This was very much my "send off" video for KH (for now) as it recapped this chapter of the franchise so nicely already, but there's still one KH video left before we wait for the next journey
As someone who was 10 and went on this journey over 20 years, going along with you for your very first ride was incredibly humbling and fun to watch. I hope it changed your life the way it changed so many of ours and it was an honor to watch you experience every moment it's had to offer. To KH4 and onwards!
Xehanort: "As I thought, your voice can't reach us here." Sora: "THUNDER! SEE YA! AHA! HUH! THUNDER! AHA! THUNDER! SEE YA! BACK OFF! SO LONG! YOU'RE THROUGH!"
Fun Fact: Kairi’s dialogue to the memory of Xehanort was actually different in the Japanese version. She expresses her frustration of failing to protect Sora and keep the promise she made to him. It really justifies why she decided to train with Aqua instead. Kairi did her parts by keeping Sora tethered to life in Re:Mind and finding clues to where he is in Melody of Memory. Now that Riku can handle the rest she can really focus on getting stronger so she can make good on her promise next time. Despite this game literally being a trip down memory lane through music I’d rather have that insight into Kairi’s character rather than a reference to Simple and Clean.
I love this franchise, and I love Kingdom Hearts 3! And the ending of Melody of Memory is great! But the English translation for a lot of scenes just butchers some of the story and characters.
@@mochhhhee I still like Kairi a lot, and I think she has a lot of potential to be great. But like you said, the localization messes up some of her character. Are the translation errors a recent thing?
"What a journey you and I have had." I miss Kingdom Hearts 😭 Thanks for playing Kingdom Hearts and bringing me to this amazing community. Congrats on bideo Leigh!
I happened to find these videos some time ago, I think right around the time you had released 358/2 Days. I was with the series since the beginning and I always was kinda convinced by others that the only reason I loved it so much was because I was 12 when I started playing, and that it had aged really poorly and wasn't actually that great. Thanks so much for playing through this, and proving that all you need to enjoy these games is an appreciation for whimsy and sincerity. And you inspired me playing through it with my husband, and sharing it with him, which is very special.
OH MY GOD THAT LAST RECAP YOU MADE!!! I loved the way you embraced this series I and many other people do love. I've burst into tears every time I saw you do because I felt so connected to what you were feeling...oh my. I hope you come along throughout the future of the saga and I do look forward to watching you react to the upcoming titles. Thank you ,THANK YOU for this present that has been your entire journey. See you soon in the next game
you made me ugly cry with that outro 😭 i hope you know we feel lucky too because you made us relive those beautiful and amazing moments of this franchise and feel like we are a part of it, thank you!
I'm crying in the club rn, why you do this to me? ;A; I'm so happy you got to experience this wonderful series! Even if I only got to see a glimpse of your journey live - what I did experience was wonderful! May your heart be your guiding key. :)
"You miss one and everything goes to s**t" sums up any rhythm game ever lol. As someone who missed your KH journey on stream, these vids have been great!
Congrats Leigh on this big Journey!! I know its not been easy editing these but we are very thankful!! That ending montage was just.... it was just the best. It really does show how amazing the journey has been!! Its gonna awhile until KH4 but I know that when it comes out, it will be a legendary day! Once again thank you for all the amazing videos!!
This legitimately made me tear up, especially the memory montage at the end. Kingdom Hearts means so much to me and so many other people and I'm sososossoso glad you were able to experience it and we could watch alongside you! Can't wait for the next saga, until KH4! ❤️
OHHH, THAT ENDING. I've found out about you through your KH vids roughly a year ago now, and following your journey through those games which mean so much to me since I was a kid has been a blast. I sometimes chime in during your streams but can't stay for long due to timezones, but being able to somehow share all those emotions, even a bit delayed on YT, has been so fun and heartwarming. I've been in a pretty rough place over the past months, and nothing lifted my mood up more than seeing that you had uploaded a new video. You're such a fun and kindhearted person and you put so, so much energy and love in what you do, and seeing this, all of this light, honestly helped put all those bad moments on pause, even if just for a little bit. It's a bit cheesy and probs a bit weird/rather long for a comment but, thank you for all those moments and for all of your hard work since the start of your journey! That ending sequence got me absolutely bawling, and I'm so glad to see that you've gotten to love KH so much and that it now means so much to you. Looking forward to the final video of your KH journey until 4 (or other spinoffs, possibly?) comes out - and for all the next journeys you have in store!!
I’ve been playing this series since 2002 when my cousin introduced my sister and I to it and I was hooked. That ending… you destroyed my emotions and now I’m crying like I’m 7 again 😭❤
Kh3 Kairi: "Gotta train" KhMoM Kairi: "Gotta become stronger" ... Kh13 Kairi: "A couple more sidegames and I'll join you in battle" #LetKairiKickSomeAss
she has consistently been shown kicking ass, even before MoM and ReMind, the very fact that she managed to reach the same level as pretty much everyone of else with no real battle experience while they have had literal years of practice is a feat in its own right, she never dragged anyone down and got bodied just as much as any other guardian until Sora came to even the odds, the only moment where she is uncharacteristically weak is when Xemnas grabs her, but ReMind managed to elaborate on that scene showing her not only gaining an upper hand against him but then almost being disintegrated in an attack even Sora could not escape from, so Xemnas wasn't pulling any punches with her, and the instant she is brought back she first thing she does is team up against a doppelganger of the most powerful Keyblade Master in recent history, of course she is going to struggle, she just spent an unspecified amount of time learning the basics in a magic forest
@@VGInterviews I'm not sure if I'd say she's on the same level as everyone else if I'm honest. She's still the weakest out of the whole group... But what people don't realize and give her enough credit for is that she literally just trained to learn the basics. Everyone else has been fighting, sparring, etc for a great deal of time and been on their own adventures, and even though she a novice, Kairi was still able to learn the basics and still play a part in this war. When everyone essentially died, she kinda held Sora together so that he could gather their hearts back. Yeah she did average against Xion, and yeah Xemmas captured her but I'm sure that they received a huge boost power wise. ***Side note, I think it would've been a great idea if they added a playable Kairi cutscene/boss fight against Xemmas. Like she gets captures but doesn't go down without a fight. Yeah she still gets bodied by Xemmas but it still would've been something 😅. Not to mention, she totally aided Sora against an even stronger Master Xehanort (using 13 keyblades). Yeah Sora definitely did more of the work, but she's still lending support. I really liked that Melody of Memory let the players know that Kairi still has much to learn and wants to go train with Aqua, a great idea. It would seem incredibly unearned if she just started bodying these strong antagonists solo, that we've been trying to put down when this saga began. I think NTom64 puts it best in his playthrough of MoM. Not to mention, a side game (or even cutscenes) with Kairi and Aqua would be amazing 🤩
@@KaimArgonarEyyyy lol yeah. I got a feeling that basic training for her was how Sora handled Merlin's training in kh1. Just hitting and using magic on a bunch of floating furniture 😅😂. Except that they're place where time doesn't really move. So whenever she's not chilling with Axel, she's beating up magic furniture for hours and hours lol
@@VGInterviews The problem is that the games dont actualy allow us to value Kairi as much as the other characters because she gets shafted every time. Even if she is, on paper, already very strong the games keep sending her off on training instead of allowing her to play an active (playable) role and letting her fight her own battles to finnish. It's not enough that the games show glimpses of her being strong. Maybe your satisfied with what we got for Kairi so far, but I sure dont. Kairi should be getting more to do then ''training'' or failing her own battles and needing saving. Maybe it's believable she loses the battles she's in. I'd still argue thats the story tellers wilfully putting Kairi in battles she cant win when they could have also given her enemies she can defeat by herself. Also Sora, KH1 Sora, with no training whatso ever defeated Ansem. One can argue that perhaps he didn't go all out, but even so. There is truly no excuse for how crappy they are treating her. And her struggeling being natural only works if this franchise ever went for a believable direction to begin with, which it never did. Sora and Riku are by default really unusual characters doing what they do at their ages with no prior training. Kairi should be doing the same thing by now. She should be treated as their equal, trough story telling and screen presence. Not just hinting at it with some small moments and then dumping her to background status again. They need to stop telling us she's a big deal, and start showing us, properly. Her getting a full action game dedicated to her where she fights and wins her own battles would be a good start.
Beautiful video as always Leigh. I’d like you to know that the feeling u have of “wanting to play through kingdom hearts again for the first time” is something many of us have experienced and thanks to you we got to achieve that vicariously. So I hope you can look back on all of these videos and be proud of what you’ve done, because it’s not just a simple reaction series, it’s a look into a past that all of us long for and got to experience once again.
This is gold. I really appreciate people that took an interest to play this absurdly awesome game and one of the most beautiful story. Waiting for your reaction to the KH 4 trailer!! LOVING IT
I can’t believe I binged watched your entire experience with kingdom hearts in one go. I desperately need sleep. To end it with this quote: You have come this far and still you understand nothing. This game always finds a way to make you go “whaaaaaatt”
Ouchie 🥲 Leigh thank you so much. It's been incredible to relive these experiences with you, someone who understands all the emotions that comes with this series 😭
I'm very late to it, but the fact that someone can come into this franchise without knowing much and end up becoming so undeniably attached warms my heart like no other thing does. Kingdom Hearts is, and always will be, my favorite game series of all time, and when I see others cry it tells me that I'll never be alone in that. Thank you, LeighXP, for showing once again that Kingdom Hearts has, and always will, touch the hearts of those that give it time. I hope to see you again, when the door to Kingdom Hearts opens, one last time.
I'm gonna cry man... I LOVED your videos and reactions, it litteraly felt like I went through the game again blind for a second time... I'm gonna miss those videos
And here I thought I'd finally be able to watch one of your videos without crying. That recap at the end was so beautifully done, thank you so much for your videos ♥
Thank you so much for making these videos! It really was like getting to re-experience the series again for the first time, an experience to be deeply treasured. :) Welcome to the KH fan community.
I remember playing kingdom hearts when it came out in 02 and I still love it 20 years later and it has been an incredible journey and I'm curious to what the future holds
That edit at the end of the video, ending with "We are-all of us-together!" Made me tear up. You were one of the streamers that made me want to play Kingdom Hearts for real after knowing about it for so long, and after I finished each game, I watched your video of the respective game because your reactions were always amazing. Seeing your Kingdom Hearts journey was an awesome experience!
10/10 I had a really hard time trying not to cry at the montage at the end, so many feels. Your KH journey videos bring me so much happiness, I might just have to go and watch them all again
I've watched a lot of Kingdom hearts reactions and I can honestly say yours is the best by far. I can see the love you have for this franchise and the joy you have for playing the games. Kingdom Hearts was a game I grew up with playing back on the PS2. Kingdom Hearts is still my favorite game series. KH2 is my all-time favorite KH game. :D
Its so precious to hear you say "I miss my Kingdom Hearts experience" cause thats what I am feeling too. But seeing you playing the games and taking the journey for the first time has given me a very similar feeling as if I was playing it for the first time again. Thank you very very much! Those games and characters have a very special place in my heart!
Kingdom Hearts has been my favorite franchise ever since I was a little kid. Seeing you go through all these games and going on this journey with you was awesome, it reminded me of my first time playing KH1 and KH2, anxiously waiting for KH3 and all the stuff in between. Thanks, it really made me feel like I was 6 years old again :)
Having not watched all your other journeys first through the KH series and watching the ending of this video made me tear up. Kh in general makes me tear up having grown up with the series. I have such a big attachment to this game and seeing that others are able to go through it now and enjoy those same experiences is amazing. I am glad you got to play through the series and hope you stay for the ride through the next few games that they release!
Been watching since KH1. Thank you for letting me go back to when I played through it the first time through your eyes.and getting to experience all the joy and sadness all over again
Goddamn Leigh, this journey was one of the most special things I've been apart of. I have to say, that little end sequence re-capping your journey made me tear up as I remembered my own journey through KH and how special it is in our hearts. Beautiful job, and here's to another journey of KH ahead of us!
Ohhh that recap at the end 😭😭 I've been a fan of this series for years and seeing you play through KH for the first time gave me so much joy and reminded me how much I love this franchise. I'm really happy you enjoyed it a lot!!
Thank you for this; for this whole series of your videos. You allowed me to re experience the magic of my favorite video game franchise for the first time; AGAIN. I can’t thank you enough. That last montage was kino AF.
I love the games so much! The music, especially Dearly Beloved and Simple & Clean (orchestral), always bring me to my feels and it's just such an honor to have watched you play through them! For all the cheesiness and confusing storylines.... It's one of my favorite game series. And your montage really brought tears to my eyes
Aw... Wonderful collage of memories you put together at the end. I've enjoyed all these play-through/reaction videos of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts so far. Looking forward to more such videos once KH4 comes out.
Thank you for this celebration of Kingdom Hearts and of the community you found and built. I've been watching your Kingdom Hearts Journey videos as you've been uploading them and I've tremendously enjoyed reliving all of those games as you were discovering them. I've grown up with this series in my heart and I find it very moving that you're at least as invested in it as I am. It's also wonderful that the themes of it have resonated with you so much and watching you play and comment these just reminds me over and over why this series means so much to so many of us. This is a series about human connection and the invisible links that bind (and hold) us together and what you're doing plays right into these themes as you share so generously and genuinely your emotions and thoughts to us all. Thank you for making people happy. It is the most precious of gifts. Take good care.
I binged your kh videos and it was a lot of fun watching you experience a series thats so special to me. I cant wait to come back and watch when kh4 comes out
Seeing your journey through this series has been a beautiful sight to behold. That last edit hurt in the best way. Well done and may your heart always be your guiding key. 🤘🏼
Im very glad you were able to enjoy this series. It always brings a warmth to my heart to see new fans experience this incredible story, as confusing as it may be. I remember when I first played the original game, my mom had rented it for me the first week it came out, along with Nightmare Before Christmas on VHS (lol). Its a memory I hold very dear to my heart. And honestly, sometimes i wish i could wipe my memory clean of this series just to experience it all over again. But seeing this Journey series kind of gave me that feeling in a way. It brought me back to when I had those same reactions for the first time ever again. Good job!
The ending of this video actually made me cry a lot, it was like a reminiscence of my own journey with KH and for that, I thank you a lot ! I had a blast watching your videos, you're the best!
Your Journey videos came out at a time when I really needed comfort media. Watching you fall in love with KH and connecting with it in a similar way to me was a massive source of comfort, and showed me why I fell in love with the franchise in the first place. KH is such a special series that I hold incredibly dear, I'm so glad we all got to watch you experience it
Watching you experience the entire KH series for the past year (i think) reminded me a lot of how I experienced it all throughout my childhood and teenage years. I remember playing KH1 - KH2 with my older sister when I was 7 yrs old on the PS2, all the way now that I'm 21 and have a job, and I still care for all these characters. Thank you for giving this series the love and respect it deserves :) Now Join us in pain as we wait for KH4, hopefully without getting delayed.
Leigh, this was such a great send off video for your Kingdom Hearts playthrough. This past year, I found your channel from when you posted your KH2 playthrough, and KH1 and COM, and it was like reliving my childhood through someone's first experience. I was someone who grew up with this series, it means a lot to me, and seeing someone appreciate, understand, and recognize the good and the bad ofvyhe series as a whole was great to see, relive, and recry alongside someone experiencing for the first time. Can't wait to see more from you in the future and to see how we'll all react to KH4 together
That was so beautiful. I absolutely loved this whole series. I feel so lucky that I got to play them as a kid. Like you said, I wish I could experience it for the first time again. It’s so nice to see people enjoying it and tearing up as much as I did. I’ve watched all of your playthroughs at least twice because they’re so genuine. On to the next journey :)
I absolutely loved your playthrough of this series. Kingdom hearts is such a huge part of my life from when I was kid to now, and it truly taught me about friendships, love, and being good to others and yourself. I'm so happy to have discovered your channel and playthroughs. Thank you appreciating this entire franchise ☺️. See you in the next one!
This was so beautiful. I'm so glad you found this series, and have connected with it like you have. Kingdom Hearts was such an important part of my development growing up, and was something I could always turn to when things were tough. Seeing you connect with it like you have over each game has been so special. It was like I got to experience it again for the first time through you.
Nah nah nah, you don't get to make an emotional montage to pluck at my heart strings, to make me feel something in this economy god damn it. I've rewatched these videos a good number of times, and I'm sure I'll continue to for a while, actually one of the best KH series on RU-vid, what an absolute romp, or journey, one could say
Absolutely loved every second of your KH journey... it was amazing being able to see it through new eyes again after all these years. I feel so lucky I got to experience that through your videos :)
Holding back tears rn on my lunch break!!!! your kh journey has been such a comfort, im so happy to see you’ve enjoyed the series❤️ perfect video to watch while i dig into my overfilled poke bowl
You made me cry at the end 😭 Thank you for this journey. I've played every game over the years, but watching you play the games I love, sensitive like me, has warmed my heart so much. You are such a beautiful and funny person. And I'm glad I discovered you through these games. 😊
What an amazing ending for this video! I got emotional watching it. I watched all your KH games experiences and enjoyed all of them. Thank you for playing my favourite series of all time!
I've been a fan of this franchise for so long that it's become a permanent part of me. It's been so long since I've played these for the first time and going on this journey with you is like experiencing it all for the first time again for me. KH is something that had a huge part in molding me into who I am today, and helps keep the memories and feelings long lost to me from when I was a kid. It truly is a work of art, despite it's extremely obvious flaws.
It has been such a pleasure watching your journey through Kingdom Hearts. Thank you so much for sharing with all of us. This was a truly beautiful video.
omg tears in my eyes, I started KH a year ago and every time I finished part of the series I go watch your videos and relive the experience with you and it makes me emotional thinking about this whole journey. I'm so glad you enjoyed it as much as I did :D
That last montage of your Kingdom Hearts journey was absolutely masterful, it made me so emotional. I'm so glad you've made so many wonderful memories on your journey and thank you so much for sharing it with all of us
It’s been a joy watching you experience the series for the first time. Thank you for sharing your journey and allowing us to live our first playthroughs again through you! :)
Oh god the montage at the end made me tear up holy shit. You'd think after knowing and playing this series for 17 years or so it couldn't get to me after I've seen it all so many times - but you know what, the fact it does get to me everytime someone new shares their experience? What a series. Thanks again for sharing your journey with us.
My goodness, what a journey. That outro was so well done, got me tearing up too… I can’t imagine how many hours of editing you had to put in, but you made it all worth it! Thank you for sharing your KH experience with us, Leigh, and congrats on the videos/getting through the series so far! We’re also very lucky you’re able to experience a series that many of us hold near and dear to our hearts, now we all wait for the next chapter of KH 😊
So happy to have been on this journey with you! I only played some of the games you did but Kingdom Hearts still holds an incredibly special place in my heart and watching you play through all of them has been a treasure.
I can't believe how emotional I got at that ending compilation. I remember watching each of these videos and enjoying seeing how the same characters, the same tragic story telling, the same realisations with the lore was grabbing you as it did with me and my friends. It was a joy to watch and I love being able to share that emotional connection to the game with people. Truly one of the greatest game series of our time. Thanks for all the videos. Can't wait to see more in 10 years when we get the next game :')
Your playthrough out of the numerous ones I’ve watched was absolutely the best one. I’m glad I got to be apart of your journey w this game, I could tell just how much it became for you since it means a lot to me as well
ayo that ending had me actually tear up :') seeing someone experience a franchise you love and watch em fall in love with it as well is almost as magical as experiencing it again yourself. Thanks for the fun journey so far, it was so enjoyable seeing you take on the Kingdom Hearts journey :)
The ending of the video is very beautiful, so many emotions pervade me thanks to you. This journey was amazing, I can only say thank you for this gift that you make to all of us!
I’m getting so emotional watching this omg T-T it’s been so wonderful getting to experience these games with you, I wasn’t able to catch these streams live but reliving them through your videos and watching one of my favorite content creators play a series I love so much is so special
you started Kingdom Hearts just after i finished it, and watching you experience it for the first time really helped me digest it in a way that i didn't during my own playthrough because i blitzed through it so fast. thank you for this beautiful video and the incredible opportunity to fall even deeper in love with this franchise and these characters through watching you discover it for yourself. your stream led me to Jaki and Violet and so many other people whose content and communities have enriched my life and helped me find places where i feel seen and welcomed, and i'll always be grateful to you for that. so thank you again. and may your heart be your guiding key
Man that Montage at the end got me in my feels i will forever love this game so glad i could watch your reaction and reflect on my first time playing Thank you !!
I cried like, out of control at the end here. A, amazing editing, and B, thank you again for sharing this journey with us. Absolutely stellar. So excited to have you in with the rest of us for wherever Kingdom Hearts takes us next. Thanks for the love Leigh!
Loved this so much :,) I’m glad i got to experience this with you and seeing the recap just hits because it was a beautiful journey. Thank you so much :,,,)
