NOCLIP Pocket E86 - Literal Science - Kingdom Hearts

Podcast go, Sora go, go! Welcome back to NOCLIP Epilogue! Today
we’re going back to one of our first ten episodes and talking about
Kingdom Hearts. Kingdom Hearts is an action RPG with a dash of
platforming on the side, as exploring the different worlds is a big
part of both the goal of the game’s design and the appeal. That
being said, the real notable thing about Kingdom Hearts,
particularly at the time of its release, is its association with
Disney. The game incorporate characters, locations, music and other
themes and references to many Disney films throughout its levels
and its plot. For a lot of people, this is probably why they got
into the games in the first place, and I really can’t blame them.
The source material is treated reverently, and at least here in the
first game, incorporated into the plot in a way that feels real,
necessary and additive. Waiting to see what movie each level is
going to take you into is a real selling point for the game and
because of their incorporation of characters and music, it really
makes the sense of being in a movie you love even more palpable.
Aside from this, it’s a game released in 2002. There are some
limitations due to original hardware, design trends and other
problems of the time, but if you can look past that, it was an
extremely unique game and of the sequentially numbered entries in
the series (358/2 does not count as numbered, lol) still the one
that delivers on its premise the strongest. We’re going to be
talking about what can make going back to the game a struggle for
some and a joy for others, the game’s dedication to its concepts
and unique ideas, and we do everything in the end of the world.
Thank you for joining us again this week! We’ve piled up a few
epilogue episodes (thanks to an unlucky roll during Mystery May,
one more than we had originally intended) so far this year, so I
hope you find it a worthwhile exercise. Let us know in the comments
if you’ve been enjoying them or not and if you have suggestions of
other games we should revisit! Kingdom Hearts is obviously a huge
series and the reason we decided to handle this one now is because
our next main episode is going to be on its sequel, which will
complete the trilogy of episodes for us, so we hope you’re looking
forward to it. Until next time, remember you can leave a comment or
join us over on our discord to leave game suggestions or talk about
the games we’ve been discussing. Next time, we’re going to be
talking about the Secret of Monkey Island, since we’ve been
suffering point and click withdrawals recently, so be sure to check
us out then!