Ep. 197: Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Hey Good Time Hat Enthusiasts, It's time to talk about the next entry in the Kingdom Hearts series, this time it's Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories! This time we were joined by AJ Fillari and it was a total joy to be able to talk in depth about this very good video game. Thanks to everyone who sent in questions. We appreciate you! Enjoy! --- Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:06) - Our histories with Kingdom Hearts (2:14) - AJ's History (9:42) - Chase's history (12:10) - David's history (13:31) - Some hot stats (17:01) - What is the video game though? (25:50) - Comparisons between the different versions (31:30) - Why cards?? (35:25) - Sora's story (SPOILERS) (1:18:17) - Riku's story (Also SPOILERS) (1:47:07) - Themes! (2:02:35) - Questions! (2:02:52) - Eric B || What if this was your first KH game? (2:04:39) - The Rufus Question Zone (2:04:44) - Is this a good deckbuilding roguelike?? (2:06:13) - Were you lost in KH2 if you didn't play this one? (2:09:23) - What worked and didn't about the GBA adaptation? (2:10:53) - Did you notice Axel as the best boy? (2:12:05) - What did we think of Riku's story? (2:12:43) - Is this a proto-roguelike?? (2:15:08) - Thematic connections to the other games (2:17:14) - TK || Why does this crossover stuff work? (2:22:43) - FullMetalSteve || how about that intro cutscene?? (2:24:01) - FullMetalSteve || impressions of Org13 (2:29:46) - Wrapping Up --- Games mentioned: Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories