Today, we watch teenage children beat the stuffing out of each other in a legally sanctioned blood sport.We erroneously say it's been two years since the events of Kingdom Hearts 1. This is a lie, it has actually been 1 year in Kingdom Hearts time.Aside from that, we spend most of this episode...
I don't have the budget to render an introductory paragraph.One of the fun things about doing this Primer series with Sam is that even when I'm telling the complete truth about what's going on or the reasoning behind some character's actions, the answers can often be so outlandish that he still...
This is the big one, ladies and gentleman. For most of you out there, this is where Kingdom Hearts jumped the shark. Fortunately for you, Sam and I are here to explain the plot, make some bad jokes, and occasionally let a good joke or two slip into the mix.It's really tough to go through this...
It's that time again. Once again, Sam and I are delving back into Kingdom Hearts to help solve the mysteries within.This is going to be the big one, taking up most of the run-time for the Primer series. At the same time, now that a lot of the big ideas and concepts are out there for discussion,...
Our journey with Chain of Memories ends here!Talking after Sam finished editing this episode, he mentioned how surprised he was that the story wrapped up so quickly. In the very same game that Riku faces the angst over what he's done and the darkness in his heart, he kills Ansem and resolved to use...
Now that Sora's out of the way, Riku can finally take center stage.The strangest part of Riku's role in the grand story of Kingdom Hearts is that he and Sora almost trade places in terms of their narrative arcs.In the first game, the most significant plot twist is that Sora was never meant to wield...
This Phantom Promise just keeps hurting...In this episode, Sam makes a comment that if Sora went off and took a beach vacation somewhere, it's possible that the Organization would end up killing itself without his help. There's more truth to that than we'd be able to get into with Chain of...
Do you constantly find yourself staring at your friends back, wondering exactly what knife would be best suited for plunging into it? If so, call your doctor right away, as you might have Chronic Backstabbing Syndrome.It's amusing to watch Sam ask all these questions as we go through the series....
This room looks familiar...Kingdom Hearts has this problem of building up a ton of cool premises that could lead into really fascinating philosophical and sociological musings... and then dropping them like lead weights before they've really had time to develop. Worse, they often just refuse to...
This game is just filler.One thing that we point out in this episode is just how strange the script sounds when delivered by these voice actors.I don't fault the actors themselves, or even the voice direction. The actual performances aren't bad at all. When you hear them in other games, with better...