Thank you for all the patience and support! For those that are curious, I plan to upload a small re:coded video in the next week or so and then DDD next month

Ah yes, the game where Sora’s heart begins its status as a 5 star hotel

More Ven pain: in the Japanese version, Scrooge tells him to give the other passes to his *parents* and he gives them to Terra and Aqua.

Everything is chill until she sees Zack pull up

I’ll never get over the Kairi being 40 theory lmao

"I wonder if he'll get possessed and show up as a villain in future titles" Oh man now I gotta see this

Leigh: "Xigbar what are you doing here?" Braig: "I hope you like long stories"**wink wink**

kairi is 40 kairi is a 40 year old princess with a duty destiny islands isn't real nOTHING IS REAL????????????? kairi is ventus kairi is ventus AND vanitas kairi is the x-blade kairi is a non-being the x-blade is a princess

Leigh: "He looks like Roxas", "I can't take this again" Oh my sweet summer child, it only gets worse from here. Emotionally speaking.

Not even 15 seconds into Disney Town and you’re like “I hate this world.” Haha

“Roxas died for this” Me: *WHEEZE*

This secret ending is the most emotional one for me and one of the reasons why BBS version of Dearly Beloved is my favorite. It fits so well.

Fun Fact: In the japanese version of the script, the "take two grownups" line is instead "take your parents" which means that Ventus sees Terra and Aqua as his parents. And that's adorable.

"I still have tears rolling down my cheeks and then Mickey Fucking Mouse is dead in outer space." The best quote. Really sums up the entire series. :D

Remember that scene in KHII with Xemnas speaking to Aqua’s armor, calling it his friend? And that other scene with Xigbar and Zexion, talking about the two rooms and two friends that Xemnas seeks. Basically he sent the Organization to Castle Oblivion for the sole purpose of finding Ven, but even Xemnas didn’t know why. Also, now you know why Roxas looks like Ven. It’s why Roxas doesn’t look like Sora, can use a keyblade and has genuine emotions. He’s a Nobody with a heart-the wrong heart. Ven’s heart in Sora’s body.

17:56 Holy shit, Kingdom Hearts BBS (2010) did the whole "Mark Hamill as misguided but well meaning Master trying to kill his apprentice to save the world" before Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) did!

“Why would you get with a generic prince when you could get with Terra?” Ha! I feel that! I love our Keyblade himbo. Also the scene with Ventus and Sora’s heart always gets me.

LEIGH THE WAY YOU HAD ME HOLLERING AT "SHOW ME WHAT THOSE PANTS DO" AT TERRA SDLJFSLDF

I love how everyone has the same reaction to playing BBS for the first time. Going from "This will be fun! We get to learn more about stuff before Sora!" and ending with "Why did you have to gouge my heart out with a dull spoon?"

Time for another episode of watching Leigh getting emotionally destroyed by another trio of friends and I am here for it.

"One day, I will set this right." The setup is complete. Now we need only wait for the emotionally devastating call-back.

Aqua at the end realizing that the same little boy who she spoke to at Destiny Islands, the one she told to be strong and rescue his friend were he ever to go into the darkness, was the very same boy that would save everybody was so damn amazing. I loved it

wow how did you do this? You managed to include almost if not every vital part of the game in this video while keeping it under an hour. Your hard work has not gone unnoticed leigh. Thank you for going through editing hell for us. Oh and i will never forget the 3 hour deep lore dive for the rest of my life. #kairiis40 #kairiandventusarethesameperson.

KAIRI ... IS VENTUS? KAIRI IS THE KEYBLADE!? ---- I died. May the earth be light on my corpse, so that people may still hear my laughter after years will have passed.

Normally characters like Sora, where it's all about them never faltering on their path and always are happy-go-lucky, don't do anything for me. But Sora's such an amazing exception, and idk if it's because I have the nostalgia for him as I've been with him for YEARS of my life, or if it's cause I'm such a Disney fanboy, or some other third thing... but just seeing how much he truly carries in his heart (with A LOT OF THAT BEING TAKEN LITERALLY) and still going strong just really pulls at my heartstrings in the right way. And seeing him carry the burden of caring for those around him back when he was a LIL BABY BOI is just so gut-wrenching, and it makes me so happy that he's so pure of heart.

I really love that I can skip to a random point in the video and there's like s 50/50 chance that there'll just be P A I N on Leigh's face for some reason.

"Sora" also means 'sky' in Japanese. That's why in the final scene where Ven and Terra say "Sora" it shows the scene from the start of the game where they talked about the sky. And why Aqua reacted as if the name Sora was itself meaningfull to her. The scene still works in English, but it looses this additional nuance.

Worthy of note: In this game, Xehanort was voiced by Leonard Nimoy - the original Mr. Spock on Star Trek, and later the voice of Galvatron in the original 1980's Transformers movie. And Master Eraqus was voiced by Mark Hamill - Luke Skywalker in all of the Star Wars movies, and the voice of the Joker in one of the Batman animated series.

I love this trio so much. Them and Roxas, Axel, and Xion. They have done nothing wrong to deserve such tragic stories and I love all six of them.

40:07 I never saw that attack by Xehanort! It's always sweet to see people reacting to KH games and history for the first time.

Ugh. The realization that you’ve been fighting Terra the whole time as Ansem and then Xemnes is one of the biggest plot twists I’ve ever experienced. Your reaction was so close to mine and I feel like I haven’t seen anyone else give such a good one! This was fun to watch

My favorite character changes throughout the years with each subsequent play through of this game and Aqua is currently winning out in that race. She is just this capable, intelligent, wonderful, and responsible person that I think many of us can look up to for an example of what a strong individual looks like. Seeing her struggle to hold on to her childhood light for as long as she can is something I think most adults can relate to and identify with. And this is just a third of the wonderful story that is Birth By Sleep, my favorite of the series in terms of narrative and gameplay.

The struggle to end the last Ventus battle is so real lol, very relatable

My favorite thing of Leigh's journey is whenever she goes "oooh this music..!"

Birth by sleep is one of the saddest piece of media, it's sad a lot of people don't get to experience this masterpiece. Amazing work 💙

"I wonder if he'll become possessed and show up as a villian" Subs: We will watch your career with great interest.

This has always been my top Kingdom Hearts game; The combat system is fun as heck, the ability to get whatever powers you want as long as you know your recipes, the heartbreak, the soundtrack and the fact that this is where so much stuff in the series originated. I've been watching all your Kingdom Hearts experiences and couldn't wait for this one!

"all the pieces lie where they fell, where they wait for him..." Blank points is such a special scene my gosh...I'm glad you managed to include it here :D

I’m surprised there’s no “one date” reaction, but I’m glad you enjoyed the game. This franchise has a way of getting to ya.

I was confident I knew the story, but leigh has made me doubt myself and now I'm confused😭 "Kairi is the keyblade" absolutely sent me XD

Aqua realizing that his name was sora broke me the first time I played this game

ugh that Sora bit at the end always gets me. All their hopes lying on the one boy whose light will free all their hearts. cant wait to see you enjoy Dream Drop Distance and Finally KH3

okay, but the way you decided to end the video? so much yes. well played

Just watching her go off the deep end while reading reports is great.

Too many: "KH is a game for children..." Me: "As if." I played the original (not Final Mix) on the PSP a few years after launch. I really enjoyed it as a game even then, but having played it again this summer, many years later with a more adult head... damn what a story. Kingdom Hearts 2 will always be my favorite as a whole for personal reasons, but BBS is right behind in second place. I would love a new game with a similar combat system, maybe more balanced, because BBS was fun, but too unbalanced in skills.

"Sora." Agh!! The chills and the tears!

I almost lost it at the part where you started coming up with a Terra × Viewer fanfiction because you were so upset with Cinderella choosing Charming over him. 😂

"Cumguardian" is the best name I've ever heard for Ansem SOD and I'm grateful to have found you and this video for that insight

God there’s so much I want you to finally experience in KH3. I cannot wait until you get to that point and watch everything become so clear in the end

Xehanort actually has “another” anagram hidden in his name

I don't care how long it may or may not take for these, I love them all!

Not sure if you ever tried, but in KH2 Final Mix, you have a secret boss that is Terra's animated armor. It's called Lingering Will and it's one of the toughest bosses in the series.

28:17 "he'll pop up in future titles, as a villain" ouch ouch ouch thanks for the vids Leigh! its fun to relive the streams a bit

I know the recommended order is Terra->Ventus-> Aqua, but I think starting with Ventus is highly underrated, and my personal favorite order to get the story.

Aquas VA did such a powerful and good job with her voice acting. It’s still just as good in KH3. She has to have delivered some of the best voice acting

“Just put an end to me 🥺” … X-blade! 👉 The transition killed me 😂

Sora is such a pure boy. I love him so much. When he takes Ventus into his heart he just really wants to help Ven.

Master Aqua is definitely the best character in Kingdom Hearts hands down nobody can tell me otherwise

The "Kairi is 40" theory will always be one of my faves lol. Excellent video as always, Leigh!

God I fucking love watching you play Kingdom Hearts. Your commitment to piecing the series' storyline together and overcoming difficulty levels is exemplary. May your heart be your fucking guiding key for real LeighXP 🔥🗝

I'm sure you've put this together already, but the reason Roxas looks like ventus is because ventus was already sleeping in sorts heart when sora freed Kairi's heart. Soras nobody just yoinked ventus's form. Amazing reactions to an amazing series, glad to see the love for such a deserving series

I love how Ventura and Roxas look exactly the same and it’s only explained why if you play every game to understand the meaning

Ventus’s theme is your favorite is because it contains 4 Well known themes, as confirmed by Yoko shimomura, Ven’s theme has Sora’s theme, Roxas’s theme, Vanitas’s theme, and Dearly Beloved.

Can we appreciate the OG Xahanort the late great Lenord Nimoy 🙌🏽. He was so badass as a voice actor in this game. I wish he made it to KH3 .. RIP legend 👏🏽

33:08 - 36:11 This right here is the PERFECT encapsulation of the Kingdom Hearts experience.

Great vid, as always… BBS is imo one of the more underappreciated titles, and one where its story is dark. I’m sad though, if you had a reaction to where Zack asks Aqua on a date, you didn’t show it here! Otherwise, “Kairi is 40!” is enough lol

Remember in KH1 there is a flash back. some cute grandma is in a chair telling a story to a young Kairi in the Library of Hollow bastion aka radiant garden

Been waiting for this one, an emotional rollercoaster.

Okay, lemme clarify what Xehanort has been doing to Terra. It's actually some intense psychological warfare. Picture yourself as Terra - you slipped up during the Mark of Mastery exam because you accidentally channeled darkness. This mission is your chance to make up for that failure. The first world you end up in is Enchanted Dominion, where the only conscious person you can find points you to Princess Aurora's chambers. You unlock the barrier to find her, only for that person from earlier to enter as well and hypnotize you into holding your Keyblade out to _allegedly_ steal Aurora's heart...except it turns out Xehanort was doing the heart-extracting behind the scenes. But you don't know that yet, and that evil fairy tells you it was your fault when you didn't realize it. You exercise good self-control in the next two worlds, and finally meet Xehanort again. What you hear from him sounds honest enough, only because it partially is. He warns that Vanitas is a danger to any of the light, potentially including your best friend Ventus. So you go to Radiant Garden, but you end up getting into an argument with Aqua because of what she said about Master Eraqus's worries. Shortly afterward, some shady guy approaches you, claiming that he captured Xehanort. So you track him down, and sure enough, Xehanort is weakened and in chains. That shady guy tries to gun you down to take your Keyblade, bluffing that he'll blow up Xehanort if you try to fight back. But Xehanort encourages you to stand up, for the sake of your master's and friends' honor. Fed up with this shady guy, you end up channeling darkness to strike him back. You realize what you just did, and you feel even more ashamed. In that moment, Xehanort gives you the kindly assurance you've been so starved for. With renewed self-esteem, you keep on going, more prepared to get better control of your darkness to protect your friends. After some more exploring, you hear that Ven is going to confront Eraqus to demand answers. You hurry back to the Land of Departure, and what should you find but Eraqus about to blast Ven with chains of light. You rush in and try to talk Eraqus out of doing this, but he stubbornly refuses to back down. He's too strong for you to fend off, forcing you to channel more darkness for the sake of protecting Ven. Luckily, you stop the fight. Both of you weary, you finally manage to start reconciling. ...Well, Xehanort can't have that. He's gonna have to go all-out in pushing you over the edge. He'll kill your master right in front of you. Destroy your home. Threaten to kill Ven and Aqua if you don't come to the Keyblade Graveyard. So you have to go to the Keyblade Graveyard. Good news - you finally reunite with your two friends. Bad news - not long after, Xehanort forces you away from them. Worse, he and Vanitas won't let you get near them. You just got back together, and Xehanort has forced you apart just as quickly! Enough is ENOUGH! ...But only now has he truly won. Your heart is emitting so much darkness, it's open for Xehanort to possess your body, trapping your heart and expelling your soul. If your armor wasn't around, your soul would just be gone. But it doesn't matter - Xehanort still gets away with your body. ...Ahem, TLDR. - Terra's self-esteem was already shaken after the exam. - He goes to Enchanted Dominion, and Maleficent gaslights him into thinking he did bad to Aurora's heart. His self-esteem is hurt even more. - Xehanort tells Terra about Vanitas, which makes him even more concerned about his best friend Ventus. - He reunites with his friends, but what he hears from Aqua makes him on-guard, making him leave them in a huff. - Braig goads Terra into fighting to save Xehanort, frustrating him enough to unleash darkness. His self-esteem takes another big blow, so Xehanort steps in to reassure him, give him the compliments he's been starved for. He feels a little better. - Terra hears that Ven is going to grill Eraqus for answers. He makes it back home in time to see Eraqus about to attack Ven. He jumps in to protect Ven, forced to unleash more darkness just to match Eraqus. - The fight stops after both sides were worn out. Just as the two are about to reconcile, Xehanort switches tactics and snipes Eraqus right in front of Terra, then destroys his home and threatens to kill Ven and Aqua if he doesn't follow him. - At the Keyblade Graveyard, the three friends finally reunite. But then Xehanort splits Terra away from the other two, and keeps him away from them even as their lives are genuinely threatened. This pushes him over the edge.

i had SO much fun watching the vods for this, very excited to relive it all

Ive just realised that in the first scene where aqua goes over ventus and ventus says gimme a break aqua was the scene with kh1 where sora says the same to kairi. Yeee I dont have a life😊😊

Ven being angy about giving passes to Terra and Aqua will always be funny to me

I don't even know how the "Kairi is 40" thing came up, but this whole video was so precious that I'll let it slide Also I loved the "emotional meeting with Sora and Aqua, IMMEDIATE CUT TO DEAD MICHAEL MOUSE IN SPACE"

OH MAN!!! I'M SO HYPED FOR THIS VID! Honestly, I know you've been having a tough time. But 100% worth the wait! I LOVE your content and the work you put into it really shows!

I was there the whole playthrough and this video is making me so nostalgic, those were fantastic streams. Great video as always Leigh!

Always seen this videos pop up on my recommended but I knew this is the one I had to watch. By far my favorite story of the franchise and this was a great journey through it all. I have to watch all the others now!

Your Journey through series for KH has genuinely been such a breath of fresh air, specially despite wanting to get into the series but not having time, this style of video is so well edited and done (makes the story understandable lol) stellar work Leigh !

Binging your play throughs is really helping me get through hard times, thanks for these fun uploads :)

You’re reactions are the best for this franchise. And I follow many KH enthusiasts. Very great ones too. I love the commitment, and genuine response. 😊

Man watching all these play throughs makes me so happy! I miss the feeling of experiencing the games for the first time… thank you for letting me for relive that feeling again! I cant wait for the next games!

i don't have time to completely finish this tonight but i just wanted to say rn that like thirty seconds in and i was already completely with you like riding along with the energy and i love that about your vids so much yknow like it makes me feel like i'm experiencing the game for the first time all over again, like your reactions and your investment in the story and genuine love for the characters makes it all feel so visceral like the first time through and that's such a rare experience and i love that so much literally thank you so much for the time and effort to cut down so much content into such a short yet coherent compilation i cannot wait to finish and tbh, probably gonna rewatch this like 80 times like i did with the other kh ones. your vibes are impeccable, the energy is incredible, thank you so absolutely much

Leigh! Thank you so much for uploading these videos! You always validate all the attachments I have to these characters and it's great to relive the games through you!

I’m so happy to see this !! Your reaction to the series really just brings out the joy for me ! Really looking forward to your future videos !

birth by sleep is one of the most confusing and greatest games of the series xD

Every time she uploads a Kingdom Hearts video: Well, guess today we are crying A LOT!!!!!

as a long-time KH fan, it's been a blast watching your journey through the series, thank you for uploading these highlights

Thank you SO MUCH for these videos. I am an all-time kingdom hearts lover and I honestly find you the best, most enjoyable, genuinely emotional and affectionate player when playing the saga. You are literally the only youtuber I set up all notifications for. I get so emotional with your videos and how you show your impressions. If you love your viewers, like we love you, just take your time to create this amazing content!! You made my day when I saw you uploaded today's video

The kairi ventus 40 year old princess is actually one of the strangest things I've ever heard, and even rewatching the scene 5 times, I still don't get how tf you got there

Leigh blesses us with her vids. Worth the wait

Not a problem on the delay LeighXP, understandable and I would wait however long. Sending this comment before having watched the video so I can't wait. You are so awesome!

LET'S GOOO. Always hyped for these episodes. No worries about taking your time with them! Tuned in on the game awards stream, no idea you had hurt yourself. Wish you a swift recovery!

As a long time KH fan, I have been enjoying your first time experiences. Since I've been playing the series for about 15 years so I never knew what some of these games felt like for the first time as an adult. It's interesting to watch, and also a lot of fun. I'm glad you're enjoying the ride.

Waited for this video for so long. I hope your health is doing well Leigh. I appreciate these videos of your journey through one of my favorite, if not my favorite video game series.

omg you are the best! you are my fav to watch. These games changed my life! Please keep doing this your reactions are the best and so genuine! KH for life :)

This also confirmes that Ventus is the secret that the organization was searching for in Chain of Memories within Castle Oblivion!

I just loved the way you edited everything together, a great video! Started it last night and finished it this morning!

I find this channel so interesting cause I recently started my kingdom hearts journey after the sora in smash reveal, and everytime I beat a game in the franchise her videos of the SAME game I just beat pops up and it keeps continuing 🤣🤣 at first I didn’t think of anything the first 2 times (kh1, com) but now I just find it hilarious. I just finished recoded yesterday and I’m moving onto DDD now so I guess I’m ahead this time 😭

Thank you for all your hard work Leigh. Health always come first, so I'm glad you took time to rest. The video was wonderful, as always.

I cannot wait for you to play the rest of these wonderful games now I’m along for this journey and certainly watching your other journeys through other games!

This channel, and this game series in particular, gives me such a huge feeling of schadenfreude. Genuinely because I've felt the same paaaaaain.