Ranking the Kingdom Hearts Games from Worst to Best

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Glacier Hades

Glacier Hades

Күн бұрын

In this video, we're ranking the Kingdom Hearts games from worst to best. From Kingdom Hearts II to Kingdom Hearts III, from Birth by Sleep to Re: Chain of Memories, we're taking a look at each game and ranking them from worst to best. But I also want to hear from you, because these games all have a place in our hearts, so share YOUR ranking of the Kingdom Hearts games with me!
It also gives an excuse to listen to our favorites like Simple and Clean and Dearly beloved, so enjoy!
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kingdom hearts games ranked from worst to best

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@Buckeye_Bill
@Buckeye_Bill Жыл бұрын
Awww the first one is S-tier. None of the others had such narrow and distinct narratives, meaningful crossovers, and Disney baddies
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades Жыл бұрын
Man of culture I see
@Buckeye_Bill
@Buckeye_Bill Жыл бұрын
@@GlacierHades *old* man of culture 😂
@SauceburritoXD
@SauceburritoXD Жыл бұрын
KH2 is the reason I am here today. such fun playing that 3 years ago ❤
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades Жыл бұрын
Same- started with kh2 when i saw its cover on the shelf. Been loving the series since
@tylercafe1260
@tylercafe1260 Жыл бұрын
It's so weird to me that people say KH3 Disney Worlds Stories don't matter. It's just objectively not true especially when compared to KH2 which has the most skippable content of the entire series because the only thing happening in most of them is following the Disney script or killing a Heartless. You can also entirely skip the Space Paranoids 2 visit missing the Hollow Bastion is Radiant Garden reveal entirely. Like when you compare all Worlds stories KH2's makes the least impact
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades Жыл бұрын
I'm not saying I don't like them- pirates of the Caribbean is my favorite in kh3. It's just that in kh2, sora Donald and goofy were searching the worlds to find riku and mickey. They were asking in every world if they had seen them. In kh1, they were sealing each of the world's to stop the heartless. To me, kh3s world's were just there. Now did I enjoy the worlds- yes.
@Erikthedood
@Erikthedood 10 ай бұрын
@@GlacierHadesthey weren’t “just there” Sora’s trying to find the power to bring Roxas back, save his lost friends, and also stop the organization xiii from taking the new seven princesses of heart. It’s weird how people that don’t like the worlds downplay the significance of the Disney worlds because they don’t have the same narrative purpose of “finding Riku and Kairi” as kh1 and 2. There are still reasons they go there
@bigsirbry90
@bigsirbry90 6 ай бұрын
@@ErikthedoodKH3 is a horrible game if anything he ranked it too high. It’s C tier at best.
@Rustyhound-Cartoons
@Rustyhound-Cartoons Ай бұрын
​@Erikthedood the majority of the time sora and donald forget what the hell they're even supposed to be doing in the worlds. It's hard to take the story seriously when the protagonist doesn't even give enough of a shit to remember what he is meant to be doing. The KH 1 and 2 had the simple yet clear goal of finding his best friends he grew up with. An easily identifiable goal to get behind that was no problem to emphasize with. But in KH 3 getting roxas back is gatekept by first learning this abstract and esoteric ability called the power of waking, supposedly. But also needing a replica body too. Which is very contrived and convoluted. A very obtuse and round about way of bringing him into the story. Furthermore we don't even get to see sora use this power of waking for roxas once he finally does bring him back. Making for a weak pay off and things seeming even more confusing and pointless in hindsight. It just comes off as them needing to justify the power of waking being a thing because we can't have dream drop distance being for nothing. It needed to feel like it wasn't an entirely unnecessary game. The reason that kh2 doesn't get the same hate for following the disney storylines in worlds compared to 3. Is due to the episodic structure of the game never breaking the pacing and slowing things to a complete halt. They are shorter and more succinct, getting split into at least 2 visits per world. The first time usually being the follow the movie structured visit. Before the second revisit acting as a nice epilogue, free to chart it's own course when showcasing the after math of the events that took place prior. The organization would usually show up and fuck with the worlds in some which way. Requiring sora to have to step in and defend them. This allows them to follow the cannon story while still being engaging and feeling like sora had an impact and influence on the worlds he visited. Instead in kH 3 we get few super long worlds. Some of which barely has sora impacting or even interacting with the characters in any meaningful ways. He is stuck serving as a background character rather than an active participant. Case in point being the frozen level. Where he spends the majority of the time, climbing a mountain multiple times, building snowmen and being trapped in an ice labyrinth. While the main plot of the movie plays out regardless of his participation or not. And don't even get me started on how naive and immature sora acts about everything in comparison to Kh 1 and 2 sora. Despite being older and more experienced in 3.
@yogamers1843
@yogamers1843 6 ай бұрын
Best opening of a vid ever. Thank you!
@Simp-34
@Simp-34 4 ай бұрын
Great video 10/10. This video was a big help because I’m just starting the kingdom heart journey and really wanted to see what people thought about most games so I knew what to expect. Your voice and pacing was super nice and made the video very enjoyable. I also feel like you didn’t spoil much which is super appreciated. Amazing work ⭐️
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words ❤ and I hope you fall in love with it just as I did 😃 it's an amazing series that I've had the enjoyment of being a part of for ever 20 years now
@migz101199
@migz101199 11 күн бұрын
Weird enough my first KH game was Chain of Memories and loved it since as a kid I loved yugioh and pokemon cards.
@DouglaZandem
@DouglaZandem 4 ай бұрын
this video is better explained, described, and much more fun to watch than mojogames. i watched theirs and felt asleep before finding this gold here.
@HupCapNinja
@HupCapNinja Жыл бұрын
KH3 has the second to best gameplay in the series due to the ReMind update. KH2 is still the god tier of action RPG’s it’s the RE4 of ARPG’s it not only revolutionized action games but the final fantasy series too.
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades Жыл бұрын
lol I love the RE4 analogy and I 100% agree. I hope KH4 follows suit.
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades Жыл бұрын
Also, yeah remind is fantastic. The only reason I split it up as it's own is because I simply have different feelings over kh3 by itself and I didn't want to drag down remind because of it lol
@BrandonCabjuan
@BrandonCabjuan Жыл бұрын
My dude is back! 🩵 Definitely agree with KH2 being on S-tier. I always find myself going back to play that game. When Roxas first unleashes those twin keyboards against Axel 🙌🏻
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades Жыл бұрын
Lol yeah, the first time watching that and then the 13th struggle starts playing 👌 had me hooked then lol
@danielmoloney7465
@danielmoloney7465 9 ай бұрын
As a ginormous Kingdom Hearts fan, I’d say my ranking is like this… 13. 358/2 Days 12. Re:Coded 11. Chain Of Memories 10. Re:Chain Of Memories 9. Dark Road 8. Union X 7. Melody Of Memory 6. Birth By Sleep 5. A Fragmentary Passage 4. Dream Drop Distance 3. Kingdom Hearts 2. Kingdom Hearts 3/KH3: Re:Mind 1. Kingdom Hearts 2 This entire franchise is honestly my favourite piece of entertainment ever and I cannot wait for Missing Link and especially Kingdom Hearts 4.
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades 9 ай бұрын
If kh4 ends up playing like kh2 as seen in the trailer, then it's going to top tier 😃 so I'm right there with you
@shisuna4030
@shisuna4030 5 ай бұрын
kh3 on 2? kh1 has to be atleast 2.
@theelusivepootisberd7471
@theelusivepootisberd7471 4 ай бұрын
​@shisuna4030 The gameplay and worlds in kh3 are definitely better than kh1, I'd say it deserves to be there.
@decayedphoenix8865
@decayedphoenix8865 Жыл бұрын
Completely disagree with this list, but great list nonetheless
@THEgladiator1224
@THEgladiator1224 Жыл бұрын
Miss you bro! Hope you're doing good
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades Жыл бұрын
I am doing good, just busy most days. Wbu?
@frenchlad9441
@frenchlad9441 7 ай бұрын
such a shame that they have to hide a pretty great story behind a shitty mobile pay to win game
@lonesomea2483
@lonesomea2483 Жыл бұрын
Fire vid
@seseame7184
@seseame7184 7 ай бұрын
my ranking as a huge kingdom hearts fan… Dark road Re:coded Union X Melody of Memory Re:CoM Reverse Rebirth 358/2 Days Re:Chain of Memories A Fragmentary passage Birth by Sleep Kingdom Hearts 3/KH3 Remind Kingdom Hearts 1 Dream Drop Distance Kingdom Hearts 2
@Nay089
@Nay089 Жыл бұрын
Days in A tier is interesting
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades Жыл бұрын
You rank it higher or lower?
@NumberSeventy8
@NumberSeventy8 10 ай бұрын
I think if you have an S tier below S+ and put KH3 there, then put DDD in A or B then I'd agree with the rest of the list. I think 3 gets a much worse rep than it actually is because of the immense hype that would be impossible to achieve, and KH1 gets upped too much simply for starting the series off. If you ever asked which I'd rather play through more between 3 and 1, its 3 every time.
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades 10 ай бұрын
You bring up a good point, I prefer 3 over 1 in terms of gameplay. But story wise, kh1 hit me harder except for soras sacrifice in kh3
@AbdullahMIQ
@AbdullahMIQ 11 ай бұрын
All of are good but the birth by sleep is the goat, 2 is very great but nah bbs is another experience that you can't taste from other game(358/7 days sucks i don't even know if i typed the right days XD)
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades 11 ай бұрын
Usually people hate on BBS, glad to see some else appreciates it as well
@AbdullahMIQ
@AbdullahMIQ 11 ай бұрын
@@GlacierHades Nice
@moniummusic
@moniummusic Жыл бұрын
Hey, How's it hanging?
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades Жыл бұрын
Busy most days lol wbu?
@moniummusic
@moniummusic Жыл бұрын
@@GlacierHades Nothing much lol
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades Жыл бұрын
@@moniummusic lol well thats boring 😅
@moniummusic
@moniummusic Жыл бұрын
@@GlacierHades yeah well that’s the life i live lmao
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades Жыл бұрын
@@moniummusic lol I feel you
@andrewbryant1388
@andrewbryant1388 8 ай бұрын
Dream Drop is underrated
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades 8 ай бұрын
fact
@kierenbuckley370
@kierenbuckley370 7 ай бұрын
do people still get hate for liking Kingdom Hearts 3?
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades 7 ай бұрын
Not here lol I'm a fan of it. It just had a lot of expectation for it, and it just couldn't live up to that after how well kh2 was. But still love it; especially remind
@shisuna4030
@shisuna4030 5 ай бұрын
because kh3 had some boring worlds and the vibes were ass. I would give it a 7 out of 10 while kh1 has 9 out of 10.
@theelusivepootisberd7471
@theelusivepootisberd7471 4 ай бұрын
​@shisuna4030 the vibes were ass? What?
@shisuna4030
@shisuna4030 4 ай бұрын
@@theelusivepootisberd7471 The feeling I had in 1 was unique. In 2 it lost these kh1 vibes but wasnt bad. In Kh3 the game felt so boring. I was disappointed. Kh3 is okay but a bad kh for me.
@benjimon4738
@benjimon4738 3 ай бұрын
If people are hating you for liking a game that is subjectively bad, not objectively bad, then that’s their problem and you don’t have to worry about them.
@diegolomba2613
@diegolomba2613 11 ай бұрын
1. KH2 2. Days 3. 0.2 4. DDD 5. KH1 6. KH3 (+Re:Mind) 7. Recoded 8: Chain of Memories 9. Melody of Memory 10. Birth by Sleep 11. Key/Dark Road
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades 11 ай бұрын
Other than bbs being so low, I can get behind it. Did you just not like bbs and COM?
@nguyengamer7906
@nguyengamer7906 6 ай бұрын
I think you should swap 0.2 with bbs if you have a good tatse
@antepa112
@antepa112 3 ай бұрын
​@@nguyengamer7906 BBS kinda bad
@michaellovegrove9467
@michaellovegrove9467 3 ай бұрын
0.2 in 3rd place is pretty wild! It’s kinda just a glorified demo, isn’t it? Curious to understand your rationale there.
@aoto8897
@aoto8897 Жыл бұрын
Union X deserves better. It arguably has the best story in the series. or at least top 3.
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately its just how the game play is setup and how spread out the story is that hurts it. Everything to do with the foretellers, the MoM, and most of the characters is interesting and plays out well, like you said to some of the best story in the series
@Nobody_Shroom
@Nobody_Shroom 11 күн бұрын
I think Kh: Re:Coded is C tier at worst because the main combat is some of the best in the series. However, I get the minigame hate, they're just so boring.
@xolotl3383
@xolotl3383 Жыл бұрын
how can u be so objectively incorrect on a subjective topic? bbs>2 is insane. ddd under any of the games in B is criminal especially ReCoM. days being the top in A tier i think is valid its underrated and should be played in bursts not in one sitting like people tend to do. but again this tierlist is so odd
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades Жыл бұрын
My reasoning on ddd being so low is- if you take it out of the story, did you miss anything? For it being right before kh3, it brought nothing to the overall narrative. Sure it explains the time travel aspect, and I loved young xehanort as a boss and the dream eaters were fun. And bbs is good, but it does have its flaws, with how initially aquas va was to how broken some of the enemies were. But I 100% agree on days- good but in bursts. What can I say, I have an odd opinion on what I like 😅
@xolotl3383
@xolotl3383 Жыл бұрын
@@GlacierHades i can understand that but it also gives insight and reasoning as to why sora failed his mastery test and why riku did not. which some might not know when playing 3. it does add to the story but not too much as you said. it also dives into the power of waking i think more than any other game does if i remember correctly. tho i do think the game can be easily cheesed making it slightly less fun/challenging (balloonra) its still a great game in my opinion atleast. i think those were the only things i disagreed with. bbs ranking and DDD other than that the list actually is pretty solid
@xolotl3383
@xolotl3383 Жыл бұрын
DDD actually introduced the power of waking**
@GlacierHades
@GlacierHades Жыл бұрын
@@xolotl3383 I mean technically power of waking has been in since kh1; chirithi said sora has wondered in a few times by accident in kh3, meaning the station of awakening is the power of waking. It's also why roxas said "you never lost it" in kh3 when sora awakens him. Sora just never understood what was going on to do it on purpose before. But I get it lol
@SylviaLeFox
@SylviaLeFox 9 ай бұрын
kingdom hearts 1 is overrated, it is easily the worst game in the series. F tier
@bigsirbry90
@bigsirbry90 6 ай бұрын
KH3 is the worst game. People say the combat is complex but it’s so easy even on hard difficulty you can just button mash the whole game so there’s no point in using it. No memorable opener song or ending song like in the first and 2nd game. They added a bunch of nonsense in combat which kills all the enemies for you as well. Just an atrocious game.
@shisuna4030
@shisuna4030 5 ай бұрын
overrated? Its maybe the best game in the series with kh2. KH3 is overrated.
@simplyc_lo2247
@simplyc_lo2247 2 ай бұрын
1.5 and 2.5 are two of the best games. And honestly kh3 with the dlc is still the best to release
@RichardLoweJr
@RichardLoweJr 6 ай бұрын
KH X hate >
@Themoo_atcows
@Themoo_atcows 20 күн бұрын
Deserved hate
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