Kingdom Hearts RE: Chain of Memories | The Completionist
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- Kingdom Hearts RE: Chain of Memories came to sustain the fans during the 4 year period until the sequel. Originally a GBA game, Chain of Memories has been remade as Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD but it still holds a lot of qualities of a 2D game. Find out more on my Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories review!
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Chain of Memories was given to fans to help explain the deep lore of the series, and tie them over until the sequel was completed. Dubbed Kingdom Hearts 1.5 by fans, we follow Sora into Castle Oblivion where he must fight with cards and escape before he loses his memories. I know I have a big challenge ahead of me to complete this game with that collectible card system, the grinding to max level for all characters, and getting all the sleights. I've done a Kingdom Hearts review before, but that card system is going to be a pain.
Let me know what you thought of my Chain of Memories review down below!
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If you could pick one new world to be in Kingdom Hearts 3 that hasn’t already been announced, what would it be?
Definitely Frozen
The Completionist marvel or star wars
Princess and the frog
MIDGAR. FFVII
Treasure Planet!
The thing about Kingdom Hearts is that everyone thinks that the non-numerical games are spin-offs. But the truth is that Kingdom Hearts doesn't have a single spin-off, every game is a core part of the main story
I don't know...re:coded is a stretch. There's stuff there (Data Sora's heart, Maleficent searching for Keyblade War era stuff, Xehanort reborn), but it's not nearly as involved as CoM or DDD. 358/2 could go either way, depending on how important Xion is to KH3, but I think re:coded really is a side game.
You guys need to remember that Days came before BBS and Ventus' existence was already being teased in that game
Jared I believe Xion is gonna be pretty important. I expect her to return when Roxas does and become her own person. We’ll see, though.
I believe Roxas will come back. Do you remember the Orchestra trailer from last year? Xemnas says to Sora, "How do you expect to bring Roxas back when he should never have existed in the first place? There is only one way to accomplish it... Sora, are you finally going to call upon the darkness?" That tells us that not only is Sora searching for a way to bring Roxas back, there's a chance he's going to use the darkness to do so. And if Sora's trying to make it happen, it'll likely happen.
I disagree, I don't think they'd bring it up if it wasn't going to happen on a more permanent scale.
Sora:Come forth,Blue eyes white dragon!
Marluxia:You silly,that is not how it works!
Sora:Okay!
Come forth,Blue eyes whi-
Marluxia:CAN SOMEONE PLEASE STOP ERASING HIS MEMORIES?
i get that reference!
@@christurner5791 its from a video called "kingdom hearts chain of memories in a nutshell" by just a pancake
Okay i believe you
the funny thing about his videos is while they joke around they are accurate when it comes to story points
Darkness
I don’t think Jirard understands that CoM isn’t a spin-off. It’s the actual sequel to KH1. KH2 is the sequel to CoM
Randomness 10150 well kh2 is the sequel to 358 days over 2 while chain of memories is before 358 days over 2.
Wilfrid Ekoue 358 starts at the end of kh 1 when sora becomes a heartless
Wilfrid Ekoue 358/2 days is actually a true interquel. If the game was released after the 1st and takes place after it then it's a sequel.
If it takes place before, then it's a prequel.
If it takes place it between to established games, then it is an interquel.
Chain of Memories completely takes place DURING 358 days.
EskChan19 and a bit after. But regardless still an interquel. Chain of memories is a fullfledge sequels to kh1.
No, Chain of Memories is NOT a filler spin-off. It is the direct sequel to Kingdom Hearts 1.
Jackman LeBlanc - And similarly, _Birth by Sleep_ is, for all intents and purposes, _Kingdom Hearts 0_ .
Henry Wright no it’s not you forgot unchained key
BreezeNaga #SCUM - χ is -1.
I think he means that all of the Disney stuff is filler since it just retreads the first game.
Well... 99% of it is filler and it is about 1% new stuff. But that 1% is pretty nice to know about in the first 4 hours of Kingdom Hearts 2.
This is the first time I'm hearing ANYONE talk about Chain of Memories in a positive way which is honestly refreshing
4 yrs later it’s still very refreshing
I absolutely loved both chain of memories and re:chain!
Doing Rikus playthrough now. At first I didn’t like it at all but the game did grow on me a little bit but that being said I wish it was not card based. I also had no idea I had to watch the 3 hour long game first but that game appears third on the 1.5 game list while this one is second.
I'm sorry to say, but I feel Riku's story WAS developed in this game. He changed a LOT in this game that sets the road to his major development in the later games. And I actually enjoyed playing Riku, heck I actually enjoyed the story in Re:CoM
In the end, I am happy you enjoyed Re:CoM man. I started getting into Kingdom Hearts through CoM original GBA, and I don't see this game as bad as people say it is.
i was disappointed you couldnt customize your deck with riku. i didnt fully master the card system til i was nearing the end of sora's story, so i was excited to use what i learned with riku, only to find out i had to instead learn an inferior system.
@Declan McKenna A year later but I actually missed the story of KH's 1&2 before I played COM, 358/2, BBS, and DDD. Even then the worst games story-wise imo are Re:Coded, 1, and 2 (in that order.) Sora is legitimately painful to deal with compared to the rest of the cast. I feel like muting the story when Sora, Kairi, or Donald start talking.
I actually liked playing as riku more, I saw someone describe it as:
Sora: winning the battle before fighting by taking the time to build your deck properly
Riku: using strategy during the fight to win with whatever deck you're given
so Riku's story ends up playing more like an action rpg and Sora's play's like a strategy game.
@@erobertt3 yeah that's a good description
Jirard slowly turns into Ansem.
*Xehanort heartless
I was about to say "Which one?"
But I guess you cleared up what he meant.
"some of you kids could have put yourselves through college if you didn't play yugioh, or pokemon, or magic."
hey, i came here to have a good time, not to be attacked, lol.
FeanixFlamage if i had a black lotus i could put myself through college, too.
Funny I got through College and I was playing YGO and Pokemon.
Go to college or have Blue Eyes White Dragon? ,What would Kaiba do? He's pretty wealthy.
Your comment made me legit laugh
“Now listen here pal I didn’t come here to be insulted” - oh? Well where do you usually go?!
-Go ahead and use your last pathetic card Sora
-Yen Sid's deck has no pathetic cards Marluxia, but what it does have, is the invincible SHADOW BLADE!
AHH, THE SHADOW BLADE, NO ONE HAS EVER BE ABLE TO USE THAT BEFORE!
Sora is a third-rate duelist with a fourth-rate deck.
Eric Lecarde no!!! Not shadow! Nobody’s ever been able to summon him!!!
Sora: Blue eyes white dragon! Marluxia: How many times do i have to tell you that it wont work like... *dragon appears* Marluxia: Oops.
Sora: Shadow Blade, *OBLITERATE!*
anyone who has played this game knows how op lethal frame is
Sonic blade was my savior
Raikunai would do like 2 full health bars if it connects
Sonic Blade is also broken if it hits the enemy
On my first (and till now my only ) playtrough I wanted to play through it without these OP sleights. It was hard
i use arcum arcanum or whatever it's called on certain boss fights and destroyed them with it. only problem is the low count can easily be broken so you have to time it right. never tried lethal frame and i wouldnt use it regularly if it's that op, that would just take the fun out of it.
It's nice to see someone who also enjoys the card combat
Yeah, I was expecting a lot more haters of KH:CoM's combat system than there were
Edit: nvm, they're all underneath this comment lmao
@@darkdjinniumbrage7798 i didnt like it that much at first but the more i understood the system, the more i loved it. t's my favorite kh outside of 1 and 2. everyone likes bbs so much but i found it very boring compared to CoM.
I hate the card system. It's not like I don't understand it, I just don't like it. The story on the other hand, I really enjoy. Especially Riku's.
Main problem I have with the system is that while it can be deep you can easily just find 4-5 powerful sleights make a deck that's able to spam those and besides one of two bosses get through the whole game on autopilot. At least that's what I did til Riku. It's just something that kind of examplifies how repetitive gameplay wise this game can be
Dude I dunno. I think it’s unique and what not as a combat system, but I don’t like that everything I do can be canceled because I’m not good at mashing the numbers until the right card shows up. I think it works well, and I don’t hate the combat, but it was a bit difficult to get into for me
I think what people don't appreciate about the Riku mode is how brilliantly it pulls the rug out from under you. By the end of Sora's story, most good players have just pre-loaded their deck with powerful sleights and zero cards and are just mashing through them to wipe out everything in their path. But when Riku mode takes that away, you have to rediscover the basic gameplay of scrolling through your deck to choose the right cards, and really making good use of enemy cards, instead of just building an OP deck.
Similarly (for me anyway) when I was a kid I struggled with Riku's Wonderland, replaying it I realised what I had missed: despite being so far in it was trying to get me to use more card duels; evade the 6s I couldn't counter, wait for one I could duel, then be on more equal footing as duels don't use any cards you don't have in your deck
Funny, the reason you dislike Riku's battle system is the reason I like it; no deck building. The card battle system made this game an absolute chore for me to play, so I ended up watching a friend finish the whole thing instead. It's a shame that the card system put me off to playing it when the story turned out to be one of my favourites in the series. Maybe I'll give it another chance someday and try to learn the mechanics properly, because while I don't personally enjoy them, I really admire how complex some aspects of the system are.
You didn't mention it in the video, but attack cards with different keyblades on them don't just do varying base amounts of damage, they also do different amounts of damage depending on which order you put them in a combo. There are three hits in a combo, and some keyblade cards may hit hard on the first and second hit, but do weaker finishing hits, so to truly utilize their strengths and avoid their weaknesses you also need to build your deck with these things in mind.
... I just want to mash the X button, though.
I think one of the things that made me want to play it as a kid was because it was a kingdom hearts game on my little game boy advance! I could play an entry of one of my favourite games on the go and explore my favourite worlds in pixellated form. The sprites are gorgeous and it's very ambitious with it's use of fmv's and long story campaigns.
A lot of charm is lost when it's presented as a home console game. A lot of the assets are reused and you feel like you're retreading a lot of the same. And yeah the card system is tedious and frustrating to begin with. I really think when you get the hang of it, it becomes quite addictive.
@@david-jonballinger6638 I agree, I almost quit playing because the early game with the cards they give you are so boring and weak. The moment you finish the first set of worlds they hand you is when it really started picking up imo
You released a video at my birth day wich talks about my favorite video game franchise of all time
Thx dude
Happy Birthday!
The Completionist Where’s Persona 5?
He didn’t play it yet duh!
Yeah dude
Oh and thanks
"I'm never gonna get that time back-I rather have played the D.S. game" -Jirard
PATRONS, DO IT. WE MUST MAKE HIM COMPLETE 358/2 DAYS AND MAKE HIM EAT THOSE WORDS!
I mean days is amazing and i imagine super fun to complete too
@@Mqstodon Except remember the multiplayer Mission Mode? I'm pretty sure that has its own achievement markers. In the worst case, each of the 19 playable characters might have their own progress to track. At best, it would mean playing through every mission in the game again.
@@jardex2275 oof fair point, yeah
Come forth,
Blue Eyes White Dragon.
Playtendo2000 “Please stop deleting his memories of what I just said.”
Ok i believe you
At least I won't forget about Kairi.
*5 seconds later*
Who the hell is Kairi? I only care about Namine.
Is that a just a pancake ref
Playtendo2000 use the darkness
I honestly prefer the gba ver.
I think its gameplay is much better suited to a handheld...
Also the Pixel Art is so nice
@@iacomary nice bump
Absolutely. Pixel art was a way cooler aesthetic, by making it 3d it *reeked* of reused assets from KH1.
Ah, Chain of Memories. This is my second favorite of the series, behind Kingdom Hearts 1. I love the card-based system and the story so much, it's really one of my favorites.
"358 Days Over Two" is how it's officially said.
The easiest way to understand it is to remember how the game follows two characters over the year (365 days) leading up to the intro sequence of KHII. That intro sequence was a week, or 7 days. 365 - 7 = 358
So, in short; 358 days, over two characters.
I don’t know what this means, but I can tell it’s helpful
Still as convoluted of a title as the story is in KH.
@@Goofballhero ...which means they're both not? The title is not hsrd
@@Mqstodon We can both love the games and still simultaneously admit that neither the story of KH nor this title are intuitive in the slightest.
358 Days Over Two sounds like the result of a bad translation, that or a math problem from Pre-Algebra.
DRAW GOOFY CARDO
DRAW DONALD CARDO
DRAW MICKEY CARDO
joeslickback BOKU NO TURN! DUROW!
Durow! hartelesse cardo!
BOKU NO TURN! DUROW SONIKU BLADUE
BOKU NO TURN! DUROW SONIKU BLADUE
Alex Kissoon HANASE!!
I think it was worth to mention that every keyblade has different plus sides and down sides, like some keyblades do more thrust damage while other do more ender damage, or less thrust and ender for way more starter damage
>completes the game 100%
>still calls it a side story despite clearing up A LOT of confusion people will have skipping over this to 2
Alrighty then.
No one knows the difference making an appearance in a Completionist video and not just Super Beard Bros?!? Epic.
Super underrated game. People hate on this game but the Gba version is my favorite version of this game.
Yeah. But you know the best thing about this game? NO XEHANORT!!! Whoo!!!
You are aware that Riku is one of Xehanort's, aren't you?
no...the game was bad. the story was great but the gameplay to me made it unplayable
guess my opinion is wrong. what should my favorite version of this game be?
While this was my least favorite game in the series (not counting the mobile game) I kinda agree. I felt that the GBA version was the more fun version of the game.
Just what I needed after school, thanks Jirard!
In my opinion, my favorite part of this game, is Riku's campaign. Yes it's short, yes his deck is limited and doesn't allow for any customization, but it does something special from both a game-play, and story perspective, and that's a lone wolf theme. Think about it, with Sora's game-play/story, despite losing his memories the further he goes through the castle, he still has his friends/allies to get him through battles in game and out. But with Riku, the only memories he has is with Maleficent and her gang, and even the memories you'd think would be happy like say Destiny Islands, the organization ends up twisting it to show Riku his true nature. Plus game-play wise, most of the worlds are empty, no cutscenes with him interacting with iconic Disney characters, plus the majority of the characters he does interact with are people he's fighting. The only thing that's keeping him from giving up and accepting the darkness, is King Mickey, who is your only ally in battle. But let's face it, if you could only have one ally in the whole game it would be King Mickey. But even so he's only a mirage throughout most of the story, but when Riku see's him in the flesh, it feels like a huge weight is lifted off your shoulders. And when a game can immerse you into it's world like that, you know you've done something extra wording.
Unfortunately those aren't "Sub Titles". They are main titles and it's a bit ridiculous how it all worked out. Every kingdom hearts, including non numbered are cannon.
Kid, i got three words for ya.
Lethal Frame.
lethal frame is a godsend
I’m a fan of Tornado, myself :)
umm dude thats two words
wyatt barnett Either you ain’t much of a hero, or anyone who thinks the joke went over your head ain’t.
Really, it’s hard to tell when the given joke is blatantly obvious.
really fucking really..............
Jirard
There are no side games in the series
Please
MeowserTheGamingKoopa well if we’re talking about the most meaningless edition, it would be recoded.
Panda'sBass recoded was a recap that added an extra twist to the plot.
Jacob Garvey what was the extra twist? Was it between Pete and Maleficent about the Book of Prophecies? Or the fact that we have Young Xehanort?
Marque Cardona exactly. Don’t get me wrong it’s not the worst game in the series( which goes to 358/2 days)
Storywise though 358 is amazing.
7:40 to be fair having a character suffer from amnesia can make them be even more interesting, like Neku from TWEWY and how he tries to piece together his last missing memory which makes him go into a murder mystery, trying to find his killer
Wow, the timing of this video is amazing! I'm replaying all the games to get ready for KH3 later this year and am currently playing this game right now. I literally just saved my game and went to get a snack while watching some TH-cam before returning and found Jirard's video. It is meant to be. Glad to see you giving this the Completionist treatment!
I remember playing this on the GBA and thinking it was a nice bridge between 1 and 2. Surprised that in the tons of handhelds they've done since they never did anything with the card system again.
cause its god awful. the gba version is all right but working on a console it becomes terrible
Mathmachine a lot of people didn't like it. But I really enjoyed the added layer of strategy.
cause the card system was garbage lol
strategy u mean hoping you already have the right deck built
Mathmachine probably they only used for the story
Welcome to Episode 16 of me asking Jirard to complete Yakuza 0.
Please complete Yakuza 0.
Also Larxene is second best girl
Aqua is best girl
The God Emperor HELL YEAH
The God Emperor Not enough sassiness. Larxene all day
Id watch that just to see him suffer all the minigames and completion points. *maniacally laughs*
Xion is 3rd best fight me
Took me a while, but I'm finally caught up on The Completionist. I think this is the first episode I've seen the day of since Mass Effect!
Great job as always, TOVG team! Keep up the stellar work!
I just want to say thank you for doing what you do Jirard. You truly go above and beyond to make every one of your reviews special, and you treat games fair and objectively. You’re one of the best reviewers out there! :)
"SPIN-OFFS" *INNER FANBOY TRIGGERED*
well technically it is there's not really much that you learn in this game aside for the obvious new things like the existence of a group called "organization XIII" a girl named "namine" have the power to mess with your memories and the she is the one the help you restore at the end your memories while forgetting the event of the chain of memories
They are... Birth by Sleep isn't a spin off, and 3D you can argue isn't a spin off since it is all new worlds and you play as Sora and Riku. But other than the final showdown there really isn't a lot of new stuff in that one either. We should probably stop scaring people away from Kingdom Hearts since we want more of them.
@@christurner5791 nah this game is like coded/re-coded in were the only important part if actually the ending were mickey wrote the letter at the end this is similar the take away in this is new enemies organization xiii, namine power to mess with memories, namine put you into sleep to fix your memories you forget when wake up
the riku part is only this mickey, riku get out of the realm of darkness (some how), riku want to conquer his darkness , new character diz (he's a ahole)
Wow, I was literally just catching up on Liam's Chain of Memories playthrough.
Ah gosh, watching this video gave me so much nostalgia. I still remember when I first saw the trailers for the original Chain of Memories. I’d always liked JRPGs, Final Fantasy specifically, though I was never into Disney at that age. Naturally, the game appealed to me, even though I’d never heard of Kingdom Hearts somehow, so I got it and started to play.
I fell in love with it. As a bonus, since I’d never played the original Kingdom Hearts, everything that happened was new to me. Well, I’d forgotten most of the mechanics in the decade or so since then, but hearing you talk about them brought it all back. I’ll have to go back and replay the game sometime. Probably gonna stick with the GBA version, since I have an unhealthy love for sprites in my RPGs.
I did later get and play the first Kingdom Hearts, and got the second when it released. Haven’t gone any further than that, since then. Though, somehow, in spite of many years passing, and thinking I’d given up on it, everything I see about Kingdom Hearts III makes me feel excited. So, who knows, maybe I’ll jump back in when it comes out.
If you haven't already, you should at least play Dream Drop Distance before playing Kingdom Hearts 3. All of the "side" games in the KH franchise further the plot, especially DDD. I won't go into more detail, though.
DDD would have been so much better if it was just Riku though imo
does it matter if it 3ds version or the ps4 version?
@@Norkixx It really would... Especially with that twist at the end.
I really want to see him review Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance.
YES...
It'll happen surely given how kh3 is coming this year
If he doesn't he'll understand why the non numbered games aren't side games and I wan't him to understand kh3 if he review it so let's hope he'll play it. I'd add I really hope that Girard will make a KH2 final mix new game plus episode. I was really disappointed when he decided to not wait and review the old version instead, especially since a lot of the added content is for completionist.
He's probably saving it for a KH3 tie-in, since it sets up for that game.
Don’t forget 0.2😆
CoM is actually one of the LEAST spinoff'y KH games.
Gotta say not was I was thinking of this when you hinted "keycard". This is my favorite series and love your reviews of them and look forward to them when you make them. Keep up the hard work Jirard.
17:34 Because the Hundred Acre Wood is just too innocent for combat action
I can't wait for the finally announced KH SuperBeardBros run.
“Come forth blue eyes white dragon”-Sora
OMG this was my favorite game when I was younger, I’m so glad you did a completionist episode on this game
TRIVIA: in the original Chain of Memories, Axel's catchphrase was "Commit it to memory". A play on how Castle Oblivion wipes your mind and because it's your first time meeting him. HOWEVER, in the remake they changed his first line to "Got it memorized?" to match with the later games.
*WOW* that totally isn't obvious you fucking *BASTARD*
I genuinely don't understand how people didn't finish CoM. I slaughtered it when it was on the Gameboy when I was like ten, it's all about high number cards...
It is definitely not for everyone, what is weird considering that its plot is mandatory.
Its also all about RNG. I currently have been grinding for 5+ hours just to get a specific card drop to open a door to progress.
I tried many times to finish ir but I can't... it's simply no fun for me and that bothers me... I want to complete it but I can't for some reason :/
9s and 0s. And for most the 3d game is worse because cards don't work as well as they did in the advance version.
This isnt really the same without a spoiler section
Rotten Pizza Agreed I miss the spoilers section -_-
Rotten Pizza He does still do that, but only when there are seriously crazy plot points you should know for later games. But I agree the story section wasn’t quite done justice.
He treat it as a side game especially since he already played KH2 and he doesn't seem to care about the story at all. Which is understandable when you played the games in a confusing order and with years long pause, but it's still his choice to do it that way.
It's a metrics thing. Since a lot of people skip the spoilers, the youtube algorithm hurt his video exposure (since there's no difference between skipping spoilers and skipping because something's boring in the system).
Why does your comment go with your sad kirby pfp so much lol
These introductions get better and better each time.
It went from Jirard not being the most expressive, but selling the point of the idea... To completely capturing the essence of this show in a neat little package.
The Beard-Mode roar is now top notch. Kudos
As someone who completed this game a few months ago, I have to say I'm quite impressed that you completed it. I think aside from the grinding stuff, completing it made me appreciate the game more.
Definitely my favorite entry in the franchise. I enjoyed building my decks and leveling Sora. Of course, this game isn't for everyone
I actually love the cards system. No one seems to but me XD
Most people who bothered to read the tutorial and understood how it works either don't mind it or like it to some degree, me included.
The card system is probably one of the game's best features in my opinion.
you are insane. its what made me hate the game
And 99% of people that think that of the system just skipped past the tutorial and decided that they were playing kh1 again, and that started complaining that they weren't and didn't understand it.
no. i did pay attention to the tutorial and still hated it. especially the second time around on the re release i knew exactly what i was getting my self into and yet still hated it
This was so well edited gj jirard and editor
The GBA game was my first entry in the series. I got it when it first came out, and it’s always been one of my favorites, right up there with Birth by Sleep and Dream Drop Distance. I’ve since beaten it, and the PS2, PS3, and PS4 versions, a combined total of 8 times. However, I’ve never collected all the Enemy Cards... but I want to sometime! Thanks for giving the game a shot, Jirard, and I’m glad you loved the combat! It always gets unfairly disregarded among the fandom, and I’m always glad to hear people appreciating it.
You know Chain of Memories has a real history with me. It was the last game my dad ever got me before he passed away. I loved this game when it originally came out on GBA and well I literally just finished the Re:Chain of Memories on 1.5 for the PS3 just yesterday right before this episode came out. It’ll always be a special game to me and well I just am glad you liked it too.
wierdly this is my favorite of the whole franchise, i enjoyed the mechanics of it and idk i just really enjoyed it 😊
It is a great battle system. Many people just whine whenever anything is different. Hell, with the right care, CoM lets you shatter the game over your knee. Getting Tornado is the signal of the end times, and once you get Mega Flare? The heartless kneel and pray to their gods.
Testified!
I played through the game on Proud mode first time out.
I was a natural and I breezed through it!
Except for Larxenne. Fuck her fights!
Yupp. I wouldn't say it's my favorite, but it's actually the game in the franchise that I've replayed the most. It's a real fun game to pass time with, in my opinion of course. Also, just out of curiosity. What's your take on Re:Coded? I liked that game a lot as well, and it felt similar in certain aspects.
Ehh I just Ars Arcanumed Larxene and Rikku to hell, But Vexen and his shield can go to hell.
As someone who played this when it came out on GBA and a few times on ps2 when it came out. it's really nice to see someone appreciate the card gameplay. The story in this one is one of my favorites because of the way Sora gets. It's just a bit darker with his obsession through the castle. ALSO MINDBLOWN DURING BBS WITH A CERTAIN SCENE IN THE SECRET ENDING with the origins of this castle.
Finally someone that likes this game. I also love the customization aspect of the decks in this games, I think this is where Sora can show the maximum of his abilities without feeling broken in a gameplay sense, and I love that. Wish that Square would make another game with this type of combat but maybe with more original content instead of it being just mostly a rehash of another game
Hats off to Jirard for liking that card combat.... It nearly killed me
It killed me. I couldn't play past Agrabah.
I didn't mind it too much, but goddamn I had to stop at Maleficent.
I actually liked the combat system a lot. I had a lot of fun with it.
I quit after Atlantica, Ursula's boss fight was complete bs, after I beat it I said I was done then just looked up a video of the story.
did sora forget atlantica is a water world?
"A forgotten side story"
*takes 110 hours to complete*
*Introduces like 10 new characters*
Another purpose of this game was to get people who had a GBA but not a PS2 (read: nintendo kids) to get a taste of Kingdom Hearts, to bring them into the fanbase and thus be able to talk about it with those that played the PS2 game. Having many of the same worlds and characters and events definitely helps in this regard. Once those people were firmly rooted in the Kingdom Hearts fanbase, they were that much closer to buying a PS2 and the first (and later second) game, so it was very important the fanbase wasn't fragmented. They really could have gotten away with a shot-for-shot remake on the GBA, but I think adding some new characters to set up the sequel and changing the main gameplay mechanic to work better for handhelds were both fantastic decisions that only helped to further the games purpose.
And that's the power of the keyblade! Seriously, that is one of best ones I've ever seen!
when i first got my gameboy advance, i wasnt into kingdom hearts, i just thought the cover looks nice (im glad 6 year old me was so easy to impress). For me its kind of strange to hear so many didnt know about this game. I played it for hours and hours. sadly never finished it, but with the 1.5 + 2.5 edition for the ps4 i really should give it another try
Love your channel.
Jirard you're my favorite TH-camr, and I've seen every big name for the past 7 years. Good stuff my dude
Oh my Gosh! Thank you, Jirard!! I know you might not be the biggest fan of this game but Chain of Memories is one of my favorite games of all time!! I have played every version of it to death with the original GBA version as my favorite! It's so cool to hear you talk about one of my favorite games! Thank you!
The original GBA version is legit one of best in the series
Funnily enough GBA CoM was the first Kingdom Hearts game I 100% completed. The summer between 8th and 9th grade for me was so boring and quiet that I was able to play it almost constantly.
I actually still have the GBA version. went back to it a little while ago actually.
The GBA version is the better version hands down.
I also feel like it was significantly harder. Though that may just be because I was a child and refused to use sleights.
John Kennell actually I replayed the game last year at 20 years old. Game is actually just hard as shit lol
My personal fav game in the series is 358/2 days it has a great story and was one of my favorite DS titles
Kingdom Hearts is my number one favorite game series of all time. Yeah the story is convoluted and makes you want to tear your hair out with how confusing it is but I just went with whatever they were saying ESPECIALLY DREAM DROP DISTANCE. These games have amazing characters and a story that’ll make you cry, get mad, and make you happy, and I love it. This games community is the best community out there, and one I’m happy to be apart of.
Dear Lord, those completionist goals...Jirard, you're a mad man to do this stuff weekly
I love this i love you this is the best thing ever
Last time I was this early games still had completion bonuses.
oof
I really know your struggle! The grind in this game is insane!!
I was going for 100% too, since i got it in both kingdom hearts 1 & 2, but even after i got all enemy cards, alle slieghts and Sora to lv 99, my ps4 glitched out the slieght trophy, so my spirit is really broken down at the moment! I hope i can one day try again and figure out a way to trigger it!
Kudos for completing it! It´s nice to see someone also liking Chain of Memories! :D
Loved the video dude. I tried to complete Re:CoM on PS3 when it came out but then found out that the difficulty trophies don't stack there. And this was before the PS4 version was out, where they do on this one. Needless to say, I will try my hand at completing the PS4 version of each game and maybe one day returning to the PS3 ones. Anyways, always love your videos as they inspire me to complete all of my favorite games no matter the difficulty or grind.
i remember getting the platinum trophy for this game, and my god, it took me like 3 weeks straight
Are you gonna do 358 2 days next..? Its the first one I played.. Its my favorite I think
Another amazing video! That is one badass keyblade at 1:11 BTW! Keep up the awesome work! (Thanks for hearting my comment last time!)
The game: Pick your cards wisely and focus on stratedgy.
Me: Spams Proud Roar (Simba), Blizzaga and Curaga constantly.
"Side games" lmao there is no such thing for Kingdom Hearts
Nice Kratos beard, jirard
Chaoticantboy17 ...touché
Love watching your kingdom hearts completion videos! Any plans on doing Dream Drop Distance on Playstation 4?
I was very fortunate to have a GBA at the time of KH2's first release.😊
Kingdom Hearts REEEEEEEEE chain of memories
I see kingdom hearts
I like. Simple
And clean
DetectiveEthanaterSpiritOfBobbyFulbrightGamer 😂I like it
"OMFG. This game is trash. I don't understand anything and the gameplay is terrible."-Hypothetical situation resulting in the removal of one "like".
ajmrowland sounds about right
Dude. You're climbing, about to round out 900k subscribers. What's the plan for 1 million? It's been a long-time coming :)
Once again, you are the best!
7:39 Oh, hey, Robin. Glad to see you're not looking so Sirius.
NoirCore I wished he did not mention Terra but fine
Time to get down on your knees and pray at the alter of RNJesus.
Please complete Dream Drop Distance!!!! It's honestly my favorite KH game, it's so fun and addicting to play!!
Also, you're the first person i've seen with a positive review for chain of memories?? Everyone i know of really hates this game lol. I'm glad you have a different opinion, it's very refreshing!
tbh this was my first kingdom of hearts game i played GBA version hated it and played this one loved it so much great video as always.
20:39 No Jirard. You don't want to play the DS game. You'll regret those words. 358/2 days is a slog.
Team Dusk but not as bad as RE:Coded
maxalej oh come on. Re coded was good just not great. In fact I got back into the franchise with recoded so I have some good memories with it. It was fun I liked the extra things from the keyholes. The only things I didn't like was the chain of memories area and wonderland.
The DS version isn't all that bad, honestly. It's probably one of the actual GOOD "fighting" type games on there that isn't Pokémon.
But the story was terrible, just a repeat of the previous stories and bad gameplay at least 358/2 was a original story
Oh come on, 358/2 days isn’t that bad
I'm kind of the same way as our lovely beardman here. Almost. When I got into the kingdom hearts series, it was after 1 and 2 were released, but well before most of the spinoffs. I don't remember what order I played them in, but chain of memories, the only spinoff I've owned (and enjoyed. I tried 358/2. Pass me with that, please) and it was one of the first ones, too. And I loved it, especially the whole card mechanic. This is one of the few games I attempted to complete (well, the original). I didn't do it, but i had fun, especially with the riku run.
Now that I think about it, chain of memories might have been my first kingdom hearts
School Holidays and The Completionist, The perfect mix
Learned something new
Never knew about bonuses for watching 358 or the platinum/gold cards
IT'S *S O N I C*
Linneus Sora Owes Namine In Cards
PLAY THE DS GAME!! I feel so sorry for everyone just watching it as a movie. Working for that next cutscene in the DS game makes it that much more rewarding and emotional.
PieSniper As much as I hate Days as a game, this is true. I wish it would get a full-fledged, overhauled remake. The gameplay needs to be seriously redone, because that game was the biggest chore for me to get through just to experience that sweet, sad story.
HOLY CRAP, I REMEMBER THIS GAME!!! I used to play it on my DS lite ( via game boy slot ) a lot, when I was younger! Though I remember stopping at the end boss of Monstrol! That fight was just IMPOSSIBLE for me!
Yaaay another upload, and Kingdom Hearts too!! 😄