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Why I Adore Kingdom Hearts 2

KingK

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Let me explain, through retrospective, why Kingdom Hearts 2 ought to blow your socks off.

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Kingdom Hearts 2. HD. PS2. PS3. PS4. KingK. Review. Critique. Retrospective.

20 Comments

@KingKlonoa Creator 8 years ago Pinned

You know, it may seem like I'm dogging on the original a little bit in this video, but that's only because the sequel is just that great. I still really like the original, and consider them both to be amazing. Just wanted to put this here in case anyone happens to get the wrong impression.

@SupernerdScrawl 7 years ago

Kairi: This is my boyfriend Sora, and this is his boyfriend Riku.

@Haedox 8 years ago

Very upset that you didn't mention the scene where Riku furiously grabs Mickey in a fit of sexual passion, professing his love for his majesty. Other than that, I guess this was a fantastic retrospective.

@senseker1 8 years ago

“Looks like my summer vacation is... over”.

Still brings me to tears.

@michaelgillespie9112 6 years ago

"It's still a mess, but it"'s a beautiful mess".

That is the absolutely perfect way to describe Kingdom Hearts

@Zinervawyrm 7 years ago

Sora is a fun character because he genuinely feels like he'd be your friend if you met him for real. He already feels like a real friend. That, I think is a lot more fun to write a character like that than a blank slate character who you want to imagine yourself as in the role.

@KaimArgonarEyyyy 8 years ago

Yoko Shimomura is a true goddess. Every piece enhances the Kingdom Hearts games, and the same can be said in Final Fantasy XV. She is just absolutely amazing.

@petergrauer8471 8 years ago

That was hands down the best way to describe the Roxas fight prior to the last chapter. An uneasy victory and an uneasy loss.

@7rhymes599 4 years ago

"Looks like my summer vacation... is over." Man, that hurts. Sends chills down my body thinking about Roxas as a whole. Being this what I assume to be high schooler who, out of nowhere, is being blamed for some supernatural crime, seeing things others aren't, remembering details differently, seeing time stop, start back up, reflections coming from water, illusions popping everywhere. It's like we're watching this kid slowly lose his grip on reality, only to be told, "You have to die, so that he can live." Like, can he even be sure that what he's seeing is real?? I know I'd be questioning everything I saw, not trust anything for what it appears to be.

@Kira1Lawliet 7 years ago (edited)

I think I'm one of the few people who went into KH2 blind and didn't mind any bit of Roxas' storyline. I mean, we all knew Sora, Donald, and Goofy would jump into the mix at some point, and it was clear that whatever was going on with this strange unfamiliar kid was connected to Sora in some way. Even as a young fourth grader playing this game for the first time, I could immediately tell that they were building up some mystery for a big reveal. Not to mention that the prologue was really nice from a storytelling standpoint, as it was easily the most human and down-to-earth section of the series. I really don't understand why so many people had so little patience with this part of the game.

@Speed_Tales_ 4 years ago

"You can't necessarily place yourself in his shoes"
Well, of course not! They're fucking huge!

@wilderfox2 7 years ago

Can we just take a moment and salute Long Haired Riku? Dude looked dope with the long locks

@TheBlackCloakedMan 8 years ago

Kingdom Hearts 2 was the first in the series I played. I was mad at Sora for taking Roxas, the character I had spent two hours bonding with, away from me.

@bubbajoe117 8 years ago

True facts, Riku on Destiny Islands was your tutorial on revenge value in Kingdom hearts games.

@studio-kibry 7 years ago

I wish I could play this game for the first time again. Learning Roxas’ tragedy organically the way the intro in 2 does is amazing.

@FervidorPrime 6 years ago

Atlantica being a series of rhythm games was sorta weird, but I have to be honest: Hearing Sora sing Under The Sea with Ariel makes me unreasonably happy and I can't quite explain why.

@flamingosalad3541 8 years ago

I always tear up at that title drop after Roxas ends his sentence knowing he's going away. He may not have been perfect to play as but you quickly grow attached.

@mariofan010 4 years ago

I’ll be honest. If this was the “end” of the series and all the rest of the games were never made I would’ve been happy with it. It’s just that perfect

@majoraxx2427 4 years ago

I grew up playing Nintendo games and never owned a PlayStation. Finished KH2 and out of the millions of things I could find to say for this game… that final boss fight was by far the greatest payoff I’ve ever experienced in a video game. My mind was beyond blown the entire time and I can only imagine how I would’ve reacted as a kid.

@inakakiwiana 4 years ago

I played KH2 first and it made me empathise with Roxas because I didn’t know what was going on and was getting flashbacks to Sora who I didn’t know yet. Playing it that way probably made more of an impact on me and it’s still my favourite to this day