I Played Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link for 50+ Hours. Here's How it Works.

[@damo]

Stream archive of all of my Missing Link streams: kzbin.info/aero/PLElMUrE-pkqm_H1XttubjjIfxNXDewJC6

[@jakeriese4862]

Thanks so much. This must have been exhausting to learn

[@eugenehyun5842]

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[@Jaylobeans]

I'm so happy your back, your ong one of the best KH tubers

[@taqresu5865]

Ngl, the moment I saw Jewels returning as a currency, I got Union X flashbacks. I logged in for 1,200 days on the dot. And I was F2P until the FF7 Remake banners came out. Despite all that I managed to 100% the Story on both difficulty modes thanks to you and your Discord. I also made a Discord group with my old guild, so I hope we can at least reunite in ML.

[@magicbologna]

that game was terrible. it actuaslly got WORSE as it went along, as teh core battle mechnics started off somewhat intersting and well defined and only got more and more pointless

[@taqresu5865]

@@magicbologna I never said it wasn't. There's a long list of problems with the game, but trying to complete it as a F2P was an interesting challenge, albeit, quite an uphill battle as time went on. I tried a self imposed challenge to deny to gacha element of the game. At most, I spent maybe $60 over the course of 4 years, but I managed to do a lot by playing it smart. The only content that was truly impossible was PVP, and even then I was pretty decent compared to the rest of my guild. Pointless or not, it's kinda fun to include self imposed challenges.

[@HellfireComms]

I was part of the beta too and it was honestly nice to have a KH game that, while having gacha elements, actually /played/ like a Kingdom Hearts game. I think a lot of people will be surprised by Missing-Link when it releases properly.

[@BioRoxas]

We’re so back

[@BranJohn98]

Hi Bio-Roxas 👋

[@_Lostinthesky]

I think I remember you... I watched that one kh3 multiplayer mod video by you

[@TrainerLuxu]

@lionsasbirds1017I’d give an arm and a leg to have khux back bro. I miss it so much.

[@TrainerLuxu]

@lionsasbirds1017 how? I mean I was free to play, but the game was never “ruined”. from start to finish the game was monetized the same way. It never became increasingly monetized over time. So how did players ruin it at all?

[@TrainerLuxu]

@lionsasbirds1017 lmao. I just enjoyed the game bud. Good story, cool art style. It’s that simple.

[@xion0713]

Glad to see you back Damo!

[@JustSomePasserby]

This is it. This is the video I was looking for. This overview has provided the information I sought in a logical format. If you decide to make the follow-up, I will definitely give it a watch.

[@BlueTomatoe]

First thing I’m gonna do is teleport to Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia and see if I find any Easter eggs there. These salt flats are likely the inspiration for the final world in KH3 so I’m betting there may be something there to check out. And happy to have you back, Damo 🎉

[@strangejett1394]

Yeah, right. Unless you live close to Bolivia, you're either going to have to grind to oblivion and back to get that much AP or you're going to have to buy in-game currency. Plus I highly doubt they will put any easter eggs there, but maybe.

[@jzatchbell]

It's incredibly easy to spoof your location in these games if you take care.

[@MultiXeonz]

Great intro to the game, would love to see more of the mechanics explained content, dispite playing in 2 of the betas, watching your stream helped me understand how to play better and managed to get higher in the beta quests than before! Hope to be playing this soon !!!

[@coatguy2990]

You know what still bugs me? The Master of Masters. I can’t shake the feeling he’s more connected to the darkness than you think. If we look at the keyblades connected to him, they are all “dark“ keyblades. Terra‘s chaos ripper. The Souls Eater and Way to Dawn - both Rikus keyblades. Vanitas‘ Keyblades as well as the „No Name“ also known as the most stylish keyblade. All of them feature the eye of the master. You know he acts as a being of light but he’s always watching from the shadows. Kinda shady behavior. And I love it.

[@joeplows7962]

Only one keyblade has the eye of the master. The others just have eyes that are not connected. Also none of those keyblades are "dark" keyblades.

[@aithjawcraig9876]

"The closer you get to the light, the greater your shadow becomes"

[@izzaazzurri]

That auto feature are actually really cool and has so much thought put into it, as a long time pokemon go player, i always wish something like that, so i can jog without having to use my phone every 10 seconds Edit: oh god the qol feature for fast speed while driving/transit is soo good, man this game wayy better than pokemon go

[@CozyWavePotential]

I vote 'yes' to continuing the script into the technical stuff ❤ you always explain things in a way I seem to understand!

[@vincilenti6415]

This was easily the best info dump video of the game and it definitely looks like it'll be the best GPS game I've ever played as well as a good gacha

[@zevtillian4120]

Seeing the Jewels is giving deep war flashbacks

[@WowMit]

i giggled harder about this than i should have lol

[@zero45Gabriel]

True pain...

[@2mccue4u27]

*starts video* Oh cool, I've been waiting for more info about this game. *sees banners & jewels in the first 30 seconds* Oh no...the flashbacks...

[@IkanaCanyon7]

Can always trust the GOAT to give us well detailed and explained guides! Cant wait for the game to be fully out!

[@Joost8910]

I would like to know about the stats and growth system! You explain things super clearly and concisely in this video, and having that level of quality for another game mechanic explanation would be much appreciated!

[@thatoneLerrydude]

Good finally having an overview of what the game actually is. Keep the vids coming.

[@MarluART]

As much as I want to like this, the only thing running through my head while watching was "How are they going to use this to squeeze us as hard as they did in Union Cross?"

[@Sleetysleetman]

Great video! I'd really like the follow up video to this. Have been a big fan since UX and looking forward to even more content from you moving forward.

[@HellfireComms]

Hey Damo, good to this finally! Was cool to hang out in some of your streams for the game.

[@Silent04Ttv]

Being able to switch for landscape to vertical mode alongside touch and auto mode are beyond amazing❤️

[@geoscope3399]

Can’t wait to watch the 90 minute lore explanation video in two years

[@Gutesey]

Can't wait to get a chance to play in the US

[@AeternusNox.]

YES! Thank you for sharing this awesomeness! I hope it gets wings and takes flight!

[@SeaMoon887]

Thank you so much for this!!! It's really nice to see you back I'd love if you kept going about the technical Stat stuff and how to get stronger, personally

[@kickass12121]

Big ups damo, I was in the beta last year but I had a broken collarbone so I wasn’t quite able to quite get as much out of it (tho I did get a LOT out of it all things considered); I even screen recorded a lot of my gameplay and such to maybe make a video of my own. There’s no way it would have been as good as yours considering it would probably be my first video. Anyway good stuff man, massive shout out from the other end of the country (Brisbane)

[@X1erra]

For the kind of game, it succeeds at making a very fun time walking outside. Especially in Japan, I'm starting to get just a little bit jealous. You've done gods work in explaining how Missing-Link is meant to be played. Thank you :)

[@Hxyuffycucufuuf]

Back in full force baby! Cant even imagine your future dark road vid

[@damo]

Script is done! Should be about 60-80 minutes long based on the current length, looking forward to having it finished

[@Hxyuffycucufuuf]

the tin foil hats shall be ready by then!

[@ZacTheMusician]

Something that Damo didn't fully go into was the Glow or Rainbow pieces. They actually have a specific feature where you can turn the glow on or off, and if it's turned on the glow actually makes the piece stronger. He did say that when you get one of these pieces it permanently decreases the MP use of that one and that is true. I also think each Glow piece has a specific Glow ability. For example I had a Glow Captain Hook and it's ability was 20% more damage or something like that. Just thought I'd try and explain it a little bit more. 😁 Thanks for posting this video Damo, I also played the Beta, but barely explored all of these features haha will definitely play a lot more when this comes out.

[@Zinkolo]

This new mobile game is so goddamn weird. I think I'll just wait until everything gets summerized on KZbin. I don't have patience for mobile gacha games or AR GO games

[@stayhappyent.9428]

As a delivery driver, I will definitely be grinding this game. I was skeptical at first, but the more he explained the mechanics made me change my mind super quick.

[@maxwellmonzema]

I just dont get why this pokemon go feature even exists when the story takes place in its own world

[@pablo5425]

why not?

[@yoridetth856]

Someone dislikes grass

[@xrubyxlightx]

Great overview of the game so far! The recommendation to form communities to find pieces made me think of the unions from khx. Lol it's as if fiction and reality are merging

[@dastandardgaming2948]

Pieces seem more like a command deck than ux medals ngl

[@starmangalaxy2001]

11:20 This bit was especially funny considering that even since KH1 there were chests that couldn't be immediately opened with a keyblade. Most memorably being the Blizzard chest from Traverse Town. Great video. My only concern is that they won't add that many pieces to the game outside of the gacha. Don't want to either have to crack open chests or crack open my wallet just to get new commands you know?

[@chrisburns658]

You know we're back when Damo drops a video.

[@ArkomiKitty]

I'm so excited to get started on this!

[@temetyly]

Thanks for this spoiler free lowdown 🙌🏿always nice to see an upload from ya✊🏿

[@neo_b]

cutscene squad rise up, not even my love for KH would make me play a gatcha game… like it looks cute but it also looks like a massive time sink

[@Jinsei24]

Thank you for the recap! 👍

[@Salikino]

Is there a Dark Road dub in the works by any chance?

[@damo]

Yes there is :)

[@Salikino]

@@damo I can't wait!!

[@tylerfrancom8538]

@@damothank goodness! I LOVE the story of dark road and want to share it with people

[@garrettwinchester4969]

I’m interested in the other half!

[@SleepyTreant]

What a great breakdown!

[@MegaBKillerB-J106]

Part 2 where? Im dying put here for anything missing link! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Droozydancer]

Thanks for the overview video! This was super informative and made me even more excited forjts release! Only slightly afraid of how much money i’m gonna sink into getting pieces that are my fav IPs 😅☁️🗝 crossing fingers now that Atlantis gets a collection of pieces!

[@khaddiction101]

tbh I still genuinely wish that Missing link was more like Genshin and Wuthering Waves. Something about how Missing Link looks right now just doesn't capture the kind of amazement and wonder that I associate with Kingdom hearts. And I feel a more open world gameplay would have fit the IP so well Not to mention the interest for gacha games have been steering towards that direction. It definitely feels like Missing Link was conceptualized around the time when Pokemon Go was popular and SE was just so slow in developing and planning that they fell behind in the trend

[@Japhox45]

29:03 its sonny novus! I love his theories!

[@shinkoryu14]

As someone who played Pokemon Go for over a year, this seems to have actively observed the places that Go fell down and worked to improve them, which is appreciated! The touch mode in particular is such a good feature for disabled players who can't play in GPS mode, which has been a massive issue for Pokemon Go.

[@benedict6962]

This sounds amazing with tons of features that make the whole GPS concept work. But I also don't see myself enjoying this kind of gameplay for days on end. I wonder what fun is there to be had if you only sit down to spend AP once a month or something.

[@philgaimz9847]

Having a way to actively earn AP is going to be really nice compared to other games that have an AP system, that's really smart. I just hope that I'm able to beat and record footage of all the story stuff without feeling like I have to dedicate every second of my free time to grinding lol

[@coltdeedede]

Initial thoughts in order of importance: 1) Damo being back with KH mobile content is such a W for the community. 2) Really interested to see the story content and really interested to see if this game will survive more than a few months - SE has had such a bad track record with mobile in the past few years and I feel like their game design chops as a whole have been behind the curve. Presenting game design concepts that are years old and still miss the mark of the current standards (For example and in my opinion, Rebirth's "Open World" and Towers / Missing Link's Pokemon Go mechanics)

[@captianbacon]

I very much wanna hear the nitty gritty tech tips for grinding and stat progression. Im stoked for this game and wanna dive deep in.

[@Reisen_Inaba]

This is an odd and (slightly) unrelated comment, but, I kind of appreciate how you're pretty much silent whenever _Square_ is silent about Kingdom Hearts stuff It basically helps keep me from being disappointed about lack of news or barely-news, because I know if there was actually a _big_ announcement that you'd say something about it, as opposed to constantly following non-news getting me invested just to realize there was still nothing over and over (TL;DR I appreciate the relevance-based activity of your uploads!)

[@ionmcadam7747]

I was today's years old when I discovered Damo was a Perthian lad!

[@EternityinOurHearts316]

Would love to hear your in-depth thoughts in part 2.

[@Sev_Henry]

This is amazing! Finally some solid information on the game! My one concern, however: I thought players in the beta test weren't allowed to publicly share details of the game or show footage? Or has that changed?

[@MalevolentMinun]

Crazy how GPS spoofing can have your account banned in PoGO, yet here, it's a feature of the game. Beautiful stuff. This video actually has me stoked to try it out whereas I had zero interest beforehand.

[@Mordak1989]

What might be better is a grade rank awarded to the individual and to the party as a whole. Both of those determine the odds of rewards.

[@colepuryear2271]

So with chests since you can choose which banner to use them on, can you save the rarer ones after said banner has ended? Like could I save a rainbow chest to the next banner and pull from said chest, or do they go away once the banner has ended?

[@JanvanEs]

Preregistration better come soon. Plus I feel like it’s time for KH(ML and IV) to shine on game events after so many times being skipped.

[@Illinaut552]

Having touch mode alone makes this significantly better than both pokemon go and monster hunter now. It's hard to play those two consistently because of the real life limitations. Being able to go anywhere on the map, while still using a real life map is really interesting. Especially compared to monster hunter now which was probably my biggest disappointment for a mobile game since how limited encounters are despite how expensive upgrades are.

[@TheHaddonfieldRegistry]

So it does appear to be in line with KHUX and DR. Very glad, I miss KHUX

[@calebdesjardin5635]

I'd love the second part, I wanna know how stats work compared to just spaming power attacks from fragments

[@Reisen_Inaba]

Awesome awesome, really hoping they manage a good balance of lengthening the progression to make the game last a while, without making it unplayable when not paying a ton of money or driving constantly

[@TrevortheTrainFan]

I’m dying to play this game!!! Can’t wait for it to come out in the USA!!! 🇺🇸

[@bosssavage3325]

Crazy how they need to darken the screen to prevent people looking when driving while there’s a GIANT TABLET in each car that can pull your attention.

[@U-Flame]

So the overworld exploration and flowmotion is just an automated visual thing when zoomed in, and not actually indicative of actual KH 3-like overworld movement?

[@ShadowKyubi09]

Very nice video!

[@Autistic_Menace00]

Fun fact back from before we knew there was character customization I used to think that they made the character uncustomizable and blonde because the character was going to turn out to secretly be Luxord because he still needs a backstory lol (idk why Demyx didn’t occur to me. MC didn’t look gay enough to be Demyx I guess)

[@glydoughnut9432]

Hey Damo! Thank you for the great work as always! I remember early on Nomura said he wanted this game to be playable even if you never left your house at all. With the way AP works, based on your observations from the beta is this possible, or do people really need to go out of there way to play the game while they're out and about?

[@darkdeath174]

Looking forward to the next part on stats

[@KodasGarden]

can't wait to watch this game's story🙏

[@jlopez240gaming7]

Not gonna lie. Ima eat this game up since I quit Pokémon go. And I’m a massive kingdom hearts fan. So I’m definitely checking it out when it comes out.

[@vincilenti6415]

Are you putting up a part 2 soon? You referenced the stats and upgrading and that growth log thing. I really want to hear you break that stuff down. Just subbed, hope to see it

[@JackrabbitArchive]

When I heard about missing link having Pokémon go controls I got worried since I’m physically disabled and unable to walk much (god touch mode is looking expensive) but it at least seems more usable than Pokémon go so I’ll give it a shot and hope you cover the story if it doesn’t go well

[@Vindenak]

As someone who lives in an extremely rural area I feel like this game will be literally impossible to play for me (or at least that was the case with Pokemon GO)

[@damo]

It's way more friendly than Pokemon Go is for a rural player, the script for the follow up video to this has some pretty direct comparisons. Heartless spawn at your location every few minutes, Restore Points exist on basically every non-major road, & from what I can tell so do Raids, Treasure Chests and Piece Posts. And you can take all the resources you grind locally and spend them to teleport around the world wherever you want. In Pogo it's very possible that you won't have any pokemon, pokestops, gyms, routes, anything anywhere near you if you live in a rural area.

[@Vindenak]

@@damo I see, then I'll allow myself to be a bit hopeful until I can actually try it out for myself. Thanks for taking the time to reply!

[@damo]

Hopefully you'll get a chance to experience it for yourself soon! I definitely understand your concerns though, hopefully this game does a better job catering to people worldwide, instead of people that live near major cities

[@samu166]

So glad you'll be around to help people with the new game but I'm likely gonna pass on it. I was F2P for so long but then got into paying for the Weekly deals so the game wasn't as frustrating during my F2P days. I'll stick to F2P Duel Links like I've been for past 4 yrs or so. Haven't spent a dollar there but still having fun

[@aetherwise2159]

Hmmmm…the way KH4 is setting up to blur the lines between the fiction world and the real world, I’ll bet this fits right in as some collateral damage related to the jump.

[@Deathy75]

Thank God they added touch mode cuz I am not going to explore my town knowing I'm the only person playing this 😂

[@yvescajou8914]

The issue with players using each other for thier own benefit whether weak enough or too weak ironically fits the games theme

[@mijaaauuu96]

Dude I’ll be relying on you to summarise this. I’ve played KHUx and I don’t think I have it in me to put down the same time and effort into this. I hope it’s not as drawn out as KHUx and we can look forward to the next chapter of kh and it being on a console lol.

[@DasGnasty]

Thank you so much Damo

[@MrScaryPasta]

I hope we get a KH ML beta here for the US. Sign me up Enix. I’ll gladly test this game just like I did with KHUX.

[@eduardosolistinoco9698]

Not gonna lie, for a "PokemonGoLike", I'm actually impressed, the touch mode, teleport, locked screen auto, everything sounds great, actually at the moment it seems to be waaaaay user friendly than pokemon go (seriously, people need to spent money on auto catchers and go through the hoops to "move freely", and let's not talk about remote raids, meanwhile this game ENCOURAGES IT). Might give it a fair shot, though as a gacha, let's see how long it takes to inevitable degenerate horribly. PD. They really need to fix that raid piece issue

[@devonwilliams4883]

Guess I'll be running to Australia one day to place a teleport stone there. 😂

[@Sonic10122]

I'm shocked by how excited I am by this. As someone that sat Union Cross out and got caught up through your videos, I think I'm all in on Missing Link now! I was wondering how smoothly you think transitioning between phone and tablet will be? I'm hoping a Square Enix account will make transition easy, I'm planning to do GPS stuff in hands free mode on my phone when I'm out and about and then do major story content on a tablet, so in theory I should be able to move easily between the two. (And hoping I don't bone myself by having an iPhone and Samsung Galaxy tablet... I need both iOS and Android devices, I work in IT and I hate only knowing one system. >.>)

[@DemonChan22]

I hope the game once it released will come to the Netherlands as I know my country sometimes doesn't give us games with Gatcha in it, like Pokémon Masters EX we never got that game here.

[@Fantom1080-u6o]

My boy Damo looking swol. Have been hitting the gym lately

[@ravio64]

Well, this looks interesting. Waiting for release. Hope it will be earlier than KHIV

[@mehfin]

thank you for this video. sadly i personally strongly dislike all the gps and gatcha elements... why couldnt they just have made this into a regular console title - i am still very interested in the story and the actual combat and exploration in scala looks great....

[@Sangcreux]

im honestly surprised, this looks pretty fun

[@fantasticfoil92]

this sounds like a nightmare in rural communities

[@FictitiousCtrlGames]

I can hear my voice in spongebob sayin' 'I NEEEED IT'!'

[@RobEdwards2011]

Honestly such a good game! Just need it to be released now so i can play more :(

[@DEDManGamingWins]

The hands-free mode is an EXCELLENT addition. I live an hour away from work and it will be nice to get rewards and then be able to play the game! Also as a side question, do you think an 8-bit do controller will work well with the game, even though it has no sticks?

[@ArcueidBrunestuddo]

Is the GPS gimmick mandatory? I rather play it at home and not burn through my old S9's battery outside where I need it.

[@CmdrBrannick]

For what I played, I rather enjoyed the game. I wish the outfits looked better though. I loved one of the Mickey pieces which hit all enemies. If I set the level to the correct level, then I'd kill everything in one go XD

[@tricksterkitsune]

Hopefully it goes better then Pokémon go because I’m the part of town I live in there wasn’t all those stops/ posts and I’d have to drive to the opposite side of town just to get anything meaningful

[@aceproductions43]

Do you need a Wi-Fi connection in order to play in the Astral Dimension?

[@FinalxHikari]

Very interested how you captured footage via Tablet of all this~ I wonder if there's any special cables involved or hardware required--