Kingdom Hearts 2 was INSANE for this

[@theshattered5936]

It hits different when you didn't play kingdom hearts 1 first but 2, your just as clueless as Roxas is about who Sora is, but you get more attached to Roxas just for him to disappear for this Sora, and right after he just had the coolest fight you've seen with the dual keyblades, I was upset to be playing as Sora

[@Arrays23]

same, i started played kh2 also and clueless as roxas.

[@luischeco3009]

I started with 358/2 Days. So I was just as lost as Roxas with EVERYTHING. And I grew to be attached to Roxas and his diaries. Then I played KH2 later in life and understanding everything, as if I WAS Roxas himself, just hit so much harder.

[@Sora_FTW]

this was literally my intro to kh. played on my pops’ playstation and still get chills remembering, listening to these OSTs, and seeing roxas with axel is always sumn that makes me smile. i relate to roxas n sora a lot

[@corynn.l5146]

Yes. I wish i could go back and experience kh2 for the first time as the first game

[@AlastorNahIdWinRadioDemon]

Yes, exactly this! I've been saying this for years!

[@rangerwill4064]

KH2's introduction really was, "Gaslighting: the Game." Roxas is easily my favorite character. It is criminal how little we get of him. 358/2 Days, the intro of KH2, and we play him a little in the Re:Mind DLC. For how well written he was and how he meshed with Kingdom Heart's world theme and lore, it surprises me they didn't capitalize more on his adventure. A dark, broody Kingdom Hearts protag with their whole own game would've killed in the late 2000's/2010's.

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

Indeed, sadly Kingdom Hearts never really evolved post KH2, and in many ways degenerated to become MORE "childish" or less mature in a negative sense after this.

[@Angel_The_Red_Dragon]

​@@AndyMeetsFantasyindeed. When we found out about that ressurection retcon, I knew it would all become a disaster. But perhaps now, with Sora away from his gaslighters, that problem can be fixed.

[@Angel_The_Red_Dragon]

I don't have a problem with Sora being the protagonist. My problem is how he completely hogs it, when his friends have so much joint protagonist potential too. ESPECIALLY when I have "Forgive your abusers and give up your agency" shoved down my throat. Sorry Nomura. DiZ, Riku, Yen Sid and Mickey will not see me support them until they get the proper karma for their gaslighting and lying.

[@Angel_The_Red_Dragon]

That's why I'm corrupting Mickey in my fic after his trip to the Dark Realm in "KH 1". It's the first step to hurt them. Sure, I could change the story so it never happens. But then, we would lose much emotional value.

[@Paragon13]

They just need to remaster Days already.

[@DolphinTillTheEnd]

I still cry whenever I replay this game, i can't believe people dislike this opening, it's one of my favorite parts of the whole series

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

who dislikes it?

[@TheLateLordKardok]

@@AndyMeetsFantasy I've heard numerous people complain about the Twilight Town introductory chapter lasting so many hours, but like... Nothing else in the game compares when it comes to the mystery and intrigue happening there.

[@ImpatientReader]

It does feel like a filler​@@TheLateLordKardok

[@Trxpamvs]

Roxas Not being able to go tithe beach because Diz couldn’t be bothered to program one for the digital twilight town & making the kids go there without Roxas is top tier pettiness

[@whatup8004]

I swear sanctuary was the perfect opening for this amazing game.

[@Baralai]

Truly! It still gives me chills

[@PhoenixAlaris93]

Prologue of this game is basically watching someone's life falling apart in the span of less than a week. At least in Days it was a slower burn before things went south

[@Angel_The_Red_Dragon]

Light manifests in many ways. And sometimes, its shadows are necessary. Such as focusing more on anger to defy rules, rather than let sadness soften you to accept destiny. I take the chance to promote you the fic series "I'll be there to bring you back". In this fic, Roxas's last gift had a different effect on Axel. Instead of the latter focusing on the depression of losing his two best friends, he focuses on the anger and frustration behind it, leading him to obessess on his memories until he remembers Xion. Remembering them two gives him the courage to desert the Org., and save Roxas from Riku. Meanwhile, Naminé reaches her last straw with DiZ. Next thing you know, she vows herself to save EVERYONE involved in the "commatose Sora" issue. I don't want to give many spoilers, so I'll just tell you the author REALLY gets the characters, and if you were looking to enter a denial stage with "Kingdom Hearts", this is the fic to do that. Plus, Naminé and Roxas get a proper birthday party, and Xion's friendship with Mulan is something I never knew I needed. Enjoy.

[@WaveK89]

It also hits hard in Dream Drop Distance when Sora is able to talk with Roxas in his dreams. Roxas states, "This could have been the other way around..."

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

It looks like my summer vacation is… over

[@asura7322]

Facts

[@Chewbachi]

😭😭😭

[@thatdude5202]

Man honestly that scene of Sora saying goodbye to Hayner Pence and Olette almost made me shed a tear just from seeing it in this video, the music and expressions and everything just hit so hard, and also Kingdom Hearts 2 was my childhood so it just hits extra hard for me due to nostalgia and wanting those days back

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

same, it's really melancholic :(

[@Phero124]

I absolutely adored the intro to Kh2. It was actually my first game in the series (blasphemy, ik, but when you get your games at blockbuster, you work with what you have), and that gives the prologue a pretty unique perspective. Same as Roxas, i didn't know or really care who sora was, so i was entirely invested in roxas instead. Experiencing the existential dread of the simulation was haunting, and Roxas being told he doesn't deserve to exist genuinely got me mad. All the way up to his final moments of agency I was rooting for him. The end of the prologue was actually my first real experience with trying to understand death as a kid, and it hit me hard. I still played through the rest and enjoyed it, but there was always the ache as i pushed through the story trying to find Roxas again

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

Beautiful!

[@sexykyuubi]

Was my first Kh2 that I ever completed growing up, I usually got lost on what I am meant to do on Destiny Islands

[@REDEEMERWOLF]

That's what I love to hear

[@Gender_Ascender]

Did you feel triumphant with KH3's resolution to that story? Because that was one of the genuine highlights of the entire game for me.

[@Phero124]

@Gender_Ascender omg ye, it definitely was a highlight for me, too Seeing Roxas, Axel, and Xion take their names back from the father figure who named them was peak. 3 was pretty damn clunky, though, since it never really felt like sora learned to awaken hearts. It just kinda happens when it happens. Otherwise, it's little nitpicks like feeling that Roxas should have had his own set of keyblades, maybe one of flame and one of data to symbolise the two bonds that helped him become his own person Also, cool name, very punk rock in this day n' age

[@calebgoodman3028]

This game hits way harder if you played the DS game 358/2 Days as well. Roxas never had a single real chance in his life to be himself. Depressing fact: before having his memories changed he canonically was terrified of summer vacations because his whole life revolved working himself daily in life threatening assignments and having ice cream with his *two* friends was his only hobby.

[@maxspecs]

By design. Denying Roxas a chance to actually be someone made him more empty, obedient, and easier to control. The whole point of bringing Roxas into the Organization was to control the Keyblade. Its wielder didn’t need a sense of self, especially since they didn’t actually exist.

[@tombolt13thexehanort29]

I see it the opposite way. Kh2 is by far worse after playing 358/2 days. This is because it is clear that the organization members genuinely cared about Roxas, like Demyx and Luxord, thus making Sora and Co in the objective wrong. It also makes sora look like a terrible person.

[@iantaakalla8180]

On the other hand, 358/2 Days justifies a key part of Dream Drop Distance. If the heroes think they are so above the Nobodies who “fake having emotions” but in fact are emotionally stunted metaphorically (and due to Ventus/Lea/Sora/Kairi mixing Roxas/Axel/Xion have massively accelerated developing emotions), then their hardline stance there is justified until Dream Drop Distance. It does not make the heroes any better for it, and that stance was correct in regards to Xemnas, but given how much more prone the heroes are prone to charging in and not evaluating the situation, it’s practically luck that Xemnas is a faker when having emotions.

[@SolsticeReplika]

I played a little KH1, and KH2 for PS2 at age 7, but never beat KH1, and barely remembered KH2 by the time I played Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days... I beat the game and still enjoyed the plot. 10/10, cried too much.

[@franciscojaviermendezrinco1902]

I did play 358/2 Days. It was my first Kingdom Hearts game.

[@medude420024]

Fucking 31 years old and I'm crying rewatching these cut scenes. This shit hit so much different

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

31 myself, my friend, good to hear I'm not alone!

[@1hinita]

Same! I cried when they were leaving twilight town and sora was sad but didn't know why. It made my heart hurt. 31 and the scene still gets me😢

[@magnusr.poulsen2437]

Getting older we realized how one day saying our final goodbye to our friends can be or will happen at some point without us knowing when.

[@CherryPascalle]

Roxas story was the best thing that could've ever happen to KH.

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

5:04 this scene made me cry, and this is why even tho I’m not a KH fan I’m gonna have my baby sister play this series

[@jacklansdale77]

There's a fun little theory that the reason Riku stole Roxas' money is because they hadn't programmed the beach. Unsure if that holds any water but it's funny.

[@OmegaMetroid93]

I was thinking the same thing, and I love that theory lol

[@Nshadowtail]

That's not a theory as such, is it? It's spelled out pretty explicitly. ???: "Is it really that hard to make a beach?" DiZ: "We'd be giving the enemy another entry point."

[@Gender_Ascender]

Idk man, I figure that a beach holds a lot of water usually.

[@mrsaxophone4765]

​@@Nshadowtailyes. This is why the money is stolen, as not to give Roxas a way to go to the beach and remain in the town. It is a simulation but with limits.

[@internetkai]

I like to believe Riku was simply acting as the tax boogeyman in that moment

[@TheJaredPunch]

This game is “Identity Crisis” given flesh.

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

How so?

[@TheJaredPunch]

@ because of Roxas. And to a lesser extent, other nobodies. This theme is also present in 358/2 Days with Xion.

[@meteornome2556]

​@AndyMeetsFantasy A lot of the worlds that you go to in KH2 deal with the theme of identity within the story of those worlds: Land of Dragons The Pride Lands Space Paranoids Halloween Town/Christmas Town Atlantica Timeless River 100 Acre Woods Port Royale Olympus Coliseum Whether it's a characters mistaken identity, or a character purposely hiding their identity from others, or a lost of identity.

[@shieldheroj7754]

​@meteornome2556 so all Disney movies 😂

[@GlacierRain]

I remember playing this game when i was a kid in those quiet and happy afternoons after school playing the intro of this game. Thinking back on it, Nomura really did create something special for us young teens back then. The PS2 era was truly magical and...I could afford to buy games and play them hahaha.

[@TheAAJYu]

I grew up playing vanilla KH2, so going through 2.5 and hearing Ven’s voice come out of Roxas during combat really throws me for a loop. Jesse McCartney really surprised us with a solid performance back then, and it’s a shame some of that work ended up getting replaced in the remake.

[@kevin13cabello]

It doesn't ruin things, of course, but it also saddens me that some of his original lines and battle quotes we replaced with his Ventus lines instead. I guess they they thought it would be easier to just use Ven's stuff but idk for sur3.

[@MadDogSolo]

It is pretty weird I’ll say, in 2.5 they just mixed 358 Roxas with Ventus battle grunts. It’s easy to tell which ones are from Ventus though.

[@uryuriuga7335]

13:35 I never realized how hour glassed Axel's figure was in the coat lmaoo.

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

got that hour glass figure memorized?

[@nemesi55]

Waist: Snatched

[@FlygonSal330]

Just replayed KH2 a few weeks ago, and man does that intro hit you when you have all of the context of whats going on, its all just so tragic....

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

Even when you don't have the context from the other games it hits like a brick

[@Axle3000]

The context doesn't add much as a kid I knew that roxas was sacrificing himself so that sora could comeback. With context I learned his life has always sucked, him wanting to live and lead his life is always the wrong answer and why he has two keyblades.

[@easyscout8369]

I remember seeing Roxas's summer end for the first time and thinking that he was gonna return at the end of the game as a 2nd playable character. Basically the same thing that happened with Sora and Riku except replace Riku with Roxas

[@Angel_The_Red_Dragon]

For that to happen back then, Sora would have needed to sucumb to darkness again, but return right afterwards. I would have LOVED that ! True justice would have been served, instead of this misplaced and excessive forgiveness.

[@coldloyalty]

Omg dude said FUK SQUARE, FUK DISNEY EAT MAH ARSE.. BETTER NOT COPYRIGHT SHIIIIT. thank you for playing the music as much as you did. Most people run from the copyright claim lol

[@Kazeromaru]

I've been doing a replay thing on twitch and the VODs are like 90% red muted sections, its nuts, wasn't like this years ago... sure the Utada music had to be muted, but at least world themes and fight themes were fine. Now they're laser targeted and unless you're talking constantly through it, you're gonna have muted sections.

[@Bittamin]

18:08 watching this seriously just took me back to the first time I saw it and I’m so emotionally struck by it all, all I can do is cry tears of joy

[@kingleonidas2182]

29:20 I never realized that this scene was a reference to the ending of KH1 when Sora promises to come back to Kairi. It’s easy to forget that she’s a part of Sora too.

[@cfcblue8]

Christopher Lee voicing DiZ sends chills up my spine

[@skeletonking4119]

How in god name I didn’t recognize it!!! Thank you!

[@cfcblue8]

@@skeletonking4119 in the words of Count Dooku, "You disappoint me."

[@amazingkool]

The saddest part to me is that if left to his own devices (aka if you cut out Riku, DiZ and Namine's meddling), I'm quite sure Roxas would have gone on to do the right and good thing on his own. The only real hiccup would have been surviving the full might of the organization bearing down on him.

[@hahamac1]

KH2 was my first kingdom hearts game, and the cd that I bought was broken. It only played until the part where Roxas goes into the mansion. Being a kid, I replayed the game many times hoping that it would proceed eventually which is why I have a closer connection with Roxas.

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

oh no! did you ever get a new copy?

[@Renirhs]

I had a great child hood growing up with games like these. Though it reminds me of that quote from sandlot. "One day we went out and played for the last time. And we didnt even know it."

[@xenjanobody2097]

Everything in kingdom hearts hits different when you know each character’s backstories and why they do what they do, why DIZ was so demeaning to roxas and Namine, why marluxia and larexene were a duo, why saix was so standoffish towards axel specifically, and why Xigbar seemed to know a lot more than he lead on… I’ve been playing kingdom hearts since 2002 and it’s built me into the person I am today, I thought KH2 was masterful in its execution of reveals, I remember my friends and I roaring about the seige of hollow bastion when we got to that part, and I still remember booting up the game when I was supposed to be grounded and had to wait 2 days to play the game while my mom went to sleep and saying “who the heck is this guy on the box?” Watching the opening and following it up with “who the heck is this guy in my game?!” I was bewildered because I fully played KH:CoM on my SP and never saw this guy then the game became my treasure, the whole series! Great video! You get a new sub, keep it up and I hope your following grows!

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

thank you so much!

[@julian4160]

Not sure if someone already mentioned but chain of memories originially released for the gameboy advanced! 358/2 days is the one that debuted on DS. Nonetheless great game!

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

Absolutely, simple mistake on my part!

[@raulrojas9253]

Best game in the franchise and still is. KH 1 had the better story and the nostalgia is like Dragon ball meanwhile KH 2 is Db z (no manjinbuu saga it ends on frieza)

[@dragonMaster24921]

I love how the cell arc is also skipped as well. Really is the KH2 of DB. And cell getting erased like xion

[@khrisbreezy3628]

The archaic teenage feeling of girls not remembering your name was by far the most relatable feeling I had in common with Roxas 😂

[@Shellz386]

I miss when Roxas was known as BHK. Back when I was EXTREMELY hopeful for the future of this game. That faded with KH3 lmao

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

I might have an upcoming video on KH3's intro... ooff

[@Cherrypop_Gamer]

Nomura truly took his time creating and writing this masterpiece

[@Angel_The_Red_Dragon]

Even today, there's a duality about this game I respect. You were told the right choice was for Roxas to sacrifice himself after his fight with Sora, and everyone in the Organization needed to be to die. But the more games are released, the more you realize how BS that was. I mean, I already figured it the first time I got the game. The "moral choice" was not the right one in any context. But the fact the games later prove my point (and Nomura himself confirmed Sora is the one missing the point) makes me both love and be frustrated with the game at the same time.

[@_ImJayded]

Did I miss something, what point was sora missing? Genuinely asking.

[@Angel_The_Red_Dragon]

@_ImJayded it's a statement made by Nomura, that multiple people have been bringing up with "KH 4" getting closer. And the point Sora's missing is pretty obvious. He thinks Light is the ultimate good, and nothing else matters. The proof that this mindset is wrong lies in the fact Naminé and Roxas were born from Darkness, and Vanitas evolved from a mindless Primal Darkness into a living being by being exposed to humanity, meaning Darkness can change. Plus, Ventus's final words to Vanitas in 3 were of understanding and respect, while Sora's kinda judged him, a being of literal Darkness, for choosing Darkness. Light may be the Heart's main essence. But before any of it, there was Darkness. Both elements hold equal importance for existance, because Darkness is filtered by the element of Nothing to form the worlds around the Light of hearts, allowing them to interact without assimilating each other. That's why Riku's name is related to the term "land". He represents what every person and land is made of. A heart of light surrounded by dark bodies (hence our urges), both filtered by Nothing in order to not overpower each other.

[@Angel_The_Red_Dragon]

@@_ImJayded I really loved the "Tangled" series. Know why ? Because it told and showed us it's ok NOT to be friends with everyone. That you are NOT less for it. As long as you feel you made a difference in anything that mattered to you, and as long as the other people are out of their bad place, it'll be ok. I think that's the ultimate lesson Sora needs to learn and understand. He seems to think everyone needs to have the same idea about friendship. Which wouldn't necessarily be a problem, if it wasn't for the fact it seems to give him somewhat of a "Holier than thou" attitude every once in a while, kinda like Eraqus.

[@iantaakalla8180]

Honestly, I sort of like that people focused too much on light grow too much to be holier-than-thou. It legitimately feels like a price for overfocusing on light. It feels like Light is more about the Master Morality (noble, gentle, not wanting bloodshed, but also condescending, holier-than-thou, and presuming they are the answer) and darkness is like slave morality (prone to dark emotions, and given the Nobodies, resentment, but is still a challenge to the stagnant order of the nobility, given that Xehanort, when not being about restarting the world, is surprisingly insightful about the nature of light and darkness).

[@Angel_The_Red_Dragon]

​@@iantaakalla8180is that why Roxas, Naminé, Xion and Lea sound like the most humble of the Keyblade bunch, even if Roxas does have his "Strength is the ultimate judge" mindset ? Because they were born as slaves, but learned to be masters without forgetting their origins ? Kinda like Captain America ? But how do you explain Kairi, then ? She's pure light, but she sympathized with Naminé and Lea right off the bat. Could it be a result of her wielding the Keyblade ? Like it's balancing her heart somehow, kinda like Ventus's ? Not even Riku feels as humble, as he kinda overidealizes Sora.

[@STEVEJobs-l3o]

The whole narrative in the first bit is dark. They trap him in this simulation And erase his memories all the while creating fake ai friends to keep him busy And by the the time he figures out the whole charade He rebels trying to defend his own fate but the guy was a hologram stalling him resulting in him dying and getting asorbed by sora Losing not only his own body but his free will and soul And btw whats worse Axel tries saving him. His friend but roxas having his memories erased has zero idea and axel cant tell ether as the restoration process could eliminate roxas at any moment so he has to get him out

[@lindyscolors]

You did so well analyzing this. So impressed. Nice job, and this was so interesting and soothing to reflect on with your discussion. Well done!

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

Thank you so much, you're too kind! :)

[@DripGxd_Cam]

That first statement you made is so powerful. “Kh2 knew what it wanted to be and who its audience was” that’s the main problem with kh3 I feel It didn't know what it wanted to be or who its audience was. (I don’t hate kh3) I do have my gripes with it though and I’ve lacked the words for it for a long time and I think you just found them for me.

[@soraniostaur3839]

Hayden Pan was a way better kairi ... I will not apologize.

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

Absolutely. I was horrified with Kairi in KH3

[@soraniostaur3839]

@@AndyMeetsFantasy I fkn love you, finally someone who gets it !!! (Alyson Stoner is a great Xion tho!)

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

@@soraniostaur3839 haha, it's not the only problem either. Where Kairi felt like she was a princess in distress in KH1 (and it worked there as a classic fairy tale dynamic), it felt like she got a lot more agency and a bigger role in KH2. Then KH3 just went back on all of it and made her a sideshow princess in distress again with no bigger role, and an ugly ass outfit. ugh

[@Manueltion15]

@@AndyMeetsFantasyI agree

[@WaveK89]

​@@AndyMeetsFantasy I felt that Alyson portrayed Kairi much better in 0.2 Birth by Sleep than in KH3. I can only assume the voice director(s) wanted to match Kairi's and Xion's voice just like in the Japanese dubs. Seems pointless to have changed it then especially since 0.2 had only released a year prior.

[@kingdomkeycrafter]

19:47 this part wasn’t in the original game. It was a final mix exclusive cutscene. We never got it until final mix was finally released worldwide via 1.5 and 2.5

[@matthewalexander4568]

What a great video, getting me all emotional and desperate for a replay!

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

happy to hear it, thank you :)

[@kassieberry1134]

Kh makes me so emotional I have no control when I play this game.

[@tonypond3970]

Playing KH2 right after KH1 without playing the other games, i had the same reaction. At first its who is this and wheres Sora. But by the time its over, you care about Roxas and want him back

[@36inc]

I cry just watching the scenes- roxas hit a chord with all us emo kids back then and boy does it still strangle me all these years later still

[@asura7322]

Kh2 was built different

[@notnek4923]

So when I first played kh2 I was kind of upset at the beginning cause I wanted to see what happened to sora, so I did not care about Roxas at all but as I played more with him I actually enjoyed his character and then finally when you finish that prologue and he says THE quote and I get back to sora I immediately wanted to get back to Roxas he easily became my favorite character and then when you finally duel him for sora’s heart that music just broke me, then after I finished 2 I found out about 358/2 so I was like yes Roxas again and little did I know the depression I was going to experience from that game alone.

[@pn2294]

What kids series doesn’t have something traumatizing in it? Have you seen the Disney movies?😂

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

Oh for sure, I just don't think most Disney movies have extreme gaslighting, multiple split personalities across the board and the health of the mind AND the universe being at stake all at the same time

[@Xorgneric]

Square Enix was my childhood

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

mine too, my friend

[@black_daboywonder]

Roxas will forever be my favorite character in history

[@Chewbachi]

Kingdom Hearts had some of the best intros

[@KurayamiGGEZ]

KH2 is still the best KH game to this day. Amazing story and gameplay. KH3 will never be what KH2 was. KH3 fanboys can stay mad.

[@JabamiLain]

🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏

[@ianbrooks3597]

Um kingdom hearts chain of memories came out on Gameboy advanced

[@chellybub]

Correct and well spotted. I can understand the confusion as the DS was released in 2004/5 and Chain of Memories was a late 2004/early 2005 release on the GBA, this is 20 years ago and easy to confuse those memories at a time with the cross over of hand helds, especially as a youngin. Let's not forget that the DS played GBA carts as well. But I imagine the reason for the error is due to most people being familiar with Chain of Memories from the 2013 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix on the PS3, I don't know many people who even knew the game existed back in the early 2000s. It wasn't like now where you can just google everything or see posts about upcoming games on social media. So I would say it was probably just a slip of the tongue :)

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

Sorry I misspoke, simple typo.

[@ianbrooks3597]

@@AndyMeetsFantasy it's okay everyone makes mistakes that's why we're human

[@shieldheroj7754]

There was a re chain of memories that came out for ps2

[@codezalo5773]

this video: "You okay?" everyone: "Huh? Y-yeah. Don't know where it came from." 😭

[@DanDaDotman]

Great vid bro 😢

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

Thank you so much

[@ryozaki96]

Why are you crying 😭?

[@DanDaDotman]

@@ryozaki96 I'm not crying. YOU'RE crying 😭😭😭

[@Alchemist_Android2024]

To understand the timeline Kingdom hearts birth by sleep Kingdom hearts Kh chain of memories Kh 358/2days Kingdom hearts 2 Kh recoded Kh dream drop distance Kingdom hearts back cover Kh birth by sleep 0.2 Kingdom hearts 3

[@NovaOrNeo]

So many parts in this video almost made me tear up, i really wish kh3 was better

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

for my next video, I have to make you tear up, not just "almost"!

[@NovaOrNeo]

@AndyMeetsFantasy well it was really just seeing all the parts I love about kh2 haha

[@Venitas751]

Sassy Sora is hilarious 18:23

[@felipeaguena5289]

Yes. This IS a kids game. When I saw that they pussied out and censored the slightly violent scenes of Pirates (Like Will poiting a gun at his head, or Jack getting impaled) I was very turned off and it's like...yeah duh of course I should have expected that but man, that blows. We couldn't even have a whiff of PG-13?

[@yimwee2401]

Kh2 literally changed my life when I played it, I was 10.

[@OutisxNemo]

I don't know why people connect so strongly to this series, but I'm glad I'm not alone. It's still inconceivable to me that KH4 is the beginning of the end. Looks like our summer vacation is over.

[@nox_cadit]

KH2 was my first, and I HATED Sora because of what happened to Roxas. I used to have such prejudice for KH as a whole and then when I decided to give it a chance the music softened my heart instantly, then the whole Roxas section was what made me really like the game up until Roxas died in order to Sora to wake up. I was literally in tears. Nomura made me resonate A LOT with Roxas and his struggles (I was a teen by the time), I simply loved the character, only to him be killed in the two hours it took me to finish the prologue. I truly hated Sora for a few years and to this day I still don't really like Sora. I can't resonate with him at all and if KH1 was my First game I really doubt I would be such a huge fan of KH as a whole as I am now. I thank my friend for insisting for me to play KH2 saying that I would really like it. It's funny cause at the time we weren't really that close, I was much closer and talked way more with his brother (also my friend), but the one that truly got me was the older Brother and the one that, for me at the time, didn't consider me really as a friend.

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

yeah it's fascinating how these things work out! I loved Sora a whole lot and felt like Roxas was "taking his place" haha, but of course, if you're coming into KH2 first, I can totally see how the roles are reversed and that the injustice might come across as even stronger!

[@nox_cadit]

@@AndyMeetsFantasy honestly, Sora is not the type of protagonist that i resonate with, so i probably would have dropped KH1 by Alice or Deep Jungle heheh

[@Angel_The_Red_Dragon]

Light manifests in many ways. And sometimes, its shadows are necessary. Such as focusing more on anger to defy rules, rather than let sadness soften you to accept destiny. I take the chance to promote you the fic series "I'll be there to bring you back". In this fic, Roxas's last gift had a different effect on Axel. Instead of the latter focusing on the depression of losing his two best friends, he focuses on the anger and frustration behind it, leading him to obessess on his memories until he remembers Xion. Remembering them two gives him the courage to desert the Org., and save Roxas from Riku. Meanwhile, Naminé reaches her last straw with DiZ. Next thing you know, she vows herself to save EVERYONE involved in the "commatose Sora" issue. I don't want to give many spoilers, so I'll just tell you the author REALLY gets the characters, and if you were looking to enter a denial stage with "Kingdom Hearts", this is the fic to do that. Plus, Naminé and Roxas get a proper birthday party, and Xion's friendship with Mulan is something I never knew I needed. Enjoy.

[@callmefleet]

0:37 you could even say it was a little less simple and clean

[@LightningKing91]

This made me sub

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

appreciate it!

[@Theohybrid]

KH2: Existential Identity Crisis: final mix

[@scoutmaccas]

Great video ❤

[@JackieOwl94]

Kingdom Hearts 2 didn’t assume we were stupid because we were kids, unlike the games of today. That was it, plain and simple.

[@JabamiLain]

Another proof of its greatness. Unlike 3.

[@armoredcoreexile]

I FORGOT CHRISTOPHER LEE WAS IN THE GAME.

[@JenovaGirzz]

side note: KH CoM released on the old gameboy advance long before DS was a thing

[@k1a2n3e41]

I played kingdom hearts 2 before I played 1 it would be interesting to get the perspective of someone who played 2 first

[@IllioSage]

im pretty sure, both this video and this game are perfect.

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

that's too kind, thank you

[@garyconstanza3120]

I can't decide if it's a better experience and narrative to play Days before or after the KH2 prologue.

[@Manueltion15]

I don’t want to sound dumb, but is there a specific place you get the game footage from? Because on the actual PlayStation my footage when I record is bad, but this is really good

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

I'm recording on PC :)

[@Manueltion15]

@@AndyMeetsFantasy so you play the steam version of the game while screen recording, and then you edit the footage?

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

@@Manueltion15 yup!

[@lucretiakillingsworth]

How many times did y'all cry the first time you played the intro I lost count after 6.

[@GoHaliGo]

I named my cat Roxas and I associate the name with her more than the original Roxas and now hearing her name over and over in this video is messing me up 😂

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

haha!

[@curseddove]

You have gained a subscriber pal

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

I appreciate it, mate!

[@kojikashiin319]

“As a kid, it felt like it took itself and me seriously” The childish games that took themselves seriously always seem to be rooted deeper in my memory. It didn’t matter if the game was about Donald Duck or a pastel hedgehog, I just needed it to be honest with itself.

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

exactly! and it means so much, too

[@sketchnotes2246]

When I first got KH2, I legit thought I had purchased the wrong game because of the opening lol.

[@giroux2808]

RIP Christoper Lee

[@OutlandishSamurai]

What happened to the original upload?

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

chose to reupload :)

[@zackchaozmaster]

I was 6 or 7 fist time playing kh1 moved some years later then saw kh2 at must have been game stop. I did now about kh2 at all let alone chain of memories, and it was gba not ds. It took me more days irl then in the intro to get past that intro the 1st time I played kh2 and still beat that game before kh1

[@yderga8707]

KH2 is perfect because its the perfect embodiment of a *teen* game. Its teen characters are portrayed perfectly, it takes on more mature themes but understands the juvenile silliness or over the top anime level battles. "Yeah we gave the second protagonist two keyblades, no it doesnt make any sense but it goes hard as fuck." "Were going to have a fight scene where the antagonist is literally throwing buildings at Sora and hes slicing through those shits like butter." "Were taking everyones clothes and giving them a shit ton of zippers and shit, cos its cool as hell and if you dont like it go fuck yourself" Its stuff like this that piqued the angsty, edgelord teenage self. The characters dressed more mature than in KH1, but still had wacky over the top proportions. Sora as a character isnt too serious or goofy, he has snarky comebacks and remarks but still acts in awe of meeting santa. Hes treated with much more respect than he is in later titles, where he acts naive, childlike a plain stupid. The game feels awkward in such a good way, it even portrays teenage awkwardness perfectly.

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

I KNOW. What I used to love about Sora was his kindness and general awe of things, but also that he had a legimitately GOOD head on his shoulders. Why they chose to make him an actual sub-intelligence being is beyond me, I have no idea why they did that. I hate him in KH3.

[@cmbaz1140]

Kids back than were not stupid and spoiled . At least most of them. I see this all the time being discussed when "younger" people play classic games and talk about how "certain games" got away with certain xyz things in games etc

[@LDFeyre]

Wow... KH will allways be one of my favorites. I was 11 when the first part released. Back then I allready was full into the FF franchise since my big sister introduced me some years earlier to ff8. Since I never had a ps2 but my big sis had one I just visited her to play KH1 :D (Best big sis ever :D ) (She's 8 yrs older than me and allready had a flat with her boyfriend) When KH2 got released I havn't had a chance to play for 2 years but eventually my sis bought KH2.... so I basically moved to my sis place for serveral month. As a Kid I hated that intro. I wanted to be sora again. I wanted to visit all of the disney places again. This game is a full masterpiece and if square ever decides to make another remake of this game, I will buy it. Srsly.

[@chellybub]

Kino game, KH2 draws the player into the plot expertly. Great video Andy 🥰

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

Thank you, chelly! I'm still obsessed with the game's intro as you can tell! :D

[@AGeezPlays]

What’s up Andy, my name is Andy, and I also enjoy Kingdom Hearts

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

Ah, geez! Nice :D

[@ajflink]

Most of the games have messed up moments that prevent me from ever categorizing the Kingdom Hearts series as "Kid's games". In Kingdom Hearts III, the technical "fated" ending for Sora, Riku, Kairi, Axel/Lea, Donald, Goofy, and Mickey was perishing in Heartless maelstrom where Sora loses all composure falls his knees and screams in agony. Sora abused the Power of Waking in a way it was not intended to be used to reset the event to prevent everyone's death. He used it again to bring Kairi back to life only to be banished from Reality to "Unreality". In Kingdom Hearts 1, Sora turns himself into a Heartless to restore Kairi's heart and the game treats the event like this is how the story ends. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days on the Nintendo DS is heartbreaking with the whole Xion arc being a traumatizing way to introduce a character retroactively and account for why she is not mentioned in Kingdom Hearts 2. I specify the DS version because the wait of the moments and ending are lost in the collections, which just have it as a "movie" using the Kingdom Hearts II game engine. In Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep, none of the 3 protagonist get a good ending. Ventus is left in a comatose state. Aqua is trapped in the Realm of Darkness with no means of returning with Kingdom Hearts III revealing she gave into the Darkness after fighting continuously with her Master's keyblade becoming degraded more and more by the potency of the place. Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance almost ends with Sora being possessed by Xehanort. Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories has Sora and Riku beong gaslighted by Organization XIII members and Sora's memories being manipulated by Kairi's nobody. In Kingdom Hearts Union, A LOT of people died. I think the only thing where something disturbing doesn't technically happen is Re:Coded, except there is implications that the technology in Kingdom Hearts is so advanced that avatars can gain hearts like nobodies can. Oh! Right. You know that whole thing nobodies only being able to regain a heart via Kingdom Hearts? That was a lie by Xehanort. When you dig into the stories of these games, you realize how messed up they are, especially Union.

[@davidchung2203]

I play this dice the ps2 days when I was 16😂

[@TheVegPie]

chain of memories didnt come out on the DS lol

[@neomishagi]

such a good vid

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

thank you :)

[@neomishagi]

​@@AndyMeetsFantasy ofc, i watched soo many kh videos hearing what i know over and over again, but this really made me feel like im hearing it for the first time again

[@moodypessimist5375]

All this, just for kh3 to insult everyone's intelligence

[@gjbsarmeri3957]

If yiu played Chain of Memories when you were a kid you would have understood why you don't play as Roxas

[@raphaelzepeda980]

YET 3 DIDN'T JUST DROP THE BALL IT WAS THE BIGGEST LET DOWN OF ALL TIME!

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

absolutely. legitimately one of the worst games I've ever played

[@qrowing]

Um, _actually_ KH2 was rated T for Teen 🤓

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

uhm ACTUALLY teens are kids 🤓

[@Luna-Starfrost]

In germany, it funnily isn't. A game rated T for Teen would be "USK 12" here, but it's USK 6 here, means kids. ':>

[@OmegaChase1002]

People weren't soft in 2005.

[@FrostDJakki3529]

Thumbnail is wrong. The game was made for everyone not just kids. Disney and its products are not just for kids they're for people of all ages to enjoy.

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

Of course, but I'd argue most people who played this game were people between the ages of 8-17 back in 2006 :)

[@Jacked_Dude_Loves_Wheyfus]

Not really. The story and themes of KH2's prologue are surprisingly dark and existential for a Disney game rated E10

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

@@Jacked_Dude_Loves_Wheyfus uhm yup dude, that's why I joked about the "this was a kids game?" text. It's not that serious, mate

[@mikeg8768]

16:06 how its 2024 and you think COM came out on Nintendo DS is wild... just loss integrity

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

Damn it's 2024 and I can't make a word error? I know it came out on Gameboy Advance

[@DepressedMicaiahASMR]

Its rated T, what are you on?

[@AndyMeetsFantasy]

it's literally rated Everyone 10+, Micaiah

[@xeokrux]

Not very young kids. You had to have a good reading ability to fully enjoy the game.

[@kaiishere016]

To this day I swear by going into Kingdom Hearts 2 blind without Chain of Memories - In my opinion the intro hits FAR harder if you don't play CoM first, the mystery around Roxas, Namine, Sora's sleep / amnesia, Ansem and the Organisation can be such an amazing experience. Every time I get the chance to, I try to recommend that people play it after 2 as a sort of 'wind-down' experience, or what I recommend much more: That they steadily play it alongside 2 once they've passed the prologue with Roxas