My INDISPUTABLE Kingdom Hearts Game Tier List 

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I have played through and 100%’d every kh game that was console available, some even several times over. I’m actually in the middle of a 100% playthrough the the entire series. For me, the order of my favorite KH games are: 1: KH2 - I prefer it over KH1 solely for the amount of content in the game, and how much better the combat feels. The addition of optional endgame bosses was also a nice plus. 2: KH1 - KH1 will always hold a special place in my heart. It was the first KH game i played, and back then i couldn’t even get past the trickmaster. Feelsbad when sora commits die. 3: KH3D - I enjoyed playing through the entirety of KH3D. The addition of a new type of enemy and a separate mechanic to adopt them as party members that you could form bonds with was really fun. The commands you could unlock were also especially satisfying to unleash mid-battle. It eventually became repetitive though, especially with the dive segments and dream bosses. 4: KH3 - The game everyone waited for. I personally found KH3 to be a disappointment. It felt rushed at some points, too childish at others. Despite being the largest installment, the game felt way too short. I have no doubts it would have been better if it had the right dev team, and they took their time. Re:Mind gave a much more satisfying ending to the game, and made the combat so much better. But i still can’t forgive what they did to my boy. 5: BBS 0.2 - Seeing Aqua’s story and descent into darkness was very fun. To see it was soo soon before the first game too, was even better. The game was short, but it felt just long enough. The graphics improvement was a huge plus too. How i wish they would remake the past games on the unreal engine. 6: BBS - I enjoyed BBS as a prequel to the original story. The command menu was fun to use, especially after having already played 3D. Though i found it to be too much of a grind to get 3 different save files at 100%, just to unlock the secret ending. 7: KH:recom - While i never played the ds version, i did play the ps2 remake. This game is the culmination of my hatred. This is the only KH game that took me more than a month to complete. Infact, my first playthrough took over a year. Some of the bosses were way too hard as a kid; days of raging, quitting and coming back weeks later just to beat it first try. It fills a huge hole in the plot between KH1 and 2 though, and Riku’s story was a huge redeeming factor. 8: KH 358/2 days - I never got the chance to play this game, but i did watch the movie. The movie just made me wish they remade the game instead. The story was great, and while the ending was a sob scene, it just made it better. 9: Melody of Memory - I have placed this game here, strictly because i have yet to play it. I like rhythm games though, and the ending has me excited for the next installment so i’d say it did its job. 10: KH Unchained X - I have not and will not play the mobile installment of this story. The art style is just TOO childish, too cute. But the movie adaptation in 2.8 looks amazing. Following the stories of the ancient foretellers was interesting and it also helps pave the way for the existing story, both answering old questions and bringing new ones. 12: KH Re:Coded - I have never played this game. But it watched it. This “movie” was so boring, and it far overstayed its welcome. The fact that they sold a retelling of the first KH twice is astounding. Similar to KH2 you even have to go through every world a second time, but unlike kh2 it’s just so much worse... 13: KH Union Cross/Dark Road - Heh.. No. Same with Unchained X, i hate the mobile art style. I keep in check with the story though, since it maintains significance.

Great list! I would personally move KH2, Birth By Sleep, 358 Days, and DDD all up by one tier but thats probably just semantics. My only real issue is that Chain of Memories PS2 vs GBA is treated as one game when I think they are different enough to warrent different placements. I woud probably rate the GBA version 3 tiers higher than the PS2 version.

Hey man, I know I'm not the first one to say this but your KH experiences pretty much mirror mine. Im a bit younger than you, but i share a lot of the same opinions. I found your channel a few days ago, and I've loved every minute. P.S. I reccomend giving Coded another shot. That was actually the first game I ever played in the series. I watched a lot of videos on youtube of KH1 and 2 but I didn't have a PS2 at that time. I got Coded before going on a trip, and I beat it in a few days. That game while its definitely lower on my list of KH games still means a lot to me and is actually what got me into the series. Definitely give it another shot. I bet you'll like it or at least appreciate it more.

not pat asking if you would watch the ninth star wars movie without watching the rest after he watched one of the movies and then skipped to episode 8!

havent played the 2.8 collection but I really and I mean REALLY like tjis list

1>3>2>ddd> and then bbs/chain/days. I WISH I liked bbs but the balancing in that game bothers me so much

So here's the thing. I agree with almost everything in this video except for one thing. I was the singular person who wanted the Country of Musketeers. I grew up watching the Three Musketeers movie over and over when I was young and I lost my absolute shit when I heard it was confirmed for 3ds. That was what convinced me to buy both the game and the system. It is my greatest sin.

I still wouldn’t mind a full breakdown of each game on all your likes and dislikes. Maybe even a story breakdown of the phone game.

That "this keyblade belonged to XxpussydestroyerxX" made me laugh so hard

recently discovered your stuff when i was looking for a guide for all the treasures in kh1 - i kept thinking “omg i wish i had my old strategy guide with all the stickers!” so when i found your guide it was a life saver. then over the next week i just ended up watching your stuff and i have to say i’m really glad i found your channel. we’re around the same age so a lot of your experiences with the series mirror my own. my cousin also helped me beat the first game, i read the strategy guide so much it nearly fell apart, and certain parts of that game terrified me because i was so little when i was playing it! i think your content is really strong overall, though. don’t doubt yourself. you’re funny and you speak really well on these topics. you have a good mixture of sharing information while also having personality in what you’ve posted so far. most kh vids on yt are pretty devoid of the personality part, so it’s nice to see. i know you mentioned having more content on the way and i hope that remains true, even if it’s on the horizon! your channel might be on the smaller side right now but you are genuinely the best kh content creator i’ve come across!

I think Days was supposed to be a boring type of game. Basically, it’s work. The organization members hate their jobs and just want to enjoy their lives, you play through boring work missions because you want to relax and enjoy the story.

" everyone has a license to critique but not everyone is good at it" best quote so far

17:50 I can explain it! “Terra only trusted Xehanort because his adoptive father never warned him about Xehanort. Eraqus is the REAL idiot. HE knew Xehanort’s plans!”

Petition to change the title of re:coded to "Kingdom Hearts: Boxes & Pete"

I love Days and it deserves a massive reexamination in the fanbase imo!! It’s so good, the story is fantastic and the slowburn pacing of it as you do mundane missions is absolutely my kind of shit (though I guess if that’s not your thing or you don’t care for the story in Days then I guess it’s just not for you). I also love the setup of getting to play throughout Roxas’ time in the organization and as a massive fan of the franchise, getting to see the Organization members interact with each other on a casual level is honestly the best. The battle system isn’t nearly as bad as people say either; like yeah, it’s definitely a DS game, but it’s got a retro charm to it in it’s clunkiness and it’s at least never unfair or broken. I can see why people don’t care for the panel system, I personally liked it but I also like jigsaw puzzles and Tetris so that goes without saying. Overall, I think it’s a really solid experience and it’s miles better than the clunky cutscene movie they slapped together for the HD Remix. I really wish they’d port it for the Switch or something, maybe in a bundle with re:coded, but that’ll probably never happen since the fanbase barely even acknowledges the two titles.

Days was the game I sunk the most time into as a kid just because it was the only KH game I had for a long time. Even now I occasionally start new playthroughs. I guess I can appreciate how the tedious gameplay really adds to the story in a weird way. It's like you get to know how Roxas feels on a daily basis, how it feels like work, and you get rewarded for work by seeing genuinely charming character interactions. I can gush and gush for a long time about this game and I don't know why

Older video but I love your stuff man, even though I disagree with some of your criticisms on KH2 I can totally respect your opinions because you put them in a respectful way, when you talk about it you don’t try to act super smart and high and mighty like some other content creators out there, you’ll blow up and get more subs eventually, I know it!

“Why do we have to do sleeping things?” You will never convince me that this isn’t how DDD was written: Nomura hits blunt, “What if we named the game on the 3DS three words that start with D? Maybe something with dream. I guess they’d have to be sleeping to dream.”

KH1 had puzzles to progress through worlds as well as hidden doors and paths that made the whole thing especially when you’re younger feel so much more rewarding when you DID progress. Like omg I felt like a queen when I found out how to get to ursula’s lair in Atlantica after weeks. Kh2 never had that.

Damn, Pat, we hear you loud and clear you absolutely DESPISE kh2

Havent checked your channel in a few months since I watched your treasures guide for KH1. Love the content man this is one of the most solid channels I've stumbled across in terms of KH content and descriptions/explanations. Cant wait to see what ideas are in store!

I personally loved the oddball world selection in DDD. The worlds there wouldn't fit quite right in the numbered titles, but they feel right at home with a dream context (you try putting Sora, Donald, and Goofy in Hunchback in KH2 or 3).

Well i want to see that. I like that somewhat unique view at Kingdom Hearts and that love for KH1. Best side game: Well DDD for me close by BBS.

For Days, I feel like I enjoyed it more than most would. The character stuff in the game is top notch like you said, where we get to see the ordinary lives of the organization members. I felt the gameplay was fine, aside from the later boss battles being bs and missions that consisted of chasing a single fast enemy in a large room, but I really enjoyed the mission system. It was also great to finally be able to play as the organization members, Donald, and Goofy after so long. As for Birth by Sleep, I was surprised to hear you say that a lot of people are giving it a lot of flack nowadays. Even though I was in a tough spot in my life when I played it, there were a lot of great highlights. The command deck system was great, it was interesting to see how they split the story and worlds between three characters, who in turn felt unique and more useful during different phases of the game.

wow, this is a great video dude. loved hearing your thoughts and opinions and it’s always refreshing to see discussion of the pros as well as cons of the series, and i’m glad you’re willing to put controversial opinions out there. one lukewarm defense i’d like to give towards KH2 is your point about the Disney content being filler. while yes, the Disney worlds are in no way as impactful, well designed, and important as KH1’s, I’d still argue they’re actually not THAT bad, and actually better in my opinion than KH3’s. to explain what I mean, it comes down to the goals of our protagonists in each game. KH1 and 2 has Sora looking for his friends, trying to keep peace, help people out, and get back home. simple and understandable. KH3? uhhh.... he needs the power of waking? whatever that means? (which i’ve played through the game a few times and it still makes no sense, especially considering when he ends up getting it all he had to do was wish for it really). this vague power is what he’s looking for the whole game but nobody really tells him how to get it, so it just feels like you’re wandering around leveling up waiting for the plot to come back and tell you you’ve earned it. in KH2, while it’s really disappointing that they didn’t integrate the overall story as much into them, the Disney words don’t feel as bad as they could because they’re still looking for Riku and the king and fighting off a new enemy. something simple and identifiable like that helps to remember what we’re there for, but i wish they could’ve brought it up more in the plot of the worlds. also, while it’s not super consistent, there are the integrations of Organization members in a few of them (Luxord in Pirates, Demyx in the Underworld, etc.). and a lot of worlds after completion have cutscenes from the main plot to kind of reward you with little bits of progression. going back to my KH3 comparison, while it technically does have more to remind you what’s going on throughout the worlds, it doesn’t really feel like it because it’s just constant exposition explaining lore we already know or bringing up questions. theres no focus, there’s not much REAL progression, and like you said, no significant halfway point like KH2. there’s no 2 hour Hollow Bastion 2 visit where we get a bigger picture of what’s going on with lots of development, making up a little bit for the slower pacing in the worlds. while yes, WAY more scenes going back to the main plot are spread throughout, ESSENTIALLY nothing happens. it’s all just characters talking about how to get the others back, backtracking and overexplaining. for 75% of KH3 except for the beginning and the end. also i get that every other game dumped a ton of stuff at the end, that is indisputable. but it doesn’t feel as earned or impactful in KH3 because the events leading up to it were so confusing and not really that important, and everything that does happen in the end is just predictable. it’s really nice to see, but it was obvious that everyone was gonna get back together no matter what. i just wish they did everything else more interestingly. also the Disney worlds are much longer in KH3 which is great for content but bad for pacing. anyways, sorry for the long tangent. i still agree with plenty of your points and loved the video. just wanted to give a position i don’t see many people take (maybe because i don’t make sense lol). you just earned a sub. i love this kind of discussion. keep it up :) also thank you for not sleeping on CoM it’s so underrated

Sees tier list video: why is it so long? Remembers exactly what channel I'm watching: oh yeah

I’ve completed days 7 times and I feel called out. (No but no hard feelings). I think I really connected to the characters and so I just replayed it over and over to have those moments with them, good and bad.

Seeing you put Days in D hurt me a lil bit. I’m sure for a LOT of people this game only lives in old memory, but I think it holds up fairly well. While a lot of people may not love the whole Roxas/Xion/Axel story, the story of the Organization as a whole is well done in the game, showing you insights into a lot of their characters and relationships, giving you just a little bit more to chew on towards Xemnas, and filling in some gaps relating to KH CoM and 2. Personally I think the Xion boss fight is possibly the most emotional and beautiful struggle in the whole series, pitting you against one of Roxas’s closest friends after seeing her grow and develop over the course of the game, and forcing you to watch as Roxas holds her as she fades away, only to tragically forget her existence immediately after. I’ll admit that the Panel system was maybe a bit jank and some of the missions can be tedious, but the intricate world layouts, secret bosses and encounters in missions, and dope ass abilities and combos Roxas can master help it out greatly (Many of them that originated here would be carried forward into BBS and beyond). Not to mention that it was the first KH to game to have Multiplayer! Mission mode could be extremely fun with friends, allowing you to crush those extremely challenging secret bosses with 4 people, and able to play as any of the Organization members, as well as Sora, Riku, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy. It’s sad that it’s been stuck back on the DS, and thus many people haven’t revisited it since their youth. I think I last played it 5 or 6 years ago, but I ended up enjoying it quite a bit! Personally a B tier for me.

That line you mentioned I’m pretty sure you took that from a Frustrated Jacob video where he quotes some IGN writer. Also I’d love a video in defense of Birth By Sleep, it used to get a lot more love upon release but in recent years it’s been hated a little too unfairly I think.

people always bitch about the bbs trio not realizing Xehanort is evil but like they have no reason to assume he is, those three grew up pretty sheltered, Xehanort is a friend of Eraqus', Xehanort is also a keyblade master, they were taught to respect their elders and why should they distrust someone who is trusted by Eraqus? iirc Eraqus himself didnt realize what Xehanorts plan was until it was too late? ( I could be wrong about that tho), nice tier list, I really like your videos!

One thing I’ve noticed in all of your videos is that you tend to use the same two words to describe KH1 as I do: atmosphere and mystique. It’s just a different feeling you get when playing it than you have with any other game in the series-though I do agree that BBS comes closest to that feeling. That’s probably why I have the easiest time replaying it than the other installments, even if I may like other installments a little more overall. Just that intangible X-factor of mystique.

I still play days all the time its my fave to go back to

My problem with Terra isn't "how could he not see that Xehanort is evil?" even though there were subtle signs that he is at least a little weird. My problem is that he shows NO sign of critical thinking and skepticism. I feel like his story would've made more sense if it were Ventus since he's a kid, thus easier to manipulate. Terra is an adult, who is more capable of level headed thinking. I don't expect him to outright argue with Xehanort over every thing he says (he's a master after all, worthy of respect) but Terea could have at LEAST shown some skepticism over Xehanort's overt praise of darkness. Terra was trained for perhaps his whole life to fight the darkness, yet ONE guy comes along who he may have just met, and he just believes him? I don't think he should have seen through every trick, but SOME form of questioning would've made him 10x better for me. He just comes across as really easy to trick, which makes me think far less of him. Riku went though a very similar thing in KH1 but again, Riku was a child, thus easier to manipulate.

I wanted to see The Grid, actually...just NOT in a fucking 3DS game. I wanted them to save that shit for KH3 so graphics could actually shine. Ugh

Jesus, I think I agreed with literally every word you said in this entire video lol

Been binge watching your videos. I too am hopelessly in love with KH1 and am basically your age (25) and have similar experiences growing up with these games. I really loved your RE-COM video and was sad you didn’t mention Riku, but I was hyped when you mentioned it in this video. Also, on the topic of wanting to see BBS on the big screen, I remember walking to every gamestop in my area (didn’t have a car and couldn’t ride a bike) to find a PSP cable that let you play on your tv JUST for BBS. Magic. Edit: I also love the BBS command deck and overall combat system. I regularly got crucified by my kh fan buddies for preferring it to 2. Also, while I agree with all of your criticisms of two, i’m wondering how much waiting to get the FM version influenced your opinion on the game.

I love that you want a Treasure Planet world. It’s my favourite Disney movie and WAY to underrated

S- Your Childhood A- OH MY GOD GUYS WE'RE PLAYING KINGDOM HEARTS 3 I'M SO FRAKING EXCITED!, Heart Light Dark Heart Bart Dark B- More of my Roxas Fanfictions, Being Confused C- More Nintendogs! D- Eating more of that FUCKING ICE CREAM (Wonders if Pat will get this)

358/2 days was my first Kingdom Hearts game. I didn't really understand everything but it really made me passively hate Sora and, to a lesser scale, Riku. I think it really works as an alternative introduction to the series, it's like Roxas became the hero and not Sora. Combat system wasn't really special, but I don't think a 2009 DS game could have done better. Still, solid story and emotional beats. From pure nostalgia I would rank it way higher, but if we're being honest I think your place for it is good. Maybe C ? I don't know. Great content as always !

Mine is (Prefering FM except Coded Coded made a much worse Coded (and Days(And yes this is parenthesis inside parenthesis inside parenthesis explaining why I'm doing that))) S:KH1 358/2 Days CoM A:KH2 B:KH3 DDD BBS C:BBS 0.2 Haven't played:MoM and Coded Hell:All the Mobile Games

Birth by Sleep is definitely my favorite side game directly followed by Dream Drop Distance. But I'm kind of biased towards both of those games because Birth by Sleep is the first Kingdom Hearts I was able to play through completely blind and Dream Drop Distance is the first one I was able to play in 60fps. Basically, I thought Birth by Sleep had the most interesting characters in the series and Dream Drop Distance was really fun to play.

Days is literally my fave T.T

S - KH2 A - KH1, KH3, DDD, BBS F - CoM Haven't played 358 or ReCoded on DS sadly. But yea I love the other games except for Chain of Memories which is unplayable to me. Not interested in deck building at all and the story is extremely redundant to me. It has it's moments but I just can't even finish it

But I like Tron: Legacy and The Three Musketeers. :’(

3 is my favourite. Easily the most fun I ever have when playing a game. I find the gameplay to be the best in the series.

26:38 Hiya, 20-something year old girl here, I don't think you need to justify why you like this series as a 23 year old man. You're allowed to like stuff 💜

For anyone visiting here, Pat now has moved Eating More of That Fucking Ice Cream to C tier and More Nintendogs to D tier.

Tron Legacy is an awesome movie. I wished it was a world in KH3 instead of Dream Drop Distance.

“I’d rather just switch to porn” lmao

Re:Coded is my favorite game other than the main 3 and it's not even that far behind for me, I really love it

Respect your opinion still think 3 is garbage though

never in my life will I understand the distain for dream drop distance. that game rules.

Really interesting list- I’m such a fan of how you state KH2s flaws and KH1s highlights. My ideal KH game would be 2s combat and boss fights combined with 1s world design (particularly Hollow Bastion) and 3s graphics. That would be God tier. Having said that my list would be this. 1. KH2 2.KH1 3. Melody of Memory (I have never had more fun with a game ever) 4. BBS 5. KH3 6. DDD 7. COM 8. Days 9. Coded 10. Mobile stuff I’ve not touched

Dreameaters

Your ranking of the numbered games is pretty much mine, though I give extra points to KH3 for having the best final boss of the three. No being forced to fly for most of it, no being saddled with whiny boy Riku whilst being separated from D&G, etc. Just the main trio beating up an old man, on foot.

I adored Birth By Sleep. I know the landscapes are barren.. but Aqua grew so dear to me, her voice and demeanor. Also I loved the combat so much.. There was one boss fight that had a kind of top down bird's eye view against the dude with the eyepatch.. and that was just pure brilliance, with such an intense top notch score. There were also really cool vehicles with which you could fight. I wish KH 3 just took that combat system and score.. also KH3 should have focused on 2d animation worlds for my money :( Anyway I digress. Cool videos :)

Ah yes re:mind, the dlc that is 1/3 of rehash boss fights and story.

I've always shared your opinion about exploration in KH2, even back in 2008 when I first played it I remember being disappointed about the world design. KH1 can be obtuse at times, but it felt much more like a grand adventure in the moment to moment game play.

Definitely agree that the mechanics and gameplay of Days aren't anything to rave about; they aren't super interesting, or ever all that good. But the reason I have a soft spot for it is the story. You literally get to be in the capital 'B' Bad Guy organization. You're chillin' with the enemies, working with them, and even getting to like a lot of them. Plus, the Axel, Roxas, Xion crew is so much fun. I love them as much as I love the Sora, Riku, Kairi crew. It's a really tragic story, but there's a lot of fun and beauty in it too. Not to mention, the DS version has some of the wonkiest dialogue lines in the series, and that's saying something.

Definitely didn’t agree with kh3. To me the only thing that game had was visuals.

well you asked, so here's mine, gameplay is king so #1: Kingdom Hearts II #2: Kingdom Hearts #3: Kingdom Hearts - 358/2 Days #4: Kingdom Hearts - Birth By Sleep #5: Kingdom Hearts - Re:coded #6: Kingdom Hearts - Re: Chain of Memories haven't beat KH3 and DDD or even played MoM (i like music games but i'm not dropping full price for one), would prolly put KH3 below 1&2 and DDD at the bottom "but what about KHux" okay no THAT goes on bottom

Kh1 will always be my favourite

The world of darkness was so cool & compelling in 0.2. It's so frustrating that the series never really spent time there before or after. DDD would have been so much better & made so much more sense if s&r had been going to the realm of darkness to try to restore worlds that had fallen into it instead of introducing but not really explaining the 'dreaming worlds' concept. Heck, you could have combined the two with dark=night=sleep=drean with worlds in darkness being 'asleep', dream eaters being a kind of heartless that aren't inherently hostile within their own realm, etc etc. Likewise one of the complaints of kh3 is pacing - there's no strong mid point like the return to twilight town in kh1 or the return to radiant garden in kh2, and then way too much is crammed in at the end. Imagine instead you visit worlds once, go to the graveyard and get the bad ending at the mid point, then the final world bit, then instead of a short sequence fighting the lich heartless several times in a row in individual rooms from the disney worlds instead have a whole second half of the game entirely in the realm of darkness with sora actually revisiting the worlds to find and restore his friends' hearts - along the way encountering and saving aqua, reviving ven, etc, before going back to redo the graveyard with a complete team and winning. You get a strong mid point that way, you get time in the world of darkness to see first hand what's at stake if xehanort wins, you separate replayed scenes by half the game instead of half an hour, etc.

Ah yes a fellow KH3 fan Tbh I still arguing with myself weather its my favorite or second favorite

What’s wild is that birth by sleep was always my favorite. I loved the command deck. It felt more customizable to me which I enjoyed

"I don't think anyone is saying Days is super fun to play." You'd be surprised. Had a conversation a while back with a guy who was talking about how it sucks Days wasn't playable in the HD collection. I talked to him about how Days best aspect is its story and the rest kinda falls flat, but he just outright disagreed with me. And like, more power to him I suppose, but I really can't see what he means. I really can't see any reason to play Days in 2023. Sure, when it was the only normal Kingdom Hearts game on a portable console, but now we have Re:Coded, Birth By Sleep, and Dream Drop Distance, all three of which blow Days out of the water. And since the story is in 1.5, yeah, there's no real reason to go back to Days outside of completion's sake.

Tbh i revisit days every once in a while, playing as other org members is always fun and the final boss is honestly one of the more memorable in the series imo

I like KH3, the only reason i rank it slightly lower than KH2 is content. Even with Re:Mind kh3 is just so... short. Its frustrating too since I like the combat of 3 more, it feels so fluid and satisfying. Movement fluidity is one of the most important things a game can do for me, and kh3 nails it. Wall run into flowmotion jump into dash into glide just feels so perfect. The problem is I barely had any time with it. KH2 has you revisit every world except like timeless river and the final one. KH3 doesn't give you any reason to reuse Gigas or the pirate ship, both of which i enjoyed. Every time a villain shows up in KH2 i recognize it as important. Jafar may have a downgrade since KH1 (KH1 is better imo), but at least i recognize that he is a threat to his world. Mother Gothel was just kinda there until she went heartless. Larxene existed in Arendelle, which i keep forgetting was in the game. Vanitas I think showed up before the thing with Aqua and Ven. Maleficent and Pete took a guided tour for the entire game. You at least fought Pete in kh2, and maleficent served as an unlikely ally. Come to think of it, Olympus and Caribbean are the only two worlds with what felt like genuine threats to me. Hades may be off the whole council thing but taking over the cosmos still seems like a relatively worthwhile goal. Rock Titan was an actual fight. I was invested in watching the scramble for the chest, Luxord made it feel important even if it wasn't what he was after. I mean I liked the Big Hero 6 world. Hiro and Baymax were the main two I cared about, but the world felt so different and alive. Its a shame its one and done with not that much time actually spent there. I feel similarly about a lot of kh3 worlds. KH2 worlds were less appealing individually but that repetition made me care more about the people in them. KH3 didnt even get coliseum. Overall i would like kh3 more if it just had more to it. Liked what I got but I didnt get enough.

KH 1 will always be in its own tier for me as well! I actually loved the bizarreness and simplicity of how the Gummi ship levels looked. It added to the atmosphere I feel like. Also i loved the complicated level designs and the use of platforming for the worlds because it made them more rememberable. Also I just absolutely love traverse town to death lol. I feel like it could actually be a world in the astral plane or something like that. I feel like I’ve been there or to a place very similar to it. If you go to traverse towns theme on RU-vid there’s many people that say it feels like home so i really wonder if it exists somewhere lol. Each game in the series has its own unique vibe and atmosphere but I just happen to prefer the more innocent, home-like, magical, heart opening vibe and atmosphere that KH 1 had

I believe at least by gameplay that it goes Kh2fm Kh1 Kh2 Khbbsfm Kh3 Kh1fm REcoded DDD Days 0.2 MoM REchain Union cross I never played chain on GBA or BBS on PSP or any of the other phone games so I don't have any opinions on them. For story it goes Kh1 Kh2 BBS Kh3 Days Chain DDD 0.2 MoM Union cross Coded

I really liked how you described KH1. The overall atmosphere was dark but at same time homey

Holy shit... did I just realize chain of memories is the reason I love deckbuilding rougelikes today?

18:00 lmao I see exactly what you are saying about why Terra didn't know master Xehanort is evil. Basically Terra has never played a video game. WE know he is evil because we know what 'evil kingdom hearts/video games characters look like', and we also know 'there is going to be a bad guy in this game' and also 'he is voiced by Leonard Nimoy so he is going to be important'. But if we in the real world met a bald veiny old man with a raspy voice and immediately distrusted them because we thought they were going to try and steal our body then not only would we be delusional but also like, thought of as a dickhead for assuming a guy is evil just cos he's an older fella.Terra had no reason to think that there was SUPPOSED to be a 'final boss' character to be on the look out for so why would he be suspicious of his masters oldest friend?

I think Days is my favourite side game, pretty much just because you get to play as the boy, Roxas. Also out of all the friendship trio things in the series, RAX feels the most natural (except maybe SDG) imo cuz pretty much the whole game you're just watching their relationships develop. Also I really like this part where Roxas and Xion first arrive in Beast's Castle and think it's haunted (which I guess it sort of is). Speaking of, if you were to ask me, I'd say that Days also does a pretty solid job of weaving the KH stuff with the Disney stuff. Since such a big part of the game is Roxas developing his relationship to himself, his pals and the Organization, the disney worlds (from what I remember) really heavily contribute to Roxas' growth more than I feel like they do with the other protagonists in the other games. But yeah, it ain't very fun to play. Story and character-wise though, I think it might be in my top 4 or 5 in the series. I haven't really given any substantial thought as to where I'd place any of the other games in the series (except for the numbered titles, same rankings as yours) but I'd definitely put Days in like upper B. Also Union X and Dark Road are in E for me. Everything else is probs around B or C. Writing this at like 4am, so sorry if that wall of text ends up being a bunch of nonsense. Also, for our minor disagreement about Days, I must ask that you DRINK MY BLOOD AND BURN IN HELL YOU SKINNY DORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!(jk)

Your list is the closest list I’ve ever seen to mine I’d say haha I’d swap 2 and 3 and DDD and 358. Solid list!

Re:Coded suffers from “none of this really matters and none of this is real and it’s essentially pointless and redundant” syndrome. Yet… you still feel obligated to play it cos Nomura said so.

Dude, when I was 15 I sold my tv and PS2 to buy a PSP and play BBS.

Kh2 was the best iterations always best one combat, bosses, characters reaction commands, abilities drive forms, party members, you can open chest with enemies near by unlike kh1, platforming better, character design. KH3 Best graphics, actual People In the world's 🔥🔥🔥 battles

Days definitely deserved C tier, the gameplay is very basic but functional and I thought the panel system was pretty fun and the story is amazing :D

i'm playing birth by sleep for the first time. beat terranort today after hours. the game is solid especially for a psp game. to be fair terra seems to be the most naive and gullible character in the series for sure but why not just cause he looks like a riku type does not make him smart or have perspective. he seems to a follower through and through a soldier not a leader. only aqua seems to be genuinely smart and complex of the three. probably why she is the only one to become a master. it is an okay game I think it was tiered fairly

The respect for Birth By Sleep makes me really happy. It's my favorite KH game for biased personal reasons that objectively wouldn't hold up at all, but I love it, and I really appreciate the take you have on it.

Favorite side game is BBS favorite main game 3. Never wanted to play recoded and 358/2 days I never finished.

Yikes on the 3D take D': Imo it's the only handheld game that even comes close to controlling like the first two mainline entries, and some of the recurring worlds have far better design than the first two mainline entries. I mean, 3D Traverse Town is in my top 5 worlds in the whole series. From the rearranged field music, to it feeling like the most well realized town in the series, idunno, maybe I'm the odd one out, but 3D is my favorite handheld KH game. I'm more of a gameplay oriented person, so the freedom of movement and exploration earned some serious points from me.

Come on man come back!

8:17 vergil mode from the special edition series

358/2 days should get separate things 1 for gameplay and 1 for story

Cool list. Having finished Days recently… I think the panelling system has to bump it up to at least C tier. Had so much fun with that little Tetris menu. But yeah, the combat could be janky af.

Coded has the best combat right next to KH2...

My top 3: 1. Birth By Sleep -has one of my favorite things, simultaneous campaigns that intertwine. 2. Dream Drop Distance -has TWEWY characters!? Free flow combat. 3. Kingdom Hearts 1 -the Disney interaction was it’s strongest here. Loved beating up Disney villains with my fat key sword.

I don’t have the Dream Eaters, but they 100% should’ve just been Heartless/Nobodies or Unversed instead of knock-off Pokémon. And the Sleeping Worlds make NO sense in the context of there still being bits of not-saved-yet worlds in the Dark Realm in 0.2.

26:45 💀😂

While most of this list I can agree on, I cant not agree what so ever with the whole "KH3 main plot was integrated into the Disney Worlds" for me, it was the worst in the series and honestly the main plot was on the back burner until the end of the game. Sure we got some scenes here and there but their was no action, In KH2 Org XIII would go into the worlds and try to ruin things, attack you, try to turn people into heartless/nobodies. In KH3 they bully Sora a little and play some mind games...kind of. Besides a small handful of scenes you can cut out the Disney worlds and still get like 90% of the plot from the last third of the game

Why am I so late to these wtf I rank your vids s tier

Awesome vid. I love KH1 and KH2. I've recently been streaming the second game on my channel, for nostalgia's sake, and it's been a BLAST.

Re:Coded has some neat gameplay ideas and great command board stuff, but it's held back by being a KH1 rehash with an inconsequential plot. I do kind of like how Pete gets to be decently competent as a villain in Re:Coded, though.

COM always my favorite. Why? The only game in series you can become absolute God. Enemies can't even begin to lay a single attack never the less even hurt you. Deck process isn't hard either I myself use 9s and stack some 0s at start for quick access. Then of course have some cures to stack for healing. Bam. You can add magic if you want whatever. But just that simple method you are absolute BEAST. none of the others have a system where you can easily do that. Even the best players get hit

rewatching this now for some reason, hearing the ending speech so i decided to share my list: KH3 KH2 BBS DDD Days MoM KH1 0.2 CoM Coded UX only game i actively dislike is union x, that's all the context you get

this is disgusting. there is still time to take it down