EVERY Kingdom Hearts Game - The Ultimate Retrospective

[@Niosai]

Do you like Kingdom Hearts? What's your favorite game? Plus, you should check out the creators below: • ViolinSpeedruns www.youtube.com/@ViolinGamer www.twitch.tv/violin • ChaoticBlossoms www.twitch.tv/chaoticblossoms twitter.com/ChaoticBlossoms • NobodyDaxian www.youtube.com/@NobodyDaxian www.twitch.tv/nobodydaxian • Rhelaza www.twitch.tv/Rhelaza www.youtube.com/@Rhelaza • KeyofTime15 www.youtube.com/@KeyofTime15 • Bio-Roxas www.youtube.com/@BioRoxas • LimitForm72 www.youtube.com/@LimitForm72 twitter.com/LimitForm72 • ProdigyxCD www.youtube.com/@ProdigyxCD twitter.com/ProdigyxCD • Ninten www.youtube.com/@Ninten www.twitch.tv/ninten • SweisSenpai www.youtube.com/@SweisSenpai • lowkeymatt www.youtube.com/@lowkeymatt • Birbsai twitter.com/Birbsai • dallin1016 twitter.com/dallin1016 The Wayfinder Project wayfinderprojectkh.com/ PLANiTb planitb.bandcamp.com/ Some footage captured using this fantastic tool: noclip.website/

[@VermilionRen]

Birth by Sleep

[@Niosai]

@@VermilionRen W choice honestly

[@agentclank8183]

Hard to say, I like 1 for its platforming and design. 2 for the grandiose, I’m one of the few who actually likes ddd, and 3 for how expressive the combat can be. I never got used to the bbs crafting but I should replay it one of these days. I haven’t played the Ds games. I’ve started a bit of 358/2 days on an emulator. Overall I’d say I’ve at least enjoyed all the kingdom hearts games and have loved quite a few.

[@nicklaschristensen4696]

@@Niosaiworlds 13

[@chidaluokoro9104]

this video has been out for 3 hours anf only has 900 views what happened is my youtube bugged

[@ViolinSpeedruns]

I just finished watching the video, this was exceptionally well made and you should be proud! Thanks for having me on for this project! That Geoff Keighley joke got a big chuckle out of me, and the PLANITb interview was very wholesome. Can't wait for part 2 and 3!

[@Niosai]

It was an honor to have you on, and I really appreciate you watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it and I can't wait for you to see parts 2 and 3! :)

[@rangerghost2474]

“Ah a new retrospective to add to my collection”

[@Zarxene]

*laughs in grievous*

[@finnyfinn27]

genuinely is going straight into my video essays/retrospectives playlist

[@PurpleFX1]

4 Hour long Kingdom Hearts video essay? Count me in

[@The13Black13Cat]

The kingdom hearts were the friends we made along the way

[@Niosai]

This is one of the few times that this joke is technically correct

[@nicklaschristensen4696]

@@Niosaisora and become king of the pirates

[@Birbsai]

I'm so proud of you, babe. I know how hard you worked on this. 🖤 Let's like and share, everyone! Niosai deserves this after so many long days and hours and years. 🖤🖤

[@Niosai]

Thank you, I couldn't have done it without you ♥

[@Saracay23]

She's a keeper bro! You have won in life! Amazing video too! I'm currently replaying KH2, amazing work!

[@charlessegale6493]

Fun Fact: In Kingdom Hearts I, whenever you fight against the Darkside, you can actually attack the face of you jump on his arm and walk/jump to the face. Every full combo will add two tech points, probably as a reward for thinking outside the box in order to attack the Darkside. Also, the first half of the Destiny Islands Riku fight is easy to manipulate. He only does his jumpkick attack after 4 hits. Therefore, hit him three times, hit him once more *WITHOUT* it being part of a combo, and move away from his telegraphed jumpkick. Sephiroth notably follows this rule as well with his Dark Firaga Pillar.

[@RogueStealth]

the perfect content to listen to while playing kingdom hearts on steam 😂

[@Niosai]

I'm HONORED

[@BioRoxas]

Ahh I can't believe it's here!! Can't wait to sit down and watch this :> Good job man!

[@emptymelodies3316]

A legend commenting on another legend’s video!? Cool.

[@LimitForm72]

What a monster of a video! Everyone PLEASE like the video (it takes 0.2 seconds) for my boy Niosai who put so much work into this video. This is about to be a treat 😁

[@qrayzeestar]

0.2 fragments of a second.

[@Rohgamu]

No

[@BOT_JERRY]

No

[@UprightCaucasoid]

I was about to like it until I see this shill comment

[@SnooppyDoobyDoo]

I made sure I did because of your comment. F*** the people who don't wanna help a channel grow. There's no reason to be so petty.

[@lowkeymatt]

KEYBLADE WIELDERS RISE UP

[@flipkinslp]

⁠I love this style of content. Longform reviews from games with in depth analyzation story and gameplay. This is the content I use also as a audiobook. As more detail is spoken the better it is to hear even without video. You made such a great job. There are not so many ppl making those 2-8 hour videos but that’s the best content. You know you are in for a ride, and the content is highly rewatchable because you won’t keep everything on the first go. I can’t wait to get into the other 2 parts! I don’t know if this format makes you enough money with that tons of work going into it, but I love that long format! ❤ keep it up I hope the best for you.

[@charlessegale6493]

44:44: "It's Simple. It's Clean. It's BOTH!" I see what you did there. XD

[@Rayjii]

i didnt expect to watch this and get a FUCKING PLANITB INTERVIEW AHHHHHHHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@Raindancerzero]

You dedicated section to talking about Utada’s music at the end makes this retrospective a S+ effort. Thank you for making this, can’t wait to see the next instalment!

[@Niosai]

Thank you :)

[@planitb100]

Nice!

[@Niosai]

The legend himself! Thank you so much!

[@lusterlessnova3199]

Great, now I feel old. But ahhh, the memories. Good thing the games are all on steam now~

[@DensetsuNoSekai]

the.... chain of memories?

[@EnzoDraws]

I'm sorry The Trilogy of The Godfather from acclaimed director Francis Ford Coppola, you'll have to wait. I have more urgent priorities.

[@aceproductions43]

For as much as you joke about cheesing CoM with Lethal Frame and Sonic Blade, now I know how to beat this game. I also now realized why having a deck full of pretty much only premium cards while saving CP is heavily handicaping me from being able to beat Jafar.

[@Niosai]

I'm happy I was able to indirectly help with that! 😅

[@Amnesia1998]

If memories serve me correctly, you could even use premium card as the card for a Slight. In any slight, only the first card gets used,

[@silvsora]

I can see how much effort you put into this and I wanna say thank you for creating this masterpiece of a video. It might seem silly, but videos like these, which are filled with passion and love for the franchise, that I so very much adore, it just makes me truly happy. I will sit down and watch this from the very beginning until the very end. Once again, thank you for creating this. I hope the video will garner a lot of views and reward you for what insane amounts of work you must've put into this.

[@DADA-yt1pt]

Personally, I don't think it seems silly at all. My favorite type of content is when people speak from the heart, and/or passionately express their joy for something like this. Regardless of consensus. Videos that just embody joy and passion are not only heartwarming, but show me how powerful video games can be.

[@KeyofTime15]

So I finished watching this eariler and I almost forgot to leave a comment. This whole project is positively insane in size and overall thoroughness. You covered nearly every single detail and it flows perfectly. I'm Happy to be on board for this and I'm excited for part 2 :)

[@oblivioustouch9012]

Such a heart-warming conversation to end the video on. I can't wait for the next massive video. If its another 2 years, 2 months, or 2 weeks. I will be waiting for it just as I waited for this one since you announced it back in 2022. Thank you.

[@Niosai]

Hopefully just a couple of weeks! I appreciate the support :)

[@AkiDave]

This was such a fantastic video. I feel privileged to have seen you work on this behind the scenes and I’m still wow’d Can’t wait to see the rest of the series ♥️

[@PS5Chan360]

Honestly this was really good and well made. You went into detail in everything and did not miss out on anything and I respect that completely. I even respect that you have other KH content creators to have their thoughts in game which was smart to back it up in what you experience in the game today we aren't alone to think of that. Best retrospect

[@cjayh4589]

This is the greatest video in KZbin history. I have replay this series many times and still enjoy it til this day.

[@kieran5476]

Seriously, this video is amazing! It's a true loveletter to the franchise. I can really feel everyones passion for kh, this is definitely a video that i'll come back to and rewatch as this video is just too good to only view once.

[@madkaiser4887]

Came for my boi SweisSenpai and stayed for the whole thing!

[@SweisSenpai]

My dude 😊

[@FriendofFantasy]

A four hour Kingdom Hearts video? Heck yeah, the perfect thing to listen to while I work.

[@ProbablyMichang]

Wow. What a massive undertaking! Congrats on finishing the project, can’t wait for future parts!

[@unholy.espada]

I was thinking he gave up on the videos but he's fkn back! Lets goooooo! Dont give up dude i love your format

[@Niosai]

I appreciate that! These take a ton of time but I promise I'm always working on something :) Thanks a ton for the kind words!

[@unholy.espada]

@@Niosai i've had your channel on full notifications for almost 3 years now and i always get excited when i see you uploaded and its one of the long videos. Its obvious how much effort it takes dude, i respect it. Never quit!

[@Rhelaza]

YIPPEE!! omg congrats on completing this amazing passion project, im so ready for this watch

[@Niosai]

Thank you for being a part of it! I can't wait for people to see THAT segment in Part 2

[@ChaoticBlossoms]

Ayooo! Also heck jiminy cricket. You did such a good job

[@corydehart]

There is no way you will read this, but i just wanted to point out that this is a great retrospective of the first 2 games in the series. The onky major criticism i have is the title seems a bit misleading. I thought i was in for the entire series in this video, and when i got 45 minutes in and you were still covering the first game i went to the description to confirm that it is indeed just the first part. Now let me be clear, i am ecstatic that you are diving so deep into the series and giving every game the tine it really deserves, i just with i had known ahead of time that it was indeed part 1 is all. Once again great video and i will be watching out for the rest of them.

[@Niosai]

I appreciate you watching! Sorry about that, I have a whole thing I want to do with the titles that (hopefully) will make sense after Part 2 is out :)

[@jsidjdj2]

It's unfair That Every Disney Movies are in the game While Dinosaur is not which is really unfair for underrated and masterpiece Movie

[@smellslikeus]

2 minutes in this is good Kingdom Hearts stuff

[@shadowelii]

IM FUCKING READY!!!! currently at work eating lunch, most of my meetings are done for the day so I am banking on getting to listen to this while I edit. If not, definitely watching when I get home from work and will comment!!! Been seeing the updates/WIP on twitter and eagerly awaited them and now it’s here, yipppeeeee🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@jigglejogglers2606]

Finding long video essays about my favorite game series always makes my day.

[@ThatOneLegendEmerald]

Late to this but I ADORE that during the chain of memories section that you perfectly splice the different OSTs when transitioning between versions!

[@Niosai]

You have NO idea how excited I am that someone finally noticed this. Thank you 😭

[@thegamechumps6126]

In nostalgia mode and found this Great long video to watch while studying!

[@Niosai]

I hope you gain great knowledge of whatever it is you're studying!

[@Emperor-Inker]

This has been such a great retrospective & the ending interview is special, I was genuinely shocked I appreciate it so much. I look forward to seeing the further parts to the KH franchise retrospective. Any chance we'll get to see part 2 in September?? (All of us viewers do need patience as your videos go so much in depth & we have been given a part 1 that's so far I been almost 4 hours) Amazing work & and tribute to the the Kingdom Hearts series. May your heart be your guiding key. 🔑

[@Niosai]

I appreciate that a ton! My goal is to have Part 2 done by the end of this month, but if not this month, I'll work extra hard to make sure it's out early September! Your words mean a ton and it's comments like these that give me the motivation to keep working hard. Thank you! ❤️

[@imlubu]

amazing video! can't wait for part 2 :)

[@dottyorb]

I always love hearing other people's thoughts on my favourite series. Great video.

[@jaynimations7738]

The fact that this came out during my biggest KH hyperfixation is a blessing

[@Niosai]

I'm glad I could provide this service hahaha hopefully I can get out Part 2 soon!

[@Sithscott]

Video definitely deserves my like. Dang, that is a herculean task! There's still much more to go to, but I'm glad you are going into as much depth as you did! Re:Com gets a lot of hate, but it's one of my favorite games in the series due to the deck building customization. There's such a huge repertoire of ways to make a deck in it. Thank you for your service in tracking down PlanitB for an interview too! Definitely a childhood favorite!

[@Niosai]

Thanks for watching! And yeah, Re:CoM isn't my favorite but I really think people write it off wayyyy too quickly

[@cavanmatcham3881]

Literally just watched the last KH retrospective on KZbin last night I swear and you just released this beast 😅 amazing.

[@DustinReviewsGamez]

super hyped that the first part is out and heavily looking forward to the other two! keep up the amazing work

[@SuperRaedizzle]

LOLing at the fact dumbo is just a glorified water gūń

[@Niosai]

Apparently he's super useful for speedrunning? I think?

[@LivingGuy484]

Holy crap! I had always hoped that you would cover this series, I had no idea it would be 4 hours long 😆 Looking forward to watching this over the next few days!

[@Niosai]

Not only is it 4 hours long, this is part 1 of 3 😅

[@LivingGuy484]

@@Niosai 😳 oh, my, God

[@KellyNicole515]

This is an IMPRESSIVE VIDEO AND SO DETAILED! Excellent job!

[@Niosai]

Thank you!!

[@JenniferH977]

1:38:00 you sir, are the first person in YEARS to tell me something I never know about kingdom hearts holy cow. I never would have known that soras shadow would NOT come back with him if he didn’t finish neverland yet You earned a sub from that alone 🎉❤

[@Niosai]

It's a really cool detail! Thank you :)

[@KnightLightXL]

That ChaoticBlossoms is a legend,

[@Niosai]

True!

[@CupofJoe_93]

I skipped to the end to see if the interview was legit and oh my god. Definitely gonna sit and watch the rest of the vid now.

[@grundlehunter69]

I really liked the interview at the end. He seems like a chill guy who's really kicked life's ass.

[@SweisSenpai]

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING ME. LOVE ME SOME CHAIN OF MEMORIES. What an incredible video bro. Absolute cozy fun vibes the whole way

[@Niosai]

WHOA a legend in the comments!

[@XFoundNemoX]

Thank you for this amazing video, watched it over the course of about 2 weeks. Can’t wait for the next one.

[@Niosai]

I appreciate that so much! Hopefully part 2 isn't too far out, I'm already a good ways into the edit :)

[@BriskApollo]

What a fantastic deep dive! I consider myself a pretty well-educated fan of the series, but I'm happy to report that I learned a couple new things while going on this awesome four-hour journey! The part about the artwork changing depending on what difficulty you beat the games was by far the biggest realization made that I had no clue about until I watched this! I also love the nod to the Game Awards/Geoff Keighley 😂big time looking forward to the next couple of parts of this retrospective for sure 💖

[@Niosai]

Thank you! :)

[@Donrickytheonlyone]

i cant believe you got an interview with plannit b! :o amazing video

[@crancelbrowser5478]

Early 2000's Square Enix menu/ui design is still unmatched

[@35infinite]

The homie, Sweis, lending his voice, is true peak content.

[@ironwolf56]

It always bugged me far more than it should that when you go Atlantica Donald becomes part squid. Donald... a duck... an aquatic bird!

[@HybridAngelZero]

Absolute banger of a video! I love these amazing titles getting the full treatment

[@oblivioustouch9012]

Whoa whoa, Is my man adding V-Cast to the retrospective? Yeah, this is one for the ages. lol

[@ng6635]

I will never look at kingdom hearts the same after seeing a commenter talk about their grandma loving Kingdom Hearts and never getting to see the end of KH3

[@Niosai]

Wait what???

[@mmp64son]

Just the thing I need to reignite my KH hyperfixation to play them on PC.

[@HopeEsthiem15]

That final interview bit is insane

[@cillbipher2613]

One correction: The secret endings are the LAST thing you'll see before the The End screen, meanin they're AFTER the credits

[@ZenoDLC]

Magic is quite great in KH1, I replayed KHFM recently and was quite surprised at how useful Gravity can be and how often I ended up using it. Shielded heartless like Fat Bandits and Defenders often goes down quite quickly to a Gravity→Thunder combo or just Gravity then walking behind them to swing a few times, the mummy-like Wight Knight loses their ability to do highjumps if hit with Gravity, Search Ghosts drops many HP orbs if you land Gravity on them, the Pirate Ships immediately loses their mast and thus several attacks if hit with Gravity, several chests in Hollow Bastion are only available using it, and several more stuff. Aero is known to be quite broken once upgraded, Thunder is a great way to hit your surroundings all at once, Blizzard is a staple way to do damage, Fire has a slight homing property and is cheap to use, it's Final Mix so Leaf Bracer is available, thus turning Cure from a way to extend your survivability into a limited invincibility, and while I don't use much Stop, Donald used it enough to turn the Wizards into easy pickings. Now I'm starting to wonder if KH2 will feel as good if I mixed in more magic than I did in previous playthroughs

[@scottjones845]

4 hours of KH retrospective and it's not annoyingly cringe?? Indeed, I shall partake in this kind of debauchery I thank you

[@mysteriousthirteen]

Wow, great job on this video!

[@FabulsYT]

This is prolly a great video will watch over the next week

[@Niosai]

Let me know what you think! :)

[@Mochocolate9k]

Amazing video!

[@Niosai]

Thank you so much! Amazing streams, yo!

[@cstrife420]

I enjoy playing kh2 more but il always have stronger feelings for kh1 bc it was one of the first games my stepdad showed me as a kid and built a bond with me over. Hes Been gone for a decade now and sadly missed kh3 but im always appreciative for the time i had playing kh1 as a kid. Kh1 is definitely more "iconic"

[@crancelbrowser5478]

Love the sound mixing in this video

[@Niosai]

Thank you for noticing 😭

[@coloryournight]

haven’t watched yet but commenting to boost algorithm, kingdom hearts is my favorite series too !

[@Niosai]

I appreciate that! And your favorite series? GREAT taste

[@tylercafe1260]

You technically get both Keychains and Keyblades. KH2 you get another Keyblade with its own Keychain that he can also swap around. Hence Kingdom Key + Star Seeker and Oathkeeper + Oblivion. So saying it either way will always be correct.

[@dippydawg229]

Absolutely amazing!

[@Niosai]

Thank you! Part 2 should be out relatively soon!

[@CiccioImberlicchio]

If I recall correctly the reason deep jungle wasn't included in CoM was because of some sort of legal/copyright issue expiring around the time that game was being developed. I might be wrong but that's what I remember reading a few years back.

[@Niosai]

Yeah, I believe that only some of Tarzan's stories are in the public domain, and at the time of KH1 and COM I believe NONE of them were!

[@YourFavoriteSon1]

I see those Blender skills (great video btw)

[@stardustwarriorelu2258]

Don't worry as a Starfox 64 fan, and who plays that game more times than anyone really should. You are valid on that comparison

[@Niosai]

Thank you 😂

[@Coastypaw]

I think you forgot to say that Tinkerbell revive you if you get a death hit (i'm still at the beginning of the video so maybe you did say it) Cool video man, i'm enjoying it a lot

[@projectj7235]

If you dont finish 100 acre woods you're heartless Also great job a video like this really shows your growing confidence/skills as a content creator.

[@Niosai]

I appreciate that :)

[@jayden486894]

Long form content ✅

[@BradsGonnaPlay]

Seconds into the video and I’m already really impressed.

[@Niosai]

I appreciate that :)

[@jessicaleigh656]

Stranger of paradise! But my favorite jrpg will always be Kingdom Hearts

[@soulthecephalopod2877]

Funny enough, I never knew this up until recently but whenever the Fat Bandit shoots the 3 fire balls you can actually reflect it back at it and it will cause the fat body to get stunned (Maybe I'm just late cus straight up I only found out like... a week ago)

[@AlexBelmont2103]

3:44:13 I CANNOT BELIEVE THE GUY WENT AND MENTIONED BEAUTIFUL WORLD 😭😭😭😭

[@dekina1198]

I am new to this channel and didn't expect such a deep analysis of the very basics of the game, but i really preciate it. Even as a big KH fan. I am presonally really suppised how much smother the combat feels in KH2 compared to KH1. And i KH3 it became way to floaty for my taste. Also i really really liked the drive forms and missed them from every game moving forward. I personally think the best part of the seriese is KH2 by far, everything just feels right and very fun. It sure has it's problems, like how you can cheese some very hard boss fights (looking at you peter pan and - combo fenrir). I also really enjoyed Chain of Memories when i played it on my DS, until my L trigger died.... Especially like playing as Riku there and abusing cloud as sora. RE:Chain of Memories is a nice visual upgrade for it but it removed the "retro vibes" i got from the OG version. I was very hyped when KH3 got announced and even thought of buying a PS4 just to play it... But i waited until a friend of mine got it and showed me a bit of the game play. I was really dissapointed form it and lost most of my interesst. After he was done with it, he also told me that the story was a huge let down. In his words, nothing until the very end mattered and then it was 90% fan service, especially the comeback of Xion... Days was such an emotional intense game for me, especially the "death" of Xion. And then she is just back? With no explenation at all? WTF? Since then i don't have any interesst in the upcoming games but still love playing the older once, mostly KH2, chain and days. Also the story of the games mostly got more and more confusing over the games. In KH1 many questions came up, in 2 some of them got answerd but like 5 times as many came up. Days kinda explained who Roxas is and how thr org works but opend up another can full of question. And so many are still open... It really dissapoints me that we didn't have a real conclusion to all this mess.

[@davesinsanestudio8072]

That last bit was really nice.

[@Niosai]

I agree :)

[@kikopita]

I loved the interview at the end ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@kolekenney7309]

Time to watch my 50th video essay on kingdom hearts! 😎

[@Niosai]

I hope you add Part 2 and 3 as the 51st and 52nd too 😎

[@jordanthedarkness]

Great video! 😄

[@slambamcam]

I love kingdom hearts so much

[@mannyplex]

I've been waiting for this one. 😁

[@blockyround2160]

Can't wait to see what you do for the X saga if you cover it, there's not a proper in-depth retrospective for it yet!

[@Niosai]

It's coming! (At least, in a sense)

[@typeouetco1626]

1:37:08 slight comment because this seems to be a mistake. You can choose which segment to lock by walking on the pressure plates close to the center. Just do it when Oogie is in that specific segment to get to him

[@AsambleaRegional-xj4pr]

Thanks a lot from Japan! 🇯🇵

[@Niosai]

I hope you enjoyed it! I'll actually be talking about some of the regional differences between the Japanese and International releases in Part 2! :)

[@boogame272]

Funnily enough this game is not their first run at an RPG like this. See “Threads of Fate” for an earlier entry on the ps1 that has a lot of kingdom hearts elements

[@coolcommcollect]

Bro went insane. Looks good tho

[@princegroove]

Popcorn and pop in hand. Let’s go!

[@Waflez72]

We’re eating good today, gamers