Johnny vs. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep

In today's episode, Kingdom Hearts goes to the PSP! But that's not the version we're looking at, we're tackling this prequel to the storyline on the HD collection!
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[@oneish7454]

You're actually right, Tetsuya Nomura specifically chose Nimoy and Hamil due to the rivalry between franchises. He thought it would be amusing pitting Luke Skywalker against Spock.

[@RayManiac90]

I love that man

[@YourOldFriend_Darkness]

Source ive never heard of that

[@CurtyTails]

I’d like to see a source but if true that would actually be genuinely cute.

[@Akispark]

Which led to amazing performances on screen. I love the guy

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

Ironic either way if it’s true or not, that Nimoy would lend his talents to a game as batshit insane as KH when he’s the same dude who rejected getting involved with the TNG movies since he knew it was gonna suck.

[@AntiAIAllegiance]

"Why is Roxas on the cover?" Alright, guilty for thinking that.

[@staticshock4239]

Anti-A.I. Allegiance Everyone and they're grandma thought that.

[@AntiAIAllegiance]

StaticShock42 Oh. Well 's what I get for trying to understand this minefield of a series.

[@Faustulous]

It's weird for me; I always thought 'What is Ventus doing here?', whenever I saw Roxas because I played Birth By Sleep first.

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Anti-A.I. Allegiance so was Nico and I (Never got to play Birth by Sleep, and was too lazy to read the Data logs in DDD *I Never finished until after watching that playthrough* )

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Chandler Kristoff ... okay to clear things up: Roxas and Ventus are two different people; the reason why Roxas looks like Ven is because of the factoid that Been was in Sora's. In the next game (recoded), theoretically it chose vens Appearance vs Sora's Appearance is that Ven is closest to purity; because of the fact Sora looks almost like Vanitas is because (massive Spoilers for Recoded) Is that Sora's heartless is impure, thus forming something of a Reincarnation of Vanitas (I may be wrong, but that's the best explanation I got; keep in mind Nomura was *drunk* when writing re: Coded plot, so frankly "and note to Juan" focus on the Gameplay and not give a f*ck about it's plot. Think of it more a portable RPG/hack and slash hybrid made for speedrunning (yes, the game encourages speedrunning if you want to go anywhere)

[@victorcna]

"And because destiny really f*cking hates Terra" Kingdom Hearts: BBS in a nutshell

[@isaaclee3525]

Johnny, you just spoiled the game for me, Venanort is evil? What the hell, that was a pivotal plot twist that was so subtlety integrated in the story!

[@keeganstormblade5456]

I guess we can add Venanort to the list of Xehanort clones now.

[@227someguy]

Venanort?

[@TheVeyron623]

Venonat. I'm not sorry XD

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Isaac Lee ... you f*cking liar.

[@homuraakemi103]

"IGNORE MY HUNCHING OVER, MY SMIRK, AND MY OMINOUS THEME! I'M TOTALLY A GOOD GUY!"

[@LoneOtaku158]

I heard the next Kingdom Hearts game is set on an alien planet... Sqaure Enix needs to get their franchise in order...

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Ben Campbell Treasure Planet? I'd like that. There's already no Plot, and the level sounds amazing.

[@flygonmaster7655]

Team Shaolin Star yes

[@iwanthisokatofuckmesilly5222]

Team Shaolin Star i do

[@thepulle4722]

And the villains are a mafia led by Walt Disney's frozen head, the devil and Adolf Hitler

[@quintonblackburn3916]

Not only that, but Sora's now going to be a tall, muscular, hot woman with an arm cannon replacing the key blade. Damnit Disney, quit screwing up your properties!

[@skalatoor4872]

I can't wait for the next review Kingdom Hearts: samus returns

[@shrektheogre4349]

Scentaur This series is so confusing, Kingdom Hearts Mania and Kingdom Hearts N.Sane Trilogy are so different compared to the other games

[@sukhdeepbanger1511]

This franchise is so interesting with how many different cast of characters, storylines, and gameplay styles they manage to cram.

[@namingisdifficult408]

Manzil banger agreed

[@namingisdifficult408]

Manzil banger but Kingdom Hearts Chaotix left a lot to be desired.

[@SolEmeralds18]

Quickman may win Kingdom Hearts and Sora & Roxas featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series

[@yourcollegedebt8384]

HOLY SHIT I JUST REALIZED!!! "Eraqus" is an anagram for "Square!" Edit: The reason for Ventus' post-game coma was to destroy the X-blade by destroying his own heart. It was in the cutscene right before the last fight, but was very briefly mentioned, so I understand why you didn't notice.

[@shrektheogre4349]

Super Saiyan Devil Holy Fucking Shit

[@theheadlessjackfrost679]

And Xemnas is Mansex.

[@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE]

Hmmm Master Yen Sid= Disney, Master Eraqus = Square, Master Xehanort = No Heart. Disney and Square have no Hearts confirmed.

[@namingisdifficult408]

DetectiveEthanaterSpiritOfBobbyFulbrightGamer ...

[@KingLulzington]

FUCK

[@caster25000]

By the way, for those who think that Terra is literally stupid enough to trust every Disney Villain in BBS... no. He initially gives them all the benefit of the doubt, but makes his judgement over whether or not they're trustworthy later on - and the only ones he thinks are actually trustworthy are Hook and Jumba - the former because Peter Pan was kinda being a thieving prick and the latter because Terra doesn't know enough about Stitch to know that Jumba's technically a villain. Aside from those two, Terra accidentally helps Maleficent ONCE, which for the fans is proof that Terra trusts and supports literally every Disney villain ever.

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

Cody Mayo Never thought he was stupid, just impressionable. Now stupid is Annakin for how stupidly he was manipulated by Palpatine like he couldn't think for himself. Terra on the other hand had genuine doubts and fears that were slowly ebbed away at him the more he encountered, it wasn't a sudden change but one that was fairly well descended.

[@brandonlyon730]

Well I'm fairness to Anakin he was more desprit then stupid, he kept getting visions of his wife dieing and the sith were the only ones giving him a solution since the Jedi were doing Jack all and have shown already to be over stepping their power with the attempt coup on the chancellor, he just let that dark power go over his head and sedious toke complete advantage of it.

[@kylecampbell565]

Plus Peter Pan is a huge snob

[@fightingmedialounge519]

Considering how easily xeanorht manipulated him, he's pretty stupid.

[@crowthewicked8344]

@@fightingmedialounge519 Well to be fair, Xehanort was a keyblade master, Ventus' previous master, and Eraqus' old friend. Sure he looks like the standard villan but with these factors, it shouldnt be THAT far off for Terra to trust him.

[@zidanetribal1406]

Alright John, to quote Vanitas as he was battling Ventus, "The X-blade is made up of your heart too. If you destroy it, you destroy your heart as well." That's why Ven is napping for 12 years.

[@staticshock4239]

Zidane Tribal I just wanna know how does Ventus' body not age in over a decade? We know why Aqua hasn't aged and that's because in the realm of Darkness, it felt like a few hours or maybe days passed.

[@PaceBreaker]

Um, perhaps because of the nature of Castle Oblivion?

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Zidane Tribal ... but then shouldn't he be repairing it on his own, considering he don't seem to age (like Aqua?)

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

MrLucarioisnumber1 ... ohh. Okay. But what about- (we don't speak about that yet! We haven't reached DDD) k.

[@artisticallyjay1806]

StaticShock42 He doesn't have his heart. Therefore, his body can't age

[@staticshock4239]

I'm surprised. I was sure that Sora's next journey would be as a badass space bounty hunter.

[@SaberRexZealot]

StaticShock42 Come back, Dante. We miss you. 😈😥

[@twinkiesmaster69]

StaticShock42 ,its

[@theredeft5319]

Well the next one might be now that Samus returns is out

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

SaberRexZealot well... They're trying...

[@c0mf0rta61ynum6]

And he got a sex change!

[@Ultrapyre]

So I guess you can say Vanitas is the Shadow, the True Self? ....sorry, still having Persona on my mind.

[@Nintendotron64]

Close, but not really. He is LITERALLY the physical manifestation of Ventus' darkness.

[@SuperfieldCrUn]

Sora wasn't just a young kid when he helped heal Ven's heart at the start of the game: he was just about to be born. His heart was on the way to his body. Healing Ven was literally the first thing Sora ever did. By the way, you did miss something in regards to Ventus's comatose state at the end of the game: since the X-blade was made of both Ventus and Vanitas, destroying it basically meant that Ven was sacrificing himself to prevent it from being formed. This destroyed Vanitas utterly, but Ven's heart was immensely damaged, leaving his body. It then sought out Sora, who had helped him several years prior, and stayed inside him to heal up and went dormant. Ven's heart has been inside Sora's body ever since (emphasis on body; Roxas had Ven's heart inside him). Ven's heart is actually *not* the reason Sora can use the Keyblade in KH1 - rather, it's the reason why Roxas and Sora could dual wield in KH2 and the end of 358/2 Days. Sora was able to use the Keyblade in 1 because Riku embraced darkness on the islands, so the Keyblade (which was meant for Riku) went to the next best thing: Sora. Riku forcibly took it back at Hollow Bastion, but after Sora proved his heart was stronger, it became his for good. Riku made a Keyblade for himself sometime between Chain and 2. The Keyblade that Roxas used was Sora's, and Xion's was fake. After Xion died, Roxas's desire to remember her was so strong that it reawakened Ven's heart (remember, it stayed inside Sora's body, which became Roxas), giving Roxas access to Ven's Keyblade, hence the dual-wielding. When Roxas rejoined with Sora, Ven's now awakened heart went with him, now giving Sora the ability to dual-wield in 2. Also note that, thanks to timeline bullshit, Birth by Sleep establishes that every world in the Kingdom Hearts universe, including the Realm of Darkness, runs on its own timeflow, and this rate is always "the speed of plot convenience". Why do this? Because they wanted BbS to be set 10 years before KH1, but they also wanted to include Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White as worlds... but they all showed up as Princesses of Heart in 1, and it clearly hasn't been 10 years since their stories happened (Snow White was 14 when she rode off into the sunset with Prince Charming, and she sure isn't 24 in KH1). So Aqua may have been in the Realm of Darkness for 10 years from the perspective of "the plot", but for her, it's been a few weeks, maybe a few months at most. Pay attention, because in true Kingdom Hearts writing fashion, that little bit of handwaving becomes a motherfucking _plot point_ in Dream Drop Distance.

[@johnhawes2262]

I respect you for being willing to learn all of this. I couldn’t bear it.

[@adonborg3409]

Thanks for clearing that up

[@inuken4309]

Kingdom Hearts story is a got damn mess and I love it

[@JaceAce22]

Your dedication to the lore is admirable, but damn. The lore is too much and too little at the same time to find and care about.

[@CurtyTails]

“Did you get that?” “No.”

[@RyuuSix]

I like how Johnny does the "Have a fantastic night and take care" gestures with the Metroid Alarm without saying a thing.

[@NanaKyoto]

And here I thought Johnny would take almost forever for the next part. But I am glad he showed me wrong.

[@batmangovno]

Nana-Kyoto Not related but you hella thicc

[@sgtwolf7391]

Immense Data it's spelt thick. I'm guessing you're a different kind of thick.

[@SpikeJet2736]

Caddy must give him motivation. "No way, you're gonna complete your KH marathon before me"

[@Mr.man712]

I'm glad he surprised us with this as well. Do you draw your own thumbnails?

[@NanaKyoto]

Gone Awol. I should not answer that.

[@MisterAIG]

Metroid Samus Return looks different

[@greninjastorm6734]

I saw an ad for it on a Wikia while listening to Imagine Dragons' Believer, and my eyes widened at the timing of everything.

[@namingisdifficult408]

Mikaela Nielsen well

[@djcrimsonsunbird3607]

PikaLink91 I thought BBS looked like garbage compared to KH1&2

[@TheAwesomeHyperon]

Are they ever going to explain the Phantom Ruby? Or what Sonic Has anything to do with this? I swear it's like it's another franchise...

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

TheAwesomeHyperon give it... 3 months, I wanna say? Then it's purpose is fufiled.

[@Sjono]

The reason Aqua goes in last is a thematic element. While Terra is screwing things up with villains and Ventus is just going around making friends, it's Aqua who is actually the real protagonist of Birth By Sleep. A major hint is the timeline of events in the theater: Aqua usually (though not always) visits a world after Terra and Ven already have, and cleans up their loose ends by kicking the butt of the local Disney villain and setting things right for the local good guys. And in contrast to Terra and Ven having character flaws, she's selfless, brave, strong, always wants to help others, always wants to do the right thing, and puts her friends above herself. Her main flaw is trying to protect them to the point she patronizes them which, especially for Terra, drives them away from her. Most obvious in the Final Episode. With Ven comatose and Terra being possessed, it's Aqua's story that keeps going to bring the game to its true conclusion. It's also worth noting that in the Secret Ending, Ansem considers her to be a lot like the hero of almost every other game in the series, Sora, because of her kindness and dedication to her friends.

[@The810kid]

Sjono greatly put I do see alot of Aqua in Sora without the need of making them be doppelgangers of each other

[@Kyle-fn9tz]

Umm Ventus wasn’t just going around making friends, Ven story is very important, the plot of birth by sleep story wouldn’t work without him. he saved many characters and tied few loose ends in most worlds he visited.

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

Too bad she still comes off about as colourful as vanilla and despite how ideal she is being a near perfect hero, she’s still repeatedly beaten down by the plot needing her to eat shit and fail just enough so that the main games can happen the way it does.

[@Monocheto1]

I liked doing the order backwards for my first playtrough, it made me look forward to see everything that terra did

[@santiagonovoa9230]

So a mary sue then Alright

[@alexkey1930]

"take out your psps or ps4s" me: * cries in the corner because he only has a ps3 *

[@iftekharahmed6799]

Alexandre Monchique You can play the HD Kingdom Hearts remasters on those systems. 1.5 Remix and 2.5 Remix are seperate games.

[@alexkey1930]

Iftekhar Ahmed i know i meant i can't play the 60fps version or 0.2 bbs

[@JH-xc9we]

Alexandre Monchique I didn't rebuy 1.5 and 2.5 for PS4. I stuck with the PS3 versions.

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Alexandre Monchique It's not that bad... I have none. Just my Crappy PSP...

[@TheMarioo0]

PS4s are stupid cheap now

[@DaCableGuy]

The Kingdom Hearts Marathon! ...featuring Crash Bandicoot, Sonic, and Metroid. ...& Knuckles.

[@av4d]

The added George Carlin clip reminds me how much I love Johnny's tastes.

[@tylersmith566]

Holy crap, he did it. He actually uploaded two Kingdom Hearts videos in a row. I never thought this day would come. Edit: Oh, my god, Johnny, you're the best. Thanks so much for loving my comment!

[@BigBoss-ti2xn]

AwesomeMarioBros! No he did sonic mania first.

[@tylersmith566]

Actually, he did kingdom hearts 358/2 days just before this.

[@BigBoss-ti2xn]

AwesomeMarioBros! No check videos in order of date sonic mania came before birth by sleep.

[@MegaMinecraft901]

What a madman

[@ThatCubeGamer]

Big Boss, he did KH: 358/2 Days before this review, Sonic Mania was his review before that - so it wasn't his previous review.

[@Rilobster]

TWO KH REVEIW IN A ROW?! WHOA WHOA THE EARTH IS COMING TO AN END. HOLY FUCK

[@Naruxos07]

SirRilic you are cute

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

SirRilic SHIT! That Alarm is going crazy?!? ... dafauq? Juan has a Continuity Alarm?

[@danielwhite3244]

once you start kh, you will never stop. no matter how convoluted it is

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

daniel white the Curse of Numora. Whens the Twewy love again? ...never? Okay...

[@jruler93]

No, it was just a false alarm. It never happened again.

[@charliejones3069]

Guys!! KH3's plot has been leaked! Spoilers: Aqua escapes the realm of darkness and afterward, she heads into space and becomes a galactic bounty hunter!

[@gracekim25]

Charlie Jones really?😑

[@charliejones3069]

Gracekim1 it's all part of the joke!

[@NeoGraena]

Also she changed her identity

[@donkeynuts9096]

Charlie Jones not cool dude not cool

[@Cdinkha]

Well you were half right...

[@theresastarmanwaitinginthe5149]

It's almost 11pm in England right now Johnny. I got to get some sleep mate.

[@dingusdoingus9959]

Well, ya British individual, it's 6 o'clock over here m8. Merica!!!

[@paulollarsabaiii9824]

There's a starman waiting in the sky Even Speedwagon needs rest.

[@teleportaat]

There's a starman waiting in the sky it's 1am in Finland 🤷‍♂️

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

There's a starman waiting in the sky please~ take me with you!

[@samcnut]

There's a starman waiting in the sky SCREW THAT. JOHNNY UPLOADED

[@CustodialDaniel]

Okay Johnny that story recap was fucking hilarious. I knew I'd have a ton of fun with this marathon and you have certainly not disappointed. The editing was great, as was the summary. Awesome job here Johnny- always looking forward to your next video :3

[@homuraakemi103]

"Which I'm sure Master Xehanort would know nothing about because JUST FUCKING LOOK AT HIM!"

[@alexquah784]

"X-blade, for the record that's spelled, 'Key'-blade: this 'X' representing the word chi or 'key' as it could be pronounced, hence, 'X-blade' I hate this series" LMAO

[@Marcosatsu]

This came out faster than I thought, hopefully that means Johnny isn't getting too burnt out on Kingdom Hearts

[@silverfoil8854]

Marcosatsu MARCO! HERE! Cool.

[@Nana__Marfo]

Why are you here? Not that I am complaining, just VERY curious.

[@tigerbabe7777]

Ikr

[@greninjastorm6734]

Holy crap, a Kingdom Hearts game with both the Joker and Spock. And all the fanboys shat their pants.

[@saphiriathebluedragonknight375]

It also seems their actors switched roles. Which is very unusual for Hamil.

[@kenbelingon]

Mikaela Nielsen And not just Joker but also Luke Skywalker.

[@NoobLord9001]

"Fire Lord Ozai has had enough of Spock's shit."

[@iownalx23]

Bort star wars world confirmed

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

iownalx23 ...borticus?

[@JorgeOrtizSauc2]

Metroid: Sora Returns

[@ThatCubeGamer]

Guessing the next review is gonna be Metroid! - Anyways, time to watch, so glad you uploaded this weekend!

[@SchwickFAFO]

Yosh

[@sterlingmuse5808]

Very impressive, considering the music at the end, the shirt, and the fact that Johnny said so early on in the video that he didn't need to wait till after Metroid to get this video out

[@RedheadButNotReally]

I like how he didn't bother to even mention it. It's like "You guys already know."

[@ThatCubeGamer]

+Sterling Muse Yeah, I commented this before I started watching but it was pretty obvious that he's reviewing Samus Returns next.

[@marsgordeuk]

Remember, the SCREWATTACK ECHO IS ALIVE!!!!

[@ShayyTV]

Woah woah woah two Kingdom Hearts games in a row?? What sorcery is this? I thought for sure Sora was gonna turn into a Metroid this week, too...

[@patrickmcgregor5168]

Shay why did you refer to Metroid as more than one? Metroid is a cool, one of a kind bounty hunter.

[@sukhdeepbanger1511]

I'm dissapointed he put his metoid duties behind kingdom hearts even tho he was close to done with the review and metroid samus returns was just released yesterday which wouldve made us wait longer for the next kingdom hearts review.

[@ShayyTV]

I mean, I'm glad he finished this review first. Multitasking is a bitch when editing, my dude.

[@sukhdeepbanger1511]

Shay Ik. My comment was meant to be a joke

[@smashmaster521]

And now I'm picturing a Metroid with Sora's hair and a Keyblade.

[@mushroomdude123]

10:29 Me during every story summary in this marathon.

[@Skyfire08]

I love how there were no words at the ending. It was just an alarm, subtle satisfying nod, a slaute and an exit. God damn it Johnny, you get me every time.

[@ReverofEnola]

10:14 Close. Sora can DUAL WIELD because he holds Ventus heart. Plus, Sora was a new born baby when filled in Ventus' heart. Ventus had no impact Sora wielding the Keyblade in KH1 though Sora is just that special/unique. This is because he is the ONLY character to have a Keyblade choose him and not have a Master perform an Inheritance ceremony on him.

[@keeganstormblade5456]

THANK YOU! A lot of people keep making that misinterpretation, and having to correct them is really annoying.

[@lonelywolf5659]

Reverof Enola I am pretty sure he got that ability from Roxas because he was the first one to do it because he got it from XIon and when he went into sora he pass that ability to Him. That how roxes did it Xi'an died and passed on her keyblade to him and that went into Sora

[@ReverofEnola]

Eh.. Xion didn't give Roxas the ability to dual wield. When Roxas saw Xion die it "awakened" Ventus' heart (which resided in Roxas) thus allowing him to use Ventus' keyblade and then dual wield. Roxas (and Ventus' heart) later fuse back with Sora thus giving him the ability to dual wield.

[@Thesuperduperbooster]

Reverof Enola there's a lot of interpretations. Nomura says it has to with Roxas gaining the power, and how he can do it is up in the air

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Reverof Enola a... Baby?!? Your telling me if Sora saves all the lost (including those lost in the Keyblade War) he has to develop an ability he learned as a Baby?!? *Walks up to Square Enix HQ* (BASH!) "Who wrote this script?!?" (Nomura raises his hand in the air) *chops the F*cker's head off, HeroeMGT style*

[@epsyblue7714]

9:17 Terra Skywalker would probably be one of the most ironic names I'd hear of, next to Aqua Firebrand and Ventus Hardrock.

[@epsyblue7714]

@@Chad_Eldridge Ventus is Latin for Wind. It would be ironic if his last name was Hardrock since I'm referring to the earth, the wind's opposite element.

[@Bobb11881]

Reminds me of Zack Snyder writing. "Fuck competent storytelling and character! I'm deep, dammit!"

[@homuraakemi103]

This series in a nutshell...

[@northwindkey]

The difference is KH at least knows it's stupid and makes fun of itself (Especially in 3 where they flat out make fun of the Roxas/Ventus confusion).

[@SenecaGray]

Honestly, it seems like Kingdom Hearts just made the first game, the second game, then avoided every possible opportunity for a third game by making a bunch of midquels, prequels, N-Sane remakes, then licensing somebody's fan game, and finally making this. Ah, well. Kingdom Hearts needed more Knuckles.

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

Really because to me it seems like, they made the first game. Then when making the second thought rather than going from A to B we'd whore the shit out of this series by not giving KH2 enough story to hold up on it's own and supplementing it with more spin-offs and a prequel to give themselves more money. Luckily BBS is a good game but still.

[@SenecaGray]

And, of course, what Johnny talked about in his Ranting Good Time video.

[@The810kid]

Seneca Gray birth by sleep was a welcome addition one of the better prequel games I've played along with snake eater

[@ygsr]

The810kid A Link to the Past and Halo: Reach are also good prequels.

[@PaceBreaker]

The810kid It's definitely a much better version of the Star Wars prequels.

[@spiketheguy7091]

At this rate, this marathon might as well be called "Kingdom Hearts: Return of the N.Sane Mania & Knuckles"

[@christianarroyo3265]

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Re: 358/2 Sleep Distance Final Mix Final Chapter Prologue ReMix: Samus Returns... & Knuckles is up next

[@staticshock4239]

Christian Arroyo Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series.

[@M644theawesome]

featuring Dante from Devil May Cry

[@TheDukeofCheese12]

Featuring Crash from the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

[@w2krispy138]

Featuring pink gold baby tanooki green mario jr

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Christian Arroyo plus forces + the oddessy

[@RedRooster0912]

You know, you just happen to be my favorite KZbin channel ever. I actually watched all of your videos over the course of one month. I think I watched 3 or 4 a day and it went from there. Your content is awesome and I love how you manage to make game reviews fun as hell. You've inspired me to try so many new series like Metroid, Sonic, and some lesser known titles like Psychonauts and Guacamelee. Thank you Johnny for everything you do.

[@jackmisha2598]

Wow, it looks like the kingdom hearts series is finally staying consistent

[@sukhdeepbanger1511]

I hope the next "not sora" kingdom hearts game after kingdom hearts: samus returns is kingdom hearts oddesey

[@monkeykingw]

BbS definitely has my favorite mechanics in the series. Honestly, I wish it was longer because of all the fancy abilities you can acquire, since by the time I try even half the stuff, it feels like the story was already over and I had to start fresh with a new character.

[@ColonelZanders]

I hit the like as soon as every 'Johnny vs.' video starts. You're analysis bathes me in game nostalgia, keep putting out this high-quality content my guy

[@wolffster25]

Dude this review gets an A+ for the Star Wars vs Star Strek line nobody even mentions that you made my day keep being awesome.

[@_mango_]

Who else was expected Kingdom Hearts: Samus Returns? Haha, just jokes, Johnny! Anyways, how is the Metroid remake review coming along?

[@mythicalentity]

that metroid self destruction alarm at the end had me dying of laughter

[@IvanTheGhostboy]

I love how you edit Xehanort with a close up of his face and the ominous music

[@psharpe5904]

Goddamn... these plots. I couldn't even keep up.

[@princedk2480]

Kingdom hearts Death by waking up

[@namingisdifficult408]

PrinceD3ku XD exactly

[@twinkiesmaster69]

PrinceD3ku XD ,you get it

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

PrinceD3ku XD ...if you giving Nomura ideas, you chest is slit!

[@the120cxx]

Let me sleep! (Let me sleep inside) Can't just sleep! (Let me sleep inside) KILL ME!

[@1800Hernandez]

the120cxx save me from the heartless I've become

[@Hynotama]

When Xehanort makes Vanitas, he basically fractures Vent us’ heart and extracts the dark half, which is why he ends up comatose. But as Xehanort attempts to abandon Ven on Destiny Islands, Ven’s heart forged a connection with the heart of the newly born Sora, (sort of) explaining why Vanitas looks like Sora. At the end he actually destroys Vanitas, the other half of his heart, causing him to become comatose again and his heart leaving his body and sleeping in Sora’s heart (which is why Roxas looks like Ven and why Ven’s armor protects Sora from darkness, to the point of getting corrupted, at the end of KH 3D and fighting the same way as Ventus with the keyblade held backwards. It’s also why Sora inherited the keyblade when Riku was corrupted by darkness, at the beginning of KH1). All of this is why Sora and Riku have their Mark of Mastery exam in the dream realm in KH 3D, trying to master the “power of waking”.

[@transformers3542]

"What are you fucking stupid?!" It's amazing how much that could be used for the characters in this series.

[@DefaultGray]

Vanitas says that if Ventus destroys him and the X-Blade, Ventus' heart will shatter. Which is why Ventus goes into a coma again. Also at the beginning Sora was a newly created heart, which is how he found Ventus and helped him heal.

[@finianburke3193]

It's funny you mention Sonic Adventure since the same day that this review came out, I was watching your review of that game. Ain't that a funny little coinkydink!

[@smashmaster521]

Eeyup.

[@Innerste]

6:13 MY FAVORITE KZbinR AND MY FAVORITE COMEDIAN!

[@DH2007able]

The Metroid alarm!? Didn't think we actually had to wait for it. Good review can't wait for the rest.

[@wolfhuntergaming2040]

"Did you get that?" "No." How I always felt when listening to my friends talk about this series growing up.

[@cy1763]

Sonic Sonic the Sonic Sonichood is my favorite game of all time -SomecallmeJohnny 2017

[@OckhamAsylum]

Oh God, the plot... I know that it's entirely possible to understand what's going on if you pay attention, but the real question is not can you follow what's happening, it's do you even want to? All this tangled madness and what do you get out of it? Some stiff acting? Some occasionally face-palm-worthy writing? There's just not a lot of incentive for putting in the effort to figure out how the pieces fit together, in my opinion.

[@Ritokure]

You forgot the characters that are as interesting as a slice of bread made of wood and the lightning-fast pacing that makes everything look like a kindergarten play where kids say their lines and rush off to the next scene.

[@jeremydandeneau7704]

Add in terms of narrative, KH3 is worse. Unfortunately it also affected enjoyment of the actual gameplay.

[@buccaneerguy8197]

welcome to kingdom hearts

[@pinelopiliraki3660]

@@jeremydandeneau7704 And then Re:mind came with even more horrible narrating, fanservice and deus ex machina based story. It only managed to make a majorly underdeveloped romance look even worse in my eyes, despite the variety of romantic scenes present. The data bosses were half the time fun and the other half plain frustrating, playing as Kairi was good as long as it lasted since she's back reclaiming her overused trope(apparently falling asleep for a year and letting scientists examine her heart for clues is the best the writers could thing for her development as a character), playing as Roxas was the most fun out of any other playable side character and the final fight against Yozora added some new excitement in terms of secret bosses. The secret ending has managed to sparked my interest in the future of the series, because of the unexpected dark tones, the surprising influence of the final fantasy world and the return of the World ends with you. Also, Sora and Riku seem to be the protagonists of the next base installment which kinda makes it a dream drop distance sequel, but way more heavily shrouded in mystery.

[@ThePlayLog]

Man you're on fire with this video! Love your stuff!

[@AlexThat200]

This review is the best birthday present I've had so far! Officially 20 years old now!

[@CyberBolt21]

7:18 With everything thats happening with Disney's current handling of the Star Wars franchise, I needed that.

[@gamestation2690]

It's all being handled just fine.

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Cyberbolt21 I can't help but laugh at that image. Who Exactly made that image?

[@homuraakemi103]

Sadly, Palpatine isn't cheating death in THIS continuity...

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Homura Akemi Wait, the Emperor cheated death in the Lucas Continuity? (is that Why Luke's Son turned Sith?)

[@homuraakemi103]

Old EU. And one of Luke's sons went bad in there too. Luke HIMSELF went bad because of Palpatine coming back...

[@TheCreepypro]

love your videos Johnny don't care about Kingdom Hearts but still watch your videos cause they are so entertaining and informative

[@ori.g4mi]

I started the same way Johnny did - KH1 and in the order they came out - but BBS is my absolute favourite. The three characters, their movesets and the way they play in combat, the Mirage Arena, damn, I played this with friends and we had such a good time there.

[@gamermanx3096]

I would agree with the multiplayer aspect of Mirage Arena... If the Final Mix version on PS4 had it. Why’d they take it out? Would’ve made grinding for completion a little easier.

[@lanamcdwell7765]

sora was a newborn heart when he helped ven (5 years before bbs) and at the end ven in a coma because he destroyed vanitas (his other half of his heart) and then resided in sora's heart to try and heal since sora helped him the first time, basically ven in a coma because he doesn't have his heart just an empty body

[@selder_7]

2nd favourite KH game (so far) love the additions to the combat that the command deck, command styles and all it's attacks added and especially Shotlocks which are so damn good. Also really love the story, just the tale of 3 young best friends who's lives are utterly destroyed by Xeanorht. Love Xeanorht, he's so manipulative and evil and 50 steps ahead to that point that even though he is thwarted here at the end of this the heroes are comatose, trapped in the realm of darkness or possessed by him using their body to reattempt opening kingdom hearts many times more. Such a shame Leonard Nimoy won't be here for 3. The new worlds are great and they were varied enough per character for me. You feel so bad for the heroes who're just all devastated by Xeanorht's evil genius and they're all still scattered, can't wait for them to be brought back in 3

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

Well said my friend. Honestly I'd say out of all the Kingdom Hearts game this one by far feels the most Final Fantasy like in terms of it's story. The game play on PSP was just utterly unmatched, even Dissidia Duodecim couldn't touch BBS. It's a game you'd want in any PSP collection. ^_^ Also came with a cool silver PSP unit which is just really beautiful.

[@artemis32X]

Wow,Samus Returns looks great.

[@namingisdifficult408]

Player agreed

[@Shade1602]

I do like the idea of how you're shown how Sora, Riku, and Kairi can use keyblades. Sora can use one by association Riku had the official "ceremony" that Keyblade users can do to transfer their ability to wield from Terra Kairi just sort of absentmindedly touched Aqua's keyblade during a conversation, which I guess completed said ceremony?? I know about this series too much

[@DarkSilverHedgehog]

Thank you so much Johnny. I watched this to get advice on Fruitball and I won first try. I didn't even win Terra and Ventus' minigames in Disney Town first try. I thank you for making it possible

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

That’s really sweet ^

[@jrpludacrous]

Once this marathon is over, I want someone to make fanart of Classic Sonic, Crash Bandicoot, Mighty, Samus and whoever else Johnny takes a look at mid marathon (looking at you, Mario and Bubsy) wielding their own Keyblades with Sora, Donald and Goofy looking at them confused

[@VladNorris]

jrpludacrous I'd totally do that

[@smashmaster521]

Have you done it yet?

[@justdrinkingmycoffee]

Oh boy kingdom hearts 2 sora returns is gonna be a good sequel to kingdom hearts 2

[@ktvoid]

oooh! finally reviewing this one eh? this one is actually my first kingdom hearts followed by 358/2 days on ds. this one is so awesome, so thanks for reviewing this one!

[@train4292]

I just rewatched 358/2 yesterday and now here we are with this game here

[@marcus7984]

Aqua is so waifu material

[@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE]

Yeah, she's so Better than lightning. :p

[@marcus7984]

Easy.

[@Nintendotron64]

And who says she's not important to the plot?! If Terra and Ventus were left to their own devices, Xehanort would've recreated the Keyblade War virtually unopposed!

[@the1whoplayz]

DarkSonic180 Hey look, I found the idiot who can't think.

[@the1whoplayz]

DarkSonic180 Because I'm actually smart enough to press the thumbs up button, unlike you.

[@KayEcksArr]

*I value your opinion.*

[@FarleyProductions]

Great video as always Johnny! So happy that you reviewed 2 Kingdom Hearts games in a row for once. =]

[@netsrac8997]

I seriously love this channel so much. Johnny is the man.

[@MonSuper21]

Kingdom hearts: Birth by sleep & Knuckles

[@twinkiesmaster69]

*insert kingdom hearts games have stupid names joke*

[@ExcruciatingDeth]

IV'E BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ALL WEEK I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gameman250]

I'm so entertained by that ending. It's perfect.

[@587DeathKing]

Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep and 358/2 Days where Nomura was just like *fuck these guys in particular* But for me this is my favorite KH game, I like the characters (it doesn't take much for me to like a character), I love the command deck, D links, and shotlocks because it's so fun to use them and increased the replay value for me and made me experiment and it's fun to break; granted it's slower and some of the bosses (particularly the secret bosses) aren't that good.

[@davidlaush180]

I got the feeling Nomura has got something out for Roxas and Ventus. Like, they are equally emotionally fucked with way too much in comparison to Sora.

[@shadowmwape]

Kingdom Hearts: Aqua for Days

[@smashmaster521]

Aqua does have one of the best themes in the game next to Ventus.

[@redexorcist2539]

I was waiting for this video I am excited for this video. Thank You.

[@xavierdennis2161]

Nothing better than seeing Johnny in my sub box its been 4 years and still no one on youtubes review entertain me more!

[@purplehairedwarrior]

Great vid man can't wait for super Mario oddessy review keep it up

[@dragonhunter1315]

Birth by Sleep was actually the reason why i bought PSP in 2010

[@sterlingmuse5808]

Damn, that countdown music at the end feels good XD

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

Birth by Sleep was my first Kingdom Hearts game and I am so thankful for that. The story might not be one to "write home about" but I found it really easy to grasp in a general sense and I really appreciate that. However this gameplay on the PSP back then was amazing, it was addictive, it was non stop and I can't help but love the hours I spent on it. Still though ;) Let's bring on Samus Returns because fuck me if it isn't the most free flowing game I've ever played since Zero Mission. These controls are tight, fluid and the exploration never stops. Awesome video John.

[@fuegonintendo9117]

Zzzzzzzz "Somecallmejohnny video just got uploaded" W O K E

[@ilovepizza38]

FuegoNintendo R E A L S H I T?

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

FuegoNintendo the "Birth By Sleep", everyone.

[@MatthewAran]

Sensei *A S C E N D E D*

[@DreamOfTheRebel]

I don't necessarily agree about Aqua being useless to the overall story. If she didn't fight Venitas and Terranort they'd have taken over. Also she's pivotal to Sora and Kairi because of her scenes with them, not to mention her being the one to create Castle Oblivion or her being there for the events at the end of the first Kingdom Hearts.

[@Gamelover254]

She was pretty much the main hero, taking care of all the problems in the worlds. Think about it, what did Sora do in mot kh games? He just saved people and fought heartless and tried to help his friends. It's no different really lol.

[@DreamOfTheRebel]

Agreed. She always fought the biggest bad guys in most stories too (Cinderella - Unversed that killed Tremaine, Hercules - Hades + Ice Titan, Sleeping Beauty - Maleficent's final form etc). Not to mention that she has the final episode, the final mix extended story mode in the world of darkness and her own chapter in 2.8. If anything I'd say she's the most important of the 3, with Terra being just Xehanort's vessel and Ventus being asleep for most events after BBS.

[@smashmaster521]

And then we got a hint of Aqua's role in Kingdom Hearts III...

[@NamekuBushi]

Congratulations, you finally caught on to why I alluded to sonic adventure. Also, if it means anything, many kingdom hearts fans share the same exact sentiment from what I can gather.

[@Lightspeeds]

After the day I had, this only makes me feel a little better.

[@namingisdifficult408]

DROP EVERYTHING

[@black69071]

It's Johnny time

[@namingisdifficult408]

Brian Figueroa indeed

[@black69071]

Quickman may win The Kingdom Hearts series experimented a lot during this marathon my favorite was with Sora turns into a Bandicoot

[@tracyndiyob162]

happy 20th anniversary kingdom hearts!!! :3

[@CrankshaftRabbit9164]

Oh my god, that clip of the Emperor wearing the Mickey hat from Disneyland was freaking priceless xD

[@o7_AP]

This series is so confusing

[@Nintendrone42]

It kinda bugs me how obnoxiously large the subtitles are in this game. I know that it's because it's a port of a handheld game, but they take up a ridiculous amount of the screen. It's like the opposite problem of games having subtitles so small that they're unreadable when not in HD.

[@clausobv4446]

I haven't been able to get off youtube because the people I love to watch keep uploading. This is fine.

[@chanceaaronblack2792]

This was sweet AND awesome!! It's nice to learn a bit about these games i've never played. They look pretty good. I wonder if I can beat Samus Returns before the Johnny Vs. comes out...