Johnny vs. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

[@Aphelion87]

I think AntDude said it best when he said "358/2 Days feels like they threw together a game for the sake of a story, while re:coded feels like they threw together a story for the sake of a game."

[@keeganstormblade5456]

Sounds like the best way to describe the DS games to me.

[@CurtyTails]

Sums it up quite perfectly

[@Sonicfalcon16]

they we forces to make KH2 but on a DS but figured it out later. Then made Nioh so they're good when they're no limited on horrid hardware. I hope days gets remade

[@MrPeaTearGryfin]

No joke, I owned a copy of this game on the DS. I had it in my DS when I took it to school with me one day. A kid stole my DS out of my backpack, and then returned the game to me because he hated it that much.

[@Ferdoe]

The question is do you still have the game???

[@MrPeaTearGryfin]

No, I traded it in several years ago when I found out I could just watch the cutscenes on the HD collection.

[@the1whoplayz]

PeaTearGryfin Did he return the DS too?

[@MrPeaTearGryfin]

He was forced to after he inadvertently outed himself for stealing it.

[@sonicboy678]

Oh boy...

[@EX-Flashkick]

I was a kid at the time, saw a cool sword and mickey on the case, and begged my mom to get it. Boy did I not know what I was in for

[@noodlegirl8180]

R.I.P

[@LachM2011]

The Shannon Channel "Cool Sword" *ITS A KEY DAMMIT*

[@MetalJrock2299]

Isn't that everyone's first experience with Kingdom Hearts?

[@pazboy8675]

The Shannon Channel same here

[@haveagoodday7021]

Welcome to hell

[@scoman91]

"It feels like fanfiction." Johnny, the original Kingdom Hearts was already fanfiction. This is fanfiction of fanfiction, recursive fanfiction.

[@smashmaster521]

Fanfiception.

[@FRISHR]

"Fanfiction within Fanfiction"

[@giraffedragon6110]

To be fair a lot of “classical works” are fanfiction. Good god have you read the divine comedy? That is self insert fanfiction to the nth degree!

[@KuroNoTenno]

@@giraffedragon6110 Some people accept its depiction of the afterlife as canon, too.

[@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475]

​@@giraffedragon6110Don't compare trash to gold.

[@nomoreplayerz8443]

7:08 run an ice cream factory out of business? Nah man Roxas is putting those workers' kids through collage

[@papershadow]

Roxas is to Ice Cream makers what the Punisher is to Morticians

[@OhFrittata]

"Xion, who else will I eat ice cream with?" That's like if someone's parent died, their last words are "Mom, Dad, who else is going to make me dinner??"

[@gustyko8668]

Exactly, specially since he was just "born".

[@projectzeroexpectations7397]

DEVIL TRIGGERED it's supposed to be sad because Roxas thinks sharing ice cream is how you be with close friends but it's veeerrryyyyyy poorly done

[@Cartoonguy133]

Or when Mr. Krabs got frozen in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Squidward: Mr. Krabs! Oh no this is terrible. Who's gonna sign my paycheck?

[@Dennis_Fueru]

Cartoonguy133 That line is supposed to be comedic thought

[@legendaryX77]

This line is like that because Axel told Roxas friends were the people you have ice cream with. The sentence can be translated to "Xion, who is going to be my friend now?"

[@f2ff24]

The game was meant to feel like going to work every day. Unfortunately it succeeded.

[@smashmaster521]

And that is the game's greatest strength.

[@okagron]

@@smashmaster521 No, it isn't.

[@smashmaster521]

@@okagron It is. Watch KingK's review of Days and you'll see what I mean.

[@davidgrimaldo2861]

smashmaster521 I saw his video and while I respect his opinion, I just don’t agree with him.

[@Apotheosister]

@@smashmaster521 One man's trash is another man's treasure.

[@TheCullenHarkins]

"The guy who is just here to collect a paycheck, Demyx" had me dying

[@SalsaSeth]

Fun fact. Nomura originally intended for every day of the 358 days to have a mission.

[@lonelywolf5659]

sombreromoustache what the fuck why would he have thought if that. That sounds repetitive and stupid I bet half the missions would have been Collecting stuff four play hide and go seek with dance for the dance or even play a Mini-Game with him play target practice with xigbar when you are the target.

[@KlexisBlaze]

*GOD FORBID*

[@Mask0fFate]

AH! AH! AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!

[@goobgob031]

i wouldve killed myself

[@neotricksterzero143]

OMFG!? I'm so glad it didn't happen. The game wasn't fun the way it was.

[@Dreq458]

Namine: riku, I need you to get xion here. she'll die,... but we need sora back. Riku: who are you? Namine: ..... Riku: no seriously, I can't see at all.

[@MatthewSmart]

I see you watch Just a Pancake as well. Good choices my dude.

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Honestly I always wondered how the hell is he supposed to see in that thing, he ain't toph, does he smell them?

[@shawnfields2369]

@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 Maybe he sees in other ways... ooh! Yeah, I don't know either, dude.

[@lionscave5256]

@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 Well, apparently he can smell people and distinguish them that way if Chain of Memories is anything to go by. Best explanation I can come up with.

[@DatMichaelGuy]

"I'll catch you guys next time with Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep" Johnny, we ALL know the next stop for this channel is Metroid: Samus Returns...

[@nickwiththehat9727]

DatMichaelGuy I believe now is the time to place bets, folks!

[@chillplayer1234]

PikaLink91 Dude you dumb? KH reviews take a lot of time. Johnny hasn't played BBS. He has to beat it 3 times and do a lot of research.

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

Well if he's playing Final Mix BBS, then I'd be amazed if he finishes it in 2 weeks because while I consider BBS the best in the series the elements FM introduces in it's post game are f**king relentless.

[@whyamihere44]

PikaLink91 Birth by Sleep is a long game. He's not going to finish it Samus Returns.

[@haveagoodday7021]

Oh yeah I can't wait for that Kingdom hearts spinoff

[@diatrigger6636]

Ah yes. The unforgettable Kingdom Hearts series. Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts Knuckles Chaotix Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Kingdom Hearts Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Kingdom Hearts II Kingdom Hearts Sonic Mania Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Tune in next time for Kingdom Hearts Samus Returns

[@WardenKaz]

Trigspro789 kingdom hearts 3 and Knuckes

[@Neko_Medic]

kingdom hearts ultimate HD Re: remix 2.0.1/2 days

[@billygilmusic5072]

Kingdom Hearts 2.9 Birth By Sleep: A Fragmentary Passage HD 358/2 Days Re-Mind Final Mix Now Featuring Dante™️ from the Devil May Cry™️ Series

[@thegreatgonzales6813]

Kingdom Hearts: New Funky Mode

[@JH-xc9we]

Who's up for some sea *sodium chloride* ice cream?!?

[@Klonoahedgehog]

Spiriten XIII "Dude... I think you mean salt."

[@JH-xc9we]

Klonoahedgehog "That's what I said sodium chloride"

[@Mariokemon]

????

[@jeremydandeneau7704]

Jimmy Neutron reference

[@cam_diNar]

Skeet best anime character

[@DycuswasHere]

"Xion! Who else will I have ice cream with?" I'm sorry, I cried at that line when I first played it. I'm a freaking sap

[@theresastarmanwaitinginthe5149]

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and Knuckles featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series is a good game.

[@WilfredCthulu]

There's a starman waiting in the sky Even Speedwagon is playable in the game!

[@ygsr]

There's a starman waiting in the sky +Bowser's Minions

[@kadi9727]

There's a starman waiting in the sky I see that pfp-

[@57yearoldjamesbond]

& Bass

[@TheDuckClock]

Don't forget about the "HD Ultra Remix Day One Edition"

[@isalt5]

"...Kingdom Hearts 358 Days over 2..." Did anyone else read the name of the game as "Kingdom Hearts 358 and a half Days"?

[@multiairoh1]

I just tell myself that Nomura told people that was how you read it just so he could laugh at them later.

[@theanonymousmrgrape5911]

I mean, that's clearly what it's written as, but the commercials definitely say otherwise.

[@cjbattlechaser4987]

I read it as "Kingdom Hearts: 358 over 2 Days"

[@aarondevack1912]

@@cjbattlechaser4987 Thank God I'm not alone!

[@Silent_Mochi]

If ur me, u call it kingdom hearts 179

[@gabe6087]

Jon, I'm in school. You should know I'm going to watch this during class

[@theheadlessjackfrost679]

Anti Fanboy You're not the only one.

[@djheroxt]

Anti Fanboy yeah me too

[@naderrtail6147]

There is always time for Johnny.

[@Shaymeralexander]

This video is making it easier for me to get up and go to class. Thanks Johnny. Always a pleasure to see your reviews.

[@djheroxt]

using school Wi-Fi

[@BoundaryBreak]

"Hey at the very least its simple to keep up with (the story)" ... Uhh.. funny enough your other kingdom hearts videos helped me to understand their stories. but this was the first video where youre explaining the plot and im completely lost as per usual when trying to understand kingdom hearts stories

[@mr.dantastic5073]

Basically, for this one, wow this reply is a long time coming, roxas is Sora’s nobody. Xion is a failed replica of Sora, (you remember replica Riku right? A clone created using information from Sora’s memories, well, Xion is a failed replica of Sora’s memories, which is why she looks like a black haired Kairi) when Sora is put to sleep in Castle oblivion, Namine (the blonde girl who manipulated Sora’s memories) needed to piece back Sora’s memories, unfortunately, those memories would be in Roxas, as Sora’s nobody. But since Sora lost his memories, those memories end up going on the fritz and Roxas wakes up without any memories of being Sora, Xion is then introduced, in the game, you spend a few missions with Xion until she takes enough of Sora’s dormant memories from Roxas to have a human form, which ends up being that form you see for the majority of the game. Her sole mission is to slowly steal power and memories of Sora from Roxas, which will prevent Sora from waking up and get rid of Roxas should Sora’s good nature inside of him cause him to rebel from the organization. Unfortunately for them, while Xion stole some of Sora’s memories, she gained a will of her own and a friendship to Roxas, as the two of them were very similar in their introduction to the organization. (How much of that is actual affection and how much is programming remains to be seen) when Xion discovers that she’s siphoning away Roxas’s power, memories, and technically even his life, she disappears, then returns to confront Roxas, hoping to either destroy him to take the rest of the memories or to be destroyed by him and have all the memories go back, either way, Sora’s awakening would then become much smoother. Xemnas reprograms Xion using devices Roxas was tasked with deploying over all the worlds, increasing Xion’s power, and setting her on Roxas to kill and absorb all his power. This forces Roxas to fight, ultimately killing Xion. Since Xion’s existence is a result of a whole lot of memory manipulation, when she ceases to be, the memories of her as an individual disappear also. Roxas merely refers to her as “her” at the end of the game, and Riku has to struggle just to remember the name Xion.

[@thegoldenb7280]

@@mr.dantastic5073 I thought by the time Roxas was created (thus b4 Sora even entered the castle) he still didn’t have any memories of being Sora. I just assumed it was like that because Sora was still alive. Not because he was losing his memories if that makes sense.

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

@@mr.dantastic5073 uuuuuuuuuuuuh.

[@Brancliff]

You know its a good sign when we can't even figure out how to pronounce the name.

[@Xagzan]

And this isn't even the most egregious one.

[@Gamelover882]

Brancliff Kingdom hearts, 358 days divided by 2. (358 divided by two is because Roxas and Xion were only together for 358 of those days....i think)

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Brancliff Seems to be the case with All Final Fantasy games.

[@pheonox14]

Gamelover882 I always looked at 358/2 days as 358 and a half days. In KH2 u play as Roxas for 6 and a half days, I think, so I always viewed it in that way. Im probably wrong though lol

[@mandospiegel8994]

I remember hearing somewhere that 358 days happen over 2 days in the game, or something. Regardless, I always read it as 358 over 2 days

[@renomccrow3884]

Ok, confession. I was one of those few people who did 100% on the game just to unlock Sora.

[@smashmaster521]

100% as in getting all the chests or 100% as in completing every mission?

[@zyxluz4645]

@@smashmaster521 it's been 10 months and there's still no answer. I'm too lazy to go search myself

[@Zitsanrael1117]

@@Chad_Eldridge I have 100% completed BotW but have not done so for 358 (though I have beaten it) and I doubt I will ever play either again.

[@Zitsanrael1117]

@@Chad_Eldridge yeah, 100% completing BotW was just atrocious for me. The korok hunting was awful, farming items to upgrade equipment (specifically from the dragons and the shooting star fragments) was tedious as hell, and filling the compendium was an exercise in frustration. BotW was definitely fun to play through (on a blind run at least) but completing it was just horrible

[@Zitsanrael1117]

@@Chad_Eldridge I know you can buy pics for the compendium, I'm just stupid and wanted to do it myself. I only bought like 3 pictures and that was because I just had no luck finding what I was missing, even with a guide. Honestly, I envy you and others that have that kind of appreciation for BotW because it's not a "game" I care for in the slightest. What I mean is that on my first playthrough my mind was always wondering "what's that over there?" "Where does this lead?" "What can I do with this?" and things like that. However, several months after I finished the game I started over and with the prior knowledge of the game, the second run through was nothing but boring and frustrating. My thoughts were no longer "What's over there?" but rather "How much longer is this gonna take?". And without the mystery to focus on, my mind was paying more attention to the mechanical details, like I think the breakable weapon mechanic implementation was horrible, the meals were exploitable as hell, the shrines were mostly annoying, and the rain was even worse than the first run because again, my mind wasn't thinking "I have to wait to find out what's up there." and was instead saying "now I have to wait to get this shit done". The best games in my eyes are the ones that I can return to again and again. And most Zelda games are incredibly fun to play for me. But BotW is not a game that is fun to play, it was a game that was fun to discover. But once that experience is had, the game that is left was just annoying. BotW is a phenomenal experience, but a terrible game in my opinion.

[@Marco11-e1k]

358/2 days, but the word ice cream is replaced with sex

[@MrLuizilla]

Zachattack 5123 "Sea salt sex" sounds like a tropical STD.

[@slothfulboi6558]

Luigizilla "Who else will have sex with me!"

[@morgisugly]

PikaLink91 juvenile yet still funny

[@DrakeSilvos]

Keyblade-charged orgies in the land of nothing.

[@MishKoz]

I got an ad for Canadian ice cream before this video started

[@draknusdesderdus7506]

This was actually my first KH game. I didn't understand the story much, but I loved the gameplay. Perhaps I'm easily entertained, but I thought the combat was tons of fun and I still felt my heart strings tugged during some of the final moments.

[@Afrohawk512]

As much as I enjoyed the story, I can never go back to this game just because of how little the enemies react to your hits, especially bosses. Feels like trying to key a brick wall; it'll work eventually by it takes for fucking ever to do.

[@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE]

I have to agree. The gameplay is honestly really boring and repetitive to the point where it took me 3 years just to beat this damn game. Well actually most of that was because it took like 2 years to beat the ruler of the Sky boss fight. Fuck that boss, he is the prime example of my gaming skills back in the day.

[@abraham3673]

This is kinda the same problem for BBS and DDD on critical mode, Square Enix appearently forgot to make the game balanced for that difficulty. At least 2 was beatable on critical mode

[@thechosenone2294]

Afrohawk Yeah I definitely can agree. The story was solid but the gameplay was downright atrocious to me especially in regards to combat. I actually enjoyed the CoM combat more than 358/2 and I don't even like the CoM combat all that much.

[@Kingdom850]

+Abraham Pancake Mash No, no, no. That's not a flaw on critical mode. It's flaw on the entire game's design.

[@soulcrona5650]

DetectiveEthanaterBobbyFulbrightGamer lmao I beat this game in 2days when my summer vacation was ending when I was 12

[@keeganstormblade5456]

"Johnny vs. Kingdom Hearts 358 Fanfictions over 2 Hacks" I like that title better. Much more fitting, actually.

[@ballgang367]

Keegan Stormblade "kingdom memorized 358 icecreams over 2" sounds better

[@SRGIProductions]

@@ballgang367 358 pretentious math equations over 2.

[@sephirothbahamut245]

that "Poor guy" is what makes 358 the most deeply tragic story in kh, i totally agree

[@DefaultGray]

Fun Fact: A full Pinnochio world was planned for 358/2! It was cut, but made its way into DDD. Also John, the official play order for BbS is Terra, Ventus, and then Aqua. Also you might wanna check what the difficulties change before you choose one.

[@bluedragon9925]

"Let's have some ice cream." "We are best friends." "You are right." "Ha ha ha ha ha." [rinse and repeat for roughly 20 hours] That is basically the bulk of this game's plot in a nutshell. XD

[@eternalwintress]

As I've had to point out so many times before, the "Who else will I have ice cream with" line is because Roxas has very little concept of what a friend is. What he knows is that friends are people who have ice cream together. Roxas is saying to Xion, that without her, he won't have any friends.

[@yume989]

"The relationship between Axel and Saix does not affect the entirety of the main plot" He's so gonna eat those words at the end of the marathon.

[@yume989]

Can't wait for his reaction for that, though won't it be more hilarious when he gets to DDD.

[@yume989]

Also, do you know about the whole Marluxia thing going around?

[@yume989]

Which one, Marluxia or Saix and Axel?

[@yume989]

If you're talking about Marluxia, remember that smartphone game KHUX which takes place 100 years before BBS. Marluxia's somebody appeared there. Plus the plot there just went from Nomura's recommended to must watch due to important story elements appearing which might/will affect KH3.

[@KevinTriforce]

yume989 link to where they confirm it is 100 years before?

[@ricardoquezada108]

About Xion, apparently she and Naminé supposed to be deconstructions of the Mary Sue archetypes that frequent *so* many fanfics. Naminé being a deconstruction of the Self-Insert (she's actually a sad and lonely girl who's crying out for help) and Xion is a deconstruction of a more typical sue, one who's inserted into the story with little foreshadowing and is forgotten about once the smoke clears. In both cases, neither of the girls is happy (although Xion is more joyful in the beginning of her game) and in the end, they cause the main protagonist emotional harm, rather than enriching their lives.

[@venchii6870]

Sora has been through a lot turning into multiple different forms such as an echidna then a bandicoot then a hedgehog we should give him a break...

[@101supertails]

I N B E D Aアート泥棒 I fear that he's gonna turn into a badass woman next...

[@namingisdifficult408]

I N B E D Aアート泥棒 yep

[@Lady_Moonsong]

No such thing as a badass woman.

[@iownalx23]

gonna turn into a robot next

[@shupasopni]

SirBlueWizard Now That's What I Call Edgy!

[@gedora5539]

The line "who else will I have ice cream with?" Is actually genius. At the beginning of the game Roxas asks Axel what a friend is and he says somebody you can have ice with. After ditching the organization he has nobody. He's really saying who will I be friends with. I think it's a really deep throw back

[@CurtyTails]

There are better ways to present it. It still sounds goofy and corny in the worst ways possible even with context. Just because it’s a callback to something earlier does not make it clever automatically. On that note- anybody say Martha?

[@josemembreno3134]

@@CurtyTails i wish i could like your reply twice just for that Martha joke.

[@thetruewisegamer]

@@CurtyTailswhat is particularly wrong with it cause it does everything properly unlike the Martha scene cause it makes no sense with those characters

[@johnhawes2262]

@@thetruewisegamer it's a stupid line, callback or not. Just have him say I'll have no more friends without her, not the stupid ice cream.

[@pierce7993]

It's also worth noting that the Manga changed the line completely. It added a subplot where Roxas, Axel, and Xion all promised they would go to the beach on their next day off. Roxas's line references that instead.

[@pixelsdeadchannel]

358 divided by 2 is 179. The Chain of Memories video currently has 179K views. COINCIDENCE, I THINK NOT.

[@CrazyRiverOtter]

"COINCIDENCE, I THINK NOT." Makes me want an Incredibles world.

[@chromasus9983]

I feel like Kingdom Hearts as a series has the Miyamoto problem. Every game has to innovate in some forced way which is why we have card battle mechanics, weird inventory-puzzle-grids, the character swaps in 3D and more. Fortunately it didn't appear much in II so I am hoping Kingdom Hearts III will be pretty much like I and II but better.

[@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE]

KH3 will be very similar to KH2 but it will have gameplay elements from all over the series like Athletic Flow, Shotlocks, Command styles, better Magic, Summons, and Attraction flow (which i think is gonna replace Reality Shift). Then the new mechanics Keyblade transformations will also be included.

[@TheGenchannel]

I think they use the spinoff games to experiment with different playstyles and mechanics, while the main, numbered entries (KH1,2,3) sticks to the formula that works best while adding the good stuff from the spinoffs on top.

[@cubescast]

Hey cards were rad as hell

[@leinadlink]

What's the deal with the Seasalt ice-cream? It's like Square is obsessed with it.

[@Klonoahedgehog]

Leinad link Nomura ate it on a trip to Tokyo Disney and loved it

[@leinadlink]

But the ammount of times it's portrayed is not healthy.

[@britipinojeff]

Horrible-Artist699 its salty but sweet! Also i tried to make some, it was pretty good. Sea-Salt Cream in my boba tea was a little weird though.

[@FarNoGaming]

Leinadlink It's a popular treat at Disneyland. That's why it's in it

[@leinadlink]

Far-No So it's shameless advertising.

[@grind0rjax179]

11:44 GO GETTEM DONALD!!

[@shonbera5246]

Dammit John. I'm in class. You know I'm gonna watch this in that one class where we don't do anything.

[@acewttimer]

That was my favorite line. Honestly, who else would he possibly have ice cream with? That's a really important question.

[@TheSuperSmashBros01]

It’s the story of 358/2 Days that really made me a fan of Roxas, how tragic his life is, how everything slowly falls apart and has to basically die in order for Sora to awaken and we see his anger and misery in not only his fight with Riku but with Sora in KHII. Everything Roxas loved was taken away from him and then some it’s a heartbreaking and tragic backstory for this character and it makes it easy to feel sorry for him especially when you go back and play KHII after this to see all of this unfold. And yeah it really does feel justified when he’s angry at Sora who has no idea of who he is and what his deal is at first until Dream Drop Distance where everything Roxas experienced during his time at Organization XIII is awful in losing his friends and home.

[@ashlynx1]

The Multiplayer is the best part of this game, you can do real cool stuff like build a pure healer or dps, just shooting guys from afar with spells etc. Offering for more play styles. It is so cool and strange playing this game with 3 people playing as Sora Goofy and Donald. The downside is having to gold every mission to get Sora. But if you have a 100% game you can play all the missions with a friend, it's tough but worth it.

[@mraaronhd]

I just got to the end of ProJared's review of Final Fantasy III, and then a notification for this video showed up. Looks like I got my Square RPG fill for today!

[@minionman123]

mraaronhd Legit, i was in the middle of watching that review as this notification came in.

[@WednesdayMan]

"makes me wonder how the organazation was making any progress before" they were probably getting the hearts Sora was getting during Kingdom Hearts 1.

[@linkgamer565]

I'l sorry Johnny I don't want to be that person but you forgot about Xaldin

[@Altar360]

linkgamer 565 well, that just goes to show how forgettable the organization is to him

[@squidlyxundead]

"Don't play this game until you've played the other 3 games" Me: Ya bout that.....

[@theluigifan1]

Thank God I don't have any college classes today. Or else I would've been SUPER mad at you at this point, Johnny. lol

[@yahboyx]

I’m one of the rare few who played the shit out of this game in 2009. I still remember beating the secret bosses . 1 nobody that had a shit ton of health , one of the big heartless with dreads and one huge falcon looking heartless and if you died you had to reheat the first two enemies before the big falcon heartless

[@kevinxpowell]

"Everyone's favorite Nobody" - me in high school

[@Eudaimonia7564]

Kevin Powell probably not that either.

[@kevinxpowell]

ThinkingOfYou75 you're right

[@mikevitti772]

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days was actually my first Kingdom Hearts game. You see, I never heard of the Kingdom Hearts series until I was in middle school and I saw one of my friends playing it on the bus. I later got it for Christmas, and I actually had a good time. I like being able to customize my characters in video games, so I enjoyed the Panel System. I didn't find the story that confusing because it feels so disconnected from the other KH games (said friend summarized the previous games for me, so that probably helped). I also enjoyed Mission Mode! It was so much fun playing missions from Story Mode as the entirety of Organization XIII. It was also fun unlocking the extra characters. Hell, unlocking Sora in Mission Mode is the most satisfying Game Clear bonus of all time! Yes, you should play at least KH1, CoM, and KH2 before playing this game, but it's still enjoyable!

[@kylecampbell565]

Mike Vitti why would you say 2 is nessicary? It takes place AFTER this game

[@shawnjavery9887]

You miss some dramatic irony if you play it first. Like when Ross's says he could only handle seven days of vacation which is a reference to two. Also days would ruin 2's story for you, as the ending wouldn't feel satisfying.

[@kylecampbell565]

shawn javery true but you already know the outcome if you play 2 first

[@victorhugocosta1127]

In my case I was just looking for 3d action game for my DS and stumbled in this awesome game. Going in blind actually made Roxas' story more relatable to me since, just like the main character, I had no idea who this Sora was or why Xion needed to die. I believe it served it's purpose, since I ended up playing the other games lol

[@f4ll3nangel143]

I got it this Christmas!!! I played kh1 when I was young but I don’t remember much, this is one of my favorite games ever the story is amazing

[@corneliussnow8215]

Just woke up and I see a new "Johnny Vs" Review. Nothing sounds better

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Cornelius Snow sounds like someone is ready to start the missions (oh, boy!)

[@Drephin]

this is my 2nd favorite kingdom hearts game, story wise that is. And Xion precious is a baby that must be protected, I will never get over what happened to her Roxas and Axel.

[@smashmaster521]

...Way to make me feel even worse about beating 358/2 Days... ...Xion...

[@kingbash6466]

Johnny: "See you all in Birth by Sleep." Me: Eyes Metroid: Samus Returns in the distance. "Yeah sure, man."

[@cryojester]

This game is definitely in my top 10 best games of all time. I loved the different attacks with different keyblades, I loved the puzzle inventory, and it's one of the few games to ever make me cry.

[@NanaKyoto]

I know it's a good when I wake up to Johnny.

[@DoctorMario606]

Nana-Kyoto Stop following me! I see you in every video I watch!!

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Nana-Kyoto hey, at least you weren't in class when it went off (Johnny scared my teacher when he did that...)

[@sgtwolf7391]

Nana-Kyoto that could mean two things. And there's already a fanfiction about it.

[@mach6247]

The best good

[@the1whoplayz]

11:13 Why tf is goofy part of the organization 13 roster?

[@ryankaue5706]

TheOneWhoPlays and Donald, Mickey, Sora and Riku .-.

[@oriongold395]

"Go get'em Donald!"

[@ericacortina4360]

He is an unlockable and playable character in mission mode

[@likeicareusewe]

He isn't you mong

[@Galvinize03]

Foygoox

[@MegaDude10]

I always thought the "/2" Was a play on how there were two screens on the DS, so it was divided by 2.

[@CurtyTails]

Oi…so add to the insanely complicated story-tetsuya was like a mom trying to feed their big hungry baby with new ideas and gimmicks. Seriously this sentiment makes sense considering Dream Drop Distance is 3 D-based words on a title that is on the 3Ds

[@LevyNeptune]

This was my first KH game and I will always love it for that. I remember renting KH 2 and when it had the fight with Xaldin I remember thinking "Hey I remember this part". I actually really wish they would have included it in the remasters.

[@gamruul3699]

I'm pretty sure no one would see this but johne and the reader you in general should be worrying what the content/product is rather than when to release it. Of course stuff like school/work is complicated so I understand it

[@Falco.exe93]

Not that I want to go back to this game anytime soon... but I ate it up when it was released, I loved it so much, I was thrilled to have "my own" KH game, since I never had a ps2.

[@minionman123]

Why do I feel like the Metroid: Samus Returns Review will end up taking priority over Birth By Sleep as it comes out in 2 weeks or so?

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

You're probably right there because... well let's be honest BBS is not a short game by any means. :) Still we gotta get our Metroid love.

[@minionman123]

And then after the BBS review Sonic Forces will take priority XD.

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

I'm looking forward to Secret Forces actually :P way more so than I was looking forward to Mania. I need something to make this Switch worth the money.

[@KidSnivy69]

Because Johnny has an obligation to certain franchises.

[@minionman123]

I am excited for Forces as well. But coming off how good Mania was received, even though they are totally different games, it makes me hope Forces will be good as well

[@RunicSSB]

I actually loved the ability panel system, specifically because it was a puzzle game with your inventory. Getting all the pieces to fit just right felt really good.

[@moshekaykay7297]

8:28 I agree, I cringed at that moment because it wasn't the right thing to say. He could've said that she was very important to him and he didn't want her to go

[@ReyXander]

Despite what Johnny said, this still remains my favorite kingdom hearts game. Love the story and even though the gameplay is repetitive, I find it oddly addicting.

[@eweawaowo4756]

...

[@richarddavis8863]

Same, I truly love this game. Just played it for the first time a few months ago, got about 70 hours into it now and trying to get 100% on the challenge missions. Plus you unlock secret journal entries for doing them so I'm still getting a bit of story!

[@anthonymini-gun5542]

Now this is something I'm proud of Johnny! Now this is an awesome birthday present unintentionally, been with ya for quite a long time so keep it up! (By the way I'm curious on to what's next after the KH marathon, maybe tread territories?)

[@waffulz]

Tony Rodriguez Happy birthday.

[@Indomavel2112]

Happy Birthday!

[@apollorock3r244]

Interesting fact with both Saïx and Axel is that both of them are the current voices of two hedgehogs. Kirk Thorton (Saïx) is currently Shadow the Hedgehog and Quinton Flynn (Axel) is currently Silver.

[@yotsuba_agi]

so the next game is Samus Returns right

[@iownalx23]

Kye Gunvolt yup. kh is a weird series.

[@slothfulboi6558]

iownalx23 I can't believe Sora goes through a sex change and becomes a space bounty hunter...

[@haveagoodday7021]

I hear Samus is the mother of Sora. Or him from the future its just a theory

[@noahwarnock3611]

It's the Nsane Kingdom Hearts Returns Mania Marathon & Knuckles!

[@SeanWheeler100]

These jokes on Johnny's channel about Sora turning into non-Kingdom Hearts characters are really not funny. Johnny can review whatever he wants and if he reviews something that's not Kingdom Hearts, don't compare it to Kingdom Hearts.

[@theyoungestdemonoftheunder4651]

That line for Who else will I have ice cream with makes a lot of sense because he he doesn’t know what friendship really is so all he has to go off of it is ice cream

[@ZdsZodyrus]

Now for the next review being Metroid Samus Returns!! Lol

[@sonicmariofan]

i laughed so loud at this part 11:39

[@ordinarystickman7900]

Finally! The damn FOURTH kingdom hearts video

[@bernardo4157]

Ordinary Stickman 3 more and we will be able to transform to Super Johnny

[@irritationnation6122]

9:50 That Expression Is Priceless

[@christaylor3572]

Unironically my 2nd favourite game of the franchise...

[@scoman91]

I'm rewatching this years later and I feel like I cannot possibly be the only person who looks at the symbol for Org 13 and immediately thinks "why does that cross have a pair of testicles?" Yes, I know it's an inverted heart, but seriously, look at it!

[@TheKageichi]

I know lots of people thought that line Roxas said in Xion's death was stupid but for him it had a lot of meaning. For Roxas, he thought that best friends were all about hanging out and eating ice cream together which is what he did with Xion and Axel. For him losing Xion, he ended up losing a friend, someone he could hang out and eat ice cream with. And losing a friend like that can be really heartbreaking

[@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE]

True. Honestly it really frustrates me when people say that the quote "who else will I have ice cream with?" Ruins that scene. If u think about it, that is ALL Roxas has been doing in thus game. Hanging our with friends and Eating ice cream together. So to him it is really hurting him inside that he wont be able to do that anymore so no wonder he wanted to destroy Kingdom eat the end.

[@apollorock3r244]

TheKageichi I agree so much. Sure the line is cheesy, but it was still emotional. You explained it very well why it wasn't that bad.

[@SCI-FIWIZARDMAN]

From what I've observed, after this game Nomura's ice cream obsession dies down quite a bit. Either that or his writing team finally going got around to telling him to leave his fetish out of his game. Sea Salt Ice cream is still mentioned occasionally in Birth By Sleep and Dream Drop Distance, but nowhere remotely NEAR to the same extent as in this game.

[@britipinojeff]

One subtitled version of the japanese scene that I saw had him say "Let's have ice cream again" Which also isn't really a great line, but since it was with a japanese voice i can't really tell the context. Like maybe its his way of telling her not to die, or maybe he is saying we'll meet again

[@KidSnivy69]

Doesn't change it from being odd

[@neotricksterzero143]

7:08 "Run an ice cream factory out of business," id say those people got more than enough money for retirement now.

[@argentum1738]

"Don't play this without playing the first 3 games." Man I wish you told me that sooner, I'm already 30 hours into the game.

[@smashmaster521]

Doesn't that mean you're done with the game?

[@TofuSG98]

@@smashmaster521 that may be the joke but I'm really not sure whether it is or not haha.

[@Mr.Xarxes]

"Please god, let it stop"-somecallmejohnny pokemon master race livestream for children, 2016.

[@khdayskh1314]

"This is a terrible place to start in the series" Welp. better tell that to my 2009 old self.

[@AliAhmed-cx9ue]

1:58 “ I hope this isn’t your first Kingdom Hearts game.” Was my first and only Kingdom Hearts Game.

[@tonyxenos]

Tune in next time for Johnny vs. *insert non Kingdom Hearts game here*

[@whyamihere44]

Tony X Metroid

[@insanenero2922]

i'm one of the few people who liked this game then and still like it now. the story and the simpler gameplay just did it for me. i wish i could play it again, but i lost the game card. just left it on the couch for a bit and came back to see one of my brothers sitting in the exact same spot. I asked if he'd seen it but he said he didn't. its been lost for like 5-6 years now. :(

[@jurfrokstar]

Wow, Johnny hated this game for the same reason I did all those years ago. I don't feel so crazy. I got to the Halloween Town boss, realized my R button was not working, said fuck this shit, traded the game, and never looked back.

[@KidSnivy69]

Smart

[@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE]

Honestly i'll say 358 is even worse than KH Unchained Xchi/Union Crosses gameplay. Although the Story for both games is honestly really fucking good (Xhi being my favorite in the series)

[@KidSnivy69]

DetectiveEthanaterBobbyFulbrightGamer I do think it a good story, under the condition you play Kingdom Hearts II (or at least know Roxas' purpose)

[@JCarlito19]

This guy summed up pretty much every feeling I have with three five eight ice creams over two. Kudos to you.

[@masterdj6077]

This actually was my first kingdom hearts game and I never felt like I didn't know what was going on. But granted I was a young kid at the time and I had almost no idea what kingdom hearts was so it wasn't until kingdom hearts 2 that I got the full picture and realised how much I missed.

[@papershadow]

As a guy who doesn't know the KH lore beyond what these reviews cover and the SGB KH2 LP, Xion doesn't seem that redundant as a base concept for the Organization as (I took from) the way Johnny kind of presented. Roxas can use the Keyblade, which is important to their plans obviously, but as noted, he's only half of Sora's power, so not as powerful. Xion essentially gives them a means to bring Sora's full power under control by having her take Roxas instead of Sora, or at the very least gives them a Plan B as noted. Also, Xion was (in theory) meant to be easily controlled without a personality or totally free will, which keeps the Keyblade in their hands without the evidently founded concern that Roxas might go rogue, which best case scenario they lose their Keyblade and worst puts his power back with Sora to outright fight them as happened in KH2. Maybe the character's presentation seems like that of a fanfiction, but the motivation within the universe for her creation seems logical enough for me. The 14th member thing isn't that strange to me, weren't there only 13 of them after Roxas joined, not to mention retaining the XIII title after half of them died in CoM? I figure either Xion would've taken Roxas's 13th seat or they just would have become Organization XIV or something.

[@JillValentine2013]

papershadow69 Why the XIII is in the Organization's name is revealed in Dream Drop Distance. Wait or it! 😏

[@Luxinox16]

Speaking of fanfiction: some might even argue that Xion is a deconstruction of a Mary Sue: she looks like Kairi with black hair (at least to Roxas and Axel, others see her differently), she's the 14th member of a group that, as of the game's release, had 13 members, and she has similar powers to Roxas and by extension, Sora (like wielding the Keyblade). But, because of circumstances surrounding her creation, as long as Xion exists, she only serves as a hindrance to everyone around her, to the point where she needs to die to save Roxas. And once she dies and gets absorbed into Roxas, everyone forgets that she even existed.

[@1NameGoesHere]

+papershadow69 To me, I see her as redundant in the sense that her story was too similar to Riku Replica. That, and it brought up more questions for me. For example, how see was able to steal Roxas' power, while Riku Replica couldn't?

[@papershadow]

Wasn't the Riku replica a copy of Riku himself? I thought Xion was supposed to be a copy of Sora, not Roxas himself, and since Roxas disappears into Sora to restore him, magic keyblade power is tricked into thinking "Xion = real Sora".

[@1NameGoesHere]

+papershadow69 Riku was a replica made from some of Riku's memories that Vexen collected. Xion is a replica made from some of Sora's memories (I guess collected from Vexen?). She was also made to steal Roxas' power, as you and Johnny mention, in case Roxas proved to be a problem. To me, Xion is similar in terms of purpose: being a replica. My question is why is Xion different from Riku Replica in the sense that her existence prevented Sora from waking up since she's made from Sora's memories? Why was Riku still walking with Riku Replica also walking around? I also feel that Riku Replica's story was a lot more tragic: He was a copy of the original, and he felt that he couldn't be his own person until Riku was out of the picture. Then when he died, he just gave up and died, and it was even darker in the original COM because after hearing Riku's answer, his final words were "Oh well.". I actually don't understand the last part of your comment though: 'and since Roxas disappears into Sora to restore him, magic keyblade power is tricked into thinking "Xion = real Sora"'

[@napkin8920]

I see you there, using the best weapon in the game at 12:54. You really know where it's at.

[@smashmaster521]

That doesn't look like Leviathan to me. That's an umbrella, which is the third best weapon in the game. The second best weapon is...well, I'll let this speak for itself. Xion: Roxas, that's a stick. You said it, Xion. ...Xion.

[@unclebenjamin9825]

I find playing 358/2 Days before KH 2 is better, since this game takes place before 2, and helps explain the Roxas episode of KH 2.

[@archivistprime4780]

This feels superfluous as this comment is three years old and obviously this is just an opinion, but I have just gotten into the series, a buddy bought me the entire collection and 3, the collection puts 358/2 before Kingdom Hearts 2, but I chose to play 2 first because I think prequels tend to kill impact of certain events and I think that is true here, the only reason I was able to get through the prologue of 2 was trying to put together what was going on, this game would kill the riku twist, etc etc.

[@kaied7778]

358/2 was my first kingdom hearts game and it was the one that made me fall in love with the franchise. I didn't know anything of the story besides reading about it in a magazine (which checking it again is an article about re:coded) and it gave me enough of the other games to actually wanted to play them. It's probably not a good starting point but I don't think is the worse either... Anyway can't wait to hear your thoughts about bbs since it's my favorite portable kh

[@coldessa1210]

Roxas seem like a better character than sora. idk why he just feel more interesting to me

[@joegreen3802]

I prefer Sora. I prefer his happy upbeat personality

[@AmonsRealm]

Roxas is my favorite characters

[@eweawaowo4756]

I find both of them bland.

[@MetalSonicReject]

This game holds dear to my hearts since it was my first Kingdom Hearts game I ever played. Oh, and I knew about the story of the first 3 games too. I definitely enjoyed reading the manga version of this game, since it shows a little more personality for the characters, especially Roxas and Xion.

[@starman5901]

MetalSonicReject so your opinion is bias

[@MetalSonicReject]

star man Based on what? All I said was that 358/2 Days was my first Kingdom Hearts game.

[@starman5901]

MetalSonicReject saying it's your best kh game

[@MetalSonicReject]

star man I never said that it was the best KH game. I said it was my FIRST. I eventually got tired of playing it after I beat it and tried to get all the unlockables. Read the comments before you reply and make a mistake.

[@starman5901]

MetalSonicReject I saw that your comment was 'edit' kid

[@GMXrd]

So I had a lot of KZbin to catch up on today, so I opened a bunch of different tabs for all the vids I needed to watch. I also went ahead and clicked on every one and paused it so they could buffer. Except this one. The intro to your videos are so damn good, I ended up going back and replaying the song a few times before I watched the full thing. THAT is how you do an intro people, lol. Props to Tee Lopes.

[@domdon950]

Can Johnny even get thru BBS before Metroid Sammy Returns comes out Btw expect the Metroid alarm in the next review

[@iownalx23]

domdon950 jesus! goin off the charts here! oh my gawd!

[@mr.blocky3274]

Is it the Metroid scream?

[@smashmaster521]

That thing has been haunting me ever since Metroid: Samus Returns. *the Metroid alarm begins going off* GOD DAMN IT! YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN?!

[@just-some-random-homie-0185]

Roxas: Xion... Who else will I have ice cream with? Me: What about your buddy Axel?

[@caster25000]

"Side games" John... there aren't side games in this series. Like, literally none - even re:Coded was plot-relevant... somehow.

[@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE]

Please upvote this people, because this man understands my pain. (even Xchi isn't a side game, fuck u nomura)

[@gamerprince-tl5hg]

Cody Mayo I'd rather him call them side games than spin offs

[@ahzuran]

Side games is not a thing in this series considering how ingrained Birth By Sleep and Dream Drop Distance are to the overall story. Nomura himself even calls them main entries so I don't even understand why there's a debate about this. Even the "pointless" games like Days are going to be relevant in KH3.

[@KingHarambe_RIP]

I'm a fan of the series, but I will not attack those who call the handheld entries side games. They mostly serve to milk the franchise by forcing in retcon by linking EVERYTHING back to Sora in some convoluted, nonsensical way or serve as a holding pattern during the wait for a full console title. 358/2 Days is a side game featuring two fan favorite characters, Axel and Roxas. Their friendship is not new. Xion serves to be the token female in the keyblade trios Nomura likes so much and whose importance outside of this single game has yet to be shoehorned into the overall KH plot.

[@KingHarambe_RIP]

Birth by Sleep is an exception to this since it was originally planned for the PS2 and tells and original story that references other titles without using them as a crutch to justify its own existence.

[@alster06]

Jonny why don't you have like Half a Million Subs yet . It baffles me your probz one of the more genuine KZbin Gamers

[@Veolynn13]

8:10 son, this entire franchise is borderline fanfiction. xD

[@northwindkey]

I mean, isn't any story? Even original stories start out as just your OC's. And anybody writing with established material, is basically fanfiction.

[@Need_RnR]

Only *after* BBS/ Recoded... The rest... _?????_

[@Galdrazier]

I was actually one of those people that had a friend that also had the game, tons of fun. I played the game so much, I even unlocked Sora to be playable in mission mode. Many game overs had been had at the hands of the Dustflier.

[@abraham3673]

I personally love the gameplay and progressing, and the panel system is easy for me to use, idk

[@mj_player6440]

I agree. This is actually my favorite Kingdom Hearts game. Idk why, it just is.

[@jenovaloz3108]

Abraham Pancake Mash Same! I had fun with 358

[@jenovaloz3108]

Also because I'm totally Team Roxas 😁

[@natasha0599]

It’s true how the missions themselves are very uncreative, but the whole idea of quick one point mission is pretty cool. You can just do 1 mission a day if you like, and save every 5 minutes.

[@smashmaster521]

It's certainly more intuitive than Re:coded's panel system.

[@lunastie39]

15:19 ''I fell asleep!'' And i think your DROP gauge ran out.

[@smashmaster521]

Heh, I never let my DROP gauge run out (barring the tutorial since you have no choice there). I always drop at Save Points and use Drop-Me-Nots to refill my DROP gauge. Also, I never fell asleep at any point playing Days.

[@durandol]

But what about ice cream shaped like clock towers?

[@kyburn6195]

This was my first KH game. Yeah………