I'll be honest Re:coded story hit me the hardest of any KH games. Being told it's okay to feel hurt about losing something and it's actually a good thing and not wrong. Meant a lot to me at the time and change my whole perspective about things.
I feel the same. This game helped me accept that there are some things, some people, that you can never get back and that's okay. I hope you're doing good. Whatever you're going through right now, you got it.
okay not to sound mean but genuinely thank you for giving me a reason to think this game isn't worthless because that's actually such a cool takeaway from a game I personally completely undervalued
In all seriousness, this game was super fun on the DS. Solid platforming and combat, a neat board game-style leveling system, and bossfights that experiment with different genres. It's such a shame that we didn't get any of that in the re release.
not to hate on it, but it is still strange that among all the other "spin off" games which are as essential to the story as the numbered games you could easily ignore this game and you wouldn't even notice. It is the only game in the franchise I'd call a filler...even the slight amount of new story in Melody of Memories had much more impact than this entire game
@@rodanandme you definitely should. Especially the DS version of 358 Days. It’s better imo. It’s more of a journey and you feel more of their perspectives compared to the remastered movie.
You know, in all talks of things KH-related, no one ever brings the ideas Coded presents about how data connected to other worlds allows memories related to the data come into the journal, and the possibility that anything with a collection of memories seems to act similar to a Heart.
God the zoom in on Braig's eye anytime makes a passing mention of the ancient past. It actually does seem that Nomura always had big, big plans for "Braig".
if i only had one chance to convince someone to play kingdom hearts, i'd show them 8:20 - 9:53. the emotional whiplash Leigh goes through, the crying to laughing to pain to hysterics in such a short time is a perfect example of the entire series
I stand by this being worth the watch for one very important moment, just the delivery on the lines by Jesse, "You say you accept it? It's not a game! It's way past time that you learned what REAL HURT FEELS LIKE!"
A small clarification on my comment, the Recoded story is actually really good, just probably less engaging then the rest of the games (and doesn't help the fact the Disney worlds should have been cut at the start) but despite this, it's a very important basis for lots of crucial plotpoints. This game is just filled with foreshadowings and it's great.
@@Fannintendociccio1 The problem is it objectively ISN'T a good story. At least not in the sense of anything actually mattering. The entirety of the data Sora situation happens DURING the ending cutscene of KH2, between when riku and sora return to the islands, and when they open the letter from Mickey. Real world Sora didn't experience a single thing in the entirety of the game. Mickey and co. just watched it all happen and then wrote a letter to Sora telling him what they learned, which was almost entirely insignificant in all honesty. The entire exchange with data roxas and data Sora is completely meaningless and devoid of all emotional impact because it didn't actually happen to them, it happened to data that no longer exists. Since roxas wasn't really there, his "pain" literally doesn't matter. It didn't actually exist. The only things that are actually relevant to the main characters happen AFTER you complete the game, which is dumb. It's like having to read an entire novel in order to learn what the last 2 chapters say. 100% of the important take away from this game is in the last few cutscenes. That's just irritating.
Kylander Not that all of this isn’t true in the literal sense but this series has always been the sort to lean into its metaphors and foreshadowing of the future no matter how nonsensical. Don’t look at the lore too deeply, see the character arcs and the emotions, and you’ll have a good time with this game. Imo, those are my most important elements in storytelling and this game does excel at least in that department (just like the rest of this series)
That was actually false. There was a report that Nomura told ideas and stuff to another square employee about the game when he was drunk yes but he wasn’t actually drunk when he wrote the whole story.
@@thelink6756 Eh to some extent. Nomura obviously plans things ahead though. The guy even admits he did in the KH3 Ultamania. Debatable whether re:codes was planned though lol. But I do believe the final section was probably planned for awhile
To be fair, the game is easier to understand when you actually play it vs watch it. Even if it is a rehash game, I still love the new themes that are added in. It actually might be one of my favorite KH games in the series, despite it's flaws.
Oh yeah this game exists. Nice of them to do Roxas voice cutscenes. The ending wasn’t when they were made though. The ending was in the present when they come back. You’ll see when they were made in the very very beginning of next game.
How all of these actors can do half of these scenes without breaking character is a mystery that must be hidden DEEP within the journal. Hyped for DDD next!
Kingdom Hearts never fails to give genuine emotion. Thats something you cant say for virtually any other game series. Some of these games might be duds, but the overarching story throughout all the games is truly a masterpiece in emotional storytelling.
If the DS version of this game did one thing right, it gave us a tough fight for roxas. You hit him three times and you back off, he one shots you on every difficulty(including beginner), and gave the piano theme to one of if not the best songs in the game.
This is like the one KH game I never ended up playing, mostly because I thought it was completely superfluous. I guess that feeling hasn't entirely changed, but I must admit I really loved that whole scene between Sora and Roxas. Amidst all the silly dialogue, you get hit with these wonderful emotional moments between characters. I suppose that is typical of the series as a whole lol. Thanks for the reaction, your sincerity and editing in these videos is great as always!
This actually is one of my favorite games in the series because every world either has a different base mechanic or the boss fight shifts genre all together
I sincerely hope KH III lives up to my expectations (I'm still in Dream Drop Distance), heard some people really dislike its story, so I'm a bit skeptical.
@@c0mplex_Ale yeahhhh 3 wasnt the greatest. But thats still to personal prefference. Story is mostly just a recap of all the other games and in my opinion gameplay was pretty boring. Very similar to BBS so if someone liked that theyre most likely going to enjoy KH3 too.
@@adethionsletsplays1044 Meh, BBS was good enough, but definitely not peak KH, felt their relationship wasn’t the most natural, couldn’t sympathize all that much, but all the nods to the rest of the world and characters was great, I loved getting that much background info. KH2 is the one I hold in high regard for story, that ending is easily in my Top 3 endings of all games I’ve played. That game is too much man, and I’m afraid KH3 has a low chance of surpassing it…
@@c0mplex_Ale you missed a key aspect of BBS imo. They weren’t meant to be super natural or close in their relationship. They’re students, undergoing training to become keyblade masters. They met eachother relatively recently in the timeline of the game and didn’t know eachother all their lives. Also, don’t let peoples opinions skew your future experience. People ruin things with their own expectations. They either expect too much and hate when it’s not what they want or expect so little they end up hating anything it’s become. KH3 was absolutely going to fail for a lot of fans since they had to wait over a decade for the game… people grew up and matured and their opinions now are way more cynical than they were before. See, people like to compare KH3 to the other games but realistically they’re comparing it to the memory of those games and how they experienced it in the past. I’m playing through all the games again after nearly a decade and I’m telling you, KH isn’t that perfect of a series to begin with. Lots of issues from the very beginning. But it’s definitely a fantastic story and game and if you kind of just stop expecting things, you can just enjoy things for what they are.
Leigh In KH1 : Tarzan World Pain Leigh in KH2 : Roxas Pain Leigh In KH Days : Seasalt Trio Pain Leigh in KH BBS : Wayfinder Trio Pain Leigh in Re Coded : MICKEY IT'S RIKU THEY PUT BUGS IN HIM
I stumbled upon these videos while listening to Kingdom Hearts music. I then sat and just watched all of your Kingdom Hearts videos and having grown up with these games, it was cathartic to see you really enjoying and taking in these games for what they are. Remembering how I felt and then seeing you get similar reactions had me in tears almost the entire time. I'm not above admitting that this Series has made me cry more than a couple times
For the Journal Size: Even more crazy Sora Handwriting is in at least the japanese Version of it. Remember the picture you can see in the retelling of the world Storys? In the japanese Version there is a handwriting to see to comment on things. Futhermore the handwriting is from Normura himself. Making Sora and Normura Handwriting the same.
It's so amazing watching you go through this series blind. It's meant so much to me for so many years. It's really refreshing to see someone experience the story as it unfolds
if i'm being completely honest, i LIVE for seeing your expression full of exhaustion and despair and trauma after completing these games. you are just so expressive, and it really takes me back to my own experience as a kid, sobbing over these dearly beloved (heh) characters. IT HURTS SO GOOD! Only a truly incredible and heartfelt story can make people sob the way kingdom hearts does, it's an extremely impressive feat. "I LOVE KINGDOM HEARTS!!!" I say while wailing in PAIN
Seriously though when I got to the boss fight of me versus the journal AKA Riku I was stuck on that fight for an entire summer vacation not only because the fight was difficult because I couldn't predict his moves but because I really didn't want to hurt him! But in a way I knew hurting him was the only way to save him so I guess you could say I was torn and broken hearted due to the actions I had to take!
I love how much the games mean to you. I cry every time to especially when it comes to Roxas XD cant wait for you're dream drop distance and KH3 journey as well
- "Do non-real beings really have no hearts?" That's a question this game poses, and really reinforces its role as a "Nobody game". - ...Okay, so the characters in the journal are pretty much programs, like Tron. This is actually a good thing to keep in mind for Dream Drop Distance. - Some of the bosses in coded have different gameplay gimmicks - Guard Armor is fought like a 2D platformer, Trickmaster is fought in a rail-shooting battle, and Hades is fought ATB-style (like some Final Fantasy games). - Oh yeah, Alice has a new VA here - Hynden Walch. This also uses Cheshire Cat's old VA, Jim Cummings. - Who would've guessed this game would be the true beginning to the Master of Masters threadline? Once Maleficent said the words "Book of Prophecies"... - ...I'll just explain the formula of how Xehanort's and Terra's fission/fusion worked: -> Xehanort + Terra = Terra-Xehanort (Terra's body, Xehanort's heart and soul, Terra's heart trapped in Dark Figure) + Lingering Will (Terra's soul, using his armor as a makeshift body) + Xehanort's body (in suspension within nothingness) -> Terra-Xehanort's separation = Ansem (Xehanort's heart) + Xemnas (Terra's body, Xehanort's soul) -> Ansem's and Xemnas's defeat = Xehanort (body, heart, and soul came back together) + comatose Terra (Terra's body, no soul, heart still trapped in Dark Figure)
People may hate the story for recoded but the gameplay in the original is amazing and the ending hit likes a tonne of bricks. It's mad how great that whole last segment is when the rest was a rehash of KHI xD
Honestly, Re:coded is a good game. Combat is fun, using chips to level up Data sora in the Matrix, & that Roxas fight 😩😍 Also, the Avatar Menu, where u can customize your own avatar. Also the system sector was a fun little challenge too
@@sonicjr53 Days gets a bit of an edge for me. Liked the story and while nearly every boss sucks ass until the end but the level system was fine. Coded was just doing too much with the gameplay and too little with the story. Data Darkside was cool though.
@@thespectaculargamernerd8114 I actually really hate Days' leveling compared to Coded, which just has the Sphere Grid from FFX. It's just the sphere grid.
No kidding, this is actually my favorite game of the franchise along with KH III because I secretely feel like it's the saddest game, but also the funnest game of the Franchise (with KH III of course) and I love this game with my heart even if its story isn't the best
It’s funny that as far as I remember, in A Goofy Movie and the show, the stuff Pete does isn’t ever really evil, just being a jerk at worst, and he’s Goofy’s friend who shares barbequeues and his fancy hot tub with, and in this, his selfish but harmless scheme to become popular in Birth By Sleep led Queen Minnie to eternally banish him to the Phantom Zone, until he is rescued from purgatory by Maleficent and owes her
358/2 and Birth By Sleep are really tough to get through because even though they they are parts of the story, they’re core plot lore is telling tragic tales about two other groups of friends that all end up in bad places, but tragedy is a two way road because you can either do what Riku did and try to become a better person because of the tragedy you cause and then have to face or you end up in a worse place because it’s all you know from that point. You need to be prepared to know that the next two games are going to hurt and I mean they’re going to hit hard with hurt
I like how in the thumbnail, now she’s like confusion intensifies, for that specific game it’s really fitting xD ! Love your journey through thoses games !!
Next month will be the first time, I look dream drop distance, because of you. I like to see your painful face when anything sad is happens in the series😅💗
I'm only a few minutes in. Hoping Leigh stays on board for the rest of the series. This is where I started liking the series less, which saddens me because I LOVE everything before this game. I'm hoping she can still laugh at the stuff introduced from here onward, and doesn't stop having fun with it.
This connected a lot of things! Wow, never really played this game that much so I never got really far in it, so now I kinda see how the other ones connect through this game in a certain way! Love it when you put this videos out as always! :)
Riku is like the sun I always wanted, I'm not going to lie to you guys he is just a sweetheart he is so adorable a lot of people judged him just by his attitude from the first game but let me tell you what he would not have been that way if it weren't for protecting the ones he loved in the process :-) 💜 I mean sure he was trying to seek adventure too but he was doing both in the process it's like light and darkness you can't have one without the other :-)
despite the insanity of the story, the gameplay outside of the gimick sections its actually considered the best command deck style game that there is in the series
I'm happy to be able to watch this a little before Christmas ! And so Merry Christmas to you and your family Leigh thanks for this gift and may your heart be your guiding key my dear ! c: Your reaction are so precious too !
Say what you want about this game, but at 15:39 where Data-Roxas lays down the gauntlet, you feel that! Even as a digital construct, Roxas just can't catch a break.
If I remember correctly, the "movie" version added the scene with Maleficent talking about the Book of Prophecies and the scene with the re completed Organization members. Meaning the game's last cutscene with Namine was the only plot relevant cutscene. Luckily, the game is actually fun, but god, it's story is a nothing burger until the end.
The last third of Re:Coded really is just Roxas going, "Y'know, it's really hard to stay mad at you, Sora."
Why yes, Roxas' entire existence IS depression and pain, so good of you to notice
The story of Re:Coded in a nutshell
"The Book is sentient yes, Riku is a Book now, Can a book become a keyblade wielder? Maaaaaybe."
The data* version of a book 🤦♂️ even worse haha
"Mickey, they put bugs in him!"
every time they talk about bugs as the enemy Jiminy is shaking and crying
I'll be honest Re:coded story hit me the hardest of any KH games. Being told it's okay to feel hurt about losing something and it's actually a good thing and not wrong. Meant a lot to me at the time and change my whole perspective about things.
I feel the same. This game helped me accept that there are some things, some people, that you can never get back and that's okay.
I hope you're doing good. Whatever you're going through right now, you got it.
okay not to sound mean but genuinely thank you for giving me a reason to think this game isn't worthless because that's actually such a cool takeaway from a game I personally completely undervalued
the joke about jiminy shitting himself while they're talking about getting rid of the bugs killed me
Sora: "Guys, I gotta go inside [Riku] to take a look"
Mickey: "You're not going in there alone"
OH MY FUCK
You made me snort coffee through my nose lol.
@@thequestion8697 Oh shit, hope your keyboard is ok 😃
Who's to say it's even safe inside Riku?
Leigh coming out of nowhere giving us a great Christmas gift, lol.
Love it
In all seriousness, this game was super fun on the DS. Solid platforming and combat, a neat board game-style leveling system, and bossfights that experiment with different genres. It's such a shame that we didn't get any of that in the re release.
not to hate on it, but it is still strange that among all the other "spin off" games which are as essential to the story as the numbered games you could easily ignore this game and you wouldn't even notice. It is the only game in the franchise I'd call a filler...even the slight amount of new story in Melody of Memories had much more impact than this entire game
Dead ass this games combat is so fucking fun and varied
My only issue with it was the story. It honestly makes no sense and it feels really unnecessary.
Fr. Minus the story for me, it was actually fun.
@@rodanandme you definitely should. Especially the DS version of 358 Days. It’s better imo. It’s more of a journey and you feel more of their perspectives compared to the remastered movie.
15:39 Man, I've always been a fan of Jesse's voicing of Roxas, but he absolutely NAILED that delivery.
Its such a good line too its a shame that it means literally nothing since neither of them are real
@@thatguy5876 I mean, based on what we know of "hearts" in Kingdom Hearts, they're basically real by the end of the game.
Shes getting real close now to the end game, and I'm so excited to see her play 3D, 0.2, and 3
Her VODs are still on twitch
I really love 3D I have to say the whole anesthetic of the dream worlds and the twists and of course the TWEWY Gang
@@ukyoize so shes already finished the series?
@@ComicCrossing She finished it months ago actually, she's just super behind on TH-cam
The 3d vod is kinda painful since she skipped the flowmotion tutorial and only got it like halfway through the game lol but the reactions are great
Leigh: "They're all going inside Riku!!!"
Me: "They better be gentle."
You know, in all talks of things KH-related, no one ever brings the ideas Coded presents about how data connected to other worlds allows memories related to the data come into the journal, and the possibility that anything with a collection of memories seems to act similar to a Heart.
God the zoom in on Braig's eye anytime makes a passing mention of the ancient past. It actually does seem that Nomura always had big, big plans for "Braig".
if i only had one chance to convince someone to play kingdom hearts, i'd show them 8:20 - 9:53. the emotional whiplash Leigh goes through, the crying to laughing to pain to hysterics in such a short time is a perfect example of the entire series
15:38 You can see the exact moment it clicked for her who it really was. Such an emotional scene, I love it so much!
Leigh before any kingdom Hearts game: 😁
Leigh after: 😭
When even the most underwhelming story of the series is able to suckerpunch you into oblivion, ya know it's a good series ahahah
I stand by this being worth the watch for one very important moment, just the delivery on the lines by Jesse, "You say you accept it? It's not a game! It's way past time that you learned what REAL HURT FEELS LIKE!"
Like in all KH games, the most heartfelt moments happen in hollow bastion and in the last 20 minutes of the game.
A small clarification on my comment, the Recoded story is actually really good, just probably less engaging then the rest of the games (and doesn't help the fact the Disney worlds should have been cut at the start) but despite this, it's a very important basis for lots of crucial plotpoints. This game is just filled with foreshadowings and it's great.
@@Fannintendociccio1 The problem is it objectively ISN'T a good story. At least not in the sense of anything actually mattering. The entirety of the data Sora situation happens DURING the ending cutscene of KH2, between when riku and sora return to the islands, and when they open the letter from Mickey. Real world Sora didn't experience a single thing in the entirety of the game. Mickey and co. just watched it all happen and then wrote a letter to Sora telling him what they learned, which was almost entirely insignificant in all honesty. The entire exchange with data roxas and data Sora is completely meaningless and devoid of all emotional impact because it didn't actually happen to them, it happened to data that no longer exists. Since roxas wasn't really there, his "pain" literally doesn't matter. It didn't actually exist. The only things that are actually relevant to the main characters happen AFTER you complete the game, which is dumb. It's like having to read an entire novel in order to learn what the last 2 chapters say. 100% of the important take away from this game is in the last few cutscenes. That's just irritating.
Kylander Not that all of this isn’t true in the literal sense but this series has always been the sort to lean into its metaphors and foreshadowing of the future no matter how nonsensical. Don’t look at the lore too deeply, see the character arcs and the emotions, and you’ll have a good time with this game. Imo, those are my most important elements in storytelling and this game does excel at least in that department (just like the rest of this series)
The fact that this game was written in one night while tetsuya nomura was drunk is mind boggling on how it was approved.
The fact that some one got him drunk to convince him to make this game his mind boggling
Is that real? I need a source because I want it to be true so badly. 😂
That was actually false. There was a report that Nomura told ideas and stuff to another square employee about the game when he was drunk yes but he wasn’t actually drunk when he wrote the whole story.
@@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE I heard that it was someone else got him drunk and pitched it to him
@@thelink6756 Eh to some extent. Nomura obviously plans things ahead though. The guy even admits he did in the KH3 Ultamania. Debatable whether re:codes was planned though lol. But I do believe the final section was probably planned for awhile
6:24 “His smile and optimism: gone”
To be fair, the game is easier to understand when you actually play it vs watch it. Even if it is a rehash game, I still love the new themes that are added in. It actually might be one of my favorite KH games in the series, despite it's flaws.
8:33 what i really hate about this line is that it would’ve been really easy to do right: “It’s Riku! They corrupted him!”
Take a drink every time they say hurt in this game
@@krabman2889To quote Regular Pat "the game wields the word 'hurt' in the same way that an unaccompanied 2 year old might wield an electric razor"
I've started watching Leigh's Kingdom Hearts journey and I've lost count of how many times she's cried. Honestly I relate.
Oh yeah this game exists. Nice of them to do Roxas voice cutscenes.
The ending wasn’t when they were made though. The ending was in the present when they come back. You’ll see when they were made in the very very beginning of next game.
How all of these actors can do half of these scenes without breaking character is a mystery that must be hidden DEEP within the journal.
Hyped for DDD next!
KH fans hearing Dearly Beloved for the thousandth time: “OMG Dearly Beloved!”
Naminé deserves more screentime!
I discovered you because of your DMC journey videos and these video's are some of my favorite, keep up the amazing work leigh
Kingdom Hearts never fails to give genuine emotion. Thats something you cant say for virtually any other game series.
Some of these games might be duds, but the overarching story throughout all the games is truly a masterpiece in emotional storytelling.
This game had some cool mechanics concerning the keyblades, I remember loving the lioheart keyblade that kept getting faster as you racked up combos.
If the DS version of this game did one thing right, it gave us a tough fight for roxas. You hit him three times and you back off, he one shots you on every difficulty(including beginner), and gave the piano theme to one of if not the best songs in the game.
This is like the one KH game I never ended up playing, mostly because I thought it was completely superfluous. I guess that feeling hasn't entirely changed, but I must admit I really loved that whole scene between Sora and Roxas. Amidst all the silly dialogue, you get hit with these wonderful emotional moments between characters. I suppose that is typical of the series as a whole lol. Thanks for the reaction, your sincerity and editing in these videos is great as always!
Never forget that Nomura wrote this story while he was drunk.
That was a mistranslation, and he didn't wrote it anyway
@@cloudfoxdie it was mistranslated. He was fuckin steamin mate
me when I lie
This actually is one of my favorite games in the series because every world either has a different base mechanic or the boss fight shifts genre all together
Your channel is great. I grew up on most of these games and its cool to see a newcomer's perspective and enthusiasm.
I sincerely hope she survives KH III emotionally.
I sincerely hope KH III lives up to my expectations (I'm still in Dream Drop Distance), heard some people really dislike its story, so I'm a bit skeptical.
@@c0mplex_Ale yeahhhh 3 wasnt the greatest. But thats still to personal prefference. Story is mostly just a recap of all the other games and in my opinion gameplay was pretty boring. Very similar to BBS so if someone liked that theyre most likely going to enjoy KH3 too.
@@adethionsletsplays1044 Meh, BBS was good enough, but definitely not peak KH, felt their relationship wasn’t the most natural, couldn’t sympathize all that much, but all the nods to the rest of the world and characters was great, I loved getting that much background info. KH2 is the one I hold in high regard for story, that ending is easily in my Top 3 endings of all games I’ve played. That game is too much man, and I’m afraid KH3 has a low chance of surpassing it…
@@c0mplex_Ale go in blind, don’t watch any trailers and curb your expectations. Try to play the dlc too , I promise you’ll enjoy it a lot more !
@@c0mplex_Ale you missed a key aspect of BBS imo. They weren’t meant to be super natural or close in their relationship. They’re students, undergoing training to become keyblade masters. They met eachother relatively recently in the timeline of the game and didn’t know eachother all their lives.
Also, don’t let peoples opinions skew your future experience. People ruin things with their own expectations. They either expect too much and hate when it’s not what they want or expect so little they end up hating anything it’s become. KH3 was absolutely going to fail for a lot of fans since they had to wait over a decade for the game… people grew up and matured and their opinions now are way more cynical than they were before. See, people like to compare KH3 to the other games but realistically they’re comparing it to the memory of those games and how they experienced it in the past. I’m playing through all the games again after nearly a decade and I’m telling you, KH isn’t that perfect of a series to begin with. Lots of issues from the very beginning. But it’s definitely a fantastic story and game and if you kind of just stop expecting things, you can just enjoy things for what they are.
Leigh In KH1 : Tarzan World Pain
Leigh in KH2 : Roxas Pain
Leigh In KH Days : Seasalt Trio Pain
Leigh in KH BBS : Wayfinder Trio Pain
Leigh in Re Coded : MICKEY IT'S RIKU THEY PUT BUGS IN HIM
the kh experience
I stumbled upon these videos while listening to Kingdom Hearts music. I then sat and just watched all of your Kingdom Hearts videos and having grown up with these games, it was cathartic to see you really enjoying and taking in these games for what they are. Remembering how I felt and then seeing you get similar reactions had me in tears almost the entire time. I'm not above admitting that this Series has made me cry more than a couple times
“A book that can just make up a world”
“Sounds complicated”
Oh boy wait until you hear about the book of prophecies in xchi 😬
For the Journal Size: Even more crazy Sora Handwriting is in at least the japanese Version of it. Remember the picture you can see in the retelling of the world Storys? In the japanese Version there is a handwriting to see to comment on things. Futhermore the handwriting is from Normura himself. Making Sora and Normura Handwriting the same.
It's so amazing watching you go through this series blind. It's meant so much to me for so many years. It's really refreshing to see someone experience the story as it unfolds
if i'm being completely honest, i LIVE for seeing your expression full of exhaustion and despair and trauma after completing these games. you are just so expressive, and it really takes me back to my own experience as a kid, sobbing over these dearly beloved (heh) characters. IT HURTS SO GOOD!
Only a truly incredible and heartfelt story can make people sob the way kingdom hearts does, it's an extremely impressive feat.
"I LOVE KINGDOM HEARTS!!!" I say while wailing in PAIN
found this series this week and it’s literally my favorite thing ever. hypers
Literally subbed just so I can watch her reaction to the series. It's nice to see her connecting everything together 😭😭😭
There's nothing I like more than finding new creators to cry along to kingdom hearts with and your editing is perfect
Can’t wait for kh3 and remind I need to see my pain reflected in someone else
Seriously though when I got to the boss fight of me versus the journal AKA Riku I was stuck on that fight for an entire summer vacation not only because the fight was difficult because I couldn't predict his moves but because I really didn't want to hurt him! But in a way I knew hurting him was the only way to save him so I guess you could say I was torn and broken hearted due to the actions I had to take!
Is it crazy that the thing I was most hyped about in this vid was Leigh's sick Yu Yu Hakusho shirt?
Same haha
I love how much the games mean to you. I cry every time to especially when it comes to Roxas XD cant wait for you're dream drop distance and KH3 journey as well
- "Do non-real beings really have no hearts?" That's a question this game poses, and really reinforces its role as a "Nobody game".
- ...Okay, so the characters in the journal are pretty much programs, like Tron. This is actually a good thing to keep in mind for Dream Drop Distance.
- Some of the bosses in coded have different gameplay gimmicks - Guard Armor is fought like a 2D platformer, Trickmaster is fought in a rail-shooting battle, and Hades is fought ATB-style (like some Final Fantasy games).
- Oh yeah, Alice has a new VA here - Hynden Walch. This also uses Cheshire Cat's old VA, Jim Cummings.
- Who would've guessed this game would be the true beginning to the Master of Masters threadline? Once Maleficent said the words "Book of Prophecies"...
- ...I'll just explain the formula of how Xehanort's and Terra's fission/fusion worked:
-> Xehanort + Terra = Terra-Xehanort (Terra's body, Xehanort's heart and soul, Terra's heart trapped in Dark Figure) + Lingering Will (Terra's soul, using his armor as a makeshift body) + Xehanort's body (in suspension within nothingness)
-> Terra-Xehanort's separation = Ansem (Xehanort's heart) + Xemnas (Terra's body, Xehanort's soul)
-> Ansem's and Xemnas's defeat = Xehanort (body, heart, and soul came back together) + comatose Terra (Terra's body, no soul, heart still trapped in Dark Figure)
Looking back at it now this game had a lot of setup for kh3.
People may hate the story for recoded but the gameplay in the original is amazing and the ending hit likes a tonne of bricks. It's mad how great that whole last segment is when the rest was a rehash of KHI xD
Honestly, Re:coded is a good game.
Combat is fun, using chips to level up Data sora in the Matrix, & that Roxas fight 😩😍
Also, the Avatar Menu, where u can customize your own avatar.
Also the system sector was a fun little challenge too
YESHHH I BEEN WAITNG FOR MOREEE
They made some weird decisions with Re:coded. I do want to play the DS game some time though, it looks fun. And Data Sora is a very good boy.
for me Coded is the opposite of 358. Fun gameplay and mechanics but very thin story wise. While 358 is the opposite.
@@sonicjr53 Days gets a bit of an edge for me. Liked the story and while nearly every boss sucks ass until the end but the level system was fine. Coded was just doing too much with the gameplay and too little with the story. Data Darkside was cool though.
@@thespectaculargamernerd8114 I actually really hate Days' leveling compared to Coded, which just has the Sphere Grid from FFX. It's just the sphere grid.
@@northwindkey I think by "level system" they meant the mission structure but I could be mistaken
You like o.O the entire first hour or two is such a recoded mood
I vividly remember the first time I opened up Re:Coded and was like 'Oh, its just a neat way to do a recap.' smash cut to me on the floor bawling
Ah yes, Re:Coded, the Kingdom Hearts game that..............exists.
Joking aside, yay another video ^.^ ! And merry Christmas Leigh !
9:25 THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING! Damn it Square!
No kidding, this is actually my favorite game of the franchise along with KH III because I secretely feel like it's the saddest game, but also the funnest game of the Franchise (with KH III of course) and I love this game with my heart even if its story isn't the best
15:40 whenever you hear your favorite characters theme when their supposed to be dead
now remember, nomura came up with the idea for this games story after a night of drinking, and by morning had had enough to push the idea
It’s funny that as far as I remember, in A Goofy Movie and the show, the stuff Pete does isn’t ever really evil, just being a jerk at worst, and he’s Goofy’s friend who shares barbequeues and his fancy hot tub with, and in this, his selfish but harmless scheme to become popular in Birth By Sleep led Queen Minnie to eternally banish him to the Phantom Zone, until he is rescued from purgatory by Maleficent and owes her
24:35 damn I don't remember the plan on Xigbar eye with what Young Xehanort said, it feels so different now
Its 10:40am on Christmas Day where I am. Best present ever. Thank you
Another Leigh video, this makes me happy
I have to say, from a purely gameplay standpoint, Recoded is one of my favorites in the series lol
Can't wait to see the rest of her kingdom hearts journey
You have no clue how much I look forward to your Kingdom Hearts vids!
358/2 and Birth By Sleep are really tough to get through because even though they they are parts of the story, they’re core plot lore is telling tragic tales about two other groups of friends that all end up in bad places, but tragedy is a two way road because you can either do what Riku did and try to become a better person because of the tragedy you cause and then have to face or you end up in a worse place because it’s all you know from that point. You need to be prepared to know that the next two games are going to hurt and I mean they’re going to hit hard with hurt
I like how in the thumbnail, now she’s like confusion intensifies, for that specific game it’s really fitting xD ! Love your journey through thoses games !!
Next month will be the first time, I look dream drop distance, because of you. I like to see your painful face when anything sad is happens in the series😅💗
Oh man the DDD video next is gonna be wild ahaha, I can’t wait
I'm only a few minutes in. Hoping Leigh stays on board for the rest of the series. This is where I started liking the series less, which saddens me because I LOVE everything before this game. I'm hoping she can still laugh at the stuff introduced from here onward, and doesn't stop having fun with it.
6:21 he’s not annoying, he’s handsome
I MEAN
@LeighXP Love all your KH play throughs!! I seriously cannot wait for you to start Kingdom Hearts 3! Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
This is the best Christmas present from Leigh :D
This connected a lot of things! Wow, never really played this game that much so I never got really far in it, so now I kinda see how the other ones connect through this game in a certain way! Love it when you put this videos out as always! :)
Kingdom hearts in a nutshell: "Uhh sorry you kinda lost me there-" "Shhhh it's okay, you don't have to understand. Just mash X."
Merry Christmas thank you for this. It was even funnier a second time!
Love how the book looks like Riku because it kins him. The book is a Riku kinny. What a icon.
I love tgat she’s wearing a yuyu hakusho shirt. She looks kinda young so the fact that she knows an old classic warms my hearts.
Riku is like the sun I always wanted, I'm not going to lie to you guys he is just a sweetheart he is so adorable a lot of people judged him just by his attitude from the first game but let me tell you what he would not have been that way if it weren't for protecting the ones he loved in the process :-) 💜 I mean sure he was trying to seek adventure too but he was doing both in the process it's like light and darkness you can't have one without the other :-)
Dang I love Riku's theme. It's so beautiful yet tragic... fits the character really well I guess
I'm not happy to see someone cry, per se, but I love to see how much this series means to you.
Christ on the cross this game is wild. I only played the main number KH games and this one has been
a RIDE and I'm only 5 minutes in.
Ahh yes, the hurt.... Every time I hear that word I get Vietnam flashbacks. Lol
despite the insanity of the story, the gameplay outside of the gimick sections its actually considered the best command deck style game that there is in the series
I loved every minute of this! Thanks for all the laughs and the cries. :)
YES THIS IS MY FAVORITE TH-cam SERIES
I'm happy to be able to watch this a little before Christmas ! And so Merry Christmas to you and your family Leigh thanks for this gift and may your heart be your guiding key my dear ! c: Your reaction are so precious too !
Barely two minutes in and your brain is breaking, I love it
I didn't expect another one so soon, Merry Christmas
11:20 Me when I finally get my cat to swallow the deworming pill.
This is what quality assurance teams go through every day.
Say what you want about this game, but at 15:39 where Data-Roxas lays down the gauntlet, you feel that! Even as a digital construct, Roxas just can't catch a break.
best christmas gift! omg i cant wait for your reaction to ddd
Kingdom Hearts Re:Confusion
If I remember correctly, the "movie" version added the scene with Maleficent talking about the Book of Prophecies and the scene with the re completed Organization members. Meaning the game's last cutscene with Namine was the only plot relevant cutscene.
Luckily, the game is actually fun, but god, it's story is a nothing burger until the end.
Appreciate the Christmas Eve upload, thanks bud.