A Kingdom Hearts Story Summary (For Late People)

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ม.ค. 2020
  • A complete series recap! Everything you need to know going into Kingdom Hearts 3... which came out a year ago. Hey, no judgment, I haven't played it yet either. Let's be Late Buds!
    Support us on Patreon! ► / playframe
    ___________
    Dan's Twitter (@DanFloydPlus) ► / danfloydplus
    Carrie's Twitter (@CarrieFloyd) ► / carriefloyd
    To hear Dan talk MUCH more about game animation, check out New Frame Plus! ► / newframeplus
    ___________
    Created by Daniel Floyd
    Special thanks to CallowGuru for the script assistance!
    Select Kingdom Hearts Union X clips courtesy of Everglow's channel!
    / @everglowkh
    ♫ “Dearly Beloved (LoFi Hip Hop Remix)” by Dj CUTMAN
    smarturl.it/DearlyLofi
    #kingdomhearts #kh3 #kingdomhearts3
  • เกม

ความคิดเห็น • 455

  • @Landis963
    @Landis963 4 ปีที่แล้ว +304

    I love all these "justgowithitOK?" moments. There appears to be a lot of them.

    • @Landis963
      @Landis963 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      "You choose to question the logic of this plot NOW?" I'm dying. Send help.

    • @KumaKaori
      @KumaKaori 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      There's a lot of suspension of logic it seems to follow this plot. ...
      Dan's "I KNOW, just stick with me" is

    • @KuroiPK
      @KuroiPK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well it gets worser the longer the series gets and in KH3 ist practice the whole game now...

    • @adonissookoo5268
      @adonissookoo5268 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I loved the part where he sighs when he explains the personification of Jimmny’s Journal is Data Riku xD

    • @MathewPatrick
      @MathewPatrick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "Bless This Mess!"

  • @randallpcrittenden
    @randallpcrittenden 4 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    "[. . .] and everything is sad."
    Yup, that pretty much sums up Days

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I liked the dynamic that the three Nobodies had. They made a hell of a team! Shame that Ansem the DitZ decided Xion and Riku had to die so he could get _one_ Keyblade wielder instead of trying to convince those two that the Organization they were growing increasingly suspicious of was bad.

  • @TylerRuins
    @TylerRuins 4 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    Describing Xehanort as "triple-galaxy brain" elevated this summary from a 10/10 to an 11/10. Positively slayed me!

  • @CommanderSqueaks
    @CommanderSqueaks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +387

    Broke = "Kingdom Hearts has such a dumb story, it's terrible."
    Woke = "Kingdom Hearts has such a dumb story, it's great."

    • @imveryangryitsnotbutter
      @imveryangryitsnotbutter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Big Brain = "Kingdom Hearts has a story. I have no strong feelings one way or the other."

    • @fitzgerald434
      @fitzgerald434 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Okay I believe you

    • @livingtoaster1358
      @livingtoaster1358 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      super based = damn the reports are good lore, the story is more thought out than I thought

    • @Volvagia1927
      @Volvagia1927 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sane = "Kingdom Hearts has such a dumb story, so however you react to it, know this series will NEVER win Best RPG at The Game Awards."

  • @bookfan1239
    @bookfan1239 4 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    “Riku still looks different but then he stops.” Dan, please, I’m dying over here.

    • @rmsgrey
      @rmsgrey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Even better - he stops looking different because when Ansem the Wise designed a digitising gun, he didn't give it enough memory, and, it turns out, when a digitising gun's memory overflows, it explodes. And, not only that, the explosion can turn Riku back into his true form because... Because if he kept looking like Xehanort's Nobody, then that would be one too many Xehanorts running around?

    • @bookfan1239
      @bookfan1239 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pretty much lol. These games, man. I love them

    • @pyrosianheir
      @pyrosianheir 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He just needed to take a.... Light... bath. XD
      Sorry not sorry. XD

  • @McNum13
    @McNum13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    22:13 "So congratulations 12-year-olds, your hearts basically had a kid"
    Actually did a spittake on that. And the worst/best part is, it's not entirely wrong either. If you pause there, Kairi's face is pretty much the correct reaction to it, too.

  • @Isalan88
    @Isalan88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    Heartless: Beings made of hearts
    Nobodies: Beings made of bodies
    Nothing sums up Kingdom Hearts story better

    • @normal6483
      @normal6483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      As it turns out, Unversed are actually incredibly well-versed in a variety of subjects. *The Iron Imprisoner* speaks 19 languages!

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Nightmares are strictly diurnal.

    • @philippak7726
      @philippak7726 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Of course this gives me a terrible idea.
      "Some-_body_ once told me, you're now a no-body,
      you heart's a heartless down and you're dead.
      You were looking kinda dumb with this blade out in the sun
      with a name like an x with a zed"

    • @evecampbell3069
      @evecampbell3069 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@philippak7726 That's terrible and I was singing it in my head. Good Job!

    • @RPGtourguide
      @RPGtourguide 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just wait for a new being to come in KH4 (or 3.5 or random subtitle) - the Soulless, brings made of a person’s soul.

  • @AllieYea
    @AllieYea 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    "Bless this Mess" made me giggle so hard

    • @KumaKaori
      @KumaKaori 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I need someone to summarize the last 4 minutes for me. I've died. Unable to make it past 35:56. XD 😂🤣😂🤣 Oh, bus me, ow.

  • @DavidBeaumont
    @DavidBeaumont 4 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    I am deeply impressed by your ability to lay this out in such a simple easy to digest way, and also do it without laughing hysterically.

    • @PangolinMontanari
      @PangolinMontanari 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, I love Dan's lore overview videos, they were my favorite part of Side Quest... I sorta wish he'd do more of them. Hollow Knight would be great.

    • @adi4748
      @adi4748 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Simple and clean, you might say

  • @Thechuggaablade
    @Thechuggaablade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    "Plot Spaghetti" is my favourite quote from this video and I'm stealing it tyvm.

  • @RSorei
    @RSorei 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    "Iknowit'sareallybadnamejustrollwithit" I almost spit out my tea laughing

  • @BKBroilerman13
    @BKBroilerman13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    “Aw Crap we forgot Aqua”
    -Dan (and also Mickey Mouse for over a decade...)

    • @Izandaia
      @Izandaia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aqua only met Mickey and Riku during the climax of KH 1 so it's not been that long.

    • @PatrickOchoa8a
      @PatrickOchoa8a 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Izandaia Aqua met Mickey in Birth by Sleep

    • @EmperorDodd
      @EmperorDodd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@PatrickOchoa8a But did he, or anyone else, know where she'd been all these years, before he met her at the end of KH1?

  • @tmage23
    @tmage23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    "Quick summary"
    40 minute runtime.

    • @linuxstreamer8910
      @linuxstreamer8910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      for kingdom hearts that is short

    • @megabyte01
      @megabyte01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      To be fair, it is a 9-game series that's run for almost 20 years!

    • @rmsgrey
      @rmsgrey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Considering it's summarising over 150 hours of gameplay across 7 games (plus whatever 0.2 is, and however much of UX is in there), 40 minutes is pretty quick...

    • @Landis963
      @Landis963 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@linuxstreamer8910 Came here to post exactly this. Thank you.

  • @7Seraphem7
    @7Seraphem7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    "You chose to question the logic of this plot NOW!?"
    Yeah that pretty well sums it up and... yeah.. no one plays these games for the plot, that is just a waaaaaay to complicated, nonsensical mess that's used to justify some utterly AMAZING moments.

  • @Mother_boards
    @Mother_boards 4 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    "Now strap in, 'cause things are about to get dumb!"
    Dan, you can't say that after 30+ minutes of talking about KH plot.
    That's illegal.

    • @KumaKaori
      @KumaKaori 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      XD. Personally they got dumb (for me.) after KH2, and a little bit through CoM&358/2 expanding the "plot" (and with BBS, being the "3" we thought we were promised... ... I gave up on playing through the rest of these a while ago x_x.). Thank God for Let's Plays.

  • @readingtoomuchintothings834
    @readingtoomuchintothings834 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    1) 'Plot' and 'Story' are two different things. KH's Plot can be a mess mostly because they thought they'd only get the first game but then were given a full series and had to come up with a lot of retcons for why the problem was not solved by the closed loop of KH1. KH's Story, is pretty straight forward. Boy in an isolated part of the world, seeking adventure out in space, is granted a blade of historical importance he knows nothing about, and is trust into a millennia old conflict of Light vs Dark... So Star Wars.
    2) This is as much for people in the Chat as it is for Dan, trying to not spoil it, but do not go in to KH3 thinking it is Return of the King, wrapping up all the loose ends and bringing everything back together so it can finally end... Think of it more as the First Avengers movie.
    3) As much as I love the story of KH, and all the heart melt tears in my eyes moments, I am also an insane person who is just as here for the weird mythos filled, Metaphor made Literal plot of this franchise as I am the 'moments'.
    4) I really hope you have a blast with KH3 and Re:Mind

    • @DragonxFlutter
      @DragonxFlutter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      WAIT. This is only the FIRST Avengers? THERE’S GONNA BE *_MORE?!?!_*
      Okay, if we’re getting more of this, can somebody PLEASE get Nomura in touch with a proper writer?? We literally cannot make the Christmas lights any more tangled!

    • @neojay7522
      @neojay7522 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree with you.

  • @jaywhatson6529
    @jaywhatson6529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    Dan, this may have been a headache to put together but you are a truly fantastic storyteller! Thanks very much for this, I've been looking forward to your KH3 playthrough 😁😁

    • @justember794
      @justember794 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Right? Like I would love to hear him tell me bedtime stories. Heck I would listen if he were reading an animation textbook.

    • @Mr.Sparks.173
      @Mr.Sparks.173 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If anyone can make the lore spaghetti known as "Kingdom hearts" easy to understand its Dan.
      I mean I still dont really understand the whole thing, and I watched all of Story Mode and this episode, but that's not Dan's fault. That's the fault of having 9 games that have a connected story, but retcon it like 12 times, based on a premise that's outright silly to start with. At this point they might as well just say "We're going to Frozen's world! Why? Who cares!" And then do the thing at the place.

  • @Adrelamusia
    @Adrelamusia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Minute 32: "now strap in, everything's about to get dumb." What was it until that point then, a spark of brilliance?
    Has every channel does this yet? Yes. But is this the best KH summary vid out there? Absolutly.
    I died at "Nomura, I read your story, and I have some notes." You know comedic timing.
    Looking forward to the extended, post-KH3 version!

  • @pinkcupcake4717
    @pinkcupcake4717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    This and Barry's "Good Enough Summary of Kingdom Hearts" are perfect companions for explaining WTF is going on in this series.

  • @Gilbot9000
    @Gilbot9000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Delicious lore spaghetti.

    • @Mr.Sparks.173
      @Mr.Sparks.173 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yea... at this point I'm just gonna stop asking questions about the plot and just enjoy the visuals and jokes.
      Cause this "lore spaghetti" is a bit dense to chew through.

  • @inshayana
    @inshayana 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS RECAP.

  • @Revenante_of_Asylum
    @Revenante_of_Asylum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I live for Dan's enthusiastic, in-depth, and paradoxically snarky lore summaries.

  • @hadriennogueira3726
    @hadriennogueira3726 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    17:46 "triple galaxy brain" too good

  • @RSorei
    @RSorei 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    OH YES, KH IS COMING BACK TO THE CHANEL :DDDD
    Did I play/watch let's plays of all the games so far? Sure! Am I gonna watch this recap still, and enjoy myself immensely while doing so? You bet!!!
    Also, those heart/body/soul info graphics are incredibly cute!!!

  • @ShakalDraconis
    @ShakalDraconis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I'm still amused that so, SO much of this actually has an explanation just waiting in the lore for it. Sometime in his training to be a keyblade master, Young Xehanort actually comes across a copy of the Book of Prophecy. He skims through part of it that would cover his own future, but not all the details are there, and for some reason the book is then lost.
    So he knows what future-him (incluing future-him that is going to go back in time to past-him) is overall going to do, and he is pretty sure that ONE of these plans is supposed to succeed. SO he knows what all the myriad plans and backup-plans and backup-backup-backup-backup-no-really-this-is-the-plan are supposed to be, and is just confidently going forward with all of them cause... come on, one of these is supposed to work, right? It was in the book!
    I would also simply LOVE a deleted-scene animatic from Squeenix that has Old Xehanort, Young Xehanort, Heartless Xehanort, Nobody Xehanort, Terra Xehanort, and Robe Xehanort, all together in a room with paper and string, themselves trying to keep track of which plans are which, which ones are already in motion, when others are supposed to start so that they can fail in prep for the REAL backup plans, etc. Just the comedy of the Big Bad actually having a hard time keeping all of the everything straight while publicly putting on the face of being, as was so wonderfully put, "triple galaxy brained"

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "Dammit, the book made it sound like this would be easy."

    • @timothystamm3200
      @timothystamm3200 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean there is a moment in remind where he could have gotten his hands on a book of prophecy.

    • @Yal_Rathol
      @Yal_Rathol 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      explaining what's happening and when you're supposed to act to a bunch of copies of yourself, each with only fragments of your own sense and emotional stability, when in time they're supposed to perform what action would be a goddamn nightmare.
      "so, i go to the door of darkness at the end of this?"
      "no, no you go to the door of darkness after you possess riku"
      "in castle oblivion?"
      "no, before that"
      "why don't i go now?"
      "because that plan fails"
      "why are we doing plans we know fail?"
      "for the third goddamn time, the book said so!"

  • @Moshuun
    @Moshuun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I always felt like the Heartless’ & Nobodies names should’ve been switched.

    • @pokechatter
      @pokechatter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Heartless seek hearts and may contain other’s hearts, but don’t have any emotion themselves, hence why they are heartless in their actions. Nobodies are “non-people”, essentially nothing and nobody to much of the worlds because of their “lack of a heart” (though they’re still pretty obviously emotional, especially the non-dusk ones which retained their form and memories both in losing their hearts and upon recompletion).

    • @MFlari
      @MFlari 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pokechatter it would be a lot simpler if it was "these guys have few or no emotions* and are nobodies because they lack their og bodies (heartless rn) and these guys have no hearts so they heartless (rn called nobodies)

  • @leod5179
    @leod5179 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Haven't seen a single gameplay of this because I was waiting for yours. I'm so excited KH has been my favorite game since I was 11 when I played KH 2 and it was magical. Now I'm 24 and I couldn't play this one because I got only a switch, so I'm so ready for this rn. Thank u for being amazing Dan

    • @pyrosianheir
      @pyrosianheir 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As someone who's already played it - There are parts that are amazing, parts that are disappointing, and then the DLC, which has AT LEAST 3 brain-melting-ly awesome moments.

  • @TavernMasterZeyv
    @TavernMasterZeyv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    20 minutes in... We've now reached the first game xD
    Stellar work Dan, I love it!

    • @pirateyarn6331
      @pirateyarn6331 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      THIS. EXACTLY THIS is why I adore listening to Dan's recaps.

  • @Felipe-hl6nh
    @Felipe-hl6nh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I'm getting some snacks for this one
    Here's for Kingdom Hearts 3.5 Re:Mind Final Mix Plus Featuring Noctis From The Final Fantasy Series

    • @Lucipher07
      @Lucipher07 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      or just Kingdom Hearts 3.5: Advent Children

    • @samuelturner6076
      @samuelturner6076 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yus

    • @chcoman123
      @chcoman123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      & Knuckles

    • @samuelturner6076
      @samuelturner6076 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Days/2.8 Final Chapter prologue.

    • @unversedhero6028
      @unversedhero6028 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Please don't spoil things for others, seriously, not everyone that watches this channels LP's of KH has played or seen KH 3. Please have some consideration for them.

  • @TallulahBangkok
    @TallulahBangkok 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “The real ‘Oops All Xehanorts’ 13 disperses-“
    I cackled

  • @GFMGameCorner
    @GFMGameCorner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Dan, this has quickly become my favorite KH recap! You did really well in, somehow, sorting out the convoluted mess that this series' plot is.
    I've been following your videos since before PlayFrame and NewFramePlus, and although I usually don't interact at all with anyone here on youtube, I just had to tell you that I really enjoyed this! :D
    P.S.: To be honest, I have only played three games in the series, and all of them spinoffs: CoM, 358/2 Days and 3D. So, yeah... technically, I'm one of those late people. xD
    And even having played so little of the series, I share the same view as you: the series' plot may be dumb, but it has many great, touching moments.

    • @PlayFramePlus
      @PlayFramePlus  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thanks, glad you liked it!

  • @ammonahwong9994
    @ammonahwong9994 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    True, friendship stuff between the characters and Disney stuff is the reason I love the Kingdom Hearts series. The convoluted plot is a lot to handle, but still still love the series

  • @sinom
    @sinom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    You forgot a few KHUX things that were already known before the release of KHIII:
    Maleficent was defeated in KHI and trying to save herself she traveled back in time into the time of KHUX and was there helped by someone called Darkness to get back into the present in KHII.
    Marluxia and Larxene are the nobodies of Lauriam and Elrena. Strilitzia (or however you write her) is Lauriam's sister.
    Also, KHUX was computers all along. Don't question it.

    • @drdca8263
      @drdca8263 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Does the UX in KHUX stand for User eXperience ?

    • @sinom
      @sinom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@drdca8263 no. For unchained key and for union cross

    • @drdca8263
      @drdca8263 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sinom thanks, I was mainly asking as a joke because it says UX and also because you said it was computers, but I appreciate the answer, and was surprised that that referred to a pair of games

    • @sinom
      @sinom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@drdca8263 yeah I thought it was a joke but answered jic. And well technically it is a single game but the game got rebranded at around it's 2 year anniversary. It also refers to the 2 separate story arcs within the game. (The pre war arc and the post war arc)

    • @drdca8263
      @drdca8263 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sinom ah, cool

  • @Shadowreaper5
    @Shadowreaper5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The real answer is "You chose to question this logic *now*?"
    I laughed really hard.

  • @Shadowreaper5
    @Shadowreaper5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Triple galaxy brain"
    what a great phrase

  • @TheUnspokenKibbles
    @TheUnspokenKibbles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Moments like this, and this, and this."
    Man, you just gotta flash little clips of those and I'm practically tearing up. I put up with a WHOLE lot of dumb to get there, but every one of them was worth it.
    Also, of course there's a purpose to you doing this. Having another good writer give their take on the Blesséd Mess that is the KH story is always valuable.

  • @ursmarrings27
    @ursmarrings27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Take a shot every time Daniel says “For some reason.”

  • @JM-nothing-more
    @JM-nothing-more 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Dan, this is amazing
    just the right amount of shade thrown into this madness of lore is great

  • @DavidBeaumont
    @DavidBeaumont 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Wait, Kingdom Hearts has a story? I thought it was a thinly disguised vehicle for licensed characters from different genres to interact...

    • @einootspork
      @einootspork 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That's funny, because the licensed characters have basically nothing to do with the story 99% of the time.

    • @TamTroll
      @TamTroll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@einootspork nor do they ever interact with characters from other licensed stories. other then like... Maleficent i guess.
      Like, we've never seen Ariel hang out with Jack Skeleton or whatnot.

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Too many OCs with too much focus. It started as that, but you can't stay that way with so many plots centered around the spinoff's internal lore and cast.

    • @AshenVictor
      @AshenVictor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kingdom Hearts has a catalogue of nonsense as long as both your arms, some other people's arms, and a few legs. Tetsuya Nomura heard people calling Metal Gear Solid a bunch of convoluted drivel and said "hold my beer".

    • @Yal_Rathol
      @Yal_Rathol 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TamTroll technically, we've seen the villains from the disney side interact, and the princesses of heart were all passed out in the same room at the end of KH1.

  • @lafe5
    @lafe5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Opps, all Xehanort" is one of the best jokes ever honestly ahaha

  • @ICountFrom0
    @ICountFrom0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As I understand it, he dosen't predict everything. He's just SEEN everything already. He didn't just travel a bit through time, he traveled EVERYWHERE through time. Read everything, meddled in everything, tried to break everything. So he's not playing 10 dimensional chess, he's making everybody else dance to lines he wrote hundreds of years ago.... because that's the only possible way it'll work in the long long LONG run.

  • @ernestotorelli1209
    @ernestotorelli1209 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Just the premise explanation is already worth making the video, as a long time Kingdom Hearts dweller, I'm impressed. Kudos to the makers of the video.

  • @FourLetterLWord
    @FourLetterLWord 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You know, you joked about this just adding to the pile of indistinguishably similar videos but honestly you've made the most "readable" version of this summary I've seen yet. You having actual experience narrating video essay work like Extra Credits goes a long way making a difference compared to videos that are just monotone infodumps. You told the organized plot like it was its own story, not a laundry list of factoids, and you did it in a casual, conversational tone that feels like we're actually being spoken "to" and not just "at."

  • @acecat2798
    @acecat2798 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Words cannot describe the whiplash I felt at 12:46 when in the midst of all this extensive backstory Mickey Mouse just kind of shows up in a cutscene and Dan doesn't comment on it. I had fully forgotten that Disney characters are just everywhere in this story.

    • @iantkach6640
      @iantkach6640 ปีที่แล้ว

      I still love Barry's reaction for the first Disney scene in his Good Enough Summary of KH video:
      "Elsewhere, Mickey Mouse - YES, MICKEY MOUSE, did I *STUTTER*?!"

  • @imbingnotgoogle
    @imbingnotgoogle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    after learning about how the Master of Masters was basically Omniscient it is much easier to understand and accept how Xehanort ended up the same way with that Keyblade

  • @texasnewb2942
    @texasnewb2942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Am I the only one who grew up with this series and knows every detail but just loves rehearing everyone else recap the story I already know in their own words?

  • @kyleshank3411
    @kyleshank3411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've always considered Xehanort's "omniscience" to really be him setting 8 or 9 plans into motion at once and hoping at least one works. He seems like the kind of person who would claim he planned out literally everything, including failures, so he can act smarter than everyone else in the room.

  • @tzisorey
    @tzisorey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "I know it's a bad name, just roll with it" and "It's Kingdom Hearts, I don't know" - statements that can be made only by a true scholar of Kingdom Hearts.
    Looking forward to the playthrough, though. You got this, Dan! You. Got. This!

  • @Turnip0739
    @Turnip0739 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Making Xehanort impossibly foresightful is Namura's way of brute fix/forcing continuity problems in the plot spaghetti."
    This line tickled me

  • @Kram1032
    @Kram1032 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love going through this HUGE playlist and, 183 videos into the whole ordeal, suddenly get a mic change and a significantly more high-fidelity Dan voice

    • @RatelRegalement
      @RatelRegalement 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yah, went back n forth with this and last 0.2 episode - could hardly believe was the same person :O
      What a difference a Mic makes x

  • @benjaminaswad6486
    @benjaminaswad6486 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Riku still looks different, but then he stops and that's nice." My favorite part so far.

  • @brockmckelvey7327
    @brockmckelvey7327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Is there any point to me doing this at all?"
    YES! It doesn't matter if other people have told the story or done the thing before. What matters is that YOU do it, and that you do it in YOUR way.
    Several THOUSAND years ago, a dude wrote "There is nothing new under the sun." That's in Ecclesiastes, in The Bible, in the OLD Testament. People have known that "originality" is impossible since forever ago.
    Even if you can't be "original", you can at least be yourself. As long as you don't just intentionally copy others (e.g. plagiarism), your work will have meaning.
    Anyways, thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. Let's all go watch Dan play KH3!

  • @isadoracostahamsi163
    @isadoracostahamsi163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can I frame a video and put it in my room? Or a museum?
    This is a masterpiece. I don’t think I have ever had so many great one liners in such a tight sequence.

  • @mulduls
    @mulduls 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:28-2:40
    Dang, when I saw all of those half-important characters being mentioned as ‘component parts’, I almost died laughing.

  • @deathnotevictem
    @deathnotevictem 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I lost it at “bless this mess”.

  • @firenter
    @firenter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ok, this recap might be the most entertaining one so far, hot dang, you've done it again Dan!
    Very much looking forward to what tomorrow will bring!

  • @rokok6336
    @rokok6336 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love your channel guys it’s really underrated

    • @salgen1319
      @salgen1319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I really agree on both points.

  • @joshuabraddy6264
    @joshuabraddy6264 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was a big fan of KH1 and KH2 when it was released way back when. I, like so many others, never played KH:CoM and so was thoroughly confused at the start of KH2 but stuck with it. Years passed and I haven't picked up a KH game since but heard over and over how insane and bizarre the story had become. Well, I have just completed Dan's playthrough of all the Kingdom Hearts games up until KH3. I've purchased KH3 myself and will be starting tomorrow - and thanks to Dan and Carrie's efforts I am fully 'caught up' and ready to begin.
    Thank you very much, Dan and Carrie, for producing this monumental series which has rekindled what I remember loving so much about these games. Kingdom Hearts 3, here I come.
    (Oh and 358/2 Days is by far the best KH story.)

  • @raupy_prince
    @raupy_prince 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    extremely excited for tomorrow : ]
    this was a great summary, can't imagine how much work it must have been

  • @ClaireWarne27
    @ClaireWarne27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have watched SO many story recaps and this is the most sense any of them have made - thank you!!
    I was still curled up in the foetal position about halfway through though.

  • @songsofachilles
    @songsofachilles 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've watched several of these types of videos and yours made the most sense to me and really helped me understand the storyline so thank you!

  • @mulduls
    @mulduls 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Xemnas and Ansem being described as ‘these two clowns’ is the most accurate representation of their character since the “So you have come this far, and still you understand nothing” meme.

  • @GKLechuguilla
    @GKLechuguilla 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I just adore the way you put everything together!
    I played my share of kh3 and can't wait to see you doing it!
    Also also actually actually, your summary is one of the best out there!

  • @bwminich
    @bwminich 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “It’s Kingdom Hearts, I dunno man” is another of the great lines from this recap.

  • @oldpersonuser
    @oldpersonuser 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is by far, the best summary I've seen. Great job!!

  • @howlingarmadillo
    @howlingarmadillo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think Barry's summary still takes the cake for best KH plot explanation, but this is a strong contender for second place. Excellent job!

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dan's is serious enough that I can distinguish jokes from what actually happened, while still being funny. Also, I prefer Dan's more subdued sense of humor over Barry's hyperactive character for videos of this scale.
      They're both good summaries, though.

    • @howlingarmadillo
      @howlingarmadillo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@timothymclean Fair assessment. I suppose I simply find the gradual mental breakdown Barry has during his recap to better capture my feelings on this mess of a plot.

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@howlingarmadillo I personally prefer Dan's assessment at the end of this video. A thesis of mockery doesn't really interest me as much as it used to (except for a few worthy candidates).

  • @tomrivlin7278
    @tomrivlin7278 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Honestly the appeal of the KH story is that it's _so_ convoluted and stupid that trying to understand it on its own terms is a weirdly fun challenge. The entertainment value is in trying to make any sense of the absurdity of it all and I kind of love it.

  • @BlazeWolf9511
    @BlazeWolf9511 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really good explanation. This helped me understand much easier. I already knew it a bit but was confused in alot of places and now I feel I have a better overall understanding

  • @dacecarnelian4252
    @dacecarnelian4252 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I´ve experienced the whole series so far exclusively through this channel here, and this summary is a very nice refresher, even if it was probably a bit of hell to put it together.
    So looking forward to the start of KH 3 tomorrow, to contextualize all these little bits and pieces I´ve heard over the last year

  • @thunderthebright8469
    @thunderthebright8469 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Calling Xehanort "Triple galaxy brain" is a great summary for how clever he supposedly is and how dumb the plot is. It's amazing.

  • @brgkotme
    @brgkotme 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Admirable work! The KH1-KH2 sections are like a break for my brain during this video haha. I appreciate the sass at the recap 3D.

  • @Doomsword0
    @Doomsword0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You sum it up so very well at the end Dan. This stuff can be really freaking dumb sometimes, most of the times depending on the game, but we’re all here for these characters that we love. I teared up near the end of KH3 from all the interactions happening and they all care for each other.

  • @ThatGamerDude9000
    @ThatGamerDude9000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dan: "I am going to play Kingdom Hearts 3 for the first time on this channel starting tomorrow, and I would love it if you joined me! :)"
    Me: "HOOOO BOY!! MICKEY TAKE THE WHEEL!!!"

  • @krishnansubramoni7801
    @krishnansubramoni7801 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is not the first time I'm watching this wonderful video and it may not be the last. One thing I have realized is that as I've grown older, I've gone from simply liking Kingdom Hearts, to absolutely loving it. The plot spaghetti and nonsense add much needed levity, the personal and touching moments are truly beautiful, and most importantly, the games themselves are fun to play from start to finish. Every time I hear that music, I tear up just a little. Kingdom Hearts has become my "feel-good" series and I absolutely love that Sora is the main character (for the most part) because his personality just works so well here. Thank you Nomura for this, and thank you Dan for helping me find my love for Kingdom Hearts

  • @rickifigueira3503
    @rickifigueira3503 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really love this. I love how u put it all together.

  • @vishnukannan2810
    @vishnukannan2810 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is exceptionally clear. As someone watching your KH3 playthrough, it’s great to have your summary to watch first

  • @SlackwareNVM
    @SlackwareNVM 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This recap of the story is amazing, Dan! It's an excellent blend of lightheartedness and seriousness just as the games are.

  • @ty12450
    @ty12450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Oh my God it’s happening!!! Okay everybody stay calm!!!!!! Stay calm!!!!

  • @thegustbag
    @thegustbag 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's finally time. I've been eagerly awaiting this DLC even though I'm not even gonna touch it. And boy, did I really need this summary. Excellent stuff!
    Side note: I also realized that Dearly Beloved has snuck its way into the list of video game music that can get me to actually cry. I love this mess of a series, and I'm really thankful to Dan for playing through (most of) it for our enjoyment. Can't wait for tomorrow!

  • @dreadman7543
    @dreadman7543 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First off, I didn't really need this recap, but there's just something about the way you do these lore recaps that makes them incredibly compelling. I felt this way about Extra History as well.
    You're just a really good storyteller Dan.
    Second, because you're finally going through KHIII I went ahead and started a new playthrough of my own, though for me I chose to go through on Critical Mode (which I don't recommend for your series). I haven't gone through the Re:Mind DLC yet either and I figured now was as good a time as any to see where the series will go from here.
    Nomura's madness is still here in force, but that's what we sign up for with these games. Despite that, I can't wait to see you play it for yourself.
    I know you're gonna love this game Dan.

  • @animeadict17
    @animeadict17 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much dan! I love these dang games so much! Wasn’t able to keep up with all these games , best summary ever!

  • @fourcatsandagarden
    @fourcatsandagarden 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This summary is one of the best, I think, because it doesn't get too tripped up by specific details and acknowledges parts that dont quite fit because of all the drastic new directions the spaghetti eventually went in. And you point out that. Most people try to ignore it, which is a great detriment to those who were counting on them to help make sense of the spaghetti.

  • @Morrowlife415
    @Morrowlife415 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've watched a lot of Kingdom Hearts story recap videos, but yours is my favorite Dan.

  • @GameDevBryant
    @GameDevBryant 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dan, this was masterfully done! Making sense of all that is certainly NOT an easy task. Thanks! Looking forward to your KH3 playthrough

  • @withbravado1548
    @withbravado1548 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mr. Floyd. Thank you so so much for making this. Your video was so helpful!!!

  • @ch0arrim
    @ch0arrim 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dan, you really shouldn't down sell your videos. You are amongst the best youtubers I follow and you always deliver great videos. Even if they seem boring to you, your banter, small tidbits of animation knowledge etc. All great!
    You really don't need to emphasis that your videos are bad or others are better ;)

  • @Alfonsotakles
    @Alfonsotakles 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dan, this summary is genius! It's informative, extremely fun to watch, and full of rememberable bits. I'm eager to see you playing what KH3 is, and experience it.

  • @JoyceW-Art
    @JoyceW-Art 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was... a lot!!!
    Yet you managed to explain it in a way that was understandable to me (I know some of the plots and stories but not all of it), so big applause to you for doing all that work!
    I hope you'll have a lot of fun with KH 3 :D

  • @rebrreader
    @rebrreader 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    By far the best summary of KH I've seen on youtube, even better knowing the events of KH3

  • @cerosaroset2263
    @cerosaroset2263 ปีที่แล้ว

    The use of "Bless This Mess" is just my favorite, and at least partially feels to me like the summary of this summary.

  • @doomedmessenger
    @doomedmessenger 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was the most coherent and understandable summary of the Kingdom Hearts series I've ever heard. If I wasn't subscribed already, I would have done so just because of this video. That was amazing. ^^

  • @markwill8303
    @markwill8303 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is just masterful work, thank you

  • @bigbigbigbigbigman
    @bigbigbigbigbigman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Of all the Kingdom Hearts summaries I've watched this actually was the best. You actually turned it into a (somewhat) coherent story.

  • @StormyStories
    @StormyStories 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm so glad you did this summary! In that last segment, you managed to summarize for people not familiar with Kingdom hearts, why it is so special, despite all of its nonsense^u^ I've been Watching this series since you started it, and I'm super excited to dive into 3 with you^u^

  • @philster4015
    @philster4015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG I BEEN WAITING ALL YEAR FOR YOUR PLAYTHROUGH LETS GO

  • @mcdrums87
    @mcdrums87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Okay, I’m sure these are a lot of work, but I could listen to this kind of story recap for hours!

  • @justember794
    @justember794 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    EEEEE! SO EXCITED!! These videos are so HYPE!
    Your voice sounds different than the let's plays. Is it different audio mixing or just a script and presentation?
    Whaaaa? White aside text??
    All the jokes? *chef kiss* Perfection!

  • @xianartman
    @xianartman 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have no words for how excited ami am to finally watch Dan (and Carrie) go through KH3! Great recap too! Such a heartfelt, but honest review of the spaghetti we all love to watch unfold and tie itself into knots.

  • @angelcollina
    @angelcollina 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awwsome recap! I had actually fallen off the Kingdom Hearts-watching train, but now that I’m up to speed on the state of things, I can’t wait for the new one!

  • @pmangano
    @pmangano 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can we have a podcast like, "audiobooks with salt and sass by dan".
    This recap was truly awesome.
    Anyone who can make me understand the ~general~ plot of kingdom hearts is probably a sarcasm genius.