The Timeless Nostalgia of Kingdom Hearts

not a retrospective, but an introspective.

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timestamps:
0:00 intro
4:55 remembering what childhood is like
17:33 incentive to explore
26:57 oh yeah this is a disney & square crossover lol
36:18 comfort and terror
48:09 when the game ages with you
1:06:23 too old for these kid games
1:11:35 wtf even is darkness
1:15:38 departure
1:18:43 nostalgia good? nostalgia bad?

music:
Town Theme - Final Fantasy V
Ode to Heroes - Metaphor: ReFantazio
The Earth - Lufia & The Fortress of Doom
Dive into the Heart ~Destati~ - Kingdom Hearts
Besaid Island - Final Fantasy X
Rival Battle - Pokemon Ruby Destiny: Life of Guardians
Destiny Islands - Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
Battle B2 - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Kairi III - Kingdom Hearts
Pokemon League (Day) - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl
Large Map ~Real World~ - Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne
Welcome to Wonderland - Kingdom Hearts
Traverse Town - Kingdom Hearts
Town Theme - Final Fantasy I (PS)
Hollow Bastion - Kingdom Hearts
tartarus_0d03 - Persona 3
It Began with a Letter - Kingdom Hearts
Sevii Islands 4 & 5 - Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen
Hand in Hand - Kingdom Hearts
Aoba Park - Persona 2 Eternal Punishment
Quartz Quadrant - Sonic CD
Shipmeisters' Humoresque - Kingdom Hearts
Bonus Room Blitz - Donkey Kong Country
No Risk, No Reward - Final Fantasy XVI
Guardando nel buio - Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX
Lavender Town - Pokemon Red / Green / Blue
Divinity Statue - Devil May Cry
A Night on the Bare Mountain - Kingdom Hearts
End of the World - Kingdom Hearts
Fragments of Sorrow - Kingdom Hearts
Royal Capital Grand Trad ~Night~ - Metaphor: ReFantazio
Pika Cup Battles 1-3 - Pokemon Stadium
Black Snow - Persona 1
Map I - Persona 2 Eternal Punishment
Airport - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Fighting Edition
Tidal Tempest (Past) - Sonic CD
Thunder Dynamo - Pokemon Stadium
Riku - Kingdom Hearts II
Shinjuku Medical Hospital - Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne
Da'at: jingu naien - Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance
Sacred Moon - Kingdom Hearts II
Treasured Memories - Kingdom Hearts
Sprouting - Final Fantasy X
JINGLE - Ghost Trick
BGM III - Persona 2 Eternal Punishment
March Caprice for Piano and Orchestra - Kingdom Hearts

supplementary footage:

Kingdom Hearts 60fps cutscenes -    • Kingdom Hearts Final Mix (All Cutscenes in...  
   / @componentgames  

Pokemon Green Version -    • ポケットモンスター緑(全クリしました)  
   / @pinker_game_ch  

Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams -    • Longplay of Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams  
   / @longplayarchive  

Eartbound/Mother 2 -    • EarthBound/MOTHER 2 - All Bosses + Ending  
   / @moonsidian2000  

Donkey Kong Bananza -    • Donkey Kong Bananza - All Bosses (No Damage)  
   / @beardbear  

Final Fantasy XVI -    • FINAL FANTASY XVI Original Soundtrack - No...  
   / @andryis  

Majora's Mask -    • The Legend of Zelda: Majora's mask N64 - M...  
   / @markzbros205  

Kingdom Hearts Alternate Cutscenes (PS3) -    • Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix HD [Proud Level ...  
   / @themistmaster1  

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep -    • Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIX - Master Eraqu...  
   / @pbg  
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Kingdom Hearts has been my obsession for the better part of half a year. I was doing multiple playthroughs and watching TAS videos all day. One playthrough towards the end of last year, one of the original PS2 version back in spring, one where I explored everything I could, and one speeding through the game doing the bare minimum content. I've done a Sword, Shield, and Rod run of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, as well as a Rod run of the vanilla Playstation 2 game. I primarily played the Steam PC version on the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX and used that as my main frame of reference as the original didn't provide all that much to the discussion in this video.

The Timeless Nostalgia of Kingdom Hearts