The Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Retrospective

The unlikely success of the first Kingdom Hearts in 2002 guaranteed that a sequel would soon happen. But when children expressed their desire to play the game on the Game Boy Advance, series creator Tetsuya Nomura would oversee the development of another entry to link the first game to Kingdom Hearts II. As if he wasn't busy enough with the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII.

But to translate the first game's combat to the handheld, drastic measures would need to be taken. And as time has gone on and the PlayStation 2 remake became more prominent, its legacy would gradually become even more diluted.

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
1:35 Part 1: Sequel
8:11 Part 2: Nomura Divided
18:38 Patreon
18:52 Part 3: Chain of Memories
26:19 Card Battle
41:11 Disconnected Stories
52:53 The Organization
1:02:48 Sora, Deconstructed
1:13:08 Sora, Reconstructed
1:17:31 The Thirteenth Floor
1:26:03 Personal Thoughts
1:29:35 Part 4: Reverse/Rebirth
1:51:59 Part 5: Re:Chain of Memories
2:17:20 Part 6: One Card Short
2:30:04 Epilogue & To Be Continued...

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