoodhead6637 the power of still-young technology with massive upgrades haha
Ikr!
remember when people flipped out over FFXIII?
"We're back."
"You're home."
Gets me everytime!!
my eyes, theyre gone, only tears
Yeah finalfantasy x tidus and yuna
Literally just finished this game for the first time in my LIFE last NIGHT and THAT'S where it had me too-
They better say this in KH4 😭
It's she saying you don't have fight anymore we can live normal life
Does anybody just love how Mickey jumps into Riku's arms? That scene just feels so powerful to me. After how much Mickey helped Riku in CoM it just makes there friendship seem as strong as Sora's with Donald and Goofy.
Yes, I always thought the affection between Mickey and Riku was particular in this scene. Mickey's more like a know-it-all through the story especially with the english translations of his dialogues, so it's touching to see him merely and simply sharing Sora & Riku's joy, like he was showing respect towards the island trio.
I absolutely LOVE that bit! Honestly makes me tear up....
Mickey's favourite was Riku, Sora has already donald and goofy. That melts my heart 🥺❤️
Want me to ruin it for you?
Look at Riku's thumb when he holds Mickey
I didn't understand why that happened as a kid and I was confused how Mickey and Riku knew each other so well. I thought it was just meant to be "cute" or something. After knowing the real story, it's quite heartwarming. This is the last Kingdom Hearts game where I actually felt real emotions from the story and cutscenes. They were so good, and so ahead of their time. When I play KH3...there's just no heart in it. Kingdom Hearts 3 is heartless.
I would've been okay with it if this was the last kingdom hearts game ever
Honestly tho this ending was perfect, reuniting with kairi and riku should have been The ultimate goal, not defeating The 13 darknesses
I actually thought that this was the last kingdom heart game when i beaten it for the first time because of how perfect this ending was
I would have been okay if the unstable Xehanort Vanitas dark drama ended here, and just a humanly normal & happy adventure resumed the story for KH3.
@@Soraiko It would have been cool if a new set of kids with new child actors were the stars of KH3 but I don't think fans would respond to that well.
@@silversolarfire5473 After this perfect ending? I dunno, I think they wouldn't have had a problem with it. But who knows.. I wish I could look into that alternate timeline where it happened
This. This legit could have been where the franchise ended, and I would’ve been completely fine with it.
He was home
He had her again
This was a triumph. His triumph.
It's where it ends in my headcanon.
That would be the perfect ending. Maybe Kingdom Hearts 4 in 6 years will have a better end.
@@asvg2442 I think ideally the new saga will end with Kingdom Hearts 6 but I do get what you're saying
@@zangbang9886 so in 2043?
Sometimes I like to believe it does end here lmao
No joke, no exaggeration- way back when, I loved this ending so much I didn’t even want a Kingdom Hearts III to happen. Never felt that before, but I just wanted them to all be home safe.
Sora will come home, we will bring him back home🙏
@@Diabloscoor he dies in the process sacreficing himself one final time
I love this comment.
Honestly, I felt the same way and kind of still do. KH1, CoM, and KH2 make up a perfect trilogy that really didn’t need anything else. It especially didn’t need the cluster it descended into from there. I mean, I enjoy the whole series, mess and all, but there was a kind of simple beauty to the story of the first three games that was totally lost as the series continued on.
This has me balling every friggin time I see it, it's the best ending hands down.
This serious and sound track gets me so emotional I’m not even disappointed. This is a a the best community of light guardians ever
I completely agree. Everytime I watch the credits and the last abnoxious strum from the electric guitar plays and it shows Sora and Riku in the realm of darkness makes me so emotional but it really shouldn't because this game has a happy ending
Only game that made me emotional
1 my nitpicky ass eyes sense a mispell, 2 I'm crying with you
I just realized; this is the only LEGITIMATELY happy ending that Kingdom Hearts has ever had. Every other Kingdom Hearts game had either a tragic ending or ended on a cliffhanger; like Dream Drop Distance or Re:Coded. In Kingdom Hearts 1, Sora disappears and Kairi is left alone on Destiny Islands. In Chain of Memories; Sora and gang go into an induced coma in order to have their memories restored. In 358/2 days, Roxas unwillingly kills his best friend and gets captured by the organization. In Birth By Sleep, Aqua falls into the realm of darkness after failing to save both of her friends. And finally, in Kingdom Hearts 3 Sora disappears AGAIN after saving Kairi, AGAIN. Geez, for a series that's all about happy, kid-friendly adventuring, they sure do have some downer as fuck endings. This is the only ending where it felt like the series could've ended here, and every character had a satisfying resolution in the end. And no questions were left unanswered too.
Mistah J I wouldn’t say they were that depressing and more like “salty but sweet”.
I believe it’s cause, at one point, this was supposed to be the very last game. The way it ends feels that way.
KHII's Secret Ending would beg to differ.
I've always said the kh endings are on a bittersweet spectrum, with some leaning more towards bitter (Kh3, bbs, KH1, days) while others lean more towards sweet. Kh2 by far is the sweetest ending, but the one thing that leaves me a little bitter is that shot of Roxas and namine, knowing that they aren't free and have their own lives
@@MakoMystic and that Xion isn't there, F
When Kairi says, “You’re home.” I get chills like it’s not even funny. I’m crying. Because it took 3 games to get back there if you’re including Chain Of Memories. And you finally made it. It hits hard .
It feels like Kairi is saying to sora it fine you don't have to fight anymore you don't have to save the world everything is alright it like you earned your happy ending
The story should have ended with kingdom hearts 2
How to make me cry like a blubbering baby, show me this ending.
Am I the only one who is just genuinely touched by Riku's friendship with Mickey and Sora's with Donald and Goofy. You can't tell me that they weren't genuinely worried for their friends, judging by the way how they reacted when they came back from the realm of darkness.
No you're not. I love Riku's friendship with Mickey and Donald, Goofy and Sora's as well. I love it and this scene makes me tear up every time.
Yes, I always thought the affection between Mickey and Riku was particular in this scene. Mickey's more like a know-it-all through the story especially with the english translations of his dialogues, so it's touching to see him merely and simply sharing Sora & Riku's joy, like he was showing respect towards the island trio.
It's October 5th, 2021. Today, I know exactly why I'm here, celebrating with the best ending I've seen in a Kingdom Hearts game!
Same
This ending is so perfect, it’s almost as if the developers didn’t know how to continue the story, so they were forced to make a super-convoluted backstory that basically repeats itself over and over again.
Sora finally giving Kairi the lucky charm could've been the final shot in the series, change my mind.
You're right. It would've been so emotional
What about the context of Roxas' story in days? We see how Riku gave into the darkness, and the relationship that Roxas shared with Axel and Xion, as well as the reason why he left the Organization. Had that game come before this one, I would agree with your statement, but as is, I prefer the greater context of days over leaving as much unanswered.
@@jeremycrouch4356 An alternative could be that 2 is the end in terms of the timeline, and they still come out with days and coded and stuff after
Well they were probably planning on kh2 being the last game in the timeline but then all the fans demanded a third game with sora as the main charecter.
To be honest, yes
Man Sora's hair dried R E A L L Y F A S T
honestly this would have been the perfect ending to the series. Riku accepted that he needs the help of his friends to turn to light, and has won over the darkness (which we see when he reverts from looking like Ansem), the Destiny Trio are completely reunited, Roxas accepts that he is one with Sora, and that is his true purpose, agh! this game is just too good! The music, the gameplay, the story, the huge mystery that gets wrapped up beautifully and so naturally at the end is just gorgeous. This is my absolute favorite game of the franchise, and imo BBS doesn’t even compare to this masterpiece of a game.
Right? Agree completely
Yeah like kingdom hearts 1 was like a part 1 then chain of memories was part 2 then Kingdom hearts 2 was the final part.
To tell you the truth this wouldn't be exactly the right ending, dont get me wrong i agree on the point you are making. But the thing that would've botherd people about this ending is that at this point xehanorts heartless(ansem) and his nobody(xemnas) were both destroyed but wouldve spark a question if they would go back into their original form And i do think that somwhere in this game it was confirmed to be possiple. So that would've been a huge cliffhanger if it was left at where nobody would understand xehanorts true intentions before his split. Thats my opinion.
I love the stories of BBS and 358/2 days tho. We got cool new characters such as Ventus, Terra, Aqua, Vanitas, Old Xehanorth, Eraqus and Xion, the tragic fates of the new protagonists were crushing and old Xehanorth and Vanitas were great antagonists, the keyblade war seemed really interesting and we all wanted Xion back and the way the games ended really made you look forward to the next one.
KH 3D and KH 3 ruined it tho. These 2 games introduced a lot of crap like the power of waking and time travel to the series, made KH chi canon, the revelation of Xehanorths true motive and the "soft" ending he got because of it was totally out of character for such an evil person. The KH original characters were badly used inside of the Disney worlds compared to previous entries in the series, Sora being naive as fuck in KH 3D for no reason (look at him meeting Neku)... I could talk all day about what is wrong with KH 3D and KH 3.
The series still had a lot of potential after KH 2 BBS and 358/2 days and in my opinion it still has a lot of potential with the secret ending of KH 3 being the thing that sucks least about the game.
@@Livin900 The whole thing about the full person coming back when both the nobody and heartless are destroyed was introduced after KH2 so it could be the perfect ending, they added this over stuff to extend the series considering how loved it is and the money it can make. (hence the less satisfying kh3 ending and upcoming dlc)
This is still the most satisfying ending I’ve ever experienced in a game. I’ve had game ending leave me on the edge of my seat, leaving me wanting more. I’ve had endings make my jaw drop in surprise. But I’ve never had an ending leave me so happy about every aspect. Nothing felt under or over whelming, everything was perfect.
What makes this ending so much more powerful is remembering the last time Sora, Kairi and Riku were on that beach, it was the beginning of the first Kingdom Hearts game where Riku had begun being influenced by the Darkness, Kairi's soul was seperated from her body and Sora was split from his friends and would wind up in Traverse town.
2:00
His face. I couldn't stop crying.
2:14 this will be me reuniting with my friends after quarantine ends.
I don’t have friends. I’ll have to make some. Looks like I’m Roxas.
This'll be me reuniting with my one best friend. I haven't seen her for over a year....
If I see one of my people and at the same time my crush, I would be crying as hell, because I REALLY miss her, so much.
I remember back in 06, I honestly believed this was the ending to Kingdom Hearts. It was just so well done, the final battle with Xemnas is arguably one of the best final bosses in video gaming history. Period. Combine that epic final boss battle with this ending and its perfection. Keep in mind, this ending works so fantastically because it ties directly into the first games bittersweet ending. Sora kept his promise to Kiari that he was coming back home. And, a year later, he kept that promise. That was the entire point of KH II. The series could have just ended right here and I think a lot of people would have been satisfied.
not lying
And a much better conclusion than...
Xehanort: “I’m a misunderstood good guy”
I like the ending to KH2 a lot more then KH3. Especially with how Sora goes “We’re back” and Kairi reaches her hand out and says “Your Home”
So true
I'd rather if this was the last KH ever
@@ryanhowe6543 true ending of kingdom hearts
That kills me every time
KH could have stopped at 2 i understand. The ending was complete.
However im quite happy that we still got terra, ventus, and aqua.
They were all sad at the end of their game and having KH3/re:mind’s ending give them a happy reuinion gives me life.
Yeah im sad sora/riku/kairi still dont have a happy ending at the end of 3, but man am I happy for terra, ven, and aqua.
I like the cinematics in KH2 more than KH3. Don’t get me wrong some of the cinematics in KH3 were amazing like the one with Axle and Kairi, but some of them look too real it was kinda creepy like Sora lips in the Frozen cinematic.
In KH3 Sora's face during CG cutscenes looked so pugly, the cheeks were too chubby. Ugh, and that ending. Everyone looked like plastic toys and Mickey's face couldn't change expression. It was creepy. What happened? I would have taken the in game graphics over that.
@@pedroxruz6032 lies
You do realize its a video game right there not real at all you can't make a charecter look real or to real so you make no sense
Also kh3 was not creepy at all
@@lightning13clair29 you didnt played the game he is right the cgi were weird they looked lifeless like dolls .
Oh god...
Riku... your thumb...
2:22
OMG 😂
Holy shit I never realized that 😂
That's from the cutscene where Goofy kidnapped him, don't remember ? He had to break both his thumbs to get rid of the handcuffs or Goofy would have banged him.
I never seen that!😯
honestly this was a very conclusive ending, id be satisfied if kingdom hearts 2 was the end of the storyline, after everything sora's been through he finally returned home after finding riku and mickey, and roxas finally got the closure he wanted and needed and lives on in sora's heart and is connected to Naminé in kairi's heart
I'd be lying if I said watching this DOES NOT gives me childhood memories and the chills.
💯
best ending. period. i don’t make the rules i just enforce them.
also my name spelled backwards is dis-
I understood that reference.
*X-BLADE!*
DARKNESS
Hello there
I am back
This was a satisfying ending. If it ended like this, I would have accepted it.
BUT THEN I JUST HAD TO PLAY THE OTHER GAMES-
This ending has more closure than KH3's
I hope KHIV has more closure.
KH3's ending wasn't meant for closure it was meant to setup the lore for the next game
@@oomp9123 KH3 was meant to be the grand finale of the Xehanort saga and it fumbled that to all hell. An ending of a story arc shouldn't be flaccid just to lead into the next story arc. KH2 was in the middle of the series' first arc and it still felt more satisfying than the end of said saga
can't wait for KH4 in 15 years
@@chumunga648 you sure? They already got the trailer out for 4
@@systemshocker2875 if KH4 actually comes out in a timely manner, I'll be happy as hell to be wrong but KH3's first trailer was in 2013 and it released 6 years later
I really liked this ending. I wouldn't have mind if the series ended here. Because everything else goes batshit crazy.
Good to see that im not the only one who thinks this should have been the end of the story. Till this point the story atleast kind of made sense and seems to have a perfect ending.
For roxas and namine the ending was also perfect. As long sora and kairi are together they are together. But then they made characters like xion and stuff and this meant nothing anymore..
but kh2 left too much questions, they already knew that this wasn't going to be the last game as they even put the secret ending to tease bbs
They never let anyone fucking die.
Axel should have died sacrificing himself. Now he’s a dog shit key blade wielder.
Ven aqua and terra made at least enough sense for them to come back since it was set up that way but literally have the balls to kill people in the story ffs, they did the same shit in ff7 remake. I don’t get it.
This is peak kingdom hearts, 10+ years of playing this game and it still makes me tear up
This isn't the peak of Kingdom Hearts, it is the peak of gaming itself.
This makes me cry Every. Single. Time. Seeing Sora and Riku finally reunite with Kairi plus Mickey, Donald, and Goofy all being there is one of the sweetest and happiest endings to a game I've ever experienced. I wouldn't have been upset if that was the end of the franchise as much as I love the games that followed this one
Everytime I hear Sanctuary or Sinple and Clean my mind just drifts back to KH. I'm so glad and thankful that Utada Hikaru did the whole trilogy. Face my Fears and Don't think Twice were okay but not as good as the first two.
I agree with you about Face My Fears, but Don't Think Twice actually managed to hit me harder than both Simple & Clean and Sanctuary.
@@GaeaRage0798 yes especially Oath which is the Japanese version of don't think twice
When things get pre-rendered you KNOW it's serious
Kingdom hearts 2 is my favourite game of all time, it changed my life. Kingdom Hearts is and always will be my favourite video game series of all time.
This is where the story ended. I don't care if they kept it going. Sora and Kairie taking hands was the end of the story.
I couldn't agree more
KH1
KH:COM/358/2
KH2
The End
Nothing happened after or before that
This game ended on the tightest of bows and I think everybody would be 100% safisfied if this was the last one of these ever, or at least soft reboot it
Kingdom hearts 3 concluded a saga that was Nomura just made up as the series went along and that game ended with just enough loose ends to milk it further!
What!? What's the matter with you, Nomura?!
Well, you're awfully friendly
While I enjoyed playing the games that followed for their gameplay, this is definitely when KH reached its speak in storytelling.
@@jonathanquiros6280 Yup, agree. This ending was just satisfactory.
“W-we’re back.”
“You’re home.”
Perfect ending. Their story didn’t need to continue past this. Thankfully there aren’t any loose ends here, so if you want this to be the end, it can be. The letter in the bottle can be whatever adventure you want it to be. Just….don’t unlock the secret BBS cutscene lol.
Unlock enjoy the cinematography and nothing else.
This is not just grossly interpolated, I have used an artificial intelligence and the render took averagely 15 hours.
These samples are at 8x pixel scale, to concentrate on the resolution and not the quality.
The greater resolution on these example did not exist before I submitted it to the program.
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I wish with all my heart that the series could’ve ended here….
Going back to this masterpiece of art.. makes me realize kh3 had no chance.
The series should have ended at KH2 and I would've been happy.
@@JackIsNotInTheBox so true kingdom hearts 2 is the best it should have ended there
as much as i’d surely say that this was *the* best ending for the series, i also can’t imagine how i’d feel if sora’s journeys hadn’t continued :((
Yeah in my opinion Riku's redemption arc needed to continue as it did'nt feel complete in this game. Dreap Drop Distance was the bow to really wrap that up neatly. Also alot of charachters benefited from the series not ending at 2 for instance Luxarod. He honestly felt like they just forgot he existed until the final level and then suddenly went "oh crap right Luxaord is still alive." he has no cutscenes in the world that never was until you get to his boss fight. But now he's got a much more meaty role, and arguably the same can be said of Xigbar honestly.
This meeting gets me emotional 💛
It's been about 3 years since I first played KH2, and sometimes when I just really need to see something happy, I'll come back to this clip. It'll make me cry, and then I'll feel a bit better.
3:10 Smash Bros bringing in Sora as the final DLC character🤌🔥
My little heart aches every time. 28 years old and still have to come back n see this regularly. So sad KH3 didn't do the same for me 😥 but this is all wee needed xx
I've jumped into the KH franchise for the first time last year at the age of 27. This scene genuinely made me cry.
In my headcanon the series ended here, this ending cannot be topped
Seriously. Everything about this ending was perfect. The music, the emotion, everything
That smile from Roxas inside Sora... my god I cried so hard.
I cry every dsmn time. Roxas and sora look so damn happy after all the bullshit and it feels amazing for me that they're finally home.
When I watch this it feels like everything is right with the world
It's been so many years and yet this scene always makes me emotional, I feel like crying each time. It's so genuinely beautiful, precious and pure. 💕💕
I'm here to verify Riku's elongenated thumb when lifting Mickey up 2:20
There are many worlds
Sora just found that out.
Hehe, I know why you say that dude.
Those of us with smiles and tears on our faces from this ending are not alone, not by a long shot.
These kind and simple things will always bring us happiness, and who knows?
It might even come to save us someday.
Wow this is such a powerful ending…
Well sora finally made it
the series could have ended right here well yknow if it werent for the fact that people were time traveling and coming back from the dead
Dude imagine if soras journey ended here. It would have been beautiful. If square wanted to make a new game use new kids and have sora and riku return as older characters and make them mentor figures. Just imagine...
Yeah, that would have been definitely cool.
Just make them chose their keyblade master successors.
No video game in existence has ever made me cry this hard
Just here to Re:mind myself that the series should have ended here.
thank you, glad i’m not the only one
Egil bro i *recently* got into kingdom hearts. just finished 2 and currently watching the cutscenes to re:coded. And tbh, i 100% agree w/ you. I don’t know how good the upcoming games are, but so far, hands down, KH2 is the best game in the series and I wouldn’t have minded at all if the series ended here
Kuriisu KH3 is a good conclusion in my opinion tbh, unless you count Sora basically just dipping at the end.
But I do agree, KH2 does have the best ending.
As much as I like the other content I can’t help but agree with you
It should have but it just couldn't... There were too much unexplained things, such as:
1) Why Roxas, Sora's nobody, doesn't look like Sora?
2) Who is Ansem (Heartless) and Xemnas' somebody?
3) Why and how did Organization XIII's members become nobodies?
Etc etc...
lmao, that description
The letter to destiny… To Smash…
Xemnas in kh3: "Sike boy you thought."
Donald trying not to cry as he hugs Sora and Riku swinging Mickey around are some of the most wholesome and happy memories I have with a game. Say what you like, but I think KH2 had the most satisfying final act of the series. The organization is taken care of, the series of Xemnas battles are iconic, and Sanctuary (the best KH theme imo) to cap it all off is just so perfect.
I just beat KH2 today for the first time, & holy crap, that ending made me cry,! Like wow, it hit me hard mainly because of the hardships that Sora & his pals have been through in the last year. It’s a very satisfying ending, & way better than KH3’s ending honestly. In my opinion, KH2 should’ve been the last game in the series. If not, it should’ve ended Sora’s story because he he achieved his goals, which was to rescue his friends. I felt like later KH games kinda ruins this perfect ending since Sora & his friends return. I also feel like we should’ve gotten a new generation of Keyblade Wielders, but whatever. I love this ending, & KH2 is now one of my favorite games of all-time, I’ll never forget it! 😭
Who’s here after watching the smash bros ultimate reveal ?
the real kh saga ending
I always loved how real this ending felt. No corny romantic kiss or embrace. I miss whne the characters felt like people and weren't so cartoony. Sora drove me nuts in kh3. yes he wasn't the brightest but he wasn't a complete moron
He was a complete badass in this game fr, in kh3 all he did was whine and cry and be dumb as fuck.
It pissed me off to play as him with all his light and love and friendship like I was 5 and watching Barney.
Like there was hints of that in 1 and 2 but damn, let some characters actually fuckin die and stop using sora as a comedic relief.
It really shows with 3 and ff7 remake that it’s a new generation of people in square doing the work. I miss the OGs
@@Duality333 yeah. Sora had a goofy take but most of the time i was a barrier to his depression. In kh you saw a few scenes where he would laugh it off then stare into thr distance. In kh3 he honestly came across as borderling brain damaged.
@@braydenb1581 I don’t think anyone wanted to make this game like they did the older games fr
I wanted to play this game 3 years ago. Finished yesterday, and boy, what a masterpiece
March 3rd 2023 I completed my very first kh2 playthrough and cried at this masterpiece of an ending
The Music Makes This Scene So Much Better
First and only time I have cried from a video game. Cried happy tears. No other game has ever made me feel as much as KH1 and KH2. There is something really special about those 2. God I love this series. I wish it would go back to being more like this, but hey, I guess thats life.
I don’t know if this is because of something else or if the people that developed this cutscene did this but you can hear Kairi voice echo as she says “SORA! RIKU!” And it’s honestly amazing attention to detail.
Yeah, that kind of detail catch my attention too.
Even as someone who’s excited for KH4, this should’ve been the end of the franchise imo. What happens here is essentially the end goal of the series anyways. They literally created the BBS trio and made the xehanort plot far more convoluted for the sake of just extending out the conflict and story unnecessarily.
Riku’s Thumb at 2:22 …..
Jeez 🤣
im just surprised you got sanctuary through
RUclips is a joke.
I don't think the KH franchise should have ended here. But i believe this should have been it for Sora as the main character or in general and it became a anthology like Final Fantasy has.
Eery time I see this scene I can't help but cry, for me Kingdom Hearts 2 was a whirlwind of emotions to play. I love it
This ending, the crazy thing is it feels like we went through so much in kh1 and kh chain of memories and this game. It’s only 3 games but it feels it had been a ridiculous long time since the three were together when it wasnt
We're back!
Been in a KH mood lately and it feels good to get back to some of the older games and see just how far we've come. I saw someone say that this is where the series ended. That the story ended here. And if you think that way then more power to you!...I don't. I will agree this feels like more of a conclusion for the main cast(Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy), but you have to keep in mind. Story/lore wise. Some things were still unresolved. Roxas and Namine were no longer their own person, Xion basically ceased to exist, and Aqua, Terra, and Ven all lost apart of themselves. And yes I know BBS came afterwards, but it was such a good game with great characters and a superb story. So, I personally count it. Plus it was teased in KH2. I think as the secret ending. I will admit that KH3's ending is both great...and disappointing. It's great because it finally closes so many chapters on alot of beloved characters, but the way they handled Sora's ending wasn't the best. Overall, no. I wouldn't say the series ended here for me. It's a great ending, but I still am glad we got more. Despite what people say of KH3. It had alot of strong moments and I wouldn't want it to end before that.
"Were back"
"You're home"
😭😭😭😭😭
I always get emotional with this ending. Especially with the Sora/Kairi reading of the letter. The music gets me every time
God, the Smash Reveal has me going back down memory Lane. such a great ending!
Sora in smash was the whole reason im in love with kingdom hearts
SO Sora has magical hair.
Every character from square enix has that power.
The ending of this game is great. It makes me emotional. Their journey was finally over and they had gone home. Even though another began it was nice to see them reunite with some amount of closure.
This was originally supposed to be the final game in the series.
I cried at this cutscene the last few times I saw it. It had been some time since last time I saw it, and I thought: After all this time and seeing it for the 14th time there's no way I can't handle it watching it out of the blue.
And wrong I was.
Now I have to go clean my glasses.
Your last sentence killed me.
They need to add sora in super smash bros
PSI Gian fuck disney
Disney doesn’t own Sora...
@@lulu_TheWitchBoy They do
Creamy Pasta that’s make no sense, Square Enix created Sora
Since cloud In the game, big chance that Sora will be in the game
This still hits me in the feels even after ten or so years
Me: I’m not gonna cry this time.
Also me at 2:15 : 😢
Also me at 2:20 : 😭
Also you? at 2:51 : 😭 x2
Kingdom hearts true ending
My heart can't handle this many feels 💞
With how kingdom hearts 3 turned out I wished the series ended here it was perfect.
Finished the again story last night, 10 years later. Shed more manly tears at this ending than I ever thought I would back then. Truly beautiful.
I finished Kingdom Hearts 2 today and I'm fucking crying. I've been doing a marathon of all the games and while some of them I have played when I was little, KH2 was way too nostalgic to me. I was 8 years old when I first played it and I remember having my sister help me out as a kid to beat it.
And now I'm 22. Having finished the game all by myself it gives it a whole new meaning it's like I'm reliving everything but with a more appreciative approach. I freaking loved this game from start to finish.
The only game I have yet to play is KH3 but I will play it once I'm done with my marathon that way Im super fresh with all the story content!! Next up Birth By Sleep
PS: Aqua used to be my Favorite Female character as a kid 🥺
Same boat as you man. I recently picked the series back up because I never beat it when I was a kid. So glad I did! Just finished KH2 last night and looking forward to playing KH3 soon. Amazing series and this ending was awesome
How empty did kh3 leave you
It's so symbolic how Riku picks up Mickey 😍 It's so beautiful and really highlights their loving relationship as lovers THEY'RE SO CUTE TOGETHER OMG #RICKEY