Editing Kingdom Hearts (section)

===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.