![]() It successfully sets up the events of the previous games and provides serious ramifications for the future of the franchise. Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep contains some of the biggest revelations to date. Set ten years before the events of the original Kingdom Hearts, Birth By Sleep follows three Keyblade wielders as they attempt to discover the origin of mysterious creatures, and prevent catastrophe. After quite a few teases in Re: Coded, players will be ready to jump into the next main entry in the series. Re: Coded, surprisingly, leads well into Birth By Sleep. For a three hour film that is superfluous, watching it before Birth By Sleep will give it at least some meaning. Players will be teased with new characters, antagonists, and events not previously seen. Re: Coded is the perfect tease for Birth By Sleep. However, when played before Birth By Sleep, Re: Coded is so much more. Its story retreads the events of Kingdom Hearts, whose events were already recounted in Chain of Memories. In reality, Re: Coded is only noteworthy for setting up the events of Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance. It may sound surprising that Re: Coded is being recommended next. With all this knowledge, it’ll be much easier to follow the plot. You’ll understand the Organization’s goals, and have valuable insight into their personalities. Having played the previous games and viewed 358/2 Days, it’ll be easier to understand who certain characters are, and their relationship to our protagonist. It provides satisfying endings for characters introduced in the previous two games, all while building upon Sora’s narrative. Kingdom Hearts II is the culmination of events that have been building since Chan of Memories. As a three-hour cinematic film, 358/2 Days is easy enough to digest before moving on to the next proper game.Īfter beating Chain of Memories, and watching 358/2 Days, you’ll be properly prepared for the next main entry in the franchise. The game technically starts before the events of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, but the events go past that game and straight into the beginning of Kingdom Hearts II. This cinematic film establishes Roxas as a character and his relationship with various members of Organization XIII. It’s a confusing start that is completely mitigated with Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days. Kingdom Hearts II’s prologue is known for two things being unbelievably long, and starring a character no one had ever met before. Without Chain of Memories, one may find it hard to understand how Sora got from walking down a road at the end of Kingdom Hearts to his starting destination in Kingdom Hearts II. It’ll also help explain where Sora is at the beginning of Kingdom Hearts II. ![]() It is essential for setting up the characters of 358/2 Days and Kingdom Hearts II. The only major different being the word “hearts” has been replaced with the word “memories.”ĭespite the repetitiveness and the controversial card-based gameplay, Chain of Memories has more than enough story nuggets for the player. Sora will visit all the same Worlds (asides from Deep Jungle) and relive the same plots. As such, the game mostly repeats the plot threads of the original game. Chain of Memories was originally developed for the Gameboy Advance to give fans something to play as they waited for Kingdom Hearts II. Perhaps it should come as no surprise that the interquel comes second. From heroes to villains to side characters, this is the easiest place to start. While Birth By Sleep may sound like a good starting point, it is wrapped up in the ongoing mythology in a way the original Kingdom Hearts isn’t. It’s an excellent introduction to the many themes of the franchise and some of the primary characters in the overarching franchise. As the first developed for the franchise, it remains the least complex of the series. While canonically not the first entry in the franchise, it does provide the best starting point for newcomers. ![]() The original game is the best place to start. Have a different order? Let us and other Kingdom Hearts fans know in the comments section below! For players new to the franchise, this raises quite the conundrum, what order should they play the games?Īfter playing each game numerous times across different platforms, we’ve come up with what we believe is the best order to play Kingdom Hearts in. Now you can play every single Kingdom Hearts game on PS4 in the lead-up to Kingdom Hearts III. That is no longer the case thanks to the release of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix. In the past, to enjoy the full story of the franchise required a PS2, Nintendo DS, PSP and Nintendo 3DS. Kingdom Hearts is no longer a fractured franchise.
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