Kingdom Hearts Story Recap! (KH1 & Chain of Memories)

Dan Floyd attempts to summarize the events of Kingdom Hearts 1 and Chain of Memories. Next up: Kingdom Hearts II!

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Edited by Daniel Floyd

♫ “Dearly Beloved (LoFi Hip Hop Remix)” by Dj CUTMAN

#kingdomhearts #lore

[PlayFramePlus]

Let's try to keep the comments spoiler-free! Lots of folks watching along haven't played the series before.

[pinkwings]

"for some reason". 10/10 Story recap, perfect capture of this plot.

But really though, thank you for this, I love your storytelling style!

[Rikuluva]

Do you know what... I have NEVER noticed that Kairi goes INTO Sora, I always though she passed through him... mind blown

[OopsImAPumpkin]

I'll be honest, when a friend tells me they played KH and are dreading CoM before KH2 I link them to this video. It's such a great recap of the plot and it clarifies some of the muddy plot points from Kingdom Hearts 1.

[unversedhero]

Kairi could turn Sora's heart back from being a heartless because as a Princess of Heart she is a being of pure light and one of the abilities that being of pure light have is to purify and dispell the darkness.

Repliku exists to show the duality in Riku in a more physical way. He also is there as one of the examples that show the conflict of beings that are "shadows" of other people, something that is a big part of this series.

Don't worry, non of this is a spoiler.

[Valtharr]

I think you should have mentioned that, while traversing Castle Oblivion, Sora entered a world he could not actually remember, and that he had not been to in Kingdom Hearts 1 (Twilight Town). Minor thing, but worth mentioning, I think. Besides that, great recap!

[ooooooo]

4:20 Power of love dude, no lore reason necessary.

[starkill]

I'm so happy this video exists. I just started the series, got through the first game, and didn't really understand it. Went on to CoM and about 30 mins in decided I absolutely hated the card based gameplay. Every interaction was a chore, and I just wasn't having fun. Went to look up a story synopsis of CoM and got this. The story summary I was looking for, and a clarification of KH1. This is perfect. I do have one question though, that hopefully someone can answer.

At the end of KH1, Ansem said the door lead to darkness, but Sora knew it went to Light, and it banished Ansem.

But then, Sora and crew needs to close the door, because it actually does lead to darkness??? Then where'd the light come from? Was Ansem right? This point in particular is confusing the hell out of me.

[Actual_Mr_Eight]

"Until then ... it doesn't matter"
But when it does ... it matters. A LOT. Poor poor little thing ...

[zoidbergnoise]

Yay someone attempting to explain this Snake Pit of a storyline!

[supersonic]

This is fantastic! Great way to stay on track plot-wise!

[jasonalmond]

Metal gear would be an excellent story mode series! That plot is more a mess then KH imo.

[innegativeion]

Oh man nice summary! Touching on the weird details that makes it confusing, while keeping it lean enough to keep the main plotline straightforward. In some circles, the story of Kingdom Hearts gets no respect nowadays, for some reason. But I think it still holds up as great. With all its complexity, childishness, campy dialogue, absurdity, and big emotions. It's all part of the charm in creating this delicious stew of adventure that's completely unique. There ain't no story like Kingdom Hearts.

[askej]

This was one of the best summary of kingdom heart's lore I've seen. I actually managed to understand and remember everything

[Nielzabub]

I really enjoy your story mode playthroughs. I'm actually not a big fan of Let's Plays with the Completionist being the only youtube show of that kind I regularly watch. I really like watching someone play the game but comment more on the story and characters than on what is immediately happening on screen, and Kingdom Hearts was one of my favorite games in middle school so that helps too. Really looking forward to Kingdom Hearts 2. It's the last game I played in the franchise and is still my favorite.

[chrisng]

6:28 Correction: Sora went to 12F, where those egg memory erasing things are, immediately after Larxene and Marluxia's death, as indicated by Zexion; Riku fights with Ansem and leaves with Mickey well after Zexion's death; therefore, Sora goes to 12F before Riku leaves the castle.

I can't find any more mistakes, so Good Job.

[coastersplus]

5:40 looks straight from a sitcom intro. Now I really want a Castle Oblivion show.

[Aslianaa]

Thank you both so very much for making such a nice video to keep us up to date! Its really great and helps a lot to remember everything.

[leviehrhardt]

You just got a sub bro. I know I'm late but this is still really useful and this is probably the best recap I've ever watched.

[insaincaldo]

Thanks, I had to give up on the LP videos, so these will be my story time. Maybe I'll catch you on your journey through later games.