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Fun fact: James Woods goes out of his way to voice Hades as much as possible, he loves that character and thank God too, he's fantastic

Doug’s reactions to the Kingdom Hearts games during his livestreams is exactly how I would imagine a grandpa who grew up with Disney movies reacting to Kingdom Hearts, confused as hell but charmed nonetheless.

Kingdom Hearts is something that SHOULD NOT WORK. Yet it DOES. And it's amazing. Convoluted as hell. But amazing.

The fact that Doug had the hardest time in the game in the chillest area in the game (apparently) seems… really fitting somehow 😂😂

"The story to Kingdom Hearts isn't *that* complicated." The story: [How to play 5-D Chess with Multiversal Time Travel]

Kingdom Hearts is something truly special. Something for all of us who remember it well can never forget the beautiful things its given us. The wonderous otherworldly music we have heard while playing. There will never be nothing like it again in video game history.

Fun fact, there was actually a Kingdom Hearts cartoon that was originally supposed to air on Disney Channel in the early 2000s, but was scrapped early on. It would have been so surreal seeing this hypothetical cartoon airing along side House of Mouse

On the first day of Christmas, the Critic gave to me, A sword that is also a key!

This game is almost 20 years old & Simple & Clean is still an amazing song to this day.

Every KH expert in the universe is resisting the incredibly strong urge to explain the intricate story of the series' lore and just let Doug have his nice Disney-Anime game.

Metaphorically Speaking: You know that grumpy older guy in Christmas Movies who hates Christmas and then by the end of the film he loves it? When I played Kingdom Hearts for the first time back in 2006, it literally...softened my heart. I already loved Final Fantasy, but it brought me back to loving Disney again, after thinking I had moved on from it.

As a kingdom hearts fan, I can agree the controls were convoluted. With the Winnie the Pooh tree, there was actually a button you could press that would auto climb up to where Pooh is.

This is where the fun begins. Speaking of which, can't wait for the Clone Wars one.

This was actually my first video game ever, and as such, it holds a special place in my… heart….. Wasn’t going for a pun, initially, but eventually just went with it.

Man, seeing these clips brings back some “nostalgia” of when I watched Doug play this game. Was a fun ride honestly, seeing his overall reactions to the controls, story, and frustrations most of us had to endure when we first played this. Everything he’s pointed out here brings back my memories of when I battled thru this game, experiencing the same pros and cons. The first gaming console and game I ever bought with my own money thanks to layaway (back in the day). So fun to relive this in a way with him.

This game is chest filled with Nostalgia and precious memories. I loved exploring famous Disney worlds, fighting off famous villains such as Maleficent and Hades, the story and characters were so emotional to me. This is one of the best games I played when I was a child.

On the first Disneycember, my critic gave to me: A blade in the shape of a key

Kingdom hearts in a nutshell: Mickey, Donald, Goofy and some anime kids beating the shit out of people with keys.

"They want something good vs bad maybe with a LITTLE something complicated in between a "I am your father" moment." Yeah THAT KH moment was Riku, the BEST FRIEND of Sora, and a GOOD GUY (even he was kind of an ahole as a kid) falling to the darkness and then redeeming himself to hold off Ansem in Hollow Bastion. Even as a kid I remember that cutscene in Hollow Bastion of Sora losing the keyblade to Riku just shredding my emotions. And the best thing about it, is that it's BUILT up PERFECTLY for Riku to be a villain. And not even a full villain, just a child, a LITERAL CHILD (people forget these kids are like in their mid teens during this), who was manipulated by Maleficent to do her bidding. You see these little glimpses of him in the beginning just being a jerk to Sora, making fun of him, being really tense all the time even for a kid, and his whole attitude during certain worlds, like Monstro make you go "this....Riku tf you doin". Then when Riku DOES go full betrayal, it hits like a truck, yet at the same time, you kind of saw it coming. You just didn't want to believe he'd actually betray Sora. So it hurts all the more when he does. That stuff with his interactions with Sora in the worlds, is so good, that I kinda wish they HADN'T shown cutscenes of him with Maleficent in Traverse Town. Let the kids work it out that something wasn't right with Riku. And for Riku to redeem himself by holding Ansem off and helping seal the door, made me SCREAM "Hail yeah" cause I loved Riku and it hurt to see him be so grossly manipulated. Riku is *EASILY* one of the best characters in the entire series. He's the exact reason why so many people love Kingdom Hearts-he's complex, yet still simple enough to relate to. That kind of balance is something kingdom hearts does REALLY well and it's a staple of the series to be complex yet simple and clean. It's weird, but it works. Sora is the kind of character that kids can look up to-cheerful, upbeat, kind always willing to do what's right, even if it isn't easy. But Riku is the kind of character everyone can RELATE to.

It never fails to make me feel old when someone says “I grew up on Kingdom Hearts” since I was already 23 when I played this. Joking aside I really loved this game. Putting Disney and Square together was a fantastic Chocolate/Peanut Butter combo we didn’t know we needed, and having Donald and Goofy as my constant companions was perfect (they’re my two favorites). Beating Sephiroth with the Kingdom Key is an accomplishment I wish I could find the recording for (curse growing up before KZfaq).

Fun fact: James Woods came to my house and I’m an avid kingdom hearts fan. All I knew at the time is that he was a movie actor and what not which was wack.

For me I liked all the little details. Like when you first gather Ansems reports all the even or odd ones Ansem sounds like a wise and benefolent ruler. Then you get the remaining odd or even reports and now you see the mad scientist. It's funny in the Ducktales cartoon when Donald gets knocked out and I'm like "That's what happens when you spam Heal for every bump and cut you got nothing for when you need it." still 20 years later and I haven't let it go. One deviantart idea I'd love to see happen Goofy with Captain America's shield.

Doug needs to play Knights Of The Old Republic next year for Disneycember, if he's doing video games now he should play it and review it.

The Orchestra version of Vector to the Heavens absolutely slaps :D

Nice to see Doug get into the series. He knows the “spin-offs” are vital to the story, right? He didn’t play 3 before BBS and 3D, right? Oh boy.

While the controls in this first game are sometimes frustrating, I’m just grateful that these games exist at all. :) I find it hard to be mad at it simply because of the concept (except the vines in Tarzan, those I can always be mad at). Bless these games. Thank you for the amazing vid! So excited for Disneycember. :)

I've never played Kingdom Hearts, but its always been something I've sort of been eyeing. I feel like this as well as Sora getting into Smash might be my ticket to finally pick it up.

This game managed to make so many Disney characters badasses, with King Micky being the most badass one

My favorite game. This game saved me as a child. It is my absolute favorite and will always have a special place in my heart. There’s a reason me and so many others are die hards for this series. I really should go and watch Doug’s walkthrough

If you want to experience the Kingdom Hearts series in its entirety then...oh boy ya might wanna have some acetaminophen on hand.

This might be the first review that didn't include the words "Final" or Fantasy". Props.

One of the greatest ideas Disney ever came up with. It’s so great to see doug’s analogical mind and style go over this game. This is gonna be a great disneycember Edit: correction, Disney didn’t come up with this. Thanks in the comments

Doug talking about Kingdom hearts is definitely something I bet most of never saw coming.

Never played Kingdom Hearts but wanted to as a kid. Picking this up on PC tonight!

Altogether, everyone: SIMPLE AND CLEAN IS THE WAY THAT YOU’RE MAKING ME FEEEEEL TONIGHT ITS HARD TO LET IT GOOOO - Turtle Goofy, 2021

I cannot believe it has been 10 years since Disneycember was born! Time sure does fly.

Doug "Seven parts to fight this goddamn guy and I don't think there was a save point" Really? the final rest and world terminus (Pooh section) weren't close enough to the bosses to save the game? Huh, that's strange, I always found every single save point in a world at least relatively close to where you needed to go. Also, Heather was possibly one of the worst guides to this game I've ever seen, A ton of the information she spouts out was flat out incorrect. I would've done the job for nothing and you'd know the ins and outs of the game, every minute detail and then some.

It's so refreshing hearing Doug talk about a video game for once honestly, it's nice hearing how he approaches that

The camera is the only unbeatable enemy you have to fight the whole game.

ON THE FIRST DAY OF DISNEYCEMBER THE CRITIC GAVE TO ME: A kid beating villains with a key!

Glad you got to play Kingdom Hearts! There’s a reason Kingdom Hearts (and Kingdom Hearts II) are frequently cited as some of the greatest video games of all time.

I was in high school when Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2 came out. I'm now 30, and I STILL absolutely adore these games.

11:52 Okay, the thing with that part, is that that's not the actual character talking. Its some kind of apparition that took on the form of that character (Selphie), and was using it as a means of asking Sora that question, sorta like how when a hero goes on a spiritual journey, they're asked these questions that allow them to know themselves better. Also, its part of the gameplay, as the answers are what determine how you level up through the game.

Never played any of the Kingdom Hearts game, but they look so freaking cool! And now since Sora has joined Super Smash Bros Ultimate as the final fighter, I REALLY want to play the Kingdom Hearts games.

Awww When Disney wasn't afraid to do something as out there as teaming up with Square Enix, to make a video game where the most iconic Disney characters, as well as the most iconic Final Fantasy characters, fighting for a key that is as large as waste high. Also, it's in the hand of a kid who uses it like a sword, to fight monsters alongside Sir Goofey and Wizard Donald. Hearing this, you would think it's just in the realm of possibility to be plausible, but there's no way creative power, time, and money was spent on something so ludicrous. And that's the amazing part. This crossover game looks beautiful in animation, and shot composition. I'm really surprised Nostalgia Critic didn't mention this in the review, but the music score for this game is absolutely incredible, and most of the soundtrack is an original score produced for the this new crossover video game IP. This was definitely a gamble, and man did it pay off for both companies. Btw, let's not forget that this game created an epic battle that no child could've imagined happening in any form of media, Donald and Goofy, and friend, fight Sephiroth in a high stakes battle to the death, all the while "One-Winged Angel" is played throughout the battle. Sadly, Disney 20 years later would've never agreed to something so un-formulaic with no guarantee of a profit, so what's the point. Art and artistic integrity matter not to a company that brought the audience the soulless film "Lion King 2019". They definitely wouldn't allow iconic characters like Donald and Goofy, let alone Mickey Mouse, to ever be in something they don't have absolute control of. Also, Disney would be VERY angry and upset today to see the scene where Sora goes into a book and meets an obvious life-like portrayal of a dear friend to Disney, the President Xi Jinping of China. I hope Disney looses the credibility that it garnered through animated films like the original "Lion King" or "Toy Story". They use to be these trail blazers of animation, but now those who care about the art of filmmaking all know that their hacks who have a lot of money, can spend a relatively small amount of their vast wealth to create something un-original, and still make money, cause people still think of the Disney from 20 years ago when they see a trailer/poster with the Disney logo on it today. Considering "Lion King 2019", so quickly became the highest grossing animated movie of all time, I have very little hope that the average movie goer will look past their excited expectations, that Disney logo that has a history of great animated films, and their nostalgia of Disney.

I am so glad to hear your thoughts on Kingdom Hearts! I am happy to have been a part of these streams. Thanks for giving it a chance and continuing to put out awesome content. Kingdom Hearts is a wild ride…you just have to get on and have fun. I’m so happy you did!

These KH streams were a genuine highlight of this year. Thank you so much for giving them a chance Doug.

Yeah Doug the story of this game even as a fan of KH is pretty complicated and not gonna lie as much I liked the first game the controls are just dated even the camera controls were pretty wonky. Thank god this was fixed in the newer KH games.

I think it's kind of a shallow view of Riku in KH1. It's a story of fearing your friends are moving on without you and dealing with manipulative adults. It's so good but no one seems to get it.

This story is like something you find under the floor boards of the lonely old man's apartment. A story that makes no sense, but you can see the passion that was put into it.

I started watching nostalgia critic 4 years after playing my first KH game - so it's really cool to see one of my favourite youtubers as a kid look at one of my all time favourite childhood games =)

I honestly wish I was able to play this as a kid (especially since I've been a Disnerd for a long time). I often find it interesting how well the characters blend in with the Disney movie atmosphere.... SOMETIMES. Other times, it's a stretch, imo. (Where's Sora, Donald and Goofy in Wreck-It Ralph's world?) Also, holy crap, I'm early!

0:42 Basically me and with the Tarzan jungle vine level.

Kingdom Hearts is at its best when Kingdom Hearts characters fully interact with Disney characters. Later games, for the sake of getting certain movies into the games, had Sora and the gang not interacting with certain Disney characters that much.

Thank you for giving my favorite game of all time an honest to God shot. It fills me with much joy to here you enjoyed it. It you decide to dive in to the heart of the others as well.... Good luck.

Ah yes, kingdom hearts boss battles. Yeaaaah, there wasn’t a save.

Depending on how analytical you are, it can be hard to get into Kingdom Hearts now if you didn't grow up with it. Like one thing I find is that anime and jrpg fans who missed it for whatever reason tend to be more critical of it since they compare it to other shows and games in those media. I think it's good that Doug isn't into JRPGs and not really big on anime since that means that despite being able to see its flaws, that's not weigh on him and he can find more to enjoy in it and see what it's going for even without a personal connection to the series.

Lol I laughed so hard a 11:27 just seeing peter pans body floating over em as they were still fighting.

This series means a lot to me, not because I played it as a kid though. This was my lockdown activity. During the first lockdown when I became unemployed, to keep my sanity and give me a task, I played through EVERY Kingdom Hearts game. I even started a blog about it. It gave me a reason to wake up in the morning, and a sense of purpose in the weirdest way. Honestly the themes of light and darkness and the sappier moments really worked for me all the more during that f***ed up time. For some people Covid sanity was Animal Crossing; for me, it was Kingdom Hearts. Kingdom Hearts was there for me when I needed it, and I'll be forever grateful.

Kingdom Hearts as a series is my favorite thing ever, nothing else in any kind of media tops it for me. Glad you enjoyed KH1 even with its first game problems.

Since I know that he's going forward with the series, I'm happy he's got the golden rule down pat in part 1: the spectacle takes priority over story sensibilities I am curious to know what games he went through, the intro only showed 1, 2, and 3, and I'm wondering if chat yelled at him enough to play the other ones for this damn series to make sense

"I'll come back for you, I promise!" That last battle - you get no saves you got to be a MAN and just beat the bleep out of it and just keep going its endurance.

This was such an awesome video! I'm really excited and I hope this leads to more video game reviews like this. I know that JRPGs aren't most people's cups of tea but I think that the story of some can prove strong enough to outweigh the not always favorable battle mechanics and such. I find myself drawn to them for the story even though sometimes they are IMPOSSIBLY hard and INFURIATING but it doesn't matter because I'm enjoying the journey I am on and I know that the struggles I go through will just make me appreciate the character's strengths more. A friend of mine just bought all the kingdom hearts games and started playing them, so it was weird funny timing for this video to be released. And like I said, I hope this leads to more VG reviewing content! :)

I remember seeing the commercials when I was 10 and *needing* this game. So I begged my parents for s PS2 just to play it. It was the first time I ever attempted a JRPG and it didn't do it for me haha. Never played them again after, but it still has a warm place in my heart, no pun intended.

I love Kingdom Hearts it's basically one of my top 10 favorite video games to play.

One of my favorite games of all time. I'm so glad I got to witness your Kingdom Hearts journey, Doug.

So happy to see Disneycember back ! It makes my day to finish work and come to a funny mini review

I would love a doug game review segment , even if he just watches the cutscenes and talks about the story. Imagine is Doug played spiderman or God of war.

My older brother was massively into Kingdom Hearts when we were growing up as kids during the 2000s. I have such fond memories of watching him play the first two games in his room all the time because he was much more of the gamer than I was at the time (and also, I was probably a bit younger compared to the age demographic for this type of game to have the ability to play a game like that even though it was Disney and rated E). I wish I played the games at the time when we were growing up and I was happy that I got to finally start playing a little bit of the first game years later while I was in my third year of college. My boyfriend at the time owned a PS4 and he got me the PS4 re-release of the first two games together and I was playing the first couple of levels with him in his dorm. Sadly, we broke up a month after we started our senior year three years ago, so I haven't had the chance to revisit the game since then and it's currently sitting on my shelf at home. Hopefully, I will find a way I can play this game fully and experience the entire thing like my brother got to.

That Tarzan level... So much time there... I have flashbacks watching you play that

I remember playing this SOOO many years ago in college. i remember being in Atlantis over and over again to try to get Thunder Gems, specifically, by defeating this one type of enemy so I could unlock the Ultimate Keyblade. Yeah, it was a pain in the ass. I also remember Sephiroth as a hidden boss and he was SO tough. He was, by far, the hardest fight in the game. The final boss, I do now kind of remember it being a pain but nowhere near as hard. That said, I loved this game back then.

This is one of those games where when I first encountered it, I was "uh, really?" Then I actually played it and absolutely loved it. My wife doesn't like to play RPG games but loves watching the story unfold, so she watched me play it. She absolutely squee'd with delight when Beast showed up (Beauty And The Beast is one of her favorite animated movies).

I got to play Kingdom Hearts around Christmas back in 2003, so Christmas and Kingdom Hearts go hand-and -hand to me. I'm probably one of the few people that really loves the first Kingdom Hearts, but that doesn't mean I dislike the sequels. Kingdom Hearts is definitely a great series with great gameplay, a fantastic musical score, and memorable characters. While the rest of the sequels go in radical directions and constant recons, the first game will always have a special place in my heart.😊😅😍

I didn't watch the preview video earlier, so seeing him covering video games was a great surprise

Thank you so much for reviewing my favorite video game. Really enjoyed your twitch streams. Aswell. I look forward to your kh2 review. May your heart be your guiding key Doug. And everyone at channel awsome

Ah it's good to have Disneycember back! In fact, I think I'll do a thing where I keep track of the stuff Doug reviews and label them as good, okay/meh, and bad to see where most of the stuff leans towards. I kind of did that to myself in the past, so now it's time to do so for real! Good: Kingdom Hearts Okay/Meh: Bad: So yeah, a good start to DisneyCember 2021! And on another note, yeah Square Enix is apparently infamous for multiple final boss phases. And another thing to add is that when it comes to video game crossovers, Kingdom Hearts is one of the most well-known ones alongside Super Smash Bros.! And fun fact: Super Mario 64 inspired Kingdom Hearts!

Finally a review on Kingdom Hearts! This game was got me to really buy the PS2, when this game came out in 2002, I was mind blown by the graphics and gameplay, especially with the crossover of Disney and Final Fantasy characters!

I took away three things from Kingdom Hearts: -The awesome soundtracks -The amazing Boss fights -The Soriku fanfictions

This Is something I've been wanting to see for Years I'm so happy to see Doug finally cover kingdom hearts

This was my first PS2 game, and I immediately loved it. At least until the second Riku fight in Hollow Bastion. It took me so many tries to beat him, and you couldn't skip the cutscene before the fight. But I've played the Final Mix remasters on PS3 and PS4. In fact, I'm playing through the entire series again now.

These games are still awesome even with their downfalls and the game play is always fun for me even when it's frustrating. I wonder if the star wars games that are still canon are gonna be in this year's reviews

I still remember being in highschool and friends telling me about this game that has all these Disney characters in it but also characters from Final Fantasy. I was not a huge fan of either but what stuck with me the most is the main theme. It just drilled into my brain and stayed there for years.

Fun Fact: Zachary Levi is a hardcore Kingdom Hearts fan and jumped at the opportunity to voice Flynn Ryder in KH3.

After Sora making it into Smash, this was the perfect year to do the series as part of the Disneycember

11:43 Playing this game when Kingdom Hearts came out in 2002, I grew with it, I mean its understandable Doug I mean you would of loved this. For me and others its cemented with childhood and it's basically about that. This part is a dream sequence of Soras beginning journey. Asking questions like this is saying too the playing of what you want in life or what your afraid of. As a kid I never understood that but I was amazed by the game when I got it. Today or this year started replaying it and got the orginal ps2 and guidebook becouse I live this game. This part is retrospective, it's an undertone with the creator that said it's an existential game what added into it. Vague as you said yes how it comes across becouse your seeing something there too it. Its basically the intro of childhood, the 2000s generation, the time where we are in this tinted glass, our curiosity about the world around us. Something that has light with the character and the player themselfs. We have curiosty, we ambitions, we are unsure, we are afraid, we sees the white doves representing love deepest part. It's done in a simple way but has an undertone that I could recognise years later. Hollow Bastion and End if world have toned too them too. Destiny Island has a tone with peace tranquility as the kids want to explore well, the adventure or adult world, that's why you dont see the adults in this. There is so much to say about this first game. Besides the spin offs and how it ties with them, this was the first game with it's own message and can be by itself. Its beautiful heartfelt game that the creator had an idea what he was doing.

i 've been waiting a year for this, doug absolutely delivered

I still find the Splinter in the fire scene still emotional to this day.

The first KH is a great beta for the masterpiece that is KH II. It improves so much for gameplay & story. I hope Doug gives it a go, to see just how deep the rabbit hole gets.

I have played every single one of these games and absolutely love them

This game defines nostalgia for me, my all time favorite game hands down.

Fun fact: Robin Williams couldn't do the role of Genie from Aladdin in this game at the time, so they had Dan Castellaneta, *voice actor of Homer Simpson,* to do the role of Genie.

Damn 10 years of Disneycember that’s interesting to know it happened

Nostalgia Critic and Kingdom Hearts! What a Disneycember.

There was a over 3 hours video i watches just on people's reaction to Sora in smash. I was excited too. There's a reason he was the most voted on character on the ballet and that they saved him for last. I love Kingdom Hearts so much.

*I was in 6th grade when I bought KH and it literally consumed my entire life until I completed it. I remember jumping off the school bus and running to my house everyday to play this game. Staying up until like 3am fighting heartless lol. This game literally changed my life growing up. I’m 30 now and haven’t played the game in over 5+ years but the musical score is still stuck in my head to this day lol*

But did you beat Sepiroth at the coliseum?

It was a DELIGHT seeing you play through the games on Twitch. It's a shame you didn't play the side games, would have loved to see you rip into a few of them but still it was fantastic to see you not only play the for the first time but actually enjoying yourself playing them. Though I have to say, Heather gave you A LOT of incorrect information during the streams but at least they didn't affect the gameplay.

So a little bit of a backstory for the girl at the beginning of the game you mentioned. That whole area before Sora wakes up on the beach is known as the Station of Awakening. Basically...everything there is just a representation of Sora's heart. So she technically isn't there, but more so just a voice in Sora's Heart. As to why she asked something like that, the answers you give determine the rate you level up. You will either level up fast in the beginning, then slow towards the end, vice versa, or you will level up about the same throughout the game.

on the first day of disneycember, my critic gave to me a keyblade in a pear tree