Editing Kingdom Hearts (section)

==Other Video Games==

===Chain of Memories===

The game's first sequel, unique in that it wasn't developed by Square Enix, but rather by Jupiter. The game is very spoiler-heavy, even moreso than other Kingdom Hearts games, but broadly the game is about Sora trying to escape a castle and the mysterious Organization XIII he meets there. The plot starts to get a bit bendy here but is still mostly comprehensible at this point.

This game is the blackest sheep in a series comprised of nothing but black sheep, and for many reasons, but chief among them is its unique gameplay. It's a Action RPG/Realtime Collectible Card Game, something almost unseen out of the Megaman Battle Network series. Chain of Memories has a number of mechanics and systems almost totally unique to it among all card games; you not only design your own deck using cards you collect over the course of the game, you also decide the ''exact order'' cards will appear in the deck, and can draw from the top ''or'' bottom. You can fuse any three cards into one super card ''in the middle of a battle''. There can only be one card in play at a time ''between you and your opponent''. You can add new cards to your deck ''mid-battle''. Battles can be anywhere from one-on-one to one-on-''twelve''.

Suffice it to say it's a very unique experience, and well worth playing if you're a fan of both card games and video games. The original version was released on Game Boy Advance, but it has since been remade twice, and both remakes have added content. The PS2 remake added voice acting and cutscenes in addition to bringing the game from 2D to 3D. The PS3 remake (which is also the version included in the PS4, Xbone, PC and Switch ports) adds about a dozen new cards. Playing Kingdom Hearts I before Chain of Memories isn't strictly necessary but is highly recommended.

===Kingdom Hearts II===

After an extraordinary long prologue, the story picks up directly from the ending of Chain of Memories. It introduces a new playable protagonist, or maybe it doesn't. It's difficult to say anything with certainty at this point. 

Kingdom Hearts II is written in such a way it can be played whether you've played both Kingdom Hearts I and Chain of Memories, either, or neither. This is normally the part where I'd tell you that playing both games before II is necessary if you want to fully understand the plot, but by this point in the series you're fucked on that front either way so feel free to do whatever you want. This game ditches Chain of Memories' gameplay in favor of being Kingdom Hearts I with a new set of clothes. (Literally. The new gameplay elements all come from Sora's new outfit.) 

Like every game in the series after the first, it's controversial, but no matter what mistakes it made it is the first game in the franchise where the characters don't all have feet bigger than their head. 

Thank you, Kingdom Hearts II. Thank you.