Recap of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (RECAPitation)

An in-depth story summary of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories explained in simple terms.
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[@kraedax4984]

Thank you so much for posting this video! I played Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories for an hour and was completely sick of the battle system. Glad none of the other games are like that! :)

[@dpitty8045]

Kraedax the original game boy version was harder in my opinion.

[@lordofclash5171]

same

[@NihGuyVII]

same. Really disliked the card battle system. Not so very good with card-based games

[@andrewortiz6430]

Yea I hated the battle system and the game in general it was tedious, repetitive, battle system sucked, and some of the boss battles were frustrating I just finished the game today I had to force myself through this game

[@bryanbaluyot6722]

Brendon Goodwin did you finish the game?

[@wavory]

Thank you so much I literally just beat kh1 and I really didn't feel like playing this for another 30 hours!!

[@jamesblankenship2018]

This is how I’m feeling

[@nunyabuisness8268]

@@jamesblankenship2018 same, also I just don't like the mechanics of this game lol

[@orqhicc]

literally me, i’m about to watch this and go play kh 2

[@orqhicc]

@@nunyabuisness8268 yeah same, i bought the 1.5 + 2.5 remix so i’m bouta skip this game and go play kh 2- don’t wanna use 30 hours of my life to play some cards lmaoooo

[@azzrhei]

Yeah, me too, i didnt expect the game to be that long with the grinding stuff and exp. And im not really fond of the card system.

[@MiniatureBigMac]

So much better than trying to play the game. The first games story line was pretty simple, was wondering why everyone said the story was so confusing. Watched this and it all made sense lol.

[@11d3adly11]

I finally caved ...like everyone else in the comments the battle system was not fun . I gave it a go but in the end I was not feeling it.....so I'll sit back and listen to the magic from your voice and then on to the next games

[@eclecticreader961]

Don't give up. Stay with it. Persistence is the key to success.

[@luism8130]

Eclectic Reader no this game sucks.Story seems cool.

[@Azurald55]

@@eclecticreader961 at the beginning I was very willing to quit but I felt like I can't continue without playing this game. I would feel awful if I skipped one without beating it. I was finally able to beat it and I feel proud of myself. I usually spam lethal frame for boss battles but used a creative deck for the final boss. I'm so glad I kept trying.

[@SERXO111]

I literally lasted 43 mins.

[@ryanmm8]

Dude, you're fantastic. I LOVE the kingdom hearts series, but the gameplay in this game was so bad, I honestly couldn't bring myself to play it to get the storyline I needed to understand two. You rock.

[@OniBlackMage]

Thanks man, glad it helps.

[@ericandchrissy]

Ryan Martin same here

[@skudpud]

Ryan Martin same. The damned battle system was so frustrating.

[@ManApe64]

Ryan Martin I thought I was the only one who hated the card system. Glad to see like-minded folk

[@bswift1991]

Yeah no.... same. I recently bought the PS4 collection plus 2.8 and after beating KH1 I just couldn't drag myself through this game even though I know it's story is fairly essential to understanding a lot of the sequel.

[@linkno1]

Glad something like this exists. I've never been able to sit through CoM and for years have just gone off 'hints' to what happened between game. Tried playing it again today (for like the 6th time), got an hour in and thought "fuck it" before coming to KZbin. I'm not one to dismiss a game because the gameplay is different from usual but my lord, they should have kept the regular KH gameplay for this. The card shit is so hard to enjoy.

[@DMTInfinity]

Tao Once you get use to it, the gameplay on Chain Of Memories gets very simple. But very repetitive and boring at times. Especially if you're trying to get to level 100.

[@V4K4R14N]

Micky is such a Deus Ex Machina throughout all the KH games.

[@mark8860]

He's a lotr eagle

[@colinhall4933]

I was in love with the card system even though it was so hard to learn. Deckbuilding was so fun as a kid preparing to fight different enemies. I hate that im one of the only ones who feel this way because we will probably never see a game with similar mechanics

[@haydz3590]

Colin Hall play Clash Royale, I find the card system more enjoyable there than in Kingdom Hearts. Imo it was unnecessary to have to use cards just to throw a few punches. Like man I couldn’t even imagine beating Ansem in KH1 with the card system.

[@colinhall4933]

@@haydz3590 clash royal? No if im playing a turn based card im playing yugioh or gwent. Chain of memories is real time card combat. Very different

[@alexanderfroebelzehl3825]

The card system was really great on the gba. It sucks when on a full fledged console

[@lucianolalanne2766]

You have neon white now

[@fullmetalarmslayer1644]

This made a lot more sense to me. I played this with my friend and we beat Sora's side, then we beat Riku's side, but we had a confusing time figuring out when and what occurred during both stories. So thanks for this video!

[@powerrangerturbo1]

Honestly, I like the battle system in Re:CoM, but the execution just made me mad, the enemies would attack WAY too fast and then I would break one card, saving my higher ones and then another enemy would break my card with like a 6 in wonderland

[@savions4005]

absolutely love how jimminy is so insightful, stops the characters from being dumb like so many other stories

[@ish58]

This game might be the most bleak in the entire series. Sora virtually loses all his memories and gets put to sleep for a year. Riku has to watch over Sora and control his darkness. Axel killed Organization members left and right. The Riku replica is just tragic. Damn, this game was really dark.

[@Fullbatteri]

SevenYearIsh The darkest part was the gameplay xD

[@eclecticreader961]

The subliminal psychology that is within this game can relate to non-fiction context within books as "The Bloodlines of The Illuminati", "The Secret Teachings of All Ages", and, "The Lost Language of Symbolism". If you think this game is dark, you've only reached the tip of the iceberg. Truth is stranger than fiction.

[@jordan_777.]

@@eclecticreader961 hey man that's interesting. Could you point me to a source? Disney is satanic after all 🤷‍♂️

[@Flowerbarrel]

I remember getting stuck on the card system for the harder battles. Then my friend asked if he could play during lunch and figured out the system before lunch was over. He was really smart. I was impressed he got so good at it that quickly. I think he had fun playing it.

[@Shydren]

Thank you very much for this video! I have the game in the 1.5 HD ReMIX but i really don't like how the gameplay is set with the cards and i do find it very frustrating to play. You made the story very clear and easy to follow, thank you very much :) Subscribed!

[@joshokodo]

haha. im with you. im getting the game soon and i dont want any part of that horrible card system

[@Maliceking]

What if someone spilled Big Red in that castle

[@OniMunchi]

THANK YOU. Now I don't have to bother playing this game with the awkward battle system. Skipping onwards to KHII. Again, thank you.

[@Musica-zt6ov]

OniMunchi the battle system is good its just that normies dont take the time to fully understand it

[@contax9377]

The system is easy to understand, harder to master. I'm here more for the story and this system was more enjoyable on the Gameboy than the playstation. So I think I'll pass thanks

[@loganjames1188]

the battle system is fu*king horrible, i just got the 1.5+2.5 remix and finished KHI (brilliant game) and just started CoM which is just as stupid as remembered the only game im skipping because its not thats its difficult its that its very pissy and annoying

[@mercywithdoubt2664]

lol dont take the time to fully understand it i understand it buddy its just shit

[@jaycee48]

@@Musica-zt6ov Normies? Imagine unironically using that word to show your nonexistent superiority...

[@adrianarciniega2322]

Dude holy crap!! I never knew chain of memories had so much information it makes me want to actullay play it but then the comments remind me why I never have haha like geez there’s so much awesome story in it! Thank you !!

[@davidlynch4202]

This game is unplayable thanks for this plot summary

[@suniex4309]

bless this video honestly. i want to know what happens but i couldnt get past the tutorial bc the battle system is one of the worst ive experienced lol

[@GreenOnionBrother]

Man, thank you. I've played all the Kingdom Hearts games but completely forgot about 40% of what happened XD

[@randomstuff45914]

Got the first Marluxia fight at castle Oblivion and couldn’t take it anymore and gave in and watched this video

[@caleb_clay313]

I appreciate the effort and recap man. I just bought the 1.5 + 2.5 collection on the ps4 this week and I did NOT feel like going through KH1 again after I just beat it yesterday. That, and turn-based card combat has never really been my forte.

[@Slashwowftwftw]

awesome job with the video! just finished KH1 and wanted to start 2 right away, you did a amazing job recapping what happened.

[@warrenlucido8802]

Wow, man. Great video. It helped a lot with catching up on KH especially since I don't have the means to play the game. I am looking forward to more of your videos!

[@GingerPisces2023]

Except for Deep Jungle, those memories are gone for good thanks to copyright XD

[@DMTInfinity]

DarthSquidward Yeah.... :(

[@abrahamromero.]

I hated that map anyway, worst one of the game imo

[@hailedspace25]

Abe Cervantes that’s the one that didn’t go away lol

[@BasketOfWeasels15]

Awesome video dude, really made it easy to understand what was going on in the game and see the setup for Kingdom Hearts 2. Thanks!

[@GenesisBits]

Thanks! Wasn't fond of the combat in 1.5HD Remix so I watched this. You did a superb job!

[@blaftking9696]

***** same

[@zaqwe]

Same finally can start 2

[@theb2rd]

I know it's been 7 years but thank you so much! I'm watching a playthrough of all the kingdom hearts games and chain of memories is so boring but now I can skip it! :)

[@miguel_leon_comedy]

Great video mate! Playing KH2 on critical mode at the moment and needed a quick recap. keep up the vids even though this is 5 years later.

[@Cloud-nb1ju]

You are my SAVIOR! Bought the ps4 package in preparation for KH3. Loved the first game then played this one. Couldn't handle the battle system. On to 358/2!

[@Laenthor]

I'm playing kingdom hearts for the first time. I finished the first game not too long ago and enjoyed it, but this game turns me down so much. I want to move on to kh2fm or khbbs soon, but I kinda needed the story for that.

[@esthiem4388]

When I saw what Kingdom Hearts game this was I prayed for you and your lungs and brain

[@DMTInfinity]

!!This is a great series!! !!Playlist homie!!

[@rebornkusabi7264]

Thanks bro! I'm replaying these games on Xbox One X after decades of being out of the series since my high school days... but I got two hours into replaying this game and bowed out, and just now googled this very video lol This games plot is exactly as I remembered it- the Charlie meme from Always Sunny in Philadelphia where he's in front of that wall of connected papers explaining why Pepe Silvia never existed. It's just so much damn nonsense for a baby game about friendship magic with Mickey Mouse.

[@SS-uz5hc]

Wow, Everyone hated the game/battle systems, but I LOVED it. I found this story and game better than the first, looking forward to playing them all!

[@jacobc1454]

This video was spot on💯 great job🔥

[@doktordaxter]

Great series for catching up on the story before KH3. Thanks

[@EggBeatzz]

This comment is awfully suspicious

[@NYInfamous]

Thanks for the awesome video. I vowed to complete all PS4 versions of the series before going into 3. You saved me a lot of time and while I think the gameplay of CoM is interesting and well done, I'm not interested in going through 30 hours of it

[@buhlake3391]

Thanks man! Great video

[@ps3wizard45]

Excellent summary. Well read and written!

[@noonenoesbutme]

Replaying all the kingdom hearts, did not want to re-play this. Thank you, 9yrs later!

[@andrewchestnut4115]

you have no idea how much you just saved me dude. I can't stand the fucking card system and honestly it's a pity because the story in this one looked pretty damn cool too. What a waste. Thanks for putting this up so I didn't have to suffer through that garbage!

[@jasonklingberg8933]

Thank you so much for this man. I tried so hard to understand and play through the card system, but for ne, I flat out HATE it. I'll take back my mindless X button mashing :)

[@motlopoway]

Jason Klingberg but this game is mindless triangle mashing

[@Chance57]

@@motlopoway once you have enough CP to make a deck at least. Before that, you run out of cards and you're fucked

[@eclecticreader961]

This is where cheat codes come in handy.

[@deathofthemagi]

Thank you. After 20 minutes I could not stand to play that game anymore. You just saved me over 20 hours of torture

[@AmazeMJ]

this was amazing dude. thanks

[@ericarenee8962]

Thank you so much bro. I just finished Kh1 and started on 2.

[@zacharyxu5750]

as kingdom heart 3 draws near (hopefully), I'm starting kingdom heart 2, these videos serves me great for the 1.5 final remix. much appreciated!

[@LotusKST]

So I bought the Story So Far Collection a while back, and now that the semester finished, I decided I'd pick up my progress after KH1 with this game. I honestly didn't want to bother with the card system (even though I thought the GBA version was fun, but perhaps I have no patience now that I'm older), so I looked for a story video. Thanks for this!

[@434444334]

It’s insane that every KH game is canon in there own special way

[@Laralth]

Thanks! this was great!

[@BrenTenkage]

Yeah glad ya put this video up, I want to play every Kingdom Hearts Game but I just couldn't stand Chain of memories, I got to Halloween town (going in order of the first worlds) and thats when I said, "Fuck it, I can't lie to myself any more" the game play while creative doesn't work for this game. ....so yeah thanks for putting this video up

[@IronNinja42]

I just beat the game but had questions I didn't want to google in fear of future game spoilers. Thanks for this!

[@happyjam92]

Thank you for this video. I bought KH final mix and loved the first game. I tried playing chain of memories and got about 6/7hours into the game but the combat system is such a chore to use compared to the first game and couldn't honestly force myself to continue for another 20 hours or so.

[@cosmiccruel4483]

THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU BEAUTIFUL MAN!!

[@dangogaming4822]

Thanks for this!

[@aliouardi2054]

Thanks you so much for this dude !

[@pepsicola4718]

Was playing this in the MIX bundle and my power blacked out for a second after I had finished the entirety of floor 6. So the progress was reset to my last save.....At the beginning of floor 6. So F that, i'll just watch this.

[@leahcim6941]

i cannot thank you enough i tried my hardest multiple times to play this game but the gameplay mechanics were awful they physically hurt to play

[@burakyesiloglu5218]

This is at same time as 358 days right?

[@jordancardona7105]

Glad to see people are still here in 2020 watching this video. I remember watching a friend play these games before and I was so into the story and graphics although I never really got to play it. Now I'm going through the plots and thinking of downloading KH 1 & 2 on an emulator just to get them done. But I'm skipping Chain of memories for sure 😅

[@itsyaboiherman]

I just started this and hate the battle system glad I found your video

[@Evee369]

Thank you dude!

[@Agent_scarecrow]

Thank you for this Recap saved me alot of time

[@tylermoran111]

THANKS SO MUCH!!! I see everyone else had the same issues I had. Want to know the full story, but the card system is awful to me.

[@FBIMOUS377]

Idk why but when I heard you take a deep breath I thought of Tay Zonday "*I move away from the mic to breathe" idk if that's word for word but yeah. I'm old. 😅😂

[@D_Winds]

Great video.

[@davidcissell5405]

dude that was so confusing lol

[@DMTInfinity]

David Cissell Eh, not really. It's story is just scatted into millions of pieces. But that's one reason the game series is so amazing.

[@kakashisensei7777]

*AWFULLY SUSPICIOUS*

[@thepriorstone4064]

If I ever hear the words "awfully suspicious" again I'm going to give myself amnesia

[@repugnantman8458]

Thanks bro, once I beat kingdom hearts I can go straight into kingdom hearts 2! yipee!

[@eclecticreader961]

I personally never knew of this version. I was not a fan of Kingdom Hearts (when it was first advertised) I thought it looked corny, even though I didn't give the game a chance. Then one birthday, I received both Kingdom Hearts (I and II). Upon playing the first one, I immediately became hooked. Finishing the second one felt completely mesmerizing and depressing that no more games seemed available for it on the PS2 console. Until recently doing an Ebay search for RPG games on PS2, I randomly came across Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. I look forward to playing Kingdom Hearts: Chain Of Memories. It feels like a reunion to see my favorite characters fighting side-by-side again. I also find the concept of the cards to be interesting. It reminds me of Magic: The Gathering, in how each card has a significant feature of damage upon a foe that you fight or defend yourself against. While It will take time to adjust to the rules of stacking the cards in ones favor so that each battle is victorious, such a methodology seems attainable with repetition, and every fellow Kingdom Hearts player is aware of the repetition of battles that oftentimes spuriously occur.

[@Mob-cv2xm]

Kingdom hearts is the perfect example that a simple story isn’t always a bad one

[@ramaiga]

thank u for thesee

[@lostindeadspace6098]

Same thank you for your service

[@jahinoel1365]

Thank you. Caaaauuuuuse ReCOM is TRAAAAASSHHH

[@Aquwert]

7 hours into the game, got stuck on Larxene still frustrated at the battle system so ive finally given up

[@JustinEvitable80]

I could never get far in this game and I just won't play it anymore. I wish a copy of it existed with the original gameplay of parts 1 or 2, not the stupid card bullshit. Thanks for the video explaining the story.

[@perturbedxtirade7428]

Thanks man

[@butmunchr69lmao88]

This was so helpful because I played the game for a few hours and got to the first riku fight and after I beat him I just had enough of the awful combat system the game has so I looked up what happened in re: chain of memories and found this video so now I can go watch 358/2 and play kingdom hearts 2

[@Bravidunno]

The battle against Lexaeus took place after Vexen's death but nearly before Marluxia's.

[@sayavrakadabra]

Nice!

[@O_Tucano]

Thank you.

[@oak49sox]

Lmao. I bought this series because of the sale in the ps store. Never played them before. Final Mix was so much fun. I moved right into this one on completion. I played 20Mins and was done. Came here to watch the story of this game so that the next one makes more sense. I’m lmao because reading the comments, I see this has been the opinion of this game from the get go. Scratching my head at the card style battle.

[@PokeBorkus]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who came to this video

[@Metroidianhunter]

Thanks for this man, I'm playing through all the kh games for the release of kh3, but this was one I could never just play, And I didn't want to jump blindly into kh2

[@timberkidd3974]

Hey guys, I'm a bit confused over the the whole Roxas and Sora thing. How can they coexist? Shouldn't there always be either one or the other, but not both at the same time? During the events of Chain of Memories and Soras exploration in the Castle Roxas is already a part of Organisation XIII, doing missions and hanging out with Axel and Xion. So how is this possible? Am I missing something?

[@cdotnation]

One hour into this game and I thought to myself, “nah fam.” And 20 mins later here I am lol. Thanks for the video.

[@slendernugget125]

I didn't mind the battle system as I love Final Fantasy. But I couldn't bother to learn a new fight system that I'll nvr play again

[@watchthischannel331]

This game underrated imo but been playing throught them with my girlfriend and your a life saver

[@Bloodylaser]

Good thing I found this video no way I'm playing this game can't get over the battle system.

[@theegg7520]

Thank yaw! I really didn't wanna deal with the card crap!

[@josatanvoxcovrs]

What order should I play the series.. is it part 1 then chain then part 2? Or 365 days or whatever its called

[@grubermannlanel]

JOSATAN VOCALCOVERS I know this is late but kh1 rechain then 356/2days

[@josatanvoxcovrs]

killerbee18 appreciate it.

[@capnbingbong7833]

Loved: "Aaaaaawfully suspiciouuuuus..." Hated: "To which" wasn't used correctly even once. Or if it ever was, it was vastly overshadowed by incorrect usage.

[@eldenlion5850]

Doing a series run I promised myself I’d do after I beat 3, saw CoM and was like nope, recap

[@Mall-Nutrition]

Thank god this video exists. I know the die hards are shaking their heads at people like us/me but the card system is horrible. I’m not going to struggle to make sure I don’t run out of cards to fight a boss.

[@ColdRamenTPM]

cool!

[@ordinarypeople302]

Me playing Sora mode: Its okay I can get around the complicated battle system somehow. Me after learning that battle system in riku mode is even more harder to use in battle: *AIGHT IMMA HEAD OUT*

[@Longlius]

It sucks that the PS2 port and its remasters are now the 'canonical' version of this game. On the GBA, COM was fairly enjoyable because the movement space was limited and the battles ran more slowly. The 3D version, especially at 60 fps, runs so much more quickly and has so much more space to be aware that the entire thing turns into a clusterfuck.

[@zaqwe]

Finally I can start KG2 I hated this game and needed all the info since I stopped the whole series because of this game. Now I can play all the others before buying the 3