The Kingdom Hearts Retrospective

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An unprecedented collaboration. A first-time game director. And completely uncharted territory for one of the world's biggest entertainment conglomerates. This is a close look at 2002's Kingdom Hearts, including the game's conception, development, corporate red tape, director Tetsuya Nomura's meetings with the Walt Disney Company, and the creative decisions made for this landmark title. Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/drubie.bsky.social Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AndrewBluett K012's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Varal_ys Chapters 00:00 - Intro 1:54 - Part 1: Disney & Nomura 12:00 - Part 2: Skepticism 20:42 - Patreon 20:53 - Part 3: Kingdom Hearts 25:17 - Sora & The Ties That Bind Us 30:50 - Gameplay & Level Design 50:25 - Presentation & Adapting Disney 1:00:57 - Final Fantasy Characters 1:14:01 - Music 1:22:05 - "My Friends Are My Power" 1:27:55 - Riku 1:32:36 - Ansem, Seeker of Darkness 1:36:12 - The Confrontation & Saving Kairi 1:42:50 - The Heart of Darkness 1:53:51 - Personal Thoughts 1:55:20 - Part 4: Final Mix 2:07:19 - Part 5: Beyond Expectations 2:10:28 - Epilogue & To Be Continued... Sources: 1. https://biturl.top/UJnmy2 2. “Kingdom Hearts – Behind the Scenes, Part 1.” PlayStation Underground. Demo Disc 60. Sep 2002. 3. https://biturl.top/3umMfq 4. Pisha, Nicolette Lucinda. “Anime in America, Disney in Japan: The Global Exchange of Popular Media Visualized Through Disney’s ‘Stitch’.” College of William and Mary, Jan 2010. 5. https://biturl.top/amiAza 6. https://biturl.top/ZriMNb 7. Parkin, Simon. “The Never-ending Story.” EDGE. Jan 2018. 8. https://biturl.top/yMbM73 9. https://biturl.top/u6RZ7j 10. https://biturl.top/Ezmam2 11. https://biturl.top/RbI7fe 12. https://biturl.top/Evi6ja 13. https://biturl.top/jYZZfy 14. https://biturl.top/jmYZz2 15. https://biturl.top/A3qENj 16. https://biturl.top/IbuAN3 17. https://biturl.top/a6RZr2 18. https://biturl.top/QBB7ja 19. https://biturl.top/qQnumu 20. https://biturl.top/6JZrym 21. https://biturl.top/yiU73y 22. https://biturl.top/BVjmQ3 23. https://biturl.top/Frmyia 24. https://biturl.top/Ury6zq 25. https://biturl.top/eMFb6z 26. https://biturl.top/Jb6Nni 27. https://biturl.top/VJzIBz 28. https://biturl.top/IFJ3Ef 29. https://biturl.top/EnIjEf 30. https://biturl.top/yeYJFf 31. https://biturl.top/qEFj63 32. https://biturl.top/umyyiq 33. https://biturl.top/bqEv2a 34. https://biturl.top/yMrMFn 35. “Character Team Interview.” Kingdom Hearts Ultimania – Revised Edition. Square Enix. 2004. p. 109-110. 36. “Map & Event Team Interview.” Kingdom Hearts Ultimania – Revised Edition. 2004. p. 313-314. 37. https://biturl.top/qANBJj 38. https://biturl.top/bu6zAv 39. https://biturl.top/MnmeMf 40. https://biturl.top/Ybeqei 41. https://biturl.top/ErQVBv 42. https://biturl.top/3qU3Ej 43. https://biturl.top/Jbqqmi 44. https://biturl.top/Z7jmYr 45. https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/games-by-year/2002-weekly 46. https://web.archive.org/web/20020903222017/http://www.the-magicbox.com/game082602.htm 47. https://biturl.top/YvEzma 48. https://biturl.top/nYVreq 49. https://biturl.top/qaUzam 50. https://biturl.top/yiEzMb 51. https://biturl.top/zYNBFv 52. https://biturl.top/BFjYZv 53. https://biturl.top/Bn2aUn 54. https://biturl.top/biiqua 55. https://biturl.top/eIRNR3 56. https://biturl.top/MfaMRz 57. https://biturl.top/rEZZRv 58. https://biturl.top/MBze2i 59. https://biturl.top/ZFBrqq 60. https://biturl.top/AFrIBf 61. https://biturl.top/Zr2u6b