Tales from the Backlog

215: Kingdom Hearts (with Leah Haydu)

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Join Dave and special guest Leah Haydu (Cane and Rinse, Character Issues) as they discuss Kingdom Hearts (Square Enix, 2001). Leah is a longtime fan and Dave just played for the first time, and that led to a great conversation about the infamous story, the Disney and Final Fantasy tie-ins, the action-RPG combat, and the simplicity at the "heart" of it all. Listen in for more, and as always, no spoilers for a while.

Guest info: Leah Haydu (she/her)

  • Check out Character Issues https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-character-issues-podcast/id1530881747
  • Check out Cane and Rinse https://caneandrinse.com/

    • TIMESTAMPS

    • 0:00 Title Card
    • 0:29 Introductions
    • 4:02 Our Histories with Kingdom Hearts
    • 9:50 Top-Level Thoughts
    • 19:24 Story Setup and Disney Stuff
    • 33:10 Final Fantasy Stuff
    • 35:16 Understanding Kingdom Hearts
    • 43:25 The "Heart" of the Story
    • 51:11 More Music Talk
    • 58:16 Gummi Ship
    • 1:02:32 Combat
    • 1:23:45 Some Gameplay Criticisms
    • 1:30:26 Who Should Play?
    • 1:34:00 Character Issues & Cane and Rinse Podcasts
    • 1:40:24 Spoiler Wall & Patron Thank-Yous
    • 1:42:08 Spoilers- Disney Worlds
    • 1:54:58 Spoilers- Let's Talk Plot
    • 2:04:13 Spoilers- Sora, Riku and Ansem
    • 2:16:55 Spoilers- Final Bosses and Ending

      • Music used in the episode is credited to Yoko Shimomura: Dearly Beloved, Destiny Islands, Hollow Bastion, Welcome to Wonderland, Traverse Town, The End of the World, Dearly Beloved -Reprise-

      Check out Unlockables Podcast for an extensive dive into the story of Kingdom Hearts: https://unlockables.fireside.fm/tags/guiding%20keys

      Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures

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