I've been spending the last week or two rolling around in my nostalgia playing the remakes of Kingdom Hearts 1.5 and 2.5 on my new PS3 and something kinda hit me hard about it this time.
The plot may be a mess, but it's a great kind of mess. It's more like a puzzle, it doesn't make any sense if you don't have all the pieces.
I'd like to discuss one piece of this puzzle with you all real quick.
This has to do with a character named Roxas. But I need some explaining first
In Kingdom Hearts, Hearts are basically souls. All you feel and connect with is through your heart. But, when someone with a powerful Heart succumbs to darkness, they become a Heartless, the seekers and devourers of Hearts and main baddies of the series.
However, the shell without the heart becomes a Nobody. Someone with no Heart, just an empty shell doomed to fade into darkness. Roxas is Sora's (The Main character of the series) Nobody, created when Sora gave up his heart to save his friend before immediately getting it back.
Well, after the first game, Sora lost his memory, so Roxas was free to roam and soon joined a group of powerful Nobodies called Organization XIII (13). He befriends Axel and Xion, and the three eat ice cream on top of a tower and watch the sunset after every mission.
The plot happens, and it is revealed that Xion is a puppet and Axel lied to protect Roxas. The themes of hopelessness and despair here are so strong. Here are three scenes for you guys that just tug at my heart every time I see them.
THERE ARE SPOILERS IN THESE
1) Go to 1 minute
2)Go to 3 minutes
3)Go to 4 minutes
Just the heavy sense of the bonds that the schemes of the badguys break in this series is just heartbreaking.
Anyways, I bring this up because I want to ask you guys: What themes in video games just blow you away? What games would you show to a hater to prove to them that these are more than distractions, but actually art?
The plot may be a mess, but it's a great kind of mess. It's more like a puzzle, it doesn't make any sense if you don't have all the pieces.
I'd like to discuss one piece of this puzzle with you all real quick.
This has to do with a character named Roxas. But I need some explaining first
In Kingdom Hearts, Hearts are basically souls. All you feel and connect with is through your heart. But, when someone with a powerful Heart succumbs to darkness, they become a Heartless, the seekers and devourers of Hearts and main baddies of the series.
However, the shell without the heart becomes a Nobody. Someone with no Heart, just an empty shell doomed to fade into darkness. Roxas is Sora's (The Main character of the series) Nobody, created when Sora gave up his heart to save his friend before immediately getting it back.
Well, after the first game, Sora lost his memory, so Roxas was free to roam and soon joined a group of powerful Nobodies called Organization XIII (13). He befriends Axel and Xion, and the three eat ice cream on top of a tower and watch the sunset after every mission.
The plot happens, and it is revealed that Xion is a puppet and Axel lied to protect Roxas. The themes of hopelessness and despair here are so strong. Here are three scenes for you guys that just tug at my heart every time I see them.
THERE ARE SPOILERS IN THESE
1) Go to 1 minute
2)Go to 3 minutes
3)Go to 4 minutes
Just the heavy sense of the bonds that the schemes of the badguys break in this series is just heartbreaking.
Anyways, I bring this up because I want to ask you guys: What themes in video games just blow you away? What games would you show to a hater to prove to them that these are more than distractions, but actually art?