@@kamikaze5528 I'm sure a lot of it is due to the games story being divided into SO MANY different consoles. I don't just mean later generations. The first time I played KH2, I didn't understand what was going on because I was completely unaware of Chain of Memories on the Gameboy Advance. I'd imagine a lot of people coming from 2 to 3 had the same experience with 358/2 days being on DS, Birth By Sleep on the PSP, Coded/Re:Coded on mobile phones & DS respectively, and Dream Drop Distance on the 3DS. It definitely wasn't a "one console in the house" friendly series given that every game actually has major story implications.
@kamikaze5528 i wont say you are necessarily wrong but i feel like as long time fans we underestimate a casual person just getting into it. Kh at this point has so much lore to keep track of that its not easy to keeo track of every tidbit. People also start at different points in the series. Lots of retcons happen alongside new infio. For someone who goes into it expecting a simple Disney game they end up being in for a rude awakening. Hell even for long time fans there are debates in the community on certain lore bits. At this point kh is crazy with its abundance of lore spanning over 20 years and you either love the crazy wackiness or you hate it or you just simply tune out and play for gameplay.
@@BananaBanditos In II you are supposed to be lost in the beginning, even if you played COM. You'll be able to pick some stuff earlier, but Roxas was a complete incognito going from one game to another. By III you had all the collections in a single console. There was the issue of the mobile games, but it's mitigated by Back Cover. But yeah, I only managed to play BBS on the PS4, diving in before the 1.5 collections was a crapshoot.
@@kita6502 The lore is no more difficult than reading a long running series. Discussing lore is also pretty common in various series. It's no more complex than say One Piece (I'd say it's even simpler, actually), Fullmetal Alchemist or A Song of Ice And Fire. The different jump-on points yeah, playing Days first might be a very strange experience.
@@mugenbop I was literally just going to comment "Please tell me that you are trolling and that you don't actually think that was really in The Lion King video game." Unfortunately, you were not trolling. .... This is what happens when you don't watch JonTron videos, people.
@@vegetafan9922 I mean, the meme's been around & popular on RUclips alone for 15 years. The actual game released in 98-99 by one of the most infamous Chinese unlicensed game developers at the time. It's been floating around quite a while. JonTron didn't introduce it upon an unsuspecting audience.
@@younggamer7218 “Neon Genesharts Evansmellion” was literally my first thought this morning. I rolled over in bed, checked my phone, saw Mugen uploaded, found this comment, and immediately typed my reply lol
@@bearerofbadnews1375 the most important thing is not that. The most important is to PRAY that KH will not end up on an ETERNAL cliffhanger like xXxHolic or other CLAMP works. It was a real miracle TRC series had at least story arcs resolved and finished for "one side of the coin" (while xXxHolic - The other side, "Rebirth/Reverse" story of the series - had CLAMP once again ran out of steam). Imagine Riku getting a happy end but Sora ending up in an eternal narrative limbo - TRC series suddenly came to a halt that "well".
“I heard… waves” THAT! I remember exactly where I was. I was immediately sucked in n have become a lifelong fan lol wouldn’t even be who I am without it :’-}
I read the Manga to Kingdom Hearts and this story is interesting with some of the most likable characters ever.... The games are just so expensive like to play it all with the lore is like 90 bucks 😭😭
It is one of the most annoying parts of buying KH on modern platforms, you cant pick just one title so I hope you get to play them one day or emulate them :)
I'm one of the biggest Disney dislikers I know lol. I never liked any of the movies [except for Atlantis] and cannot stand most of the characters. Kingdom Hearts I & II are still somehow two of my top favourite games of all time. That shit goes hard, even if you don't fw Disney like that 🗝 Trust
it’s so hard to sell to ppl that don’t like Disney “I SWEAR it’s actually so much more than that and easy to look past pls give it a chance” but that’s what I always say :’-}
Never agree with a title more... I love KH it literally doesn't make a lick of sense that it exist. (bro that ps2 screensaver backdrop you have is kinda based wtf)
KH story is not as complicated as some people make it seem.
But I see a lot of people skipping dialogue and whatnot then being confused.
yeah its a little goofy some of the takes but ah well
@@kamikaze5528 I'm sure a lot of it is due to the games story being divided into SO MANY different consoles. I don't just mean later generations. The first time I played KH2, I didn't understand what was going on because I was completely unaware of Chain of Memories on the Gameboy Advance.
I'd imagine a lot of people coming from 2 to 3 had the same experience with 358/2 days being on DS, Birth By Sleep on the PSP, Coded/Re:Coded on mobile phones & DS respectively, and Dream Drop Distance on the 3DS. It definitely wasn't a "one console in the house" friendly series given that every game actually has major story implications.
@kamikaze5528 i wont say you are necessarily wrong but i feel like as long time fans we underestimate a casual person just getting into it. Kh at this point has so much lore to keep track of that its not easy to keeo track of every tidbit. People also start at different points in the series. Lots of retcons happen alongside new infio. For someone who goes into it expecting a simple Disney game they end up being in for a rude awakening.
Hell even for long time fans there are debates in the community on certain lore bits.
At this point kh is crazy with its abundance of lore spanning over 20 years and you either love the crazy wackiness or you hate it or you just simply tune out and play for gameplay.
@@BananaBanditos In II you are supposed to be lost in the beginning, even if you played COM. You'll be able to pick some stuff earlier, but Roxas was a complete incognito going from one game to another.
By III you had all the collections in a single console.
There was the issue of the mobile games, but it's mitigated by Back Cover.
But yeah, I only managed to play BBS on the PS4, diving in before the 1.5 collections was a crapshoot.
@@kita6502 The lore is no more difficult than reading a long running series.
Discussing lore is also pretty common in various series.
It's no more complex than say One Piece (I'd say it's even simpler, actually), Fullmetal Alchemist or A Song of Ice And Fire.
The different jump-on points yeah, playing Days first might be a very strange experience.
8:12 That's from a bootleg game called Lion King 5: Timon & Pumba.
thank god, I appreciate you letting me know :) Ill add that to the description
@@mugenbop I was literally just going to comment "Please tell me that you are trolling and that you don't actually think that was really in The Lion King video game." Unfortunately, you were not trolling.
....
This is what happens when you don't watch JonTron videos, people.
@@vegetafan9922 I mean, the meme's been around & popular on RUclips alone for 15 years. The actual game released in 98-99 by one of the most infamous Chinese unlicensed game developers at the time.
It's been floating around quite a while. JonTron didn't introduce it upon an unsuspecting audience.
Neon Genesis Hearts
Neon Genesharts
Evansmellion
sorry lmao
@@grapespace your apology is not needed. Its a good joke
@@younggamer7218 “Neon Genesharts Evansmellion” was literally my first thought this morning. I rolled over in bed, checked my phone, saw Mugen uploaded, found this comment, and immediately typed my reply lol
@grapespace nice lol
Enjoyers of Kingdom Hearts should read a manga called Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle
@@dablaccseaproductions5279 next you will say we need to read Cardcaptor Sakura and xXxHolic.
@@dablaccseaproductions5279 i mean kinda
Funny how that version of Xiaolang/Syaoran has the same Japanese VA as Sora (Miyu Irino).
And like kingdom hearts Tsubasa’s story takes a massive shift in tone when the Tokyo arc happens.
@@bearerofbadnews1375 the most important thing is not that.
The most important is to PRAY that KH will not end up on an ETERNAL cliffhanger like xXxHolic or other CLAMP works. It was a real miracle TRC series had at least story arcs resolved and finished for "one side of the coin" (while xXxHolic - The other side, "Rebirth/Reverse" story of the series - had CLAMP once again ran out of steam).
Imagine Riku getting a happy end but Sora ending up in an eternal narrative limbo - TRC series suddenly came to a halt that "well".
I love Kingdom Hearts. It's the only thing in my life that actually makes less sense the older I get. Specifically the fact that it exists at all.
I find it funny how the thumbnail has Kairi and the keyblade when Riku exists
he wasnt there at the beach that day my dude ;)
❤ very few creater in the anime community that put out this level of quality content
Legit got recommend this video 2 hours after the drop and so happy for that, great video and work and loved your take on this loved series start.
I love love love kingdom hearts with my entire being. thank you so much mugen for such an amazing video!!
Bro never chose the staff as a kid but its okay neither did most of us ❤
I know only one guy who did honestly
I have literally chosen all three with how often I replayed the first two lol
i was just thinking yesterday how much i need another a Mugen video. And on Kingdom Hearts??? let’s gooooooo
FINALLY A KH1 VIDEO WITHOUT A SHITTY SATURATION FILTER
oh is that a thing?
@@mugenbop almost every trophy video
“I heard… waves” THAT! I remember exactly where I was. I was immediately sucked in n have become a lifelong fan lol wouldn’t even be who I am without it :’-}
I really liked this retrospective, thanks for sharing your opinion and experience with this game!
End of Evangelion has transcended Anime and has become mainstream reference and I’m here for it. EOE has to be most used thumbnail ever lol
I read the Manga to Kingdom Hearts and this story is interesting with some of the most likable characters ever....
The games are just so expensive like to play it all with the lore is like 90 bucks 😭😭
It is one of the most annoying parts of buying KH on modern platforms, you cant pick just one title so I hope you get to play them one day or emulate them :)
Careful, Mugen; I enjoy you.
Beautiful f**kin thumbnail
Great video as always man
For the algorithm, this deserves 100mill
Time to warm up the food, this is going to be a good one. TIME TO WATCH GREATNESS.
Thanks for letting me be in the video !!
switched to a kingdom hearts video cause i’ve been watching zelda videos for 2 days straight just to get thrown into this video talking about zelda
I see great kh video essay I subscribe, it's that simple
as a longer yt vid enjoyer seeing that time stamp and was so exciting
AND WE GET GREENSCREEN MUGEN?!? hell yeah. We’re eating good today🤌🏻😎
I'm one of the biggest Disney dislikers I know lol. I never liked any of the movies [except for Atlantis] and cannot stand most of the characters. Kingdom Hearts I & II are still somehow two of my top favourite games of all time. That shit goes hard, even if you don't fw Disney like that 🗝 Trust
it’s so hard to sell to ppl that don’t like Disney “I SWEAR it’s actually so much more than that and easy to look past pls give it a chance” but that’s what I always say :’-}
Never agree with a title more... I love KH it literally doesn't make a lick of sense that it exist.
(bro that ps2 screensaver backdrop you have is kinda based wtf)
Persona like kingdom hearts
Everyone:
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