Data Org 2007

[@StickmanSham]

some fun improv on this crusty ass old version of the game, came out a lil sloppy due to 30fps + swapped X and O for JP controls; if you want to see more content in this style, stay tuned for future content exploring the vanilla versions of these games + make sure to watch the CRT Stream from not too long ago kzbin.info/www/bejne/emLYeHWhqZ6LipY

[@stormevoker8502]

I appreciate the vod archivals so much man, keep up the amazing content

[@repeekyraidcero]

could've pnach patched it to swap (X) n (O) still gud Swap x,o button 202f5e7c 0803f414 202f5e7c 0803f414 200fd050 00a0c821 200fd054 080bd7a1 200fd058 24020334 202f5f44 0803f417 200fd05c 87240000 200fd060 30859fff 200fd064 9326000c 200fd068 9327000b 200fd06c 30814000 200fd070 34a32000 200fd074 0061280b 200fd078 a326000b 200fd07c 30812000 200fd080 34a34000 200fd084 0061280b 200fd088 a327000c 200fd08c 03e00008 200fd090 a7250000

[@SonicX-qi2se]

Recently been playing for the 1.5+2.5 Remix on PS4. I’ve almost finished 1 and I just going to skip CoM just to play II. Btw I have seen a LP of CoM so I know the plot points. I just questioned the story and am divided on the card system.I will play it just not immediately. Update: Just started II!! Right now I just got limit form, and level it and the others as far as they can go. I’m not going to Hollow bastion yet until I do the other worlds.

[@faedwill6853]

30:41 the fist-bump to synced potion toss, so stylish.

[@mekbudaanimations8887]

Sooo cool

[@OG_Fireflare]

my heart 😭 that was precious

[@myupicks]

3:10 Hearing Larxene's voice lines properly stack during her 5-clone simultaneous attack I think really showcases just how scuffed the audio is on the modern ports of this game

[@ardianhesa4340]

Not to mention the roxas x ven voice swap which made him a lot less edgy

[@francesco3772]

Biggest proof that hegelian theory of history is wrong is the disastrous loss of knowledge in sound design and engineering we experienced in the last couple of decades

[@keisui89]

@@ardianhesa4340 to be fair roxas new battle quotes belonged to roxas before ven , he had those battle quotes in 358/2 days which came out before bbs , and even in recoded which came out before 2.5 , the change didnt happen when 2.5 came out , it happened years before that

[@NickyShadow99]

Add all of missing post processing (reverb specifically) and the modern ports sound almost claustrophobic by comparison.

[@keisui89]

@@NickyShadow99 post processing including reverb is in the modern ports last i checked

[@cloudshines812]

OG Japanese Final Mix, bulky TV, Old ass video camera, pointing camera to the TV because Capture Cards weren’t big back then… *God I feel 5 Years Old Again*

[@Gabry179]

Old ass video camera capable to record 1440p videos?

[@buberbuster3365]

I always thought our copy of KH2 was faulty, that it just skipped the Roxas fight and that we needed a password or something for the cavern, it was so sad when we discovered the truth

[@amurilloreno]

And that truth was.....?

[@buberbuster3365]

@@amurilloreno ....we'll never know

[@MattMorency]

@@amurilloreno The Roxas fight and the Cave of Remembrance weren't in the original game. They were added for the final mix version along with limit form and lingering will, among other things. I can't speak for the original japanese release.

[@amurilloreno]

@@MattMorency Oooooh right. I forgot about vanilla/original version before Final Mix.

[@hwanniggles187]

@@amurilloreno DLC existed in a worse manner than what we have now

[@OmegaChase1002]

sometimes going back to the originals is fun. the lower rez graphics and lower resolution give it a retro aesthetic feel that tickles my nostalgia bone.

[@darshio8307]

I mean, the game looks really amazing for its time as well

[@MisoraRyuu0921]

If you consider ps2 graphics as retro you need to get your priorities straight

[@DarkLordSauronrocks]

@@darshio8307 kingdom hearts 1 looked better the graphics the expected worlds size the combat the heartless design the boss design the difficulty

[@spindash64]

@@MisoraRyuu0921 KH1 is 20 years old as of this year, mate. It IS old. I say this as someone who grew up with the Wii in middle school

[@darshio8307]

@@DarkLordSauronrocks yeah, but consider the particles, the combat system that is way faster and with more enemys, the huge scenarios, the Powers, abilities etc. It's a really big step compared to kh1.

[@Dynamite_John]

Just in case anyone is confused about the pausing, that is actually something you can/have to do in the PS3 final mix edition, it struggles to load forms, so often times you can just let it load for extensive invincibility windows. Pausing helps to load it in and thus is why it's done here.

[@kitt8132]

I think that sometimes happens on the Xbox One Final Mix version as well, since I vaguely remember that happening a few times on my first playthrough.

[@Brandonishere]

@@kitt8132 yeah I experienced it a few days ago when I was playing kh2 on xbox

[@nickelback5473]

when i started playing the ps4 hd port again on ps5 i had to remind myself to stop pausing when i switched drive forms, because there was no need to pause haha

[@destroyermcw626]

@@kitt8132 On my One X it’s instant or it’s instant with a Frame spike sometimes

[@kitt8132]

@@destroyermcw626 Well, I’ve got the regular Xbox One, so that could be part of why.

[@jg1404]

Seeing this gives me all the nostalgia in the world. I remember watching Bizkit47’s vids back in high school, waking up hella early just to watch him do all of his insane ass runs.

[@meathir4921]

God I remember pre-RNG manipulation Data Org runs

[@pulluponkhaleeq]

I remember watching Bizkit47 when i was like 8 or 9 im 25 now lmfao

[@d2arelife]

I find it ironic sora starred at death itself in the form of 1000 fucking death lasers but losses hope at a heartless tornado

[@DmotionT]

I mean that tornado did kill his friends right in front of him. So yeah it's a reasonable reaction.

[@d2arelife]

@@DmotionT they only died cause they were all demoralized

[@KingKyuu]

@@d2arelife sure but they're still dead. doesnt really matter how or why

[@GaijinController]

His friends died in front of him and the heartless swarm was more powerful the lasers

[@KitKatNisa]

To be fair, he didn't see all of his friends get murdered in front of him before the lasers

[@lunarsquad6850]

Make sure to rewatch in 240p for peak 2007 youtube throwback

[@GreenRequiem]

6:20 extremely funny letting Marluxia hit you 6 times, then you retaliating with your own 6 hit Ars finisher lmao 8:54 love the timing of Sora's attacks to the 13th struggle here

[@thatfish3951]

It’s pretty cool how much more dreamlike the game looks on an old tv like this. I guess that’s why Kh2 put a spell on me and others way back then..

[@NekkoBlue]

Man, Japanese players were _feasting_ back in the day

[@MastaGambit]

Historically speaking, JP gamers have always feasted lol

[@TrulyyGotIt]

Whaa they are still feasting til this day.

[@user-ly2pj6mf6g]

I love 1:14 when the form change takes place and Sora calls out for Light, the Keyblades continue to attack Roxas during the change and it is just perfect, slow motion and all.

[@XTHTheReturner]

God, the original "The 13th Reflection" is SO good.

[@nickelback5473]

that and the original 'the other promise' are sooo good

[@Astraldymensions]

The only track I have to play the original version of

[@danielclark653]

Same with the world that never was theme.

[@MesserMusic]

Theyre the same

[@RushStudios101]

8:55 almost two decades playing this game and I've never seen anyone skip Luxord's DM like that!

[@whyamihere5835]

do people really hate it that much? I mean it definitely saves time but his DM is probably my favorite… His fight’s fun but not as good as someone like roxas or xemnas

[@corenscott5179]

If luxord was a boss in chain of memories we will be doomed

[@tannertadlock7741]

He feels like he should’ve been.

[@Bmangrand]

KH 2 Final Mix had such style, it makes me sad that KH has never quite peaked like it did way back when. Which is depressing because after KH2 and the insane wait for KH3, I really thought the main entry title would wow me just like KH2 but uh, man was it a flop for me. Where were all the epic KH moments like what you can find in KH2? Roxas VS Sora, Xemnas VS Sora and Riku, Lingering Will?? Nothing has ever quite hit like those fights did. There was such weight and emotion, combos and command prompts were stylish, rewarding, and made you feel so powerful. I STILL get goosebumps watching Sora and Riku defending each other from Xemnas' onslaught if beams. I seriously hope KH4 can bring out the epicness that the KH series was known for. Who knows, maybe I'm just being biased and have some serious nostalgia glasses on but i stg nothing in the KH franchise has trumped KH2 in terms of overall greatness. But that's just me.

[@Zakal2]

KH3 had its moments, though there were all at the Finale. The weird part is how most worlds in KH3 feel like filler while the worlds in KH2 don‘t. Something I always say to sum up KH3 is that the game was good and even on par with BBS as my Hot Take - But it just wasn’t worth the 13 years. No other game ever hit as hard as KH2 did - Dunno what happened to the devs of that game or if any of them are in Osaka Team, the dudes who made BBS and KH3 Remind but - Idk either what it‘s gonna take them to drop another banger like KH2 tbh

[@BalooDumptruck]

Bootlicking kh2 again

[@BalooDumptruck]

Why u bootlickin' kh2 hard?

[@Zakal2]

@@BalooDumptruck i mean yeah but at the same time is there probs a reason every likes it out of all kh games the most

[@Bmangrand]

@@BalooDumptruck never in all my years would i imagine someone saying the phrase "bootlicking KH 2 hard" lol i dont need to explain to u buddy

[@NomenTaedet]

Shoutout to the extra dedicated fans that shipped their JP exclusive Final Mix copies and fiddled with Swap Magic. The struggle was real.

[@AmaryxYT]

I had to block sensors on my ps2 just to properly play this game

[@KopperNeoman]

If Mechapwn was a thing back then you would be able to just pop it in and play (at least with a DECKARD PS2)

[@mikaelcrucible]

this was the method i used lmao. i believe i still have that original copy too

[@thewaterlord27]

The version I always wanted to play as a kid.

[@onthedre]

For real, KH2 was always dripping in mystery and before the rest of the KH games came out seeing these secret bosses had me glued to my pc as a kid.

[@RushStudios101]

Best thing about PS2 2FM is the insane reverb on the SFX Still don't know why that was removed in 2.5

[@greyngo]

The video's quality being damn good just makes this amazing.

[@Martyste]

You know it's a real CRT when the image distords slightly according to light amounts on screen.

[@zner4865]

Watching this made me realize how KH 2 was ahead of its time back then.

[@OrbitalPulsar]

The OG Absent silhouette music was always one of the best songs in the franchise

[@MesserMusic]

Yeah, but it sounds so much better with real instruments

[@borttheattorney6012]

​@@MesserMusicNot really there are just some tracks in both KH1 and 2 that sound better on PS2.

[@ルリヤ-p6g]

Can't believe I've been following this channel for 15 years, wow

[@ardianhesa4340]

Wow you're living in 2025 :v

[@TimothyGod]

@@ardianhesa4340 do you not know how to math?

[@ericcartman9597]

@@TimothyGod but this channel is of 2010

[@Aleksriku]

3:42 The only marluxia laugh I accept. I missed that on the ps4 version, aswell as larxenes laugh while spinning and using her thunder attack

[@Pwrplus5]

For me it's the jp marluxia scream when he does the vacuum spin attack before RC, just hits diff

[@Aleksriku]

@@Pwrplus5 omg, I totally forgot to mention that. You are soooo damn right. I dunno why they "replaced" it like many other good voice-parts

[@shasarku]

@@Aleksriku specially roxas's combat and damage voice's

[@reddodeado301]

@@Aleksriku These were the JP VAs, the voices used in 2.5 HD are the English VAs. In Roxas' case though, they swapped his original quotes for Days and Roxas quotes for some weird reason.

[@kyl0ooart]

feels like i got shot back to early youtube where no one had video recorders for games

[@LoneStoneMaalik]

Really brings me back to the days I’d watch KZbin back in 2007-2008. Everyone put their camera in front of the tv, turning off the lights, & having the VCR filter effect on screen from them old fat back dinosaur tv’s. Good times, back then……….

[@ego2133]

Wow, the old voices for Marluxia and the others really bring back memories.

[@tehSunBro]

Took a bit til i realised this is a current video with the old version, i was impressed at first about how you allready had figured out some of those more advanced techniques, which i was sure we hadn't figured out yet around 2007. Like using Items into Ars to skip recharge, or simply using Ars after Zantetsuken to avoid RV. All we had was those super impressive Videos by Bizkit047. from back then xD

[@petermanfox2535]

That's... the same TV I used to play the Original KH2 on... I need a moment.

[@brannycedeno6823]

I like to remember this beautiful game was released back in the CRTV era. Games used to look truly impressive, and it kinda feels like it even with breathtaking experiences like God of War for the PS4. I did not have a PS2 back in the day, but I sure was part of that hype of seeing what a PS2 could do compared to, say, my old N64.

[@recusantvessel]

Damn you Sham, making me feel emotional like this It's like a time machine, I still remember playing 2FM for the first time on my modded ps2, shoutouts to PlayAsia lmao Nostalgia hits like a truck, man. But nothing hits harder than father time.

[@SuccubiPie]

I remember watching these videos on youtube as a kid because I couldn't begin to beat a single fight. Still can't tbh

[@StickmanSham]

believe in yourself and try harder

[@Noxthajan]

If I managed when I usually stick to simply brute force and reflect to changing studying each's attack window, you can too. All I got left is Demyx and Xemnas, I beat Lingering Will before Org's data

[@lukamegru1537]

You can reflect spam all of the fights and win

[@ZX3000GT1]

Same lol. My biggest issue is handling the command deck in the first place - A lot of times I forgot it’s even there and play it closer to how I played DMC and got owned thanks to that.

[@xXMasterJ360Xx]

2007-2008 were great years.

[@HonkDinkRatTurd]

ouegh it takes me back to watching data org fights in 2006 with my cousins and being in awe that there's a fight with roxas and all these other organization members. ah god it's so good. great content as always

[@gigaflare9710]

The best way to play honestly. Old roxas voice lines mannn

[@lightsluck4842]

Lexaeus evolved and instead of just shaking the entire castle, he shakes your TV too.

[@belot217]

Someone needs to make a SFX mod to make the rerelease sound closer to this.

[@keneor4468]

I appreciate a lot the fact you went through lingering will as base form Sora, using them only as a glorified elixir and a dramatic finish. After this whole showcase of cool mechanics and ways to deal damage/bypass phases, just a pure fight showcasing base sora's strength was cool.

[@Inferno144]

Oh take me back to that magical year. Goddamn the nostalgia hitting real fucking hard.

[@somekami3375]

My heart.. aches to bust out the ps2 and still trying to find the data org and lingering will. I know the truth now, but not knowing it at first was the beauty of the search

[@nomadicsaint9155]

thank you so much for uploading this im glad to hear all the original audio like I used to remember this game by

[@pacifierjunkee6016]

I would go back to this version of the game just for the audio alone. Old Roxas/Larxene voice clips, original versions of tracks like Deep Anxiety, Rage Awakened etc. Unfortunately I think fiddling with swap magic all those years ago fucked my ps2.

[@officialwmv]

That Demyx fight, the last seconds oml. I'd panic

[@juten6020]

that xaldin fight was so disrespectful dawg I'm cryin

[@douk3395]

this is peak kingdom hearts

[@eldeformito4]

The most impressive thing is the sync CRT and camera. Looks real Good

[@CoolPig03]

if you download a camera app that allows you to change the shutter speed, you can easily record all CRTs in great quality!

[@SaltedMallows]

Lol having to pause during Drive activation, thats real ps2 hardware.

[@maxi15]

I never knew this trick until now 🤣. I'll have to remember it when I revisit the ps2 games.

[@joyhappiness]

4:3 resolution, scanlines, heavyRT...perfection well ok, modern graphics and all that come with them are objectively better (in most consumer use anyway) but...goddamn 2007 was fantastic

[@koroo2891]

I remember playing this version of the game back on the PS2 in like 2010 old times

[@NmyLogan]

that was a ride, fun stuff. highlight for me was zexion and xaldin curbstomps.

[@anthonydixon4429]

That's Stickman Sham playing Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix+ on a CRT. That's quality.

[@niklasw.1297]

I just noticed how you beat' Demyx's last wave of clones with just 0.08 seconds left. talking about last second

[@kissshot4090]

this game is so ahead of its time. especially visually, it looks so good

[@Mepphy99]

crusty old versione actually gives me nostalgia of when i had 2 Final Mix on PC ... before the PS3 ports good times

[@loading....001]

the good ol' style of recording before capture cards... Strange, but was surprisingly good for the circumstances back then!

[@barlow654]

I can smell the dusty floorboards from my old home through this video, damn. I suddenly distinctly remember playing through OG KH2, when my PS2 died on the Revisit to Olympus. Hades said "Is that all you got?" and my screen went blue since the input died. I guess that's all I had after all :|

[@BillyJamesVA]

This is really making me nostalgic for KHinsider. I remember all of the Final Mix scans I used to look at on there back in 2007.

[@that-guy5055]

You’ve actually broken my brain with the low-rez on the tv set. Damn that brought me back

[@Artakha9000]

13:21 Impressive save on that last water clone phase. You were literally one frame away from failure.

[@salami99]

is this the OG japan final mix? nice

[@freshcrystalmangos]

It still baffles me how some players move Sora as they're simultaneously moving through the menu, presumably with the d-pad.

[@Phoenixifyable]

Claw grip.

[@kassettetapes4544]

God the first time I played (had 1.5+2.5 on ps3) I played kh2fm first bc it looked cool, haha..until I discovered there was a certain order you had to play the games in. But the trailers for recoded that was on tv got me into the franchise.

[@kream314]

Data Roxas in a minute thirty is insane

[@FAILEDSTANDINGSCHOOL]

There’s an instakill RC for book world in Zexion’s fight??? That’s crazy

[@Cri_Jackal]

I don't even really understand how you get that one?

[@jexusdomel5194]

That axel fight was great, if only that reflect proked with the trinity, but the wall decided to not cooperate

[@ShadowDarkHeart90]

“Lingering Will isn’t part of Data Org!”

[@busterwolf8901]

You know I thought this was going to be a analog horror...for some reason.

[@mangekyotashi]

I liked Roxas’ battle quotes more in the OG 2FM

[@ardianhesa4340]

They switched it to Ven's quotes for some reason

[@mangekyotashi]

@@ardianhesa4340 yeah, it was dumb imo

[@jennytulls6369]

I sometimes forget this was originally a PS2 game, despite first playing it on the PS2, not gonna lie

[@PhantomBones101]

Man I remember seeing these boss battles on KZbin wondering why I couldn't access them. For a long time I didn't understand that this was a completely different copy of the game. I even remember playing the base game under certain conditions hoping it would trigger these fight to occur.

[@batch_2731]

We aren't ignoring the fact that Goofy deflected that Ultima Cannon right?

[@waleed03231]

Wow. That is vintage quality right there.

[@bennefib]

When you blocked xigbars Lazer by simply hovering in final form wasn't PEAK , people say this game is a simple x to win but it's made that way for the amateurs, while giving players familiar with games like DMC and GoW to style and flex once you get control of the battle, like ice magic is so OP for single battles, they take off almost two bars, thats nuts

[@GaijinController]

I truly wish I got to experience this version of 2FM on my og ps2

[@MalikM-VGM-Rand]

Quick question (simply because I don't know), why do Sora and some others speak in English if this is JP?

[@cillbipher2613]

The final mix version had English audio for all base game characters and scenes due to the japanese audience liking the english VAs. Boss Roxas was given english cuz he already had the battle quotes. CoM Org members were left in Japanese audio since they had no english voices until the localization of ReCoM and the FM exclusive scenes were left silent for the English audio track.

[@MalikM-VGM-Rand]

@@cillbipher2613 I see, thank you.

[@StickmanSham]

yeah its kinda like how western anime fans like the Japanese dub for anime and use subtitles, except reversed because of Disney (and maybe even Haley Joel Osmont as Sora?)

[@awildtimmy]

That OG music tho 🧡😫

[@aw0573]

untouchable

[@MakhaiX377]

That first one was such a complete an utter violation

[@leikazlaikanen6274]

respect playing with the ps2 and early 2000 television with 200pixels

[@gebotchannel6358]

That crt display was perfect for this game,maybe

[@kara1704]

I knew Leaxeus boss fight had the shaky screen effect, why would they remove that small detail in the remixes?

[@Crowned_Hearts]

Even the TV brings back memories

[@johnplatz3503]

I remember beating some of the Data Organization XIII guys when I had strep throat on the old version.

[@destroyermcw626]

Going from 4K off my Xbox one X and then To 480i to My PS2 for this game. MY EYES!!!!!

[@Bossu]

Helps remind me that i'm so mad SE doesn't want me to have Japanese dub on KH3.

[@ProfessorHeavy1]

13:20 [SWEATS PROFUSELY]

[@weridplusho]

Pepperidge Farms remembers and is remembering _hard._ Good freaking times, fighting these assholes. Wish I knew the strats back then.

[@KingdomCloudStrife]

This is how I would think a nintendo switch port to look like.

[@WeirdMaxShow]

this video is a visual delight for me 🥰

[@wrexand]

KH2 midi OST > KH2.5 remastered OST

[@AgonyOST1998]

Wow, this legendary fight?

[@RougeMephilesClone]

That sure was 9 water clone waves with a "you better be using broken strats" moment at the end. I'm starting to understand why KH3 ReMind lovers really don't care for 2FM's Data XIII. The fights adapted from existing bosses aren't quite different enough in worthwhile ways. Still good on a whole, but 3 had some improvements. Mind you, I enjoy being able to hit KH2's Data Org a lot more often without having to know secret gaps...

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

...for some reason I expected the game to transition to kh3 data fights, once you got to the final data fights

[@ardianhesa4340]

The funny thing about this is that... some kids watching this would think this came from the era where VCR came from lol Also the original are proven to be easier as the game are meant to be played in 30 fps

[@StickmanSham]

nah, playing at 30fps with occasional lag definetely makes the game a bit harder in a handicap sort of way compared to 60fps

[@spideyfan300]

@@StickmanSham True but in certain titles like Birth By Sleep and KH1, the animations can look broken/atrocious in 60 fps since they're made for a 30 fps refresh rate

[@ardianhesa4340]

@@StickmanSham it’s kind of funny that I never experienced lag during drive form transformation when playing the ps2 version and some action is a bit broken in 60 fps

[@ardianhesa4340]

I said this because for some reason, it’s harder to do a lvl 1 run for cavern of remembrance in ps4 compared to ps2, like dodge roll sometimes doesn’t work

[@somenerd4414]

8:54 luxord just gave up any hope he had left huh

[@gyutp8476]

2007 me: *I WANT IT!* -But doesn't know where to get an -_-affordable-_- copy. Not to mention a JP/modded PS2 system.-

[@gamemaster112ful7]

2007, but Birth by Sleep is in the background, which didn't come out until 2010. I knew you were hiding the fact that you were a time traveler.

[@hastega.]

He's also playing on crit/proud mode which means giga chad