Pondering a Cin x Mish fanfic
back in 2005 when there were no members yet. :P But the explosion in members the year or two after was incredible. If only that could happen again. Let's be real, it won't. I mean, we have nearly 60k members now and not a new thread in sight. In 2006 we only had 1k but the amount of content was insane. It looks like 2016 was the beginning of the end for this site based on the level of traffic tapering off around that time in a lot of the random subforums. But that's natural. Forums are dead and most people seem to have moved on from KH, too, but **** it, I'll keep coming back here for the nostalgia hits and to relive the golden years of the early internet. And of course, to pay homage to one of the greatest things on the internet for anyone who experienced it - KH-Vids itself.
Did three of these four things... Brought a pineapple to a birthday party. Performed a new pop punk song. Stayed up til 5 AM playing Pokemon. Got laid. The first person to correctly guess which one didn't happen will be the starring character of my upcoming KH-Vids.net fan-fiction.
Agrabah is how far I got the first time I ever played KH. It was also my first all-nighter! I rented it from Blockbuster with a friend who had a PS2, needless to say I sold my GameCube and had a PS2 not long after and one of my life’s biggest obsessions began. The Disney villains are woven so much more deftly into the plot in this game than later installments. They each have their own goals while trying to achieve something bigger. Wow, the Agrabah music really sparks some nostalgia. This was always a favorite world of mine. I used to grind so much in JRPGs it’s ridiculous. If this was 15 years ago I’d probably be 10 levels higher with double the in game clock time. Idgaf what you think, Aladdin’s outfit hits. My roommate being able to quote every line from these cutscenes is cracking me up (we actually played KH together the first time we met over 20 years ago) This game has a wild array of voice actors. I guess that’s that Disney cash doing its work but wow, is this the most star-studded cast in video game history? Wow, I need to grind. Total side note but it annoys me how many old romantic relationships I had connected to KH. Hard not to randomly think about those ex’s while playing. Omg, editing the Gummi Ship. WHY IS THIS SO HARD My roommate did it. All is well. Wow, forgot the pots drop Mythril Shards. Might just hang about for an hour farming them off the Pot Centipede. Imagine dying in the middle of the fight though LOL
The fact that this place has a wiki, a song and a Battle Royale fanfiction really speaks to what it meant to people lmao
Holy ****, that's amazing. I have no idea who wrote this but it's hilarious. "The avatar of the banned wonder." EDIT: I've read a bit of that Wiki, and while it was a fun walk down memory lane but there was some real trash in there lol. Like RoxasvsRiku was an admin before Misty. I'm talking to her right now and we're both picking things apart lol. I remember writing a "History of KH-Vids" before I left and it almost feels like bits and pieces of that inspired this.
It's the exclusive Final Mix scene with Riku at the Hollow Bastion waterfalls. I remember watching fansubs of this on YouTube a decade and a half ago. Oh, and reading 5000 word theories breaking down every frame. I love the FF characters’ level of inclusion. One of the cool things about KH being a crossover was the two fanbases coming together and I came from the FF side. FF7 was the 3rd game I fell in love with after Pokemon Red and Spyro. That’s not to say I don't like Disney as I grew up on their films, but I wouldn’t have played a Disney game if not for FF part. Wow, the beeping when your health is low is ****ing annoying. I need to suck less. Leon felt easy for Proud but I’m over leveled and have played this game too many times tbh. The Disney villain Illuminati scenes are top tier nonsense. Wtf is happening with Sora when he sees Kairi in Merlin’s House? The poor boy’s having visions, probably from the trauma of seeing his friends, family and home sucked into an enormous black hole. That or he got a second hand puff of some of Merlin’s herb. Popping to Olympus to pick up Thunder before I head to Wonderland. Always feels useful to have it early and only takes 15 minutes. Damn. The Gummi gameplay didn’t age well, but I’ll wait until I’ve done the missions (the last thing I’ve never done in this game) before I pass judgement. There are so many NPCs compared to other games in the series. I love that you can talk to them multiple times, too. Gives me PS1 era FF vibes, which makes sense since this game followed that. Getting Thunder from Olympus was the right call after running into those lightning flowers in Wonderland forest. At Deep Jungle. People hate on this world for its awkward design but I’m a big fan. Props to the music, story, vine mini game and beautiful waterfall map. Love the cooking side quests at the Camp. The more interaction the better. I laughed when Jane was surprised Sora could speak English and wasn’t related to Tarzan. Like no one related to Tarzan would have that many zippers. Clayton’s smile will forever be the creepiest cutscene smile. Cringe story incoming, I used to try to style my hair like Cloud. It usually ended up looking like one big horn rather than anything like his. I’m bringing this up because I just beat him at Olympus.
Almost 4 years. Help me dust off these cobwebs.
I never did that and didn't first drink until long after I was banned, but those are hilarious rumors. I don't remember why I was banned but it was likely a staff dispute. Some of us didn't get along. But I don't want to taint the Roxas lore if the stories are that good, so if anyone asks yeah it was nudes.
I'm gonna leave this as a list of thoughts while I run through the game to make it digestible and fun. I'll sprinkle in random KH trivia, strategies and more. I got the idea for a Plat Run from Cin so shouts to him. Got to pay homage to this great series and I haven't played it in forever. Plus it'll be great to finally see how the Xehanort Saga flows as a whole. Anyway, enough rambling. Plat Series Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories Kingdom Hearts II Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance First time playing this on PS5. Here we go. Always go staff for the extra MP. I'm gonna give up sword too. Love that they put the triangle Reaction commands back in for chests and other interaction. The PS2 version was so much more clunky in comparison. I bet there are plenty of new fans who never had to experience that. I always pick night for EXP although I won’t for the speed and no equipment runs you have to do to get the plat trophy. Darkside rising up is classic. Holy ****, if you go behind Darkside when it leans back and shoots the pink bombs you can jump to combo its head and get the 2 Tech Points. I always run up the arms there but this is so much cheesier. Still learning new things about the game almost 20 years later. Classic cutscene when Sora wakes up on the beach, this intro aged well tbh. It’s always nice to gain a level or 2 off Wakka or Selphie’s Tech Points but it’s faster to level once the Shadows spawn after you get the Keyblade imo. Love how muscle memory kicks in against enemies like Riku and Wakka. Been years since I’ve played this yet all the old moves come rushing back. God Tidus is so ****ing annoying in the 3v1 fight on Destiny Islands. I just wanna kick his whiny ****ing ass, he thinks he’s so cool because he ****ed Yuna in a lake but we both know who she’d pick if she’d had the choice between both of us… anyway, the fight wasn’t too bad after grinding Potions off Riku. Why the **** was KH1 the only game with parrying like this? The Tech Points are great... I love that you can spend a good 15-20 minutes fighting a range of enemies that teach you different game mechanics on the first day of Destiny Islands. It were those little touches that made this era of Square games so damn good. Disney was such a different company back when this was made, and that really shows with the first cutscene at Disney Castle. Their tightening grip on future titles wasn’t great imo. Oh god, the brown cloaked figure in the Secret Spot… there was an air of mystery in the earlier titles that still hits hard. Nomura really knew how to draw us in. It gets a bit messy later but hopefully this playthrough will untangle some of those threads. I can’t overstate how good the music in this series is but Destiny Islands truly represents that. Riku’s such a salty prick after the race when you win, he always pisses me off here. Gonna grind a bit on all the Shadows that spawn after you get the Keyblade while I order food, this was always a good early leveling spot. Haha, Darkside. I know your little secret now. Free Tech Points. Ordered wings. Just got to Traverse Town, that song tho lol. I'm gonna take a break and get back into this later tonight.
He is risen.
Hello :D
The rush of seeing new threads and posts being created. The tier 0 level of the content. The cringe factor. Ah, what a time it was.
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I mean seriously. I probably spent more hours here than at school on a weekly basis in 2005-2008.
I have to go with either I or II. They're both total nostalgia bombs. The more I think about it the more I have to go with II. It's probably the one I've heard the most.
Finally playing Sword & Shield DLC
Who's around?
I don't think I can ever enjoy this song. I was in a palapa with my girlfriend off the coast of Mexico when it first dropped. I remember opening YouTube on their grade A Wifi and slapping it on via BlueTooth speaker. The sun, sand, sangria and other things beginning with S were the only highlights of the trip tbh - there's something about being locked inside a resort that's kind of boring to me - so obviously the song got me hyped. Let's not get into my obsession with Skrillex circa 2010-2012 when he first exploded in popularity and my career as a DJ was surging. It was a decent song. Good production, cool vocal chopping, but nothing mind-blowing. Anyway the point is I was way too hungover the last day of the trip which triggered a fight that led to my GF and I splitting up. Even now, a snippet of the song reminds me of that palapa and the general waning of that ****** relationship. I really need to visit Mexico again and replace those ****ed memories LOL
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