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10 Saddest Moments In The Kingdom Hearts Franchise

Gaming Union: "When Kingdom Hearts was announced back at E3 2001, there were mixed opinions about the news that it would merge the worlds of Final Fantasy and Disney. We didn't realize at that moment that Kingdom Hearts would then spawn a franchise delivering amazing experiences that would capture the hearts of millions.

Despite Disney’s colorful and cheerful influence over the Kingdom Hearts series, it hasn’t stopped the franchise from featuring a story with its own share of sad moments. We now present you what we feel are the 10 saddest moment in the Kingdom Hearts franchise so far."

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Snookies123944d ago (Edited 3944d ago )

I already know what number one is before checking this article... I'll see if I'm right...

EDIT: Yep, knew it lol!

-Foxtrot3944d ago (Edited 3944d ago )

Find it rather "sad" myself how most of these on the list are from spin offs/prequels

I hope we never see another side game for a very long time

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10 Best PSP RPGs Of All Time

One of the strongest genres that the PSP had to offer would have to be RPGs. The PS1 and PS2 both had strong RPG libraries, so it’s not a huge surprise that the PSP picked up the baton with some real bangers.

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gold_drake72d ago

very good list.

i played almost all but one of them

Cacabunga72d ago

Valkyrie Profile Lenneth was something!! One of my favorite games of all time

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17 years ago, Square Enix delivered the most astonishing RPG prologue ever — and it paid off wildly

Kingdom Hearts 2 is a massive sequel that improves upon nearly everything from its predecessor, but the risky prologue is what left the biggest lasting mark.

shinoff2183629d ago (Edited 629d ago )

I like this series but I wish they would tone down all the different releases. Atleast release them consistently on the same gaming machine so it can be followed. I read last week they got a kh for my damn washing machine it's super annoying. Kidding about the washing machine.

FallenAngel1984629d ago

All the games are available to play on modern platforms

Flawlessmic629d ago

Yea there all available on the playstation sub service now.

Hofstaderman629d ago

I remember buying a DS and a 3DS to play some games lol.

shinoff2183629d ago

Now but not originally and a few of them are just 3 hours worth of cutscenes so almost but not quite.

Inverno629d ago

Yea, now. But years ago you had to get a PS2, Gameboy, PSP, a phone that could play Coded, DS, 3DS. After they finally came around with the remasters they put the last collection instead on the PS4 before re-releasing all collections on the PS4. Then they decided to put very important story parts on a mobile game, and are now AGAIN putting more important story stuff on another mobile game. Not to mention the rhythm game also has story stuff. This game is a mess, and needlessly hard to follow. Who knows if they'll skip the PS4 for KH4 and instead make it a PS5 only game seeing as they made the FF7 dlc ps5 only.

I love this series but you really had to commit to it if you wanted to play it all lol

FallenAngel1984629d ago

@ shin

You say you wished all the games were on the same system and now they mostly are

@ Inv

We’re living in the now right now, hence my comment

KH4 obviously isn’t going to be on PS4.

Not saying the series is perfect, but there is a way to enjoy majority of the franchise on a variety of modern platforms

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-Foxtrot629d ago

Oh totally

Like if you want to make a complicated story, cool I guess, but if you separate them onto so many platforms then how the hell am I supposed to keep up

Things were confusing before KH2 when they released Chain of Memories and that was one game, I basically just went through it on Youtube as a kid as I didn't have money and I then enjoyed KH2 a lot more as I knew what was going on.

I think that's what really hurt KH3 for me, they even added plot points from the online game they have going on in Japan, even the side plot with Maleficent and Pete with the box is from that, something which is setting up the next game. I'm sorry but I can't be excited when all this stuff is from a game I don't have any interest to play, they just assume like you've played it.

Oh remember that kid who appeared in the Keyblade graveyard fight, who helped you? Yeah he was from that game aswell, I had no idea but it seemed like a big reveal.

They really need to reboot it next but they won't.

gold_drake629d ago

i definitely agree with that.
i was so pissed that DDD was for the 3ds.

FinalFantasyFanatic629d ago

KH2 was peak KH, it's all downhill from there, if the succeeding games had been as interesting and fun as KH2 I'd still be into the series.

AzubuFrost629d ago

I don't know man. The combat's great and I've had loads of fun with KH2 gameplay, but when it comes to traveling, it is mostly just straightforward. Hell I'll have the audacity to say every world is a long pretty corridor. All I have to do is learn that fly ability and hold down the square button that way I go from the entrance straight to the exit. And they say FF13 is linear? LOL.

FinalFantasyFanatic627d ago

Still, the worlds in KH2 was more fun then I've had with any of the KH3 worlds despite the linearity (I don't remember KH3 or anything after KH2 being noticeably more open). I'm pretty happy with how traveling worked/was designed in KH2.

CrimsonWing69629d ago

I wish I could get into this series. It just makes me cringe so hard with all the whole ”anything can be done with the power of friendship!” Plus the stages themselves I always felt were lackluster.

I think the more serious parts of the story are cool, but man… I tried so hard and I just couldn’t.

shinoff2183629d ago

It took me a little bit but I do like it. I get what you mean though.

-Foxtrot629d ago

I found the whole cringe thing got worse in KH3, I don't know how or why....I thought it would have gotten a bit more mature but there was some really bad bits.

shinoff2183629d ago

I actually have not started 3 yet.

Levii_92629d ago

Yeah it definitely left a lasting mark on me.. everytime i think about KH2 and remember the prologue i almost immediately fall asleep on the spot.

Harkins1721629d ago

Takes 45 mins to do. 3 hours for first timers. It was good to learn about Roxas. Who is a fan favorite.

gold_drake629d ago

i really like the series, but it dwindled woth the release of kh2.

the "friendship is my power" was so cringe. even as a child.

after that, the story ... well lol. just a mess.

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10 best Kingdom Hearts worlds, ranked

20 years of magic, 10 amazing worlds to explore.

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Inverno845d ago

Traverse, and Twilight I can agree with but I disagree with all of the KH3 worlds especially Pirates, Pirates was the most disappointing world. Hallow Bastion gave off so much mystery, and Castle Oblivion did so too. Enchanted Dominion from BBS, and it's twisted version in the realm of darkness are probably two of the more visually appealing worlds in the series, without NPCs it unintentionally became very eerie. Keyblade Graveyard is haunting from the moment you set eyes on all the dead blades. Atlantica and Halloween Town from the first game I consider better than how they are in the 2nd.

BlindMango845d ago

Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden and Twilight Town will always be the best

Lore845d ago

Traverse Town is nostalgia city