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So, in combination to getting excited over my favorite Mark Reads/Watches deciding to start a Mark Plays and stating that he'll be doing Kingdom Hearts, and just knowing that I've got to get my head out of the hole that I'd put it in, I figured I would start watching a walkthrough of KH3D. And when my mind started imploding upon itself in confusion, I decided that it'd be a good idea for me to write down my thoughts and reactions as I watched, so that I can help my brain try to make sense of it all. The person's walkthroughs that I'm watching seem to span 70 videos so far (and I have no idea if it's complete or not), so this is going to be Part 1, and covers the first ten videos. :)




- I understand nothing about life anymore
-Oh, and the opening gives me all the feels. But Xion looks weird in 3D, as this is the first time I've seen her like that.
- IENZO!!!!! MY BABY!!!!!!
-Ooh, Xehanort's Heartless summoned his keyblade to kill Braig? Wah? How...how the FUCK does that work????!!!
-Um. Raft? What the ever-living fuck?
-URSULA, YOU MAKE NO SENSE. WHO IS THE 'HE' THAT TOLD YOU WHERE SORIKU ARE??? I GET THAT YOU'RE A 'PHANTOM', BUT....HUH???? AND WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE YOU???
-Um. Is the Keyhole for Destiny Islands at the bottom of the ocean? Or...is that, like, the Door to the Dreamworlds or whatever? I UNDERSTAND ABSOLUTELY ZERO OF ANY OF THIS
-Ooh, I really want to learn more about Keyblade Masters.
-Awwwwwwwwwww, Sora only wanted to take the Test to be there for Riku <333333333
-DAMN IT, I WANT TO READ THOSE ENTRIES YEN SID GIVES SORIKU!!!
-Okay. So, that whole interlude with Yen Sid was a flashback or something? TIMELINE CONFUSION.
-Whoa, the title to the Traverse Town world is totally different. Also, it looks amazing in 3D. And Sora's face looks funky. I'm just saying. Something about his eyes is weirding me out.
-You shout Riku's name funny, Sora.
-And how graceful of you to fall there, as well. XD
-Sora, you are the most adorable dork. And Neku, how do you know his name?
-"That's a mouthful" / "No, it's really not." XD XD XD [about Neku's name]
-Okay, so there are going to be continuing flashbacks to some meeting that SoRiku had with Yen Sid, at least for now? Hmm.
-Ooh. Great power retrieved from unlocking Seven Sleeping Keyholes? Veeeeeery interesting. And RAX, TVA, and Namine are all needed to defeat M. Xehanort? And....unlocking said Keyholes helps them get back how, I wonder?
-IT'S THE FAT SPIRIT! AND IT'S ROLLING OVER!!!! XD XD XD awwwwwwww
-Also, these flashbacks are an interesting way of simultaneously throwing us into the mechanics of DDD, and yet introducing us to them as well
-And ooh, is the fat one called Meow Wow? Huh. I don't think it looks much like a cat. It's adorably pudgy, though. XD
-HOLY FUCK. YOU CREATE THE SPIRITS YOURSELF????
-you can pet the spirits. Jesus, I can almost bet that I'll make tons of the fat ones, just because they're so damn cute! ^^
-YOU PET IT AND IT ROLLS OVER. AND IT'S MORE LIKE A DOG. AND IT'S FAT. WAAAAAAAAAAAAANT.
-OMG. IT FOLLOWS YOU. CUTENESS OVERLOAD.
-Eh?? What deal do you have with who, Neku?? And woot, Riku time! Huh, I wonder what Sora does during this time. Just keel over and sleep and everybody watches him?
-Riku's hair looks funny to me. Also, he seems to think and wake up quicker than Sora.
-Joshua. Just....Joshua. His voice. His mannerisms. I can see why Ip and such are fawning all over him. He's earning my love reaaaaaally quick as well.
-....Fuck it, Josh is a prick, but I'm liking him already. Riku/Josh scenes FTW. And Rhyme's a "key to the Portal"? That mean that every Portal has a Key, Josh? And does every world have a Portal, or are there just the Seven Sleeping Worlds? And when you say Traverse Town is "split in two", do you mean between Sleeping and Waking, or are there two Sleeping ones?
-Oh, and Josh already knows Riku's button. Does Josh just know Sora's name like Neku did, or did he just pick it up from hearing Riku shout it? And then did Hooded Dude tell Neku for whatever bargain? QUESTIONS.
-Huh. Josh is pretty nice about explaining things. *pats him*
-That bat looks like a pumpkin with wings. Creepy Halloween Town thing. :/ I like Sora's fat thing better.
-Seriously, how is it considered smart to ally with someone like the Hooded Dude? Like, really? Although, hey there, Beat. Sorry about your sister, but I'm with Josh on this one.
-Wait, wait, wait, hold up Yen Sid. The counterpart to Kingdom Hearts is the X-blade? What the fuckery? I'm sorry, the wording is just weird to me. When he says "counterpart", I think of, like, a dark KH to a light KH, you know?
-OOH. OHO. WAIT. THERE WAS ONE KEYBLADE, THE X-BLADE, BUT THEN PEOPLE FORGED IMITATIONS??? How fascinating.
-MIND BLOWN. Okay, so firstly, the World only survived because of the innocence of children, basically, which is....interesting, but THE BEST BIT, the X-blade is made of light and darkness, like I thought, but it SHATTERED into 20 pieces, 7 Light, 13 Darkness. (why that division?) [A thought: kind of an odd coincidence, isn't it? There's also 7 Princesses of Heart, and technically 13 members of Org XIII. HMM.]
-MIND IS MORE BLOWN. The keyblade was originally made to conquer Light, and now some decided to use it to defend Light. (I'm loving this history lesson so friggin' much)
-Wait, true KH has NEVER been seen again? Hmm. Is X's H just a dumbass then?
-Hold up some more. ....How the fuck did MX use VenVan to forge the X-blade? Did he have to gather up the pieces or something? still zero comprehension, please explain soon
-Okay, so Neku and Hooded Dude just walked off and went about their business when Sora was out of it? Did Sora just keep laying there, or did he disappear or what? LOGISTICS PLEASE.
-Huh, the Spirits level up at a different pace than you. Hmm.
-woo sora you turned on a light :P
-.....How can the mailbox just MOVE??!! Wait, this is a dream-ish world after all, so, okay. Still, weird.
-Meow Wow/Fat Thing just makes my heart hurt with its cuteness. Just....ALL THE CUTE. ALL OF IT. It rivals a baby bunny in teh cute, I swear. *huggles it*
-Sora, you're like a kid in a candy store. XD and OH SHIT, HE'S FOUND RHYME!
-I've never heard that saying before Rhyme, but whatever you say. And she seems to be handling it pretty well. And lulz, if anyone can relate, it's Sora. I wonder why she has no memory, though?
-Sora. <3333333333333 There's not a person like you. Please continue with your awesomeness and be friends with everyone ever.
-WTF. WHAT. WHY DID RHYME DISAPPEAR? And ouch, Neku.
-I'D RECOGNIZE THAT ARM RAISE ANYWHERE. 'SUP, XEMNAS. Or illusion!Xem or whatever the hell you are.
-Hockomonkey????? are you fucking kidding me??? o.O
-Official confusion. Why is it that Joshua is dreaming up Traverse Town? And how can he "dream up" people that he's never met before? Why is Rhyme the Portal? Is Terranort Look-a-Like that Riku is dealing with the same Hooded Dude that Sora is? So it's...not Xemnas? Or is? Some sort of Xehanort-y thing? And he looks like Terra why, exactly, if he's not precisely Terranort? XEHANORT CLUSTERFUCK IS AT EPIC HEIGHTS OF CONFUSING. enlightenment has still not been achieved
-So, did Traverse Town disappear when Leon/Aerith/Yuffie/Cid/Company go back to Radiant Garden, and then appear again when TWEWY characters lost their world?
-holy shit does the world map look different
-Shiki/Riku: COMPLETELY ADORABLE. FTW.
-BBS COMMANDS FOR THE WIN
-Riku's keyblade twirl is cool
-XehaClusterfuck: come up with new monsters, yeah?
-Yusssssss, thank you, Josh, for giving me an explanation. So, from what I'm understanding, Neku/Shiki/Beat/Rhyme died, and Joshua gathered what was left and tried to make them somewhat live again through Traverse Town. A dream Traverse Town? Awwww, Josh. ;;;;; And fuck's sake, you can sprout wings?! And so, SoRiku helped make TWEWY peeps exist for reals, and so...Josh, what, summoned them out here somehow?
-....'Kay, so does Traverse Town count as a "Sleeping Keyhole" then? And what happens to the world once it's "freed from its wakelessness"?
-Sora trying to be friendly to Frollo: XD XD XD
-Hunchback world = MORE CONFUSION
-And damn it, when Esmeralda said she wanted to help, I was hoping she meant that she was going to stay and kick ass with Sora. :(
-Frollo and Yen Sid seem to have the same VA
-also that flashback scene between Frollo and Quasi was a lot more effective in the movie. And since when does Frollo call him "Quasi"?
-also, thanks Quasi for just JUMPING OFF THE BUILDING before Esmeralda could tell you yay or nay.
-"Finally, someone sensible." -Phoebus, about Sora. XD XD
-Phoebus has been banished from the guard? Sheesh, the events in this world are happening really fast
-"I'm going to save her." -Quasimodo; Yes...with Sora and Phoebus's help, right?
-Riku's story in Hunchback world starts by seemingly skipping back in time. Hmm.
-Riku/Quasimodo bonding: <3333333333333 Riku, you're such a sweetheart, oh my gosh. I think this is going to be the game where I ship Riku with ALL THE PEOPLE. Riku's turn to crack ship! XD But seriously, Shiki/Riku, Riku/Esmeralda, Riku/Quasimodo....awwwwww, Riku. <3333
-"I wish I could take my own advice." RIKUUUUUUUU. ;;;;;;;
-Well, at least you tried, Phoebus. Also, I think I'm gonna be adding Riku/Phoebus onto the list. X3
-Damn, but Riku runs fast.
-Man, but it is REALLY confusing, trying to match up the timeline between Sora and Riku; Riku's so far is MUCH more coherent than Sora's, though.
-Frollo, you've gone a wee bit nutty. How does burning all of Paris to the ground help you any, seeing as you live there too?
-"I see a sad old man with a dark heart." Rikuuuuuuuu ;;;;;;;
-Dude, Frollo just fucking fell off of the cathedral. .... What a dumbass.
-"I walk the road to dawn." Rikuuuuuuuuu. my heart, you are breaking it, sir. ;;;;;;;;;
-XEHACLUSTERFUCK, EXPLAIN YOURSELVES. WHAT. THE. FUCK.
-holy shit, you can fall asleep in the middle of a boss battle???!!! And Riku had almost defeated him too!






Well, that'll be all for this one. Until next time, I guess. XD

Date: 2012-09-21 10:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] raberbagirl.livejournal.com
I wanted to comment on your entries in order, but I can't resist this. XD

First of all, yaaaayyyy, we won't have to spoil you anymore! 8D And I'm curious about your opinions on the game. ^^

KH3D makes no sense at all, even taking notes doesn't help. -.-

"Awwwwwwwwwww, Sora only wanted to take the Test to be there for Riku <333333333" Aw, I just realized that! X3 *was too busy cringing at Sora's OOC arrogance to notice before, heh*

Lol, this is why Traverse Town looks the way it does in KH3D (http://kimyoshiko.deviantart.com/art/KH3D-Remodeling-319465084). XD

Heh, the Japanese line is, "Sakuraba Neku...well, that's an interesting name!" They tweaked it a bit in English.

"IT'S THE FAT SPIRIT! AND IT'S ROLLING OVER!!!!" DX DX DX DX DX DX DX

"Huh, I wonder what Sora does during this time. Just keel over and sleep and everybody watches him?" XD XD XD Literal LOL....

Heh, I talked about Joshy a bit in my own post....

Because Joshua is Joshua, he Knows Everything. ;)

"That bat looks like a pumpkin with wings. Creepy Halloween Town thing." THANK YOU. DX And ooooohhhhh my gosh, someone cosplayed AS THE BAT - as in, just the floating head with the creepy cross-eyed spot-on expression, and gaaaaaahhhhhhhhh, scared me. DX

I thought the original-KH-and-Keyblade-Wars exposition was fascinating, too. I kinda want a game in that era now, but they said they weren't gonna make one....

"A thought: kind of an odd coincidence, isn't it? There's also 7 Princesses of Heart, and technically 13 members of Org XIII. HMM." LOL, you're good. XD

"The keyblade was originally made to conquer Light, and now some decided to use it to defend Light. (I'm loving this history lesson so friggin' much)" Me too~~~~ X3

"Okay, so Neku and Hooded Dude just walked off and went about their business when Sora was out of it?" I KNOW, RIGHT????????????????? XD And Josh & Beat for poor Riku, too! XD *headdesk*

"Meow Wow/Fat Thing just makes my heart hurt with its cuteness." *CRIES*

"Sora, you're like a kid in a candy store." I - love - Sora - soooooo much. X3

"And she seems to be handling it pretty well. And lulz, if anyone can relate, it's Sora." "I know, really" to the first, and "I know. ;;" to the second....

"Please continue with your awesomeness and be friends with everyone ever." X3 X3 X3 This is why Sora/everyone is on my favorite ships list. XD

"I'D RECOGNIZE THAT ARM RAISE ANYWHERE. 'SUP, XEMNAS." ROFLLLLLL

Young Master Xehanort (you were right, btw) - I call him "Trollanort." If nothing else, the final battle with him will convince you. -.-;;;;; Jerk.

"Shiki/Riku: COMPLETELY ADORABLE. FTW." Yaaaayyyy! :D I was anxious to hear your opinion. X3

Heheh, too much copy/pasting, but much of your Notre Dame commentary is making me LOL. XD

I know, really! The story in most of these worlds, especially Notre Dame, seems to jump around a lot, and the pieces don't quite match up. And, like, characters are somewhere in one scene and then somehow magically appear somewhere they shouldn't be able to get to in another scene...stuff like that. I'm trying to give the game the benefit of the doubt and excuse it as dream-confusion....

Lol, so now it's "Riku / everyone who's not evil"? XD

""I wish I could take my own advice." RIKUUUUUUUU. ;;;;;;;" I KNOOOWWW. ;;

"you can fall asleep in the middle of a boss battle???!!! And Riku had almost defeated him too!" I KNOW! DX ... XD I'm so glad I'm never going to play this game....

Date: 2012-09-21 11:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ashkiryn.livejournal.com
Yay, no more spoilers! XD

It's like...Inception on steroids or something. And maybe I'm missing something obvious or my brain is being slow, but...I don't understand how Young Xehanort could meet his Heartless/'Ansem' self. I mean, I understand their concept of time travel and all that...but....how were they in the same place???? Ugh, I hate time travel. I hate trying to reason it out when my brain can only take the reasoning so far. -.-

Yeah, about Traverse Town, I have a thought like that later on. XD

Sorry, but I guess that's one instance where we differ...I'm mostly indifferent to the other Dream Eaters, but I think that fat one is adorable. X3

Heh, you're welcome, though. ^^

:P I try, really. That's also the nice thing about sitting through a walkthrough and therefore, actual gameplay, instead of just straight cutscenes. I had a little time to process and think about a few things, and thus, Theories. ;) Seems that Kairi's going to be pulling double duty in KH3. I hope the other Princesses come back. Then again, I hope a lot of things.

You know, it's never really explained why Rhyme's the only one who's lost her memory. Ah well, Josh is nice and explains most everything else, so I'll give him a pass.

XD It's so true, though...it's a very distinctive gesture. XD

Yes, he is the biggest jerk. I called him 'XehaClusterfuck' throughout, which I think is also suitable. Also, he may yet oust Ansem the Wise/DiZ out of his spot as my least favorite KH character yet. He's already #2, but still....:/

:P

If I think about it now, it makes more sense, because Riku is in Sora's dream, whereas before, I thought they were in the same world in the way they'd have been in any other KH game...but still. It's still really, really confusing, and mostly, I don't like that. :/

And YES.

And heh, I don't know if I want this game anymore at all.... all of Riku's boss battles (ESPECIALLY THE LAST DX REWINDING TIME TWICE IS NOT FAIR UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, DAMN IT) scare the crap out of me, and I have a feeling that I'd have a steep learning curve with the gameplay mechanics. So, I'm totally fine that I'm broke at the moment. :P

Date: 2012-09-22 02:36 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] raberbagirl.livejournal.com
"I hate trying to reason it out when my brain can only take the reasoning so far." Yep, I've reached that point, too. -.- (Heh, I never saw Inception. XD)

I think Rhyme losing her memory was a reference to the original TWEWY, but I have no idea why it's supposed to also make sense in the KHverse. :/

Wow, you might hate Trollanort even more than Ansem?! I don't know whether to laugh or cheer him on (?!) or pat your shoulder sympathetically. ^^;

"but still. It's still really, really confusing, and mostly, I don't like that." YES. >:(

Terranort in BBS was difficult enough, I'm not sure I'd be able to beat Trollanort ever. DX FakeAnsem and his Guardian looked insanely hard, too....

Date: 2012-09-23 12:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ashkiryn.livejournal.com
I think I hate Trollanort more at the moment because I just recently experienced him, whereas it's been a while for me since I've played or seen anything of KH2. If I experienced DiZ/Ansem right now, my burning hatred for him would probably be rekindled. It's just...Trollanort's fresh, at the moment. :/ Plus, Data Ansem's pretty nice, and seems to be an indication of the real Ansem having learned his lessons and is no longer going to be so predjudiced, and Data Ansem does say such lovely things about Sora. But still. What he did to Roxas was really inexcusable. *sighs* Besides...somehow managing to make everything you thought you'd achieved actually work out in the bad guy's favor, pretty much, is a horrifying experience. In a way, I felt somewhat like everything had been retroactively invalidated, and it left me feeling a bit sick and hollow, and it's going to take me a bit of time to digest all those nasty shocks. You know what I mean?

Date: 2013-11-01 03:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] raberbagirl.livejournal.com
I know how you feel - I was reading a fancomic one time where Roxas & Namine (who are a couple in that story) had a falling-out, and Roxas got so angry that he destroyed her sketchbook to "teach her a lesson." Pages and pages and pages later, after a lot of stuff has happened and blah blah blah, Roxas & Namine are finally reunited. And they're all lovey-dovey again, and whatever, but no matter how sorry Roxas was and how much he didn't act like a jerk for so long, I've still never forgiven him for the sketchbook thing in that story. *sweatdrop* That just really felt like crossing a line for me - less the "I'mma burn your pictures" aspect and more the way it felt so much like an abusive aspect of their relationship, even though he never actually hit her. It was so bad that nothing he could have done later in the story would have made up for it, in my eyes. :/

"In a way, I felt somewhat like everything had been retroactively invalidated" That's how I've felt about recent installments in the series seeming to retcon all the exposition we were given in KH2. *sweatdrop* I went so long thinking about Roxas, Ven, Namine, Sora, & Kairi in certain ways that it was difficult to adjust my thinking and interpretations, and I'm still resentful about some things. *sweatdrop*

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