What Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days Means to Me

The time has come to talk about one of the first stories I ever truly loved. This was my most ambitious video essay so far, involving getting a quote read from a friend, shooting original B-roll for some parts, and visiting many of the other Kingdom Hearts games to be able to visually communicate the different ways 358/2 Days fits into the larger series. The process of making this video has set a new standard for myself of what I want these projects to be like.

Somehow, this still doesn't even scratch the surface of how much I love Kingdom Hearts overall, but I'm still incredibly pleased with how this video turned out, and I hope you are as well.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
3:08 - Tragedy
10:52 - The Diary
15:08 - The Medium
27:42 - Summer Vacation

Bibliography:
• Grouard, Georges. The Legend of Kingdom Hearts Volume 1: Creation. Third Editions, 2019.
• Hughes-Hallett, Lucy. Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions. United Kingdom: HarperPerennial, 1991.
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Music used:
• Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack
• Roxas' Theme (Kingdom Hearts II) - GameGrooves
• Vector to the Heavens - Yoko Shimomura
• Lazy Afternoons (Kingdom Hearts II) - GameGrooves
• Concert Paraphrase on 'Dearly Beloved' - Kingdom Hearts Piano Collections
• Dearly Beloved - Kingdom Hearts Piano Collections